Blackie Lawless, "My only regret...would've never done that," WASP Holmes/Piper/Richards/Don Costa

[@vaekkriinhart4347]

Great times, I recall that summer vividly. The US Festival, Quiet Riot's "metal health" still new, MC's "too fast for love" was out, Iron Maiden had just released "piece of mind", Fastway's great debut, Scorpion's "blackout" still new, J.Priest's "screaming for vengeance" still new, Zebra's debut, Van Halen was on fire with "diver down", Kiss' "creatures of the night" was still new, Def Leppard's "high n dry" relatively new, Rush's "signals" relatively new, 0zzy's "diary of a madman" relatively new,... And Ratt and WASP were about to hit the scene, along with Dokken's breakthrough "tooth n nail".. What a great era for rock!.. I recall looking thru metal magazines with all the pics from US Festavil after having just bought "too fast for love" while in Dallas on summer vacation with my KISS "creatures of the night" tour shirt on as a sophomore in h.s. I had just discovered weed and it's influence on how I heard music too. Wow!.. Good times

[@11non-serviam11]

Best summer of my life. Cheers!

[@Bobbyd0052]

"GOOD TIMES " !

[@humanactivated1017]

Man what an amazing metal era they was

[@quevicular]

You sure nailed it. Nothing like that type of music anymore

[@AnonymousSourcesConfidential]

I can still remember the smell of the cassette and case being new.

[@-MetalSage-]

Holmes and Piper were a fantastic duo, with Lawless and Richards as the perfect rhythm section.

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

The reason Blackie goes on like this is due to the backlash he’s gotten from former band members & the lawsuits some have filed against him! Chris Holmes can’t stand Blackie for his dirty tricks he pulled with screwing him out of money!

[@mikeg6666]

I saw them way back in a club with Metallica and Armored Saint , it was insane. Right up at the stage , we paid $10 for a ticket , sick show!

[@Mamboking71]

I love the lineup from the wasp debut album

[@mikeg6666]

@@Mamboking71 Same here but Chris was a pretty bad alcoholic back then. Did you ever see the documentary about that , where he was in a pool chugging a fifth of vodka like it was water. It was actually pretty sad to be honest , I think that had a lot to do with Blackie kicking him out of the band...

[@KooÄläm]

Chris really sounds like easy guy...

[@SeaToSkyImages]

Loving the 'Inside the Album' series. You managed to fill eleven minutes with so much information.

[@fullinbloom]

Awesome. Thank you!

[@sarcastanaut]

That original lineup was magic, man.

[@adamblackedition5529]

you think some junkie on the drums is magic?

[@sarcastanaut]

@@adamblackedition5529 absolutely

[@VectorSpector385]

The unfortunate truth is a lot of the greatest musicians do a lot of drugs. Ding Ding Dong.

[@MsJhook]

Chris's sound was everything

[@dudejrryan]

He grew up with Sir Edward Van Halen, a little of that magic may have rubbed off on him. That is a good thing!

[@sevenmarbles]

this was really well put together mate. been listening to wasp since 84 so i think we’re about the same age. the editing, structure, and flow of this vid is really well done. one of your best yet. you’ve provided a fantastic, insightful look into the birth of wasp in just over 10 mins that other vids take an hour and not even get close to. lookin forward to part2.

[@fullinbloom]

Such a cool thing to say. VERY much appreciated!

[@kevinstimelsky673]

Costa was a monster player! RIP Don

[@horse16176]

Chris Holmes was the sound of WASP

[@samusvikerness661]

Damn that debut album rocks. I listened to it last night. It’s like the heaviest glam metal could ever get with all the best parts of both heavy metal and glam. Soaring chorus’s that succeed in being catchy and guitar solos that shred the wax out of your ears if you’re wearing headphones.

[@JohnManopoulos]

Just discovered your channel and man these stories are wild! Got me hooked up to this

[@mwm302]

I still have my vinyl copy of W.A.S.P. from 1984, great album. If you look carefully near the inside next to the label, it says "We Are Sexual Perverts"

[@colbyclayton8052]

Etched in the vinyl or on the jacket?

[@mwm302]

@colbyclayton8052 In the vinyl. Hard to see but it's there

[@tlaneb1]

I just checked my W.A.S.P. album which was signed by the band at Texas Tapes and Records years ago and it says we are sexual perverts.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

This channel is a treasure trove. This is what YT SHOULD be. Thank you.

[@fullinbloom]

Very much appreciated, my friend!

[@mariopalos9238]

Agreed! I love how they weave the interviews together.

[@RockonGolddustwoman0070]

Saw them in concert in Atlanta Georgia early 90s . It was at the masquerade, and i was few feet from the stage o.m.g it was so kickass💜💜💜

[@EllisonLowrimore]

I love the first three W.A.S.P. albums but that first one is the BEST! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@markmellberg9348]

Outstanding interview

[@fullinbloom]

Thank you, Mark!

[@bassdaddy6548]

"Why don't you sell one of the cars and feed your sister" Holy shit..lol!!!!

[@mcasteel2112]

Brutal

[@cruesteele15]

its why they call him The Mean Man! lol

[@severinlourenco8355]

Great 👍 WASP stories about their early days with recordings and members.

[@beeemm2578]

5:27 this is so true. Your best takes are usually 1 or 2. If youre on take 57, youve lost the purpose. Shut it down, walk away, get a burger and a beer, whatever. I always called it 'chasing your tail'. You have to learn to listen to the entire recorded performance coming at you, not just a little squeak you heard or whatever. It can he maddening. Some takes have warts, but have the urgency and intensity you need and you have to trust it. Like Browde said, youre hearing things NOBODY will hear or notice ...lol

[@todd-1]

Another banger! Thx FIB

[@jayteesgear]

Yesss

[@fullinbloom]

Thank you, Todd!

[@roymartin500]

You're always hitting home runs Bloom, great job!

[@dwade6322]

Love your channel ! Been a subscriber for a few years. 🤟

[@fullinbloom]

Of course, I remember D Wade. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for sticking around!

[@Mega-G-Star]

Excellent insight into a Classic Album.

[@TheLordGoat]

RIP Don Costa

[@lanceraustin]

Awesome content! As always, FIB represents the final word on any subject.

[@seventhstar]

This is the best FIB I've ever had the opportunity of seeing!!

[@fullinbloom]

Dammmnnnn. Thank you, Seventh Star!

[@seventhstar]

@fullinbloom I love this because, for one, I'm a longtime WASP fan. And I never knew Don Costa was in that band prior to their first release. It really delves into the true history of the band and the drama surrounding the making of such legendary songs that I grew up with. I'm 56 now, and so much has gone on with that band. I'm anxious to see the part 2 of this.

[@adamkane7513]

I want to hear the demos!

[@scottwhite2757]

Nitro Wrapped in a package..No doubt , I loved it back then ..Chris was/is a Great Guitarist ..

[@stevenmoses5807]

Greatest band ever. Hope they come to England soon.its been too long

[@anthonylynch4737]

Working with Blackie was hard, so talented yet a complete control freak, for his way or the highway fact.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

That’s funny😂. I wonder if Blackie even noticed that the revelation that he came to about releasing songs less polished that sounded like opening a can with pliers was EXACTLY WHAT THE PRODUCER WAS TRYING TO TELL HIM 😂😂😂.

[@pasifinland]

Wasp got their first gold record here from northern Europe, Finland!

[@robertphillips8648]

Thank you brother.

[@fullinbloom]

Thank you for watching, Robert!

[@sotheresthat7882]

It’s weird hearing Chris Holmes sober 😅

[@edguyrocks5865]

That's crazy Chris said that to Mr. Carpenter. wow.

[@RobertRodriguez-i7y]

I remember watching WASP 17 times at the Troubador, Chris Holmes would give us tickets, and we'd get in the door for like $3.00, but you had to buy a drink, I wish I would of seen that first show with Don Costa, he was a trip to see. He used to be the bass player for a band called Donte Fox, which later changed their name to Great White.

[@tnourse]

I saw WASP open for KISS. I drove in a snowstorm to see WASP. Randy had a cast on his leg. They kicked ass. Loved it!

[@robbiegarnz7732]

I love how he gets everyone’s take on it and synthesizes it into a coherent stream of consciousness. Great journalism! Too bad the so called mainstream media can’t do this kind of stuff! Lol🎉😂

[@jayspears7245]

This band gets a lot of love. What I remember of them was only children liked them.

[@DJAnubisMetalTavernRadio]

Regardless of the lineup changes the first 4 Wasp records are alltime classics with the first 2 being the very best.

[@thekid6378]

Great story again Bloom!

[@fullinbloom]

Thank you, my friend!

[@JismIsm-en4kz]

Not a fan of W.A.S.P. , but totally respect Blackie - A real smart dude

[@THECLARENCES]

The best WASP lineup was Lawless, Holmes, Piper & Richards! xoxo The Clarences

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Saw Holmes play w la guns back in the early 2000s, he’s wild!

[@Calvin.of.Martin.Street]

I got to see W.A.S.P. in concert for the first time a week ago in Little Rock, AR. They were a bucket list band for me, and while the actual show was extremely tame compared to even "lame" levels of heavy metal shows (lol) I didn't care. I loved this band from the first album and seeing Blackie perform live was one of my rock and roll dreams come true.

[@247Therocker]

November 11 in Toronto. Can’t wait 🤘

[@mariamccrae9123]

Blackie is so gorgeous ❤🔥

[@bln3576]

Saw you with Black Sabbath in Toronto back in the 80s

[@davidrivera1105]

The Woodstock was in Buena Park which is in Orange County California.

[@dalepiwek]

Killer man excellent job 🤘

[@fullinbloom]

Thank you, Dale!

[@wolfgangrittner6637]

great video! I had a jaguar not Jagwire! lol

[@hiroshi138]

"The 400th time you're trying to pronounce Hellllllion"...I could listen to that producer guy roast Blackie for hours 😂

[@WizardBalls29]

The Elvis of heavy metal

[@briandoyle6188]

What a line up just a shame that drink,drugs and politicians wife's got in the way👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿...

[@djthrift6244]

You forgot to mention Blackie's greed, need to be in complete control all the time and being a dick to the rest of the band

[@talesofanasphaltjockey]

WASP is such an awesome band

[@electricwizard3000]

Oh, man - I gotta hear these demos!!!

[@jayteesgear]

Bloom you RULE!!! 😛💯 I miss seein Chris Holmes around man! That Carpenter story- just hilarious!

[@markmellberg9348]

No it's not. Not about Karen anyway.

[@truthseeker2321]

It's hilarious because of Chris's ignorance of anorexia. He honestly thought that she starved to death for a lack of being fed. This guy wasn't the brightest bulb in the chandelier when he was younger, despite being a great guitar player.

[@fullinbloom]

As always, thank you, Jay Tee!

[@fdafdsafdsafdsa5655]

You should do a video on Jack Russell and how he tried to rob a drug dealer in 1978 and shot a maid living in the house. Dont hear much about that from Great White

[@fullinbloom]

Funny you say that. I did the voiceover for the Jack's drug deal a few months ago. Then I changed directions. Something will be coming soon.

[@jamescon55]

😮 WOW... I DID NOT KNOW/nor hear of THAT one,....YET, till NOW,,,,😬 obviously .......

[@dcrash2602]

«Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of ’80s Hair Metal» (Paramount pictures, 2024). Jack Russell tells the story in the first person.

[@electricwizard3000]

The Woodstock was not L.A., but an Orange County venue, in Anaheim, a stone's throw from another popular rock bar, Radio City in Garden Grove [I understand Piper's rehearsal spot was right around there took where they did all the Sister and early W.A.S.P. photos too]. Slayer also started out in these places. P.S. I never saw W.A.S.P. there [did see Slayer there] - but did see both at the Cuckoo's Nest/Concert Factory in Costa Mesa, CA, my home town 🤘

[@EerieVonIII8574]

I have to say great job on the editing. I can tell you put some effort into it.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Who Dares Wins

[@helio1055]

Damn I wish you’d upload more often

[@randymoran67]

saw them at the troubadour couple of times ....now its just sad

[@jamescon55]

Yeah, being a retired Metal drummer now, and hearing from other Tony Richards drummer fans, as well? They ALL, TOO, have said that SAME thing.... THAT THOSE early recorded demos ARE way better/MORE raw than the original WASP LP (as Blackie stated, the 4th attempt at doing the songs)....A drummer associate HAD sent me a copy of it, a few plus years ago but I blew it OFF/forgot about it 😕.... I'm assuming? That those early demo versions of MOST the original WASP album ARE, STILL somewhat "available", out theres?..... NOW, I WANNA hear THOSE versions! Lol 😆. 🤘🔥🤘

[@blueberrypie8691]

Original W.A.S.P. is the best version by far although the other versions all including Chris were pretty damned good as well :)

[@drfostermusic]

Rik Fox was playing bass. On the demos and first shows!!!!!!

[@fullinbloom]

@drfostermusic Rik played on the very first demo, not the Ric Browde demos. Also, Rik never played a show with WASP.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

Thank you very much. God Bless Always Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸 Nostrovia 🙏🏥🌎

[@petewilcox3354]

now I know why Blackie never gave Chris a chance to talk in interviews.

[@truthseeker2321]

LMFAO!

[@gannetsquadron]

Still play this record today

[@Lampwick-dz1zq]

Holmes , Piper , Riley , Lawless .. when WASP was at the top … 1984 .

[@stephaniemanchester-chermo3840]

I never got into WASP probably because when I was 8 or so my mom took me to the mall with her and while we were walking through Sears I saw the new WASP LP and wanted it. My mom took one look at the cover and she was like “NO WAY that Blackie Lawless is sick”. 😂 Real fucking story man! 😅

[@davehunt2191]

The Woodstock wasn’t in Los Angeles it was in Anaheim which is in Orange County on the corner of Beach Blvd. and Ball Street. Please do check your facts. Thanks

[@tvr2120]

Great!

[@billycain9890]

I loved wasp wasp and motley Crue in the first few years was like a similar version of Kiss.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Did Chris really tell Carpenter he should have sold a car to feed his sister after she died of anorexia? 😮

[@markmellberg9348]

Karen had millions of dollars. If Holmes said that he's rude as f*ck. Richard Carpenter easily has one of the greatest car collections in the U.S.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@markmellberg9348 Chris’ comment goes to show how mental illness was looked at back then.

[@truthseeker2321]

​@markmellberg9348 I'm pretty sure Chris had no idea what anorexia was back then. He was a stoner after all.

[@SonicVR12]

​@truthseeker2321 everyone knew what anorexia was. I love Chris, but whatca dick thing to say.

[@truthseeker2321]

​@SonicVR12 No, not everyone knew what anorexia was back then if they didn't know anyone who was suffering from it. Do you really think that a guy like Chris Holmes or any regular person on the street was familiar with medical or mental health conditions? This guy's whole life revolved around surfing, fishing, music and drugs and alcohol. I'm pretty sure that he barely made it through high school, if he graduated at all. He knows now, but at the time I bet he honestly thought she literally starved to death for a lack of being fed.

[@TiernanSongs]

So, did we hear what Blackie's ONE regret was? I listened to the whole thing, but seemed to have missed it.

[@ravenmad9225]

Recording songs again for the album,instead of just using the demos on the album.

[@TiernanSongs]

@@ravenmad9225 Oh, okay! Thank you. 😃

[@andyandrew7557]

Blackie Lawless was a Rock God in the mid 80s,now he looks like an old man with long hair. How cruel age is for all of us eventually

[@PRtyon823]

I think the next presidential debate should be between the moderators. They interupt and claim to know more then the candidates. So next time the candidates should just stay home

[@popsequentialism7213]

Ric dismissing basically all of the tracks aside from I Wanna Be Somebody and Hellion has got to be a factor in his relative obscurity considering how much better known most of the other Hollywood producers and engineers of that era are.

[@Chainsaw_HM-2]

1:37 - Up above Tony is Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman. Reign in peace, Jeff!

[@stevenholquin2127]

Don Costa Would Come Over To The BCRich Shop On Valley Blvd It Was Actually a Garage Behind The Sip n Shoot Bar On Valley and Eastern Avenue The Bar is Gone Everything Is Gone Don Would Come Over He Was a Early BCRich Fan In 1978 Before BCRich Got Big Well I Would Do All The Intonation and Fret Work and Tune Up His Koa Mockingbird Bass He Had One Of The Early Models Don Costa First Bought a BCRich When He Was In Donté Fox and Then Dirty Deeds Way Before WASP 🐝 I Never Charged Him One Cent For The Work I Did Because He Was One Of The Original Artists To Like BCRich Kool Cat Very Quite and Dry Humor I Would Say Go To The Bar and Ask For a Pitcher of Budweiser and Two Glasses Tell Them It’s For Me and They Will Let You Take The Pitcher of Beer 🍻 Don Would Show Up Around 3:00 pm and We Would Drink Beer As I Fixed His Bass Now I Met Tony Richards At a Dirty Deeds Gig am Also a Drummer and I Would Sit Behind Him and Watch Him Play He Had a Fast Foot 🦶 I Always Thought Tony Was Great We Played With Dirty Deeds When Butch Say Was in The Band My Band Was Quick Attack Tony Is a Kool Cat Great Drummer

[@imaouima]

Interesting post. Were you going for iambic pentameter here?

[@Unleashedraider1985]

Very punctual

[@fullinbloom]

Thanks for the great story.

[@sunsetstrippers74]

Is this a poem?

[@Shaylok]

Selling records used to be the way to make money. Now it's all about playing live. Mp3's and the internet changed everything.

[@1wickedgroove]

The internet killed rock and roll 😢

[@samright4661]

Is Blackie still a Christian? That Golgatha is a amazing song

[@georgemaranville3305]

I think he’s Christian lite. Probably wouldn’t recognize the bible if it were sitting on his lap.

[@warriorv9359]

My favorite Wasp album

[@danepatterson8107]

I've never head that he was or is. I think he's good at writing songs.

[@randomman4938]

@@danepatterson8107 I beleive he was "reborn" about 10-15 years ago.

[@katjay3125]

Supposedly he's a born again Christian but he doesn't really act like it...

[@firehammer7585]

I saw W.A.S.P. in Phoenix in early '85. Who opened for them? A little band you might have heard of called Metallica.

[@Leon.16]

Whoa Metallica OPENING for W.A.S.P.!? Not to disrespect WASP but that would never happen today 😂

[@CharvelStar7]

The Woodstock was an ANAHEIM club NOT an LA club, I saw Metallica there in 82 and it was a tiny club with Radio City next door.

[@mplslawnguy3389]

My aunt was in WASP?

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Did Wasp ever make one of those heavy metal ballads where it starts off acoustic then rocks out then closes with acoustic?

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

Kind of. Forever Free. But it's a good one. It has a middle section that is different heavy rock vibe, not ballad and it ends like an anthem.

[@marcoubagoleardini5770]

@@YtuserSumone-rl6swyeah and it’s got Uriah Heep’s Ken Hensley on it playing a “July Morning” bit on it

[@sofoclesmefisto]

I have always thought Blackie has certain accent 🤔

[@kiimbel1877]

I wish Lawless would go back to the Bass.

[@flashinthepan3273]

Forever Free is a cool ass song.

[@kafesociety1759]

My only regret is that he didn’t retire in 1988 😂

[@chriswren5045]

Keep it real...Fuck Like a Beast is the song that made WASP!

[@Mad_Axe_Man125]

Tony Richard’s was a much more dynamic drummer than Steve Riley. Wish he could have kept it together and stayed in the band. If you want to hear the worst drum sound on the planet, put on the live in the raw album. It baffles me blackie buried Chris’s guitar put let whoever keep that godawful drum sound on there

[@efwfew]

the drum on live in the raw are faaar from the worst drum sound ever created. I think they sound fine to be honest, but that's just personal taste

[@jimmycampbell78]

If there had been a junkie still on the drum kit that ''awful drum sound" would most likely have been even worse.

[@Leandros-Lounge]

i always liked richard’s !

[@MigrantAssassinationSquad666]

Wrong. Steve is worlds better than Tony.

[@timbrown6629]

​@MigrantAssassinationSquad666 I didn't think so. I love the first release, couldn't stand the stuff with Steven Riley on it, but I loved him on the first LA Guns release... I just didn't care fir him in WASP, granted I loved Tony Richards.

[@Seacai150]

I remember when I saw wasp around 2010 at the mp3 festival. Wasp would only agree to do the show if they headlined. So kix stepped aside and let them headline. It was a 2 day festival with 25 or so bands. Twisted sister was there also, it wasn’t a bunch of hack bands, it was all big hair bands from the 80’s. Blackie lawless wouldn’t leave the bus until showtime, I heard he had all these weird specific things in his contract. I met so many of my rock heroes that weekend but blackie just sat in the bus, he wouldn’t meet anyone. Literally EVERYONE there bands and fans, said blackie was nothing but a poser and a true asshole. They played some obscure wasp alblum that no one gives a shit about. He was dressed ridiculous. I have no love for this jerk. He’s fucked over everyone that ever worked with him.

[@damonschneider4350]

Geezus what dummies. Amazing they sort of got it together.

[@yiannismanopoulos]

Oh no...I love Tony..... I recently found him around on fb...seems a healthy man right now.

[@marcoubagoleardini5770]

I don’t know man. The debut doesn’t sound “too polished” to my ears. The follow up is where they (or I should say Blackie and Spencer) went crazy on overdubs and multitracking BS. I mean, I like the bird sounds on “Wild Child”, but that tells you all about OTT production

[@RcNerd]

But you did screw chris over.

[@SISTER76]

the best of the best JOER PALERNO JIMMY IMAGE RANDY PIPER Seteve eduardo lawless

[@briansmith2160]

The correct answer was "Worshiping Satan." Definitely going to regret that one.

[@rmartin7558]

I thought he was going to talk about Roddy Piper and Ric Flair.

[@willismoore156]

Did Eddie nash own the Woodstock?