Danzig, C/D, S/D

As a teen I loved all three of Danzig’s bands up through III, when I abruptly left most of my metal stuff behind in favor of alt/indie. Have been revisiting this era for the first time in 20 (30?) years. Danzig I still great, II still mostly great, III half great. I just put on IV, and album I’ve never heard a single note of before, expecting a precipitous drop. But actually it’s not bad at all and maybe better than III.

As Neando says slightly upthread, the first four, Deth Red Sabaoth and Black Laden Crown are all good to great. I would add that Thrall-Demonsweatlive is great if you're already a fan (I really like his version of Elvis's "Trouble"), and Live...On The Black Hand Side is a pretty good live set; most of the first disc is by the classic lineup. If you're a total diehard, The Lost Tracks of Danzig has some more otherwise unavailable material from the sessions for the first four albums.

love The Lost Tracks. not all of it is gold but a lot is great

this has been stuck in my head a lot lately
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-hFg9XiBpA

a classic

assuming it's in other threads but it should be preserved here as well:

https://pitchfork.com/features/situation-critical/9191-the-mountain-goats/

It's October — time to listen to lots and lots of Danzig! Sing it with me: "I'm on fire and I need a hug."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVMMkBCqeUo

So… Glenn actually lives more or less in my neighborhood - something my wife discovered while on a walk during Covid lockdown. She saw him pulling in his trash cans. And it just now occurred to me that we can trick or treat at his house.

I would be sorely disappointed to not see dead cats hanging from poles in his front yard (I'm a cat person btw)

so is he

It's October — time to listen to lots and lots of Danzig!

glad it's not just me! it's Danzig and Samhain time over here, they just hit right.