Circus Of Power - 'Call Of The Wild'

[miles573]

I remember these guys on Headbangers Ball back in the 80s. This still holds up today.

[114062family]

I have always liked this band i wish they would sell there cds in col.

[junkyardtattoo]

This and Vices are still hands down my two fave ever lp's, circus of power were the epitome of dirty raw rock n roll to me. Love this band forever

[patbuddha]

Do any of the singer's tatoos say, "I love Jim Morrison"?

[starkie73]

I got this on the Hot Metal(Australia) sampler 1991 I think.

[guitarfreak9177]

What's Slash doing on the drums?

[bloodthirst72]

these guys should have been huge

[awickedtribe]

Cycle Sluts doing back up singing I meant

[awickedtribe]

Been a huge fan since seeing COP on Tomorrow with Tom Snyder...Cycle Sluts from Hell doing back box... been emailing Eddie Trunk to get Alex Mitchell and Gary Sunshine on That Metal Show since it came on the air... Cmon COP fans help out!!!

[awickedtribe]

Glam? GnR? Its amazing how moronic people can be... must be related to the guys who voted Jethro Tull as the first band to win a Grammy for Metal...

[skydivergonzo]

This is not a Glam band you fool!!!!!!!

[wrabit79]

they had tattoos before tattoos were fashionable

[boyddavid1]

dude this was a biker band like La guns and love hate...

[pidarurod]

@boyddavid1 this was a biker band but not like la guns or love hate they are from other genre!

[boyddavid1]

@pidarurod I understand your passion this is a kick ass song like black out in the red room or sex action...early la guns and love hate it is from here that i draw my comparison.Didnt like the pussed out direction la guns took as they progressed.

[easyryder1969]

loved Circus of Power then, and damnit i love em now...good songs hold up and this one does

[fatalityhawk]

0:19 to 0:22 is it just me or does that look like Ross from Friends?

[frozenfrog74]

Whitesnake in a bandana....

[NocturnalVagabond]

@frozenfrog74 You have either mastered Sarcasm or Stupidity..... not sure which

[romeokid69]

@frozenfrog74 you are a MORON!!! Not even the same genre. Both bands kick ass in their respective genres but to compare these guys to Whitesnake means you are a grade A, 100% MORON

[JMourcella1]

@frozenfrog74 You're a fuckin idiot.... that is all

[roxydog2004]

Now this is when MTV was MTV

[blechke]

lower east side back in the day that was the place.

[caspianator]

Gold.

[lupobionda]

Non posso dimenticare

[Linksausleger]

I saw them live as a support of Black Sabbath here in Germany......after the gig me and me friend left the concert and met the guys at the bar. My most impressive concert...by the.... we didnt saw Black Sabbath playing : )))

[PERCHEATER]

I couldnt remeber the name of this band for 20 years.....Till right now. FUCKING STILL KICKS ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my new favorite band again

[BigMeat0031]

@PERCHEATER fuck 'n rock after 20 years still kick ass.

[spikesification]

these where th original "tattoo" band ...before all the "hot topic" kids spent their pocket money on 'em...

[Nailbomb72]

Far out, I hadn't heard this for about 20 years but never forgot that riff. Awesome.

[TheLastBrainLeft]

I remember this. Most bands who debuted in 1988/89 never had a chance with their second albums. Grunge eviscerated them.

[robosnitz]

old shit

[pidarurod]

well why they arent wear any spandex n shit because that is not hair metal or glam this band is got more like southern sleaze musical style!like guns and L.A guns or sea hags or something like that!

[rocknwrenchs]

Slash's first gig the drummer for C.O,P.

[plantguy666]

that fucking guitar rif has been in my head for like 20 years.

[ragink]

god bless rage for playing everything under the sun

[nomadmalachi]

The real shame is that they made some great songs.... but gave about as much concern as a fart in the wind for the video.

Still made some great songs....

[CRAZYCRADER]

Circus of Power was a rock band from New York and Los Angeles, USA.

The band formed in 1986 in New York City. A no-frills band heavy on tattoos, biker-band lyrics and leather, the band consisted of vocalist Alex Mitchell, guitar players Ricky Mahler and Gary Sunshine, bassist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Ryan Maher. The group played in New York for several years until they were signed by RCA Records. Around 1990, Gary Sunshine switched to guitar, and Zowie joined as bassist.

[blechke]

My friend pointed it out to me when this album came out. Cop stands for circus of power. cops=police=circus of power

[CRAZYCRADER]

@blechke I didnt know that myself thanks for the info!

[biscaynenick]

Long Live "Working Class Rock-N-Roll" Nothing better than a little VooDoo Gator Rock for the soul !!! I'm still wearin "Greasy Jeans" and still ridin my "Shovel Head".

[cheeselsprout]

you are way off jackass.these guys sound nothing like guns, and definitely do not sound like rage. this band was friggin savage.

[TheGreatRichtig]

you say they needed to be bigger? they were just a fuckin lame-assband who are trying to bring RATM together with GnR

[DeadLeopardSikCougar]

@TheGreatRichtig  this bands debut record was out 5 years before RATM's.

and they don't sound anything like GNR, no whiney vocals here.

[Wacke666]

@TheGreatRichtig Circus of Power were around before RATM ... Learn the facts.

[BassSoloTakeOne]

@TheGreatRichtig Your comment is one of the saddest I've ever read. COP was around WAY before RATM. Where is the rap-like vocals? And I fail to hear any vocals that sound like Axl Rose. Get a clue next time.

[BassFace2008]

Yeah these guys were so badass, I remember my friends makin fun of me for jammin out to COP, just cause no one heard of em

[beerymon]

Ok we had Anvil the movie ...Lemmy the movie ...what about COP the movie !!!

[marktheshark12]

Even my ex-wife liked this one...otherwise she was a dipshit.

[0defaced]

@marktheshark12 fantastic!

[nomadmalachi]

@marktheshark12 I don't know whether to laugh or.... no, I'll just laugh about this one...

[beerymon]

Great great song ...they just missed out on being huge

[you317]

One of the best, little-known rock songs of the 80s ... it's a shame that Circus of Power didn't get more press.

[junkyardtattoo]

Just TOO Sik............love these guys and their kick ass music!