Disco de W.A.S.P.: “Helldorado”

I'm a big W.A.S.P. fan and have been for many years, but this CD's a little bit of a let down.

I am really happy to see the boys back with a some new material and with Chris Holmes yet!

But I really liked the direction they were heading with each album and now they've returned to their so called 'demo' days and have songs on this CD that reflect that.

As a advid follower of Blackie's Crimson Idol, and having loved the W.A.S.P. cd The Headless Children, I was really hoping for much more.

Good party tunes, but nothing I can sit back and enjoy like those previous CDs.

This is an album with a purpose: you listen to it while getting drunk. Don't try to enjoy this one sober, it ain't "thinking man's music" as some previous albums such as Crimson Idol or Headless Children were. The album kicks off with a well paced rocker Helldorado to set you in the good mood for opening the bottle. Then we go through all the stupidities people do when they are partying a tad too drunk. Sex, fighting, obscenities, and so on. The whole idea is that we are all going to h*ll anyway, so why not go in flames and blazing! Finally, the disc ends with a reprise of the starting song Helldorado, this time not so smoothly produced, sounding more rough and tumbly, kept a bit simpler altogether. Just what you need after drinking your booze and it elevates your spirits high enough to bring a big grin on your face. By this time you should be finishing your bottle and getting ready go out for more partying through the night.

W.A.S.P. is back, and they are better than ever. This CD showcases a return to the down-n-dirty days that made W.A.S.P. a favorite of fans all over the world. Blackie Lawless, peerless among vocalists with his trademark voice, never sounded better. The lyrics are X-rated and beyond. Don't let you kid sister hear this CD. Unless, of course, you want your kid sister to become as depraved as possible. There truly isn't a bad track on this CD. W.A.S.P. fans, rejoice! Blackie's back and he's meaner than ever!

I've loved this from the minute I hit play. This is Blackie & Chris getting back the to their roots. They've said they were getting inspiration for this album when listening to their original demo tapes from the first WASP album. It's an upbeat, heavy & raunchy album & with as many concept albums as WASP has done it's nice to hear them just rock out on this one. "Helldorado" & it's follow up "Unholy Terror" rank among the first 4 wasp studio albums in my opinion.

Really nothing more to say. Blackie is awesome, he is a great vocalist and writer. Unfortunately, this displays none of his finer qualities. It was an attempt to get back to the basics and play some down and dirty rock and roll. It's dirty enough, but the songs are just piss-poor. Avoid this release, anything else from their catalogue is far better.