Alice Cooper - Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
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Artist: Alice CooperEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-08-26
Music Label: Rhino Flashback
Soundtracks:
- Go to Hell
- You Gotta Dance
- I'm the Coolest
- Didn't We Meet
- I Never Cry
- Give the Kid a Break
- Guilty
- Wake Me Gently
- Wish You Were Here
- I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
- Going Home
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Music Review: alice cooper goes to hell
Rating: 4 Stars
even after 35 years die-hard alice fans are still upset over the break-up of the original alice cooper group. while we all hold our breath for a long overdue reunion, we can take comfort in the fact that @61, alice still performs most of his classics on tour and with each new studio release proves that he at least still has a sense of humor.
alice's second solo release, "alice cooper goes to hell", can easily be compared to the disappointment most fans felt about "muscle of love" after the #1 "billion dollar babies" album. Following the exceptional "welcome to my nightmare" lp, there was nowhere for this album to go but south. (pun intended)
don't get me wrong- the over-all concept is here and the cover looks pretty cool, even though it's lifted from the sleeve of "billion dollar babies". the song "go to hell" is certainly an exceptional opener, with trademark alice lyrics on par with "no more mr. nice guy" and "i'm the coolest", from the devil's perspective, was very clever - but - the success of "only women bleed" obviously prompted alice to lean more toward softer, radio friendly tunes where staying in the "devil's food" vein would have been more appropriate. this album had such great potential... i would love to hear it done today with heavier guitars. (it only merits four stars for the creative writing).
having said that, this album does meet the two-rocker quota with "guilty" and the excellent "wish you were here". the tongue-in-cheek "give the kid a break" grows on you as does "didn't we meet" if your willing to give it a few years. heavily orchestrated and definitely exposing "steven's" softer side, the emotional "wake me gently" is saved (barely) by a short, but great guitar solo. probably intended as an inside joke during the disco backlash,"you gotta dance" was just sad, and love it or hate it, the ballad "i never cry" was a huge hit. i personally lean toward the latter.
the "alice cooper goes to hell" tour was planned for august and would feature an elaborate multi-level set, including a disco centerpiece, as we followed alice's adventures through hell. unfortunately alice was already there. diagnosed with anemia, the tour was cancelled with no plans to reschedule. once recovered, alice did perform a short "nightmare" australian tour in march/april of 1977.
released july 1976 it reached #27 usa and 23 uk -- single: i never cry b/w go to hell (#12)
every alice cooper album has great songs that never made radio. it's not the hits, but the deeper cuts that are the real black beauties... blinddog pick: wish you were here / i'm the coolest
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