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Recorded
  
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Still Not Black Enough (1995)
  
Kill Fuck Die (1997)

Release date
  
1995

Label
  
Raw Power

Length
  
38:30

Artist
  
W.A.S.P.

Producer
  
Blackie Lawless

Genre
  
Heavy metal

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Released
  
June 1995 (Japan) August 1996 (U.S.)

Similar
  
WASP albums, Heavy metal albums

W a s p still not black enough full album


Still Not Black Enough is the sixth studio album by W.A.S.P. (seventh album overall), first released in June 1995 in Japan only. It was not released in the U.S. until August 1996 through Castle Records. Still Not Black Enough was originally slated for release as a Blackie Lawless solo album but due to the heavy content, Blackie changed his mind and decided to release it as a W.A.S.P. album, which had also been the case for The Crimson Idol. Ironically as well, Still Not Black Enough is a sort of spiritual successor to The Crimson Idol, bearing a strong resemblance with it as far as sound and lyrical themes are concerned. However, instead of telling the story of the fictional character Jonathan, this album is mostly a collection of songs about Blackie Lawless himself. It goes into issues involving the death of his mother and the agony and madness he went through just after The Crimson Idol World Tour.

Contents

W a s p still not black enough


Track list

  • All songs written by Blackie Lawless, unless otherwise indicated.
    1. "Still Not Black Enough" – 4:02
    2. "Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick) – 2:50 (Jefferson Airplane cover)
    3. "Black Forever" – 3:17
    4. "Scared to Death" – 5:02
    5. "Goodbye America" – 4:46
    6. "Keep Holding On" – 4:04
    7. "Rock and Roll to Death" – 3:44
    8. "Breathe" – 3:44
    9. "I Can't" – 3:07
    10. "No Way Out of Here" – 3:39

    2001 remastered version has the same track list.

    American Version

    1. "Still Not Black Enough" - 4:02
    2. "Skin Walker" - 3:59
    3. "Black Forever" - 3:17
    4. "Scared to Death" - 5:03
    5. "Goodbye America" - 4:47
    6. "Somebody to Love" - 2:50
    7. "Keep Holding On" - 4:04
    8. "Rock and Roll to Death" - 3:45
    9. "I Can't" - 3:07
    10. "No Way Out of Here" - 3:39
    11. "One Tribe" - 4:59
    12. "Tie Your Mother Down" (Brian May) - 3:39 (Queen cover)
    13. "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott) - 3:59 (AC/DC cover)

    Original 1995 Japan Pressing

    1. "Still Not Black Enough" – 4:02
    2. "Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick) – 2:50
    3. "Black Forever" – 3:17
    4. "Scared to Death" – 5:02
    5. "Goodbye America" – 4:46
    6. "Tie Your Mother Down" (Brian May) - 3:39
    7. "Keep Holding On" – 4:04
    8. "Rock and Roll to Death" – 3:44
    9. "Breathe" – 3:44
    10. "I Can't" – 3:07
    11. "No Way Out of Here" – 3:39

    There's a pirate version containing 15 tracks (all listed above plus two extra tracks found on singles, "Skin Walker" and another AC/DC cover, "Long Way to the Top").

    Personnel

    Band members
  • Blackie Lawless - vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass, sitar
  • Frankie Banali - drums
    • Guest musicians
  • Bob Kulick - lead guitar
  • Mark Joesphson - electric violin
  • Stet Howland - additional percussion (on Scared to Death & One Tribe)
  • Tracey Whitney, K.C. Calloway- background vocals
    • Production
  • Mikey Davis - engineer, mixing

    • Singles

  • "Black Forever"
  • "Goodbye America"

    • Songs

    1Still Not Black Enough4:03
    2Somebody to Love2:51
    3Black Forever3:17

    References

    Still Not Black Enough Wikipedia
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