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''The Crimson Idol'' is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Music/{{WASP}}. Originally intended to be a solo record by frontman Blackie Lawless, but fans basically begged him to release it under the band's name (reforming it in the process.) It is a concept album and tells the story of a fictional rock star named Jonathan Aaron Steel.

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''The Crimson Idol'' is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Music/{{WASP}}.Music/{{WASP|Band}}. Originally intended to be a solo record by frontman Blackie Lawless, but fans basically begged him to release it under the band's name (reforming it in the process.) It is a concept album and tells the story of a fictional rock star named Jonathan Aaron Steel.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Jonathon's parents, his manager Alex Rodman and "Chainsaw" Charlie.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Jonathon's Jonathan's parents, his manager Alex Rodman and "Chainsaw" Charlie.



* {{Tragedy}}: Pretty much so, due to the protagonist's desire to return to his parents' good graces - after they heartlessly disowned him time and time again - leading to a long trail of self-destruction fueled by drugs and hollow fame, culminating in his suicide.

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* {{Tragedy}}: Pretty much so, due to the protagonist's desire to return to his parents' good graces - after they heartlessly disowned him time and time again - leading to a long trail of self-destruction fueled by drugs and hollow fame, culminating in his suicide.suicide.
* WellDoneSonGuy: A big factor in Jonathan's decision to take his own life is that despite being a rock star, he was denied the one thing he longed for more than anything else - the approval and love of his parents.
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* RockOperaPlot: Follows this trope to a T, with all three acts fulfilled.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Said word for word - "Be careful what you wish for, it might come true." Jonathan gets everything he ever wanted - fame, money, success, women - but the one thing he wants most above all else, the approval of his parents, eludes him and he eventually commits suicide out of despair.

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'''Personnel''' (2017 ''[=ReIdolized=] (The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol)'' version)
* Blackie Lawless: vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass, arrangement, executive production.
* Doug Blair: lead guitar, background vocals
* Mike Duda: bass guitar
* Mike Dupke: drums
* Frankie Banali: drums (on "The Peace")
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In 2017 a rerecorded version of the album was released, ''ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol)'' alongside an hour long film of the album's story that had been originally intended for the initial release. This version added six extra songs, extended others and made the album a double CD.

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In 2017 a rerecorded version of the album was released, ''ReIdolized ''[=ReIdolized=] (The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol)'' alongside an hour long film of the album's story that had been originally intended for the initial release. This version added six extra songs, extended others and made the album a double CD.

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--> ''"I just wanna be...I just wanna be...I just wanna be the Crimson Idol of a million eyes"''

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\n--> -> ''"I just wanna be...I just wanna be...I just wanna be the Crimson Idol of a million eyes"''
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'''Tracklist'''A remastered edition of the album was released in 1998 and a bonus disc that included two more music tracks that were originally B-Sides to singles from the album, "Phantoms in the Mirror" and "The Eulogy" as well as a seventeen minute spoken word piece with minimal musical backing "The Story of Jonathan (Prologue to the Crimson Idol)" that had originally been released as a single as a coda to the album itself.

In 2017 a rerecorded version of the album was released, ''ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol)'' alongside an hour long film of the album's story that had been originally intended for the initial release. This version added six extra songs, extended others and made the album a double CD.

'''Tracklist''' (Original version)





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\n# "The Story of Jonathan (Prologue to the Crimson Idol)" (16:35) (1998 Remaster only)

'''Tracklist''' (2017 ''[=ReIdolized=] (The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol)'' version)
# "The Titanic Overture" (3:31)
# "The Invisible Boy" (4:18)
# "Arena of Pleasure" (6:05)
# "Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue)" (7:44)
# "The Gypsy Meets the Boy" (4:14)
# "Michael's Song" (1:52)
# "Miss You" (8:07)
# "Doctor Rockter" (4:02)
# "I Am One" (6:28)
# "The Idol" (6:44)
# "Hold On to My Heart" (4:14)
# "Hey Mama" (1:41)
# "The Lost Boy" (4:37)
# "The Peace" (5:59)
# "Show Time" (1:11)
# "The Great Misconceptions of Me" (9:59)
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* {{Tragedy}}: Pretty much so, due to the protagonist's desire to return to his parents' good graces - after they heartlessly disowned him time and time again - leading to a long trail of self-destruction fueled by drugs and hollow fame, culminating in his suicide.
* TroubledProduction: The album took a total of two and a half years to make and during production the band and producers had to deal with an earthquake, a major flood, a twenty four track recording machine that didn't go the distance and a couple of dozen "knock down, drag out" arguments.

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* {{Tragedy}}: Pretty much so, due to the protagonist's desire to return to his parents' good graces - after they heartlessly disowned him time and time again - leading to a long trail of self-destruction fueled by drugs and hollow fame, culminating in his suicide.
* TroubledProduction: The album took a total of two and a half years to make and during production the band and producers had to deal with an earthquake, a major flood, a twenty four track recording machine that didn't go the distance and a couple of dozen "knock down, drag out" arguments.
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* {{Tragedy}}: Pretty much so, due to the protagonist's desire to return to his parents' good graces - after they heartlessly disowned him time and time again - leading to a long trail of self-destruction fueled by drugs and hollow fame, culminating in his suicide.

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* {{Tragedy}}: Pretty much so, due to the protagonist's desire to return to his parents' good graces - after they heartlessly disowned him time and time again - leading to a long trail of self-destruction fueled by drugs and hollow fame, culminating in his suicide.suicide.
* TroubledProduction: The album took a total of two and a half years to make and during production the band and producers had to deal with an earthquake, a major flood, a twenty four track recording machine that didn't go the distance and a couple of dozen "knock down, drag out" arguments.

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