Name: The Best Of The Best 1984-2000 - W.A.S.P.
Brand: W.A.S.P.
SKU: 0636551803618
Price: 32.22 EUR
Availability: InStock

Description

double 180 GM heavyweight gatefold lp

Artist

Hair / Glam Metal (Heavy Metal) band (1981-1987) and Heavy Metal band (1989-present) from Los Angeles, California (USA).

W.A.S.P. (a.k.a. WASP) formed in 1981. The band is led by vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Blackie Lawless. They arose out of Los Angeles's glam metal scene and gained notoriety for their over the top stage shows, which included the band throwing raw meat into the audience, scantily clad women on stage, and Lawless's spark-shooting codpiece. The group's first single, "Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)" brought further infamy. The group's name, itself, was somewhat controversial, as some theorized that W.A.S.P. stood for phrases like "We Are Sexual Perverts" and "We Are Satan's People", although, in fact, the periods between the letters were just for visual affect. The band was commercially successful throughout most of the 1980's but also caught the attention of parent's groups, most significantly the PMRC. Lawless continues to record and tour under the W.A.S.P. banner with various line ups. In the 2000s, he reclaimed the Christian faith of his youth and subsequently began toning down his stage shows and censoring some of the lyrics to some of his older, more explicit songs during live performances. He has also publicly stated that he will no longer play "Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)" due to his religious faith.

Tracks

A1 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

A2 Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)

A3 I Wanna Be Somebody

A4 L.O.V.E. Machine

B1 On Your Knees

B2 Show No Mercy

B3 Blind In Texas

B4 Wild Child

C1 Sex Drive

C2 9-5 N.A.S.T.Y.

C3 Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue)

D1 Mean Man

D2 Unreal

D3 Helldorado

D4 Dirty Balls

Releases

Formats

CD, Vinyl

Labels

Snapper Music, Snapper Classics, Madfish, Apocalypse , Apocalypse , Snapper IPR Ltd

Countries

Germany, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, UK & Europe

years

2000, 2004, 2015

Members

~~Randy Piper~~,~~Chris Holmes (2)~~,~~Johnny Rod~~,~~Frankie Banali~~,~~Steve Riley~~,~~Mike "Spud" Dupke~~,Steven Duren,Patrick Johansson (2),~~Stet Howland~~,Mike Duda,~~Darrell Roberts~~,~~Rik Fox~~,~~Tony Richards (4)~~,Glenn Holland (2),~~Don Costa (3)~~,Douglas Blair Lucek