the misfits
The Misfits were a punk rock band formed in 1977 in the town of Lodi, [New Jersey] and originally led by singer Glenn Danzig (born [Glenn] Anzalone).
[Glenn] was very interested in Marilyn Monroe, and took the band's name from The Misfits, Monroe's last film. The band's early lyrical and graphical focus was on retro (1930s-'50s) science fiction, horror films, and B-movies.
The early Misfits were often quite melodic, featuring Danzig's versatile singing, which had a style rooted in Italian tenors such as [Mario] Lanza and in 1950's doo [wop]. Early Misfits songs tended to have catchy, sing-along choruses backed by poorly recorded, sloppy instrumentals. The band began as a largely untrained ensemble. The song "Last Caress" (a very rare track for years) is now commonly regarded as the epitome of an early-Misfits song, with blaring instruments and Danzig's melodic vocals finding a medium between Frank Sinatra and the Sex Pistols (whose notoriously musically untalented bassist, Sid Vicious, at one point offered the rest of the band to back him as a solo artist).
By the original band's last album, Earth A.D., they had become a hardcore [punk] band, with Danzig's standout vocal tone floating over a torrent of thrashing [guitar], bass, and drums.
It is useful to think of the early Misfits as a band of Jersey-Italians who were strangely attracted to [punk] due to the trends of the time, rather than as a traditional '[punk] band'. While Danzig lived with his [mother] in Lodi and was supported by her during the band's early career, Jerry and Doyle Caiafa helped finance the band by working [long] shifts at the family lumber yard, later founding a knife factory in rural Vernon Township (which often employed later members such as Robo, a citizen of Colombia). The Misfits seldom mixed with other [New Jersey] [punk] bands, creating their own small scene locally, while holding early acclaim in New York and expanding it nationally, in part thanks to mailing lists and other networking, including their once-small, later-considerable 'Fiend Club' fan club.
The original Misfits broke up in 1983, having released several 7" singles and 12" records, all of which were DIY limited-edition and most of which were hand-assembled by the band, that have [long] been considered prime collectors' items. Epigones from Lodi, [New Jersey], include the bands Mourning Noise and Rosemary's Babies, both of whom released records.
The band often wore ghoulish makeup when performing, and bassist Jerry Only invented a hairstyle called the devilock which is still worn by fans today.
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