 "Mother" was the final tune that The Demon, Glenn
Danzig, belted out on the evening of October 10, 2005
at the Chicago House of Blues. His final Hoorah,
you can say, as Glenn Danzig prepares for a new
chosen journey of life from being the rock legend he is.
Movie director, producer, concert promoter, give this
man a name. If any song sung , "Mother" is the song
that every one knew. Most likely popularized by the
video which played non-stop (from what I remember)
throughout the 1990's. "Mother", we all know the
words, Danzig fan or NOT.
As some fans always seem to exit during the last songs,
(I could never understand why, if you pay for the
ticket; I want my full value) Danzig and the rest of
his crew came out to give us 2 more favorites
including "I'm The One" and Misfits classic "Die, Die My
Darling" with none other than special guest star
on the tour, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. This is
where it got exciting once more, but not as far as a song
or two before, Last Caress. Watching the frenzy below
really makes excitement, as all people become one wild
bunch of moshers. This in itself was worth the price
of admission.
The majority of fans that came out this night to the
House of Blues for Danzig's project "Blackest of
Black" were full of anxiety. A very special moment was
when several sets were all about the "Mistfit" with
Doyle. "Reunion", not entirely; but needless to say, it
was the music by the Misfits with the one who had the
right to play and sing --- Danzig and Doyle. It was a
time machine for several fans in the audience, who
probably were there during the infancy of the band,
"The Misfits."
On this same stage a few weeks earlier, another
punk rock legend, Social Distortion's Mike Ness,
voiced, "Back then it was dangerous to be a punk
rocker." Doyle brought something to this audience, as
adrenaline poured out of the old and the young;
security holding back this base of fans that just let
everything go. Doyle was there, muscle-bound and
a huge presence on stage, with Danzig on his side
from the days of old, when PUNK ROCK was dangerous. This complimented Danzig and the rest of his band, which was the Misfits for about 20 or 30 minutes of the early stuff (for many of us just images from magazines and old film strips of
what these 2 legends were back in the day) as classic Misfits punk rock music played.
"Last Caress" was the tune that put everyone into the
most aggressive frenzy, which I have not seen for quite
a while. Before Glenn Danzig sang one word or one
chord was played, Danzig voiced, "You might have
heard another band played this song", while
continuing to shout his monologue, "Well, I did not
like it!"....Boom!.... First note and the pit at this venue, and most on the floor, ripped out and thrashed.
Everyone voiced, "I killed your baby today, And it
doesn't matter much to me...". Sometime back,
Metallica produced the hit single and their version
of this Misfit's classic in what is now a Metallica
classic, "Garage Days Revisited". Most likely the
reason this song has so much mass appeal and
popularity as one of the vault classics of metal punk
music.
The fans were thrashing, bodies were slamming and
surfing, and as always the security at the House of
Blues had full control; keeping them all safe from
harm. What surprised me this night, and brought
the House of Blues to a huge roar was one body
surfer, shirtless and larger than most of the fans,
who was carried to the front of the stage, high in the
air, and security was barely able to bring this big
dude down, but they did --- and safely.
This crowd came together and showed that everyone
has a part in the mosh pit.
This is considered Danzig's last tour, so if you still
have a chance to catch the "Blackest of Black" with
Danzig, get your ticket and get out there. You will
walk out with the ultimate of fulfillment and your
small slice of history!
RELATED LINKS:
Blackest of Black
DANZIG - VEROTIK
Official DANZIG Fansite
The Misfits
The Unofficial Doyle Wolfgang
Glenn Danzig Interview with Sara Farr |
