tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post6002416571140910042..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Alice Cooper: Love It To DeathUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-32755090317998444072020-08-09T19:45:31.461+03:002020-08-09T19:45:31.461+03:00"where to stop"
Except on "Black Ju..."where to stop"<br />Except on "Black Juju", of course", but me thinks that it was included because the band didn't have enough material to fill up an LP<br /><br />"At this point, the "theater" aspect of their show was still relatively subdued, limited mainly to a little bit of spiderish makeup around Furnier's eyes and, perhaps, a little bit of snakes and ropes here and there."<br />Important point you make there. I have seen a lot of people dismiss this era because they think it has theatre vibes. Now, the last three songs form an operetta (more on that later), but in general, I don't really see how this album can be categorized as shock-rock. Thank you for pointing this out.<br /><br />"More important was the rock'n'roll aspect, the brutal proto-punk onslaught that, in 1971, promised to make the Rolling Stones and the Who sound like old farts."<br />I think you might be missing the point here George. First off, while the early Who and Stones were definitely influences, I see this album as more of an update of garage rock values and merging them with hard rock values. I don't really see this as an attack of the old guard, more as a respectful upgrade of their values.<br /><br />"No other Alice Cooper album packs together a five-way punch like that, although Killer comes close."<br />I would put them on the same level. I think the Killer ones can be seen as stronger by pure melodies and experimentation, while LITD ones are more tight and efficient.<br /><br />"As is the usual case with Cooper, the effects are a bit overwrought, but not by much, and one could argue that the 'Dwight Fry' character is, in fact, far more effectively fleshed out than, for instance, 'Steven'"<br />I would also like to point out that the songs before and after Dwight are part of the movement and form a cohesive story. Yes, and you are correct: from a complete story basis, this three-song story's character is more complete than almost any other character in AC's history, although I feel the Steven suite on WTMN is more touching and emotionally resonant.<br /><br />"the one track that prevents Love It To Death from acquiring 'masterpiece' status"<br />Agreed.<br /><br />Even if I disagree here and there, this was an excellent, excellent review.MrMojoRisinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108191596444612879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-86731427051395547812013-01-02T21:12:42.409+04:002013-01-02T21:12:42.409+04:00Actually, Cooper was already in his twenties when ...Actually, Cooper was already in his twenties when he sang "I'm Eighteen" so it was a bit of a sham from the beginning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com