Squat Cobbler 47: Alice Cooper – Along Came a Spider (review)

“It’s your world, but it’s my street” This week we review Alice Cooper’s 25th album “Along Came a Spider”.  Both Mike and Kelly feel this has been an underappreciated album – and possibly Alice’s best concept album execution ever.  BTW, it was the Spinal Tap song “Hell Hole” that Kelly saw similarities with in the chorus of “I’m Hungry”.  Just a little 🙂 BONUS: Here is the promotional video we mentioned in the review…   BONUS BONUS: Mike and Kelly’s best harmonica entries: Wizard (Mike) Nowadays a Woman Gotta Hit A Man (Kelly) SMLTBCBPB (Song most likely to be covered by … Continue reading →

“It’s your world, but it’s my street”

This week we review Alice Cooper’s 25th album “Along Came a Spider”.  Both Mike and Kelly feel this has been an underappreciated album – and possibly Alice’s best concept album execution ever.  BTW, it was the Spinal Tap song “Hell Hole” that Kelly saw similarities with in the chorus of “I’m Hungry”.  Just a little

BONUS: Here is the promotional video we mentioned in the review…

BONUS BONUS: Mike and Kelly’s best harmonica entries:

Wizard (Mike)

Nowadays a Woman Gotta Hit A Man (Kelly)

SMLTBCBPB (Song most likely to be covered by Pat Boone):

Mike – Wrapped In Silk

Kelly – Vengeance Is Mine

THE RANKINGS

Along Came a Spider ends up as #6 on both our lists…

Mike

Love It To Death
Billion Dollar Babies
Killer
From the Inside
Brutal Planet
Along Came a Spider
School’s Out
Welcome To My Nightmare
Dragontown
The Last Temptation
Flush the Fashion
Constrictor
DaDa
Dirty Diamonds
Eyes of Alice Cooper
Muscle Of Love
Special Forces
Lace and Whiskey
Zipper Catches Skin
Raise Your Fist and Yell
Hey Stoopid
Trash
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
Easy Action
Pretties for You

Kelly

Billion Dollar Babies
Love It To Death
From the Inside
Killer
Welcome To My Nightmare
Along Came a Spider
Brutal Planet
School’s Out
The Last Temptation
Special Forces
Flush the Fashion
Dragontown
Constrictor
DaDa
Dirty Diamonds
Eyes of Alice Cooper
Muscle Of Love
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
Zipper Catches Skin
Lace and Whiskey
Hey Stoopid
Trash
Easy Action
Raise Your Fist and Yell
Pretties for You