Type O Negative thread

[Scotty G]

Any ToN fans on here? Personally I think they were the best metal band of the 90s. Slow, Deep, and Hard is my favorite metal album. Their music was explosive. Steele's voice, bass playing and songwriting were impeccable, and Josh Silver's keyboards elevated it even further. Even when they embraced their gothic reputation they operated beyond it and never really fit in anywhere. They made gold houses out of shit bricks. I don't think another band quite like them will ever happen again.

 

[Innocuous]

They're good

 

[FemalePresident]

Amazing band. I was really sad when I heard about Peter's death, he was such a talented musician.

My favorites albums are October Rust (yes, I know it's easy to pick this one, but I still enjoy it a lot) and World Coming Down. But honestly I think all their albums are great, each one on its own.

 

[WEEDle]

They're good

Indeed.

 

[aerostar88]

Man, I loved them when I was in junior high/high school. I don't think I've really listened since then, but I should. Was listening to some Carnivore recently, though!

 

[Dr.Research]

One of my biggest regrets is not being able to see them live. If I think about it, I will really get bummed. It's like the weirdest empty feeling.
I actually live pretty close to New York City and when I turned 18 (this was after he died ) I really wished I could have found where he lived and asked him to make sweet love to me maybe give me an autograph or get a picture with him.

You're right about them being unique. Look at A Pale Horse Named Death. They're alright, especially for having two former TON members in it, but it doesn't really feel real. When Peter said he wanted to slit his wrists or was in pain, I believed it. When APHND goes on, it feels more like it's what they're supposed to do.

I based so much of my high school art around TON and still do, to an extent. You know there was supposed to be a biography written about Peter but apparently it was completely unauthorized by his family and both them and Josh, Kenny &Johnny didn't support it because it wasn't accurate.

But Seriously. Words cannot express how much I love this band and Peter Steele.

 

[VaraeIon115]

Yeah, they're something of a legend here in New York.

For me, it's the humor of Type O that sets them apart. My father would play "Origin of the Feces" at worksites back in the late 90s, and everyone would laugh about Pete taking the D-train to bury his broads. The lyrics and Pete's on-stage banter were great.
Combine that with Type O's raw, emotional power, nostalgic keys and industrial guitar, and you've got a sound no one can replicate. Most importantly, it's a unique feeling that they're able to give you. It defines a significant part of my life, as weird as that sounds.

I never got much into the 'goth' aspect of the culture that surrounded them, but I suppose there's little more gothic a thing than endlessly reminiscing over the bones of 'better times'. Some people listen to them while painted up like Victorian dolls, others while hauling sheetrock in ripped jeans, sucking a Marlboro. I wouldn't give up either for the world.

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

My souldeep love for this band has been characterized in these other posts more eloquently (& w/ the classy brevity that I'd never be able to pull off in writing if you get me going on these dudes & the impact their discography still has on my life.) You guys get it. So I'll just say this:

They were also my first experience with the reality that a band out there actually did The Beatles, better than The Beatles. --And another novella would follow if I were to dive into the rabbit hole of the supernovic paradigm shift that Abbey Road made on my life-- so I'll just tell you that due to playing each one to the point of total & unsalvageable fucking destruction, I've owned four copies of that album on vinyl since high school. (Now we'll find out how long a 180g can withstand me; all the others were original issues. ...)

Ergo, I don't say this lightly: Type 0 totally raped them on "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" & up to the moment I heard their medley, I never thought such a thing possible. Whiplash'd, bro.

Oh look, I've gone off the rails anyway. I'll conclude with one more thing.

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[SofondaCox]

Nothing like T.O.N. We'll never see their equal. The live performances were incredible, genuinely sad for anyone who missed out. It was a magical time for music. I'm glad he left before things got to where they are now. Saw one of the boys in a Danzig video recently and it was wistful as fuck.

We were electroCute, fellas. ❤

 

[NOXIN]

Great sense of humour, I still get a kick out of their "live" album Origin of Feces. Also the footage of Peter sweeping up the stage while Pantera play is such a dumb funny thing to watch.

Once I figure out how AI art works I'll create a series of pictures of a young Peter Steele portraying Vampire Hunter D in a live-action adaption.

 

[VaraeIon115]

They were also my first experience with the reality that a band out there actually did The Beatles, better than The Beatles.

I remember a funny story that went along with that. Scuttlebutt says the Beatles raked them over the coals for the rights to those medley songs, and Type O was on the hook for almost a hundred grand or so. Roadrunner was ready to cut loose when Josh Silver was able to talk them off the ledge AND pony up the cash. Pete subtly bragged about having a Jew around to deal with these kinds of label issues they kept getting themselves in.

And you know, now that you got me thinking about it, Type O had a great way of incorporating 60's bubblegum in their music, and fitting it seamlessly with their aesthetic sound. The way they'd bust out the sitar in some songs gave it a real 'hippie summer' kind of vibe. Pete's got a real slick cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men" floating around out there that got leaked a while back, I recommend it if you haven't heard it. Rough audio, but you learn to like it.

 

[Sayer of the N-Word]

I have seen at least four women with TON tattoos on the back of their necks at various shows over the years.

 

[MadDisaster]

I still remember many of the little goth girls of my acquaintance having teenage crushes on Peter Steele - he was still alive at the time and posing shirtless all over, so it's hard to blame them.

I remain sad that I did not get the chance to see them live. Things just never worked out right, and then it was too late.

 

[Sayer of the N-Word]

Oh, no doubt. TON and unappealing goth girls who cut themselves were so closely linked in my mind that I didn't listen to a single song until I was in my 20s even though I was crazy about Carnivore.

Oh look, I've gone off the rails anyway. I'll conclude with one more thing.

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[Mesh Gear Fox]

I absolutely love TON. It takes me back to high school/college. I was lucky enough to see them when they were on tour for World Coming Down. I've been to many shows since then, but it's still one of the best live performances I've ever witnessed. I didn't realize how tall Pete was until he walked out on stage. Dude was a giant. I was so gutted when he passed.

 

[Foxymophandlemama]

Man, TON is one of my all time favorites. The sense of humor, the quality of the songs, how often Peter would get vulnerable in his lyrics. Anesthesia is my favorite song of theirs. Rest in peace tall man.

 

[CowPox]

Its like a death...
Death....
Death...
Death in the family.....

 

[Stanley the Gay Wizard]

Holy shit, there's a Type O thread?
I love Type O Negative, one of my favorite bands ever, the nice heavy sound, the humor, the boner-jams, everything about this band I love. Never saw them live I was only 16 when Peter Steele passed.

 

[svod]

EVER THROWING AT HIS HOME
TWO GLASS HOUSES, TWENTY STONES

 

[Real Mayun]

I Like Goils is the best song I disagree with