The Headless Children - WASP review
After years of wanting to, I finally caught these guys on tour last fall ... WOWWWWW. Blackie Lawless is as intense as he seemed back then, with a flair for the dramatic.A couple of days ago, I finally got around to purging my 120 CD car case, changing out some CDs with ones I hadn't listened to in a while.
One of those albums was the 1989 album by WASP, entitled The Headless Children. After years of being put square in the crosseyes of Tipper Gore's PMRC, WASP decided to strike back with an album that included themes just as controversial as their past albums, but with a lot more depth and the drums of Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot fame.
For those of you who just have to know, I owned albums with eight of the PMRC's top fifteen most controversial songs ... and look how I turned out. Ok, maybe don't look!
At any rate, this album has absolutely ROCKED! I had to spend a lot of time on the road with work as of late, and had that album cranked up as loud as I've ever played it. Also, a lot of fans and metal critics felt this was their best album ever recorded. Overall, I tend to agree. Great production, thoughtful lyrics, but with all the pure power, drama, and primal rage that is at the heart of much of WASP's music over the years.Yep, that's Blackie Lawless with his Deaths Head mic stand creation that graced the center of the stage on this '05 tour. What the heck is that called anyway?
Ok, 'nuff said for now ... the links are there, so go check it out for yourself.
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