I was a normal 13 year old hanging out at the city park in the summer of 1984 when my best friends walked up playing this song on a boombox, all dressed in metal garb: bandanas, parachute pants, metal stud braclets, netting, torn Ratt shirt - that moment changed my life
Wow, myself 13 years old after gym class a friend of mine had a Sony Walkman with headphones in his ears. I asked if I could listen ,,,W.A.S.P was playing.....my ears came alive that day. Been a metal head ever since.
@@OnlyKaerius Some moronic straight laced arsehole my mother knew said to me, "Are you one of those heavy mental heads?" I replied, "No, I listen to wasp." He said, "You must be a Satanist then!" I replied, "If that all it takes then, yeah!" Mother dumped him and started to listen to wasp. True story!
En el metal siempre ha habido mucho pastelero, pero como bien dices son criminales para los que nos gusta el heavy de verdad. Puto metal del bueno. Saludos
Yeah, they're live shows in LA in the very early 80's were intense. Mainly small venues, no more than a few hundred people, but their show was better than ANY band around!
@George Lynch Dixon Everyone prefer the original line up but only as musicians...not as personalities...they were jealous of him Blackie made them famous making money what Rody Piper, Chris Holmes done after WASP ??!! Nothing...Holmes only talent was to bang Lita Ford...only Johnny Rod and Frankie Banali (RIP) had good words...ok he was a bad ass but had to respect who brought you into fame...
W.A.S.P. never got the credit they deserved. They had some of the best music and best lyrics around. They were awesome and still produce some of the best metal around.
Basically, the 60's, 70's, and 80's, were the last decades that will live forever! Grunge is gone. Techno had it's time. And there are some bands out there now that I listen to. But, for the most part it's those three decades that made music. Bands now will come and go. But 20 years from now, those 3 decades of music will endure!!
I actually had the ultimate pleasure of seeing W.A.S.P. (I believe with Krokus, or Helix, or maybe both) in Lubbock, TX back in 1985. Two words (maybe three): Total Badassness!
even roope latvala guitarist from finnish trahmetal band stone loved W.A.S.P I read his book that told the story of stone. In that book he told how he went to a W.A.S.P consert and blackies fucking balls were out of his leatherpants he said it was shocking and awesome at the same time.
Great song from a great band off THE greatest album EVER. Sleeping In The Fire is THE most underrated ballad EVER being that it is THE greatest ballad EVER!!! I have spoken!
Somewhere in 2006..I remember I discovered CZcams through a community website, which was then something like facebook for people from former Yugoslavia living abroad. I saw some kid playing football and doing tricks. Then I thought, man, just type in WASP Video and then I saw THIS video and from then on...every night was a journey through 70ies and 80ies Rock and Metal Videos...What a magical period of youth...RnR to all.of.you!
On a long car trip from Kazakhstan to Russia I dug out WASP's Krimson Idol to listen to smth I used to listen to 15 years ago. Again and again, this album shocked me and shattered as it rocked my brains throughout the trip. Music, drive, excellent vocal and arrangements mixed with old-school guitar solos and live drums made my little piece of happiness and now I am a re-knowned old WASP hair metal fan.
I just realised how good Blackie's voice is on the early stuff, just fucking great...debut album, 10/10 no question, they never could match that power again.
He acudido a su gira de este año , Barcelona 1 abril . Fué brutal , su voz suena incluso mejor en directo , lo interpreta todo como si los 40 años hubieran pasado solo para el calendario . Quedará grabado en mi retina y en mi corazón . Larga vida al heavy metal 🤘🏻
Wasp was my first metal concert. Saw them way back on the 84-85 tour. This really takes me back to that day. They played with Krokus and Helix! saw them in Sacramento, CA.
I saw and talked with Blackie Lawless at an Aerosmith Concert in LA Calif. He got off a Motorcycle, with a hot blonde, and we walked in together talking....seen Wasp in Denver Colorado years earlier, that's how I recognized him.... we were blind in Texas in LA Calif.
I don't have a problem with this. It's a positive message with a rocking beat. Thanks Blackie and Co. and antonboi for posting this. What a solo at 2:30 !!!
W.A.S.P. was so much fun in the 80s. my parents were never freaked out by Blackie lawless and WASP... but when I got into Mercyful Fate, we had to have "that talk". and even after that, they were cool with it. they kinda liked I was pissing off a sanctimonious ass like Tipper Gore and supporting John Denver
@meatforyourmom Me too..used to carry my boombox in highschool and jam to wasp..there were only 3 metalheads in that whole cowtown school...everyone thought we were evil..that was cool..
I'm 40 and was there when they put this out, and it still gives me inspiration and hope to this day. If it wasn't for Wasp and others like them, I would have been a failure. Goosebumps every time I hear it That is what makes a good song.
To me, WASP has been a pub-band and an opening act for Ozzy, KISS and Maiden. However, these guys, especially Blackie Lawless - really managed to get their act together and put it on the road. I really digged this song when MTV broadcasted on their "Metal Nights." I was in a pub, alone, with my third, fourth, fifth beer - when this tune came on the screen. After watching this, I became a fan of WASP and this song was my anthem. Blackie was the guy. He saved me from going tits in my Life.
Perfect music for when you are workin' on your ride in the garage!!!! Plate # on my ride is HOLYDIVR !!!!!! W.A.S.P - DIO - Maiden - Dokken - No doubt my neighbors know what I like !!!!!
Blackie rules! we all wanna be somebody! In 1986 I had an intervieuw with king Blackie he possessed a real warm and gentle personality, I still got my cassete-tape with my conversation with and he and Chris Holmes signed my w.a.s.p. albums, back than in 1986 I was just a 15 jear-teenager, thinking back of my childhood memories being alive in front of court of King Blackie was one of the best experiance during in my childhood, thank you King Blackie, you are master, laterby I understood I am a white anglo-saxon protestant myself,w.a.s.p. rules!
These guys were my Football music back in the day...lol What a motivator this song was on the bus. Everyone dead quiet but me pounding my head to this on the back seats with my KOSS cans cranked so the coaches up front could hear it...lol
Even though nowadays I list to a lot of the really heavy underground stuff like early death metal and black metal, I do enjoy coming back to listen to the classic bands that originally got me hooked on metal, this shit never gets old. Timeless \m/
Fast forward the tape all the way to the end, then rewind it. That should fix the tracking problem. Trust me. I know. I worked for Mr. Video for 3 years.
Everyone rushes through the song, and relay to mo much on the guitar, and don't explode the sounds of the base guitar no more, and the rythm is so stale,
I just discovered how awesome WASP's music is this year! My collection is 8 of their albums and growing. I'm also kicking myself in the ass for missing out in their heyday!
Jeez.. What memories this awesome song brings back.. Feeling lucky to be one of those who grew up with this. Still remember my dads face expression when I turned up the volume on the TV when they played this song.. Priceless! :D
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I was a normal 13 year old hanging out at the city park in the summer of 1984 when my best friends walked up playing this song on a boombox, all dressed in metal garb: bandanas, parachute pants, metal stud braclets, netting, torn Ratt shirt - that moment changed my life
Those were fun times, my friend!🤘🤘🤘
Wow, myself 13 years old after gym class a friend of mine had a Sony Walkman with headphones in his ears. I asked if I could listen ,,,W.A.S.P was playing.....my ears came alive that day. Been a metal head ever since.
There goes the neighborhood!
I was 4. I still remember rocking out to this on the radio.
@@OnlyKaerius Some moronic straight laced arsehole my mother knew said to me, "Are you one of those heavy mental heads?"
I replied, "No, I listen to wasp."
He said, "You must be a Satanist then!"
I replied, "If that all it takes then, yeah!"
Mother dumped him and started to listen to wasp.
True story!
Damn, these guys were killer! They deserve a lot more respect in Metal.
En el metal siempre ha habido mucho pastelero, pero como bien dices son criminales para los que nos gusta el heavy de verdad. Puto metal del bueno. Saludos
I just love the VHS blurriness at the bottom! So many memories :)
LOL...ahhhhhhh memories! Ha ha
And the old analogue TV to go with it.
Переведи на наш. Сразу поскромнеешь. Шикардос из-за границы.
And All You Had To Do Was Put In A Cleaning VHS Tape and Add A Cleaner Solution ? and aLL fixed!!
Lawless is an incredible songwriter. A shame the 80's metal is overlooked, so many great, deep lyrics that make u stop and think.
Wasp is a vastly underrated band. One of the best bands live: especeially back then.
Yeah, they're live shows in LA in the very early 80's were intense. Mainly small venues, no more than a few hundred people, but their show was better than ANY band around!
Pretty much the heaviest live band during their early days.. of the 80s that is
Blackie is a vocal powerhouse
No underrated it was Blackie's attitude... If you dont like us...hate us...shame with Dee Snider of Twisted Sister...
@George Lynch Dixon Everyone prefer the original line up but only as musicians...not as personalities...they were jealous of him Blackie made them famous making money what Rody Piper, Chris Holmes done after WASP ??!! Nothing...Holmes only talent was to bang Lita Ford...only Johnny Rod and Frankie Banali (RIP) had good words...ok he was a bad ass but had to respect who brought you into fame...
These guys are criminally underrated. They can hang in there with any of the other big name bands from any era.
Los WASP pueden con cualquier grupo. Siempre han sido y son la puta hostia.
Actually, they are criminals!
Тhe first HEAVY band and the first song that I started listening to 1987 is this. Gretings from SERBIA!
+Rubicante Moguce je, vrlo moguce :)
Što da ne? :D
F**k Serbia
Serbia is awesome. I was born in Slovakia, been in the usa since 6 years old. Kreyson was big in the early 90s in slovakia when I visited.
Pozdrav zemljače!
W.A.S.P fucking rules, Blackie and the guys didn't sell out and stayed true to their music, RESPECT!!
skid row were the only other glam band to do this. And twisted sister to a lesser degree
Ratt and Winger
robert boyles I love ratt but I do feel they sold out a bit, never listened to much winger so I can't comment on them
Jamie MacMillan Your right about that...I love Skid Row and Twisted Sister too..
winger öhhöh höh höh, beavis & butthead
W.A.S.P. never got the credit they deserved. They had some of the best music and best lyrics around. They were awesome and still produce some of the best metal around.
Classic 80s WASP, how it takes me right back to high school.
Me too.. at 50 i still crank this up.
This is the ultimate 80's hard rock song... a fckin' sick soundtrack of that era.
I was addicted to this album in 2019, their best record for me.
It's good to see that many others love 80's music too, I wish more people thought like you guys when it comes to music!
Back when MTV was actually MUSIC
good ole dayz!!!!!
+moleman1961 and ambition to play real music
***** True! Better than the bollocks you see on TV now! One Direction, for f*&^ sake!!
Basically, the 60's, 70's, and 80's, were the last decades that will live forever! Grunge is gone. Techno had it's time. And there are some bands out there now that I listen to. But, for the most part it's those three decades that made music. Bands now will come and go. But 20 years from now, those 3 decades of music will endure!!
+PGeorge61 Ok, I forgot that the Crimson Idol disc came out in 92. So, some of the 90's was good.
I can not believe I have never herd of this band in till a old guy at a Mormon church told me to look this up! its freaking awesome
are you SERIOUS? WASP was a fave of mine in the 80s!!🤘
He is a good man. God bless his soul
@@teripope3213 Mine too 🤘
I actually had the ultimate pleasure of seeing W.A.S.P. (I believe with Krokus, or Helix, or maybe both) in Lubbock, TX back in 1985. Two words (maybe three): Total Badassness!
Ddnt know Mormons were allowed to listen to good music
Cobra Kai season 3!!
I swear this series got me wishing it was the 80s again. GO JOHNNY!!!!
dude,you're a lucky guy,you lived in the 80s
@@gustavohenriquealmeidafoga2737 yes sir! 🤘
Now you got me watching that show.
@@boduncan1044 80s is the shit even though I didn't come around till 82 lol but I got to experience it atleast 😅😂🤣
im surprised they diddnt get bigger i really liked this band when i was growing up
I totally agree. Unfortunately shock rock like W.A.S.P.'s style didn't last, although it was huge in Hollywood and LA.
even roope latvala guitarist from finnish trahmetal band stone loved W.A.S.P I read his book that told the story of stone. In that book he told how he went to a W.A.S.P consert and blackies fucking balls were out of his leatherpants he said it was shocking and awesome at the same time.
Great song from a great band off THE greatest album EVER. Sleeping In The Fire is THE most underrated ballad EVER being that it is THE greatest ballad EVER!!! I have spoken!
Somewhere in 2006..I remember I discovered CZcams through a community website, which was then something like facebook for people from former Yugoslavia living abroad. I saw some kid playing football and doing tricks. Then I thought, man, just type in WASP Video and then I saw THIS video and from then on...every night was a journey through 70ies and 80ies Rock and Metal Videos...What a magical period of youth...RnR to all.of.you!
Man I could just listen to this song all day long nonstop!
Legendary WASP, what a fabulous band! 🤟⭐
Grew Up In The Eighties Era Rock...BEST EVER..!!
On a long car trip from Kazakhstan to Russia I dug out WASP's Krimson Idol to listen to smth I used to listen to 15 years ago. Again and again, this album shocked me and shattered as it rocked my brains throughout the trip. Music, drive, excellent vocal and arrangements mixed with old-school guitar solos and live drums made my little piece of happiness and now I am a re-knowned old WASP hair metal fan.
At the *LYCEUM LONDON* in 84 was the best gig ever.
I Never went to a better, raw gig ever since..
"I Want Shiny Cars, and dirty money, lotsa Rock and roll,......... I Will Live in Fame And Die in flame I'm never getting old" fuckin classic
wasp was and still is one of the best rock bands about. I love them
I just realised how good Blackie's voice is on the early stuff, just fucking great...debut album, 10/10 no question, they never could match that power again.
Just got back from seeing these guys live! 30 years of thunder! Seriously, it was their 30th anniversary today, Long live W.a.s.p!
He acudido a su gira de este año , Barcelona 1 abril . Fué brutal , su voz suena incluso mejor en directo , lo interpreta todo como si los 40 años hubieran pasado solo para el calendario . Quedará grabado en mi retina y en mi corazón . Larga vida al heavy metal 🤘🏻
Wasp was my first metal concert. Saw them way back on the 84-85 tour. This really takes me back to that day. They played with Krokus and Helix! saw them in Sacramento, CA.
met these guys a couple of hours ago at a concert venue, still get shivers from the adrenaline!
well i was young once but good music and good bands dont age so long live the good days...at least we were there....
I saw and talked with Blackie Lawless at an Aerosmith Concert in LA Calif. He got off a Motorcycle, with a hot blonde, and we walked in together talking....seen Wasp in Denver Colorado years earlier, that's how I recognized him.... we were blind in Texas in LA Calif.
This and many other WASP songs were a big piece of my growing up. Still love these songs after + 25 years :)
Love the music and the attitude the bands had back in the day !! WASP forever !!
W.A.S.P Is One of the best band Ever =) Love this
flashback.....early 80's wasp kicked ass!!!!!
I don't have a problem with this. It's a positive message with a rocking beat. Thanks Blackie and Co. and antonboi for posting this. What a solo at 2:30 !!!
That solo is incredible!
wasp great songs and Chris Holmes cool guitarist. very outrageous band
GREETINGS FROM RUSSIA !!!!!!! I was born in 1981. I love this group so far. W/A/S/P forever !!!!!!!!
I miss the old wasp when they were dark and wicked!!!!!! This song & video is fantastic!!!!!!
W.A.S.P. was so much fun in the 80s. my parents were never freaked out by Blackie lawless and WASP... but when I got into Mercyful Fate, we had to have "that talk". and even after that, they were cool with it. they kinda liked I was pissing off a sanctimonious ass like Tipper Gore and supporting John Denver
@meatforyourmom Me too..used to carry my boombox in highschool and jam to wasp..there were only 3 metalheads in that whole cowtown school...everyone thought we were evil..that was cool..
Saw this show in 84 or 85, can't quite remember now. But my ears are still bleeding to this day because of this show.
I'm a guy, and I just turned 22.
I totally agree with you!
My best to you ! ;)
I'm 40 and was there when they put this out, and it still gives me inspiration and hope to this day. If it wasn't for Wasp and others like them, I would have been a failure. Goosebumps every time I hear it That is what makes a good song.
I keep this toughest song in 80's and still is tough as hell and iron! This is my all times favorite song and band. Still kicks ass so much as can.
I was 10 years and when I heard this song for the first time, it turned to be my favorite band. I still listen to them
i was 10 when i first heard this song. now im 38 and i still think blackie is genious of rock! yeah!
one of the best songs from the golden ages of heavy metal ! this song reminds me of my teenage years
Thanks Cobra Kai 🐍🥋
Forgot how badass this song was!!!
Great way to bring in 2021!!!
Play it LOUD 🤘🤘
This has to be the BEST song ever from W.A.S.P.!!!!!
wow it passed almost a year. Very long period of listening W.A.S.P you had
I can't get this song out of my head.
To me, WASP has been a pub-band and an opening act for Ozzy, KISS and Maiden. However, these guys, especially Blackie Lawless - really managed to get their act together and put it on the road. I really digged this song when MTV broadcasted on their "Metal Nights." I was in a pub, alone, with my third, fourth, fifth beer - when this tune came on the screen. After watching this, I became a fan of WASP and this song was my anthem. Blackie was the guy. He saved me from going tits in my Life.
My favorite wasp forever and blackie lawless my favorite song❤️💋♥️🎸🤘
Going to see W.A.S.P. This Sunday in Charlotte NC, can’t wait , these guys slay live \m/
Perfect music for when you are workin' on your ride in the garage!!!!
Plate # on my ride is HOLYDIVR !!!!!!
W.A.S.P - DIO - Maiden - Dokken -
No doubt my neighbors know what I like !!!!!
Salute
Классика 👍🤘🤘🤘
Saw WASP in Reno Dec 7. Blackie is Amazing 🤩
That Heavy Azz frantic metal, them aggressive lyrics, them power mad driving insane vocals, Hail Thee Eternal 🔥
Love me some WASP
I was 15 when I first heard W.A.S.P. now I'm almost 16 and I still think they rock!
So, you're 26ish now? Are you still listening to WASP? Because I am and I'm 49 and think they are still as tight as ever!
Blackie rules! we all wanna be somebody! In 1986 I had an intervieuw with king Blackie he possessed a real warm and gentle personality, I still got my cassete-tape with my conversation with and he and Chris Holmes signed my w.a.s.p. albums, back than in 1986 I was just a 15 jear-teenager, thinking back of my childhood memories being alive in front of court of King Blackie was one of the best experiance during in my childhood, thank you King Blackie, you are master, laterby I understood I am a white anglo-saxon protestant myself,w.a.s.p. rules!
These guys were my Football music back in the day...lol What a motivator this song was on the bus. Everyone dead quiet but me pounding my head to this on the back seats with my KOSS cans cranked so the coaches up front could hear it...lol
Even though nowadays I list to a lot of the really heavy underground stuff like early death metal and black metal, I do enjoy coming back to listen to the classic bands that originally got me hooked on metal, this shit never gets old. Timeless \m/
i was 10 when this came. it is an anthem. love ut to the very core of all my bones. If anyone say it sucks i will ens that persons life.
So cry out! I'm 43 and still get fucking chills when Blackie howls that. Been getting those chills for 32 years now.
yes sir thats my fav part still. I even use that So Cry Out every now and then when the occasion requires it lol woooooo
Dang!! i remember back in 80..
WASP opened me a new world when I listened to them for the first time. I am grateful for this to them.
I was a WASP fan back in the day. They are much better than I remember. Better than most "hair bands" that had bigger hits. Way under rated.
36 years fan off WASP and i still love that band one of the best band ever
I wanna be somebody since -84. I have the same feeling!
60's 70's 80's
that dude totally crushed that can while playing his guitar.
Yeah I found that part the best part of the video!
bossmack187 that guys chris holmes he also died from alcohol😏
He isn't dead you douche!
Chris Holmes is still alive and well and he’s been sober since the mid 90’s
that is Chris holmes sir
Eran la OSTIA y lo siguen siendo, es un placer escucharlos tanto si estás de fiesta o en casa.
W.A.S.P. made me a true metal fan when I was a kid!!!
Used to see these guys at the troubadour ( still a local band ) LA was amazing back then
Fast forward the tape all the way to the end, then rewind it. That should fix the tracking problem. Trust me. I know. I worked for Mr. Video for 3 years.
you worked for Mr video
hehe
well. WE GREW UP IN THE 80's
that trumps your experience LOL
i went into the settings of my phone and adjusted the tracking.
I know I drove my parents crazy listening to this in my room while burning one. Thank God I had cool parents.
This record was a game changer. So much harder than what else was coming out of L.A. at the time, I loved it. Lots of piss and vinegar on that album.
I'm a guy, and I just turned 41 and a 1/2.
I am glad I bought this vinyl record when it came out and I still have it.
His voice is insane,always loved this \m/
Chris Holmes was a thrasher...gave WASP a better groove than most hair era bands.
Without this classic song, 80's was not so badass, thanks for wasp!
I listened to it in 1985 and STILL fucking LOVE IT!!!!! Just nothing like the 80's it'll always be the greatest decade!!!!
W.A.S.P. JEST NAJLEPSZY METAL 🤟🤟🤟
Back in a day we would get nice tasty solos , nowadays we get mechanical solos 100000000 miles a minute.
this comment is gold
Everyone rushes through the song, and relay to mo much on the guitar, and don't explode the sounds of the base guitar no more, and the rythm is so stale,
No solo's since '96..just breakdowns..Even Ozzy wondered what happened to the solo's..Thank God for Pantera
cant believe this is call glam metal, this is fucking HEAVY METAL!
25 years ago this song was the shit! Its still kickin ass
In 84 this track was considered speed metal.
Gore Elohim no it wasn't.
It still is.
Gore Elohim You are full of shit
80 rock was so much more badass
80's
In the 80's even the shitty music was good
Pertti Voutilainen@ puistokatu 11 c 5 turku 20100 ruusukorttieli 02-0417083676
I wish I lived in the 80's. I missed a good music scene!🎸🎶👍🏽
I did, yet that doesn't stop people liking good music ;)
I just discovered how awesome WASP's music is this year! My collection is 8 of their albums and growing. I'm also kicking myself in the ass for missing out in their heyday!
Отлично! Это молодость ещё в СССР( USR)!
the best song with wild child.
oh yeah \m/
2017.. am here too stay!! Wasp FTW!
Jeez.. What memories this awesome song brings back.. Feeling lucky to be one of those who grew up with this.
Still remember my dads face expression when I turned up the volume on the TV when they played this song.. Priceless! :D
its. Always Cool To Visit The W.A.S.P. Nest And Get Stung!
great rock track, rock did not end in the 80's.
fuck yeah awesome metal track from wasp. great music video too. i wanna be a rockstar. \m/
Saw WASP open for Iron Maiden back in 85, awesome show.
Я вырос!!на этой банде..и поспдиил многих