[KR...]

Does anyone here have certain songs that they like to play for certain holidays?

During Halloween I used to always play the most creepy songs in my CD collection. These days however, it's almost pointless, since that's almost every CD

Nevertheless, it might be a fun thing to list your favorite songs to listen to for Halloween. It doesn't matter what style it is, as long as it fits into the whole Halloween theme.

 

[eastsidemetalhd]

...you definitely gotta have the Misfits in there somewhere!!

 

[KR...]

Let's see here, I have :

Misfits – Static Age
Misfits – Walk Among Us
Misfits – Evilive
Misfits – Earth A.D.
Misfits – Walk Among You : Live in New York City (bootleg)
Misfits – Legacy of Brutality
Misfits – Collection 1
Misfits – Collection 2

Think that's enough?

 

[slindeman]

Easy. Danny Elfman.

 

[dngl]

Listen to NIN Downward Spiral, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, then watch the unreleased NIN Broken EP video and that's a hell of a scare for Halloween.

 

[MacDEF]

Ministry: "Everyday is Halloween"?

 

[Mr_Happy]

Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman's old band) and
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove by Dead Can Dance

 

[anders213]

Anything from
SLAYER !~!

 

[stymie miasma]

Yen Pox - "Blood Music"
Lustmord - "Heresy"
In Slaughter Natives - "Enter Now the World"
Coil - "Unoffocial Themes for Hellraiser"

 

[KR...]

Who's Danny Elfman?

 

[MacDEF]

Quote:

Who's Danny Elfman?

He was the leader of the band Oingo Boingo, and now spends much of his time composing soundtracks and scores. He's also Jenna Elfman's (Dharma & Gregg star) dad

 

[dngl]

Danny Elfman also wrote the score and sang on the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack... which should certainly be played at halloween.

 

[Galileo's Dad]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Diamanda Galas's "The Divine Pit" and "Saint of the Pit". While they are part of a three part work dealing with AIDS, they are also very creepy. I think there is also a Current 93 record (maybe it was "Current 93 presents . . .") that was, according to the liner notes, designed to make you ill (the whole record was a bunch of high, sharp tones--like scratching a chalkboard, but worse). As I recall it actually worked--even on those unaware of the record's stated purpose--but I haven't dug out any of my old industrial records in a long time.

 

[KR...]

I think that Diamanda Galas is a bit much for most people

 

[Galileo's Dad]

I don't disagree with KR...'s observation that "Diamanda Galas is a bit much for most people ", but this was for a Halloween playlist. I happen to like those albums very much, but they aren't everyday music. Also, I might just have fond memories attached to them.

Advice for all you kids out there: If you are unhappy with your college roommate you can play these records often and they'll likely move out or, at least, be very frigthened of you.