VA - Welcome to the Nightmare - An All Star Salute to Alice Coop

VA - Welcome to the Nightmare - An All Star Salute to Alice Cooper (2005) [mp3@320] "When Alice Cooper received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 2, 2003, it was well deserved. The shock rocker's impact was enormous, and the list of artists he influenced is a very long one that ranges from Slayer, Blackie Lawless, Cradle of Filth, Death, and GWAR to Bauhaus, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, and Nine Inch Nails. Cooper influenced hard rock, glam rock, and punk; he influenced death metal/black metal, doom metal, alternative rock, goth rock, grunge, and industrial. Hell, Cooper even managed to reach the jazz world; the late Carmen McRae recorded an unlikely version of "Only Women Bleed" in 1976. Thus, this Cooper tribute album could have come from a wide variety of sources; an all-goth, all-punk, or all-industrial tribute wouldn't have been inappropriate. But Welcome to the Nightmare: An All-Star Salute to Alice Cooper comes from the hard rock/metal side of things, and many of the artists paying tribute to the shock rock icon are veteran headbangers who were popular in the '80s - people like Dee Snider (of Twisted Sister fame) on "Go to Hell," Megadeth's Dave Mustaine on "School's Out," Ronnie James Dio on "Welcome to My Nightmare," and Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on "The Black Widow." Roger Daltrey (as in the Who) puts his stamp on "No More Mr. Nice Guy," and Vince Neil (of Motley Crue fame) provides some inspired lead vocals on "Cold Ethyl." Meanwhile, the Scandinavian death metal/black metal scene is represented by Children of Bodom on "Bed of Nails," which is an interesting choice for that Finnish band; co-written by Desmond Child, "Bed of Nails" is total pop-metal - and pop-metal is the last thing one expects from Children of Bodom. Nonetheless, they give a credible, noteworthy performance. Stylistically, this 62-minute CD isn't nearly as far-reaching as it could have been; again, Cooper influenced much more than old-school hard rock and metal. But this is certainly an enjoyable disc - and a pleasing reminder of just how much his work means to veteran headbangers. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide" Release Date: March 29, 2005 Music genre: Hard Rock Total playtime: 1:02:38 Average bitrate: 320kb/s 01. Welcome To My Nightmare - 5:13 (feat. James Dio, Randy Castillo) 02. Dead Babies - 5:42 (Iced Earth) 03. School's Out - 4:00 (feat. Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Bob Daisley) 04. Black Widow - 4:49 (feat. Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Tommy Aldridge, Derek Sherinan 05. Bed Of Nails - 3:58 (Children of Bodom) 06. Go To Hell - 4:37 (feat. Zakk Wylde, Frankie Banali) 07. Roses on White Lace - 4:25 (Icarus Witch) 08. Cold Ethyl - 4:04 (feat. Billy Sheehan, Vince Neil, Mick Mars) 09. Under My Wheels - 3:21 (feat. Carmine Appice, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Bob Kulick, Mike Inez) 10. Elected - 4:00 (feat. Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum) 11. No More Mr. Nice Guy - 3:41 (feat. Roger Daltrey, Carmine Appice, Bob Kulick, Slash, Mike Inez) 12. Billion Dollar Babies - 3:59 (feat. George Lynch, Derek Sherinian, Stuart Namm, Philip Lewis) 13. Eighteen - 5:11 (feat. Don Dokken, John Norum, Tim Bogert, Gregg Bissonette) 14. Only Women Bleed - 5:43 (feat. Paul Gilbert, Bob Kulick)

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