W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children (1989)

W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children (1989)

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1. "The Heretic (The Lost Child) †" 7:16

2. "The Real Me" (Pete Townshend, The Who cover) 3:21

3. "The Headless Children"   5:47

4. "Thunderhead"   6:45

5. "Mean Man" 4:50

6. "The Neutron Bomber" 4:03

7. "Mephisto Waltz" 1:27

8. "Forever Free"   5:09

9. "Maneater" 4:46

10. "Rebel in the F.D.G."    5:08

1998 remastered edition bonus tracks

11. "Locomotive Breath" (Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull cover) 2:59

12. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"   3:47

13. "Lake of Fools"    5:29

14. "War Cry" 5:33

15. "L.O.V.E. Machine" (live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 1989) 4:47

16. "Blind in Texas" (live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 1989) 6:23

Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, production

Chris Holmes – lead guitar

Johnny Rod – bass, background vocals

Frankie Banali – drums, percussion

The Headless Children showcases a new level of maturity from the band compared to their previous three albums, which had stereotypically lewd "rock and roll" lyrics. Politics and social issues are now a theme throughout the album. The cover art, based on "Gateway to Stalingrad", a cartoon by Daniel R. Fitzpatrick, depicts a string of historical figures including Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Benito Mussolini, Charles Manson, Jim Jones, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Al Capone and the Ku Klux Klan, with an image of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald shown prominently in the foreground. Later editions of the album have replaced, among others, Ayatollah Khomeini with additional KKK members.