I’m not the biggest Rob Zombie fan. I think he has been making the same record over and over since the release of this one. Sure, there are bells and whistles and a whole bunch of technology added to the mix now, but essentially there has been nothing new for eons. Apart from John Tempesta on drums, he got rid of the whole band so he could just name the whole shebang after himself. I’m sure there were a lot of “financial” reasons for doing that because as a solo unit you make more of the cash yourself.
I quite like the B-Movie horror schtick that is interspersed throughout the whole album here, as it was new and fresh. Black Sunshine is really cool with a sub fifties groove to the beat, and an appearance from Iggy Pop. Grindhouse A Go Go is probably the best on here – he has revisited this groove and vibe a lot on the albums that came after.
The band has gotten better for sure, as you won’t get a better guitarist than John 5 in your band, but for me, I don’t need to own anything else other than this.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
