W.A.S.P. - Live...In the Raw

Music critics have always pointed out the similarities between theatrical rockers Kiss and W.a.s.p. -- Blackie Lawless' and Gene Simmons' blood spewing, makeup and costumes, high-decibel rock, and so on. (Ace Frehley even produced W.a.s.p.'s first demo!) Kiss used the live album format for their big commercial breakthrough, 1975's classic Alive!, and W.a.s.p. hoped the same would happen for them with 1987's Live...in The Raw. While it didn't work out that way, it served as a worthwhile document of the band' s live show -- but the biggest problem is that W.a.s.p. concerts always relied mainly on visuals. Read More