W2MN - Audio samples of all songs - Big Spoiler Alert

[steven_crayn]

even from the samples it's the best Alice album since From The Inside

[Steven Allan]

Oi! Don't you be dissing DaDa!

[steven_crayn]

not dissing Dada but this is Alice Cooper's swansong

[Si]

this is Alice Cooper's swansong

What makses you say with such certainty that this is Alice's last album? No one has suggested it will be.

[Steven Allan]

I know this will bring out the Gollums but I wonder if you are right.

Everything seems to have a retro twang. The Old School set, the new shirts on the AC site (lovely), the name of the new tour, the new album being a 'follow-up'.

Could be I'm just reading too much into it all... but I likes me retro

[Si]

I know this will bring out the Gollums but I wonder if you are right.

Everything seems to have a retro twang. The new shirts on the AC site, the name of the new tour, the new album being a follow-up.

Could be I'm just reading too much into it all...

Quote possibly.
What about the 'School's Out For Summer 1998' Tour? Dragontown was the folow up to BP.
"Eyes..." was a "back to the garage" approach...

[youdrivemenervous]

even from the samples it's the best Alice album since From The Inside

How can you possibly make that assertion without hearing the songs in full?

[Awakening]

If it was really his last album, I think they would used this fact as part of the promoting, it would be a marketing point.

[youdrivemenervous]

I know this will bring out the Gollums but I wonder if you are right.

Everything seems to have a retro twang. The new shirts on the AC site, the name of the new tour, the new album being a follow-up.

Could be I'm just reading too much into it all...

Quote possibly.
What about the 'School's Out For Summer 1998' Tour? Dragontown was the folow up to BP.
"Eyes..." was a "back to the garage" approach...

Sorry to be pedantic but wasn't the 'School's Out For Summer tour' 1997?

[Si]

Yep, you're right. Slip of the keyboard.

[Steven Allan]

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What about the 'School's Out For Summer 1997' Tour? Dragontown was the folow up to BP.
"Eyes..." was a "back to the garage" approach...

Ah, but the 'School's Out For Summer 1998' had the '1998' bit on the end possibly making it a 're-imagining' (could be 96 - 97, depending on territory).

Dragontown was only a year after BP... so not really a 'follow-up' in my book at lest.

Eyes kinda went too far back in some ways.

I just feel there is a retro-like emphasis on Alice in his prime at the moment. Mind, 'prime' is a touchy one as what I'd consider prime others may not

[homerx]

If it was really his last album, I think they would used this fact as part of the promoting, it would be a marketing point.

Watching the last few Ask Alice video's tells He will do this as long as he can

[steven_crayn]

this is Alice Cooper's swansong

What makses you say with such certainty that this is Alice's last album? No one has suggested it will be.

Yeah, last great album would be a better description.
I guess he will tour and record till he drops but more effort and expertise has gone into this album than for a long time and I don't think we will see a better one at this stage in Alice's career and that is not a criticism or bad thing, as I think this album is going to meet with mass acclaim from Cooper fans and the music media.

[steven_crayn]

even from the samples it's the best Alice album since From The Inside

How can you possibly make that assertion without hearing the songs in full?

your assuming I haven't heard the songs in full, the samples just confirmed what I expected and predicted his best album since the 1970s

[Nightmare13]

Got to doing some thinking a bit and i hated the fact i listened to the samples but i shouldnt beat myself up too much about listening to them cause there is still a lot of cool stuff like riffs and etc to look forward to that the samples didnt air.

That and watching a live youtube video of Ill Bite Your Face Off when those started popping up by no means detracted me from wanting to hear this album in full... as thats the only way to enjoy it is from start to finish. Basically what im saying is in theory not wanting to listen to anything from the album was impossible as at some point i would hear something eventually, be it a commercial on tv, a radio clip, etc.

I think i worry too much at times LOL Ill still enjoy the hell out of this album when it gets in my hands, as i said before those samples probably didnt even air the good stuff.... hell that piano part in Ill Bite Your Face off was beyond cool and that wasnt aired in the sample.

[Pennypacker]

even from the samples it's the best Alice album since From The Inside

That is your opinion.

[TeresofBlood]

this is Alice Cooper's swansong

What makses you say with such certainty that this is Alice's last album? No one has suggested it will be.

Yeah, last great album would be a better description.
I guess he will tour and record till he drops but more effort and expertise has gone into this album than for a long time and I don't think we will see a better one at this stage in Alice's career and that is not a criticism or bad thing, as I think this album is going to meet with mass acclaim from Cooper fans and the music media.

Fair point, but if the album is a smashing success, the desire and commitment from both Alice and Bob will be there to keep the momentum going, obviously in the form of the tour, but possibly in the form of the next album. I'm not getting my hopes up, but simply suggesting not to rule it out.

[recoop]

Alice's voice on When Hell comes Home sounds a bit like Marc Bolan round the edges IMO(and the track before maybe a hint of Lennon)..Alice=great voice,great mimic..pretty much great.

[Gunner]

sounds quite a bit like Eyes of Alice.

I know what you mean, it has MANY 'flavours' of Alice.

It's difficult to tell from samples, but when, with many of them, I was getting into them greatly before they abruptly ended - this is a good sign for me.

Now, where is that clown that was telling me that I was setting myself up for a disappointment??

[Vlad the Impala]

I'm VERY excited by the samples; sounds like a return to MELODY at last.
Can't wait for the release now!