Dada or RYFAY?

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:31 am

I'm trying to finish my AC collection and I've decided that my next purchase will be either Dada or Raise Your Fist and Yell. I know a couple of songs from each, but I'd love to hear some opinions on what some of you here think of them, which one would you choose, etc.

Thanks!

Shoesalesman · Post by **Shoesalesman** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:50 am

I'd grab Dada first, but that's just me - the guitar work on Fresh Blood and Pass The Gun Around is superb! Raise Your Fist And Yell is fantastic as well - the last half of the album has great storyline potential, very bloody.

I suppose it depends on your personal tastes. RYFAY is good hair-metal, Dada is more classy, more diverse. Oh heck, I'd buy one and return an hour later and get the other.

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:23 am

Shoesalesman wrote:I suppose it depends on your personal tastes. RYFAY is good hair-metal, Dada is more classy, more diverse. Oh heck, I'd buy one and return an hour later and get the other.

And knowing me, I'll probably end up doing that!!

Thanks! Maybe I'll get RYFAY first. Seems that's the type of music I've been listening to lately. Although I may be ready for a change.

Decisions, decisions.

guilty65 · Post by **guilty65** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:41 am

I am all in for RYFAY!
I even dig Step on you. and that's the least of all the songs on that Album ...oops.. CD! lol
I think its a stellar CD.

Showing my age

Marcelocooper · Post by **Marcelocooper** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:55 am

Both great albuns, i got raise your fist first, so I would say to you to do the same. It's just great, IMO, one of the best Alice albuns ever. Roses on white lace should be on every show for me

BellaDonna · Post by **BellaDonna** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:51 am

Both are great: personal fav is DaDa, though!

BD

Ravenred · Post by **Ravenred** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:11 am

Have to go with RYFAY

TonyfromNH · Post by **TonyfromNH** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:20 pm

Dada....not by a "long shot" but still.....

Parish · Post by **Parish** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:22 pm

It's $12.22 for both of them on Amazon.com

If you don't have the additional $5.24 for Dada I'll buy it for ya...as that would be my choice

They are two completely different records so its hard to say this or that...

NotSoPerfect · Post by **NotSoPerfect** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:21 pm

Personally, I'd choose Dada. Partly because I just had an interest in it and gave it another spin in the car. But, if you have a lot of the albums already, I'd say this one would be more of a change up and another side of Alice. Plus...I really like it!

Jacknife_Johnny · Post by **Jacknife_Johnny** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:01 pm

Dada would get my vote but I was always hanging against the door of the record store waiting for them to open when it was new release day so bought them in release order!

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:21 pm

Parish wrote:It's $12.22 for both of them on Amazon.com

If you don't have the additional $5.24 for Dada I'll buy it for ya...as that would be my choice

They are two completely different records so its hard to say this or that...

It's not the money. When I get a new AC cd (actually any cd), I like to play it to death to really make the decision of what I like about it and what I don't. If I get both of these at the same time, I'll play both of them immediately, not just one at a time (hi, my name is Diane and I have an Alice Cooper addiction

) - but that will be too much of an overload for me for new songs, espeically if they really are that different from each other. They'd both end up on the side while I go back and play all my other favorites. Does that make sense? It's almost as if I don't give them enough of a chance if I get too many new songs to listen to at once. Plus, I'd keep comparing them too much at first too. Maybe I'll get one on iTunes and order the other through Amazon; that should give me enough time. I need some books anyway.

Well, it seems Dada is edging out RYFAY very slightly. And Marcelocooper, I absolutely love Roses on White Lace. That's one of the reasons why I chose RYFAY as one of the choices.

Thank you all so much. Seems as if I can't go wrong with either one.

Off to do some shopping!

Parish · Post by **Parish** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:28 pm

and personally, I dont care...(Elected reference)

I never really liked RYFAY *ducks shows being thrown* as I felt Alice was tryin' too hard to compete with the hairspray bands...

TonyfromNH · Post by **TonyfromNH** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:46 pm

Parish wrote:and personally, I dont care...(Elected reference)

I never really liked RYFAY *ducks shows being thrown* as I felt Alice was tryin' too hard to compete with the hairspray bands...

Alice's true "hair" sound would be 2 years into the future, when that era was nearing it's final few years. So, if anything, Alice jumped on LATE to the "hair" times.

I wouldn't say he was trying too hard to compete in terms of RYFAY, and with "Trash" I wouldn't either. I would just say he was going with a "sound" that was in during the 80's and great for his sales that he did. For me, it still is.

daytripper · Post by **daytripper** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:47 pm

I would choose Dada too. Very errie.
And Parish....I think Alice did very good competing with hair bands.
He was so much better looking than the "girlie boys".

Parish · Post by **Parish** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:55 pm

Yeah I'm not dissa-greeing with any of your points, I just didnt like the record as much as I like Dada...

AC Collect · Post by **AC Collect** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:24 pm

Defo RYFAY!! I Love the 80's Alice!

TonyfromNH · Post by **TonyfromNH** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:47 pm

Parish wrote:Yeah I'm not dissa-greeing with any of your points, I just didnt like the record as much as I like Dada...

Same here....I think Dada is in my top 5 Alice albums. I appreciate the fact the you are not on the defensive, as it is only my opinion, which weighs, well equally with your opinion.

cooperrocks · Post by **cooperrocks** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:15 am

In my opinion, Dada and RYFAY are Alice's two best 80's albums. I think it depends on what you are in the mood for. If you have been listening to a lot of 80's hard rock/hair bands, RYFAY would be a good choice, but if you want something more diverse, go with Dada. Dada is my favorite of the four "bizarre" early 80's albums, followed by Special Forces.

guilty65 · Post by **guilty65** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:31 am

Parish wrote:and personally, I dont care...(Elected reference)

I never really liked RYFAY *ducks shows being thrown* as I felt Alice was tryin' too hard to compete with the hairspray bands...

Personally I think Alice wiped up all the "Hair Bands" With this CD. IMHO ..This is a brilliant CD

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