Glenn Danzig modeled his vocal style after 3 of his heroes: Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, and Roy Orbison. Once you know that, you can hear it everywhere in all of his songs.

@majaratkovic99

10 ай бұрын

Oooh thought I heard some Jim Morrison in there! Especially if you've ever heard the doors' live performances

@tattoodude8946

10 ай бұрын

The opening is soooo Elvis. I can picture the lip curl in my head as he says it. 🤣🤣🤣

@jakes3059

10 ай бұрын

I always thought he'd be good to perform with the Doors' members.

@davidleeroth7961

10 ай бұрын

Always thought he sounded like Elvis

@froggy5935

10 ай бұрын

Also hearing some Billy Idol and Ian Astbury similarities.

Glen Danzig was the former lead singer of the bands The Misfits and Samhain

@dhchefe

10 ай бұрын

Oh, yeah? No shit, Sherlock

@raymondlayfield2785

10 ай бұрын

​@@dhchefe show some respect! Did it occur to you that some people may not have known that?

@refereejameslawrenceiii8409

10 ай бұрын

Current singer for the Misfits. 😉

@AliceBowie

10 ай бұрын

He is also the former owner of a huge pile of evil bricks.

@refereejameslawrenceiii8409

10 ай бұрын

@@joshuapilger8430 I just saw them in Tampa, and Glen Danzig is on vocals.

One of my favorite descriptions of Danzig's voice that I read somewhere years and years ago is "proof that you can sound just as sinister with a croon as with a growl."

@MarcelNL

8 ай бұрын

With Sistinas he proves that he can let ANYTHING sound sinister!

@Barefoot433

8 ай бұрын

Really should have meant that he can do either and both.

@metalmamasue3680

6 ай бұрын

Love 13, also. Been a Danzig fan for decades. Also, check out MotionIess In White's live cover of Mother. Very well done. They're a local band who Iives about 2 hrs from where I do in PA.

@MarcelNL

6 ай бұрын

I had all their albums in my car one day. Someone broke into the car, stole everything. Back then it wasn't easy to get just any album so I had to have everything imported for an insane amount of money. Less than a week after I got all the albums, I found a lot of them in some discount dump basket in some metal-music shop. For about 1/5th of what I paid for having them imported. @@metalmamasue3680

@chriswalshe499

6 ай бұрын

One of my fave things about Misfits is he sang beautifully. Hit all the notes nice and smooth, didn't try to sound "punk"

You'll want to do a reaction to "How the Gods Kill" from his Danzig III: How the Gods Kill Album from 1992. Probably the peak of his vocal powers. To be noted that he was the originator of the legendary punk group The Misfits, and experimental goth rock/punk/metal hybrid Samhain prior to forming the more blues metal/hard rock band Danzig. Essentially these bands morphed into one another as his musicianship/songwriting improved as did his choices in bandmates. His vocal technique is rooted in his love for Elvis, The Doors, Roy Orbison, Albert King, the delta blues, not just the artist Howlin' Wolf, and all the sell your soul folklore and voodoo the blues carries, but the actual howls of wolves. Put that in a pot with Black Sabbath and you got Danzig. Of interest to newcomers such as yourself is that Danzig has composed 2 original classical instrumental albums (Black Aria I and II), released an album of Elvis covers, and wrote a song each for both Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash that were up there with their best work. But back to the point - How the Gods Kill or Devil's Plaything from 1990's "Lucifuge." You will not be disappointed.

@douglasbutari721

9 ай бұрын

As the years have gone by I've found II to be my favorite overall album he composed. Just so much happening musically and stylistically, none of which feels out of place in the overall orchestration of the collective whole.

@chaseknowls4624

7 ай бұрын

I'll go with Thrall/DemonSweat for her to listen to next. So many underrated, unrecognized songs on that album. It's Coming Down is probably one of my favorite Danzig songs of all time. "I'm on fire, and I need a hole."

@Wadlo151

6 ай бұрын

I had a chance to see all 3 perform at the Newport in Columbus. Yep, Danzig stayed on stage for each and every set. Except for abuot 30 seconds when he elbow dropped off the stage to knock out some asshole in the pit.

@invictusbp1prop143

6 ай бұрын

Sistinas would be an interesting one for her to break down from Danzig III. Or Heart of the Devil.

@rvfiasco

6 ай бұрын

Heart of the Devil is one of my Favorites.

His voice has been described as "If Jim Morrison and Elvis had a baby..." =D

@genghisgalahad8465

10 ай бұрын

Out of wedlock!

@playermartin286

10 ай бұрын

What? Danzig can't sing at all

@bumblebee3942

10 ай бұрын

@@playermartin286he can sing it’s just he hasn’t been trained to sing properly

@ferox965

10 ай бұрын

Add Roy Orbison.

@ferox965

10 ай бұрын

​@@playermartin286Yeah...no

30+ years later and still none of us can say the word "Mother" any other way. Also, Danzig is very underrated. Their first 3 albums are all good, hard, bluesy rock and the fourth album makes you want to hide under your bed.

@insomniapetals4424

10 ай бұрын

I have everything Glenn Danzig has ever done, including his two "classical" albums and the Elvis album. His voice is like magic. I still fall asleep to Black Aria I.

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT

10 ай бұрын

Fatherrrrrrr tooo!!!’

@cosmefulanito1973

10 ай бұрын

The first four albums are awesome

@ThumperE23

10 ай бұрын

I think the second album was the best of the first three. The first one they were learning who they were and the third they were having their issues, that lead to the end of the classic line up.

@ferox965

10 ай бұрын

​@ThumperE23 Those first three records are classic. For me it's How the Gods Kill. Darkest of the three, borders on doom metal.

Just seen this man last week and he blew everyone away being just shy of 70. Feels like he could keep going for another 20 plus. Danzig is legend

Glenn's voice is like Butter, man I grew up listening to Danzig and there ain't any other band with this powerful yet soft sound.

@78raarons

3 ай бұрын

Danzig 1 & 2 were always on repeat from 88-95.. & I'm sad I never got to see Danzig live with Crist & Biscuits There were so many good bands back then, they had to be good to break out in our world.

I have a friend that can't carry a tune in a bucket, but when he has a couple of drinks, he can belt this out with 100% accuracy.

@marcoreiter5799

10 ай бұрын

Went to a karaoke bar totally wasted and tried my luck with this song, can't say it was 100% accurate though :)

@megadeth440

10 ай бұрын

Its all about the confidence man. If you're confident then you'll try harder

@Dr.Acula76

10 ай бұрын

@@marcoreiter5799 I did drunk karaoke in a mostly black bar, being white myself, and sang Thank God I'm a Country Boy in the style of Pauly Shore. I expected to either get my ass kicked or make people laugh. Luckily everyone thought I was hilarious!

@noneyerbidness

10 ай бұрын

we all have that friend.

Before Glenn Danzig started his solo career, he was in one of the most influential bands in heavy music, The Misfits. They influenced everyone from Metallica to Guns N Roses to Rob Zombie, and legions of punk rock bands. The bands logo is iconic and you have probably seen it before

@jrkchannel37

10 ай бұрын

One word: Samhain.

@liquidwombat

10 ай бұрын

my favorite Misfits story, courtesy of Henry Rollins: "we had just played a show in Berlin and we went to this really shitty dive bar after. While we were getting drinks, I heard the absolute worst Misfits cover band in existence playing in the other room. They were so bad that I just had to go see what was going on. I when into the other room and it turns out it wasn't a cover band... It was just the Misfits"

@aaronturner2832

10 ай бұрын

@@liquidwombat 😂 That is amazing, and I can totally see Rollins saying it.

@faust1138

10 ай бұрын

@@jrkchannel37 Such an underrated comment. I feel Samhain is the perfect blend of the Misfits and Danzig. I think it is his best work. Initium is a perfect album.

@GoatHeadTed

10 ай бұрын

@@jrkchannel37aarrrkaaaaaanggeeeeelll! Oh man theta that one song I can't think of the name I Wanda call it lupin teeth but that's blitzkid 😂 but it's something about a haunted house with a warewolf.

I saw Danzig live back in 92 and it was hands down the best show I have ever seen. Glenn is one of the best punk/metal vocalists ever.

@mabelwilken1652

4 ай бұрын

Where did you see them

@tomb1291

4 ай бұрын

When I saw them, I thought the guitarist and bassist were giants. I didn't realize that Danzig was a munchkin. Good show.

She has the most emotive reactions, it's incredible to see music do that to someone.

@ThatGuyX2

10 ай бұрын

I mean she's the real life little mermaid so it makes sense.

@ThatGuyX2

10 ай бұрын

@Dequincy1982 calm down bird boy

@scorpions1965

10 ай бұрын

@@ThatGuyX2 simp

@fuselpeter5393

10 ай бұрын

@@ThatGuyX2 Yeah she is soooo brutally cartoonish in your face cute. x,D

@ThatGuyX2

10 ай бұрын

@@scorpions1965 calm down sting

As far as the meaning/backstory of the song. In an interview with Big Brother magazine, Danzig offered a rare explanation of his lyrics, claiming the inspiration for "Mother" was Tipper Gore, who as a member of the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) pushed for regulations on music she felt was harmful to children. As a result, the record industry agreed to place warning stickers on albums with explicit content. "I wrote 'Mother' about he PMRC and parents who tell their kids what to listen to. Parents should guide their children, not live their lives for them. Kids should discover life on their own."

@bluebehir

10 ай бұрын

Awesome fact! I feel like there should be a list of all the great songs that were written because of Tipper Gore and put out on one album. So many out there

@dash-x

10 ай бұрын

Without knowing about this Interview I always thought I bet it’s something about Tippers shenanigans. The timing seems prescient for it as well. It’s wild what we lived through with all that. It’s sad to see what the kids coming out today with the Nu metal scene and the topics they’re tackling. Btw- did you know big brother was the one non noodie magazine Larry flint owned? He really appreciated the boundaries they were pushing with speech and expression so he bought it up.

@williamdrake6711

10 ай бұрын

@@dash-x read the lyrics to ODE TO TIPPER GORE by WARRANT.....lol

@dash-x

10 ай бұрын

@@williamdrake6711 oooh, I definitely will! Thanks for the suggestion! 😹

@williamdrake6711

10 ай бұрын

@@dash-x very deep lyrics.. lol

Let's face it, Glenn is essentially a Heavy Metal Lounge Singer. And I'm OK with that. He'll always have a place in my playlists.

@mollymaciulla1917

10 ай бұрын

😂 this is so accurate

@muertoel

10 ай бұрын

That. E the best album ever

@Aldark22405

10 ай бұрын

I never thought about it that way. Spot on.

@twidget59

9 ай бұрын

I hope I didn't misunderstand your comment. We're all entitled to our opinion. I respect yours. I'm not even a big Danzig fan... but Glenn is legendary. He could front any rock/metal band.

@RetroGuy_77

9 ай бұрын

@@twidget59 I'm a huge Danzig fan. He has been quoted as stating his biggest influences while growing up to be Elvis, Roy Orbison, and Jim Morrison. He developed his own swoony singing style, based on them. It's not an insult. Don't look for trouble when there is none.

This song still gives me chills.

it's such genius songwriting, how he sings soothingly to the mother but keeps this deep wickedness in his tone to where WE know his motives aren't pure but the mom thinks it's a genuine warning. Then he gets much more aggressive, direct and confrontational with the father, even taunting him and challenging him. Playing on each parent's fears and worries at the same time but in the most effective way per parent.

@erinbeepbeep5238

8 ай бұрын

Great comment!

@chaseknowls4624

7 ай бұрын

Prexactly! No one has even mentioned that he's a literal musical phenom, epic poet, and lyrical fucking genius. That's why his music sounds like it does and has literally lasted the test of time and spanned 50 years.

@GremlinHunter

7 ай бұрын

At the same time though Danzig is known to have satanic tones and the terms "Mother and Father" is routed in biblical statements. People usually pray to the "Mother of the Holy Spirit" in Catholicism and the Father is in reference to God himself. The song can be seen as a song about a man telling off parents or it can be seen as "I'm evil incarnate and I'm telling you bluntly I'm not going to bow down and I'm going to show your daughter my evil tonight." Regardless, song freaking rocks.

@metalmamasue3680

6 ай бұрын

Classic and well done bad boy metal. I love it 😎💯✊️

Glenn Danzig has spoken for years about wanting to make a dark blues album with Jerry Cantrell. I really wish they'd finally get around to doing it.

@everonlyallforthee

10 ай бұрын

That would be awesome!

@brockmiller574

10 ай бұрын

I wish he would have made that record instead of Blackacidevil.

@vladtheinhaler8940

10 ай бұрын

That would be awesome.

@familyheissinger5833

10 ай бұрын

Yes, please!!!

@mikegodoy6288

10 ай бұрын

Omg Jerry and Glenn 🤘Lesssss goooooo!

The guy is 68 years old and is still a monster both in physique and in his vocals. Super impressive! Been a fan since The Misfits.

@lizacampbell2183

10 ай бұрын

He and the saxophone player in the lost boys...... Man they really made an impression on me ❤

@Garrickk100

10 ай бұрын

I had no idea he came from the misfits until I read this

@DocLobster94

10 ай бұрын

At only 5’3

@scorpions1965

10 ай бұрын

Saw him in June, still a freaking legend

@ChichiNaka

10 ай бұрын

How those guys haven’t dropped dead from steroids is insane

This first Danzig's algum is just precious. It has a Dark Metal Blues quality seen in the first two Sabbath albums but incremented with a Morrison/Elvis vocal.

As a child of the 80s, I grew up with amazing music that modern kids just wouldn't get. DIO, Maiden, judas preist, early metallica, GNR, scorpions. It was great.

@eriklarson9137

6 ай бұрын

They get your music every bit as much as you get theirs. See how that works?

@vitsalava1251

6 ай бұрын

We get it alright

@FloorManiac

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, kids these days have been deprived. They dont call them "songs" anymore, they call them "beats" or "tracks". Either theyre listening to some flavor of the week hip hop, or theyre listening to video game music, beeping and booping. All the artists are dead and gone. The art of songwriting died in 1998.

@vitsalava1251

5 ай бұрын

@@FloorManiac Sounds to me like you're listening to dead people. Don't get me wrong, I do too, but there are plenty of active bands with creative songwriting, and some even conservatively release NWOBHM type stuff, heck there are even live shows and festivals that todays teens go to. Maybe you're just an elitist.

@screamingeagle7704

5 ай бұрын

I was born in 1978. I was raised on rock and metal. Best time to grow up.

Danzig has been around forever. I love this guy. He was my gateway drug into a lot of different music, in the 90s. His original bands, the Misfits (late 70s, early 80s) and Samhain are amazing. Nerd note, this song was written in response to Tipper Gore and the music councils Parental Advisory Stickers forced onto albums back in the day;)

@JacekMielcarek

10 ай бұрын

Death" Scream Bloody Gore", full album about this.

@jenniferbush41

10 ай бұрын

I actually also loved the "classical" instrumental he released after How the Gods Kill! I bought the tape as soon as it came out. I remember they played it at the opening of their 1993 concert.

@allhell138

10 ай бұрын

@@jenniferbush41 I just got a reissue of Black Aria on vinyl!:)

@hairycat6095

10 ай бұрын

cool

@Ridingrules10000

10 ай бұрын

It's kind of funny how many bands wrote songs in response to her.

How The Gods Kill is another awesome Danzig song.

"How the Gods Kill" and "She Rides" are definitely worth checking out as well. Also, this album was recorded right after The Cult's "Electric" album by the same producer, Rick Ruben. If you listen to the two albums back to back, you can hear the similarities. Particularly in the sound of the guitars and drums.

@mikestivers8302

5 ай бұрын

she rides is one of their best jams. also noteworthy is possession, and soul on fire from same album

@bentnosewp

4 ай бұрын

Do you wear the mark is a banger

@CorePathway

2 ай бұрын

Don’t forget his mash-up with Shakira. 😂

@mikelivesey7135

14 минут бұрын

She rides has a definite Jim Morrison vibe

This song is a masterpiece. The lyrics say more than a surface listen. Kinda an anthem really.

In his prime, Danzig WAS the "Evil Elvis". While his ability to produce and honestly sing these days is lacking, the first 3 or 4 Danzig albums are INCREDIBLE. Just incredibly listenable heavy metal.

@moshguy

10 ай бұрын

Referring to Danzig as "Evil Elvis" Made my day. 😂

@fatsuperfly

10 ай бұрын

Right!? I always thought Jim Morrison. But that a good one too

@dudleydawson6688

10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, you're more right than wrong. I still buy anything he puts out,always some gold in there somewhere.

@sleggett243

10 ай бұрын

I saw him live last year, and he was album quality. He sang all the hits from 1-3. I’m going to see him again in September for the 35th anniversary of the first album. The concert will be an album play through.

@Guitarnivore

10 ай бұрын

Spot on. In 1996 I was so stoked for Backacidevil...and then it dropped. I've always hated industrial type music, so I absolutely hated it. Danzig 4 was good, but 1-3 were gold!

Prior to this band, Glenn Danzig was a founding member of the horror punk band The Misfits from 1977-1983 (surely you’ve seen people wearing T-shirt’s with the giant Misfits skull on them). After that, he started the horror punk/gothic rock band Samhain from 1983/84-1986. In 1986/87, hoping to take the band in a rock/metal direction, Samhain’s guitarist was changed and then the drummer as well. Around the same time, Glenn Danzig changed the band’s name to Danzig, so that regardless of any future personal changes, there would be the appearance of continuity.

@misterderp4566

10 ай бұрын

The first fan they show in the video was someone who clearly painted their face and rocked the Misfits hairstyle (I'd argue Glen's is still pretty close to it, even if he grew out the rest) -- kind of curious about why that was included considering how bad the break-up of the band was...

@ryanhampson673

10 ай бұрын

Saw the misfits a few years ago in Austin and Danzig came back and performed with them. Was pretty awesome!

@conkyvsricki4710

10 ай бұрын

remember when he was sore about leaving misfits, was at a danzing concert he instructed the crowd to beat anyone up wearing a misfits shirt. a lot of people were topless soon.

@misterderp4566

10 ай бұрын

@@ryanhampson673 Seriously? I never heard about that...that's definitely awesome

@bove2k918

10 ай бұрын

Don't forget about Samhain.. many Danzig songs were Samhain songs before they were Danzig songs. And yeah, Misfits did a tour in 2019 with Danzig, the brothers and Dave Lombardo.

Glenn Danzig sang for a punk group called the Misfits. He has an amazing singing style. There's an interview where one of his band mates referred to him as the "Punk and Metal Frank Sinatra " because he has that jazzy,lounge singer styling to his vocals

@ChuckNorrisUltra

4 ай бұрын

Evil Elvis

I love that you picked up on his jazzy/blues voice immediately. Danzig's Going down to die is one of my favorite songs ever.

@GregSullinger-ob4gn

2 ай бұрын

So many amazing songs. I agree and also "soul on fire". But a one off with a different sound is "You and me" from the less than zero soundtrack. I didn't find it until the mid 2000's since it is on a soundtrack but Glenn is amazing on that track

I just appreciate that a vocal aficionado with real skill is showing respect to corners of the music world that are long overlooked and relegated as immature. She treats it with real respect and pulls it apart in really intelligent ways.

@joshgreen8986

10 ай бұрын

I agree. She’s so great.l! This channel is awesome

@ScapeGoat77

10 ай бұрын

Touché…and what a great way to articulate it in this comment. Well done. I concur.

@georgemcguire548

10 ай бұрын

She should also check out anything from Danzig III and further. He even has a Danzig does Elvis that is absolutely awesome and unique.

I saw Danzig live with Doyle. They had a Danzig, misfits and samhain on their setlist. Awesome show. I will never forget it because now I don't think Glenn really appreciates cameras recording them while playing live. He pointed up at me while I was recording from the balcony. I felt on the spot so I put it down immediately. Then he threw some horns at me. It was a "just live the moment, kid. Have fun." kind of thing. Been living since.

@GoatHeadTed

10 ай бұрын

I saw him with Doyle in Seattle way back was so good. I was crowd surfing and he reached his hand out to me. Was like that painting of the guy touching fingers with God. But security ripped me away 😢 I met Doyle once. Die is way too chill 😂

@richardponton3920

10 ай бұрын

He notoriously does not like people recording his shows.

@rickwilliams967

10 ай бұрын

I understand not wanting to be filmed. I think it's horribly rude if you're at a concert. That said, as much as I like his voice, he's a total fuckin' prick. His music is great (especially with the Misfits), but he's just an angry little meathead. Basically, great artist, complete douche of a human being.

@SJ-ty5rw

10 ай бұрын

@@richardponton3920 He is a control freak .. he has had video's from the Jon Stewart show , taken off youtube before which don't even really belong to him . John Christ did a live cover of Mother a few years back that was recorded and posted . It suddenly got removed . Danzig sucks

@amberg4951

10 ай бұрын

EPIC 🤘😎🤘 that's just one more thing to love about the beast!

One of my all time favorite bands. Had the privilege of meeting Eerie Von and he is one amazing guy. Got to meet Glenn Danzig too, in the late 90’s, and he is one odd cat but very very kind and polite. At least he was with me. Kick ass band. I played Twist Of Cain for my high school junior guitar class final and got an A+.

I grew up in the 70' sand when disco came around punk rock pulled me in. Danzig is so much of my early life and still today.My best friends father was VP of CBS records,so I saw many concerts with back stage pass's!I glad your a fan now.Thank you so much. Topher

Ever since I discovered this channel a year ago, I've been hoping that you'd someday cover Glenn Danzig. My first choice would probably be the song "How the Gods Kill", but still, to see you doing any Danzig song at all totally rules. He's such a unique voice in metal

@insomniapetals4424

10 ай бұрын

I LOVE How The Gods Kill! His vocals and the music and just all of it! I swear, Glenn Danzig was making me feel inappropriate things before puberty really took hold.

@Dragon_Werks

10 ай бұрын

Oh. Hel. YES!

@brianwhite2960

10 ай бұрын

Definitely How the Gods Kill. Mother is just the front door to all the great Danzig songs :)

@atsilverine

10 ай бұрын

Yes, I have suggested the song "How the God's kill" more than once, it would have much more nuances for Elizabeth to wonder about than "Mother".

@erickknutz5599

10 ай бұрын

I love that song... also Warlock is a complete vibe, but mostly slept on by most people imo.

The song is about censorship of art. Back when people (mothers who got in a group together) wanted to ban certain art and ended up with the "compromise" of the parental advice button you can still find on records. This is Glenns message to these parents.

@paulaamero

10 ай бұрын

Didn't know that! Thanks.

@erickknutz5599

10 ай бұрын

And that period of time brought out some interesting champions, including the lead singer of Twisted Sister front and center testifying in front of congress. Always nice to see artists realizing and fighting for free speech and artistic license.

@balfizan

10 ай бұрын

Yeah there was some pretty bipartisan moves to keep "the youth" from being exposed to "inappropriate" music as part of Nancy Reagans "just say no" campaign which was about more than just drugs and Tipper Gore helping to found the Parents Music Resource Center in the mid 80s as was said a bunch of people came to DC about this issue that you might not expect.

@kbusby4824

10 ай бұрын

PMRC, Parents Music Resource Center, as I recall which got warning labels placed on albums. Jackyl also has a song/video that addressed this topic back in the early 90s.

@isaiapanduri6003

10 ай бұрын

@@paulaamero kzread.info/dash/bejne/mpt1qJqPpZutYNo.html&pp=ygUYZnJhbmsgemFwcGEgc3BlZWNoIHBybSBj

Absolutely love your reaction and giggling to one of my all time favourite songs! It always gives me goosebumps, whether I listen to it in the car or at the gym. Special tune.

He wrote a song for Roy Orbison and for Johnny Cash whom when he told his dad his dad replied that he was finally impressed with his music.

@GoatHeadTed

10 ай бұрын

The cash song is 13 or thirteen. It's a good one

You need to hear him singing "Blood and Tears" or "How the Gods Kill". Danzig is a unique band, it's like hard jazzy blues rock/metal. Also, unfortunelly, you won't find professional live recordings from Danzig simply because Glenn does not allow.

@ncsok9

10 ай бұрын

Blood & Tears is definitely a good “outside the box” recommendation.

@seelenwinter6662

10 ай бұрын

first 3 cd`s everything is great...

@hinjurock70

10 ай бұрын

There's one or two live Danzig performances from TV shows on KZread.

@mongolmcphee7791

10 ай бұрын

Agreed. ‘How the Gods Kill’ is their greatest song. I’d argue ‘Mother’ is probably his best vocal though.

@hinjurock70

10 ай бұрын

@@mongolmcphee7791 Nah, dude. It's hard to pick just one great Danzig vocal, but Sistinas is up there, as is Bodies. Mother is pretty standard.

this song brings me back to junior high. such an epic song.

Check out his first band The Misfits (late 70’s early 80’s) then Samhain (early to mid 80’s). Glenn is hands down one the greatest vocalist. He’s 68 years old now and still is a vocal beast.

This song is about the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center.) It was written for Tipper Gore, (Al Gore’s wife) the founder of the PMRC. They are the reason we had “Parental Advisory” stickers on Tapes and CD’s. Which, as a teenager, just told which CD’s I should definitely listen to. 😂 😂😂 You should definitely listen to The Misfits now. That’s what Glenn Danzig is famous for. I’d recommend “Hybrid Moments” “Some kind of hate” “Astro Zombies.” “Vampira” “Bullet”. Not all Misfits songs are the same in sound and quality.

@twoface3602

10 ай бұрын

pmrc total communism same thing this government is promoting today

@PurposePlastics

10 ай бұрын

I never went down the Danzig rabbit hole, but I did love a few of their songs and saw them once live. Just created a play list and added every single one of these songs. Thanks for the tip

" How The Gods Kill" is by far my favorite of theirs and definitely worth a listen.

@chacka4292

10 ай бұрын

This this 😊

@the.wayne.b

10 ай бұрын

one nobody ever recommends "sistinas"

@chrismontanaro7155

10 ай бұрын

​@@the.wayne.b I would recommend it, although I actually prefer the live version off Thrall/Demonsweatlive; it has more of an Elvis quality to it.

I'm glad you got around to analyzing Glenn and explaining his vocal ability. The first three Danzig albums are some of the best in the blues metal genre. Every time I watch this video, i chuckle at the memory of the first time my Mom stopped and watched it. When it ended, she looked at me and said "Good grief! He's sweaty and I'm just going to refer to him as 'His Sweatiness' from now on!'" She likes very little metal from my educating her on it and Danzig is one of the bands she really likes for the bluesy and heavy groove in addition to Glenn's voice.

They are great band.glad I had the chance to see them when I was in my early teenage years at molson Parkin Barrie Ont, Canada.over 25 years ago but still great memory.there song bodies is another of my favourites.

What I think I love most about your channel is the sheer joy you get listening to the music I grew up with and were told repeatedly “it’s not real music. It’s just noise.” And then, as a vocal expert you break it down and showcase all the talent that the “real music lovers” couldn’t see. It’s so validating and I love just watching you share in the wonder I had as a kid with these songs. Thank you for being you and putting this channel out.

@montishaya

10 ай бұрын

100% appreciate the validation. Couldn't count how many times I heard that my music was just noise. Love Elizabeth, and her enjoyment. I'm not a huge Danzig fan, but this is great. I didn't think it was possible to love Dio more than I always have, but after watching her react to him, I absolutely love him more because of her 😍

@Crimethoughtfull

10 ай бұрын

I grew up with that religious nonsense--they'd rag about how all the songs talked about "Love" and how that was just repeated and drawn out and said differently (LoooOOOoovvveeeeee), but this stuff from 200 years ago, now THAT's music! And what do I hear? Handel's Messiah, where they spend 2 minutes drawing out the word "hallelujah", and another 10 just repeating the word. Such hypocrisy!

@andeluvianspeeddemon4528

10 ай бұрын

I can get that more extreme metal (or other experimental music) might sound as "just noise" for an untrained ear, but a person who says the same about Danzig seriously lacks musical sensibility.

@denisquenneville8032

10 ай бұрын

Completely agree.

@lizacampbell2183

10 ай бұрын

Well spoken! I love her authenticity!

YES!! YES!! YES!! FINALLY!!! Other Danzig songs to check out: "Dirty Black Summer", "Her Black Wings", "Am I Demon", "She Rides", "How the Gods Kill", and "Killer Wolf".

@DJDocsVideos

10 ай бұрын

Don't forget "Deth Red Moon". Always loved to do that one live.

@gorgonrot

10 ай бұрын

dont forget "it's coming down" , "long way back from hell" , and "sistinas" also

Spot on with this review ma’am. You’ve got a great ear, matched with well-versed narration. As a big Danzig fan, you did well in giving and taking when needed. If any critique, I would listen through and separate the review so the song is not as interrupted. Enjoyed your energy throughout.

Danzig is a pure iconic legend ❤

As others have said, Blood and Tears and How the Gods Kill are great examples of Glenn's voice in his prime. Those first four albums are perfection.

@ferox965

10 ай бұрын

You and Me from the Less Than Zero soundtrack as well

@johnjohn37371

10 ай бұрын

​@@ferox965That's a great mention, I would love for her to hear the beginning of "Heart of the Devil". And since she knows some Johnny Cash, maybe the song Thirteen that Glenn wrote for him...

@SasquatchRuston

10 ай бұрын

how the gods kill was fantastic.. even the weird song "Cant Speak" is phenomenal.

I always love how you have a giddiness when you enjoy songs you hear for the first time, that I've enjoyed my entire life. It's almost like I'm listening to these songs for the first time through your eyes, remembering those "woah, that sounds so good" moments, and I thank you for that. Your analysis here helps me appreciate Glenn's talent that much more.

@ThePatak996

10 ай бұрын

I couldn't quite put my finger why I stuck around her channel. But you put it quite nicely. There's something magical in sharing that enthusiasm and enjoyment when someone discovers something that you enjoy. :D

@rickwilliams967

10 ай бұрын

She's great! She says what I'm thinking, just much more technical knowledge. Perhaps she explains what I hear? I know I like it, then she tells us why.

@doledart

10 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more. She shed's light on exactly why I love these songs so much. Things I never realized.

@michaelmccoy1794

10 ай бұрын

A very deft description of the appeal Elizabeth's content has.😊

@robertirwin7141

10 ай бұрын

Perfectly said. That is exactly what got me hooked and why I subscribed to her channel.

Danzig is so cool. Huge fan of this song but the album following is my favourite. You could pick almost any track from Lucifuge to do and wouldn’t be disappointed. Her Black Wings, Devils Plaything, Long Way Back from Hell. Another amazing track from his third album would be well worth doing, How The Gods Kill is a fantastic song that really showcases his vocals. So good.

Gotta love "Evil Elvis", friend's dad got us listening to them back in the 80s. his dad started out as a huge Misfits fan (Glenn sang for the Misfits) then got into Samhain (the old name for the band Danzig). it's funny Glenn Danzig would get SUPER mad anytime anyone brought up The Misfits in interviews, i remember him picking up Ricky Rachtman on an episode of the headbanger's Ball and threatening to throw him in the fireplace after Rachtman brought up The Misfits/Samhain lol (yes there was an actual fire going at the time)

Danzig is so cool. He was also the singer of like one of the most famous Punk bands Misfits.

I love the vocal performance of this song so much. This brings me back to when I used to only listen to Danzig and misfits all day long lol 😂🔥🔥

@AliceBowie

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I had an obsession with misfits since I was young. Me and my friend saw that concert on that detroit public access channel in like 2nd or 3rd grade.

@nmmboy

10 ай бұрын

@@AliceBowie Yes I was real obsessed with them too! They were just different from what was out at that time, and that’s what intrigued me the most. I was blessed to meet Doyle Wolfgang and tell him how much their music made my youth awesome.

@FACTBOT_5000

10 ай бұрын

Why would you stop?

@nmmboy

10 ай бұрын

@@FACTBOT_5000 lol ehh I was really limiting myself with music at that time so I had to expand and give myself more variety. They’re always in my rotation though lol

@FACTBOT_5000

10 ай бұрын

@@nmmboy Right on.

My old man and I used to rock out to this song every Saturday morning when I was a kid. Still one of my all time favorite songs.

Danzig is just perfection

My first impression of Danzig's singing, many years ago, was that he sounded like Jim Morrison had discovered metal.

@Dr.Acula76

10 ай бұрын

Like another commenter said, Jim, Elvis, and Roy Orbison were heroes of his who he modeled his voice after

@horaceosirian8993

10 ай бұрын

Jim Morrison was a total fake. Google search term: "WEIRD TIMES IN LAUREL CANYON" (or similar). Danzig's $hit hot, esp. on Lucifuge & 4.

Anyone else get excited when she gave her first impressions thinking, "girl, you have no idea what kind of treat youre in for" Glenn Danzig is one of rocks greatest voices

Best songs to showcase his voice are "Sistinas" and "Anything," both off the bestest ever Danzig album: Danzig III How The Gods Kill.

This whole self titled record slays from start to finish.

Actually, Danzig is in Poland and is now called Gdansk, but back when it was part of Germany, that was its German name.

@PWRobinson1976

24 күн бұрын

Not just back then ... It's still called that in Germany...

" How the Gods kill" should definitely be on your list. I've been waiting for you to get to Danzig for awhile. On a different note ,Hopefully I can one day hear your take on Joey Ramones vocals as well.

@jazziered142

10 ай бұрын

Joey Ramon would be awesome! Good call..

Watching reaction videos on KZread for the past few months makes me smile especially when so many reactions by rappers or women who just look like they’d never listen to bands like Danzig megadeth Iron Maiden etc .. that I grew up on and been listening to for more than 30 years .. well it’s a little surreal. lol as a teen my friends and I were hollered at for playing this music loud. Now everyone is praising it. Funny how time works.

You should analyze his vocals in “How the Gods Kill”. A lot of light & dark shade in his voice and very well written (yet simple) song.

You should do an evaluation of Danzig’s How the Gods Kill. That’s got lots of interesting vocals.

@mr.picoboulevard6758

10 ай бұрын

And Devil's Plaything

In an interview with Big Brother magazine, Danzig offered a rare explanation of his lyrics, claiming the inspiration for "Mother" was Tipper Gore, who as a member of the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) pushed for regulations on music she felt was harmful to children.

@Doctor-Stoppage

10 ай бұрын

I never knew that. Very cool. Thanks for sharing. 💪😎👍

@KindredGh0st

10 ай бұрын

It all makes sense. Heh.

@joshuahagen2961

10 ай бұрын

Lot of folks forget about her. And her VP husband as well.

@jmeck1381

10 ай бұрын

Facts!

@jmeck1381

10 ай бұрын

There are videos of the obscenity hearing featuring the Gores. Musicians from many genres testified against the PMRC including Dee Snider (from Twisted Sister), Frank Zappa, and John Denver. All of them outclassed and destroyed the stuffy politicians arguments including John Denver (Who was running late for a meeting with NASA).

Love this channel. Watching her enjoy these songs makes me remember how much I loved hearing them for the first time. I listened to Mother over and over on road trips in college. When she says it was the "shortest, happiest, guitar solo..." I just smiled. I love this channel, because she is showing how to really appreciate musicians like Danzig and the Who. Keep making videos, please.

There are SO MANY Danzig songs that would make great reaction videos

Anberlin’s cover of this is a haunting delight if you haven’t heard it.

My first boyfriend introduced me to Danzig back in 1993. Being more of a jazz/blues girl, I wasn't a fan of many of the bands he was into, but "Mother" quickly became one of my favorites, so I was amazed how you pointed out that his voice is sort of jazzy/smokey. Maybe that's why I really liked this song.

I love Elizabeth's reactions to metal songs. She is so very talented and knowledgeable, and the way she presents herself on camera is absolutely adorable. She is not only beautiful, but her infectious enthusiasm for her craft and has made me consider learning how to actually learn techniques so that I can confidentiality sing somewhere other than in the car or the shower. Keep up the fantastic work!

It's awesome how delighted you are, reviewing these videos.

The OG line up BTW . Glenn, Jon Christ on guitar, Eerie Von on bass , and Chuck Biscuits on drums.. This group was never the same when Biscuits left..

@absolutelynonameslef

10 ай бұрын

True. The first two albums absolutely blew me away. Pure magic.

Glen Danzig wrote this song as a response to the PMRC movement in the 80’s . I’m seeing him in September in DETROIT ! So stoked to see the main man !

I have heard this done so many times since it came out and I got so much joy watching you experience it!!! I love your insights!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

Omg!! I'm so here for this!!!!!!!!! I love your channel, but I am sooo happy you did this song!!!! I LOVE this song, and have loved it since I was a teenager!

Been a Danzig fan all of my life. As a few others have stated you need to listen to ...How The Gods Kill and Blood and Tears for his vocal range. Glenn is a huge Elvis fan and he def used Elvis as inspiration in his delivery. Glenn has a very powerful voice and is one of my Favorite Metal and Punk singers. His early ion life Punk Band The Misfits is one of the most popular Punk Bands of all time. He was a teenager at the time and wrote most all the material. The Song Skulls would be a good place to start with the Misfits.

@ebrown3k

10 ай бұрын

I would add Her Black Wings to the list of must listens for his vocals,though I feel like everything from the first three albums are must listens.

Thank you for this! "How the gods kill" was another great song he did with this lineup

@Miguel-ju3sf

10 ай бұрын

👍🏼

@jeffrobagman2834

10 ай бұрын

sooooo good!

@javalily

10 ай бұрын

She has to hear that one. And She Rides.

@javalily

10 ай бұрын

@@Dequincy1982 And that's exactly why I like it.

@scorpions1965

10 ай бұрын

@@Dequincy1982 And that’s what I love about it

I love watching you watch these videos I’ve seen hundreds of times. You ALWAYS make me look at them so differently. Almost as if I’m watching them for the first time. Watching them with new eyes and listening with new ears. Thank you for that. ❤❤❤❤

I love the look people have when they finally hear good music

Holy crap...I've been suggesting this for two years! I'm a bit too young to have seen the original Misfits back in the day (they were a hugely influential horror punk band), but I caught Glenn and the boys opening for Slayer in Cleveland on their first tour in '88. I'm so stoked for this....

@silasmarner7586

10 ай бұрын

I bought the Bullet single in the summer of '78. There was nothing like it at all. It was instantly liikeable. The lyrics were mind blowing. When I introduced the song to a college friend in the fall of '79, it blew his mind so much, for the next week he would just wander around in a daze, sayinng, "Suck Suck Jackie Suck"... his mind was completely blown.

@stevetremblay961

10 ай бұрын

The Original Misfits are on tour right now, we saw them last week! Fear opened, Megadeth as special guest. I never really listened to them but refreshed before the show...still so much energy!

@johnjohn37371

10 ай бұрын

​@@silasmarner7586Texas is an outrage when they pick up his head...

@johnjohn37371

10 ай бұрын

​@@stevetremblay961I saw them a few years back when they reunited with Glenn, it was awesome. Doyle still looks like he could beat someone senseless...the '86 self-titled release is a sort of a twenty, best of, hits compilation and covers a lot of the high points of Glenn's time in The Misfits. His band Samhain was really a migration from The Misfits into Danzig and had a revolving door policy with members until Chuck Biscuits finally joined Glenn, John Christ, and Eerie Von and changed the bands name. Cool shit...

Danzig is criminally underrated as a musician, composer and vocalist. Anyone not listening to him should be.

This was the first song I ever learned to play on the drums. It will always have a special place in my heart. I was 16 and could definitely identify with the song. :)

This is one of my all time favorite driving songs. It is SO hard to rock out to these videos in the middle of the night with my earbuds in, with my wife in bed upstairs.

Danzig's first three albums are fantastic and and really enjoyable. I definitely recommend "How the Gods Kill" as a vocally focused track for you to do by them next.

@try2bcool

10 ай бұрын

I second this, that song gives me chills every time I listen to it.

@chrismontanaro7155

10 ай бұрын

Yep, good choice.

I've seen Danzig 3 times over the last 25 years, and his voice has never disappointed.

@stephaniemcgowan2858

10 ай бұрын

I agree with you. I don’t think his voice has ever changed throughout the years I’ve seen him either

@greg6162

10 ай бұрын

This is just one of those songs that hits so hard... I'm thinking about covering this in my 90's grunge/punk band. We don't do many covers but the energy on this just undeniable. The way my voice is it lends itself to the Danzig/pearljam deeper base pitch with a clean note carry release... not sure that's the right word for it as I've never took voice lessons, but I'm sure you can get my point

@darksim73

10 ай бұрын

I’ve seen him 5 times, well make that 3 because he walked off stage twice. Guys got a killer voice and I’ve been a fan since misfits. But the guys a dickhead.

@toddsmith7512

10 ай бұрын

It did for me the one time I saw them live. The guitars were so fucking loud, they were distorting, and the only song I could understand him was this one. Side note though, at this show, I fell in love with Type 0 Negative. For my friends and I that went to this show, they stole the show

@scorpions1965

10 ай бұрын

Lucky, I’ve seen him just once

I went to see him on the first tour of this album just because he was the lead singer of the Misfits and was freakin hooked and blown away at the same time. That was definitely one of my top ten shows of my life.

Your enthusiasm and sincerity is delightful!

The tones and energy he builds in his delivery is really fitting for the lyrics of this song. It's as if he starts with a conversation with parents that builds to a challenge, an argument.

This guy is a legend from early punk rock to heavy metal. He's just his own thing but rooted in blues and old rock an roll

Great insight. I've watched this video multiple times so awesome.

Danzig (Gdańsk) is a city in Poland and Glenn, the Singer gave himself the new last name Danzig. Greetings from Germany. I love your channel.

Glenn is quite a diverse artist…as mentioned before with the Misfits and Samhain, but his solo “Aria” album will catch you off guard. He’s quite the writer as well…contributing songs to Johnny Cash’s comeback album and even doing some work with movie soundtracks too. I’ve enjoyed his music since I was a teenager. Vocalists like him aren’t too common nowadays

@jacksontag1181

10 ай бұрын

Black Aria and Black Aria II, fantastic

@AnnihilationPrinciple

10 ай бұрын

@@jacksontag1181I concur. i listen to both of them. A lot.

@jenniferbush41

10 ай бұрын

Roy Orbison as well.

@scorpions1965

10 ай бұрын

He’s a legend

Danzig's Mother gets The Charismatic Voice treatment! I hadn't thought jazzy and now I can only describe it as primal jazz metal vocals! 🎤 🎙🎷🪨 💪💥!

When Danzig gets right into it that guttural sounds you're talking about comes out. Damn yr good. I've listened to him all my life but never realised his floaty, blurred together-whilst being aggressive- style. Usually aggressive goes with short and sharp delivery.

Ive listened to Danzig for a long time. I never thought of Glen sounded bluesy untill u said it. You are completely right and thank you

Danzig is legendary. “Am I Demon” or “Devil’s Plaything” next!

@MrShalvayez

10 ай бұрын

That's "Am I Demon", mate. "Am I Evil" is Diamondhead.

@laurahigdon4741

10 ай бұрын

@@MrShalvayez oops thanks for catching that

From Misfits to Samhain to Danzig different vocals, and amazing, loved his voice in the Danzig area, and the fact he wrote a song for Johnny Cash to sing even better

@TheStacanova

10 ай бұрын

The joke about the Misfits in the 80’s was that there were more Misfits T-Shirts, probably 10-1 than albums the band had ever sold in their whole career, so most likely a large number of people wearing the T-shirts never even heard the band. I still have trouble understanding how that happened, other than they had great T-shirt designs or rebellious status symbol?

Constantly stoping reaction videos to comment can be kind of an irritant sometimes, but your unchained glee and excitement hearing these sounds that are new to you along with your laser focused analysis is so worth every pause and rewind. I appreciate being able to relive my own excitement hearing some of these songs years ago through your reactions!

This warms my heart so much! This song, and Genn's side project was one of my intros to metal. Then I found out Glenn was the original lead singer of the Misfits, and that's how I found my love of punk. Watching you truly enjoy this is giving me inner child so much life.

I saw him with the misfits last night and it was the best he's been in years. It was amazing

@jeffstewart4162

7 ай бұрын

In Arizona? Amazing just amazing

@corneliusbrandy2557

7 ай бұрын

@@jeffstewart4162 they played in South jersey