Alice Cooper Album + Tour News 2008-06-19 by WickedYoungMan | 7 Comments | From SPV-Steamhammer:
There are only a handful of rock artists that have proven to be as enduring and influential as Alice Cooper has over the years. Name just about any hard rock artist, and they’ve probably borrowed a thing or two from Alice. And on his latest studio recording, ‘Along Came A Spider’ (issued via SPV Records on July 29), Alice has returned with a concept album with a sinister streak.
‘A dark and menacing album for dark and menacing times’ is perhaps the most fitting description for Alice’s 25th studio album overall, as a chilling conceptual thread runs through the songs, which are told through the voice of a serial killer named Spider - one that Alice describes as “an arachnophobic psychopath” (in the song “Catch Me If You Can”). Alice, the master storyteller, weaves a web of danger, intrigue and death that rivals his best work.
Co-produced by Danny Saber, Greg Hampton and Alice himself, ‘Along Came A Spider’ manages to marry both vintage and modern day Alice. As theatrical as ever, the album is a sonic combination of familiar Alice musical elements from albums as diverse as ‘Billion Dollar Babies’ and ‘Brutal Planet,' with the storytelling of "Welcome To My Nightmare," capturing the historic dark side of Alice in peak form, an instantly recognizable presence that will be welcomed by his fans. Joining Alice on the album are members of his touring band - longtime Alice drummer Eric Singer, bassist Chuck Garric, and guitarists Keri Kelli and Jason Hook, with additional contributions from others, including Saber, Hampton, and renowned backing vocalist Bernard Fowler.
Saber and Hampton co-wrote several of the album's songs with Alice, while others were collaborations with Alice's band members. Danny Saber, best known for his role as member and producer of Black Grape, has also worked with many other artists, including the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, and David Bowie, while Greg Hampton's been working on a new album project teaming up Buckethead and Bootsy Collins.
Who else but Alice Cooper, with ‘Along Came A Spider,' would create a "love story" about a serial killer named Spider? His trademark is wrapping his victims in silk, and his victims are specifically chosen to feed his hunger to kill. But, upon meeting his (possibly) last victim, he falls in love with her and cannot kill to complete his plan. That could be his demise.
Though it is often said about artists with as rich a history as Alice that their newest albums capture the essence of their greatest work, it may honestly be proposed that ‘Along Came A Spider’ does exactly that. It's got hard rock with hooks, an Alice trademark (“Vengeance is Mine,” “I Know Where You Live”), classic balladry, another Alice trademark (“Killed by Love,” “Salvation”), and always with an overtone of evil, yet another Alice tradmark. Throughout the album, Alice BECOMES Spider, telling the story of a cold-blooded killer to life vocally, as if this were the soundtrack to an as-yet unmade horror film.
Ozzy Osbourne lends some harmonica work on a track he co-wrote, “Wake the Dead," and Slash lends some guitar style to "Vengeance Is Mine."
Before such theatrical rockers as David Bowie, the New York Dolls, Kiss, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, and Marilyn Manson, there was Alice Cooper. The original Alice Cooper group quickly became despised by adults and authority figures, while being idolized by teens and rock fans everywhere, on the strength of a succession of all-time classic albums ('Love It to Death,’ ‘Killer,’ ‘School’s Out,’ ‘Billion Dollar Babies,’ etc.) and anthems (“I’m Eighteen,” “Under My Wheels,” “School’s Out,” "Elected," “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” etc.). Alice had continued success as a solo artist, releasing successful albums like ‘Welcome To My Nightmare' and 'Trash,' featuring classic hits such as "Only Women Bleed," "I Never Cry," and "Poison." All one has to do is look at the many other artists that have covered Alice to understand how far reaching his influence is – the list is endless -- or just keep in mind that Johnny Rotten auditioned for the Sex Pistols to the tune of "I'm Eighteen.
Track Listing:
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. Hungry
9. The One That Got Away
10. Salvation
11. I Am The Spider/Epilogue
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Also, Alice Cooper has published the most recent tour update.
July 6 Kavarna, Bulgaria Kaliakra Stadium
July 9 Pratelln, Switzerland Z7
July 10 Bad Arolsen, Germany Magic Circle Festival
July 11 Kvinesdal, Norway Norway Rock Festival
July 13 Osnabruck, Germany Halle Gartlage
July 16 Soenderborg, Denmark Moelleparken
July 18 Omskoldsvik, Sweden Sweedbank Arena
July 19 Kilafors, Sweden Rock Weekend
July 21 Kaliningrad, Russia Baltiskij Stadium
July 24 London, England British Motor Show Music Festival
July 25 Southampton, England Guildhall
July 31 Redmond, Oregon Deschutes County Fair
August 1 Kalispell, Montana Raceway Park
August 2 Great Falls, Montana State Fair
August 3 Sturgis, S Dakota Buffalo Chip
August 5 Bismarck, N Dakota Civic Center Arena
August 7 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
August 8 The Riverside Milwaukee, WI
August 9 Sparta, Wisconsin Fort McCoy Army Base
August 10 Sioux City, Iowa Orpheum Theatre
August 12 Casper, Wyoming Events Center
August 15 Imperial, Nebraska Chase County Fair
August 16 Council Bluffs, Iowa Harrah's Stir Cover
August 17 Tower, Minnesota Fortune Bay Resort Casino
August 19 Hammond, Indiana The Venue @ Horseshoe Casino
August 21 Bloomington, Illinois The Theatre @ US Cellular Coliseum
August 22 White River State Park Indianapolis, IN
August 23 Florence, Indiana Belterra Resort & Casino
August 24 Columbus, Ohio LC Pavilion
August 27 Detroit, Michigan State Fair
August 28 Oshkosh, Wisconsin Waterfest Concert Series
Sept 5, 6, 7 Las Vegas, Nevada Orleans Hotel & Casino
Sept 12 Hutchinson, Kansas State Fair
Sept 18 Vancouver, BC Centre for the Performing Arts
Sept 19 Vancouver, BC Centre for the Performing Arts
Sept 20 Vernon, BC Multiplex
Sept 21 Kamloops, BC Interior Savings Center
Sept 23 Prince George, BC Canada Centre
Sept 24 Grand Prairie, AB Crystal Centre
Sept 26 Red Deer, AB Centrium Arena
Sept 27 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sept 28 Lethbridge, AB Enmax Centre
Sept 29 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Oct 1 Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre
Oct 2 Saskatoon, SK TCU Place
Oct 4 Thunder Bay, ON Auditorium
Oct 6 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place
Oct 7 Barrie, ON Molson Centre
Oct 8 Oshawa, ON General Motors Centre
Oct 10 London, ON Centennial Hall
Oct 11 Ottawa, ON Civic Centre
Oct 14 Kitchener, ON Centre In The Square
Oct 15 Montreal, QC St Denis Theatre
Oct 17 Halifax, NS Metro Centre
Oct 18 Saint John, NB Harbour Station
Oct 19 Moncton, NB Coliseum
Oct 21 St John's, NF Mile One Stadium
Oct 22 Cornerbrook, NF Pepsi Centre
Oct 26 Schenectady, New York Proctor's Theater
Oct 31 Mashantucket, Connecticut MGM Grand @ Foxwoods
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Oh cool, I definitely want to go see a eunuch older than my grandmother in guyliner and tight pants.This Message Edited On 06.19.08
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HAHA oh wait that wasn't funny just incredibly ignorant
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^Yeah, not all of us are intelligent enough to appreciate the evocative art of Alice Cooper.
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terrible concept for a concept album
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^Yeah seriously, lawlz.
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no netherlands date fails
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"terrible concept for a concept album"
To be honest, the songs have to stand up on their own.
In hindsights, the other concepts he's done could be "terrible" including a concept about "School" or a concept about a "Nightmare," here we have a concept about a "Serial Killer." But if the songs stand up on their own then it will fall into place. Not to worry.
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