Inside the Electric Circus
1986 studio album by W.A.S.P.
Inside the Electric Circus is the third studio album by heavy metal band W.A.S.P. , released in October 1986[3] through Capitol Records ; a remastered edition featuring two bonus tracks was reissued in 1997 through Snapper Music .[4] The album is the band's first to feature singer and bandleader Blackie Lawless playing guitar, having switched from bass to rhythm guitar .[4] It reached No. 60 on the US Billboard 200 chart,[5] where it remained for 19 weeks.[6]
Critical reception
Greg Prato at AllMusic gave Inside The Electric Circus three stars out of five, calling it "[an attempt] to grow musically with each successive release".[7] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff considered the album "slightly more simplified and hard rock-based" than previous works and reminded in his review how Lawless "in retrospect considered this record a failure."[8]
Lawless himself has been critical of Inside The Electric Circus , going as far as to name it his least favorite W.A.S.P. album, calling it a "tired record done by a tired band".[9]
Track listing
Side two Title Writer(s) 7. "I'm Alive" Lawless 4:24 8. "Easy Living " (Uriah Heep cover) Ken Hensley 3:13 9. "Sweet Cheetah" Lawless, Holmes 5:18 10. "Mantronic" Lawless, Holmes 4:12 11. "King of Sodom and Gomorrah" Lawless, Holmes 3:52 12. "The Rock Rolls On" Lawless 3:57 Total length: 47:57
1997 remastered edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 13. "Flesh and Fire" Lawless 4:37 14. "D.B. Blues" Lawless 3:24
Personnel
W.A.S.P.
Production
Charts
Album
References
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^ "W.A.S.P. Billboard Albums" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2012 .
^ "W.A.S.P. - Chart history" . Billboard . Retrieved March 26, 2015.
^ a b Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P.- Inside the Electric Circus review" . AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
^ a b Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties . Burlington, Ontario , Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 407. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5 .
^ Blackie Lawless from W.A.S.P. interview in Tempe Arizona 10/30/22 40th anniversary tour! Episode #28 , retrieved November 7, 2022
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0863" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5 .
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Inside the Electric Circus" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Inside the Electric Circus" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 22, 2018.
^ "W.A.S.P. Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: W > W.A.S.P." Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
^ a b "W.A.S.P. Official Charts" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
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