W.A.S.P. [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued]

W.A.S.P. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued
• Label: Snapper classics
• ASIN: B000006CCG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,848 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)

2. I Wanna Be Somebody

3. L.O.V.E. Machine

4. The Flame

5. B.A.D.

6. School Daze

7. Hellion

8. Sleeping (In The Fire)

9. On Your Knees

10. Tormentor

11. The Torture Never Stops

12. Show No Mercy

13. Paint It Black

Editorial Reviews

Domestic reissue of their debut album, originally released in 1984 on Capitol. Now remastered and with three bonus tracks: 'Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)', 'Show No Mercy' and a cover of the Stones' 'Paint It Black'. 13 tracks total. 1998 Snapper release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SLEEPING IN THE FIRE, March 19, 2002

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Michael Courtney "exiled01" (San Antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: W.A.S.P. (Audio CD)

Absolutely the best single release by W.A.S.P.! This was a phenomenal album when it first came out and the CD is still great to listen to today. This is metal at it's finest! The band would continue to put out good material for years to come, but in my opinion, this was the pinnacle of their creative careers. Every song here is good, whether it is heavy or slow. If I had to pick a weakest moment it would be the track "Hellion", simply because I can't even remember it at 3 in the morning, but the others ring loud and clear.

As far as good songs go, there is more than an ample supply. Tracks worth a close listen include "B.A.D.", "School Daze", "On Your Knees", "Tormentor", and "The Torture Never Stops". Exceptional songs that should have been huge hits are "I Wanna Be Somebody", "The Flame", "LOVE Machine" and my favorite "Sleeping in the Fire". The bonus tracks make this an even better deal as you get "Animal", a great version of "Paint It Black", and "Show No Mercy".

Blackie Lawless vocals are very good on this CD, but the high point is probably the guitar work of Chris Holmes and Randy Piper. Not quite as good as the twin leads of Thin Lizzy, but very good indeed! The production and musicianship make this an excellent release. NO great metal collection should be complete without this recording. This is one of my 100 all-time best. If you like this you may try HEADLESS CHILDREN.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The album that launched the most outrageous band in rock!, March 2, 2000

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"metalbeast" - See all my reviews

This review is from: W.A.S.P. (Audio CD)

I really like this album. It may seem cheesy but it is 100% real rock and roll. Every song on this masterpeice is simply bursting with Raw Heavy Metal energy. My favourite songs on this album are 'Hellion', 'Animal', 'I wanna be somebody' and 'School Daze'. The guitar work is great on this album, Chris Holmes is a great guitarist. All the songs are very well written, Blackie Lawless is a materful METAL songwriter who writes music that should be listened to at MAXIMUM VOLUME.

This album come highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ever Cool, Ever Fresh, ever WASP!, February 23, 2005

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Mr.Vengeance (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: W.A.S.P. (Audio CD)

(My review scale: 1- Bad, 2- Average, 3- Good, 4- Very Good, 5- Excellent/Classic)

Of course it was easy to be fresh if you were WASP in 1984, and that's what this furious debut was, even if it wasn't completely original. WASP's debut fits alongside Ratt's, Out of the Cellar; Quiet Riot's, Metal Health and Motley Crue's, Shout at the Devil, in terms of 80's metal impact! It is a masterpiece of melodic metal pounding!

WASP, fronted by Blackie Lawless (who's only former claim to fame was being a member of the New York Dolls for about 10 minutes) came storming out of the L.A. club scene with the kind of reputation reserved for criminals. Stories of their wild stage show, featuring naked women chained to racks, raw meat, beheadings, and discount ticket prices for fans showing up at shows with a pint of blood (all donated to the Red Cross) made WASP legends before they ever had a record deal. A hard legend to live up to, but with this 1984 release, man, did they EVER live up to the billing. The bottom line here is that while it could be easy to dismiss WASP due to their over the top theatrics, there's not a single throwaway track on this album!!!

You start with the ultimate WASP anthem, "I Wanna Be Somebody", which is among the best metal songs of all time. Then the almost as catchy "L.O.V.E. Machine", which came along with a video that video channels refused to play in many countries, including Much Music in my own beloved Canada. (It does get airplay 20 years later on the Much Loud channel)

Smoking rocker "The Flame" continues side one's relentless pace, as it stretches Blackie "Doom Brother" Lawless' vocal range. Side one ends off with good rockers, "B.A.D." and "School Daze".

From the good old vinyl days, side two of this disk just keeps blasting! "The Hellion" is furious energy! "Sleeping (In the Fire) is a nice power ballad. The last three songs on this disk just COOK! "On Your Knees" is one of their best, while "Tormentor" foreshadows Blackie's future sound a bit. The album closes with the heavy and fast, "The Torture Never Stops".

This album is just so damn good! It features the original and BEST lineup of the band, Blackie, Randy Piper, Chris Holmes and Tony Richards. Leather, studs, bolts, nails, chainsaw codpieces, blood, sex, violence, lunacy...and rock and roll! This special 80's Metal release will always be among my faves! The added songs on the CD release are totally unnecessary. Buy it!