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The rest of the album trails off with tracks such as " Lucifer Rising", " The Girl Who Loved The Monsters" and " Trade In Your Guns For A Coffin". It was just like, 'Yeah, we're in a rock band. It wasn't like we were trying to say anything deep or meaningful. We're a quintessential American band - everything that's right or wrong in Americana in one band. 'We're An American Band' hit us because it just felt so much like our life. But you always wanna add new songs into your live show, so John 5 and I would always sit in the back of the bus listening to stuff we could cover, but it was always like, 'Nah, that one's not right.' Cover songs are tricky. "I've never recorded a cover song as a solo artist, and I only recorded a few with WHITE ZOMBIE. I think Zombie would do the best job explaining the reason behind covering Grand Funk Railroad's " We're An American Band". It's almost an expectant in this day and age for a band/artist to cover artists they grew up on and influenced them. One with a great fast paced beat throughout the entire track and the other a sluggish anthem style song that both resemble vibes of "Dead Girl Supertar/Never Gonna Stop". Both " Behold, The Pretty Filthy Creatures" and " White Trash Freaks" bring me back to my "Sinister Urge" days. I thoroughly enjoyed the remaining tracks of the album. Though a " Theme For The Rat Vendor" is a small break in the opening of the album, some of the tracks lack the authenticity of the original Zombie are " Revelation Revolution", " Gong Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga", " Rock And Roll (In A Black Hole)." Not that they are worth skipping over in the CD but are single listen songs in my opinion. Like a bad song that doesn't seem to leave, this track still sounds like Zombie and will always be a better choice than the annoyance of whatever you just heard on the radio.no pun intended. After a few times of playing the track it really starts to get in your head. I mean, when comparing those bands to his solo albums it really makes the difference.Īnyways, the single " Dead City Radio and The New Gods of Supertown" at first glance does not seem all that interesting, being neither heavy nor original. A veteran guitar player for Zombie now, I've continued to find him unchallenged in his role(s).both Manson and Zombie. I think at this point I have to point out the great guitar work from John 5. It's an album that gives you the new and the old of Zombie.Īn eerie and slow building track that kicks off the album, " Teenage Nosferatu Pussy" is a great welcome back from the Zombie crew. This may not topple the other albums it but damn if it ever comes close. I guess like most other enthusiasts, I have been holding out for an album that would rival the likes of the debut "Hellbilly Deluxe" or my personal favourite "The Sinister Urge". VRRV is a breath of fresh demonic air into your lungs that you expect Zombie to do upon every album release. Hell, I'd even settle for some White Zombie, if were not going back too far for comparisons. Both albums had tracks I could listen to, but ultimately fell flat. I guess both EH and HDII had their own merit. We all have those artists in our lives who have done either or. Much like other metal artists in the past, you can either make a f**kin great album and return to former glory or continue to play to "greatest hits" tours. Between "Educated Horses" and "Hellbilly Deluxe II", I thought that Rob was reaching the point of no return. All cards on the table, I've been disappointed with Rob Zombie and his musical endeavours the last few years.