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
Audio sample
"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] An article by the staff of Far Out Magazine called the song a "classic track" and "a reminder of the power and prowess of a furious punk song". [10]

Personnel

Cover versions

"Hybrid Moments" has been covered by such artists as Blink-182, [14] Green Day, [1] [15] Mac DeMarco, [16] No Use for a Name, [17] Helvetia and Thee MVPs. [10]

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 , [18] the 2018 film Mid90s , [19] and the 2019 video game WWE 2K20 .

See also

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  10. 1 2 "Thee MVPs cover the furious Misfits classic 'Hybrid Moments'". Far Out Magazine. May 22, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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