Hybrid Moments

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"Hybrid Moments"
Song by the Misfits
from the album Static Age
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1996
RecordedJanuary–February 1978
Genre
Length1:42
Label Caroline
Songwriter(s) Glenn Danzig
Producer(s) Dave Achelis
Tom Bejgrowicz
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"Hybrid Moments"

"Hybrid Moments" is a song by the American punk rock band Misfits, recorded in 1978 for their proposed debut album Static Age . The song remained unreleased until 1985, when a remixed version of the song appeared on the compilation album Legacy of Brutality . The original recording was re-released on the 1996 boxed set The Misfits . The song is written by frontman and vocalist Glenn Danzig.

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Recording and release

"Hybrid Moments" was one of a number of songs recorded by the Misfits in January–February 1978 for their proposed album Static Age , which would remain unreleased in its entirety until 1996. [2] It was recorded in C.I. Studios in New York, New York. [3] The song was first made officially available on the compilation album Legacy of Brutality , released in 1985, as a remix by Danzig of the original 1978 recording. [4] [5] This was because Danzig exclusively mixed, produced, and performed overdubs for most of the songs on Legacy of Brutality himself without consulting his former bandmates. [5] [6] The original version of "Hybrid Moments" was included on the 1996 release of Static Age as part of the boxed set The Misfits , [7] and would appear on the 1997 release of Static Age as well. [3]

Critical reception

In his book This Music Leaves Stains: The Complete Story of the Misfits, James Greene, Jr. writes that the song "owes much of its romantic drama to the touch of Roy Orbison but serves a swinging rock bravado all its own, finding a great middle ground between a vintage 1950s melodic approach with the weighty sensibilities of Black Sabbath." [8] Maggie Serota of Pitchfork also compared Danzig's vocals to those of Orbison, writing that "It takes a real commitment to the bit to croon the line, 'When new creatures rape your face/Hybrids opened up the door,' [...] and make it sound like it was plucked from a Roy Orbison ballad rather than a deleted Simon and Hecubus sketch from The Kids in the Hall ." [7]

Aaron Lariviere of Stereogum ranked the song #6 on his list of the 10 best Misfits songs, calling it "a roller coaster of melody that stops short and leaves you hanging, hungry for more." [9]

Personnel

Cover versions

"Hybrid Moments" has been covered by such artists as Blink-182, [13] Green Day, [1] [14] Mac DeMarco, [15] and No Use for a Name. [16]

The song has been featured in films, television series, and video games, including the first episode of the first season of the television series Castle Rock , [17] the 2018 film Mid90s , [18] and the 2019 video game WWE 2K20 .

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Exposito, Suzy; Galil, Leor (May 12, 2016). "15 Great Misfits Covers". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ Greene 2013, p. 19–20, 128.
  3. 1 2 3 Greene 2013, p. 128.
  4. ↑ Greene 2013, p. 133.
  5. 1 2 TomTrauma (September 29, 2018). "Misfits - Legacy of Brutality". Punknews.org. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ Greene 2013, p. 72.
  7. 1 2 Serota, Maggie (October 31, 2017). "Misfits: Static Age Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ Greene 2013, p. 20.
  9. ↑ Lariviere, Aaron (October 31, 2012). "The 10 Best Misfits Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. 1 2 3 Greene 2013, p. 19–20.
  11. ↑ Greene 2013, p. 19.
  12. ↑ Greene 2013, p. 19, 128.
  13. ↑ Coplan, Chris (June 23, 2014). "Blink-182 covers The Misfits' "Hybrid Moments"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  14. ↑ Roffman, Michael (December 10, 2011). "Video: Green Day – "Hybrid Moments" (Misfits cover)". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  15. ↑ Berenson, Sam (November 18, 2018). "Watch Mac DeMarco's 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Performance [Pro-Shot Video]". Live for Live Music. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  16. ↑ Frankel, Ricky (July 24, 2017). "No Use For A Name: "Hybrid Moments" (Misfits cover)". Punknews.org. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  17. ↑ Tallerico, Brian (July 25, 2018). "Castle Rock Recap: Welcome Home". Vulture . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  18. ↑ Williams, Aaron (October 16, 2018). "Jonah Hill Curated A Nostalgic 'Mid90s' Soundtrack Playlist For Spotify". Uproxx . Retrieved September 2, 2019.

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