W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
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Artist: W.A.S.P.Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Music Label: Snapper Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- The Titanic Overture
- The Invisible Boy
- Arena of Pleasure
- Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In the New Morgue)
- The Gypsy Meets the Boy
- Doctor Rockter
- I Am One
- The Idol
- Hold On To My Heart
- The Great Misconceptions of Me
- The Story of Jonathan (Prologue To Crimson Idol)
- Phantoms In the Mirror
- The Eulogy
- When the Levee Breaks
- The Idol
- Hold On To My Heart
- I Am the One
- Wild Child
- Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In the New Morgue)
- I Wanna Be Somebody
- The Invisible Boy
- The Real Me
- The Great Misconceptions of Me
Free Music Notes for The Crimson Idol
Free Music Review: My god!
Hit: 5 Stars
I've recently discovered this album, and was completely blown away. I had written W.A.S.P. off as a hair band that was about nothing more than sex and violence (not that I have a big problem with that), but with that being said this is one of the most intelligent, multi-layered albums I have ever heard. Blackie Lawless oozes pure emotion on this album, more so than anyone else I can think of in the metal genre. His flair for amazing melodies that stick in your head is unprecedented, and your hunger will be so great to hear them all again that you'll find yourself just pressing repeat on your player and leaving it there for days.
The album is based on a semi-autobiographical story about a troubled youth growing up to become the star he wanted to be, and finding it to be more than he bargained for. Blackie taps into many different moods and still manages to weave all of the tracks together to tell a very mesmerizing and cohesive tale. This may very well be the greatest concept album of all-time. And just in case these words don't seem to carry any validity to you coming from someone who's credibility you know nothing about, it's up there with both Keeper albums by Helloween, head and shoulders above Mindcrime by Queensryche, and neck and neck with Seventh Son by Maiden...yes that's right, the granddaddy of all metal, the mighty Iron Maiden.
As far as this edition goes, it's quite a bargain for 2 discs and is worth every penny and much more. The true album is the first 10 tracks on disc 1, with the bonus being the spoken word 16 minute story of Jonathan, the title character. Disc 2 has some good bonus songs and demos, with a nice array of live extras from the earlier W.A.S.P. era. All this is well and good, especially since the price is the same as a single album, but in truth the original story is the treasure to be found here and should be listened to as a standalone product as it was meant to be in the first place. Buy this now and know true happiness.
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