View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pKyQvdMz3vs&list=PL672rnClLhcFO20VmbHPyWaSriw-DsneI&index=4
Lately, especially since I’m writing music that sounds like the rock/metal from when I first played guitar in high school, this song reminded of my high school friend, Scott, with real cool long hair, who liked to be called, “Satan!” He wore this shirt that said, “W.A.S.P., I FUCK LIKE A BEAST!” It was 1984. He was in my advanced English class, which was considered the lazy, smart kid English, because it was really easy for smart kids who didn’t want to do the immense amount of work that Honors English required! I dropped honors because I couldn’t stop talking in class, and I drove the old southern teacher lady insane! I can still hear her voice in my head, “John, Stop talking!!!” As a high school kid I loved heavy metal but felt too guilty to listen to the bands that swore in their lyrics or represented the devil. This is how innocent I was…
I got the first Motley Crue album, TOO FAST FOR LOVE! I loved that sound! I had never heard music like that! When I opened the cassette tape the inside had the band standing in front of a huge metal symbol. I saw it and thought, “WOW! I had no idea Motley Crue was Jewish!” I thought to myself, “That takes guts! I never let anyone know I’m born Jewish. My last name is English/Irish, but having a Jewish mother means I’m a Jew, and if my friends knew I was Jewish they’d hate me! Everyone hates Jews!” I’m a Christian but a Jew by blood. I had no idea MOTLEY CRUE was standing in front of a metal SATANIC PENTOGRAM! Hahaha I thought it was the Jewish star! Hahahaha
Here’s another W.A.S.P. song I just heard for the first time this week. I love the opening bass line, and the tempo changes for the various guitar riffs!
W.A.S.P. - Chainsaw Charlie (Official Video) | Napalm Records