Alice Cooper is
back! The Master of Shock Rock...the villain, the victim, the
everything macabre that has thrilled, and revolted us for years
delivers his best new album in years!
There's just no
substitute for quality production. Bob Ezrin has always been among
the best in the business and his work on these new tracks are
evident. They come alive under his vision and Alice flourishes.
The album is
Paranormal and as Cooper explains, “I love that title,
'Paranormal', but it's not really a scary record. There's a couple of
scary songs on it, but it's 'paranormal,' in the sense that it is
other than normal.”
He and Ezrin set
out to do an album without a theme in mind, just for the fun of it, and
the theme emerged on its own. The songs do reflect those things that
make Alice Cooper music what it is. You only need to listen once to
bear witness to the twisted mental states delightfully being sung
about here.
For a change Bob
Ezrin brought in Larry Mullen Jr. on drums and from there added some
guest work from Roger Glover and Billy Gibbons.
There's ten
songs, and all are lyrically fantastic. One of the best things about
this album is how deliciously interesting the songs are,
and how relevant they are even now.
Most veteran
rockers usually fade, they lose their way, and become nostalgia acts
that still rock out live, but no longer make new music. That's never
been the case with Alice Cooper. He gives us a well crafted album
that can be played over and over.
His secret to
ongoing success is that he does not try to be popular by today's
standards, he stays true to himself, because that has always been
more than enough!
"I have a world of
fans out there, all over the world, and it took forty-five years to
build that fan-base. So when I make records now, I make 'em for those
people. I'm not trying to break a new audience. I am playing an album
for an audience that's already there." - Alice Cooper
That's how ya do
it!
The best new
songs are Paranormal - Paranoiac Personality – Fireball - Private
Public Breakdown
Paranormal Track
Listing:
1. Paranormal
2. Dead Flies
3. Fireball
4. Paranoiac Personality
5. Fallen In Love
6. Dynamite Road
7. Private Public Breakdown
8. Holy Water
9. Rats
10. The Sound of A
2. Dead Flies
3. Fireball
4. Paranoiac Personality
5. Fallen In Love
6. Dynamite Road
7. Private Public Breakdown
8. Holy Water
9. Rats
10. The Sound of A
Bonus Disc Track
Listing:
New studio
recordings with the original Alice Cooper band Neal Smith (drums),
Michael Bruce (guitar) and Dennis Dunaway (bass):
11. Genuine
American Girl
12. You And All Of Your Friends
12. You And All Of Your Friends
Live in Columbus,
Ohio, May 6th, 2016 with the current Alice Cooper band:
13. No More Mr.
Nice Guy
14. Under My Wheels
15. Billion Dollar Babies
16. Feed My Frankenstein
17. Only Women Bleed
18. School's Out
14. Under My Wheels
15. Billion Dollar Babies
16. Feed My Frankenstein
17. Only Women Bleed
18. School's Out
Alice
Cooper is currently on tour in the US and here are some of his
upcoming shows.
Sep 01 KeyBank
Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
Sep
02 Budweiser Stage Toronto, Canada
Sep 03 DTE
Energy Music Theater Clarkston, MI
Sep 06 Tinley
Park Chicago, IL
Sep
08 Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Saint Louis, MO
Sep 09 Blossom
Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Sep
10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
For
a complete list of all tour dates refer to his site for more
information.
