The Great Misconceptions of Me - - - W.A.S.P.

[TheStemik]

Just a word to describe this album: masterpiece.

[MissUranija]

hope they come back to Europe again soon... I want to go to their concert so bad!

[UglyBakura]

Long live Long live Long live the king of mercy when ı heard yhat par ı said omgs this is the best song ı ever listend ıwas 7 years old when ı heard this song now ı am 14 and ı am proud of listening heavy metal LONG LİVE THE KİNG OF MERCY!

[EvermoreWasp]

Crimson Idol is one of the greatest albums ever. Long live WASP!!!!

[czilyo1]

Ma két kislány,5 hete egy kisfiú unokám született,nekik,és szüleiknek küldöm ezt a számot.

[TheButcher1981]

Blackie is a great singer, his voice is simply unique. This album is a masterpiece, but unfortunately the band WASP have always been underestimated by the general public ... and I wonder why.

[czilyo1]

Csak add át magad a zenének!Hallgasd,csak hallgasd!

[czilyo1]

Ez a dal nem elvesz hanem hozzá ad tízpercet az ember életéhez.

[laurel614]

The altar of w.a.s.p i am forever chained,no mattter how far i roam,or how far the chains i stretch,i always find my way back.:)

[karellaidan]

shall stand the test of time...



[vriesdich]

amazing that a man who makes up a song "f**k like a beast" produces an album like this. One of the best rock albums ever. Cheerz to you Blackie.

[Leticia1537]

fucking great song ^ -^ Blackie Lawless rules! he is voice so so ...no words!)

[zacharycraft7]

You who call this a masterpiece, i have to agree with. I think this album would make an awesome movie or play. The story is in order from start to finish. Something many albums should be. Truly the greatest work of art in all of Metal. Weather you are a W.A.S.P. fan or not, no-one has produced such a piece of art. Blackie Lawless is a true King in the industry.

[DowntownJackBrown]

I have to agree with TearBlade this was such an under rated album ... the work and composition of this album was tremendous and I think this is one of Blackies best works ... it showed all the sides of his musical expertise.

[TheAnarcshit]

I myself is a one fukin' great misconception..

[LORDGOAT1976]

Chris Holmes wasn't much better then Blackie at solo's back then , but this guy can solo, I think its Vito from White Lion, since they broke up in 91.

[rubenick]

@LORDGOAT1976 The guitarist on The Crimson Idol album should be Bob Kulick if I remember correctly... but I might be wrong :D Anyway, it's a great guitarist who ever it is...

[bagnato11]

i love w.a.s.p to this day we need to have more music like this insted of all that crap gangster rap to me rap promotes nothing but gang viloence

[MrKotzdoch]

MASTERPICE - EPIC - LEGENDERY

[SylverGryphon33]

This is my all time favorite WASP song of all time thank you so much for the great vid.

[aneesall]

GREAT CLASSIC... THANK YOU WASPQUEEN...

@@ CHECKOUT BLACKIE LAWLESS FACEBOOK FANPAGE 37,000

[TheBlkt72]

WASP has always been under appreciated. It didn't help that this album was originally only released as an import. I consider this the best album WASP ever performed and I consider it on par with "Mindcrime"

WASP was under appreciated. And I always loved them, saw them on "The Last Command" tour.

[marrinhas]

The Crimson Idol is the best concept album.

Painkiller- Judaspriest

7th Son of a 7th Son - Iron Maiden

[marrinhas]

The Crimson Idol is the best concept album.

Painkiller- Judaspriest

7th Son of a 7th Son - Iron Maide

[fireguye4]

@marrinhas uh ..queensryche.. operation mindcrime

[TheBlkt72]

It's as good as any album I ever bought. I bought an import copy before it was available as a domestic release. Great album.

[JoshStobart]

this album is the result of blackie taking 2 years out to write and damn i wish he'd do it again. the songs interlink and the story is scarily credible. This song brings the story together by including all the previous song themes and using powerful lyrics. It is the legacy of Johnathan.

Best Concept album since 'The Wall'

Long live the king of metal!

[nikos696ares]

just great

[melbjovi09]

The great AT from RRR in Melbourne Australia named this the best album of all time. He was s o rite, Long live AT

This is the best album ever written and will stand by that with all bands I have seen

[melbjovi09]

The great AT from RRR in Melbourne Australia named this the best album of all time. He was s o rite, Long live AT

[fireguye4]

blackies swansong....nuff said to

[fireguye4]

blackies swansong....nuff said

[tylermane77]

I love how the "Where is the love, to shelter me" lyric is repeated on different songs on the CD.

[Arzi52]

The greatest Piece of Music, that was ever written!!

This Album brought me through the hardest times in my life and was everytime the best friend I could get in this times.

Every single note is perfect and the lyrics could not be better!!

Also are Blackie's Vocals on this record the most emotional I've heard so far and this is the final thing who makes this album such undescribable genious.

[snipermatic]

@Arzi52 yes, you re right. i also wonder, why this album is so underrated. i bought it 94 by coincidene and never would regret it. its a real masterpiece from the first to the last note. clever arrangements and lyrics. and really good drumming. i love it. the older albums from wasp honestly said, i m not a very big fan of it. except the headless children album

[luckymouse1971]

The Crimson Idol was and will always be Blackie Lawless' (Steven Duren) masterpiece. The album is a concept album, telling the story of the rise and fall of a fictional rock star named Jonathan Steel. Many think that this is really Blackie's life story. This is without a doubt my favorite album of ALL TIME!!!

[Stormriders74]

PERFECT....PIECE OF REAL MUSIC WITH SOUL!!!

[kmanderson100607]

Hell yeah its an epic! I would give my left nut to see this band and have raw meat thrown on me, it would be an honor /m/

[DoErden1]

One of the best song in the history of metal. lets you with your mouth wide open and and your mind explodes

[shawn6984]

OMG its givin me the chills right now havent heard this song in 3 yrs?

[canuckcamper]

Man, this tune gives me a chill whenever I hear it!....One of the most under recognized bands and definitely one of the most unrecognized lyricists!!!!!

[HellHammerX]

@canuckcamper

I agree man, it's the image that drove so many away, hell, it was what drew me in, and what a journey it has been, bought the first album when it came out just for the cover alone, and have every album since, including some rare demos

[fireguye4]

blackies swansong

[MrIronmaiden1977]

the crimson idol in my opinion is one of the best top 5 albums of all times...the other 4 are:

1. 7th son of a 7th son - iron maiden

2. the transcendense - crimson glory

3. heaven and hell - black sabbath

4. somewhere in time - iron maiden

[fireguye4]

cmon.. queensryche operation mindcrime. thats a masterpiece of masterpieces

[allmostmedieval]

one of the best albums of 92 ... thankyou W.A.S.P

[TearBlade]

The Crimson Idol, one of the greatest albums known by mankind.

So under rated too, it dissapoints me how little credit this band gets.

[fireguye4]

its a shame..because blackie is one of the most intelligent lyricists around

[snipermatic]

@TearBlade Yes, you re right. I bought the Album at the day, it came out. It was an dis very good. You have to listen to it oftne, and you have to take time for this album. And thats why its good. Its a concept album, with great musicians, very good songs and fine lyrics. Long years i didnt hea rit. I sorted my cd´s last week and it fell in my hands. iput it in my cd.player and it was as great, as 18 years before. sorry for writing so much lol, but i m with your opinion. very underrated album

[MrGman5150]

@TearBlade you are so right!!! the crimson idol should be made into a film!!!

great album/cd 10/10 there new cd is killer to, check out the song ' crazy' the intro sounds a bit like 'wild child' wasp forever!

[ColdSpring1984]

@TearBlade I am a metalhead since the first time I saw the music video of The idol... I grew up on WASP

[PITMONA69]

@TearBlade . NOT ONE OF THE BEST THE BEST, for me !!

[DoOmSdAyDeViCe7]

@TearBlade I agree with you so much!

[jandalmoforfaen]

@TearBlade

I agree.

somethig that dissapoints me is that the like button doesent work

[AxlsGroupie]

Such an underrsted album :( Blackie Lawless is amazing and his skills are clear on this album, this song even. Ot's amazing how he can control so many different emotions I feel when I listen to their music :)

[Zarantul666]

WACKEN 2010 \m/

[magmar16]

WASP.BLackie.... legends!

[wasp20081]

the best

[AxlBreezer]

Just got back from the show 'ere in Romania, when did the time fly?!? they sure keep u charged! Great album, great music, great musicians and hell of a show they make!

[igguasu]

i think not even one song in the whole world reminds PINK FLOYD because just nobody can play like them,its a music from another galaxy from another universe maybe...

[ChainWasp]

why does this song reminds me of "comfortably numb" by Pink Floyd? at least in the couple

[igguasu]

just NO WAY...

[ChainWasp]

yea my bad, "The Idol" reminds of "Comfortably Numb" and I messed it up

[bigtoy63]

One of the absolute best rock tunes ever.... Blackie is a mastermind, Crimson Idol is proof enough I think :o)

[vinchyvegas]

Great song

[thbkplgamsta]

The drums on this album are out of this world!

[Bobtheicon]

yup

[snipermatic]

@thbkplgamsta yessss. unbelievable. making my chest explode

[themiskiller]

i like it so much! amazing album,i got both versions!

[ValkyrieFreyaAngel]

A lot of friends tried to ban me from listening to W.a.s.p because of their acronym (We Ain't Sure Pal / We Are Satan's Priests / We Are Sexual Perverts) but after I talked to my parents, they said I was OK to listen to their music. Oh and I ditched my friends because of musical differences.

[Cagedontheinside]

Same here! My parents did not like it at first but did not stop me. I came from a very conservative family ,but threw their hands up at me! I was my own person and you take quite a bit of hard hits from people who say they love you the most.Baby I was gone!

[DVROFFMAN]

It's 3:a.m. I'm drunk....and I wanted to listen this. Whatever that means. What an epic song.

[IxMAKExUxGOxLOL]

@DVROFFMAN Yet you seem to be able to type quite grammatically correct...

[ThrashTillYouCrash]

@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL Being drunk doesn't make you an idiot.

[IxMAKExUxGOxLOL]

@ThrashTillYouCrash Nope, but you shouldn't be able to type that accurately on the keyboard when you're entoxicated.

But if you really get drunk, you automatically become an IQ-liberated moron.

[ThrashTillYouCrash]

@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL Depends on who you are/how you handle your alcohol. You can be cosidered "drunk" without even feeling a goddamn thing.

[IxMAKExUxGOxLOL]

@ThrashTillYouCrash Indeed, but often when you get ''drunk'', you mean that you've lost the ability to walk properly and such.

[ThrashTillYouCrash]

@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL Well that's not the case here, obviously.

[IxMAKExUxGOxLOL]

@ThrashTillYouCrash It isn't? I thought this all began with me pointing out that he was just acting like an attention whore?

[ThrashTillYouCrash]

@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL I guess. lol

I'm argumentative, so there's that. He was probably just buzzed. xD Whatever, this has nothing to do with the song anymore. Fucking W.A.S.P. \,,\d(>.<)b/,,/

[IxMAKExUxGOxLOL]

@ThrashTillYouCrash I can do nothing but agree with you on that. Long live Blackie Lawless =)

[ThrashTillYouCrash]

@IxMAKExUxGOxLOL HELLYEAH!

[molson722000]

I will drink to that

[DrumMaster274]

@DVROFFMAN

Same here. And do you know why? It just feels good.

[datskas]

@DVROFFMAN

Your comment was written 2 years ago. yet , yesterday i found myself and 7 others in the same place....listening to this song (Idol as well) while being drunk

This song is just epic indeed

[DVROFFMAN]

@datskas Timeless classic. Gets better every time I listen to it.

[01po01po]

I couldn't agree more. I saw the same show that year in K.C. I was 17. That was good times for sure......I remember him telling the crowd he use to be a proffesional baseball player. He was throwing shirts or posters or something to the people way in the back of the arena.

[demarcus68]

You all are right on....WASP rules...I saw them in Jan. 1986 opening for KISS..They had those giant heads on stage...Man i was 16...Those were the good ole days..

[DrumMaster274]

You're just a lucky guy...

Gratz :)

[EdenMyrrh]

One of my all-time favorite albums.

[dreamevil92]

Ok my dad got me into bands like WASP and Iron Madian. We went and saw WASP a couple of times and the last time we did they did the whole crimson idol cd and other songs and after that night i listen to these songs everyday. this one mostly. I think it is their best song. but hey im only 16, lol

[cyberchilindron]

hey little man, i really envy you, you are a bloody lucky guy for having a dad like yours, respect him for ever, mine used to take away my posters out of my room walls. keep enjoing music like that always cuz is the best music we had and still have, music made it with a lot of heart and balls, keep rocking man, greetings.

[F1tsy]

I L O V E it, Blackie Lawless for president.Well, he´s one damn good musician anyways.

[Acirema1973]

I believe Blackie Lawless would set this Country back on its feet again, but then some corrupted systematic idiots would probably shoot him dead like they did to JFK & MLK,JR. The Government does not seem to value good Presidents or Leaders anymore. Blackie needs to remain a Musician, because we still need him around.

[F1tsy]

I didnt like WASP before.This was one of their great songs that changed it,they can make truelly good music.

[CrawlingHound]

One of the best songs ever

[JackBeauregard]

Masterpiece is a strong word but it certainly describes this song. Even my kids can't get enough of it! Genius.

[slavemale2]

TCI is Blacklie Lawless' finest moment in music, and this song especially rocks exceptionally hard. And as someone who'se llived in the shadow of his father all his life, let me juust say "my father was the idol, it was never me"

[otey123]

Totally bro... I've faced those words for way too long. I just discovered this album 3 years ago. It has been in my CD player ever since.

[liquifex]

Still Not Black Enough was after CI, and that was a great CD. But yeah, Helldorado sucked. I don't like that he went back to the old, old WASP, very basic, style.

But like a lot of people, I will always have this little spot in my soul for WASP :)

[deesyphrr]

I still can't believe this was followed up by the attrocious Helldorado. I loved TCI cd alot.

[UnholyJ]

Forgot about Still Not Black Enough and K.F.D?

[ph8nt0ml0rd]

ah man, blackie still did an o.k. job in those albums, those albums are a lot better the metallica's load & re-load, and motley's 90's stuff

[wasp710202]

LONG LIVE TO MY MASTER - WASP

[msgufo1]

One of the most powerful tunes of all time!!!!!!!!!!1

[scorps84]

Thank you for this and your Charisma video. I went to the Show in London on Nov 02 last year to see Blackie and the boys play this whole album live. It was the best concert I have EVER been to. Real emotions ran through me that night. I was lucky enough to shake the hand of the genius that is Blackie Lawless after the show and got him to sign my ticket. Long Live B.L.

[oddiemannen]

Blackie is a god, long may the crimson ido rule the world of metal

[Savatage1975]

Oh sweet silence... where is the sting?

[dekikide]

I AM NO IDOL NO CRIMSON KING ... ! xD

[Metablitica]

It's only me.......it's only me........

[zwecklos23]

what a grat song!!! the lyrics are beyond compare - and the sound --- i am at a loss for words.

[Juhiz69]

Best W.A.S.P. song EVER! True masterpiece by Blackie!

[LeoWosso]

The best song of 90´s songs. "The Great Misconception Of Me" maybe the most subtle concept of a tragedy. From Bs. As. Argentina Long Live The King Of Mercy!!!

[Athlime]

kommatara !!!!

[FroZeNarki]

\m/,

[GlamMetalRiot]

I love this. The Crimson Idol is a masterpiece,one of the best albums ever.

[johnzantey]

Couldn't agree more :)

I am yet to find an album matched to the lyrics, the music, the vibe Crimson Idol is :)

[F1tsy]

So few listening to one of the best songs of Blackie Lawless :o

What a shame. Its great.

[lordnegative]

best song from the best album ever...

/hail \m/

[bonitaCa]

i gonna see them...can´t believe this

[Quadifa]

I love this song. I love this band! This is so amazing!

[ghaddar8]

thats like the best or the next best song made ever,yet so few knows about it.