[kj] OT: Blue Christmas

[Brendan Quinn]

Lucifuge, followed relatively closely by III. 4p was great in an expanding
the palette kinda way (Stalker song), then I wasn't too into them again
until 7...Liberskull was a total return to form.

I suppose the same testosterone ego that drives GD is responsible for the
voice and songwriting, so perhaps it's a Shakespearean flawed hero kinda
thing. (oh dear I just compared Danzig to Hamlet...sigh.)

That New Bomb Turks song you posted is great, and I'm only listening through
one ear at the moment. (Pissed accident with 10 year old headphones)

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of B. Oliver Sheppard
Sent: Saturday, 20 December 2008 22:27
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Blue Christmas

I hate Glenn Danzig's absurdist macho posturing, but Danzig up 'til 1994 
was -- I have to admit -- pretty great.

I agree also with the common consensus that Danzig II: Lucifuge is 
Danzig's best "mature" work.

He wrote songs for Johnny Cash ("Thirteen," "Come to Silver") and Roy 
Orbison ("Life Fades Away") -- and a lot of people don't realize that. 
His pre-eminence as a vocalist and songwriter  has usually been obscured 
by his dumb-ass hairy-chested tough guy shtick.

Also, most people don't know that he wrote (and sang), in the 1980s, the 
title song to the zeitgeist-y, 80s coming-of-age film "Less Than Zero":


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6EieqgGA-8


It's a strangely good soundtrack for such a shit 80s film: It has 
Slayer, Roy Orbison, Danzig (see above), The Bangles' cover of "Hazy 
Shade of Winter'," and others, on it. But, yeah, there is Danzig, doing 
the title song to a very big-shouldered, poofy-haired, zeitgeist-y 80s 
flick, almost forgotten today. Not even many Danzig fans know he sang 
the title track, above, complete w/ backup chorus of black women singing 
behind him and all that. Big-time stuff for someone who just left the 
original Misfits!

Holiday cheers,

-Oliver




Brendan Quinn wrote:

> Not one of the best Danzig tracks but a solid cover, I've been listening

to

> my old Danzig CDs a lot lately. Blows the shit out of so much coming out

> these days.

>

>   


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