OK ... I don't think this isn't a terrible song. I just thought I'd get that sentiment out front before I get much deeper into this post, because longtime Misfits fans like myself can get a bit emotional and hyperbolic when discussing the Jerry Only-led Misfits.
As a refresher: the Misfits were a NJ-based punk band that operated with a fluctuating line-up between 1977 and 1983. After experimenting with Kenny Anger/Hollywood Babylon-style imagery in their early days, they quickly became a full-fledged horror punk band and gained a rabid following after they disbanded. Singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig went on to bigger things and was later sued by the band's former bass player, Jerry Only, who won the right to use the name Misfits in a new line-up. Fans bitched and moaned and continue to rival Star Wars groupies in their vitriol. I own a Jedi costume and several Danzig t-shirts, which makes me an
Jerry Only recently put out the "Mifits" first new album in 13 years. Titled The Devil's Rain, the album features a song called Dark Shadows (which you can listen to above) which is kinda sorta based on a TV show you might be familiar with. Given that the Misfits's songs have touched on everything from Night of the Living Dead to Plan 9 from Outer Space, it was only a matter of time before the Collins family put in an appearance on one of their albums.
As a fan of the Misfits I felt compelled to give the album a listen. Dark Shadows is one of the better songs on the album, but it's lyrically ... vague. It's got the catchy sing-along vibe that a Misfits song needs, but it could be about almost any character from Dark Shadows. At first I thought it was actually about Quentin Collins (which would have been a pleasant change) but no ... it appears to be about a vampire.
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