Still Not Black Enough is the second and last record employing well-traveled hired gun Bob Kulick while guitarist Chris Holmes was out of the fold.
Between him and percussionist Frankie Banali, it's not surprising that this and the preceding Crimson Idol seem more like Blackie Lawless solo discs, and his vision for the band took W.A.S.P. away from their shock rock foundation to a more thoughtful and nearly conceptual plateau.
Unfortunately, the results are mixed.
Tender balladry, such as the piano-led "Keep Holding On" and "I Can't," the latter with Lawless assuming a weak falsetto, confused and alienated fans.
In spite of inspired musicianship and a few fist-pumping moments ("Goodbye America" and "Black Forever"), Still Not Black Enough implodes upon its own ambition, though the band's subsequent calculated return to blood-and-guts imagery helps one appreciate the effort if nothing else.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Still Not Black Enough | W.A.S.P. | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Somebody to Love | W.A.S.P. | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Black Forever | W.A.S.P. | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Scared to Death | W.A.S.P. | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 5 | Goodbye America | W.A.S.P. | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Keep Holding On | W.A.S.P. | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Rock and Roll to Death | W.A.S.P. | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Breathe | W.A.S.P. | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | I Can't | W.A.S.P. | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | No Way out of Here | W.A.S.P. | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 265 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankie Banali | Drums |
| 2 | K.C. Calloway | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Mickey Davis | Engineer, Mixing |
| 4 | Mikey Davis | Engineer, Mixing |
| 5 | Hugh Gilmour | Artwork, Layout Design |
| 6 | Chris Hashem | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Stet Howland | Percussion |
| 8 | Mark Humphries | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Mark Josephson | Violin, Violin (Electric) |
| 10 | Kosh | Design |
| 11 | Bob Kulick | Guitar |
| 12 | Blackie Lawless | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Rhythm), Liner Notes, Organ, Piano, Producer, Rhythm, Sitar, Sitar (Electric), Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Merck Mercuriadis | Management |
| 14 | Rod Smallwood | Management |
| 15 | Andy Taylor | Management |
| 16 | The Templars | Performer |
| 17 | Andy VanDette | Mastering |
| 18 | W.A.S.P. | Primary Artist |
| 19 | Tracey Whitney | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |