460 - Alice Cooper - Love It to Death

[csberry]

Another album that was a fast listen (about 36 minutes). I was caught a little off-guard about how simple some of the songs were. This album is more MC5 than it is KISS. There were really only two "theatrical" songs that ventured into epic gestures - "Black Juju" and "Ballad of Dwight Fry." Otherwise, most of the songs were straight-forward hard rock songs in the same vein as the hit "I'm Eighteen."

At the end of the album was a bit of a surprise, the seemingly upbeat "Sun Arise." This track switches gears from the doom or angst that characterizes many of the tracks. It is almost Beach Boys-esque (especially the last third of the song) with its almost-harmonious repetitious lines at the end.

Songs I knew I liked: "I'm Eighteen"

Songs I didn't know but now like: "Long Way to Go," "Second Coming," and "Sun Arise"

Songs I can go the rest of my life without hearing again: I'd be happy to never hear "Black Juju" again.