The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise

by W.A.S.P.

The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 April 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:12
  • Community rating: 2.98/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The first half of W.A.S.P.'s two-part rock opera, 'The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise' tells of Jesse Slane, an abused, orphaned boy whose talent for reading and manipulating people carries him toward dark-messiah status. Blackie Lawless produced the record with Frankie Banali on drums, Mike Duda on bass and Darrell Roberts on guitar, and researched the childhoods of cult leaders like David Koresh and Charles Manson to make the character believable.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Overture (3:32)
  2. Why Am I Here (0:34)
  3. Wishing Well (3:33)
  4. Sister Sadie (And the Black Habits) (7:42)
  5. The Rise (2:28)
  6. Why Am I Nothing (0:58)
  7. Asylum #9 (6:18)
  8. The Red Room of the Rising Sun (4:40)
  9. What I'll Never Find (6:02)
  10. Someone to Love Me (All I Need) (0:50)
  11. X.T.C. Riders (4:33)
  12. Me & the Devil (0:52)
  13. The Running Man (4:18)
  14. The Raging Storm (5:45)

Credits

  • Mike Duda - bass, vocals
  • Frankie Banali - drums, percussion
  • Darrell Roberts - lead guitar, vocals, drums
  • John Kosh - design, art direction
  • Marc Moreau - edited by
  • Tom Baker - mastered by
  • Wesley Seidman - mixed by

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