Alice Cooper - From the Inside (Jewl)
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Music Reviews of From the Inside (Jewl)
Music Review: Probably Alice's best solo effort next to "Nightmare"
Rating: 3 Stars
While still a spotty record, Alice had a pretty cool concept this time. After a stint in rehab, Alice pens songs (along with Bernie Taupin) about the characters he met. The title track, "From the Inside", "Wish I were Born in Beverly Hills", "Nurse Rosetta" and "Serious" all have some gritty old time Alice guitar work. All pretty rocking songs. "How you gonna see me Now" is the ballad of the album. I guess Alice hit a goldmine with "Only Women Bleed" and had to keep the ballads coming with each subsequent release. I didn't think this song was as good as "I never Cry" or even "You and Me"...but he still decided to release it as a single. Not sure why.
Bernie Taupin was an asset on this record if only to help Alice douche out some of his typical solo cornball lyrics. I know in each review I say there are cornball lyrics in Alice's solo records but perhaps it is more his delivery of these words and not JUST the words. Alice was in a full swing caricature mode at this point of his career. There were no band memebers, just hired guns...so there was no one to tell him "NO"! Just like what happened with some solo McCartney (for example, Give My Regards to Broadstreet) but not to this extreme.
I really thought Alice should have released a rocker as the first single on this record. It would have showed the FM 70's audience that he was at least trying to get back to old form.
The album cover is pretty cool though and I think that actually helps me like this record. You probably won't get the same affect of it on a CD so if you're in the market for this album, check out a good vinyl copy. Besides it isn't like you're going to want to keep the disc in your car stereo for weeks at a time. :)
Music Review: One of his best, possibly his best
Rating: 5 Stars
It rocks from start to finish. For record collectors, there was another song recorded during this session that never made it onto the album. The song is called "No Tricks" and is just as good as all the other songs from this album. It`s a song about a character (or it could even be about Alice) going through cold turkey in the asylum. It also has a guest female vocalist on it (like millie and billie) called Betty Wright who i`m not familiar with. This rare song did get released but it`s near impossible to get hold of. I got it when i bought the 7 inch single How You Gonna See Me Now back in 1978. No Tricks was on the b side of this single.Music Review: Re-Coop-Eration :)
Rating: 5 Stars
I have the CD of this album, as well as the orignal LP with the fold-out jacket (too cool!), and the corresponding comic book by Marvel (very well done!). The CD itself is excellent, and I love the songs. "Nurse Rozetta" is my favorite. I can understand where Alice is coming from, here. I am so glad that he was able to "dry out" and save himself. One of the best things he ever did.
This my favorite album by Alice Cooper, and it's neat how he's willing to share his personal experience with his fans. That's brave. My best to Alice for an excellent album! :)
Music Review: One of Alice's best concept albums.
Rating: 4 Stars
Maybe partially because it's based off of true characters he knew... I dunno. I remember my older cousin back in the 80's told me this was "where Alice's music started becoming too weird for me to listen to". Can't figure that out, the music isn't anything too far fetched from any other album he has done.Music Review: One of Alice's best
Rating: 5 Stars
I think this is A really great Alice Cooper cd. He was going through some tough times at that time in his life, and puts out a really great album, which proves the guy is a genieus!