Some people love him, some people hate him. Me, I don’t care much about the man one way or the other, but I do like the music. Plus, you can’t deny Glenn Danzig’s place in music history from The Misfits to Samhain to his solo work in Danzig.

What always drew me to Danzig was not just the heaviness of the riffs, the darker overtones of the music, and Glenn’s powerful voice, but the blues influence throughout. Take a listen to the song “Bodies”

Is it me? Or does that bass line sound like Led Zeppelin’s “How Many More Times”? The song is still its own thing, and it’s a pretty good jam.

“Twist of Cain” perfectly manifests that vocal styling, the heavy but bluesy and slightly evil sounding riffage. Yes, I’m a fan of John Christ‘s guitar work. I even bought his solo album, “Flesh Caffeine” which had some good moments on it (wonder where he is now). I like that he’s not all about power chords; not that there’s anything wrong with power chords, but John has some great riffs.

And of course, the song that put Danzig on the map, “Mother”