It took me a long time to appreciate W.A.S.P because at the time I thought they were just headline seekers aiming for the lowest common denominator with the shock image and the foul language. Of course, that was the point, but hidden away in there was a band with some great songs.
After the success of their debut album the pressure was on to beat it and I’m not sure they did, but with singles Wild Child and Blind In Texas they sure got some MTV exposure as they were great catchy commercial songs. Chris Holmes isn’t the best guitarist in the world but he’s not a bad rhythm player, and producer Spencer Proffer makes him sound huge here.
As for my favourite track… well it has to be Blind In Texas. It stands so far out from the rest of the album, it’s a no brainer. It’s just a straight up boogie, but the hook and chorus are just huge. W.A.S.P are one of those bands that never actually made a killer front to back record but if you put all the best tracks together you would have one hell of a record.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
