Misfits

London, Ontario - The Embassy - Summer '97

This show was fuckin great. The Misfits rolls into town, pulls out a weight bench and starts hammering away at the weights right there on the sidewalk outside the seediest bar in London, Ontario. What the fuck is this? Getting ready for the show? 3 of the original members still intact, this was a pretty good night to see the Misfits. Lately, who the fuck is left in the band? Glen Danzig is gone, Jerry Only is gone, Doyle is gone, whoever is left doesn't matter but the name lives on. What is it? Menudo? They hit a certain milestone and they get kicked out of the band? Oh well, at least I got to see them with Jerry and Doyle in the band still. Opening for them was a surprise unannounced visit from Marky Ramone and his band the Intruders. What a night. Really good show. Lotsa lights and props and cool looking outfits and guitars. Good sound. I was somewhat into the Misfits from way back when Metallica introduced me to them with their remake of Last Caress and Green Hell.

I bought a couple of their tapes Earth A.D. and Legacy of Brutality but thought most of the tunes sounded like they were recorded on a ghetto blaster in someone's basement. It sounded SO BAD I found it hard to get into. A couple of the tunes were catchy like Halloween, Die, Die My Darling, Demonomania, Last Caress and Green Hell but most I thought sounded like weird pissed off 50's tunes or something.

Recently I was on their web site and downloaded a tune they had up for grabs called New York Ranger... I wanna be a New York Ranger! I wanna live a life of Danger! It was the fucking lamest piece of SHIT I've heard in a long time. I felt EMBARRASSED for them. I can see why Glen Danzig left the band a long time ago! That said, if you're into a rock n roll show for the same reason I'M into a show, go see these guys. They will definitely give you your money's worth.

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