WASP are back with a bang

Mark_R

Well this was a surprise, just listened to the new WASP single "scream", (watch the lyric video, rather good that) and it is pretty awesome, full on 80's metal, but with a touch of refinement that adds a nice smooth layer to it.

Not always liked WASP in mid 90's early 2000's, Dominator apart, but this is bang on it.

Listened to the other single Last Runaway, not quite as good, however the audio quality on the link made it hard to listen to, but again it has given good indication of the almost thrash like direction WASP have gone in.  Cant wait for the album to arrive in the post tomorrow!

bingefeller

WASP are pretty good.  Blackie can write some great ballads. 

RobDavies

The first WASP album is perfect Heavy Metal.

bingefeller

I love Crimson Idol.  One of the best rock albums ever.

hubobulous

bingefeller said:

I love Crimson Idol.  One of the best rock albums ever.

It is an epic album full of so much memorable material. Really good songwriting

FelineGuitars

Was supposed to be a Blackie Lawless solo album , and his obsession with The Who kind of shines through as it has a few Quadraphenia like moments.

The lead playing by Bob Kulick (yes brother of Kiss' Bruce Kulick) is superb.

Also a big fan of the first two WASP albums - last command should get more love really.

Was at the Lyceum gig in '84 - that was insane.

thomasross20

Wow this sounds great!! I've never heard Crimson - must rectify that!

Philly_Q

bingefeller said:

I love Crimson Idol.  One of the best rock albums ever.

It has some really good songs and I like Blackie's voice.  But the whole "concept" is absolute bollocks.

(But then I'm never fond of concept albums.  As @FelineGuitars knows, I even think Operation: Mindcrime is very silly.) 

FelineGuitars

Philly_Q said:

bingefeller said:

I love Crimson Idol.  One of the best rock albums ever.

It has some really good songs and I like Blackie's voice.  But the whole "concept" is absolute bollocks.

(But then I'm never fond of concept albums.  As @FelineGuitars knows, I even think Operation: Mindcrime is very silly.) 

Yeah - that's just crazy talk Philly

axisus

I always hated WASP. Not based on the music, which I can't even remember to be honest, but I always thought that Lawless was an annoying jerk. Shallow opinions, they make the world go around.

thomasross20

I'm not big on concept albums I have to say

cbilly22

Read this thread earlier and drove to work this morning with Live...in the Raw blaring....great fun.

"I'M...BLIND...IN...TEXAAAAAAS"

ahem.

mike_l

FelineGuitars said:

Was supposed to be a Blackie Lawless solo album , and his obsession with The Who kind of shines through as it has a few Quadraphenia like moments.

The lead playing by Bob Kulick (yes brother of Kiss' Bruce Kulick) is superb.

Also a big fan of the first two WASP albums - last command should get more love really.

Was at the Lyceum gig in '84 - that was insane.

I LOVE the Last Command, awesome album, in an 80's metal way. I love the Headless Children as well, and Crimson Idol was the album that got me into WASP, and was one of the first albums I ever bought.

cruxiform

The Headless Children is my fave WASP album, more serious and a little darker than their earlier efforts. Also it has the best Who cover ever IMO.

bingefeller

thomasross20 said:

Wow this sounds great!! I've never heard Crimson - must rectify that!

Definitely check it out.  

cruxiform said:

The Headless Children is my fave WASP album, more serious and a little darker than their earlier efforts. Also it has the best Who cover ever IMO.

Ah yeas The Real Me.  Blackie's vocals are superb.  

Grumpyrocker

I love Crimson Idol, the line "where is the love...to shelter me." I found very powerful around the time the record came out as my mother had recently died. 

Looking forward to hearing the new album.

cruxiform

Ah yeas The Real Me.  Blackie's vocals are superb.  

I agree. What I like about it is that they kept it pretty much kept to the original instead of messing about with it.

Grumpyrocker

Listened to the new album last night and again this morning. Really great. 

fretmeister

cruxiform said:

Ah yeas The Real Me.  Blackie's vocals are superb.  

I agree. What I like about it is that they kept it pretty much kept to the original instead of messing about with it.

The bass is different. And far better than the original.

bingefeller

fretmeister said:

cruxiform said:

Ah yeas The Real Me.  Blackie's vocals are superb.  

I agree. What I like about it is that they kept it pretty much kept to the original instead of messing about with it.

The bass is different. And far better than the original.

yes!

Love the bass fills in the second verse.  

Nunogilberto

My wife used to work in Tesco and served Blackie after their gig in the mighty Ebbw Vale leisure centre a few years back...