tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post4966710372146251826..comments2023-10-23T00:04:35.356-04:00Comments on The Vault of Buncheness: HOLIDAY GEEK GIFT RECOMMENDATIONS: DEAD! THE GRIM REASPER'S GREATEST HITS (2006)Bunche (pop culture ronin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-76660571850521132632009-12-14T15:32:23.637-05:002009-12-14T15:32:23.637-05:00Bloodrock's Bloodrock USA album cover fucked m...Bloodrock's <i>Bloodrock USA</i> album cover fucked me up as a kid. Like Zappa's <i>Weasels Ripped My Flesh</i>, Black Sabbath's <i>Sabbath Bloody Sabbath</i>, Big Brother & The Holding Company's <i>Cheap Thrills</i> and the Moody Blues' <i>In Search of the Lost chord</i>, that album stirred up some serious brain-mojo in my childhood mind. Explains a lot, don't it? :)Satyrbladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015786983800102480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-9433244940207029812009-12-14T14:55:18.856-05:002009-12-14T14:55:18.856-05:00I read Reynolds' book and as a result I questi...I read Reynolds' book and as a result I question his recounting of the any of the songs I have not heard based on his assessment of Bloodrock's "D.O.A." He describes it as being told from the point of view of a corpse on a morgue slab, but it's actually from the point of view of a seriously injured airplane crash victim who is literally moments away from death. Maybe he hadn't heard the song in a long time or something, but that kind of oversight makes me wonder if he did his research on the rest of the songs he covers...Bunche (pop culture ronin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-46453170666245975502009-12-14T12:10:08.527-05:002009-12-14T12:10:08.527-05:00Have you read Tom Reynolds' book I Hate Myself...Have you read Tom Reynolds' book <i>I Hate Myself and I Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing songs You've Ever Heard</i> (and/or his follow-up <i>Touch Me, I'm Sick: The 52 Creepiest Love Songs You've Ever Heard</i>)? They're both hilarious overviews of this subject, featuring a few of the songs you've mentioned here; "Honey" gets an especially brutal thrashing. <br /><br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Hate-Myself-Want-Die-Depressing/dp/140130835X/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I7S85B8D4JNR2&colid=3ML0CZ2QZJB3V<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Me-Im-Sick-Creepiest/dp/1556527535/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b<br /><br /><br />Personally, I'd also add "Tragic Surf" from The Motels (girl watches her surfer boyfriend ride his last wave), "Summer Night" from The Plasmatics (punk girl flirts with another guy while out clubbing with her boyfriend; blood and suicide ensue), "Marylin My Bitterness" by The Cruxshadows (Goth grrrl dumps Goth boi; Goth boi offs self) and "Tourniquet" by Evanescence (girl slashes wrists; changes mind; Oops! Too late...)Satyrbladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015786983800102480noreply@blogger.com