OSR: The Good, The Bad, And The EVIL!

I’m gonna mix it up a bit here tonight with the Old School Review. I’m going to review three cd’s in my collection instead of the usual one. I rarely do a bad review so I thought I would throw one in there this time. Lets get this ball rollin’!

The Good: KISS: Double Platinum

A few days ago I did a little Gene Simmons bashing because I felt that I needed to. I may hate the fact that Gene Simmons is a total tool, but you can’t deny the fact that KISS have put out some great records over the years, too include the best of style Double Platinum. Now if you like KISS like I do, but are not a hardcore fan that wants to spend all his hard earned cash on every KISS cd out there then D.P. is for you. The CD case is cool and the songs that are on it rock. It starts out with Strutter ‘78 and has hits like Hard Luck Woman, Detroit Rock City, Calling Dr. Love, and Rock and Roll All Nite. Simply put this is a great KISS cd for the KISS fan that doesn’t want to be a soldier in the KISS Army, but still wants to support the troops. Its kinda funny cause when I went to open this CD it was stuck together with what I’m assuming is old Rollin’ Rock.

The Bad: Danzig 5 Blackacidevil

Back in 1996 when I bought this I was so excited to hear something new from the band even though I heard that all but Glenn had been let go and in came new members. I didn’t know what to expect and when I heard it, it was a huge let down for me. The Danzig I knew went from cool, kick-ass, satanic groove metal to dirty industrial garbage. The voice was no longer Elvis meets Jim Morrison. It was rough and scratchy and the overall sound of the CD was industrial which I hated with a passion.(With the exception of NIN, cause it sounded so damn cool when your huffin nitrous oxide…but that was back in the stupid days). Anyway, this was the snot topped birthday cake for me. I bought two CD’s that day. Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here‘ and Blackacidevil. Both bands I love but I never expected to hate a Danzig record so much. The only song I didn’t completely hate on this CD was the cover of Black Sabbath’s Hand Of Doom.

The Evil: Mercyful Fate: Melissa

I said before that I didn’t do black metal…with the exception of this. Danish Black Metal pioneers Mercyful Fate headed by King Diamond. From the first Line of Evil’s :”I was born in a cemetery!” to the classic, Curse Of The Farrows, and all the way to the title track, this record from ‘83 set the standard for Black Metal to come. This was the kind of shit that made our mothers lose sleep at night. Diamond to this day still knows how to scream.

There you have it. If you have a CD in mind that you would like me to review in OSR let me know and I will see what I can do. Or if I don’t own that CD and/or if I’m not familiar with that cd perhaps we can do a guest review and you can get your opinion poster here at Metal Martyr’s OSR.