Artist: W.A.S.P.
Album: THE CRIMSON IDOL DELUXE EDIT. (2CD)

Release date: 1992/ 2008
Media type: CD

The Crimson Idol was the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., originally released by Capitol Records in 1992 (1993 in the United States). The album is a concept album, telling the story of the rise and fall of a fictional rock star named Jonathan Steel.

The album was originally recorded as a Blackie Lawless solo album, but he bowed to fan pressure and released it under the W.A.S.P. moniker.

The Crimson Idol World Tour unusually took place 15 years after the release of the album to mark its 15th anniversary, starting on October 26, 2007 in the Principal Club Theater, Thessaloniki in Greece. It also marked the first time that the film recorded for The Crimson Idol was ever shown in public. This was played along with the band as they performed their tracks in synch with the film. This show marked the only time that the album has ever been played from start to finish by the band since recording the album. The show also featured "Mephisto Waltz" the seventh track from the 1989 album The Headless Children as the intro to the show before playing the first track of The Crimson Idol, "The Titanic Overture". All shows had a long encore section ranging from 2-6 songs, containing classics and "Take Me Up" from the new album Dominator.

The album was re-released by Zomba Records in 1998. The re-release featured one extra track called "The Story of Jonathan (The Prologue to the Crimson Idol)" and a bonus disc with b-sides, including 3 non-album tracks and several live songs.

TRACKLIST CD 1:

1. The Titanic Overture [3:31]
2. The Invisible Boy [5:13]
3. Arena of Pleasure [4:14]
4. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue) [8:43]
5. The Gypsy Meets the Boy [4:15]
6. Doctor Rockter [3:53]
7. I Am One [5:24]
8. The Idol [8:39]
9. Hold on to My Heart [4:22]
10. The Great Misconceptions of Me [9:46]
11. The Story of Jonathan (Prologue to the Crimson Idol) [16:35]

TRACKLIST CD 2:

1. Phantoms in the Mirror [4:36]
2. The Eulogy [4:16]
3. When the Levee Breaks [7:06]
4. The Idol (acoustic) (live) [4:35]
5. Hold on to My Heart (acoustic) (live) [4:23]
6. I Am One (live, 1992: Donington) [4:58]
7. Wild Child (live, 1992: Donington) [5:53]
8. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue) (live, 1992: Donington) [8:24]
9. I Wanna Be Somebody (live, 1992: Donington) [6:14]
10. The Invisible Boy (live, 1992: Donington) [4:15]
11. The Real Me (live, 1992: Donington) [3:41]
12. The Great Misconceptions of Me (live, 1992: Donington) [9:44]

LINE-UP:

Blackie Lawless – vocals, lead guitars, rhythm guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
Bob Kulick – lead guitar
Frankie Banali – drums
Stet Howland – drums