WASP - 10/28/22 Las Vegas (Animal / I Wanna Be Somebody)

[@videobobtv]

I have a zero tolerance for trolls and shit talkers. post negative shit and get instantly banned.

[@mr.brenman2132]

Can you bring back usachatnow? I was attempting to buy his tickets

[@videobobtv]

@@mr.brenman2132 I don't know who that is or how to undo a block. But if you are going to be a troll and come here just to shit on everything, you don't deserve to see this band, or any other band.

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

🤘🔥💪 can't stop watching. Jumping out of my skin for the show in Boston. Sold out also. He needs more off last command, and do sleeping in the fire, and it would be a Dream come true for me! Hint, Hint, Blackie! Lol.

[@jahjah67]

@@videobobtv to be honest, I haven’t paid attention to WASP in a long time. I really enjoyed their early records and am only commenting on what I’ve heard in the press. I’m a look wats rooting for a band to kick it out of the park but…I do hope the succeeds and brings the catalog to attention of new fans.

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

Thank you Rob. 👍

[@guererrd]

Thanks for posting. Seeing them tonight - Anaheim.

[@Rambo454]

If you look up videos of the complete show, you can see Blackie and the band running around the stage, making contanct with the audience, climb on the top of the mic stand etc. Very much a decent show even if some classic songs were missing. Lucky to see them play after two years!

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

Thanks for SHARING

[@marknocera7212]

I will stay home and listen to the albums!

[@videobobtv]

There were no tracks, The same people who think every singer has a track thinks the Earth is flat. The dude is singing. I was there.

[@RockJim72]

@@videobobtv - There's a video on youtube, shot from the side, there it's way too obvious that he is using backing tracks...

[@RedArtistx]

@@videobobtv Have you not wondered why the mic is so large that it hides a lot of the audience's view of him whilst he's singing?

[@videobobtv]

@@RedArtistx If you see it from another angle, it looks cool and he is above it, but if you are 10' below him looking up it blocks his face. He may not realize it, or care. If they just removed the skull or lowered it, it would still look as cool but you would be able to see him.

[@videobobtv]

@@RockJim72 Or the other 3 guys were singing....

[@SCnative64]

Gents and ladies: WTF with all the criticism? The man is obviously delivering the absolute best shows he can! Why would he not? He's 66 and still bringing it. If you look up the press conferences and fan Q and A he explains the backing tracks. He also sincerely thanked his fans for coming together on the socials and shouting to the promoters to do the U.S. shows.! One of the greatest metal vocalists and songwriters ever! Don't diss - even if you think you could get up there yourself and deliver a better show! OUT.

[@RedArtistx]

Like if you want to see the mic stand go! In what way is it a good idea to have a mic so big that it obscures views of the lead singer?? And not just any lead singer - one of the founding members, and the only original member from the 80s that is still left. People have paid good money to see the this person, not to the mic stand and him swinging around on it. Has no one taken the time to walk around the auditorium to see how it's viewed by the audience?

[@davidcantu8720]

If you look closely in some instances, vocals keep going when his face moves away from the mic. He's not singing live. I knew this was happening as soon as the video started and his face was obscured, pretty obvious.

[@Deadbolt257]

You sho right boss that’s a recording

[@elcee4556]

@@piratestyleadventures7185 So in other words you’ll love a fake performance because the bands you love are using it. Got it.

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

Rob Zombie took the idea from Blackie. So I guess you should tell Rob that too.

[@elcee4556]

@@piratestyleadventures7185 First of all. It isn’t my concern because I love it LIVE and if they can’t do it anymore then they should know when to retire. You didn’t see Dio or Bruce Dickinson lip syncing because they’re real singers who respect the idea of a LIVE show. I will always love the records but i’m not a blind spoonfed sheep. Second, most of the bands I love play 100% LIVE like AC/DC, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Rush not to mention Metallica is 100% LIVE. They’re known for their fuckups and you know that. So don’t assume i’m not a fan just because I don’t like a fake show. I’m honest and I know i’m in the minority. I know people nowadays don’t care whether its LIVE or not or whoever is in the band and embrace the FAKE. If you like it, more power to you.

[@stevehedrick2162]

the mike stand is cool but you cant see him, i love they brought this song back! i last saw them open for kiss in the 80s!

[@Shane_Cordwainer]

I've got tracks of my voice, it's singing It's in my inner ears I fake the vocals, a sweet deception No live performance, just fake cheer I'm syncing to the beats with such ease My lips move in sync with the beat I lip sync and groove, the crowd goes crazy I sync like a beast! I lip-sync, lip-sync, I lip-sync the song (like a trackimal) No need to sing, sing, I just play along (like a trackimal) I lip-sync, lip-sync, I lip-sync the song (like a trackimal) No need to sing, sing, I just play along I'm on the stage, the spotlight's shining But my voice is not what you'll hear Well, I've perfected the art of miming With each move, I'll make it clear I do whatever the crowd wants to see, yeah I'll fool your eyes with my feats A lip smack and the fans start to cheer ya I sync like a beast! I lip-sync, lip-sync, I lip-sync the song (like a trackimal) No need to sing, sing, I just play along (like a trackimal) I lip-sync, lip-sync, I lip-sync the song (like a trackimal) No need to sing, sing, I just play along Come watch my show, the deception's thrilling Watch, watch, watch my act unfold

[@massapower]

They need to put a camera below BLACKIE"S Microphone stand facing up so we can see him ! 😜🤘

[@nickhoffman9256]

Holy shit, he sounds AMAZING!!! name one, ONE singer from the 80s that still sounds this ON POINT! BLACKIE FUCKIN FLAWLESS

[@jamesbrown-fb1gk]

Bruce Dickinson even after throat cancer he is far superior

[@joninissinen2691]

Seeing them in -23 Oulu, Finland!

[@RockJim72]

I'm glad to see these videos - now I know that I'm not going to see W.A.S.P. on this tour. I hate when bands/artists overhype their shows. This is as far from what Blackie promised as it can get. The staging is cheap as hell (Any low budget band can do this). Backing tracks, 12 song setlist (including medley), and that God damn Mic stand... I'll spend the money on a band/artist that actually cares....

[@mr.brenman2132]

This is exactly what he promised you whining bitch. What's wrong with the mic stand?

[@JunkyardKid]

@@mr.brenman2132 this is not what he promised. Go listen to the interviews from earlier this year.

[@RedArtistx]

@@mr.brenman2132You're joking, right? He's basically hidden away behind it. Only people sat on the very sides have a decent view of the person they've come to see. He comes out from behind it every now and again, but he's mostly obscured when he's singing.

[@wyldchyld2383]

Your obviously pussy troll. This is what he said he would be. I listened to multiple , yes multiple interviews about this. Number one your looking at through a camera not in person number 2 any true wasp fan wouldnt give 2 shits if they came out with 4 amps and no stage show. They havent toured yes i know they did M3 few years ago but we as fans are so grateful they came back to play in the United States. So go fuck yourself troll piece of shit

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

He Never Confirmed ANY of the crap these posers are complaining about. Go see GWAR you want that crap. I mean, lol. Wtf did you think you were getting in a 2000 seat night club? Living Legend. Made my bones to W.A.S.P. and as far as lip singing goes, none of that conspiracy lies true in any part of the show.

[@TheFratHouse69]

Why would you sing behind something where know body can see you. Very strange

[@LOOSEbowelz]

spelling know body instead of nobody is strange as well chief

[@nellcote69]

Lip syncing

[@FelixtheMetalcat]

Lip syncing my ass.....he sang every word the other night.

[@J.T845]

I’m going to see them Wednesday. Am I wrong or am I seeing a lot of pre recorded tracks??

[@paulfrehley7352]

Yes, you sure are. Just watch the "lick my chops & they're tasting good" & "nail your ass to the sheets" parts closely. Even the big mic stand that is supposed to obscure it doesn't work because he's being totally half-assed about his sham.

[@goober4949]

This would happen to me. Thousands of seats, I would end up getting this one.

[@MichaelJoshuaWilliams]

😂

[@scottlee7458]

We're all just spoiled. If you came up in the 80s and 90s like l did. You're used to seeing these bands like wasp putting on great visual shows. Now it's just so expensive to tour. They seem to just take the cheap and easy way out with screens. And real fire in small clubs is pretty much forbidden these days. That mic stand was cool but certainly could smaller so we could see the only original member left. But none of that seems to bother me as much as the partial songs and the short set list. That's very disappointing. Especially for a band that hasn't done an official tour in the US for a while

[@RedArtistx]

Have you seen latest footage of the live show in Tempe? Looks a lot better. Fewer screens.

[@Spockthinks]

Saw them in Boston and it was a great show. I don’t believe there were backing tracks but he sang most of the time and bass player and guitarist did an amazing job on vocals The guitarist can sound almost just like Blacky

[@Leon.16]

In my opinion this was good! Why y'all complaining? Blackie has admitted using backing tracks to make the show sound better and more like W.A.S.P.

[@mikeh2440]

That mic stand is freaking ridiculous.

[@doughboyjojofgc4401]

It’s nostalgic for me

[@motleyrose]

It's also the one he used back in the day so it's not like it's new.

[@brianr2732]

yeah but the music was fucking phenomenal. people put too much stock on aesthetics

[@toralm6974]

Black Debatt have mic stand as a motorcycle front, but they are a humorous band. It's a bit weird that Blackie is hidden behind the skull

[@619R3D]

Totally agree!!! Just plain stupid! Guess he don't want anyone getting a good look at him!

[@Vinylfiend60]

I was there last night. The place was over-packed with people. I stayed for Armored Saint but by the time wasp was ready to play I was tired of feeling like a sardine in a can so I left. Thanks for posting this.

[@roppongirocks]

In this clip they play "Animal", "The Real Me" and "I Wanna Be Somebody".

[@fatwheat1]

I feel like blackie is only singing the main chorus, the rest of the song is completely backtracked. Like you can definitely hear him in between verses but that backtrack is abit overbearing.

[@videobobtv]

or the THREE OTHER DUDES ARE SINGING....

[@Polentaccio]

@@videobobtv no chance. That's backing track. The Paul Stanley treatment. He's still got his tone though.

[@stevedamien638]

Pola--Exactly man.

[@videobobtv]

I keep seeing comments about Blackie "Lip Syncing", the other guys in the band are singing with him. He has talked about how he is born again as a Christian, he has been pressured into doing "Animal" and you will notice he doesn't sing certain lines, he does this to avoid actually saying them, in his mind, he doesn't say them so he hasn't personally committed the sin. So he turns away from the mic on "Steal your love" and "Fuck like a beast" and other lines, the other guys and the audience fill this in. I am just happy they did the song because it was my favorite.

[@Skyfishpublishing]

He should be a born again metaller and just get on with it lol

[@kdisabelle]

Agree...💯

[@jamesbrown-fb1gk]

Absolute Mank that Dude

[@darrenfrank9904]

That mic stand needs to go

[@mark-wh2qc]

No wonder he plays behind that stupid thing on stage...

[@Kastistos2000]

I didn't think Blackie performed Animal anymore after becoming a Christian.Love the PMRC stuff at the intro.I remember that at the time.So ridiculous.

[@jthompson7175]

Seeing them in less than 2 weeks. :D

[@tylerwojcik9548]

Seeing them today in Dallas (11-5-22)

[@mindsetmotivation9124]

Or so we thought.. I was there

[@tylerwojcik9548]

@@mindsetmotivation9124 honestly. Annoying. Especially since it was gonna be my first time seeing them

[@nikkifoxx8557]

Canceled show dude

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

There management botched this tour. Waay too small venues, wrong setlist. There coming back to play Dallas. They over booked by almost 2000 people. They'll be back through America next year. Revamped. Bigger venues. Better stage props, everything. They didn't think they'd be this big still here. Some people were pissed they sold out so fast everywhere nobody even knew they were playing.

[@tylerwojcik9548]

@@piratestyleadventures7185 thats crazy. Hopefully i get to see them again

[@aaronsaunders6974]

Gosh, 'I wannabe somebody' sounded so much better in studio

[@aaronsaunders6974]

It's great that they resurrected photos of the pmrc and the senate hearing. Been watching over the past few yrs

[@MarceloRomero360]

He is definitely lip syncing! He moves away from the mic before the end of the phrase.

[@kaudsiz]

He’s not lip syncing. He does however use chorus replays and occasional line overdubs, fx various screams and laughs etc

[@andreana2112]

@@kaudsiz unfortunately, he is. Simply compare it with other shows.

[@nathancarpenter4929]

@@kaudsiz he is definitely. Watch shows from a few years ago. These vocals are near identical to the studio version. No way he can sing like this anymore

[@kaudsiz]

@@nathancarpenter4929 I know. I should’ve noted I wasn’t being serious. Please accept my apology everyone. Now I made you have to take the time of your day to post a comment. Blackie Lawless has gotten some negative coverage over the last years for lip synching. There are numerous vids on KZbin covering it. I was born in ‘88 and I very much enjoy to hear 80/90s metal bands. Many great bands 🤘☹️🖤

[@MoonCoilMedia]

He absolutely is. Glad I didn't pay to see that shit.

[@kathyhayes7369]

Love Blackie.

[@CalmBrook]

the whole audience was waiting for the return of this song. And they inserted it inside these fucking medleys and broke it right on the solo? WHAT?? what a huge scam

[@martymartin2894]

Even tracks aside he should have played the good songs from first album fully and definitely should have included there best song sleeping in the fire.

[@paulfrehley7352]

Not to mention he even half-asses the lip-synching. That's fucking disgraceful.

[@elcee4556]

Agreed. Too many medleys and really using it on this most anticipated song of the setlist. Not only that but he’s lip syncing too. So lame. Save your money for Mercyful Fate or Amon Amarth or another band coming next year.

[@ThatBibleStudyChannel2023]

I thought he turned Christian? Last I heard he wouldn't play these songs?

[@kaudsiz]

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas 🤘☹️🖤

[@ThatBibleStudyChannel2023]

@@kaudsiz I guess so lol. I wonder if he played "The horror".

[@BestWayKilla]

It's their 40th anniversary tour, probably making an exception for it. I saw them on Wednesday in Boston and they played it.

[@neekarobertson8314]

He is. He refused to play this song for years. It was a big thing for him to do it and is only doing it because of the circumstances as a thank you to the fans. He also would only perform it if the context behind why the song was written and released was at the forefront. The context against what is currently happening was an awesome way to do this.

[@stevedamien638]

John-They still don't play it, The tape is playing it.

[@jahjah67]

Vocals sound great. Blackie didn’t really alter his look for this your which is what I was expecting. Personally, I prefer Blackie on Bass and it’s always going to be a letdown. Having said all that, I think the screens look cool. It’s expensive to tour these days and the band has a lot to prove to promoters. If the promoters lose money, this WILL be the last time the band play in the US. Appreciate the band for they are and enjoy the tunes.

[@vangoghny2k]

its his last go-round no matter what money it makes. he announced this from the beginning, just as he announced this show would be a call back to the band's earliest vibes. i cant see why you thought he'd bust out a new look given that.

[@portal2passion]

This was always the killer WASP song back in the day !!

[@nikkifoxx8557]

Show canceled in Dallas at the old Gas Monkey what really happened I don't think it was a fire marshal

[@dougmann5362]

It was, they came in the door next to us.

[@TheoneGodfather]

It was fire marshal. The fire marshal and several cops were just outside the entrance with smug shit eating grins on their faces as they watched people file out. The promoter screwed everyone.

[@aurelienc2717]

Parfait ce micro quand tu chantes en playback , ça se voit moins

[@FelixtheMetalcat]

Did I miss the entire point of this video? It is great footage of a damn fun band from the eighties. Somehow the commentary has turned into a malignment of what is or is not happening on stage. I just saw them and they were excellent, with nobody faking it. All you naysayers are gonna get old some day too, good luck to ya!! I have seen more post 2000 bands mailing it in, using teleprompters, backing tracks and whatever else makes their jobs easier etc to last a lifetime.

[@mcats8]

Love W.A.S.P but that stage set-up is beyond cheap. But what do I know? I saw Rammstein a month ago at the Coliseum and left feeling I got my money's worth × 10.

[@videobobtv]

I really didn't give a fuck about what posters were hanging up, I was there to hear the music.

[@mcats8]

@@videobobtv well that's you. My ears and eyes both work!

[@videobobtv]

@@mcats8 I don't know what the fuck you expect? It's a rock show. WASP was never as big as KISS. They weren't on the radio and MTV like the others. They were never big and never played really big places on their own. They are playing House of Blues, that's not a big theater. It isn't a stadium. Shit, my cover band has played on HoB stages!!! He put up some decorations, had some projectors, a cool mic stand stage prop, he's in his late 60's and played for an hour and a half. The ticket was fucking $35. I am more than happy with the show. Guys like you don't deserve to be witness this greatness. Keep your bitch ass at home and play video games.

[@videobobtv]

Yeah, cause Rammstein plays techno off laptops, they need all that pyro to keep you distracted.

[@ButterBobWorth]

you probably paid X 10 too.....and the music was probably no where as good as WASP.

[@wickedcurve]

I remember seeing them back in 2001 in St. Petersburg, FL and as they played this song they had excerpts of a porn movie playing in the background on a screen.

[@pererlingjohansen6597]

Looking forward to see these guys in Norway 🔥🤘

[@456835]

I saw Wasp in their prime sadly this isn’t

[@stevenfudgemallet8425]

The way he looks these days, that mic stand is a good thing lol. Not the original band so it's basically Blackie lip syncing. I saw a wasp cover band recently for $20. They put on a killer show. Much better than this.

[@jeffsmith9029]

Blackie is the only one not lip syncing I'm glad he is still out there

[@stevenfudgemallet8425]

@@jeffsmith9029 He definately uses backing tracks and hides behind that stupid mic stand. None of the classic era members, completely different band. I'd feel ripped off paying to see 'them' now.

[@r613-v7y]

then go watch your $20 wanna be's that nobody knows1 LOL

[@stevenfudgemallet8425]

@@r613-v7y I did. They were great. Pretty good value for $20. Blackie needs to retire.

[@stevedamien638]

Steven-Very true bud. Also i like Wasp on cd a lot. But yes live,, Also Blackie ego about how big,,Wasp is really is!? He sure deserve to have his band in the bigger league. But again as i always said in the heydays and now, Fucking make up you will never go far, Look at King Diamond, Love its 5-6 first albums! Metcyful Fate🤙🤙 But how small they remain until just few years ago(most goers have 16 of age). Without that fucking make up and clown image!?! They would have in the big league, Denner,Shermann,Laroque are as good as any other guitarists from the big bands.

[@stevesnvegas9040]

For what it's worth. I was front row right between Blackie and the guitar player. I think he was lip syncing. I was watching him sing. He has his mouth so close to the mic as if he is trying to hide his lips. One easy way to tell is time the length of his songs from show to show. (not the extended outro, but when the song is actually being played) KISS amazingly does Detroit Rock City the exact length every night on tour. I thought WASP killed it! Fun show, I would go again if they came around.

[@videobobtv]

There are lots of videos from this and other shows showing him singing. He is NOT singing certain lyrics, that go against his religion, so to cope with it he has other people singing those lines. I think it's a cop out, but that's what he is doing.

[@nikkifoxx8557]

What do you think he has that skeleton Harley-Davidson mic stand?

[@thehorrorlife7190]

Blackie 🤘🏼

[@kvnhal7218]

No, I can't see you, Blackie.

[@nellcote69]

Lip syncing for God

[@hatefear1]

If you're into old wasp wast of money

[@stevedamien638]

Charlie-Hi buddy, Like many bands from the 80s their quality faded after the 4-5th album. I consider Headless Children their masterpiece then the first album,Inside the Electric Circus and about Last Command too many teenagers filler songs. I really like The Nein Gods's but again both albums sound like 6 different songs only. Then after that there is always a song or two thats ok. Worst? Kill f d Helldorado About you man?

[@thomasnewby9288]

What would Elon Musk do...🤔

[@RedArtistx]

Send a rocket through those screens? Plug his consciousness into them?

[@NewKillerStar_34]

The band sounds fantastic. Hopefully he isnt lip synching like he was on the last tour. I do wish blackie would have kept his integrity by not playing this song, but that's out of my control. Thankfully it's an encore, so I'll head out before they play it in Milwaukee.

[@Wlfgng75]

Saw them in St Louis. 100% lip syncing.

[@TheMahonj]

Keep his integrity by not playing Animal…Why, because it has a swear word? Chainsaw Charlie has the same swear word and several others that are arguably worse. Because it’s about sex? Half the songs on the first three albums are about sex. Wild Child is about an affair. Blind In Texas is about drinking yourself stupid. I don’t understand his aversion for so long to playing Animal. It’s no less “Christian” than half the other songs he’s always played. Only difference is the bad word is in the title…

[@DennisDom]

Born Again!!! Say it isn't So UGH!!! SMH...

[@dago_enfuego4120]

Yeah there's def backing tracks but fuck it, sounds like 1984 lol!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘