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}} ''The Headless Children'' is the fourth studio by heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in April 1989 through Capitol Records.〔 The album reached No. 48 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200,〔("The Headless Children - W.A.S.P. | Awards" ). ''AllMusic''. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-02-24.〕 the band's highest chart position,〔http://www.billboard.com/artist/277767/wasp/chart?sort=position&f=305〕 and remained on that chart for thirteen weeks;〔("W.A.S.P. - Chart history" ). ''Billboard''. Retrieved 2014-02-24.〕 it also reached the top 30 in four other countries.〔("W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children (album)" ). ''finnishcharts.com''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-24.〕〔("W. A. S. P. - The Headless Children (album)" ). ''finnishcharts.com''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-24.〕 ==Overview== ''The Headless Children'' showcases a new level of maturity from the band compared to their previous three albums, which had stereotypically lewd "rock and roll" lyrics. Politics and social issues are now a theme throughout the album. The cover art depicts a string of historical figures including Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Benito Mussolini, Charles Manson, Jim Jones, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Al Capone and the Ku Klux Klan, with an image of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald shown prominently in the foreground. Later editions of the album have replaced, among others, Ayatollah Khomeini with additional KKK members. "Mean Man", written by lead singer/bassist Blackie Lawless, is about guitarist Chris Holmes' wild lifestyle and is dedicated to him; Holmes left the band shortly after the album's release. ''The Headless Children'' was the first W.A.S.P. album to feature ex-Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali and the last studio album to feature Holmes for nearly a decade until he rejoined the band in late 1997 to record ''Kill Fuck Die''. According to the liner notes, the "F.D.G." in "Rebel in the F.D.G." stands for "Fucking Decadent Generation". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Headless Children」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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