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Track Listings
| 1. What Do You Want from Me? |
| 2. Between High School and Old School |
| 3. Man of the Year |
| 4. Novocaine |
| 5. Bye Bye Baby |
| 6. Be With You Awhile |
| 7. Detroit City |
| 8. Spirits Rebellious |
| 9. The House Is Haunted |
| 10. Love Should Never Feel This Way |
| 11. The Song That Didn't Rhyme |
| 12. I'm So Angry |
| 13. Backyard Brawl |
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Franz Kiffka
Format:Audio CD
This album goes right back to the mad, fun, good humoured sounds of his classic albums like Alice...goes to Hell, Schools out, etc. This one is not too serious, not one of his deeper thoughtful concept albums, it's simply a collection of great fun, dark, fast paced, hard rockin sleazy wild rock metal tunes as good as many of his most well known. The production is great, the lyrics and funny, intelligent, darkly humourous yet still thoughtful and it's just another really fine rock classic from the shock legend.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By B. S. Marlay
Format:Audio CD
For his third album of the 21st Century - the third album of his second coming - Alice completely changes tack. He jettisons any semblance of a concept album, of industrial metal and of dark social commentary. In its place is the raw garage rock of his very early career - straight up and down, no frills, energetic guitar rock songs - and it delivers an absolute winner.
With an over-riding live one-take feel, `The Eyes of Alice Cooper' rocks its way through some truly fine unpolished early 70s style pop rock which Ole Black Eyes has mostly co-written with his guitarists, Eric Dover and Ryan Roxie. It almost feels like they are playing in a garage somewhere - and having a stack of fun doing so.
Things kick off with hilarious abandon in the guitar rocker, `What Do You Want from Me?', about a complete loser trying to please his woman. Other top shelf highlights in the rock department are `Between High School and Old School', `Man of the Year', `Spirit Rebellious' and `Love Should Never Feel like This'. The mid-tempo `Novocaine' and slightly softer `Be With You Awhile' are excellent, while `This House is Haunted' - the only throwback to his ongoing nightmare, and a subdued one at that - provides some strangely beautiful tender and contemplative moments to proceedings. At 13 songs in length, the less crafted `I'm So Angry' and `Backyard Brawl' close the set in a fairly superfluous fashion and could easily have been left off.
It is true that this album does not hit you immediately. Its raw and boisterous indie edge is at odds with the high, glossy production of the other albums Cooper had recorded since 1989's `Trash'. But after a few spins, its infectious soul reveals itself splendidly. Coupled with his two preceding 21st Century efforts, particularly 2000's sterling `Brutal Planet', it sees him continuing an astonishing creative, if not commercial, comeback.
With an over-riding live one-take feel, `The Eyes of Alice Cooper' rocks its way through some truly fine unpolished early 70s style pop rock which Ole Black Eyes has mostly co-written with his guitarists, Eric Dover and Ryan Roxie. It almost feels like they are playing in a garage somewhere - and having a stack of fun doing so.
Things kick off with hilarious abandon in the guitar rocker, `What Do You Want from Me?', about a complete loser trying to please his woman. Other top shelf highlights in the rock department are `Between High School and Old School', `Man of the Year', `Spirit Rebellious' and `Love Should Never Feel like This'. The mid-tempo `Novocaine' and slightly softer `Be With You Awhile' are excellent, while `This House is Haunted' - the only throwback to his ongoing nightmare, and a subdued one at that - provides some strangely beautiful tender and contemplative moments to proceedings. At 13 songs in length, the less crafted `I'm So Angry' and `Backyard Brawl' close the set in a fairly superfluous fashion and could easily have been left off.
It is true that this album does not hit you immediately. Its raw and boisterous indie edge is at odds with the high, glossy production of the other albums Cooper had recorded since 1989's `Trash'. But after a few spins, its infectious soul reveals itself splendidly. Coupled with his two preceding 21st Century efforts, particularly 2000's sterling `Brutal Planet', it sees him continuing an astonishing creative, if not commercial, comeback.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By "firebug55"
Format:Vinyl
This album is the greatest. Alice has not released an album this good since "Billion Dollar Babies" and "Killer" you really should by the vinyl. I'm listening to it right now and it's amazing! the best song I think is "Backyard Brawl" then of course there's other best songs on here such as "Between High School & Old School" "Man Of The Year" "I'm So Angry" just the greatest since "killer". Cooper goes back to his Detroit City roots. There are most humourous lyrics on here then there ever was on "Brutal planet" or "Dragontown". You will love it to death. Buy this album and make Alice Cooper the happiest "Man of the year" ;) There's classic new songs.. such as "Between High School and Old School," "What Do You Want From Me?" "Detroit City". The creepy "This House Is Haunted". The Ballad "Be With You Awhile". "The Song that didn't Rhyme". the "I'm So Angry" and the "Backyard Brawl" which is also another tribute to Detroit City! Some wonderful great 70's fun time Rock & Roll!
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