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by cooperrocks
Fri Sep 15, 2023 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33877

Re: Road in the charts

Welcome to the show would be a good opener, better than lock me up.. I definitely respect your opinion but have to disagree. Lock Me Up is a great opener. The bigger issue is he is only doing about a snippet of it. Welcome To The Show would be fine for the second song but I love that he is opening ...
by cooperrocks
Fri Sep 15, 2023 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 81695

Re: "Road" - Reviews

Shep, Alice and Ezrin finance everything from the tours to the albums. They invest where they will get the best return which is the live shows. You can produce an album for next to nothing these days. I'd bet most if the recording for this album and likely the last few was done remotely with Erin c...
by cooperrocks
Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33877

Re: Road in the charts

Looks like it’s not even in the top 200 anymore. Which is really sad since some of the stuff that made the charts are Journey’s Greatest Hits, a Queen release and an Elvis release. WTF ? Unfortunately there is just no way to put a positive spin on this one, the album bombed. The last 3 or 4 albums ...
by cooperrocks
Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 81695

Re: "Road" - Reviews

What is interesting about this album is the short 3 minute songs almost make it feel like a radio record. Back when people actually bought music and an artist was hoping to get some serious radio airplay, they would try to include some 3 minute commercial songs with the hopes of getting airplay. Tha...
by cooperrocks
Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thoughts on Beasto Blanco
Replies: 7
Views: 1434

Re: Thoughts on Beasto Blanco

One of my favorite bands in recent years. I love all three albums. Yes there is somewhat of a Rob Zombie vibe in a lot of the songs and presentation but there is also shades of the Ramones and Motorhead in there as well and also some modern sounds as well. They signed a new deal a while back and a n...
by cooperrocks
Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 81695

Re: "Road" - Reviews

Reading comprehension is our friend. What I said was Child would be more likely to go with a modern sound. Huge difference and there is a much smaller body of work as well with Child working with Alice. And I haven't bashed the original band. Like that era but I like most other eras as well and some...
by cooperrocks
Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 81695

Re: "Road" - Reviews

When Hell Comes Home is a very good tune but it is actually the only original band tune in the last 20 years that I think is a really really strong track, the others not nearly as much and there are several songs in the last 20 years that I like better that it is a good one. I am not sure that the D...
by cooperrocks
Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33877

Re: Road in the charts

We still have Sunrise Records, who has a mediocre presence, but their ability to get new releases is pretty limited. Sunrise Records usually puts out four or five copies of a new album, but I went to buy Road and it was the only copy in the store. I commented to the clerk that I got the last one bu...
by cooperrocks
Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33877

Re: Road in the charts

You know what is interesting and I don't what it means but it didn't chart well here in the United States but it seems it didn't chart at all in Canada and usually his chart numbers are good in Canada. In other words, it didn't do well in North America. This is just my own theory but to me what may ...
by cooperrocks
Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33877

Re: Road in the charts

Hard pass on all the guest musicians and song writers. That’s been a sore point with me. Like it or hate it Road seems more focused and the band is solid. Solid enough that most can’t distinguish some guest guitarist from a band number. As for the next album I’m pretty sure it’s with the original b...
by cooperrocks
Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33877

Re: Road in the charts

Wow, those numbers are disappointing to say the least. Based on what was happening Worldwide, I figured the new album was going to come in slightly under that of Detroit Stories but not by much. It is hard to say because the industry has changed so much, but I am assuming (and someone correct me if ...
by cooperrocks
Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: Alice Cooper - On Tour
Topic: Tampa …Freaks Tour
Replies: 13
Views: 28002

Re: Tampa …Freaks Tour

Really hoping this co-headline cac is done by the time he returns next year. sick of paying for a ticket and getting a cut-down run time so another band i don't want to see gets to play. I used to begrudge having to sit through support acts, then it suddenly became two support acts, and now in some...
by cooperrocks
Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 81695

Re: "Road" - Reviews

I do think and this isn't aimed at Alice or the new album but just a general comment. I think many artists struggle with being at a creative peak after they have put out a ton of albums and have gotten older. Every now and then they will strike gold and put out something amazing. Don't get me wrong,...
by cooperrocks
Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33877

Re: Road in the charts

One thing the music industry needs to change as well is the qualifications for a gold and platinum album. Getting sales of 500,000 for gold and 1,000,000 for platinum while not impossible is very very very hard these days.
by cooperrocks
Sun Sep 03, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33877

Re: Road in the charts

Based on the chart numbers in the countries that have already been released, it would appear "Road" is doing fairly well on the charts. In most countries, the numbers are slightly behind that of Detroit Stories. Chart positions are an interesting thing these days especially in the United States but ...
by cooperrocks
Sat Sep 02, 2023 11:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alice appearing on upcoming MC5 tribute album
Replies: 25
Views: 7011

Re: Alice appearing on upcoming MC5 tribute album

After a couple decades visiting this site at least weekly, it seems I finally caught some news before Si did, a feat I am proud of Alice is going to be featured on Shakin' Street on the MC5 tribute album by Joecephus and the George Jonestown Massacre (never heard of them). Cherish Currie, also feat...
by cooperrocks
Fri Sep 01, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 81695

Re: "Road" - Reviews

I'm not sure what to say about the drumming, its a decent hot for teacher, but hardly earth shattering. Its perfectly fine and he has good control, and he could be good for a lesser band. But his drumming just doesn't seem to have any flair. Just very pedestrian - granted this may be what alice wan...
by cooperrocks
Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rank All of Alice's Studio Albums Based on Your Preference
Replies: 72
Views: 33035

Re: Rank All of Alice's Studio Albums Based on Your Preference

I originally posted this 9 years ago (man, does time fly), so I think I will do an update as well. Since my original post there have been three more studio albums and it is interesting to consider how one's taste change over the years. As someone who prefers a lot of the solo work to the original ba...
by cooperrocks
Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alice Songs You Like More Than Most Other Fans Do
Replies: 51
Views: 21443

Re: Alice Songs You Like More Than Most Other Fans Do

I don't know how I missed this question when it was originally posted. Let's see:
Crawlin'
Love's a Loaded Gun-I think this one is a bonafide classic
Fantasy Man
Caffeine
Grim Facts
$1000 High Heel Shoes
Is Anyone Home
Life and Death of the Party
by cooperrocks
Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:53 am
Forum: Alice Cooper - On Tour
Topic: Tampa …Freaks Tour
Replies: 13
Views: 28002

Re: Tampa …Freaks Tour

One of the things about a tour like this one that I don't get is having such a static playlist. It isn't meant as a slam in any way, but consider you have bands like Filter and Ministry opening, and then an industrial metal performer like Rob Zombie, it would seem with that type of audience that add...