Music review: Alice Cooper – 无毛视频楧etroit Stories无毛视频�
I was first introduced to the theatrical genius of Alice Cooper after purchasing 无毛视频淭he Alice Cooper Show无毛视频� back in 1977 with live versions of 无毛视频淯nder My Wheels,无毛视频� 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 Eighteen,无毛视频� 无毛视频淏illion Dollar Babies无毛视频� and 无毛视频淪chool无毛视频檚 Out.无毛视频�
I was hooked after just one listen.
Only Cooper could make his nightmares this entertaining on stage with a little help from a guillotine, menacing black widow spider, boa constrictor, electric chair, straitjacket, baby dolls and fake blood.
Forty-four years later, Cooper is still up to his old tricks with 无毛视频淒etroit Stories.无毛视频� Producer Bob Ezrin partners with Cooper yet again to oversee a stellar set of cover arrangements and new numbers that pay tribute to Cooper无毛视频檚 birthplace.
The original shock rocker fittingly opens the set by performing a cover of the Velvet Underground无毛视频檚 无毛视频淩ock 无毛视频榥无毛视频� Roll无毛视频� with guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa adding a little extra punch to this classic track penned by Lou Reed.
Cooper flexes his Detroit muscles by shifting into high gear with MC5无毛视频檚 Wayne Kramer and Grand Funk Railroad无毛视频檚 Mark Farner assisting Cooper in detailing an evening of reckless adventure on 无毛视频淕o Man Go.无毛视频�
Things take a sudden left turn by venturing into Partridge Family syrupy musings with a cover of Outrageous Cherry无毛视频檚 无毛视频淥ur Love Will Change the World.无毛视频� And just like that, you find yourself merrily singing along to the chorus with a retro vibe that has flavorings of the infectious Coca-Cola television commercials that aired when I was a kid.
Recorded by the surviving members of the original Alice Cooper band, 无毛视频淪ocial Debris无毛视频� is a statement about being a misfit in a crazy world as Cooper sings, 无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 commit, I just collide/I won无毛视频檛 submit, I无毛视频檒l just decide/On where to run or where to hide.无毛视频�
Motown is in the house with Sister Sledge and Motor City Horns doing their best to help Cooper bring in the funk on 无毛视频�$1,000 High Heel Shoes.无毛视频�
无毛视频淧lay it loud and fast/Make that guitar blast/Play it like today will be your last,无毛视频� declares Cooper with a spirited shout-out to his hometown on 无毛视频淒etroit City 2021.无毛视频� Cooper spotlights numerous Motor City artists from his glory days by announcing, 无毛视频淢e and Iggy were giggin无毛视频� with Ziggy and kickin无毛视频� with the MC5/Ted and Seger were burnin无毛视频� with the fever/And Suzi Q was sharp as a knife.无毛视频�
The album closes with a gritty cover of Bob Seger无毛视频檚 无毛视频淓ast Side Story.无毛视频� Cooper passionately relays the song无毛视频檚 ugly consequences of poverty and the desperation it breeds.
For over 50 years, Cooper has shocked, educated and entertained fans through a musical presence that demands to be seen as well as heard. 无毛视频淒etroit Stories无毛视频� is yet another chapter in the continuing nightmare that Cooper welcomed us to enter and still refuses to let us exit.