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It's been quite a few years since I've cared about what Rob Zombie was up to. I didn't mind his old stuff, but he was so boring when I saw him live that I was completely turned off even by the older songs. Instead of the big awesome stage show he was known for, he decided to be lazy and just project images of old horror movies and cartoon porn onto a screen behind the stage. Fun.

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I find Rob Zombie is what most people think a metal band sounds like - without any of the attending passion and technical proficiency one would expect from good metallers. Rob Zombie's not bad, but he doesn't really do anything to make his specific brand of rock music stand out other than crazy artwork and weird lyrics. In that regard, he is the rock equivalent of Lady Gaga. That said, this new single is OK, it's just exceeded in every possible dimension by Volbeat's early work.

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I find Rob Zombie is what most people think a metal band sounds like - without any of the attending passion and technical proficiency one would expect from good metallers. Rob Zombie's not bad, but he doesn't really do anything to make his specific brand of rock music stand out other than crazy artwork and weird lyrics. In that regard, he is the rock equivalent of Lady Gaga. That said, this new single is OK, it's just exceeded in every possible dimension by Volbeat's early work.
His solo stuff is pretty basic, if very entertaining. White Zombie from Make Them Die Slowly to Astro Creep 2000 (one of my all-time favorite metal albums) were absolutely amazing; that band made me appreciate the slow guitar solo and had could be truly mind-blowing at times: tLo7DM7pnwE
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I'm probably the only person on the planet that prefers his solo stuff to White Zombie. But on this one he's trying too hard.... Last album had some classics (Werewolf Women Of The SS). Blut! Cannot understand how you thought he was boring live!? The man has presence!

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Re: What do you think of Rob Zombie's new single?

I'm probably the only person on the planet that prefers his solo stuff to White Zombie. But on this one he's trying too hard.... Last album had some classics (Werewolf Women Of The SS). Blut! Cannot understand how you thought he was boring live!? The man has presence!
No presence at all on this tour. Can't remember the name of the album he was supporting, but his song selection mostly favored this new one, and the old songs sounded very unenthusiastic. In addition, no fire, costumes, or crazy shit that he used to do, just jeans and tshirts and the aforementioned projector. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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No presence at all on this tour. Can't remember the name of the album he was supporting, but his song selection mostly favored this new one, and the old songs sounded very unenthusiastic. In addition, no fire, costumes, or crazy shit that he used to do, just jeans and tshirts and the aforementioned projector. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Was this back a while ago when he toured only in clubs? Or was this at a festival? Either one could explain why he had a minimalistic set.
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No presence at all on this tour. Can't remember the name of the album he was supporting, but his song selection mostly favored this new one, and the old songs sounded very unenthusiastic. In addition, no fire, costumes, or crazy shit that he used to do, just jeans and tshirts and the aforementioned projector. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Strange indeed Blut. I've only seen him on the UK leg of the Hellbilly 2 Tour and he was sensational. In saying that, 10 years previous (last time he was scheduled to play the UK) he stepped down venues to 'big clubs'. Maybe that was the tour you seen? Of course you may just have thought he was shit no matter when you saw him, but I doubt that.
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Re: What do you think of Rob Zombie's new single? No, he was headlining a mid sized venue in Utah for a crowd of around a thousand. Lacuna Coil was the opener, and I would say it was probably around 2005-2006, I think it was for the album after the one with Never Gonna Stop as a single. Even More Human Than Human sounded totally half added. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

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No, he was headlining a mid sized venue in Utah for a crowd of around a thousand. Lacuna Coil was the opener, and I would say it was probably around 2005-2006, I think it was for the album after the one with Never Gonna Stop as a single. Even More Human Than Human sounded totally half added. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
Well Lacuna Coil is a pretty boring band, so he was probably just not feeling it. edjim.gif
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Re: What do you think of Rob Zombie's new single? I missed them at that show, they wouldn't let my friend in because his "belt bucket was big enough to be used as a weapon". The place was packed so we had to park off the side of the road about a mile away, and had to walk back to the car for him to take it off, and by the time we got back they were done. I saw them for free in 2008, and I'm fucking glad I didn't pay for it, they were atrocious. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

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