Parish wrote:I'm gonna catch a beating for this but here goes...
To me, the whole thing misses it's intended mark. The spoken intro is brilliant and then it dissolves into very juvenile lyrics, plodding music and forgettable melodies.
The Alice Cooper Group was scariest when they were just being themselves. When people didn't understand them or why they would be singing about "Killers", "Halo's Of Flies" and "Dead Babies" but that was the beauty of it as your imagination fueled your own fears.
Alice as a solo artist tries too hard at being demented and menacing and in turn becomes a caricature of himself. Don't get me wrong, this works great for stage performances but it wears thin as far as a soundtrack is concerned. I mean the Broadway play "Oliver" was tremendous fun but how many times could you actually listen to Fagin sing, "You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two" without shooting yourself.
The real crimes committed on this record were ones of inspirational and musical sloth.
Whatever!
I mean no disrespect here but you've totally missed the point about ACAS.
First of all, this album REEKS of 70's rock and roll. It's both ACG and solo Alice on one record and yet you say "inspirational and musical sloth."
Secondly, your whole post just seems insulting, like saying that ALice was never as good without the rest of the ACG. Which is entirely bull.
I suppose you preferred the musical hash of Dirty Diamonds which is a trainwreck to listen to. You're like that guy Iffy or Izzy...i forgot his name, who couldn't see past 1973 to save his life.
I for one am glad that Alice made this album. It tells me that he's a forward thinker and he's going to continue to make records the way he sees fit, regardless of what the dinosaurs who are stuck in the tar pits say.
Fans who think like you make me want to LOATHE the ACG. I'm already mad enough at Si for his skewed review of Trash, but that's another battle.
(Wrtiters note: I'm not really mad at Si for his review of Trash, nor am I trying to start a war with facless strangers.)