STEVE RILEY - WASP The Last Command 36th Anniversary, L.A. GUNS & More

[@chrismartin3928]

Back rewatching this great interview,Riley was always good at explaining what was really going on and of course Jason is a great interviewer guiding the guest with great questions and responses.RIP Steve Riley😢

[@angusorvid8840]

Steve is a great drummer. I've seen him live countless times with W.A.S.P. and L.A. Guns. An incredibly solid, dynamic, very professional drummer. One of the best.

[@oscarbalza]

R.I.P Steve ❤ thank you for the music!😢

[@kellecetraro4807]

This is a terrific interview. Jason and Steve really lock together here and cover a whole lot of ground. It is a clinic on how a host and a guest can have a smooth, smart and coherent repartee.... I learned a lot about Steve's incredible history in the music trade I previously was unaware of and really enjoyed all of it... Thank you to both of these gentlemen, well done🤘🏼

[@keithedwards7882]

Wow, great interview, Steves so classy ,even when the door's opened to really trash and throw people under the bus he doesn't bite, his only negative comments seem to be said only to set the record straight, after this interview I'm going to go back and check out some of Steve's stuff I completly missed out on, And I'm hooked on Jason's interviews, he has a gift to keep things moving along and keep it interesting from beginning to end. Be safe everyone..

[@PMF5150]

Steve Riley - Total Class. Great attitude!!! Love that guy, hope he continues on and has more success. Great interview, thank you Jason!

[@DeathPenny]

Jason this was a great interview, I’ve always loved Steve Rileys playing, along with the fact he is such a laid back cool dude - just awesome man. This was honestly one of your best interviews ever. Thank you.

[@matthewdeluge5214]

Steve you're a class act, much respect. Another great interview, Jason. Thank you for sharing.

[@strangeways75]

Great interview. I love Renegades and love hearing that they are playing a lot of it live.

[@bluesoldier5330]

What a great interview and so much history.WASP and LA Guns history priceless.

[@richardsaure4392]

Awesome drummer, and a legend so down to earth as they get.

[@teecuzbruh4058]

Re-watching the Steve Riley interviews since his passing, it is a testament to how classy and diplomatic he, Kelly, Scott, and Kurt carried themselves in the face of all the nasty garbage slung their way by that other band. Thank you Jason Green for making these Steve Riley interviews, not many other podcaster/interviewers have done so, when they had plenty to promote, and could have used the help/exposure in the promotion department

[@markstubbs1973]

Great to see Steve Riley again

[@ritchleach864]

Love La Guns and cheers to Steve!!!! What a pro & great drummer!! God Bless

[@image30p]

This guy is smart. I wish I could have been in a band with him.

[@routinehead2481]

Me too.

[@juancarlosmartinezguerra1547]

Steve or Jason G?. They're both pretty damn cool...!

[@ernestinewhite907]

Awesome interview. So wonderful to see Steve again. Steve is a very smart man he never nothing bad to say about the bands the he were in.

[@lloydkellett8106]

Another awesome interview Jason. I love seeing all these guys that I grew up on.

[@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen]

Thank you

[@Snostrebla1]

Great interview by the way. I know I've said it before but you do a great job of not stepping all over your guests toes and letting them answer. There some guys and gals out there that cut the person off every chance they get and it's hard to listen to. I met Steve a few years back - cool guy!

[@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen]

Appreciate the nice words and glad you enjoyed the interview

[@patrickreeves4650]

what an incredible story, and life that this man led. you could have never heard of riley, or la guns, but much like i did...i grabbed a cup of coffee, sat on my couch, and watched this in its entirety. i felt a warm feeling that this man was happy with his life, and enjoyed even more telling the story. fantastic work jason...

[@ricke.warden]

Another great interview thats telling for Steve Riley and fills in a lot of information about all the bands. Wishing him well.

[@sadekx5251]

Stellar Interview Huge fan of the first 4 WASP albums.

[@drummerw17]

Excellent albums definitely friend 🤘🤘🤘🤙🥁🤙🤘

[@srh361]

At first I wrote off Steve's version of LA Guns and supported the other version very heavily but after watching this interview I've went and checked out Steve's LA Guns and my god it's badass!!! I can't get enough! I've even purchased the Renegades album and can't wait for more material!!! You rock Riley!

[@williamthompson5504]

That’s how I was. Even got Renegades on vinyl. If it’s a special band/album and a vinyl exists, I’ll buy it. Renegades blew me away.

[@srh361]

@@williamthompson5504 Blew me away as well!

[@jimjim7008]

I'm a huge early WASP fan and was lucky enough to see Steve Riley with LA Guns and Johnny Rod with King Kobra in 2016 at the Sweden Rock Fest... priceless moments.

[@cheeseguy4998]

Looking forward to this one Jason :)

[@stevengoodman3498]

Jason, great interview with Steve. He's made major contributions to the music scene. The two giants being WASP and LA Guns. Would love to hear many more stories as I'm sure he has a books worth of them to tell. Thanks Steve for the music! Keep em coming Jason and happy holidays!

[@anthonyh8070]

Great interview Jason, very cool to hear Steve's take on WASP and Guns. Damn he sounds like Pacino!

[@mikeortego3537]

Steve Riley is a force.

[@jimhenderson9673]

RIP Steve Riley

[@jacobcable6360]

That was a great interview. Thanks Jason.

[@jasona5806]

Bad ass interview

[@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen]

Thank you, I’m glad you liked it

[@AaronG72901]

Jason, Thank you for doing this interview! I've always wanted to hear Steve's version of events. That's why your channel is so great. Would love to see a Randy Piper interview here. Regarding Jack Action....that is one of the Best tracks on Last Command. It's always been my favorite song on that album. It has the raw desperation that rock and roll deserves. Great interview. Thanks for contributing to all of us statistics nerds!

[@mikeintampa250]

Hi Jason, this was simply fascinating. Awesome you helping out with the referral.

[@Debra-k1f]

Hi Jason, What a great interview! Thanks!❤

[@Scottocaster6668]

This clearly wasn't wasting any time Jason. Great interview. Steve, you're a class act guy, never bad mouthed anyone and showed them respect other than stating the obvious. I'm no drummer but your snare drum sound on WASP in the raw is awesome! Thanks for posting this interview 👍.

[@windowsrefund]

Yes, that snare drum sound is EPIC!

[@jackclark1356]

Another great interview Jason! Steve is a great guy and glad he set the record straight.

[@srh361]

What I wouldn't give to be on the sunset strip in Hollywood in the 80s!

[@Marchosias_Rex]

I was there multiple times...it was a freak show..a lot of metal heads but also new wavers.. different colored hair everywhere with alot of hairspray..great music in the clubs though

[@TheOfficerMahoney]

And Steve you are so right about the importance of Randy to the band

[@rikfox8812]

My old friend Steve Riley since Keel...

[@ConceptMachine]

You kick ass Steve !

[@marlastanding-owl7739]

I was lucky to see W.A.S.P. Once opening for KISS in 1986 they kicked major ass ! Was awesome to see them

[@xjbomb4463]

Great interview .

[@cheeseguy4998]

It really was , Tracii thought he would replace Mick Mars in Motley Crue lolololol

[@81shvlhead]

Your the right guy for this job JG.

[@gregsimmons694]

Ive seen La Guns 4 or 5 times over the years ! They opened for shows for Ratt alot over the years! Thanks Jason for the great interview!

[@geecee4746]

Wasp 1986 inside the electric circus tour, ulster hall belfast, best show i ever seen

[@mychimchim]

I'm so glad I finally got to hear this! What a great guy Steve was! ❤

[@ratt2roll]

another great job!

[@brigham2250]

One fan's opinion: First of all... GREAT interview. I watched this while on the treadmill and the 90 minutes flew by. Steve is very interesting and has had a great career (still ongoing after some 40 years) and some huge missed opportunities (not of his own doing), such as missing out on Motley Crue's world tour. Now about L. A. Guns. I think we can all agree that there cannot be two L. A. Guns touring and recording at the same time. Between Steve and Kelly and Phil and Tracii, it is this fan's opinion that Phil and Tracii represent L. A. Guns to a greater degree than Steve and Kelly. Are there other factors to consider? Yes. But none of that will change the fact that Phil and Tracii are the face of L. A. Guns. I have Renegades and it is a pretty good album. I look forward to what else they will come up with. However, calling themselves L. A. Guns was a mistake... yes, it is just my opinion. As I have posted elsewhere, maybe even on this channel, Renegade Guns would have been a better choice. They could have still played all the L. A. Guns hits that they wanted to from the old days along with their new music. Of course, I don't expect them to read this, think "Great name" and change their name yet again. I think Steve is a great drummer, has always been involved in pretty good bands, and I wish him continued success. But I also think I'm right, that he should have avoided using the name L. A. Guns. Hey, just my opinion.

[@juancarlosmartinezguerra1547]

U r mostly right bro, but then again after soo many different versions of L.A. Guns & soo many different musicians (over 50!) Y not...!?. I love the hell out of LA Guns and WASP & always will!. I wish they could just get their s*** together and be one L.A. Guns with Mick but... . I love playing my guitar along to their the first four cd's. Talk about fun!!!. This is a great interview. good job Jason Green!!. The Black interview should be pretty good too... can't wait!. & @ this point in time I would rather see a WASP reUnion too! Black & Holmesie should just box it out and get Beyond it for a tour with the original LA Guns opening!! & and if Mick Cripps does not want to do it then bring in Brett Muscat to fill in!

[@juancarlosmartinezguerra1547]

...They could have called themselves cocked & loaded... & if they had Mick Cripps, it would balance things out... lol.

[@OriginalDarkMark]

Agreed. Riley's version has got as much of the attention from the original Guns as they are going to get. They don't need the brand name now. Forge a new path. Old fans know the deal if they turn up to a show, give them something new and let word of mouth pull in a new audience for new material. There's easily enough ability and creativity there to escape the taint of a being perceived as a budget/cover version of Guns, especially with the demand for live music now.

[@jeremybanta1496]

I love Steves version of LA Guns and really dont blame him at all

[@matthelm344]

Stevie Riley Class Guy.

[@keithholley546]

I always loved Wasp. I saw them at the baltimore civic center opening for Black Sabbath and also at Hammerjacks on the crimson idol tour that was the loudest club show I had been too my friend woke up the next day with blood in his ear.

[@h8sjws735]

Was a huge WASP fan back in the day..gotta agree with him. Blackie did some great shit after, but nothing with that same fire..cool seeing this

[@aovermont]

I love LA Guns so much. Top 3 rock bands that never really made super stardom they deserved for their epic music: 1. LA Guns 2. Bang Tango 3. Love/ Hate

[@richharris9489]

I remember bang tango still have their 1st cd 💿

[@Debra-k1f]

Epic ❤

[@vwbusman64]

Love Steve Riley great guy! I wish Tracii and Phil would figure it out and join forces with Steve and Kelly that would be great! Unfortunately Tracii will never do it

[@blackiesattack]

I would pay anything asked to see Blackie, Chris, Steve and Randy on stage again!! Come on guys...

[@larrybrown7273]

Steve of my personal favorites His work in Keel too is truly classic

[@TONERAVENTUNES]

WASP was one of my favorites as a kid.I was transitioning from KISS to Motley Crue and WASP,Just blood and chains!What was so great was that I think my parents thought I would grow out of it with KISS,then the whole Hollywood Hard-Rock thing took over my life.I'm still here! tone raven F**K Like A Beast was killer,the 1st album,and we wore out The Last Command on Vinyl !

[@willgragido3694]

Great interview Jason, really well done. I enjoyed Steve's stories and hope to see him on the road one day soon. No worries about the pronunciation of the last name. Think of that middle "gi" as "ja" (Americanized Italian names....never as easy as Irish names, am I right?). Looking forward to the next one!

[@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen]

You’re very welcome and I’ll get it right on the next one! I should have known that

[@SanctusFragmentum]

Another Gem Jason 👍👍👍

[@American_Heathen]

Steve Riley is a class act. Don’t interrupt your distractors when they are making an ass of themselves Right Tracii

[@frankhilton340]

The upstate NY show he was talking about was supposed to be Poughkeepsie,NY it the civic center. The show got cancelled the morning of.

[@zachariahvance7333]

The track renegades is fucking killer. That track should be skyrocketing..good job over there fellas

[@LeopoldLoewe999]

Awesome interview. Love Steve’s drum style. The album Renegades is bad ass.

[@geneva1999]

I hope Riley's LA Guns adds some 2022 tour dates, would like to hear them live in person.

[@jimkalfakis9893]

Steve you guys should do your own show. Get those guys, get a cool singer that can do those songs. You’ll kill it and everyone will have a great time. WASP doesn’t perform in the U.S.. There’s the void! You just gotta fill it

[@julianguzman1650]

Siempre veo tus vídeos Jason, felicidades y saludos desde Colombia !

[@danhann6598]

Met Steve on tour in 1990. He looks younger and healthier than he did at 35. Good to see him doing well.

[@jonnybgood9376]

🤣 ya he doesn’t look a day over 97

[@danhann6598]

@@jonnybgood9376 🤣 you should have seen up close 30 years ago. He looked older then if you can believe that.

[@aneesall]

Great Interview... The only thing ..... WHY, Is it in most interviews .. Blackie is often portrayed as the bad guy? Most (Nor all) former members had either substance abuse issues, Or they were trying for go out on their own. BTW.... Blackie has been with the current lineup more then twenty years.... (So much for saying he changes the lineup alot) And Blackie Lawless has grown so much as writer/artist. I look forward to seeing the anniversary tour. Johnny Rod and Mike Duda hands down ....Best harmonizing vocals. Stet Howland best drummer.

[@drummerw17]

Stet Howland. He is my neighbor friend in Las Vegas. Absolutely agree. Stet Great drummer and excellent backing Vocals and Mike Duda.

[@chadmooreofficial]

Regarding the Dr. Feelgood tour, Steve meant the Cocked & Loaded tour and not Hollywood Vampires.

[@angryagain3801]

I made the same assessment. He's got the years those albums came out all wrong.

[@angryagain3801]

His memory is wrong. Cooked and Loaded was 89, same year as Dr Feelgood. Hollywood Vamps was 91 and Motley was focused on touring Europe for the Decade of Decadence. Having said that, being on the Feelgood tour would not have resulted in a double platinum album. My memory is wrong too, I saw Poison / Ratt, GW and LAG in St Louis. Summer 2000? 1999? I didn't know that I was seeing Jizzy singing. I just assumed that was Phil up there. You guys are telling me it was Jizzy? I saw three of those Poison resurgence tours. The others I saw had Cinderella, Winger and Faster PC and one with Warrant, Quiet Riot and Enuff Z Nuff.

[@juancarlosmartinezguerra1547]

Yes, '89. I saw the cocked and loaded tour with Tora Tora and dangerous toys at the Hollywood Palladium. Sooo awesome!!. Then I saw the Hollywood vampires at the Ventura Theater it was really good too but it just wasn't the same. now I understand why, the Motley thing...

[@danparsels4236]

'99 , Saw them on my birthday that year...and I bought an LA Guns shirt with a devil face on it and the year 1999... and yes def Jizzy 🤘🤘

[@VegasAlien1]

I met Steve after watching one of their B'zz shows. My friend was dating Tom's sister and we all crashed at the pad in Lake Geneva after the show. I watched Saturday morning cartoons and wrestling with Steve. He had a big blue Ludwig kit for sale but I was broke. What a kick a$$ drummer and a solid dude. Rest in peace Steve.

[@MsJhook]

I got a drum stick when they played Calamity Jane in Las Vegas 89ish

[@andybroad189]

The movie Steve was talking about being in did come out but it ended up being called Blackstock Boneyard for anyone that might be looking to find it

[@dharmageddonnow]

I love hearing Steve talk the business end.

[@cheeseguy4998]

Great interview Jason ! I believe Steve played on one song on the first LA GUNS Album.

[@pal4597]

You are the best listener Jason. This is how you run an interview. Trunk could learn something from you.

[@scottanderson4175]

CHECKERED PAST 🥂

[@kennethm.3296]

amazing

[@cheeseguy4998]

Your'e Right Jason,... Kelly and Steve are the guys !

[@seanmyers6961]

I was looking thru drumsets And I was inbetween Tama and pearl and that last command album Steves sound made me go after the Tamas .

[@0U812FU]

Great interview Jason! Steve Riley comes across as a great guy. Maybe it was mentioned but on the Dr feelgood tour wouldn't have that been the cocked and loaded album? Only mentioned because Hollywood vampires came out in 91...

[@Dokken1975]

Awesome interview! Now you would think since Blackie is promoting the 40th Anniversary tour he would come out of his shell and do some interviews. Work at him as best you can Jason, you just might get lucky! Also I’ve heard Blackie say that he let Steve go because he wanted to go into a more progressive direction. He basically just said Steve wasn’t that kind of drummer that he envisioned for which turned out to be The Headless Children. You can certainly tell the difference just in the drum tracks between Circus and Headless.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

On the live the raw video , on soundcheck , Steve nails speed metal stuff, the ending of Torture never stops in Hammersmith , its thrash ! Like the song was already slayer before slayer since the demos , and the double bass pattern was already on the demo , i think Steve heard Tony richards stuff in Demo ,i always also found Steve had a very Mitch mitchell / Paicey +Jazz flair on fills and Snare work . Especially live . So i think he was well able to do more progressive kind of stuff

[@juancarlosmartinezguerra1547]

Yeah, that was Frankie Benalli on that one!. WASP was kind of like Metallica, their first album was their best then it went down a little with every following album and by the fourth one I didn't care for it anymore. It was completely different

[@ThatMetalInterviewPodcast]

Very smart dude

[@shawnerickstad6974]

Another great interview 👏🏻👏🏻

[@drummerw17]

Super excellent interview Jason🤙🥁🤙🤜💯🤛🤘. Greetings my neighbor friend from Las Vegas NV.

[@ThemFuzzyMonsters]

As much as I really loved Johnny Rod in WASP, when Blackie was on bass, it was just the best.

[@thomaswolf6474]

Jay love your interviews awsome 👌

[@danparsels4236]

This was great! Awesome detail, went into American Hardcore album, which I got into them at that time. That was the newest album... I remember The Loving Dead "Do it again" was a Rockin' tune! 🤘

[@jorgepaul5049]

I'm amazed how steve refers to randy as the band's mastermind and blackie fired him like he was a section musician, and steve is right if you switch instruments and members change the dynamics of the band.

[@markhoward4086]

? Steve , Tell us a Chris Holmes story. xoxo

[@seangerant653]

great int !!!

[@tandrusiak1]

I saw them on the "American Hardcore" tour in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada at a club called Riley's. I met Tracii and got his autograph. Unfortunately there was about maybe 10 people there for the show.

[@LuisRomero-uq1zw]

The Last Command good job 🎵 másters

[@vinnieboyett1136]

Rest In Peace Mr. Riley..❤️

[@Ljgarland76]

It was the cocked &loaded album not Hollywood vampires

[@masonmixon8031]

I saw Dr Feelgood Tour at Remington Park Oklahoma City with over 40,000 in attendance. Lita Ford was the opening band

[@seanjoynt2605]

That is one HELL of a guy!!!!! I thought he left WASP to join L a guns. I am so glad to hear that I was wrong and so sad to hear what actually happened. Wasp with him in it was fantastic!! I think Johnny is a badass on bass but randy piper should have made the next album with them. They could have been larger than life but things happen the way they do. I'm glad he never stopped. Rock on Steve R! 🤘

[@cheeseguy4998]

Randy was fired by Blackie , Randy had actually quit for a few months before because of a fight with Blackie.

[@seanjoynt2605]

@@cheeseguy4998 that I knew. I think Randy is a good guitar player. I really like the combo of him and Chris. And I don't want to take away from Johnny. I just think right after Blackie fired all these people the band went down fast. I wasn't liking the music I heard and then I did t hear anything from them. I think when you have something that good you go with it.

[@vistalite]

If I close my eyes, I see Moe from the Simpsons when SR talks.

[@Ooops1984]

Sunset station when the caterpilars took over Vegas in 2019. Great show With them opening up...Dokken then Dee Snider.. Scottie is the real deal :-)

[@rejeanroy216]

First I was and still a Steve Riley since I heard him in Wasp. I'm a drummer and he influence me. I played the casettes Last Command soo many times. I was sad when I realized he was out and in LAGuns. I became a fan when I heard Sex Action. L..A.Guns need Steve on drums and for the business. Steve's L.A.Guns is the right one.Forget Phil and Tracy Steve your the guy. 🤘The drummer 🤘

[@joedias9089]

🤘🤘🤘