Billion Dollar Babies

mehhh

Classic Album

Decent indeed. Absent actually listening to much Alice Cooper my whole life I had the expectation the band was predominantly an ironic schlock spectacle. I guess the turntabled and now it's like an earnestly fine vintage. It's even a glammy sentimental reminder of Rocky Horror.

Would not buy

Outstanding

Alice Cooper is authentically weird, and I love him for it! ★★★★

Better than Coldplay

This album rocks. Alice Cooper and his band are excellent live too 👌

This album was not my Favorite, I did like it. Although It was a different Genre From the ones I usually listen to. Continuing the Journey !!!

Standouts No More Mr. Nice Guy Generation Landslide

Full of bangers, interesting 70s rock

It was fine, it honestly had less bite than I was anticipating.

Help! I’m an Ophidiophobiac. Get that cover out of my sight. 2/5 19/8/26

Bien.

Enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. Knew quite a few Alice Cooper songs but I never had a concrete opinion on his work, but I found this record really cool. Filled with some 70's glam brilliance it was a great listen overall. Fav Songs No More Mr. Nice Guy Billion Dollar Babies Hello Hooray Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? Yes. A really fun glam rock listen, filled with many rocking songs. A good time overall.

Classic Alice.

I don't think I've ever listened to Alice Cooper at length. This wasn't quite what I expected and was way more listenable than I anticipated.

Idk. This is the second time I’ve listened to this album. I think it may be my current definition of a 3 star album. I mean it’s… ok. Sometimes it rocks. Sometimes it’s funny. Sometimes it really is cringey af. It IS unapologetic in its theatricality. Which hey, awesome if you can pull it off. But this doesn’t a good 50-60% of the time. And then, what are you left with? An album you really want to end. 3 Boolean: true?

Not bad but it's the most paint by number classic rock album. 6/10

This probably went crazy if you were 12 in 1973. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" is a classic, and a couple tracks are surprisingly pleasant, like "Unfinished Sweet"; I was also surprised to hear "Elected," a clear ancestor of "I Wanna Be Sedated." Other than that there's not much to recommend here. Even setting aside the necrophiliac lyrics and Cooper making sex sounds for the whole second half of the song, "I Love the Dead" is a particular low point in the history of music.

La verdad que tampoco me gustó mucho. Pasó muy desapercibido mientras lo escuchaba y las canciones no me gustaron tanto.

Serious question: at the time, were people meant to take this seriously? Was enjoyable enough (even pretty fun!) when I imagined it as a rocky horror rip off. As an actual album, I can’t imagine ever taking any of this at face value. The last song made me say “oh my god” out loud. Insane drop off in quality from the front half to the back, but there were some legitimate bops in the beginning. It’s like he remembered he had to be Alice Cooper halfway through and started spouting some nonsense about loving dead people. Raped and freezing’ also very bad!

Very good 70s rock

Some songs I really did like, but as a whole, probably wouldn’t listen again.

Campy bollocks.

Mostly just fine, couple of decent tracks mixed in

I quite liked this. And only now realised that They might be Giants song "why must I be sad" is an ode to Alice Cooper

It’s all quite “safe”

This is the Alice Cooper Album I'm most familiar with on account of "No More Mr. Nice Guy". Billion Dollar Babies is fine. There's some glam, hints of prog and surf rock, and overall, just decent songs. I wouldn't claim this album to be anything particularly special, but it's enjoyable enough.

I genuinely did not know that 'No More Mr Nice Guy" was by Alice Cooper. I thought that was by Quiet Riot or one of those 80s hair bands. Alice Cooper does sound like the father of hair metal on some of these tracks. I thought he was more creepy, but it's kind of leaving more flashy. I'm leaning 2.5 on this one but I'll bump it to a 3.

I was honestly surprised by how much I dug this one. I was expecting the usual Alice Cooper shock-rock stuff, but this feels more like a campy Broadway show disguised as a glam-rock record. The playing is actually really solid, the guitars are crunchy, the bass is tight, the lyrics are twisted and there's such a weird mix of sounds, from the over-the-top cabaret vibe of "Hello Hooray" to the super pretty piano on "Mary Ann".

Maybe this was the coolest thing ever in the 70s, but this is just so cheesy and dated now. Glam rock as a whole really hasn't aged well for the most part, and Alice Cooper are a band to have been hit one of the hardest by that cultural shift. There's just something about this music that I find so hard to take seriously, like it almost feels like it's meant to be a parody of what typical glam rock sounded like in the 70s. And yet, it's not that. It's a completely genuine album that was released, bought, and listened to by people who actually thought it was good. I don't blame people for this being so popular back in the day, it's just the kind of this people liked back then. But there's really no need to be calling bands like Alice Cooper essential by any means by today's standards.

This was so far from what I expected from an Alice cooper album. Melodic and chilled with a base of rock. I enjoyed it

Better than expected

ngl i always thought alice cooper was some weird marilyn manson type shit so that was an instant win. lost me a bit towards the end

Pretty good but no songs I found outstanding. Will be listening again.

Not quite what I was expecting but mostly average. Can't imagine coming back to this one.

I'm starting the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" challenge, and this is definitely not the best start. I have obviously heard worse albums, but this one's still not great. The mixing and production is pretty bad, like I've heard older albums with better production. Alice Cooper also decides to add weird adlibs to several songs which practically ruin those songs for me. There were only really 2 songs that I would actually return to, those being "Hello Hooray" and the best song on the album "No More Mr. Nice Guy".

My grandpa used to golf with Alice Cooper in Arizona.

My dad loves Alice cooper. He’s always felt like a band where it’s like yeah he’s usually touring with the band I like so I guess I’ll check it out but I’d rather see the headliner. Idk if that makes sense but that’s what I’m going into this with. This is much more rock n roll, blues rockin, root-do-do guitar music than the hair metal/dare I say horror adjacent that I always thought it was. The lyrics lean that way but sonically it’s just not there. This is not at all what I thought he would sound like. I wanted like proto Slipknot. Oh well. Fave song Mary Ann, the rest were pretty uneventful but fine. I love the dead was cheesy.

This is actually a pretty awesome album. Mega sick vibes, 100% can tell these guys did a looooot of drugs and looked cool doing them. I feel like king gizz took a fair bit of influence from here. Overall quite enjoyed!

También el primero que escucho de Alice Cooper. Alfalfa duro.

Camper than a pantomime villain in a row of tents.

Cards on the table I’m not a classic rock person. But I do really like some of the composition in this album. It’s a pretty nonchalant listen for me without bringing any great feeling. But “I love The Dead”, “No More Mr Nice Guy” (obvious classic), and “Elected” are part of the better few. I think the musicality and cheeky James Bond riff bring it up a little.

Doing what Alice does best

Unquestionably the best from the AC group. Great pop tunes - Elected, No More - weird stuff - Freezin', Sick Things, Love the Dead - and a surprise ... Mary Ann! This album scared the bejezzus out of me when it came out (I was 5 and my brother loved AC), and then it stuck with me. Excellent selection!

ממש לא נהניתי

Halloween rock before it truly became good classic rock. I would have elected for one less verse on elected. Alice Cooper got better with time, this one was not quite it

decent album

Not really an album that I think has a lot to write home about - it’s mostly just hard glam with a dash of trying to be edgy for theatricality (not to its benefit). I don’t think it’s particularly good or bad musically, it just sort of sounds like anything else in the contemporary pack to me. I’m sure there’s something more to it with a live performance to match the theatricality, but on its own merits as an album and collection of songs, I just don’t think there’s much here and I wouldn’t be in a rush to come back.

Ok it isn’t metal but I will gladly take some hard rock at this stage. Loved it, it was powerful, but it was also hugely funny and entertaining from the first intro; loved the spoken word bits. Would I elect him? hell no, but he can amuse me with his music evermore.

Nope

Fine but not great

I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. It is as fun and dynamic as it is catchy. It feels like an attempt at a glam rock opera in some sort of way and I'm all here for it. 8/10 [KEEP]

Unimpressed, maybe I need to listen again

It was a good album. I liked Elected. It was a bit dark and some songs really made me uncomfortable.

This did not have the charm and sophistication of schools out which, to be honest with you, I would have assumed it would have been the.Reverse, I assumed schools out would have been a mindless, hard rock blues rock record, where I feel this billion dollar babies is closer to that, and the school's out.Well, this isn't about schools out it's about billion dollar babies, and it's just, okay, it's pretty good, but not great

It's alright. Pretty bland hard rock with a few standout tracks thrown in. Elected and Nice Guy are cool enough.

nan c'est pas ma came alice cooper

Kick ass. I forget how killer Alice Cooper Band was. I first remember hearing Alice solo in the 80's and it was such a schlocky caricature that I never took it serious. But this album is strong all the way through, good hits, good deep cuts. It totally belongs on this list. Ironically the screen saver on my phone has a little bit of Alice's thigh high leopard print boots he wore on this tour. They were next to Cliff Burton's Rickenbacker bass in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Also in the pic is a bit of Michael Anthony's Jack Daniels bass. The Rock Hall is a good time, just like this album.

I think of Alice Cooper as mostly a stage show but there are some pretty good early metal songs here - Hello Hooray is great. Elected is fun especially for pre-Watergate. On average pretty forgettable tho. I don't know what Billion Dollar Babies is about and I googled it and looked it up on Genius - this knowledge is lost to time.

Ok

Great glam sound! I’d never heard Alice Cooper outside of the hits. But I was really impressed!

Best song: Elected

удивлена что это шок рок (слова как обычно не слушаю), вроде обычный нормальный)

Is Alice Cooper immortal? He seems to have been around forever. From the scary singer of Schools Out when I was 8 years old, to a kindly old uncle nowadays turning up on talk shows (including a weird and memorable chat about Cricket on Test Match Special). Like so many old school 'has been' rock stars, I knew the singles - 'Schools Out' (not on here) , 'No More Mr Nice Guy' and 'Elected' but other than those I've never given him time of day. So I'm glad I've found out what I've been missing and why at one time he was one of the most imfamous rock stars in the world. And it seems a reputation well earned. Great album

Geweldig

When I think of Alice Cooper, I mostly think of 'Poison' and 'School's Out', which feel like quite gritty songs to me. This album feels quite far from that. More like a "regular" rock album. And frankly, it doesn't stand out that much, especially considering it was released in the 70s when there was that much other great rock around.

Two Alice Cooper albums in the same month! School's Out surprised me with its breadth. This follow-up album was more in line with what I was expecting to hear at first. I honestly don't know that many Alice Cooper songs, but this was quite a fun album. While reading about it, I saw mentions of it being banned because of its subject matter. But the lyrics really can't be taken too seriously. "I Love the Dead" feels like it could have been a Disney villain song. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" was the only song I knew beforehand. Besides that, "Billion Dollar Babies" was another track I enjoyed. The whole album felt slightly cartoonish, like it could have been part of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Strong 3.

Classic from the teen years... three songs in a row were all giants to the gang I hung out with... Elected, Billion Dollar Babies and No More Mr Nice Guy.... still get airplay from time to time. This "bar band" worked their asses off... gotta admire that.

I enjoyed another Alice Cooper album on this list. This one... Not so much. Kind of like an early hair metal, pseudo prog mashup that's mostly not very original.

it was aight

This was really good. Alice sounds a not like John Lennon. But not marking it high for that reason. There is good variation in the album

A fine album. Alice Cooper is known for his outlandish lyricism so I knew what to expect when songs like “I Love the Dead” and “Raped and Freezin” came along in the tracklist. The main highlight for me was the song “Unfinished Sweet”.

Amazing album, sure its shock rock, but the music and lyrics make for a great time

It's still a mystery why we get the pleasure of *two* Alice Cooper albums in this collection, but that could be said of a lot of artists and bands, I know. I was kind of hoping that this album would feel a bit more polished or something than "School's Out", but while there's a bit more continuity across the quasi-quirky tracks than on their earlier album, and it definitely sounds more like a rock album, it still feels like a weird attempt by a perhaps-talented-but-not-very-tight-or-focused band to be both rock-n-roll and campy soundtrack. It's kind of fun, though, to see and hear the elder statesman of campy/glam/makeup rock doing his thing again (apparently for the last time with the Alice Cooper Group), and at least there's a refreshing change of pace after Anthrax's nearly hour-long sonic assault (the previous album). At the very least, it sounds like the tour for this album pulled out all the stops with props and gore and gallows, which would have been fun to watch and hear. I also kind of wonder if Rob Zombie was inspired--visually at least--by Alice Cooper and this album in particular?

I listened several times and remain weirdly fascinated with this album, which is all over the place. I never thought I'd enjoy an Alice Cooper album so much.

i had a lot of fun with this one! i love the dead was the only one that took this album down a peg for me. i've never actually listened to alice cooper before so i didn't know what to expect, but i'm pleasantly surprised. maybe my rock bias is showing but i'd rate this a solid 4/5.

I know a lot of these songs from being played in my Uncle’s Thunderbird

How fun - I'd never listened actively to Alice Cooper, and had a blast. Great musicianship too

It's rock'n'roll, it's vaudeville, it's Broadway, it's huge fun.

Extremely theatric Liked it more than I thought I would 007 reference in unfinished sweet was a sherbety suprise Billion dollar babies Elected Generational landslide Also deserve a call out Another one need to go back through

Some great songs but has not fared well with the passage of time.

Nah

Просто не моё. Но обложка прекрасна

great glam rock! way better than anything KISS put out!

Fine, unremarkable

Went somewhat skeptic but ended up quite liking it.

Definitely one of Alice Cooper's best albums. Some of the songs are a bit dramatic and over-the-top, which makes it a great album! It truly solidified it's place in pop culture. Truly amazing!

This is right up my alley! This feels like one long episode of Regular Show to me. I was unfamiliar with all things Alice Cooper, and had hardly even heard the name before. Billion Dollar Babies was a pleasant surprise and an easy listen. There is not a dull moment on this record, and Alice Cooper has interesting riffs in spades. The bass on this album was a huge highlight to me, and the piano on "Mary Ann" was a great change of pace. I'm fond of every song on this record, and even some of the more interesting pieces ("I Love the Dead") have elements that keep me returning to them. I wasn't aware of Alice Cooper's thing being shock rock, but the tongue-in-cheek nature of the lyrics prevented anything from becoming uncomfortable. I am a sucker for glam rock, and this album has it in spades. It is also an incredibly funny and witty project, which keeps a smile on my face. I am glad to be on the folks on here who gets a pleasant surprise like this.

Solid rock a;bum, more serious then I was expecting. Love the rejected James Bond demo they snuck in there.

Great album, out to shock, but great melodies aa well. Always really liked hello hooray - underrated song. What other artist can write a singalong chorus to I love the dead!

Vinyl time. Half of this is great, half is ok. Probably the 3rd best Alice Cooper album and the other 2 aren’t on the list.

This is not an Alice Cooper album that I was familiar with; I had only ever heard "No More Mr. Nice Guy" before. When I was listening to '80s hair metal, I listened to his music a bit, but apparently that was his older material. Looking at his catalog now, it is massive. The dude is a legend for sure, but the sheer number of albums also dilutes the hits, so this album really only had that one standout track. In my case, this affects my rating because the album just isn't as strong as it could be. But I also think the requirement for albums to have multiple hits is a more recent thing anyway, since this one came out back in the early '70s.

So creepy and weird and I'm here for it.

Listened to this twice and there's really not much there but "No More Mr. Nice Guy," tbh.

Favorite track(s): Elected, Billion Dollar Babies, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Generation Landslide,

First AC album. I was expecting more shock value. Actually just good quality rock and roll.

Un peu chiant, en plus c'est même pas une meuf Alice cooper c quoi ça capitalisme de merde

J'aime beaucoup le son de la guitare et de la basse, par contre à la fin je me suis fait chier...

okay

didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. no more me nice guy is a jam tho

Some good, some bad and a lot of camp. Tries to sound creepy and menacing, ends up sounding goofy. It's a fun aesthetic if you don't take it too seriously. Paired with the theatricality present in the instrumental composition you're in for an entertaining, all be it messy listen. However some tracks border on being unlistenable, especially the last few. It's an alright album for a one time listen, but doesn't really have much staying power. Fine. 3/5

Over the top and theatric performances are pretty good here. I had only heard a few songs from Alice Cooper before, but this was a fun listen. Really liked some of the drumming on here.

Ok, aber nichts wo ich öfters zurück kommen werde

Am Anfang dachte ich es wird nice aber hat mich dann iwie doch nicht so abgeholt

A couple classics

Ehhh. 3. Good guitar work but it doesn’t move me

A couple good songs. The rest was trash

Annoying

Campy fun

Meh.

Its okay - My introduction to Alice Cooper was on The Muppet Show when I was 9 yrs old. I can't separate the two now.

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Dope

Only really knew Alice Cooper via his, what I guess you could say, his social media presence in his day. Very unexpected and very much into learning more about Alice Cooper after listening to this album.

70s glam rock with a hint of horror. Much tamer than I expected. Kkind of camp. Their bestselling album. Really fun.

Not bad, but necessarily my kind of thing. Favourite track: I Love the Dead

another album by alice cooper and his rockin' crew. this is their sixth album release and also their most popular album too; it got to the #1 spot in 1973 both in the united states and the united kingdom. remember earlier when i talked about KISS and how they were a "shock rock" group? alice cooper actually gets into that "shocking" material with how he writes tracks. the album is essentially a lot of tracks about the ugly, perverse and taboo subjects of humanity. this album is crazy... i think it's a good crazy. i love how cooper sings, shouts and shrieks into the microphone. i like some of the weird jokey ways he says some of the real messed up stuff. it's not like... MESSED messed up but you know what i mean. i wanna say this album is real rough around the edges in the best way... i think quite a few people might enjoy some of this stuff here! better than the other shock rock i've heard in the past, haha.

nah

This project made me listen to an Alice Cooper album, School's Out. That was a surprising blast. Probably should have left it at that as I found myself losing interest as this album progressed. Very forgettable.

Was cruising to another three-star ranking until a surprisingly strong back half of the album. Terrific sound and a lot of power.

Not at all what I expected from Alice Cooper, ended up enjoying this quite a bit.

I was fully expecting a 2 here. Way to overachieve, Alice!

Not my jam. I read that this some kind of dark, decadent masterpiece, but I thought it was a total fucking snoozefest (well, the first 5 songs, at least; I gave up after that).

Better than I expected since I really don't have a deep well of appreciation for Alice Cooper. I did meet him in the Detroit Airport once. He was a nice guy. The album covers a lot of ground, so I appreciate that, but his shtick has a ceiling for me.

Some of this was pretty good.

4/5 - This was really great (except for I Love the Dead, which sucked). Dated, sure, but much better than a lot of the early 70s stuff on this list. Solid riffs.

Busy weekend - took a couple days to get through. Overall just meh. 3/5

3.5

Not my scene. I dig that Alice Cooper has a theatrical bent to his style. It's kinda unique amongst his time and genre. And for what it is, it works. I just can't really get into it. No fault. Just not my jam.

Hmmm. Sixth album and theoretically their best, but Billion Dollar Babies is not that good. Weak start, picks it up from B$B through Generation Landslide, terrible finish. Comes in at: L = (1.7*s) Felt like a dark production of Rocky Horror. J = (1.8*s) Really thought Alice was a female back in the day…

Alice Cooper makes the list for being an early shock rock creepo. The band and solo work has never really got me and Billion Dollar Babies is meh. Side 2 is better and more the Cooper we know and kinda like. He has a collection of greatest hits that aren't bad. Probably not the last we seen of this weirdo. 2.12 stars for doing something different but not wowing.

I always associate Alice Cooper as an icon of occult and gothic influence in mainstream media. Seemed like he dressed in cloaks with over the top props of snakes and demons and stuff so I just assumed he was one of those performative goth rockers that was mostly dismayed in the media but opted to lean into it and ride the wave in an attempt to gain an audience. Not sure if this is warranted or just one of those things that I saw/heard once as a kid and never thought any further. Outside of maybe 3 hits I don't have much else about Alice Cooper to go on. I figured this album would be pretty heavy with some dark lyrics and standard genre tropes. A little surprised to find out its a pretty lame glam rock affair. No More Mr. Nice Guy is the best song and even that is just an OK radio hit. Otherwise its a batch of lame-o shock jams that miss the mark. They try to lean into some of the dark sleaziness but it all comes off as really cornball and dumb with dentist drills and whatnot. There's probably more to it when you take in a live show with whips, hatchets, dolls and fake blood but in terms of audio experience it was pretty damn cheesy. I get what this was going for and maybe it made a splash then, but it does not hold up 50 years later. A pretty laughably bad affair when it wrapped up with I Love The Dead. 1.48 stars

3.5

3.5

Pretty good- had some good hits but fell off a bit at the end.

There's good musicianship and nothing offensively bad, but I also don't understand Alice Cooper at all. The themes of the music, the tone, the lyrics, everything just seems so mismatched

hat mich nicht sehr abgeholt

I can't help but think of Wayne's World when I hear Alice Cooper. I honestly know nothing else about him. No More Mr. Nice Guy was familiar. Overall it was pretty rocking! The themes were dark but the music was so happy.

I really, really, don't buy into the whole persona, and the last couple of tracks are pretty terrible. Strong start though, and honestly much better than I expected.

Luister best wel veel Alice cooper maar Kan me niet heugen dat ik ooit een volledig album in een zit heb geluisterd. Had toch een beetje verwacht dat dit te gepolijst en arena proof was. Maar verrast me positief in hoe cinematisch en theatrical het is, en het werkt. Best van genoten.

Twijfelde maar vond dit in zn geheel zo verassend en leuk dat ik het een 5 geef

A legendary singer with so many good songs through his career. This album though, has only one I have listened to before and I can kind of see why. Its very middle of the road to me as a whole. Not bad but nothing I would listen to when there is so much more music that is better both from other similar band as well as from Alice Cooper himself.

This album may have been over hyped for me. Alright Rick album, some fun lyrics. Didn't realize Alice Cooper could do high notes

Shades of my childhood. My little coterie started out liking Alice but we quickly turned on him as being kiddie music. To his credit, he pissed off our parents--Alice? What, is he a girl? Snakes? Eew. Makeup? 'Nuff said. We could still have fun listening, but we didn't take it too seriously. Glam and theatrics were somewhat off-putting (snakes? blood? just play, please). More interesting now (Unfinished, anyone?), but hard to get around old feelings, and those early issues remain.

Surprisingly bland

Bob Ezrin's production deserves most of the acclaim here. He does his best to make this more interesting than it ultimately is. There's lots of great Alice Cooper material, and there are spots on this record that are excellent, but as a whole, not my fave of the bunch.

I found this deeply uncompelling.

It all sounds so adolescent gross to me. The guitar riffs, lyrics, and delivery. Gross

Okay, this album is a lot better than I thought it would be--so many crazy things crawled out of the early 70s. This might get to a 4.5 for me eventually.

prima

This album is more than just No More Mr. Nice Guy and a bunch of B-sides.

Repeat listen

Good, not great.

Not my fav

Thought this was going to be a 1. Really surprised on this. 3.5 stars.

The album is ok overall but hasn’t really aged well. I was surprised to learn this was Alice Cooper’s 6th album. Expected it to be the first or second. Random thoughts. 2.9/5.0

Other than a big hit here and there, not a big fan of AC. It’s almost like his image and his music don’t even go together. Seems like his music should be more metal than it is. Dazed and Confused was the best thing to happen to this guy in the 90s. 2.5

3/5

Pretty good time, but it lost me a little bit on the second side rather

Wasn't really drawn into this one, but I did like 'no more mr. nice guy'. I don't think this is my kind of music

some of the instrumental work is fun, arrangements are mostly unremarkable, vocalist is versatile but making a lot of stylistic choices i'm not fond of, and the lyrics are all over the place

So unexpected that I had to check it really was the Alice Cooper who I recognise. In a good way! Still doesn’t mean I like it because I don’t really, but that has to count for something??? Lean lean run for me. RYM: N Saved a song: N

This album is fabulous. There is so much fun in here as well as great songs, such a catchy atmosphere and a very theatrical sense. Simply, an album that is not ground-braking, nor excellent, but that is very solid and such a great listening experience. It's fun, it's very enjoyable, it's bluesy and dramatic at some points... I mean, it's a fantastic experience to listen to this one. I've loved this.

Had a couple songs in there I remember from when I was young. Overall a decent rock record but not something I’d play again

Blind album, know the artist. Pleasantly surprised by this whole album and its flair and glam. 4.

Was all prepared to dislike this album intensely but then I have to admit that it's not too bad. The Alice Cooper persona is so wrong as far as I'm concerned. I am absolutely not the target market and find it difficult to get past this to actually listen to the music. He's singing about being 18? Difficult to believe he ever was, gnarled old rocker he quickly became. But there are some good tracks here (no more mister nice guy, for example) and perhaps the year (1973) helps to ensure that the music avoids the excesses of the later 70s stuff. I do hope to there's no more Alice Cooper on this app.

Does this guy know how to party or what?!

Alice Cooper? From Riverdale?

I'm a sucker for seventies glam shock rock but this got a little too "spooky" at the end.

Too corny

All right, definitely of an era. Couple of good songs though.

It’s not offensively bad but nothing about it draws me in. And it sounds like it was recorded with a phone

Nice enough Alice, I'm sure others love it. I've definitely heard worse, that's for sure. Just didn't do much for for me

huh nice 3.5/5

Never have I ever heard an Alice Cooper album before… Oh my, this was so much better than I expected. Dare I say it was fun? Another example where the appearance of the band does them no favors. And of course I have been a Tom Waits fan for a very long time. So theatricality doesn’t scare me away. Wow, I actually think I am going 4. Oh this is so tongue in cheek! Yeah it’s getting a 4. Don’t tell my brother. 4 Boolean: yes, this right here is the good of this exercise. I am very glad I heard this before I died, and without a reason there is no way I ever, ever would have just thought “you know what? I think I need to try out Alice Cooper today, you know, see what that was all about.”

The type of shit that a certain person in my life will put on and unironically tell me is better than The Beatles. IYKYK. I FUCKING HATED THIS! The first 4 songs felt like AI music before their time, sonically boring, lyrically soulless, and produced like a wet fart. Unfinished Sweet was interesting until THE 20 SECONDS OF TOOTH DRILLING, RESULTING IN ONE OF THE MOST UNPLEASANT SONIC EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE! The only song that I thought had any REAL merit was Generation Landslide with the cool intro, reasonable vocals, and catchy classic rock groove. The closer, I Love The Dead, was ok? Still very boring, but at least was aiming to be something, even if that something was edgy proto-4chan style humour about necrophilia. I will NEVER listen to this record again if I can help it. Standout Tracks: Generation Landslide (which is a 3 at best) Rating: ⭐️✨️

This was better than I expected.

Ok

På det hela taget rätt så kul glamrock, som ett bättre Kiss och AC själv är en ganska kul chockrock alterego, som en mindre fjatig Ziggy Stardust. Blir lite mycket över ett helt album kanske. Hittar jag den i en 40-50 kronorsback får den nog komma med hem nästa gång. Unfinished sweet är bästa spår med sitt snodda James Bond-tema. Stark tvåa

Värst av allt är tandläkarrocken i Unfinished Sweet. Men när det blir mer glam rock som i Elected och Hello Hooray blir det bättre. Men samtidigt ligger rockoperan och lurar i vassen genom hela skivan.

Det är väl någon slags glamrock, teaterroll, skräckrock eller nått annat. Oavsett vad det är så är det en rätt dålig sådan. Grundmaterialet i låtarna är inte mycket att hänga i julgranen hur de än hade arrangerats. När Cooper (sångaren inte gruppen) ska låta tuff blir det bara patetiskt.

Jag associerar Alice Cooper med Poison, maskeradutstyrsel och skräckteater. Det här var en positiv överraskning. A-sidan låter som en rå glam-rock eller en något mesig Stooges. B-sidan är däremot direkt dålig.

Good, užveda, patinka toks raspy balsas.

The playing is good, the sound is good, some of the tunes are clever. However, the goofy theatrics really detract, and point the way for the schlock Alice would do through most of the rest of the 70s. This has not aged well.

Kooky

I thoroughly enjoyed this album and each song seemed to grow on me throughout. I've never really listened to a full Alice Cooper album before I just knew a load of songs, however I'm fortunate to have seen them live about 7 or 8 years ago and would HIGHLY recommend, such a fantastic show. This album has a few hits such as "Elected" "No More Mr Nice Guy" and the title track, all of which are great. Other highlights for me are "Generation Landslide" and "Unfinished Sweet". No one quite does what he does better.

Another unmemorable one, not sure it's really rock but it's definitely pretty boring

Great album!

Cool makeup, theatrical lyrics, overall solid delivery of shock rock.

Favorite Track: Elected

2.5

2.5

Great classic rock record, theres a warmness to it like the the feeling after the sun sets like something is about to happen Good listen

His sixth album. Goth / Rock. Maybe at the time this had more edge and meaning. Today it comes across as a parody album. A cliche, turn it up to eleven, Goth parody. It is fun though. 2.5 rounded up to a 3 on here.

It was fine until Sick Things came on. That was some community theatre performance type shit

A nice 70s Hard Rock Album. Production and some sound ideas are a bit dated, but I consider it still very enjoyable.

The "shock rock" aspect of this album is best absorbed if the listener allows themselves to be taken back to 1973, because it certainly feels tame compared to some offerings that came in the decades following its release. But that's not being fair to the album itself -- you can tell Alice Cooper himself poured his heart into his performance. While the album's polished sound is quite respectable, I get the impression that seeing these songs performed live on the Billion Dollar Babies Tour following the album release would have been absolutely wild.

Need to check it out again

Theatrical glam rock built from chunky guitar riffs, steady mid-tempo rhythms, piano accents, and exaggerated sneering vocals drifts by like wandering through an overdecorated haunted theater after closing time—flashy and theatrical, but too sluggish and hook-starved to leave much impact. Despite its reputation, the album’s campy excess and calculated shock rarely generate real excitement. The songwriting feels more committed to spectacle than momentum, making the experience strangely inert.

Man these albums are hard to get through.

not my type of music

No me llamó mucho la atención, siento que suenan igual todas las canciones.

Is dit Alice Cooper? Dit was niet de muziek die ik in gedachte had. I mean het is fine, niet heel boeiend.

Ik had duidelijk een verkeerd beeld bij Alice Cooper. Dit is gewoon kazig glamrock, haha. Overigens helemaal geen slechte kazige glamrock, maar het mag best ietsje spannender als je jezelf zo edgy presenteert.

Boring, gross, shit.

This is my third favorite of the trifecta *Killer*/*School's Out*/*Billion Dollar Babies*. This one has probably the most hits, but I still think I would have preferred *Killer* on this because, even though it's not the first album he introduced his horror movie rock style, it was the one most consistent. (9.5) ★★★★½

I am lot particularly fond of glam rock or the shock rock aspects of this. 3 stars

Alice Cooper has always been a mixed bag for me. I think he has some good songs, but he also comes off as a little theatrical and cheesy at times. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and "Elected" are classics, but there's also a lot here that just comes off as trying to hard to fit this campy horror aesthetic that's probably not as shocking as was in 1973. 3.5 stars.

Pretty cheesy but also kinda small hints of classic. Not a billion dollars worth but maybe a couple of thou. Would have preferred it if it had School’s Out on it.

No. Just no. I’ve never considered Alice Cooper a serious artist in any regard and now I know why.

Surprisingly not as bad as I was anticipating. It’s ok, but not great.

A low-stakes, campy, fun rock record. Couple solid hits on here that still sound great (‘Billion Dollar Babies’, ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’), and a few good deep tracks I forgot about (‘Elected’ was my favorite of those). Not exactly required listening for the classic rock genre, but it’s pretty fun and bit weird at times (in a good, “shock horror” kinda way). Alice Cooper is crazy good live, you should go see them if you can. Would be a perfect candidate for a 3.5 on a proper rating system, so I’ll bump it to a low 4/5. One dud song doesn’t lower this album to a 3 for me.

didnt like it

Some solid rock bangers in here. Definitely has a distinct sound that feels timeless in it's own way which I enjoyed. Obviously great vocals and performances across the board but there are too many misses on the individual song level for me to give this any higher than a 3/5

It's alright, "Mary Ann" and "I Love The Dead" are the best songs in this album imo

Not what I was expecting. So much more than the odd track I’ve heard from this time. Good un !

I didn't love it but I also didn't hate it. Maybe shocking at the time but they seem to be more tongue in cheek than serious.

Previously unknown. Meh.

nice

My second Alice cooper album and I preferred the last one

6/10

My favourite Alice Cooper album, I think it's perfect. I remember the first time I heard it as a teenager, one of the older lads had the original vinyl copy with the die cut sleeve in the form of baseball cards and the billion dollar note. I bought it shortly after that but had to make do with a standard gatefold. Like mist of the AC albums, this explores the horrors of the human psyche, nothing is off the table with classic Alice tracks including I Love The Dead, Sick Things and No More Mr Nice Guy. Donovan is the guest vocalist on the title track too. Anyway, I've been prompted today to order the 2CD version with a live set from the same era.

A classic of its time, but showing its age now. The shock rock themes seem almost like a parody, although there are some monster guitar riffs lurking. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 309 Already owned : 69 Purchased : 15 To buy : 4 Nope : 221

Крепкий альбом, хиты в сердечке

no me gustó nada de este album no se que tan subjetiva es mi opinión o que tan influida está por el señor con sombrero de la cara pintada 2/10

i'm so glad this album sucks as much as alice cooper does as a person because i would have hated having to give him anything. this is gaudy as hell. "ahhh it's shocking look at the thematic content we're doing!!!" you were 35 when you released this album. this downright embarrassing. i don't really have anything to note about the music itself because it's extremely forgettable early 70s hard rock. not a damn thing that even kinda works here. what a hack.

So fucking tacky. I don't like Alice Cooper much as a person, but as an artist? Its even worse. I feel Glam has such a big range between the good stuff and the bad stuff. A guy who thinks himself as a leatherface but is really more of a... David S Pumpkins. This is the dude worried about Trans Women in bathrooms and praising Donald Trump huh? I'm going to give this a 2 star because "No more Mr Nice Guy" is fun in a cheesy kinda way, but the rest of this made my eyes roll into my skull. I feel like I can overlook a person being a shitass SLIGHTLY more if the music makes it worth it (or if they are dead) but when the music is so mid it makes me hate it even more.

Alice Cooper rocks!

Extra puntje voor enthousiasme

Once this album hooked me in, I loved it. The first two tracks land quite dully for me but as soon as Elected exploded to life, I was sold. There's so much to like on this album - the energy, songwriting and instrumentals are all fantastic when at their peak, making me enjoy it way more than I expected. There are ebbs and flows though, so I can't score higher than an 8/10.

Cooper had some chops, never forget.

Complex chord and harmonic structure is blowing my mind for Alice Freakin Cooper. Live brass instruments, and a string section, god I loved the 70s. Stride piano. Wow. This album is ambitious and all over the place stylistically. A nod to Blue Moon in I love the Dead, now that's just awesome cheeky monkey.

I was not expecting this from Alice cooper, I always thought he (technically the band at the time) were a lot harder then they actually were. The album was quite good, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Mary Anne but everything else was quite good. I really loved the song I loved the dead, the lyrics do not match the glam rock aesthetics and it’s such a smart choice and made me laugh

Suprised at how much I enjoyed this. It was much easier to listen to than expected. And o thought some of the sound choices used were interesting. I don’t think I’d listen to this as a whole again but I could appreciate its place on this list.

This was alright, didn't love it or hate it really. Some decent songs but not really my thing. Wouldn't listen again.

It was alright. That first song seemed interesting, but later nothing really caught my attention.

I'm not big on this. It's fine, but I guess I must be numb because this doesn't seem very shocking these days. Favorite track: "No More Mr. Nice Guy"

My first Alice Cooper album I've heard and enjoyed some their songs before. Overall this album was somewhat enjoyable but I do think theres better hard glam rock out there but still enjoyable 7/10 Favourite: Billion Dollar Babies Least Favourite: Raped and Freezin'

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A bit meh

Nice album, but not The best of him

This didn't stick with me as much as Schools Out, but still a pretty decent album. Quirky but cool.

Des tubes comme No more Mr. Nice guy mais ça reste du rock un peu répétitif même si un peu plus glam et reconnaissable que certains groupes de la masse

Mieux que prévu ! Je m’attendais à plus hard rock / glam rock que ça

Pas trop mal mais c'est du rock quoi, assez oubliable

Quite strong themes, the hard rock is honestly not bad but the music is not melody-heavy

When I saw Alice Cooper on the playlist today, I realized I had never really listened to him (them?). Now that I have, I’m not blown away by anything here. The music is great. The vocals are great. The theatrics are great. There’s something lacking in my opinion. Not that it’s bad. I just don’t agree that this was music everyone should hear before they die. Great for teenage boys, but my musical tastes have matured far beyond this. I suppose you could compare this to Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell, but in that case the music and singing and songwriting are much better. 3 stars

about sick perversions, Bowie Unfinished sweet No more mr. nice guy

I disliked this more than I expected. Ugh. 1

Rock, 1973 -> 2

I liked this but it did feel very dated. I can imagine when this was released Alice would have been very edgy and a little shocking. In 2026 it feels a little more cabaret. Having said that the album is still worth a listen.

Not as bad as I was expecting it to be. Bluesier rather than dark. 2.7/5

just. no.

This is Alice at his musical and artistic peak. If you were to form a venn diagram featuring David Bowie, The Who, and Frank Zappa, this album would sit within the precious overlap of them all. Arrangements throughout mess with the hard rock templates that Alice would eventually become beholden to; tracks like Hello Hooray and Elected still feel under-appreciated to this day. I only wish the album had a stronger close.

I enjoyed my first Alice Cooper album (School's Out). This one was not quite as good, still a fun listen though. Best song: Hello Hooray

Too much heavy rock on this list

Overall: 6/10 While this didn't impress me as much as School's Out, I still got a lot of enjoyment out of it. Some of the songs were a little too simple for my taste, but the last half of this album is fulk of experimental and interesting songs. My biggest problem is Alice Cooper isn't a very good vocalist, but he makes up for it with tons of charisma. Fav Song: Unfinished Sweet

Cringe at times Fave track: No More Mr. Nice Guy

Pretty unremarkable. 2.5/5

3.5 - kinda cheesy but I liked it

Always thought Alice Cooper was a meme but that shit slapped

A fun album to listen, a little bit disordered.

Not for me. 1/5

It's fine. It's funny to me that as a kid I heard that — outside of "School's Out" — Alice Cooper was a really dark and scary band. The topics are surely intense sometimes, but I guess what's seen as normal has extended over the years.

Good solid rock, I've heard better masters of the better songs but I guess it was the 70s

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eh

It's... ok.

*1973 *Only 40 mins. *The opening song and No More Mr. Nice Guy are solid tracks. *I was pleasantly surprised at first - this sounded like a normal rock album and not what I traditionally think of as Alice Cooper (creepy and weird), but then the last few songs were exactly what I anticipated… Some funhouse piano music, bizarre lyrics, etc. RATING - 6.5/10

I’d vote for Alice.

The humor is twisted and the music rock in’ - I love it.

Another classic rock album but this one a deserved inclusion

Easy to understand where the rocky horror picture show got it's schtick - enjoyable but not mindblowing

I always thought of Alice Cooper as the dark, chews the head off of face bats fella. This was a lot more glammy than I was expecting. I won't say it was bad per se but I didn't find myself moved by it in a meaningful way.

This feels a lot less like a circus compared to schools out

This is one of the most bland and uncreative albums I have ever heard from this era. And I really like AC, but this is nothing to my ears. I don't even know what to rate it, as I didn't dislike it, but I also will forget almost everything about it ten minutes after hearing it. Guess it really doesn't matter then, huh?

Kinda generic white guy rock. Not for me.

Man sometimes I wish I was a Billion Dollar Baby

album #27 the way these songs are constructed feels like they have represented a different genre of horror in every song. the whole album has been carefully built to sound chaotic and almost disjointed to emphasise the theatrical horror aspects. it's clever, fun, and delightfully crazy. the fact this came out in '73 before the satanic panic is so cool, and clearly influenced many of the artists of that period. alice cooper, you truly rock! ꩜ average track rating: 3.7/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): generation landslide, mary ann, hello hooray ꩜ least favourite track(s): unfinished sweet ꩜ album rating: ★★★★☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,062 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 14 (+1 Billion Dollar Babies) ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 6 (+1 Billion Dollar Babies) ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 21

Surprised how much I enjoy this album. The pageantry of the first number is evident, an overture meant to be performed live.

not too bad, im not sure if i'd listen to it again but it wasn't bad

Yeah most if it really good

Had this on vinyl when I was young but hadn't heard it in years. Pretty good but sounds very much of it's time and certainly more glam than I remember. Hello Hooray is probably my favourite track.

Siempre que escucho ub álbum de los primeros de Alice cooper me pasa lo mismo y no puedo dejar de pensar que pudieron tirar más hacia el garage rock y depues el punk pero el heavy metal con influencias de blues estilo led Zeppelin vendía mas

I love how campy the lyrics are! Fun stuff! I wish I could hear this in 1973 and watch the old folks' heads explode.

Not a huge fan but it wasn't as bad as I thought. A bit too campy and lame for me though

i do quite like glam stuff but i've never been able to get behind alice cooper unfortunately. i like a lot of the instruments here but i can't see myself listening to this besides at a halloween party or something

I really wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did but it's really creative, well-performed, excellently produced, hits a few different styles of 70s rock in ways that are good and feel slightly ahead of their time (I never realized how good 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' is, I think I took it for granted because I'd hear it on the radio all the time but melodically it feels like something power pop bands of the late 70s and early 80s are aiming for all the time). 'Generation Landslide' was my sneaky favorite pick.

no thanks ❤️

Enjoyed it. Standout songs: Unfinished Sweet Generational Landslide Sick Things

Yes! Finally, some good Christian rock music. Alice Cooper was a band that later became a man. In 1973, when this album came out, Alice Cooper was still a band, though lead singer Vincent Furnier played the character Alice Cooper. There came a time when Vince forgot where he began, and Alice ended, and he had to spend some quality time in a sanitarium. But I digress. When the band finally split up in 1974, Furnier then became the solo act, Alice Cooper, for always and forever more….Well, at least until the band reunited in 2025 to release a new album. Alice is a different kind of cat. Loved horror movies, loved booze, was and had always been a Christian. In fact, his father was an evangelist. Now, that’s not to say Alice didn’t stray or backslide, he did, but in the end, he redeemed himself. During Billion Dollar Babies, Alice appeared to be in full backslide, but he was cranking out great music. Track 1 is Hello Hooray and it's the only cover song on the album. Cooper, the singer, was a fan of old school Hollywood and vaudeville. This song was meant to be a cabaret opening to the show that is Billion Dollar Babies. It's a good opener, but better and weirder songs are to follow. Alice’s voice sounds great on this track. Track 2 is called Raped and Freezin,’ the first of a few songs on the album that would cause PR problems today, but didn't really in 1973. Or maybe they did, we just didn’t have a way to know what everybody thought about every little thing at all times of the day. I miss those days when I didn’t know what other people thought. It was a simpler time, and people were less mean. The song is funny, though dark, as it’s about a man escaping a female predator who picked him up while hitchhiking. He ends up running naked through the desert. Cooper’s lyrics are incredible. One of the few times I actually pay full attention to lyrics. He took inspiration from Chuck Berry, another great lyricist. It’s a fun rock song that tells a funny, though dark, story. Track 3 is Elected, and it's exactly what you think it's about. Alice Cooper is running for president. Hell, at this point, he’d be a step up from most of the candidates we have to choose from. “We’re all gonna rock to the rules I make. I've never lied to you, I've always been cool.” A horn section comes in near the middle of the song. Again, it's a big, fun, bombastic rock song. “Everybody has problems! And personally, I don't care.” At least he's honest. That’s the thing about Alice Cooper, the music isn’t heavy metal. The music is bombastic glam rock. The lyrics are usually dark and twisted. For example…. Track 4 is the title track, Billion Dollar Babies and we’ve got our first really creepy song on the album. It's a satirical song about the super wealthy and celebrities and their overindulgence. Perfect for today, actually. Donavan, the British Bob Dylan, provides vocals for the song, dueting with Alice in a way that'll make your skin crawl. “If I'm too rough tell me. I'm so scared your little head will come off in my hands.” It gives me the piss shivers. It seems as if Cooper was a prophet warning us about the super-rich and all their horrifying predilections. However, the song rocks. It's heavy & has an amazing groove. It also has two great guitar solos. I love this song. Track 5 is Unfinished Sweet, and it’s about Cooper going to the dentist. Yep, the dentist decides he has to remove Cooper’s gums and puts him to sleep, which plunges Cooper into a nightmare involving secret spies and paranoia. “Candy everywhere, got chocolate in my hair, Aching to get me. Sticky-sweet suckers in the Halloween air, Aching to get me. Saint Vitus dance on my molars tonight, Aching to get me.” The line “sticky, sweet suckers in the Halloween air” is such a great line. The song has a breakdown in the middle that brings you into Cooper’s head as the dentist works on his mouth. It’s quite intense. Track 6 is No More Mr. Nice Guy and I’m betting this or School’s Out is the one Alice Cooper song you’ve heard. In fact, I’ve heard No More Mr. Nice Guy so much, I can’t listen to it anymore. I’m burned out. It’s a great song with hilarious lyrics. It's about how Alice was a nice guy, but because of his music and appearance, people thought he was a menace. And, to be fair, he was at this time, but only to himself for the most part. Cooper talks about going to church and having the preacher punch him in the mouth. Cooper is a lyrical genius. Track 7 is Generation Landslide, and it’s an interesting song that reaches into our own time. The song is about the younger generation being wild and reckless while their parents are powerless to rein them in. The song actually goes after both the old and the young. Young people in the 1970s were not at all like their parents, who grew up in the 1950s. The American Dream became something different for the children of the greatest generation. The song has a great guitar solo to close. Track 8 is Sick Things and is another creepy song in which Cooper sings about his fans, the sick things. Cooper feeds on the adoration of his fans. “I love you, things I see as much as you love me You things are heavenly When you come worship me You things are chilled with fright For I am out tonight You fill me with delight You wet my appetite.” Just a big rock song with what sounds like French horns blaring in the background. I love the song’s vibe. Track 9 is Mary Ann, and it's a short little ditty with a bit of a twist at the end. I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be a lead-in to the final track or exactly what is going on. It’s just Cooper and a piano. Track 10 is I Love the Dead and it’s what you think it’s about. Cooper loved singing about things that make people uncomfortable, though with tongue firmly in cheek. It kind of reminds me of a Bad Company song with the way it opens. It’s one of those soft, loud, soft, loud type of songs, with strings and horns, but make no mistake, this is a rock song. Cooper sings in the persona of a Snidley Whiplash-type character who twirls his mustache as he sings about “loving” the dead. “I love the dead before they're cold They're bluing flesh for me to hold Cadaver eyes upon me see nothing I love the dead before they rise No farewells, no goodbyes I never knew your rotting face While friends and lovers mourn your silly grave I have other uses for you, darling.” I have to imagine this ruffled some feathers back in the day, but you don’t really hear about things like that as you do now. This is just a great fun song about necrophilia, and only Alice Cooper could pull it off. Billion Dollar Babies is looked at by many as Alice Cooper's best album, not counting his solo material, and I’d be hard-pressed to disagree. I love each song, with Billion Dollar Babies being an all-timer, especially for Halloween. This is a glam rock masterpiece, and I really do think it’s an album everyone should listen to at least once.

I cannot figure out for the life of me to whom Alice Cooper appeals. Scary suburban rebel metal kids surely are not down with the theatrical and tongue-in-cheek lightweight cabaret. Are the dramarama kids interested in dipping their toes into necrophiliac dentistry? The shock is schlock and the rock is mock. Tries so hard, exudes corn, and I do not get it.

I admit that I didn’t want to like this, perhaps not for any good reason. But it’s actually pretty good—I’ve been struck during this 1001 albums project that so much early 70s rock is profoundly theatrical, seemingly in dialogue with musicals of the time, and this one is no exception. It’s hard not to fall for the ragtime stylings of “Mary Ann,” for instance. I was less enamoured by tracks that leaned more towards metal, but overall this album was kind of fun.

Håller toppenbra! Grym energi och feeling.

Riktigt härligt och klassiskt sound som håller än.

Jäkligt starkt album! Hade jag aldrig hört detta förut så kanske betyget blivit lägre men flera låtar sitter som en nostalgismäck från tonåren och det står jag för!

Största låtarna verkligen klassiker, och finns mycket att gilla även runtomkring.

Det är over the top och riktigt klassisk rock på samma gång, teatraliskt och riffigt och odödligt.