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[drbassman]

Yikes!   

[gearHed289]

Moobs. 

[uwe]

What's wrong with it? Hilarious tongue-in-cheek vid, no one is taking himself sour-facedly serious in it. Blackie Lawless was innocently outrageous, a buffoon and he knew it (and used it to the band's advantage). WASP were like a bunch of truck drivers doing an impersonation of non-makeup 80ies glam Kiss. "The Headless Children" wasn't a bad album at all and any band that admits choosing its lead guitarist from an ad on the basis of the (claimed) size of his penis needs to be applauded for going the extra length.

Lawless in interviews isn't so brainless, he just played a part. Plus: How many heavy metal vids can you think of that combine armardillo races and the visual pleasures of western saloon girls so elegantly?

[TBird1958]

I so miss the '80 


That's fun, not angry music that doesn't take itself too seriously - I like it.

[OldManC]

The best band and show on the Strip in 1982/83. Moobs and all, W.A.S.P. came across every bit as dangerous as Nikki was trying to make Motley be. The band had far better musicianship than Motley and were tighter. Blackie had a great voice for their style, and their having a half naked nun on a rack was not an inconsiderable perk for this 17 year old in the audience. 

I got even then that most of a band's image was schtick, but W.A.S.P. had one that worked for me up to this video. I was not a fan of Blackie's change from evil psycho killer to evil psycho Paul Stanley. I liked the music on the first two albums a lot (I listen to those far more than the same era Motley albums these days), but once Blackie started prancing and playing musical chairs with band members, I lost interest.

[uwe]

That Kingcobra bass player they eventually had was a hot player.



I'm with George, musically WASP were actually better than most LA glam bands of the 80ies. Their image was vaudeville, but everyone knew that.

Only George thought she was a real nun. But then he was easily confused at the time, wardrobe and all. 

[lowend1]

Great song. I like the album version with the "dialogue" better, though.

[Highlander]

An early incarnation with another bassist but the same voice...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxSrlfpUHuk&feature=kp

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsCr0bgggTI

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOjb5YJ-FlM

Some of this is very reminiscent of other (peoples) material... the ep is in the loft somewhere but long mislaid...

[OldManC]

Only George thought she was a real nun. But then he was easily confused at the time, wardrobe and all. 

I didn't care at all about the nun part (sometimes she was dressed differently), I only cared about the boobies.

[OldManC]

Blackie also knew his way around an anthem (not to mention melody) without wimping it out. Most of the "metal" bands in that era couldn't say the same.

BTW, that flaming logo sign (home made with plumbing pipe drilled with evenly spaced holes and attached to a propane tank) was HOT, even from 10 feet away. Those in the front at the Troubadour would be soaking wet in sweat before the first song was over. Then they'd crank it up again at the end of the set, right before Blackie unleashed boxes of bloody raw meat and then demolished a garden variety bed pillow for good measure, covering all of us in tiny feathers. Back then I always made sure to have a towel to put on my car seat while driving home from a W.A.S.P show. 

[Basvarken]

non-makeup 80ies glam Kiss.

Non make up? They wore more make up than my mother in law!

But yeah, it looks like Blackie Lawless had the same choreographer as Paul Stanley.
The frills on his boots sure made it look rather cheerful when he was prancing around on stage. 

[uwe]

Not that makeup!

Lawless was too tall and too much a truck driver for the prancing not to look ridiculous, Stanley, at least as a young man, was effeminate enough to pull it off, but there is still probably an equal number of people put off by his moves as there are disliking his voice and songwriting.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

Blackie's hair streaks and general facial structure always make me think of Ginger from the movie "Ginger Snaps:"



W.A.S.P. used to get regular radio airplay around here. I consider them, as others have said, to be what Mötley Crüe was trying to be, but without a pretty-boy front man, they were an easy target for the PMRC but not for teenage girls that made Mötley mega-famous.

[FrankieTbird]

...but there is still probably an equal number of people put off by his moves as there are disliking his voice and songwriting.

Not to mention his ridiculous between-song comments onstage.