MISFITS - Punk's Not Dead (2007) Discussion

[–] wantutosigh 17 years ago

Agreed. The misfits always seem to be left out. Why?... I don't know.

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[–] mattyzinkey 17 years ago

Most likely in part due to Danzig's disdain for interviews

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[–] wantutosigh 17 years ago

There's got to be more to it then that.

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[–] krpediem 17 years ago

They have over a hundred bands in the film - you can't have everyone! The film is only an hour and a half. Maybe Danzig wouldn't do an interview - that's probably the case. They do have photos of The Misfits in the film.

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[–] wantutosigh 17 years ago

What about Jerry Only? I'm sure he would be up for doing interviews.

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[–] zabouke 17 years ago

Probably too much bad blood still between him and Glen.

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[–] Krinch 17 years ago

Think it has someting to do with legal stuff, the tension between Danzig and Only. They weren't mentioned in american Hardcore either (even though they weren't strictly a hardcore-band, they should be mentioned alongside since they came to be around the same years in the 70s). They would definetely be mentioned in Punks Not Dead if it hadn't been for their *beep* and and simply stupid history of sh*t within the band that caused all the legal problems. I think. Maybe someone else has a better explanation?

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[–] horrorbusiness83 16 years ago

Any book I've read about punk rock or any movie/documentary I've seen about punk...the Misfits aren't mentioned at all. In every one...WTF?! It pisses me off they are one of my all time favorite bands

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[–] wantutosigh 16 years ago

And they are so highly influential to so many bands.

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[–] astevo 16 years ago

You're reading the wrong books...

there's plenty of mention in American Hardcore and Going Underground.

The author of Going Underground wrote: "The Misfits never quite fit in anywhere becaause they were earlier than the NY hardcore scene, but were not part of the '77 major label punk scene in Manhattan." He goes on to say that their success came after the band broke up.

My own opinion is that we imagine the Misfits to be bigger than they were. a lot of the success of the Misfits came from Metallica doing their songs as covers many years after the band broke up and turned a lot of metal kids on to them. But I don't think they were a popular as the DKs, Black Flag, Bad Brains etc etc.

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[–] rmwhittaker101 16 years ago

Actually, there's a big picture of Jerry Only in the opening credits, which is how a lot of defunct bands are handled.

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[–] theopener80 16 years ago

But, technically, the Misfits aren't defunct. Jerry Only is still heading the band.

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[–] robert3111 16 years ago

they seem to forget that the misfits influenced bands such as.....metallica and for those who have seen them live, know they mention the misfits.

All there was in the doco was just pictures of there merch.
Would of been nice to heard more of maybe the mc5, dictators, new york dolls, hell even 'the ruts'

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[–] Slasherfan777 15 years ago

Pics of them in the film is enough for me; at least they're acknowledging them and not ignoring them. Jerry Only has always been open to doing interviews, so I'm sure he wouldn't have minded putting his two cents in, but I'd rather get interviews from guys like Bobby Steele or Danzig, who we almost never hear. They'd probably be more honest about their experiences and opinions, unlike Jerry, who would just say whatever sounds good in the film.

It would have been cool to see some other horror guys, like Blitzkid or Mister Monster in this, as well.

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[–] Jabberwoc 15 years ago

There are a lot of flaws with this "documentary". Worth a watch but not exactly definitive.

The Misfits should have been included - I agree.

As mentioned in the film I think the reason punk will survive (I'm 38 and still love it! Always will) is just the energy of the music. That's what it's about.

Cheers, Mark (UK).

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