[kj] OT: LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH

[Alexander Smith]

Always wondered - who from Minor Threat helped out? Lyle Preslar?

Alex in NYC


On Nov 2, 2008, at 12:06 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:


> The Damned and The Misfits went on a brief England tour together in  

> 1979 or 1980. (Talk about legendary, wish-I-could-have-been-there  

> shows!) The Damned/Misfits UK tour is one of those legendary tours...

>

> While in England, Glenn Danzig got thrown in jail, and that is where  

> he wrote "London Dungeon" for The Misfits. When he got out, he wrote  

> "Archangel" for The Damned to perform. For some reason or another,  

> The Damned never did "Archangel," so Glenn Danzig used it as a  

> Samhain song, and it's on their first LP, _Initium_, with members of  

> Reagan Youth and Minor Threat playing on it. Just crazy-interesting  

> punk music trivia.

>

>

> ARCHANGEL

> lyrics Glenn Danzig

>

> Heaven sends me here to you

> And if a-you fear you've reason to

> Open up all seven seals

> The beast is come to claim the youth

>

> Archangel

> Archangel

> Defiant brood

> Defiant brood

> I call on you

>

> Casted down my bretheren

> Rebels from authority

> Power, pride, contempt and lust

> All these things I give to you

>

> Archangel

> Archangel

> Defiant brood

> Defiant brood

> I call on you

>

> I am not your son of God

> The prince of light will show no fear

> Mine is that which rules this world

> The beast is come, I am the end

>

> Archangel, oh-oh-oh-oh....

>

> -Oliver

>

>

>

> melinda grant wrote:

>> i can see why ;) never herd it befor and i cannot make out the  

>> lyrics,must be getting old then lol,hang on just putting in my  

>> hearing aid ;D)))))          PS yeah,that track will keep me awake  

>> until next week lol WEEK !!

>> i am watching episodes of --the sweeny-- on dvd to pass the time  

>> and drinking red wine-lovely ;)

>

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