In honor of our current featured artist, Rob Zombie, here's a list of what I believe to be his top ten songs of all time, including the White Zombie days.
10. DRAGULA – One of Rob Zombie’s biggest hits, Dragula has to make the list of his greatest songs. A song about Herman Munster’s race car, Dragula was Zombie’s first solo single and became an instant hit with a music video featuring footage from that very episode of the Munsters. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks (BMSRT) in 1998.
9. SUPERBEAST – Another early Zombie hit, Superbeast is known to be one of Rob’s heavier songs and is high up on my list of favorites. The song peaked at 26 on BMSRT in 1999 when it was released as a single.
8. SICK BUBBLEGUM – Coming off Zombie’s newest album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, Sick Bubble Gum was one of the songs he played on the album’s supporting tour predating the album’s release. This is definitely one of his better performances and has the old school Zombie feel.
7. DEMON SPEEDING – Demon Speeding is still a Zombie staple after being released on Zombie's second solo album, The Sinister Urge. It always gets the crowd riled up and is a must listen for all Zombie fans. Released as a single in 2001 with House of 1000 Corpses on its B-side, Demon Speeding reached 13th on BMSRT.
6. SUPER-CHARGER HEAVEN – This one is really old, going back to the White Zombie days and the album Astro Creep 2000. It’s probably the best song that the now disbanded group produced. Fast-paced and heavy throughout, SCH is a thrill ride of metal about the Japanese Super Hero Devilman. It reached 39th on BMSRT in 1995.
5. DEMONOID PHENOMENON - Coming off the original Hellbilly Deluxe, Demonoid Phenomenon is one of my all-time favorites. It's heavy, fast, and full of action. Though it was never released as a single, it is still a regular song in his live show.
4. LIVING DEAD GIRL - One of Zombie's biggest hits, Living Dead Girl reached number 7 on BMSRT in 1998 and was the second single off Hellbilly Deluxe. The song's video is quite entertaining as it features Rob's wife Sheri Moon as the Living Dead Girl and Rob as the...magician who brings her to life, causing the townspeople to chase him away.
3. THE LORDS OF SALEM - While never being released as a single, Lords of Salem is one of Zombie's most successful songs after being nominated for a Grammy in 2009 for Best Hard Rock Performance. It's slow and brutally heavy, with the story focusing mainly around the Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s.
2. AMERICAN WITCH - Released as Zombie's second single on the album Educated Horses, American Witch reached 12 on BMSRT. One of my favorite songs across all bands, American Witch is one of only a couple songs on its album that really fits the bill of classic Zombie. Its music video features clips of live performances from several shows on the American Witch Tour in 2006.
1. WHAT LURKS ON CHANNEL X? - This is another song not released as a single, but it's my personal favorite Zombie song. Short but heavy, the song has a great drum beat and awesome guitar riff. Check it out on Hellbilly Deluxe!
Honorable Mentions: House of 1000 Corpses, Werewolf Women of the SS, What?
No comments:
Post a Comment