Crowbarred's Mellow Mix Volume 1: MM Vol 1 - 036

Number 036

Rob Zombie

"Dragula"

(1998)
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Genre:Hard Rock

I do not know how many times this song has been used in a movie, but it must be a few. If i was making a film i would wan't this song too, its a pure rip snorter and i never tire hearing it. White Zombie is featured in "The Definitive 1000 Songs of all Time" at Number 681. It seems Zombie is today enjoying his film making and comic books a bit more than recording music. Rob must be the only guy who could draw his own script, act and score it. Bet that pisses of his critics and good job too. Now heres a scene for film, Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson sitting outside a coffee shop sipping Bloody Mary's discussing politics. Hoo Yah.

art by dnobody

Just as White Zombie was on the verge of becoming the most popular metal band in the land, Rob Zombie decided he was an auteur. Stopping short of breaking up the band, Zombie set out to make sure everyone know that he was the main force in the band, as if there were any doubt in the first place. He did extracurricular animation, managed a band, started a record label, drew a sequence in Beavis & Butt-Head Do America, appeared in films, wrote the script for The Crow 3 (Holy cow!) (which he planned to direct), and most tellingly of all, he recorded a solo album, Hellbilly Deluxe. Since White Zombie was always his baby, it seems a little strange that he had the need to break away from the group, especially since the album sounds exactly like a White Zombie record, complete with thunderous industrial rhythms, drilling metal guitars, and B-movie obsessions. For most listeners, it doesn't matter if Hellbilly Deluxe is technically a White Zombie or Rob Zombie album, since it delivers the goods, arguably even better than Astro-Creep: 2000. To outsiders, the entire schlock enterprise may seem ridiculous or sound monotonous, but even the weak cuts here hit hard and give fans exactly what they want. ~ [Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide]

Dragula?

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"Dragula" is the first single from Rob Zombie solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. It is perhaps Zombie's most well known song from his solo act. The song is based on the drag racer "DRAG-U-LA" featured in the sitcom The Munsters. The audio clip "superstition, fear and jealousy" at the beginning of the song is from the film Horror Hotel. The words are spoken by Christopher Lee. The song also appears on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future, the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie, and a remix is contained on American Made Music to Strip By. Another remix of the song, the Hot Rod Herman remix, appears in the movie The Matrix, and can be found on its soundtrack. This song also appear on the Playstation 1 game "Gran Turismo 2 game and soundtrack. It has also been in the movie The Watcher, but does not appear on that soundtrack. The song makes an appearance in Twisted Metal 4 (along with "Meet the Creeper", "Superbeast", and a few other Rob/White Zombie Hits), and so the car itself with Rob Zombie as a playable character. The song was also featured in the Sega Dreamcast game Jet Grind Radio as well as the Playstation 1 game Sled Storm. Also, the instrumental "Super Monster Sex Action" can be found on specific versions of the single. The song was covered by Transient for The Electro-Industrial Tribute to Rob Zombie in 2002. The music video features Rob Zombie riding in the Munster Koach (not the actual Dragula racing car) with various shots of the band members and different scenes from movies. It achieved heavy rotation on MTV following the huge success of the album. The video also appears in the film Idle Hands for a few seconds. ~[Source:Wikipedia]

What made Zombie? (Besides his Parents)

Rob and his brother Michael Cummings both share an interest in 1960s counter-culture, B horror movies, Western movies, and fantasy comics.Rob Zombie has been a longtime fan of The Ramones, The Misfits, shock-rocker Alice Cooper, British heavy-metal pioneers Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and many more. Styles of these musicians continue to be a strong influence on him to this day. Both brothers went to college, but Rob dropped out to pursue other interests. Rob got his start by working as a technician for Pee Wee's Playhouse. It was also during this point that he met future White Zombie band-mate Sean Yseult. ~ [Source:Wikipedia]

For White Zombie visit The Def 1000 Songs #681

For Black Sabbath visit The Def 1000 Songs Number 979 & Number 826

This song has a crowbarred rating of 80.7 out of 108

Rob Zombie (White Zombie) - Dragula
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