Short historical excursion to record the dimensions: This is the band’s first common album, which Alice Cooper called itself before their singer exit in 1975 to launch a solo career under the same name. Guitarist Glen Buxton and bassist Dennis Dunaway were already in the first incarnation of the group in 1964 as Beatles Parodists The Earwigs. Drummer Neal Smith and guitarist Michael Bruce completed the lineup. Buxton died in 1997, is now represented by Gyasi Heus, but is immortalized with a previously unpublished recording on the “What Happened to You” stamped.
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As a further blast from the past, Robby Krieger decorates the leadsingle “Black Mamba” with his unmistakably psychedelic loops, whose “Ya Ya Ya” chorus is reminiscent of Sly & The Family Stones “Sing a Simple Song”. However, only this historical cooperation should bring the song to Rockradio, where it then drags himself forward.
Even with just before 80, the four men rock as lively as on this 55 -year -old youth work
The garage rocker “Crap That Gets in the Way of Your Dreams” would have been more suitable, he breathes with a pithy reef and a text full of teenage dreams, criticism of capitalism and household horror exactly the spirit of the band in the early 70s. The highlight is “See you on the other side”, an unabashed hard rock epic, as you would like to wish for Guns n ‘Roses today. Incredible that there is still no song this name in the Coopers catalog, right?
Even more amazed that Alice Cooper did not set a record with her 52-year record break. This has been held since the end of 2024 MC5, which had returned after 53 years. Bob Ezrin has produced both albums, who has been at Camp Cooper since Love IT to Death from 1971 – with interruptions. The dusted for the bonus tracks also the 1970 number “Return of the Spiders”, which shows the most surprising facet of this record on the basis of which, although its biggest shock effect is of course their sheer existence: Even with just before 80, the four men on pieces “I ain’t Done Wrong” and “Famous Face” as well as on this 55-year-old youth work.
This review was first published in the MusikExpress 08/2025.