As far as I can tell, the second disc is all original tracks. Halloween 2: Creatures Collection is another double disc set with the first disc primarily offering instrumental covers of horror-related TV & movie theme songs (X-Files, The Munsters, The Addams Family, Outer Limits, Psycho, etc). The second album, Halloween Monster Mix is a one CD compilation of the first double-disc album featuring remixed versions with more sound effects thrown in. The first release of this series, the two-disc Halloween, is a mix of original tracks (“Rock & Roll Graveyard, “All Hallow’s Eve”, the spacey “Z-Row Gravity”) and reinterpretations of classical pieces (“Hall of the Mountain King”, “Ride of the Valkyries”, “Night on Bald Mountain”). Mannheim Steamroller is a new-age, neoclassical, and progressive rock outfit that is most well-known for their series of albums that focus on carols and songs for the Christmas season, in addition to their contributing their own original pieces. Starting in 2003 they released a handful of Halloween albums as well which featured instrumentals and sound effects tracks. Highlights: “Paranormal”, “Dead Flies”, “Fireball”, “Private Public Breakdown”, “The Sound of A”, “Genuine American Girl” There’s plenty of songs to like and love here for fans of the original band, Welcome to My Nighmare, and Alice’s previous four albums. You’ve got the original Alice Cooper band, classic and modern Alice collaborators such as Steve Hunter, Tommy Denander & Tommy Henriksen, and Bob Ezrin producing. Paranormal is a very good album that I can’t see any Alice Cooper fan having any issue with. “Genuine American Girl” is a fun ’50s doo-wop type of rocker. “Genuine American Girl” and “You and All Your Friends” are being promoted as being written & performed by the remaining member of the original Alice Cooper band (Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway & Neal Smith), but I’ve seen various sites online credit others, so who really knows. It’s a swirling psychedelic song that reminds me a bit of Pink Floyd. It was supposedly written by Alice back in 1967 and Dennis Dunaway brought it into the Paranormal sessions and had to remind Alice that he was the one who wrote it. It wouldn’t sound of it place on DaDa.Īnother highlight is “The Sound of A”. Alice has been quoting as saying his intention was to create something creepy and in the vibe of “I Love the Dead” or “Sick Things”. The title track itself is amazing and classic Alice, in my opinion. They both have an early Alice Cooper fuzzy rock vibe to them. I initially regarded both tracks are filler, but after multiple listens, I love both of them. “Dead Flies” and “Fireball” were not immediately pleasing to my ears. It seems like most people are enjoying it, but they saying it’s an album that you need to let grow on you. I’ve skimmed through a few reviews elsewhere online to get a feel for how the album is being received. I’m thankful for that because sometimes I think having a concept can way down an album and the music can suffer when you’re trying to tell a story. While Alice may have enlisted a few well-known friends again, the difference between Paranormal and the last two Alice Cooper albums ( Welcome 2 and 2008’s Along Came a Spider) is that Paranomal is not a concept album. Then again, isn’t that what Hollywood Vampires essentially is already? All surviving members of the original Alice Cooper band are back to lend a hand as they did on the previous release, plus there’s Deep Purple’s Roger Glover, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, U2’s Larry Mullen Jr., and longtime Alice collaborator Steve Hunter all pitching in. Tommy Henriksen, Parker Gispert – Guitar, Backing Vocalsĭennis Dunaway, Roger Glover, Jimmie Lee Sloas – Bassīob Ezrin – Keyboards, Organ, Backing VocalsĪs was the case with Alice’s previous solo release, 2011’s Welcome 2 My Nightmare, you could just as easily credit this album to “Alice Cooper & Friends” given the name talent involved. Michael Bruce, Steve Hunter, Billy Gibbons, Tommy Denander, Nick Didkovsky – Guitar If you’re not familiar with some (or any) of these songs already, what are you waiting for? Go listen to them and let that chill run down your spine! And if you are familiar with these songs, dust them off and crank them up in the name of Halloween! From the original Alice Cooper band’s “Dead Babies” in 1971 to the ode to Friday the 13th with 1986’s “He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)” and up to “Paranormal” from the 2017 album of the same name, these are just a handful of some of Alice’s best songs but more specifically ones that help fill the spooky quotient on a cool, windy autumn night. I’ve taken the liberty to compile what I think is an excellent Halloween Playlist of Alice Cooper tracks that perfectly suit the mood to play during the Halloween season. Alice Cooper is known for being a shock rocker who sings about all kinds of creepy and macabre things.
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