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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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Anybody into W.A.S.P.? Before now I hadn't ever really checked them out, but I recently saw a thread about them over on metal archives where people were discussing the fact that in spite of their Glam metal image, they're metal as fuck. I gave them a listen and picked up the Crimson Idol album. Good shit.....can't believe I've been missing out on this band up until now.
Any other fans with suggestions?
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Some of their more well-known songs include:
I Wanna Be Somebody
L.O.V.E. Machine
Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)
Mean Man
Blind In Texas
Wild Child
Kill Fuck Die
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JRA
Joined: Sep 17 2007
Location: The Opium Trail
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WASP is a highly underrated metal band. Part of their underratedness may or may not have to do with the fact that Blackie Lawless is the biggest asshole in the history of heavy metal. He's also a born again Christian, which in the entertainment business usually means that you've become such an asshole that people stop associating with you. And when mortals won't speak to you, you search for a higher power.
WASP's 90's output is generally more highly regarded then most of Blackie's contemporaries, but I haven't heard much of it for whatever reason.
I used to think Crimson Idol was WASP's best album. It's a great concept lyrically, but it's very repetitive musically. Especially with the drums, pretty much the same fill over and over again. I'd pick the debut as their best with The Headless Children as a close second.
Best songs:
Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The Rue Morgue)
Heretic (The Lost Child)
The Torture Never Stops
Blind In Texas
I Wanna Be Somebody
Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)
Thunderhead
Hellion
Wild Child
Forever Free
I'm also not entirely sure I would call them glam. They definitely teased their hair like most bands in the 80's, but it wasn't a case where you couldn't tell if they were guys.
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Syd Lexia
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I was going to mention Forever Free, but a lot of people don't like it. I dig it though.
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JRA
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Like fucking who?
Also, their cover of The Real Me is pretty good, but it lacks the bass shredding awesomeness of the original.
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Alowishus
Joined: Aug 04 2009
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It must have been 2005, i went to an Iron Maiden concert and this girl i didn't know came with us, friend of a friend.
Me: What bands do you like?
Her: W.A.S.P.
*Proceed to laugh in her face*
I'm glad the early 90s killed off this crap.
/contributiontothethread
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Syd Lexia
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It's a ballad, JRA, and ballads are "gay".
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JRA
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So is Sleeping In The Fire, and don't most WASP fans love that song?
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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Sleeping in the Fire is BAD ASS. The self-titled debut is probably their best, and The Last Command is decent too. I've been a fan of W.A.S.P since I was about 5 or 6. I even own the infamous "Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)" single on vinyl.
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JRA
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Of course Blackie won't play that damn song anymore because it makes his God cry.
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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Picked up the Headless Children album, and I've gotta say.......Crimson Idol is good, but HC kicks its ass all over the place.
I'd post some vids as evidence, but I can't figure out how to embed 
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Skinr
Title: Minituae Guru
Joined: Jul 17 2010
Location: Elsinore
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The way I originally found out about W.A.S.P. was their appearance in The Dungeonmaster (aka Ragewar). In that movie, the drummer literally explodes on stage.
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Mick Bynes
Title: The Death Metal God
Joined: Dec 04 2012
Location: Pomona, NY
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W.A.S.P. rocks! I have their Animal (Fuck Like A Beast) and their first couple of albums (WASP and The Last Command). I need to get more of their albums. They're quite an essential metal band.
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