Advantages: another brilliant album from the Coop and buddies Disadvantages: are you serious?
Killer was the fourth studio album, and second seriously heavy rock album, from Alice Cooper. It was released in November 1971, causing a real stir at the time with its subject matter and shock stage show, reaching #21 on the US charts and #27 in the UK. One of my all-time favourites this one, we have blistering yet subtle rock, some real creepy lyrics, cleverly interposed pieces that change the mood of songs in the blink of an eye........in all, ... ...small nut important point; this is an album by Alice Cooper the band with a singer of the same name, not the individual born as Vincent Furnier, because that change of name didn't come until the mid-70's when "Welcome To My Nightmare" came out and he effectively brought the name. The band: Alice Cooper AKA Vincent Furnier (vocals), Glen Buxton (guitar), Michael Bruce (rythym guitar), Dennis Dunaway (bass), Neal Smith (drums). A real classy band whose ...
pinkmatchstick 22.09.2005
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Alice Cooper's Killer album was the band's 4th album released in 1971, quickly after Love It to Death. Johnny Rotten said that it is "the best rock n roll album of all time" and whilst that is a big title, I'd be inclined to agree with him to some extent.
There is a bit of everything in this album - short catchy hits turned into classics like "Under My Wheels", "Be My Lover", more moving pieces like "Desperado" a track supposedly about close friend ... ...story "Halo of Flies" and my personal favourite the dark ballad "Dead Babies", a song which despite being about and against child negelect managed to stir up controversy anyway.
It is a pure classic though with good lyrics and excellent baby cries! You Drive Me Nervous and Yeah Yeah Yeah are simple yet effective rock n roll tracks and ensure that this album does not have any fillers, at 38 minutes the album is only short but it is quality that counts ...
dangaroo 21.11.2008
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Advantages: Dark & Brooding The Shape Of Things To Come Disadvantages:
Killer was launched after the popular album Love It To Death and became even more popular. It is a darker album and contains some of Alices Greatest Hits. On stage this album heralded Alices famous execution scene where Alice was hung. The original album came with a calendar which is reproduced in the CD gatefold. Also appearing on the front cover was a snake which Alice had just started to use in his stage act.
1. Under My Wheels (A speed metal ... ...5. You Drive Me Nervous (Fun rock song)
6. YeahYeah Yeah (Good rock song)
7. Dead Babies (Actually this song is a anti child abuse song but many parents took it the wrong way, this song caused an outcry)
8. Killer (Order in the court, Alice is sentenced to death) ...
rocking 18.07.2000
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Advantages: One of the Best Albums of the Seventies Disadvantages: The Calendar is out of date now
...Babies and Killer and you have a classic album.
Even the straight rock and roll of Under My Wheels still sounds fresh after , God, it is, thirty years.
Its on mid price, its one of the best albums of the seventies, it should be in your collection. ...
mikeydred 20.01.2001 (21.02.2001)
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