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www.myspace.com/hellfeelslikehome Lugosi's Moprhine- The End of the Beginning Review
This album is a total riot that is full of wit, humor, and great goth drenched revved up Death Rock 'n Roll. Vocalist D.F. Lazarus has a deliciously dark mid range voice that shimmers and shines with attitude and mischief. The guitar duo of Anastasia and Slug have tight high octane punk rhythms with warm creepy distortion. Marquis De' Blood's bass and Herb's drums lay down a solid pounding punk rock foundation.
"The Year Without Halloween" is amusing look at feeling to blue on Halloween to go out and egg or toilet paper houses. Musically this song is a frantic stomp with driving drums and dark hard guitars. The vocals are tongue and cheek sarcasm. Very cool break that slows the song down before breaking into a cool fuzzed out solo. "I Like it Spooky" starts off with some disgruntled talk about all the work that goes into being dark and all people can say is that it's spooky. Right before the song kicks in there is a super sultry female response of "I like it Spooky." Extremely catchy fast paced song with clever lyrics. The backing "ohhhs" behind the main vocals are just beautiful. The chorus has a huge sing along hook perfect for blasting on your car stereo while driving through town in your hearse (or while riding in the back of one). "Bucket of Blood" starts off with some wild rock n' roll lead guitar and moves into a melodic punk rocker. Lyrically this is about a bar of the same name that serves eerie favorites such as "a shot of Jim Scream" or for you lightweights the non-bloodaholic "O'Ghouls." The Narcoleptic Necrophiliac" brought a most hilarious image to my mind that I never would have thought of: A guy falling asleep on top of a corpse while in the throes of passion. Even funnier is the idea that if you work at the cemetery before you throw any loose bodies you find scattered about into their grave, make sure they aren't just sleeping! "Graves" starts off with a lone crunchy punk guitar. The vocals bring in the melody line and speak of trying to get a job in the death business. Can you think of a better way to make a buck and fulfill some of your morbid curiosity? Stick during the silence that follows "Graves" and you will be rewarded with an eerie cover of Eva O's "Children of the Light" with a lovely unnerving vocal by guitarist Anastasia.
The End of the Beginning is a lot of fun and ranks among the coolest new things I have heard in 2008. This album is the perfect audio companion for when you dark humored b-movies freaks can't pop a dvd into watch (driving, eyes poked out, zombie took a bite out of the part of your brain that knew how to work the remote). Lugosi's Morphine are a blast so grab your shovel and go dig some graves with them already! Or at least buy the album, you won't be disappointed.