Michale Graves

[dropkickstreetpunk2]

Wow, I just heard Punk Rock Is Dead and it's a great cd. Anyone else like em. I'm seeing them November 4th, it's gonna be awesome.

[heyimsheep1]

Are you ****ing kidding me?
How can Michale Graves, one of the worst scabs to walk the earth, talk about the state of punk?

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I don't know how "f'ucking" turned into "fusty walrus!ing", but it's awesome.

[FightDaPowa!]

Michale Graves Must Die!!!

[Dr.Feelg00d]

meh ,he did ok with the misfits but he should give up....now

[Steerpike]

Jesus. Can any of you actually back up your hatred here?

I personally don't care for Graves' politics, but his music is great. I still haven't picked up this new album though. I'm trying to track down the Gotham Road EP.

[Dr.Feelg00d]

i was being sarcastic...ive actually never heard his stuff ,i love his voice on the fits maybe id like his stuff

[Steerpike]

His solo work incorporates more of the 50's rock influence. I'd upload a couple songs, but you know how the rules are about YSI now.

[punkdrums]

i actually prefer graves era misfits songs to danzig era misfits songs in many ways....

more variety, more interesting styles, just generally more challenging...
sure there's some classic danzig era songs...horror business, hybrid moments, some kinda hate, cough cool, attitude, etc etc. but you have to admit there's an AWFUL lot of boringly primitive filler in those early records. i like simplicity, but ultimately there's a line between simplicity and dullness which danzig era misfits occasionally fall short of.

i wouldn't neccessarily say graves's voice is better then danzigs though, or that his lyrics are better. in my opinion they are both equally effective in different ways. its hard to imagine Danzig being able to write and sing tunes like Dig Up Your Bones, Saturday Night, Shining and Scream though....

midn you, both of them still way better than jerry! :P

[dropkickstreetpunk2]

The show they are playing here is a hall show, isn't that sweet?

[nelldog]

yeah folks lets all calm down and just repeat jery only destroyed the misfits or graves or danzig....project 1950 hahahahahahahaha

[blackflagfiend]

recondmendations for songs????

[Steerpike]

Dig Up Her Bones
Helena
Descending Angel
The Forbidden Zone
Seasons of the Witch
Morte D'Amour
Attack of the Butterflies
Ophelia
American Psycho
Crimson Ghost

[blackflagfiend]

not on misfits solo

[Steerpike]

Seasons of the Witch
Morte D'Amour
Attack of the Butterflies
Ophelia

[Gnarmageddon]

He's playing a Misfits cover/tribute show on the 29th. I don't plan on going, but a friend of mine is excited.

[maco]

I don't know how "f'ucking" turned into "fusty walrus!ing", but it's awesome.
new filter?
f'uck- ****
a'ss- ***
s'hit- ****

let's see what happens...

damnit....nothing changed :(

[Aus Rotten]

I hate the Misfits, old/new/any Misfits sucked in my opinion.

[Steerpike]

I hate the Misfits, old/new/any Misfits sucked in my opinion.

Care to elaborate on that?

[blackflagfiend]

i love the old misfits but the newfits are just too over done. They sounded so much better on their crappy record label

[imnotamusician]

i love the old misfits but the newfits are just too over done. They sounded so much better on their crappy record label

exactly.


The other thing that bugs me about The Misfits is all the merchandise that aren't that necessary to have "The Misfits" or the fiend printed on them.

I mean come on, it is whoring the whold band up. Perfect example for this, is a kid who worshippd [B]f/B]ucking Billy Joe Armstrong a couple months ago finally realized Greenday is just plain old garbage. Then the kid found some gateway bands that are pretty decent, then he heard some Misfits material. Now the kid has Misfits Hats Shoelaces, Stickers, Patches, Hoodies Guitar Strings, etc. I'm not going to be surprised if his underwear drawer has a ton of Misfits boxers.

[Iron Bug]

I diden't like his Misfits stuff, but if I remember Gotham Road was a really good band.

[dropkickstreetpunk2]

Reccomended songs:
Punk Rock Is Dead
Beware
Teenage Monster

[Steerpike]

exactly.


The other thing that bugs me about The Misfits is all the merchandise that aren't that necessary to have "The Misfits" or the fiend printed on them.

I mean come on, it is whoring the whold band up. Perfect example for this, is a kid who worshippd [B]f/B]ucking Billy Joe Armstrong a couple months ago finally realized Greenday is just plain old garbage. Then the kid found some gateway bands that are pretty decent, then he heard some Misfits material. Now the kid has Misfits Hats Shoelaces, Stickers, Patches, Hoodies Guitar Strings, etc. I'm not going to be surprised if his underwear drawer has a ton of Misfits boxers.

While I'll agree that some of the merchandise is gratuitous, I think people are being too heavily purist here. Let me tell you a little story.

There was an artist who was struggling from day to day. He and his wife were both working frustrating day jobs to make ends meet, and the artist really wanted to do comics. That was his passion. He decided to try and build up a rep by buying a domain name on the 'net and turning out a semi-daily comic strip targeted to a very specific market: game geeks.

That was way back in 1998. Today, his comic is exceptionally popular and by retaining the rights to it, he has been able to quit his job and work on his art full time because he was able to market it. T-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, mouse pads, keychains, and even a throw.

The artist is Scott Kurtz and his comic is PvP. This is a true story.

If a band can market themselves really well, good on them. As long as the quality of the music doesn't decline, it's all good. While I personally didn't care all that much for Project 1950, I really liked the Graves era. It's still good music.

People really need to get off their high horses and just take music for what it is.

On a side note, though I don't care as much for American Idiot, I do like most of Green Day's work, so I'd appreciate you not bashing them in my presence like every other "rebel" who equates success with impurity (or whatever the hell you people want to call it).

[Sebek]

I much prefered the Graves era to the Danzig to be honest. I always thought his voice fit the music better. I'm not going to say I don't like Danzig as they have plenty of classic songs, but they don't do it for me like Graves' stuff. To quote Steerpike;




I personally don't care for Graves' politics, but his music is great. .


Agreed.

[TheNowhereman42]

Is it solo or with a new band?