Alice Cooper

[Mr. Vengeance]

Just picked up the new Alice package. Package because you get the CD and a DVD of the concert from Hammersmith. I have to say, as an Alice fan for some 35 years, this album is a little different. It's similar to the Alice Cooper Show in that he seems to play a lot of songs but not all the way through. Medleys if you will. It's much better with the visual of the DVD so you can see the story on the stage.

Not a lot new here tune-wise, other than it was cool to hear "Guilty" live. Alice's voice seems tired. Very tired in spots. I'm not sure at what point in the tour this was, but I saw the tour for the Along Came a Spider tour in 2008, I believe, and this was recorded in 2009.

Otherwise it's good old Alice. As usual he has a good backing band, who can duplicate the old tunes well. For $15 it's a nice buy.

[sonrisa salvaje]

Good deal. I saw him on the Along Came a Spider tour as well and his voice was very strong. Come to think of it, i don't know that i have every seen an Alice show or a concert dvd where his voice sounded tired so that will be strange. Did this recorded show follow the 3 death format or had his tour developed into something different by 2009?

[ELVIS]

Alice Cooper

Nice performance!

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[Mr Badguy]

The Coop never gets the respect he deserves.

He never did anything shitty, although people will tell you 76-86 were lean years cos he wasn't "rock" enough.

Mon the Coop!

[Mr Badguy]

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From the under-rated "The Last Temptation" CD.

This album fucking cooks.

[Mr Badguy]

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"Special Forces" era.

Shitty production but a good album.

Love this song.

[Mr Badguy]

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Another great tune this time from "From The Inside".

[ELVIS]

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[Mr. Vengeance]

It's not like his voice is bad, but there are some tunes like From The Inside and Nurse Rosetta where it's sounding a bit tired. He gets killed in the three same ways, beheaded, lethal injection and hanging.

[Cato]

in 1971 his eyes were like vaginas

[ELVIS]

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[Mr Badguy]

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Forgotten classic from 91's "Hey Stoopid".

The only real Alice song on the album.

Good CD, though.

[binnie]

I've always respected the fact that Alice is prepared to experiment and try out new sounds and ideas.

For me, the late '80s and early 90s were his creative low-point, even if he was selling lots of records...

[Mr Badguy]

I've always respected the fact that Alice is prepared to experiment and try out new sounds and ideas.

For me, the late '80s and early 90s were his creative low-point, even if he was selling lots of records...

He never made a bad album, though.

I always think that "Trash" and "Hey stoopid" was Alice interpreting other peoples songs (even if he did have a hand in writing them).

I always liked "Trash" but went back to "Hey stoopid" recently and was blown away by how good it is.

He was kinda bandwagoning in those days, but that got him platinum albums and his name back in the charts.

If you respect Alice for trying new sounds and ideas, why not respect him for his successful reinvention as an MTV friendly pop/metal act?

[Mr. Vengeance]

He never made a bad album, though.

I always think that "Trash" and "Hey stoopid" was Alice interpreting other peoples songs (even if he did have a hand in writing them).

I always liked "Trash" but went back to "Hey stoopid" recently and was blown away by how good it is.

He was kinda bandwagoning in those days, but that got him platinum albums and his name back in the charts.

If you respect Alice for trying new sounds and ideas, why not respect him for his successful reinvention as an MTV friendly pop/metal act?

As with anyone who's been around so long there are ups and downs. Some people hate the late 70's/early 80's trilogy of new wave albums, Flush the Fashion, Special Forces, and Zipper Catches Skin, but I love them. Alice says he can't remember a thing about writing or recording SF or ZCS because of his drinking.

The low point came right after that with Dada. For I anyway. It's one of those hate/love albums, similar to how fans react to KISS' The Elder. With the exception of a couple of tunes, I just cannot get into it.