Along Came a Spider
Alice Cooper
Engineer: Jeremie Mackenzie
Steamhammer Records, 2008
1 CD
Catalogue #: SPV 90602 CD
EAN: 0693723906027
UPC: 693723906027
You save: 20%
Personnel: Alice Cooper (vocals, background vocals); Danny Saber (guitar, keyboard, bass guitar); Eric Singer (drums); Greg Hampton, Bernard Fowler (background vocals).
Recording information: Undercity Recording; Hampton Hacienda; Wonderland Studios (2008).
Shock rock patriarch Alice Cooper steps up to his musical cauldron, tossing in key elements from the '70s, '80s, and '90s, with the chilling concept album ALONG CAME A SPIDER. For this landmark 25th studio release (and first for SPV Records), Alice spins the tale of an arachnid-obsessed serial killer. In archetypical fashion, Cooper's dry delivery and macabre lyrics give the listener a bird's-eye view inside the mind of a murdering madman. Notable guest spots include Ozzy Osbourne ("Wake The Dead") and Slash ("Vengeance Is Mine").
Tracklist
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper, AKA Vincent Furnier, became famous with a mixture of hard rock and sideshow horror. With his outrageous image and stage show, entertainer extraordinaire Cooper (who eventually adopted the band's name as his own) almost single-handedly invented the genre of shock rock--spawning a legion of famous imitators (Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson) along the way. By the end of the 1970s, Cooper had racked up a number of hits and become a bona fide celebrity, even appearing in films. His musical and cinematic activities continued into the 2000s, his iconic status firmly cemented.
