Rob Zombie, Hellbilly Deluxe
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Rob Zombie, Hellbilly Deluxe
Produced by Rob Zombie & Scott Humphrey
Rob Zombie – vocals, lyrics, producer, music, production, all other art, additional photos, art direction
Riggs – guitars
Blasko – bass
Tempesta – drums
Danny Lohner – additional guitars & bass
Mark Matcho – additional guitars & bass
Tommy Lee – drums on "Meet the Creeper" and "The Ballad of Resurrection Joe and Rosa Whore"
Released August 25, 1998
Bugdet no budget found
Rating: google users: 98% Rolling Stone 3/5 stars, Billboard "Favorable," Entertainment Weekly C+
Hellbilly Deluxe is the first solo release from Rob Zombie, and the first album released after the break up of White Zombie. The album proved to be a commercial success, reaching the top five of the Billboard 200 and selling over three million copies in the United States.
Awards
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United States: 3M records sold
UK: 60K
New Zealand: 15K
Canada: 200,000
Peaked at #5 on the US Billboard top 200
Tracks
"Call of the Zombie" - Scott Humphrey, Zombie 0:30
Creepy intro, kinda sets the mood. Wonder who recorded it and how old they were.
"Superbeast" - Humphrey, Zombie, Charlie Clouser 3:40 3rd single, released June 3, 1999
Sounds like all Zombie songs; heavy and abrassive. Very 90's/2000's sound. The video is hilarious.
"Dragula" - Humphrey, Zombie 3:42 Lead Single from the Album, Released Aug 24, 1998
Gerat song, catchy riff, I will always associate this song with The Matrix.
The audio clip "superstition, fear and jealousy" heard at the beginning of the song is a sample of dialogue from the 1960 horror film The City of the Dead (also known as Horror Hotel), and is spoken by Christopher Lee
"Living Dead Girl" - Humphrey, Zombie 3:21 Second Single released Feb 16, 1999
I didn't realize I knew this song, never knew the name of it. Again, all sound similar. Heavy and gritty.
"Perversion 99" - Humphrey, Zombie 1:43
This is a different song, def not what I expected. Just an instramental break. Sounds like commercial music or elevator music. It sounds VERY much like some phone hold music.
"Demonoid Phenomenon" - Humphrey, Zombie 4:11
Again, very heavy, but still catchy. Good video; it's a lot of filmed concert footage, and tons of topless girls. though, they were blurred. So much kenetic, chaotic energy. I can imagine they put on a good live show.
"Spookshow Baby" - Humphrey, Zombie 3:38
This one isn't as chaotic and messy as the other tracks. It's a good calm down track after the previous one.
"How to Make a Monster" - Humphrey, Zombie 1:38
This has a totally different sound. It's not as industrial. Almost punk-ish. But back to the chaos and energy. Sounds like it was recorded live or in a tin can. Weird sound.
"Meet the Creeper" - Humphrey, Zombie 3:13
Back to the Zombie sound; heavy, industrial, dark.
"The Ballad of Resurrection Joe and Rosa Whore" - Humphrey, Zombie 3:55
I like the intro, build up. It's not as metal/heavy as the others. There it is.
"What Lurks on Channel X?" - Humphrey, Zombie 2:29
I mean... It's kinda more of the same. I know he's saying different words in each song, but they mostly sound the same.
"Return of the Phantom Stranger" - Humphrey, Zombie 4:32
Obviously Zombie is into classic horror, and the organ opening of this song pays to that. This is more bareable since it's not so chaotic; but still heavy and dark. This guy lives in spooky season all year round, it seems.
"The Beginning of the End" Humphrey, Zombie 1:52
This seems to be just noise. No lyrics or anything. Interesting closer.
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**REVIEW AND RATING**
Chris 1.5
Stephen 3
Trey
TOP 5
Stephen:
1 Breakfast club
2 T2
3 Sandlot
4 Color out of space
5 Mail order brides
Chris:
1. sandlots
2. T2
3. trick r treat
4. rocky horror picture show
5. hubie halloween
Trey:
1) Boondocks Saints
2) Mail Order Brides
3) Tombstone
4) Very bad things
5) She out of my league
Tucker:
1. T2
2: Tombstone
3: My Cousin Vinny
4: John Wick
5: Scream
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