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Great but missing one thing... Oct 24, 2008
I think that this album is just great, but I am just curious why there is not a Best of Alice Cooper that has the song Poison, it frustrates me, so if anyone knows if there is one and I am just not finding it, please comment and tell me! Thanks :]
the best of early cooper Jul 28, 2008
this is alice coopers greatest hits from 71-74.though this was his greatest time musically and in popularity it leaves alot to be desired from any except the most casual of fans.so if you our the aformentioned type of fan who is only looking for "schools out",no more mr.nice guy,eighteen and a few good album tracks then this is for you,if you are anything more than that then i reccomend the updated one disc or if your looking for the whole picture alice has a great box set.but no matter which option you pick your guaranteed great music.
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the best Alice Cooper album Apr 20, 2008
Yes, I know Alice Cooper was capable of some amazing diversity. Just check out any one of his regular studio albums from the early to mid 70's for further proof. The guy could go from pop, to straight up rock, to old-style heavy rock, to highly unusual theatrical rock (whatever that means, haha... but seriously, don't watch any of his live concerts unless you LIKE being grossed out by his disgusting behavior).
But those albums always had one problem- they were loaded with filler. For every two or three great songs, we'd get an average one. To me, that's a problem, and I don't like listening to inconsistent albums. While the variety is commendable, I just can't get into some of his wild experiments when it comes down to it.
With this greatest hits album, not only are we getting the hits, but we're getting many of Alice's more melodic and to-the-point tracks and put onto one brilliant album. It's mostly an album for vocal melody lovers out there. You'll be sure to recognize many of the songs, while feeling totally satisfied the entire time. Worth picking up.
5 stars and one asterisk Mar 11, 2008
Can't argue with the greatness of what's here. Only thing I wish is that they'd remaster this greatest hits collection because it's the only place to find this mix of "I'm Eighteen". The difference? more guitar, less harmonica in the intro. Being that this is the album that introduced me to Alice, I never thought the harmonica sounded right on the other version--it's just not an instrument that fits well with this band's sound.
Sometimes the remix made for the hits compilation is just the superior version: For instance, the version of The Grass Roots' "Where Were You When I Needed You" from Their 16 Greatest Hits vinyl LP, never again to appear in the U.S. It's not the hit version, but Rob Grille's vocal clearly outdoes that of the previous lead vocalist. Or "Question" by The Moody Blues as remixed for their This Is The Moody Blues compilation, also (at least arguably) superior to the version played on radio. While that compilation remains neglected in terms of remastering, the song in retooled form was included as a bonus track on the latest remaster of A Question Of Balance. Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" was given a second go with a vocal most consider far more appealing than that of the original version. And so it is with this Greatest Hits version of "I'm Eighteen." It's not the version played on radio, but it should be. It sounds to my ears more like classic Alice Cooper. Wish I could hear it in all its remastered glory.
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