Along Came A Spider
Alice Cooper the legend of rock has released his 25th studio album 'Along Came a Spider'. This is his highest charting album since his album 'Hey Stoopid' charting at #31 in the UK.
This album as with most of Alice's does have a couple of guest appearances on it firstly ... Read review
Advantages: Alice Cooper Still rocking out ! Disadvantages: None for me.
'''Along Came A Spider'''
_Alice Cooper_ the legend of rock has released his 25th studio album 'Along Came a Spider'. This is his highest charting album since his album 'Hey Stoopid' charting at #31 in the UK.
This album as with most of _Alice's_ does have a couple of guest appearances on it firstly _Slash_ ex _Guns n' Roses_ and _Velvet Revolver_ guitarist who plays on track 2 "Vengeance Is Mine" , and _Ozzy Osbourne_ ... ...album but instead plays the harmonica on track 3 "Wake the Dead" . Both of these artists are also featured on _Alice's_ album "Hey Stoopid" where they appeared on the title track.
Being a huge _Alice Cooper_ fan for some years now and having all of his albums to date, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this album. Despite his age _Alice_ is still able to out rock the best of them.
Alice Cooper the legend of rock has released his 25th studio album 'Along Came a Spider'. This is his highest charting album since his album 'Hey Stoopid' charting at #31 in the UK.
This album as with most of Alice's does have a couple of guest appearances on it firstly Slash ex Guns n' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist who plays on track 2 "Vengeance Is Mine" , and Ozzy Osbourne who believe it or not does not sing on the album but instead plays the harmonica on track 3 "Wake the Dead" . Both of these artists are also featured on Alice's album "Hey Stoopid" where they appeared on the title track.
Being a huge Alice Cooper fan for some years now and having all of his albums to date, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this album. Despite his age Alice is still able to out rock the best of them.
The album is a concept style album with a strong theme running throughout the song lyrics. It tells the tale of a character called 'Spider' a serial killer who wraps his victims in silk and removes one of their legs in the hope of making a spider from their remains. However his plans are put in jeopardy when he falls in love with his last victim.
On the whole this album does have a very heavy feel throughout it with Alice's long-time studio and live performance band producing some excellent sounding backing to Alice's stunning vocal work.
My personal favourite on the album would have to be 'Vengeance Is Mine' it is the most outstanding track on the album, the guitar work provided by both Slash and Danny Saber are heavy, raw and dirty as hell.
'I Am The Spider' is also another of my favourites, with its unusual guitar sounds it really rounds off the album brilliantly and brings a conclusion to the story behind the lyrics.
Check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVK8HYFJvbw
Another song worthy of a mention on this album is 'Wake The Dead' which brings one of my other favourite old rockers (The Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne) together with Alice once more, all be it in a slightly unusual method. Oh yeah I just remembered Ozzy used to play harmonica in Black Sabbath.
Check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjW0ia-CBLo
Alice cooper is still rocking out at 60 years of age! With a career spanning over 30 years now this album certainly has a lot of stiff competition from the other albums in Alice's back catalogue, but I personally feel that this album stands up to pretty much to all of them on all fronts. This is definitely an album Alice Cooper fans will want in their collections and you won't be disappointed by it.
~Track list~
1. "Prologue / I Know Where You Live" 2. "Vengeance Is Mine" (Featuring Slash) 3. "Wake the Dead" (Featuring Ozzy Osbourne) 4. "Catch Me If You Can" 5. "(In Touch with) Your Feminine Side" 6. "Wrapped in Silk" 7. "Killed by Love" 8. "I'm Hungry" 9. "The One That Got Away" 10. "Salvation" 11. "I Am the Spider / Epilogue"
To find out more about this album, or any of Alice's other albums or live performances then a quick trip to Alice Cooper's website will be able to provide you with the information you should need.
Official Website:
http://www.alicecooper.com/index.php
YouTube official web page:
http://uk.youtube.com/user/officialalicecooper
Published on other review sites under the same author name.
Advantages: Still rocking, some good lyrics Disadvantages: A bit cheesy at times and some of the tracks are a bit poppy
Along Came A Spider is Alice Cooper's 25th studio album, released some 39 years after his first album "Pretties for You", I'm a big Alice Cooper fan and have every one of his albums and the fact that he experiments with different sounds occasionally means that they're not that good or are completely different to what you expect but most of them grown on you within time.
So far this millenium has been a bit of a mixed bags - whilst I thought it started ... ...and no stand out tracks. Along Came A Spider was not only well-received by critics but also seemingly the public, giving Alice his best chart positions in the UK and US since 1991's Hey Stoopid, an album which produced a fair amount of well known songs - Hey Stoopid, Feed my Frankenstein and Love's A Loaded Gun to name but a few.
At first listen, I thought "oh no" when listening to this album, it's a continuation of Dirty Diamonds but on second ...
dangaroo 21.11.2008
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Product details
Title
Along Came A Spider [Digipak]
Performer
Alice Cooper
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Hard Rock
Release Date
28/07/2008
Original Release Year
2008
Label / Distributor
SPV / ADA/Cinram Logistics
Engineer
Jeremie Mackenzie
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
693723906027
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Alice Cooper (vocals, background vocals); Danny Saber (guitar, keyboard, bass guitar); Eric Singer (drums); Greg Hampton, Bernard Fowler (background vocals). Recording information: Hampton Hacienda; Undercity Recording; Wonderland Studios (2008).
Album Reviews
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.49) - "The songs are great and the story connecting them, about a spider-obsessed serial killer that falls in love with a victim, is the perfect sick menace we expect. Welcome back to your nightmare."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Prologue/I Know Where You Live
2.
Vengeance Is Mine
3.
Wake The Dead
4.
Catch Me If You Can
5.
In Touch With Your Feminine Side
6.
Wrapped In Silk
7.
Killed By Love
8.
I'm Hungry
9.
One That Got Away
10.
Salvation
11.
I Am The Spider/Epilogue
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