On August 20, 1996, Type O Negative released their fourth studio album, October Rust, which featured the organ-heavy ode to polyamorous relationships, "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend." The album came three years after the band's platinum-selling Bloody Kisses and carried similar themes regarding sexuality, addressed with singer Peter Steele's signature tawdry sense of humour and dark sensuality. Shortly after the release of October Rust, the group performed the song for MTV's long-running heavy-metal show Headbangers Ball. While the single failed to chart in the U.S (it reached a peak position of #15 on the Official Finish Charts) it remains a fan favourite to this day. Ever the image-conscious frontman, the live performance shows the late singer crooning seductively into the microphone with his face obscured by long black hair, his dramatic tongue-rolls with every "r" played up even further in the live setting. The frenzied light show and spirited grooving of the band accentuates the Sixties psychedelic feel of the track while the enigmatic Steele and his low-slung bass hold steady front and centre.
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The official music video (which you can see below) is a Technicolor dream romp starring Steele and his two lyrical "girlfriends," and has amassed nearly eight-million views on the official Roadrunner Records YouTube channel alone.
I'm sorry. If you didn't know who Peter Steele was before clicking on that video, you're probably confused and disturbed by now. Whether you embrace his way or despise them, he's a man you can't forget. He lead a band of depressive, giant gothic rockers, posed for Playgirl, recorded the most awesome album intro of all-time, shot several awesomely depressed videos, died young, stuff like that. It turns a man into a legend, especially in the internet age. He died or heart failure in 2010, at 48 years old. Nobody expected it, but you can only take so many years of hard liquor and cocaine. Love him or hate him, he was one of a kind. This one's for you, Peter. Whatever place you might be haunting now, thanks for the years of oddities.
People like Peter Steele made fun of their love for fascism. As in Carnivore. I didn't think it funny then, I still don't like it now. (Race war by Carnivore par example)
ReplyDeleteTON really kicked ass. And their dark sense of humour goes deeper than many.
DeleteDidn't know the man personally but music and live performances seem to me more about freedom than rightwing restrictive thinking.
I might be wrong but few groups played so out there and it¿s hard to be impartial when liking their music so much.
Those ruling the planet are the real thing. Type O Negative just played crushing songs with the darkest sense of reality.
I sincerely hope you can enjoy their music without that stick in the wheel.
That's why dear AJ posted this. Rock'n'roll, attitude & freedom are part of the blog.
Best regards from Argentina ( a country where president Peron sheltered thousands of nazis)
Thanks Anon from Argentina
DeleteType O Negative were AWESOME!!! Too bad Peter died so young! I saw them open for DANZIG in the 90s and he looks exactly the way I think Danzig thinks of himself... lol ... Tall, dark, enigmatic, and POWERFUL! Then Danzig came out to play (and he's easily 2 feet shorter, but appears to be unaware of that fact)
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