Blackie Lawless is an amazing singer and definitely goes for shock value. Wild Child is another good one and also Love Machine, Tormentor, Animal, Blind In Texas and many more.
The "if Ozzy and kiss had a baby" quote was one of the most awesome quotes I've ever heard and probably the most accurate. I can't believe I didn't think of it first...it's so spot-on
My jaw just dropped that you did this song. I’m so amazed. I would’ve suggested love machine first rhythmically, but may be a little to risqué to begin with.
Imagine this wearing a concert shirt, long hair, high top tennis shoes, parachute pants driving a T-Top Camaro, blasting this track all over town! There will never be a time like the 80's ever again.
I can't stand the phrase "Hair Band". It only describes the look, not the music. Then everyone like this argues what is or isn't the phrase. Zeppelin, Boston, Queen etc all had some members with big hair too, not just 80's. Even lots of 60's bands had big hair too. Zep and Boston had very different sound other than tenor vocals, just as Poison and WASP were very different. To me, It's all "Classic Hard Rock/Metal". Who cares what the look is. Alice Cooper and Kiss are very different than David Bowie. It didn't matter if Kiss or Bowie wore their make up or not, so adding "Glam" doesn't help categorizing them. It doesn't matter if 70's 80's bands now have short hair, they're still playing the same music.
Just a heads up. W.A.S.P. is technically a "hair" band, but they're not your ordinary "Def Leppard, Poison, Bon Jovi" group. These guys are bad ass and are heavier than your typical hair band. They actually have a song called "Mean Man" and long-time AND founding guitarist Chris Holmes fits that bill. Blackie Lawless, the lead singer...just wow. My W.A.S.P. list includes "Wild Child", "Inside the Electric Circus", "Widowmaker", "Mean Man", "Forever Free", "Blind in Texas" and my all time favorite power ballad... "Sleeping in the Fire"
Yeah I wouldn't classify WASP as a hair band. Same goes for Skid Row. They both are more towards being metal bands. "Wild Child" iand "L.O.V.E. Machine" are my favorite WASP songs.
Tormentor Hellion and The Torture Never Stops. School Daze, Sex Drive, and two good covers one from The Who called "The Real Me" and a Rolling Stones cover of the song "Painted Black"
WASP (Wild Child) IS A Must! Blackie Lawless (Singer) and Chris Holmes (Guitarist) are priceless gems from that era. If you love WASP you will absolutely love Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction (Prime Mover) - Heavy Metal from the 80s at its finest.
I went out and got “ Wild Child “ tattooed on my upper thigh!!!! It’s a great WASP song!! Forever Free ( great song) Blind In Texas ( lots of fun) And there’s so much more! They did an album in 2015 with was amazing. The singer became a Christine again well you should hear something from that album too!! “Golgotha “ I do love this band. So much energy and fun!!!!❤😂
You guys are in for a real treat, WASP have a nice catalog of songs to choose from, next stop should be Blind in Texas, Last Command, and Mean Man. Later you can delve into some of their deeper stuff like sleeping in the fire, Chainsaw Charlie etc. you won't be disappointed.
WASP never got enough credit because of the shock value of their look and stage show. Absolutely great musicians and driving rhythms through their songs. Their debut album was insanely good!
Yes Amber, he drank blood........from a skull. 😁 Definitely a "shock rock" band from the 80s. Folks have already recommended songs, so I'll just say that one of their biggest hits that was NEVER played on the radio was "Animal F**k Like a Beast". That should tell you something about them. 🙂 Rock on! \m/
WASP. Legendary 80's shock rock metal. They were the type of band that would enrage conservative evangelicals. I remember when I first heard them in the mid 80's. I'd never seen anything like them. Singer blackie lawless also wrote some of the best ballads that got overlooked because of the type of band they were. I'm a WASP fan for life.
I love WASP! Blackie Lawless has an amazing voice and story. You should check out songs like THE HEADLESS CHILDREN, WILD CHILD, THE REAL ME, CHAINSAW CHARLIE, I AM ONE, THE IDOL, and the epic, my favorite 10 min conclusion to the Rock Opera: The Crimson Idol - THE GREAT MISCONCEPTIONS OF ME!!
This is one of those rare songs from the metal genre that I honestly believe no one who doesn't listen PRIMARILY to metal would truly appreciate. This is a deeper kind of glorious ridiculousness in the heavy metal field. Graduate level.
Thank you for checking this one out, it's my absolute favorite of theirs! After this came out in '84 it was one of my top 80s anthems for the entire decade...so empowering. If you notice, Blackie Lawless changes up the chorus at the end to "I'm GONNA be somebody!"...how 80s is that? 😎 Blackie is STILL putting out material, to this day, he's crazy talented...and, side note, he's come full circle and in the late 90s told folks that he turned back into a born-again Christian (he was raised Christian), which hasn't stopped his rockin' one bit.
WASP were NOT a hair band. They were an OG Heavy Metal, blood spitting angry, in your face Heavy Metal band. Blackie Lawless is probably one of the most underrated vocalists in Metal history.
This is one the best reactions I've seen on Rob Squad! Surprised Amber likes it so much. WASP was much wild and crazier than other 80's bands at the time. Glad y'all expanded to more 80's bands, there's actually lots more in the 80's hard rock/metal genre.
ALRIGHT!!!!! Now y’all getting into the kings of shock metal!!!Lead singer Blackie Lawless, Chris Holmes & company were a force to be reckoned with in the 80zzz & early 90zzz….this is a great one, but you gotta react to some with teeth, such as “Scream(If You Like It), “Blind in Texas”, “The Real Me”, “Animal(F Like a Beast), “LOVE Machine”, “Inside the Electric Circus”, “I Don’t Need No Doctor”, “Forever Free” & “Heretic( The Lost Child)….all good stuff. So damn heavy 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
WASP doesn't get the props that they deserve. Bada** band...and, Blackie Lawless has talent coming out of his ears. He does it all from writing, production, engineering, to performing. Great catalog of material.
From somebody that loves 60s/70s/80s, & Motown........ I really (I mean REALLY) enjoyed that!!! And thats all down to you guys. Because I now consider you both as freinds, i tune into your channel everynight and listen & watch you react to all different kinds of music, i now find myself liking the "Hair Bands" as you like to call them. Which i never did back when i was growing up & discovering music in the 70s & 80s. So.......Thank you for that!......I think 😮.....Seriously though, i do, i thank you. ❤🎼🎙
Motley Crue was formed before WASP I thought, but they both came out of the same scene in LA, early 80's. I remember the first time I saw the vinyl for the Animal (f*ck like a beast) single. Still have it 🤘 the sawblade under the crotch. Definite shock value!
@@palladinodessa8988 That's possible. I just remember reading an article in Circus magazine where Nikki Sixx said he was friends with Blackie and he got the idea of setting himself on fire on stage from watching Blackie do it. Blackie could have been in a pre WASP band at the time. It was 40 years ago when I read the article. So that detail might have slipped my mind.
@@Rocker1983 Blackie was a wild one, no doubt about it. I liked both bands because they were just a bit more metal than glam and they didn't play by the rules. 🤘
The singer is Blackie Lawless. They are always great live, actually they are better live than on the record. They have some really good songs like The Headless Children, Love Machine, Mean Man, and a really good ballad called Forever Free. Chris Holmes is the Blonde guitarist. First time I saw them was with opening band Metallica at a small venue on my 20th birthday.
@brheinfeldt It was and the song Blind in Texas always reminds me of my 20th birthday. They mention the town I saw them in. It' was a small place and maybe holds 300 people. It was the Ride the Lightning tour for Metallica. Saw many good bands there like Motley Crue, Saxon, Accept, Grim Reaper, Helix, Def Leppard, Blackfoot, Krokus and many more.
@markwilliams6394 Wow! ALL excellent shows! Love Saxon, too! Best show I ever saw them at was at the Wintergarden in Dallas. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Saxon and Riot. ROCK ON!!&!
This was one of my favorite bands back in the 80s and 90s. A bit heavier than most of the other bands, which is why I loved them. I bought this first W.A.S.P. album as an lp and still have it. The sound and image has changed over time, but Blackie Lawless knows how to write great songs. For me must listens are "Wild Child" and "Widowmaker" (1985), "The Big Welcome/Inside the Electric Circus" (1986), "The Headless Children" and "Forever Free" (1989), "The Idol" and "Hold on to Your Heart" (1992), "Rock and Roll to Death" and "Kepp Holding On" (1995), "Damnation Angels" (1999), "Evermore" (2001), and "Hallowed Ground" (2002). Thanks J and Amber, glad you enjoyed the listen.
This song is a perfect representation of the 80's metal sound. One of my absolute favorites. Great beat, great vocals, wicked guitars, love every bit of it.
Glad you enjoyed that! Blackie Lawless his a beast of a singer and Chris Holmes on lead guitar is so underrated. But, that wasn't Hair Metal in my opinion. These guys had harder and faster songs as well. This is pure 80's Metal! Check out Wild Child and Love Machine next. You'll dig it.
The term "hair metal" never made sense to me. Anyone who sang any form of metal (or even hard rock) had long hair and lots of it. There's so many different terms nowadays because there's so many different genres and levels of speed to metal. But metal is still metal...the hair is a given.
@@stephanieclark9849 - Thank you! I completely agree. Go down this video's comment section and so many people argue what is or isnt "hair...blah blah. Not Rob Squad's fault, they're just using existing language, but imagine if it was all labeled "80's hard rock/metal", then we could bypass all this hair this hair that. I grew up in the 80's and it was all called "heavy metal" back then, except for Bon Jovi--Poison--Europe etc which we called "pop metal" back then, and Metallica Slayer as "thrash metal". ----BTW, @andre, not picking on you at all. I agree with your comment over all, except nothing should be called "hair band" or "hair metal" to start with.
@@dustinjones8887 Exactly! Back in the day there was 4 rock categories. You had Classic Rock like Bad Company, Boston, etc.. Then you had Rock like Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Tesla, etc.. Then there was Heavy Metal with bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, etc.. And finally Thrash/Speed Metal with Metallica, Slayer, etc.. There was no "hair" anything. After that there's so many sub genres, I can't even keep up. The whole hair metal/glam metal thing got thrown in there when the term has nothing to do with the music. It's all about the look. In today's world, Motley Crue would be considered glam I guess because of the spandex and make-up. It gets so confusing so I just stick with the original 4 categories 😆 Two excellent bands got lumped in with bands like Poison and didn't get the credit they deserved at the time. And that's Skid Row and Warrant. They were great in my opinion and not appreciated enough back then.
"If Ozzy and KISS had a baby, first class ticket to Hell" Probably the best damn description of W.A.S.P ever Well done. I'm proud of you but that slip-up with White Zombie the other day was pretty hurtful. Glad I'm one of the people who suggested W.A.S.P Now you have to play Wild Child by them, with the video Or the mix it up you should play the band Grim Reaper- "See you in Hell" In particular the live version when they play the Halloween show with a band Helloween
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I am a Wasp fan and have been for years. They have a very diverse catalog and honestly have one of the best concept albums of all time in the Crimson Idol. However, one of the most heart breaking things you will ever see is The Chris Holmes interview from the documentary The Decline of the Western Civilization 2 : The Metal Years. You may even find the interview on youtube if you look. Imagine seeing someone so talented in so much pain literally drowning themselves.
One of the best bands to comes out of the 80’s! That first self titled album (which includes this song) is crazy good. All the tracks are either 10 out of 10, or 9 out of 10. Other great W.A.S.P. tracks are: •Blind In Texas •Animal (F*** Like A Beast) •Tormentor •Hellion and the awesome awesome The Torture Never Stops - which has got one of the meanest guitar riffs of all time! I highly recommend their live concert video from 1984 (same year as I Wanna Be Somebody), it’s called Live At The London Lyceum. It’s the most nuts show ever. They even throw pieces of raw meat into the audience (who loves it)!
W.A.S.P. (allegedly an acronym for "We Are Sexual Perverts" 🤣) started in L.A. as a 'shock rock' band in the vein of Alice Cooper and Kiss... their early club show would see bloody raw meat being flung at the audience 🥩🥩 Metallica's tour in 1985 for 'Ride the Lightning' was w/ W.A.S.P. (and Armored Saint), but the bands had little in common... 😁 Blackie Lawless (real name Steve Duren) had played bass in various West Coast bands since the 70's... He formed W.A.S.P. in the early 80's w/ Chris Holmes (guitar) and Lawless on vocals & bass... First W.A.S.P. album in 1984 got "I wanna be somebody" on MTV and it charted at #74... the 2nd album 'The Last Command' (1985) was a bigger hit w/ the single 'Wild child'... charting at #49. 3rd album 'Inside the electric circus' (1986) was followed by a stellar live record 'Live in the raw' (1987)... w/ Blackie Lawless switching to guitar and Johnny Rod on bass. 'The Headless Children' (1989) was the last album before Blackie Lawless disbanded the line-up in 1990. In 1992, Lawless delivered the W.A.S.P. concept album 'The Crimson idol'... it was an ambitious record and became a fan fave, but it failed commercially in the wake of 90's grunge rock... W.A.S.P. did not stop there, releasing 'Still not black enough' in 1995... Chris Holmes (guitar) returned to W.A.S.P. for a few years before leaving again in 2001. W.A.S.P. released more records, and have enjoyed a loyal fanbase worldwide since. More W.A.S.P. songs - 'Harder, faster'... 'Wild child' ... 'Murders in the New Morgue'... 'L.O.V.E Machine' ... Sleeping (in the fire)' ... 'Arena of pleasure'... 'Forever free'... 'Still not black enough' 😈🤘🤘🔥🔥
This is actually a well crafted song that could just as well be done as a country song. I've actually done it. Song stands up. All the bombast actually distracts from that fact.
Back in the day, magazines would put W.A.S.P. vs. other bands. One common band they would pin them to was Stryper. They would presented as darkness against the light. It was a way to sell, I guess. Anyway, I think it's time for you guys to react to Stryper, another hair metal band you still don't know about. I would suggest Calling On You, Always There For You or To Hell With The Devil as possible songs to start with. I think you will love them.
About time a reaction channel doing some W.A.S.P. I've been a W.A.S.P. fan since I was young in the 80s, have an older sister that got me into a bands at an early age! Blackie Lawless has had an impressive run and still kickin'! Saw them live 6 months ago, and it rocked! One of my favorite albums came a bit later, "Helldorado" - Chris Holmes last time recording with the band.
I saw W.A.S.P. in concert when they first started, they played with Armored Saint and a third group I can't remember. Loved them and the entire concert was awesome!
Woah you listened to WASP! Blackie Lawless is one of my favorite vocalists and WASP was my favorite band in the 80s 🖤 Though I do love these early years, they evolved a lot with each album. Freaking love them
Sleeping in the Fire. Cries in the Night. Wild Child. Widowmaker. Blind in Texas. Forever Free. Animal (F*uck Like a Beast). The Idol. Hallowed Ground (Acoustic Version). Just a few W.A.S.P. songs to get you started, but just to let you know Blackie Lawless 's snarl & howl is not to be ignored.
Surprisingly, there are very melodic songs on this album that I think you’d like. You’re gonna LOVE “Blind in Texas” from their following album for the good time rock sound and VERY fun video!!
Blackie Lawless. Bass player. And total wild child. He was also married to Lita Ford. This is one of my all-time favorite songs by W.A.S.P!!! Listen to this again and listen to the gravel in his voice. Then listen to WILD CHILD and hear the gravel again!!!
@@Chris.Davis.2 - At the time Suicidal was on fire, specially on college radio stations. And Pantera went on to be the second greatest metal band ever, though at that time they were just catching on. The crowd went wild for Metal Church though, they are way better live than their studio sound.
@@RobertoSantana61 What a sad story Pantera turned out to be, I loved Dime. Who is your number 1 metal band? I got Sabbath (who's also in my top 5 of all time greatest bands)
@@Chris.Davis.2 - Metallica is tops. I would put Sabbath at #2 myself, but by sheer record sales and commercial success Pantera is second behind Metallica.
WASP came out at the same time all of the other Sunset Strip bands such as Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, and Ratt were becoming popular. Y'all should also check out "Blind in Texas" and "Wild Child". "The Last Command" from WASP was one of the first cassettes I bought for my Sony Walkman. Singer Blackie Lawless is an extraordinary singer. He's a "Born Again" Christian now and has released some music that is more reflective of his faith. WASP is also currently on their 40th Anniversary tour and the reviews of their show are stellar!
I'm so glad y'all did W.A.S.P. They're one of my favorite bands of all time, though calling them a hair band is a bit of a misnomer. Hair bands were generally more of a "pop" metal that actually got air time on mainstream radio stations. Y'all should listen to Blind in Texas, Scream Until You Like It, and Inside the Electric Circus. Another band you should listen to is Lizzy Borden...especially Master of Disguise.
And then listen to Sleepin' in the Fire after that! It's what I did when I was just about to turn fourteen in 1985: I Wanna Be Somebody was my introduction to heavy metal and then I fell in love with 'Sleeping' right after, I couldn't believe they had a song like that as well, mind blown!
I got to see them in concert they came to Sacramento, CA. CalExp fair grounds it was wild concert. I work at capexp. so I seen them for Free. I was very young. not any more that was decades ago. thanks for WASP reaction.
I've been a metalhead for 35+ years now, and Ive always thought there was something just a little dark and atmospheric mixed in with the glam rock/party vibe when it comes to W.A.S.P's earlier material (the up that atmosphere and remove that party vibe over the years), so I thought that analogy about "if Ozzy and kiss had a baby" was really cool. Gave it some thought and even verbalized, "cool" a couple of times in appreciation :)
My introduction to W.A.S.P. was when I read the lyrics to Wild Child in the back of Metal Edge or RIP or one one of the other metal magazines I got every month back in the day. I loved the words so much I had to listen to it and it was awesome. In the early days of the 80s Sunset Strip all the bands tried different things to get noticed. W.A.S.P. did a little unconventional things by throwing raw meat at the audience. 😂
Awesome to see y'all reacting to WASP, can't wait for you to hear more! For another rocker, I love to see you do Hellion, killer song! If you decide to go for a ballad, Heaven's Hung in Black is amazing. Just my two cents, they have so many great songs to choose from!
The lead singer / bassist / main songwriter’s name is Blackie Lawless. This is essentially his band and he is the only original member left. His brief history, he grew up in the NY area, was friends with KISS’ Ace Frehley, was briefly the touring guitarist for glam legends The New York Dolls on their 1975 tour, moved out to LA and was in Nikki Sixx’s pre Motley Crue band, London. He then formed a band called Circus Circus which morphed into WASP. WASP was much heavier & more controversial the the average hair band with a lead single / ep called “Animal, f*ck like a beast” and a stage show that featured a scantily woman on a torture rack, Blackie drinking blood from a skull & the band throwing raw meat into the crowd. IMO their debut album WASP, is their absolute best, but their second album The Last Command is also very good as is The Crimson Idol. Some other songs to check out are, L.O.V.E. Machine, The Flame, On Your Knees, The Torture Never Stops, Blind In Texas, Sleeping In The Fire, Wild Child, School Daze, Tormentor, B.A.D., The Idol.
Oh my God, yes!!! I love W.A.S.P. but most people I talk to have never even heard of them! I'd love it if you reacted to more of their songs like "Sleeping in the Fire", "Heaven's hung in Black" and "Hallowed Ground" and many many more!
W.A.S.P is great!! One of my favorite songs of theirs is "Wild Child". My favorite album of theirs is called "Crimson Idol". It's a rock opera, story album that's about a man that wanted fame & fortune in the music business & how when he got that, he wanted out. Blackie Lawless narrates the story and you can sit & pick out the song that goes with the part of the story he's telling. Find it, listen to it & then pick the songs to react to. I know that's not how you do it, but trust me, that's how you need to do it.
Owned this album on CASSETTE and wore it out listening to it. Got the chance to see them in '84 opening up for Quiet Riot and WASP stole the show. Tremendously underrated band.
WASP Live In The Raw is a concert CD and if you liked I Wanna Be Somebody on the studio track you’ll go nuts for the live version. The whole Live In The Raw album is killer but that song is beyond amazing live. Thank you for reaching to WASP, it’s rare to see on RU-vid
