Evilive Jonesboro GA

Evilive

Misfits

Plan 9 Records, 1982

REVIEW BY: Christopher Thelen

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 01/14/2000

Ever wonder what a bootleg sounds like, but you're too cheap topay outrageous amounts for a CD from an otherwise unavailable liveshow?

In that case, step to the front of the line and check out Evilive from The Misfits, a recording that goes back to thedays when Glenn Danzig was fronting the now-legendary metal/punkband. One difference, though, between this release and a bootleg:This one is a legal release that has the absolute worst sound I'veever heard on a live album.

Granted, shows by The Misfits weren't exactly technologicalwonders, relying more on the sheer thunder and energy of the musicthan worrying about whether the sound was optimized. But, geez,you'd think that for a live recording, they'd have fretted a little bit, especially when there are times that Danzig'svocals can't be heard at all.

Danzig and crew bash out their set in a haphazard manner,completely pounding away on their instruments in order to get themost sound out of them. And, yeah, I guess that does follow thepunk rock ethic - but they could have made it sound a littletighter. While the diehard Misfits fan will undoubtedly cream allover themselves due to the maniacal fury that the band presents,the rest of us heathens will hear this as so much noise.