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W.A.S.P. - The Sting (Live at the Key Club, L.A.)
W.A.S.P....Still kicking butt after all these years
It was good to see my favorite band ever rocking the Key Club. I have their first CD "Live at the Lyceum" from 1984, and it was really shocking to see how the band (in particular Blackie) had aged the 16 years since...horribly.
Chris Holmes looked about the same, and I must say this...Chris is one of the most unappreciated guitarists of our time. I am a huge fan of his, and in retrospect, he made W.A.S.P.
Don't get me wrong here...Blackie can really belt out a song, and his voice and songwriting abliity are just as strong as it was back in 1984.
All in all this a a great DVD- the audio seems a little off during a couple of their songs, but that does not negate what they do best...Rock!
I would recommend this DVD in a heartbeat.W.A.S.P. - The Sting (Live at the Key Club, L.A.)
Outragous Shock Rock
Ever wonder why W.A.S.P. was so controversial? Check this DVD and you'll see why! From the opener, Helldorado, this is a solid concert performance with a good live set list. Such classics as: Chainsaw Charlie, Wild Child, Animal, The Real Me, I Wanna Be Somebody, only the creepy stage show this time around is perfectly matched with the energy of the offensive songs. See Black Lawless shoot a cod piece and drink blood as the band prances around stage like it was an 80s heavy metal party only updated into the 80s updated for the year 20000. It's so offensive you can't help appreciate it as high art as they put a lot of money intgo this tour and live stage show. People giving bad reviews of W.A.S.P. are fans of sell outs like Inside the Electric Circus and about half of The Headless Children. Don't listen to those people. They don't know what they were talking about. W.A.S.P. finally recovered from sellouts like Inside the Electric Circus with this DVD and live CD which I thought great when I found it at the local store. This DVD is totally killer, don't miss W.A.S.P.'s return to form as gory shock rockers.W.A.S.P. - The Sting (Live at the Key Club, L.A.)
First off I am a WASP fan and have seen them 7x live............
I have to say that I had very high hopes for this DVD when I got it a couple of years back. It does have some good tracks on it and its a decent dvd. It just does not have that Blackie Lawless kick to it that you would expect. Also some of the scenes are choppy and the audio does not quite match what the performers are doing. I like WASP and jam to Headless / Unholy Terror etc, and I know that Blackie can out write anyone on anyday. But this dvd falls way short of the quality one would expect.W.A.S.P. - The Sting (Live at the Key Club, L.A.)
Brutal
i have to say 2 words about this dvd " Absolutly Brutal" Blackie Lawless and Chriss Homes were inspirated and they enjoy their show.
This DVD is only for true Heavy Metal lovers.
Larga vida al Heavy metal y sus mounstruos.W.A.S.P. - The Sting (Live at the Key Club, L.A.)
W.A.S.P. in the 21st Century
Well at least Blackie is still out there performing and hasn't turned into a VH1 `Where is he now?' episode. This may be the last time we ever see Cris Holmes performing with W.A.S.P. Apparantly Blackie owns all that is W.A.S.P. and Cris has no songwriting credits for royalties. Poor Cris ruined his hands doing construction jobs and cannot play the guitar as well as he used to. So for fans of old school W.A.S.P. and Cris Holmes fans, this is a must have. This is not the greatest W.A.S.P. could have delivered by a long shot. Though this DVD is enjoyable, W.A.S.P. and this DVD could have been better. Only 12 songs? I mean c'mon Blackie! Couldn't you have squeezed in a bit more than that? `Blind in Texas' being the one and only song for the encore? Whatever happened to great songs like `School Daze', `The Flame', `BallCrusher', `I Don't need no Doctor', `Mean Man', or `Rock n Roll to Death?" The sound is terrible. First of all the audience is not miked. No big problem you say? Well when Blackie decides to let the audience sing ALL the choruses to `I Wanna be Somebody' and `Blind in Texas' it is a problem. Insead of hearing Blackie singing, or the audience screaming, you get absolutely no sound, complete dead space where the chorus needs to be. You can see the bass player screaming `Blind in Texas', but I think his mike got turned off. Plus we have overdubbing. Watch for Blackie on many songs be ten or fifteen feet away from the mike, mouth completely closed, and you hear his voice screaming through your speakers. `Live in the Raw' indeed. Last time I saw W.A.S.P. live, Johny Rod was on bass. I don't know who this guy is, and I have no idea if he's a good bass player or not. I don't have the greatest home entertainment system by far, but at least I should hear some bass. For all I know this guy could be jumping around without his bass even being plugged in. And what's up with all the blue eye shadow? He looked like a flamer. Cris was still able to rock and throw down on this one. His solos were right on from what I saw and heard. Being a guitar player I have an eagle eye for fingerwork when it comes for solo time. Cris seemed to have a good night on this one. The red Rambo rag was a nice touch. Blackie, well he's aged obviously as we all have. Has he reestablished himself as the shock rock master that this DVD proclaimed? Hardly. This is not the W.A.S.P. or the Blackie I remember from the 80's. Yeah I know I can't expect the white streaks in his hair, or the sawblade body armor, but he didn't perform the same as when I remembered him. First of all trying to watch him as he hides behing his motorcycle handlebars gets really annoying. I hope he's dropped that thing from the set. He's front center stage and up on a riser, but for dang near the whole show all you see is his face peeping out over this stage prop. Hey if he wants to bring it out for `The Real Me' and do his sparkfire pinwheel ride, great. But to stay behind it all night is not what I'd expect from him. Plus Blackie still thinks he's commanding an arena of people. To see him stare out arrogantly over a crowd of maybe three hundred people as if he's God is not humorous, it's embarrassing. He should have been kissing the crowd's butt that they even bothered to show up. Speaking of the crowd, not too many chicks. The place is mostly full of early to late thirties types. Yeah the old fans who remembered Blackie from back in the day. Didn't see too many twentysomethings. The cameras tried to zoom in on girls, but they succeded in only showing three. Someone in the crowd is a big Foster's Beer drinker. We constantly see a hand holding the can up. I don't know if it was the same can throughout the entire show, or if the guy had a twelve pack under his jacket. Also watch for a fat dude with a purple headband fight with this other guy over a plain white, sweaty towel that I belive Blackie throws into the crowd. All in all what can be said? W.A.S.P. fans will want this, but if you're not familiar with W.A.S.P. and this is your first taste (or sting) of them, I don't think you'll be too impressed, and first impressions are important.W.A.S.P. - The Sting (Live at the Key Club, L.A.)
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