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@Joshua-uw7wm

10 ай бұрын

Is Finn Mckinty a stage name? Also I love Danzig misfits and I even like the other version as well

@booster330

10 ай бұрын

You can't say Graves era isnt real misfits. That's like saying Dio or Tony Martin era isn't real Sabbath

@brennanthabault1351

10 ай бұрын

I love real misfits but they definitely learned from kiss and the Ramones if you look at it but that might just be NYC 70's thing I dunno

@brennanthabault1351

10 ай бұрын

​@@booster330it isn't

@StrappedSoldier420

10 ай бұрын

Please do a video on Johnny thunders and the heartbreakers!

As a 51 yo man, I saw their 40 year reunion show in Tampa. The most shocking thing? Glrn Danzig looked happy. He was home. Three brothers putting aside their differences amd rocking multiple generations of fans. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

@mgbismark3985

10 ай бұрын

Was there at Tampa too, they really blew away expectations

@eliangonzalezandthecoastgu2321

10 ай бұрын

Me too man was there as well. It was something I had grown up thinking I would never see the original misfits live but it so amazing it happened

@southcountydave

9 ай бұрын

I went to their show in Phoenix and the most amazing thing is seeing a band reunite that I never thought I’d see. There are very few bands now that have a mystique and brand like they do. It was great to see them all on stage getting along, putting their differences aside and giving back to their generations of fans. I went with my 16 year old daughter who is a huge fan so it was great to bond over such awesome music!

@Remedy462

10 ай бұрын

Glen Danzig is happy because he got a free cheeseburger at McDonald's.

@samhain409

9 ай бұрын

@@southcountydave I was at the Phoenix show as well. I didn’t have high expectations even though I’m a huge fan. I saw Danzig about 10 years ago and it was awful. He could barely make it through a song without being completely winded. To my huge surprise they absolutely killed it!! I don’t think I have ever seen Danzig in better spirits either. Definitely one of my top shows ever.

I joined the Fiend Club in 1996 and got a THICK envelope stuffed with stickers, an armband, THE PIN, and a comic book. I screamed as loud as my 14yo lungs could manage and got grounded for a week.

@scottbubb2946

10 ай бұрын

Totally worth it.

@JoJubjub-kx8lp

10 ай бұрын

Yeah i just thought "nice" 😃

@ronpilchowski9898

10 ай бұрын

Nothing more punk rock than merch LOL

@TeacherJuanMQ

10 ай бұрын

@@ronpilchowski9898 All that merch was DIY back then. Nothing is more punk than support your DIY local artist.

@ronpilchowski9898

10 ай бұрын

@@TeacherJuanMQ for DIY merch you gota go back to the 80's, I know we used to make our own

My dirty hood brother was dating a punk girl in 1985 when I was 12. I was already skateboarding and listening to the Clash. She loaned me a bunch of records to listen to and the Misfits blew me away! I've been a huge fan ever since. I even named my business after one of their songs. I have 5 original print singles that my mom's friend gave me. Her son died in Grenada and when she saw me wearing a Misfits shirt, she gave me her sons entire record collection.

@joesickler5888

6 ай бұрын

What’s the business called?

@hairspraybandit

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm curious what the name of the business is too.

@ramone138

4 ай бұрын

@@joesickler5888 Green Hell Inc, for all your landscaping needs.

@dikhtiarenko

4 ай бұрын

I hope, you named your business ‘Return of the Fly’ or so

@BeatlesFan1975

4 ай бұрын

Probably "horror business" 😊

joined the Fiend Club around 1981, and was shocked at how much cool free stuff they sent me. One of the greatest punk bands ever, still listening to them today just as much as ever.

@iamvulgar8188

8 ай бұрын

Wow, that's awesome. I've been a Misfits fan for most of my life and I'm now 35, I really wish I had been around to be a part of that.

@rickhammel9541

8 ай бұрын

@@iamvulgar8188 such a great time to see bands in small clubs like the Misfits, Minor Threat, Black Flag and most importantly, Die Kreuzen. If you haven't heard them, listen to their debut album.

I got into the Misfits by listening to the Graves stuff, and then went back and got into the Danzig stuff. Both eras of the band are great with great songs.

@stanboyd1

10 ай бұрын

same here, I love both eras even though they do sound very different they are both good in their own ways. But the one thing they both kept was the b-horror theme,

@MichaelWilliams85

10 ай бұрын

There is a some great tracks in the Graves era and he definitely had some pipes

@matthewramey5677

10 ай бұрын

Michale graves version put on the best shows ive ever seen. And Michale has a gigantic catalog of really good music too. American psycho, Famous Monsters, Cuts from the Crypt, Evilive 2 is also Graves. Bothe versions of the band are Legendary but Graves is an amazing singer. Way different than Danzig who is Wonderful singer too.

@squeezylo

10 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to have my older cousin put me on game with the misfits and all the bands associated with its members all at once. I was able to enjoy both Danzig and Graves era, but also Samhain, Danzig (the band), Graves(the band), S.R. Chuds x ward, Gotham road. And then a little after that Doyle started his stuff with gorgeous Frankenstein. But I was all about it hah

@booster330

10 ай бұрын

I prefer the Graves era. Going back was a down grade because of how bad the production was

Discovering the misfits in 1990 was the thing that changed me from being a kid to a teenager. It felt rebellious to me. I was so hyped to see them at Riotfest last year.

@ItachiUchiha-qx7xo

10 ай бұрын

Dude riot fest was sick

@jeremyshelton6234

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely the same thing for me! The most alternative things that I was able to get my grubby little mitts on at the age of 14 was limp bizkit and papa roach. When I listened to the misfits presumably greatest hits CD the one with the black skull on the green background I was hooked. Late that year I shaved my eyebrows off and wanted a Marilyn Manson CD for Christmas. It's fair to say they where the ones that made me embrace that side of me that at 36 i still can't shift.

@Jaweatherford86

10 ай бұрын

I saw 'em last year at Riot Fest also. Great show!

@afrocoolio25

10 ай бұрын

100%. I found the Misfits when I was 14 by listening and looking to Metallica and GnR. Like Finn said the shirts that Metallica would wear and when Duff would wear Misfits shirt in early GnR. When I found out what horror punk was I was completely like "WTF!?!" and there was no looking back.

@TundraShiz

10 ай бұрын

Same except I discovered them in 1998

The Graves era was insanely underrated. Both albums were awesome.

@jesusgavemeaids

10 ай бұрын

They weren't as bad as some people feel they are, but everyone has their own opinions. My biggest issue with them personally was Doyle's guitars sound like $μ¡t, they used the same riff for several songs on both albums & a lot of those riffs are recycled from Kryst the Conqueror.

@glassveinss

10 ай бұрын

I felt it was too Scooby Doo. But at that time they were also trying to appeal to the kids

@openroadtruth

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@klaushoschi2143

10 ай бұрын

Of course old Misfits can´t be beaten. But if I listen to the Graves era albums as some pieces of 1990ies punk, then they are just awesome.

@TurboCult

10 ай бұрын

American Psycho is incredible all the way through.

The Misfits are such a unique band to me because it’s really 2 different bands, with 2 different styles of punk, from completely different eras, and both versions are in my top 10 favorite bands of all time.

Like you, Finn, I'm an early 80s Misfits fan. Their 1st 2 albums are punk masterpieces. I use to run a Los Angeles comic book store in the 90s and Glen Danzig was a regular. He would walk in with a fistful of money and buy all sorts of rare 50's horror comics and old Marvel stuff. He made our day and what a great guy and a gentleman. Long live The Misfits.

@senormurcielago

10 ай бұрын

No dc stuff? Id imagine he would be into batman and swamp thing or sandman

@timriley4543

10 ай бұрын

@@senormurcielago I’m totally into old DC shit, Mystery in Space, Strange Adventures, Sea Devils, Rip Hunter, on and on but, apparently not Danzig (at the time, at least).

@pressureflipin1992

10 ай бұрын

Which shop did you work at? In 1994/95 I used to go to one called Steve's comics over in walnut Park/Huntington park, AKA The hood😂😂 but I absolutely loved it. It is my favorite comic book shop ever and was literally behind my elementary school

@timriley4543

10 ай бұрын

@@pressureflipin1992 -Geoffrey’s Comics on Crenshaw, Superior Comics on Newport blvd and my own shop Wall to Wall Comics, also on Crenshaw. The Comics Biz in the 90s was like the Wild West. So much fun and so much backstabbing.

@timriley4543

10 ай бұрын

@@pressureflipin1992 If you lived in Huntington Park and were in to comics, you had to have dropped by Superior Comics. It had the elaborate spray painted superhero art on the building.

A coworker of mine in high school was really into the graves version of the misfits and got me into then. Bought famous monsters and loved it. Then bought the collections and never looked back. Easily the best punk songs ever made. Unique and amazing still to this day

@noahcolegio7124

10 ай бұрын

I love famous monsters

@robsalazar138

10 ай бұрын

​@noahcolegio7124 me too! American psycho was my fav of the graves era tho. Both albums have no songs i skip. Every song is awesome. PSYCHO was why i started playing drums.

@croatoansounds

10 ай бұрын

Yea it’s good. I don’t love it as much as the original stuff nowadays but when I discovered the band, I had no idea there were different eras so I was sorta more open to anything, so I’ve got great memories of all of it

@drphosferrous

9 ай бұрын

I've heard it by accident a few times looking for misfits. I don't get it.

To me Motorhead was the metal band punks could enjoy. Misfits was the punk band metal heads could enjoy.

Met Jerry in person and I am glad he kept it going so that us 80 babies got to experience punk rock even as adults.

Graves era had a ton of great songs, so did Danzig. They’re kind of different bands. Also, big clap for the Blitzkid mention!

@BRO-chet

4 ай бұрын

They're like the only band that I think lives up to the Misfits.

@Grungebungle

3 ай бұрын

@@BRO-chet Koffin Kats really live up to Danzig era misfits, so does Plan 9

Misfits are, and always have been, my all time fav punk band.

@robsalazar138

10 ай бұрын

Same here!

@50YrOldSK8R

10 ай бұрын

They are most definitely right up there at the Top my friend. I still Jam the Fuck Out to Walk Among Us quite frequently man, such a great great Fucking album in my humble opinion!!

Micheal Graves was a incredible guy. When i was a teen i was doing my own music mag, before a misfits show Jerry Only came up to me to sign my shirt, i told him about my mag and he said meet me back stage by the bus after the show. So I got to interview them all it was amazing. Flash forward 20+ years i went to see Graves perform both of his misfits albums and after the show I went to talked to him and he remember me said I was that kid who was trying to start a magazine. I was shocked that he even remembered after all that time

I saw them break up on stage at the house of blues in downtown Disney (of all places) Jerry came out after awhile and said “I’m coming back next year with the best lineup this bands ever seen” and then he did 138 by himself best part of the show honestly then he jumped in the audience and hung out and signed autographs on stage.

@googleedwardbernays6455

3 ай бұрын

When was this? What lineup? I saw them in Harrisburg Pa in the early-mid aughts with Marky Ramone on Drums

What makes the Misfits great is that their best songs are simply great rock songs, irrespective of any genre or subgenre. The first Misfits album is perfect rock n' roll.

The first time I saw them was May 11, 1996 in Toronto. Ten bucks for a ticket, no one knew who was going to be on vocals (internet was to young). Anticipation in the crowd was electric. The show they put on that night with Graves was nothing short of legendary. I love the Danzig ere (and Danzig), but I will always love the Graves era as well.

@andrewmachado6988

10 ай бұрын

I wish the reunited line up would do a Toronto show.

@murray1978

10 ай бұрын

Where did they play in Toronto? Graves era is underrated.

@MichaelWilliams85

10 ай бұрын

Nice to see some love for Famous Monsters in the comments

@KennyRider137

10 ай бұрын

That was the night Doyle clocked someone who jumped on stage.

@Urotsukidoji1

10 ай бұрын

The Opera House on Queen St E, they played there again in Sept '98 @@murray1978

Michael Graves era was dope! Dig up her bones is a jam!

The Misfits played two of our events three years apart and both times they were the nicest most appreciative people Ive ever met. They were great on stage and understanding if things weren't perfect. They even remembered peoples names they met years before. I was impressed by their professionalism and humility. Of all the celebrities Ive met, they are my favorite. Im thrilled that Ive met them.

The misfits are truly iconic. Hybrid moments may be a perfect song in my opinion. When I first started listening to them in the late 80's it was obvious they were special!

@Kevin-uz6sv

10 ай бұрын

Hybrid Moments is def my top with Some Kinda Hate a very close 2nd

@robsalazar138

10 ай бұрын

I agree! Theres a video of Graves singing it on youtube. He does a great job!

@kaomatic

10 ай бұрын

pretty sure the song is about Alien

@johndoeiii6103

9 ай бұрын

​@@kaomatic nope it's not, Static Age was recorded in 78 after the Misfits after Danzig sold Blank Records(the record label he started and released the first Misfits 7" cough cool on in 77) one of the majors wanted to use the name Blank records for their new wave bands so they traded the name for 30 or so hours of recording time at one of their studios. They recorded Static Age with the Intent of releasing it as a full album. They ended up not having enough money to release the album(Static Age definitely would be regarded as a classic if it came out in 78 and didn't have to wait til 97 to be released in full) instead of putting out a full album they released 2 7" in 78..The Bullet 7" and the Teenagers from Mars 7". Both classics. After that they got Bobby Steele on guitar and released the Night of the living dead 7"(where eagles dare and night of the living dead are on it) then they released the horror business 7" shortly after which is a total classic aswell. Man that early Misfits stuff is amazing. Honestly I felt like they lost something when they Brought Doyle into the band, yeah I still like Walk Among us and Earth AD but it just didn't feel as good to me. I never liked Doyles guitar playing really

First band I obsessed over. I remember tracking down interviews, reading fans sites, and spray painting the crimson ghost.

15:31 seeing the three of them together on stage, sharing a smile after all those years was truly magical and I dorked the fuck out over it

My friend Shane had that boxset and it was amazing. Never had an issue with the Graves era, I just thought of them as a completely different band than Glen era.

Love the misfits. My favorite band of all time. Seen them the most live since 1983

@MrFLUIZZLE

10 ай бұрын

NO! They are MY favorite band.

@Themartinezjoeshow

10 ай бұрын

@@MrFLUIZZLE I beg to differ sir. We will have to agree to disagree on whos favorite band there are . Lmfao

@oldwestern123

10 ай бұрын

Um well they’ve actually been my favorite band for years now. So…

@MrShenanigans28

10 ай бұрын

You saw them in 1983?? Dude...I wanna be you lmao I'm sure you know exactly how lucky you are to have seen the original Misfits back in the day

@Themartinezjoeshow

10 ай бұрын

@@MrShenanigans28 very lucky. Was at the channel in Boston. Still one of my favorite concert experiences

One interesting aspect to me is that The Misfits has the sound and DIY-attitude of the Punk-scene, but their aesthetic, imagery and horror-themed lyrics lean more towards the metal-scene. Despite this they seem to be loved by most punks, even though they don't "stand for something" like many of the punk subgenres strive to do, such as Hardcore, straight edge, anarcho punk etc.

@danse777macabre

10 ай бұрын

they stand for violence

So cool of you to post this. Within this last year of discovering Misfits/Samhain/Danzig my life has changed. I have travelled to see the misfits twice this year and also for my birthday, saw Danzig sing Elvis. Glenn’s music has led me to meet some amazing people and expanded my artist catalog forever. Lodi pizza is where it’s at!

I got kicked out of a Misfiya concert before they took stage. My old punk friend said, "You got kicked out before they took stage. Dude that's punk as fuck."

also glad you mentioned Blitzkid. any one who loves the misfits should check them out, they are only second to the misfits in the horror punk scene and have done so much to keep the scene alive! long live the horror!

There’s also the tour Danzig and Doyle did in like 2013 (I think?). The show was about 50% Danzig solo, and 50% Misfits songs. It was awesome to see that in a club small enough I could smell Danzig’s cough drops. He also tantrumed off the stage at one point after cussing out the monitor engineer.

@jessehaaland7689

10 ай бұрын

I went to that blackest of the black tour in Seattle!!

@deadbeats4894

10 ай бұрын

Was 2012. I went to bonaroo to see them and the bad brains. 1st set was Danzig, 2nd Sam Hain, and 3rd Danzig and Doyle doing a misfits set. Was pretty damn good. Glenn tried to fight a random camera man too.

@alexnelson8

8 ай бұрын

I saw Danzig with Doyle in late 04’ or 05’.

@anterovipunen666

4 ай бұрын

I aw that tour at hellfest. Danzig was supposed to play the main stage but something happened and he ended up in a tent. It was insane

@davidlinehat4657

Ай бұрын

I love how many versions of this story there are! I saw the same thing happen on the same tour at the Filmore in Silver Spring, MD

I discovered The Misfits in the Graves era and honestly think those albums have a lot of bangers in them.

@chrisbarrett-rn2bu

10 ай бұрын

I listen to those 2 albums more than the older stuff these days. Punk played thru metal rigs

@DogDooWinner

9 ай бұрын

I'm from the Danzig Era. I'm friends with Graves Era. I prefer the Danzig Era, but can see why people prefer the Graves Era.

@derjeniche5409

7 ай бұрын

Graves era is good but Danzig era is perfect

I was in a little local band, here in Dallas, back in the mid-'80s. We got to open for Samhain in October of '85. Good stuff.

I discovered this band in 2019 when I was 11 through a crimson ghost action figure they were the band that got me into punk and metal one of the best things to happen for me.

@Funkenmunken

4 ай бұрын

So cool to see young people who are into good music ❤

@googleedwardbernays6455

3 ай бұрын

Haha. Its so weird to hear that you discovered Misfits in the covid-age. Wow. Listened since early 90’s Little advice? Fyi- Danzig-era is the only Misfits that ever mattered.

I usually disagree with most of what you say, but here I completely agree. I love the early Misfits. I think Static Age is the greatest collection of good songs on a punk album ever.

Probably one of the best, concise histories of the boys I’ve seen, so well done. I was in my freshman year in high school in 1978 when I first heard them, me and my cadre of monster-kid friends loved the imagery and music, drew pictures of them along with monsters and everything else. Thanks for the vid, I just subscribed and look forward to your channel content!

Thank you so much for this video Finn, I was always so lost and confused about the real history of The Misfits and never got around to doing my own research on 'em. As always, you make things crystal clear in a short amount of time. Thank you again and stay awesome! Cheers from Argentina!

I was in a punk band in ‘05 and we were heavily influenced by the misfits. We had a song “come down to the basement” that was pretty much a misfits song and we did a cover of Saturday night. With that being said the Danzig era is definitely the iconic misfits

Freaking love this band since i was a teenager. I thought nothing could ever come close to the Ramones in terms of a punk band also being insanely melodic and addicting, but the first time i heart Walk Among Us i was blown away. Both bands are with me ever since. I never felt many "true punks" talked about it though, but i might be wrong. Most of the time i heard people talk about it, they were metalheads or people who enjoyed rock overrall.

They had a couple of good tracks with Graves, like the title track to American Psycho but nothing beats Danzig-era Misfits. Absolutely legendary band.

@kamelslife2844

9 ай бұрын

@@IxxI911 i agree. very controversial, yes. but graves is one of my favorite vocalists. his other bands and solo songs are great aswell. love both misfits and they get played everyday in my car.

“London Dungeon” was used for Donny Barley’s part in Toy Machine’s “Welcome To Hell” back in 96. That skate video had such a killer soundtrack and made me an instant Misfits fiend.

Graves era “Saturday night” and “dig up her bones” are most popular songs by the misfits. Maybe not as influential but songs are just as good

@MichaelWilliams85

10 ай бұрын

Dig up her bones is a great track and my favorite innuendo

@jonathanduplantis1403

10 ай бұрын

Ok there

@Bangingyourmom

10 ай бұрын

You're absolutely 💯 WRONG! Die, Die my Darling and Last caress/Green Hell were covered by Metallica and both albums are multi platinum....

@evwell3988

10 ай бұрын

@@Bangingyourmom that’s not what Spotify or Amazon music says

@Bangingyourmom

10 ай бұрын

​@@evwell3988How punk. Letting Amazon rate your sings for you. Twerp.

I can thank Rob Zombie’s Halloween for introducing me to the Misfits in 2007. He used HALLOWEEN II on the soundtrack and I loved that song. Bought all their albums after that. I understand not liking the newer stuff after Danzig. But being a kid and not knowing the beef. All of it was great. It was all about horror and sci-if.

Thank you for this! I love Danzig and the purest version of the Misfits. I really appreciate this video. Keep up the great work!

Great video man- my wife recently died from cancer (found out, two months later she passed). She got me more into the Misfits. I’m a single dad now to my three year old. Good luck with your kid Finn, appreciate what you have.

Graves era Misfits is my favorite. Famous Monsters and American Psycho were so fucking good, nothing will ever take that away

This is so rad. The misfits are a huge part of my life. My uncle got me into skateboarding at a young age and when we drove from skate spots to parks and wherever we were listing to cassette tapes of misfits! Thank you for making this video!

This is awesome Finn. A thorough history of a fantastic band. Thanks for this.

I've been waiting for this one! This is my favorite punk band of all time. And I'm a crossover thrash guy the most. That being said; I love the Graves era just as much as the Danzig era. Can't explain why really but in my mind Graves accomplished just as much for the band as Danzig did. Thanks Finn, keep it up brother 🤘

Got to see the Michael Graves era seven times, but nothing beats the original songs. Fiends forever.

Just saw the original misfits a few weeks ago in Phoenix. It was such a killer show. The whole crowd was singing along with every song. A great experience for me. I started listening to them In 7th grade which would have been 2003. Saw the Jerry only show version once in 2003 or 2004. Finally about 20 years later got to see Danzig on stage playing the songs that shaped my adolescence. It was so cool.

I’ve watched every account of the Misfits timeline available. This is by far the best. Thank you.

Forbidden zone will ALWAYS be the best track from the Misfits! For me ofc. I love Danzig era but that Graves era song made my teenage years. ❤❤ i love both eras! Famous Monsters will always be my fav album ❤

They were such a cool introduction to punk/hardcore music for me as a kid. The artwork already made you feel like you were going to like the music without ever even hearing a song yet. Then you turn it on and get mind blown. Old school misfits rule.

Congrats on half a million subs, my man! I mean, REAL ROCKERS know that the 2nd channel is where it's really at, but still a super cool milestone for you to reach. All the best 🙌

I remember the Misfits playing in New London, CT (mid 90's). Danzig was supposed to show up that night, but never did. I didn't mind the Graves' era. It was very different, but at least we got to see the Misfits and it made us hopeful for a reunion.

Amazing band. Seen em like 7 times (twice with Danzig). They hit me deep when I discovered them late 80s (a friends tape of Misfits/Collection I). A nerdy kid, I was already into late 70s punk (Ramones, Heartbreakers, Pistols, etc) and also nostalgic horror, sci fi, and b-movies as well as comics. So a perfect fit for my taste. In those pre-internet days they were super mysterious too. And Glenn’s songwriting (and voice) from ‘77 all the way to like ‘94 (Samhain and early Danzig included) was pretty untouchable. Agree they had great DIY skills, and also general creativity and vision. Plus, they’re just cool (if you’re a geek).

Misfits are the absolute top of the list of bands that I’ve never enjoyed listening to but have to appreciate because they directly influenced half of the music I love.

Man these videos are great for us old folks. I’d love to see you do a rundown on the back and forth career of Cro Mags personally. That’s a hell of a run they’ve had with JJ and Harley. Also very reminiscent of Misfits drama and court battles minus the chance of JJ and Harley ever playing together again in my opinion. Hope to see you do a deep dive on them soon! Good shit, keep it up.

I picked up acassete of Legacy of Brutality around 91' when i was 13. Totally changed my perspective on music. The Misfits are still my favorite punk band. Thanks for the backstory.

It’s kind of neat how they produced one of the most widely recognizable band names and logos without releasing a huge number of albums.

I discovered Misfits through Metallica... like a lot of others. I've grown to appreciate every creative venture of Glenn's. I think the first four Danzig albums are his crowning achievement, but... The Misfits are a very, very close second. I started with the Collection I cassette, next onto Walk Among Us, Earth AD, then everything I could get my hands on. Oddly enough the song that started my journey, "Last Caress", was one of the last I found. In the meantime I fell in fucking love with their version of punk. I don't consider them straightforward punk... they're something completely different altogether. Its the same style, aggression and production quality of punk, but with melody, insanely good vocals, original lyrical content and imagery. Pretty much the same thing Rob Zombie did with metal. Its definitely metal... just not like anything you've seen or heard before. Misfits are the same with punk... when you really break it down, they share a moment in time and sound with punk and thats about it. Even though the two would probably never admit it, you can't have The Misfits without Glenn AND Jerry. They proved this when they replaced him. Sure it sounded similar, but it wasn't the same. Same with Glenn... he went onto make some fucking amazing music. From Samhain, to all eras of Danzig, etc etc... He never recreated that frenzied energy that Misfits had. Wanna hook someone on Misfits? Play em the Walk Among Us version of 20 Eyes... or Angelfuck, Skulls, American Nightmare (I seriously could keep going). I love Sex Pistols, Discharge, Black Flag, Ramones... but Misfits will always be the band that actually fucking dared to take it somewhere different with no boundaries.

I’m 29 years old I discovered them two years ago and I’m a fan. First heard dig up her bones and went from there then got into the Glenn era and love them both. Honestly one of my top bands.

Operation ivy and misfits with my skateboard was all I needed back in the day.

I've been a huge Misfits fan since I was 10 years old, and and had long accepted that a reunion would just never happen. When the Riot Fest announcement came out, it really was like hell freezing over to me! Luckily, I also had the fortune of seeing them at White River when they came around and loved every second of it. I was pleasantly surprised by how great Danzig could still do those songs! It was an incredible experience.

MCR are definitely hugely influenced by the Misfits. They name them as such in the documentary they did back in '05, 'Life On The Murder Scene'. They also did a cover of 'Astro Zombies'. And it's true that Misfits vinyls are all worth a lot, even Graves era stuff. I have a mint copy of 'American Psycho' and it's worth at least $150. Great video as always Finn! And I don't know if I've said it before, but I really love the new opening style of the videos. Your editor is great! 🖤

@NeepNeepPohn

10 ай бұрын

MCR is also from Jersey. I saw in interview where Gerard Way and Ray Toro said they performed a bunch of Misfits and Danzig songs with another band at a small club after a show iirc. They're probably the band that most blatantly shows their Misfits influence. It's cool

Great video man. Been listening to them since high school. Still love em 25 years later. Cheers

This was a great video. Ive been waiting on this one.

PS - now that i've watched the video, i can say "well done." thanks for this one.. The Misfits occupy a special place in my heart. Having grown up two towns over from Lodi, i kinda feel like their music was fundamentally integral to developing a sense of punk rock aesthetics for a young person in 80's/90's North Jersey. My older brother played their music regularly in the house as i was growing up, so by the time i was 7 or 8 years old, circa '87, i was already a fan of a bunch of songs off of "Walk Among Us" and truly believed everyone knew who the Misfits were and what their logo looked like, etc.. It wouldn't be until years later that i would come to understand that i had a very unusual and privileged upbringing under the tutelage of an older brother who exposed me to shit like the Misfits, Slayer, Run DMC, Public Enemy, etc., all by the end of the 1980's.. so by the time i was a teen in mid-90s, i was already fluent in the language of weird music and subcultures.. This all helped make my transition into "hardcore kid" feel as natural as breathing. At any rate, The Misfits are one of a very small number of bands from my youth that i'll still listen to today, and it doesn't feel like a naked exercise of nostalgia.. i genuinely still love a lot of these songs and believe they've aged fairly well.

The Misfits will always be one of my favorite bands of all time period. They are so influential in my life

Jerry Only's bassline in 'Hybrid Moments' always cracks me up. I love it.

I jus came across this video and it was very enlightening. I learned a lot about the misfits and their travel through time. Great job. Thank you very much.

I've always felt that someone has to hear the Misfits at just the right age, can't be too old or too young or else it won't have the same effect. usually around 13 or 14. That's when I initially heard them personally. To me each iteration is its own separate entity. The OG Misfits will always be God, Jesus, the Holy Ghost, & a large black olive pizza to me, but I enjoy the Nu Misfits Graves era stuff as well. When I saw this in my feed I could feel my heartbeat in my throat & haven't clicked on something so fast since the Nerd reviewed his own game.

@myca.

10 ай бұрын

I first heard them at 19, but it still changed my life forever

Really enjoyed watching this video, thanks Finn! Absolutely one of my favorite punkbands. 👌👌 Got to discover them in '97 on the radio (a punk radioshow obviously) when the American psycho record was released. 🖤🖤

@tofuxtim

10 ай бұрын

They also did a tour with Marky Ramone on the drums, I believe somewhere around '06?

That was awesome! Great job!

Michale graves version put on the best shows ive ever seen. And Michale has a gigantic catalog of really good music too. American psycho, Famous Monsters, Cuts from the Crypt, Evilive 2 is also Graves. Bothe versions of the band are Legendary but Graves is an amazing singer. Way different than Danzig who is Wonderful singer too.

@jumhed994

10 ай бұрын

Truth

Misfits is more than a t-shirt? Damn

Danzig is just special. Not only he came up with a lot of the soul of the band, but also followed with two other amazing bands of his own in different genres. I also love Graves' era. It feels different, but it works really well in my opinion. They should have stopped there though. The last albums just sounded really bad.

@leahflower9924

10 ай бұрын

Danzig would agree that he is special

Another terrific video 🔥 Hearing Earth AD for the first time blew my mind. It solidified what would become a lifetime of listening to the Misfits from that day forward.

Love your videos thanks for posting!!! Love this

grats on 500k my guy! 1m here we come!

@ThePunkRockMBA

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@notaflightreactsfan3706

10 ай бұрын

@@ThePunkRockMBA and thanks to you for the great videos!

Also they deserve credit for being the only band who made anything close to psychobilly and sounded good

@bumface1810

10 ай бұрын

You’ve obviously never heard of The Cramps.

@dharmapunk777

10 ай бұрын

You didn't like Nekromantix?

@alu.304

10 ай бұрын

​@@dharmapunk777Necroman is an underrated Musical Genius 👍

@ryanbellegrave9777

10 ай бұрын

Haha, I had to read the replies on this very incendiary statement. I gotta say, I mostly agree. I think Tiger Army did some good stuff all the way up through Ghost Tigers Rise.

@cantbanme8971

10 ай бұрын

The Cramps? Fucksake lol

Good video. I enjoyed watching this. I also first heard the Misfits in 1990 when I was in the 7th grade. Started listening to the Ramones at the same time also.

Well said! You did a good job on this man.

I first started getting into them in early 1990 when I was around 19.I knew what the Fiend Skull was before I actually heard the music. I was into both goth and punk music so they scratched that spooky itch. I will always love the Glenn era and I ignore anything that came after him.

Still waiting on an April Fools edition of Strange History of The Wiggles.

Great job Finn, great video!

My dad brought me up listening to the Misfits and I've always loved them, great to hear their story

Nailed it - Misfits are rock branding at its best. They arguably made more money overtime from merch sales than music or touring ever could do for them. Most people don't like their music - but have seen the logo, wear the tshirt, or just know what that skull is representing. To have just 2 albums back in the early 80s - but have brand sustainability 30 years later that's identifiable - that's amazing. Never cared for their music - but their influence is certainly incredible sonically and visually.

Danzig is such a tool, but any iteration of Misfits without him is not really the Misfits. Period. He's a fking amazing vocalist.

@nilstrobaggia735

10 ай бұрын

Prima donna

My band (The Lowriders) opened for the Misfits at Great Gildersleeves in NYC in 1983. The last NYC show with Glenn Danzig as lead singer. I was a HUGE Misfits fan, and it was a huge night for me. Got to meet and hangout with Jerry and Robo (the ex Black Flag drummer who played with them back then). One of my favorite memories. I also remember being at the first Samhain show at the Rock Hotel, where Lyle Pressler from Minor Threat played guitar, that was a great show.

@mily.87

10 ай бұрын

Does your band have any songs on KZread ?

@Annunaki_0517

10 ай бұрын

No. Unfortunately there was no easy way to record things for a local garage band back in the early 80's. I did have a few cassette tapes recorded off the sound boards of clubs we played in, but those are long gone. I wish there had been some sort of video footage from those days, but we never had any shows recorded in that way.

@mily.87

10 ай бұрын

@@Annunaki_0517 ah, that's too bad, but I'm sure the experience of it all was fun and a good memory

The kind of content I really like from this channel.

Dude, I disagree and agree strongly with you so much, it’s a roller coaster over here with this channel. That being said, I think you hit the nail on the head with this very well done and factually accurate take on the Misfits. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH for acknowledging how successful, influential, and ever present this band is and has been despite the rocky history between Glenn and Jerry. I’m so tired of hearing about how great the sex pistols were. For example, they had one album that was moderately good and then and it was the attitude that was popular until Sid died and that’s kind of it. The misfits went from weird art-house project to easily one of the heaviest bands in the world (at the time) in the span of what, 6 years? Plus all the material was good! I’m a scene kid/ metal guy and until Earth A.D., I just had not heard a punk band pull off a hardcore album with these really solid vocals full of absolute mystery lyrics that sounded insane. Then I got to read the lyrics for albums like walk among us and the singles, and holy shit, absolute poetry, regardless if the songs were about prostitutes or killing and getting trophies for mommy, they were incredibly crafted and vibid! I went backwards, got into Danzig in 1988 (whom I love, so I guess I’m one of those Danzig fans that doesn’t exist, right👊?) and went backwards and got into Samhain and eventually the Misfits, and yeah it was Metallica who informed me who Danzig was, so when I saw Mother on MTV in ‘88 (censored version), it as so dark and heavy without trying to be like a slayer or Kreator, I totally fell in love with Danzig’s style. Also love SAMHIAN !!!! Thanks for reading my book folks!

I love The Misfits and the Danzing Era. Famous Monsters is my favorite album though. Graves and Doyle killed it on that record. I listen to it every Halloween.

I love LOVE Static Age! Am so glad the recording survived.

Fun fact! My dad wasn't into punk music or the punk scene, but he loves rock music! He was a young man in the 70's and went to CBGB all the time and saw Blondie before she got super famous! My dad said that she was wearing a pink slip dress and that the music was so loud, he couldn't hear properly for three days 😂

Proud Boys is just a group like the No'Maam from Married with Children. 😂

@AwesomeHotSauceandKristosCast

Ай бұрын

Just add feds

@chowtownfoodreviews6679

17 күн бұрын

Hey this was a great

I agree. I too prefer Danzig era Misfits. When I was turned onto the band as a kid, I listened almost exclusively to Graves era. Then a high school history teacher made me listen to the Danzig era songs and slowly I became more partial to that era of The Misfits. I really don't know why, I just seem to have more fun with those songs. And I agree that the lower quality production value of those songs give them a certain charisma and enchantment when compared to the the Graves era songs. It's kinda like less is more. Anyway, in summary, I do like Graves era but believe Danzig era is superior. Also Danzig era got me into AFI, which is pretty fucking cool too.

I'm not a huge punk fan but I find your videos edifying on some level and have enjoyed most. This one was the best.

I was in on Misfits from the mid 80s, kinda like Stranger Things era haha. I had checkered Vans, a skateboard full of stickers, cutoff jeans, a bunch of Misfits (and other bands/brands) tee shirts, an oversized Stüssy hat, and a brand new Sony Walkman which was a cool thing to have at the time. I listened to everything loud, I grinded hard, I fell hard, and I loved every minute of it 🤘🏼🤘🏼