A Fistful of Alice

by Alice Cooper

Overview

Alice Cooper never considered his first live album, 1977's The Alice Cooper Show, to be an adequate representation of his capabilities as an entertainer, which is one of the reasons he invested so much energy in the 1997 live album Fistful of Alice. Cooper envisioned the record as a blowout, not only showcasing his stage show, but also featuring cameos from such superstars as Slash, Sammy Hagar, and Rob Zombie. While his abilities as a performer and vocalist had declined somewhat by 1997, Fistful of Alice is remarkably potent, capturing Cooper in good form. It didn't matter that his notoriously bloody stage show had faded away in the 20 years between the two live records, since the album relies on the music, not the visuals. And this time out, the music is much better -- it's tighter and harder, and Cooper's vocals are better than those on Show, where he suffered from too much substance abuse. Fans of Cooper's classic period will miss the Billion Dollar Babies band, but hardcore fans will find the album to be an unexpected delight. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/04/2022
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031464953
Rank:	45531

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alice Cooper   Primary Artist,Vocals
Slash   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Guitar
Sammy Hagar   Guest Artist,Guitar,Featured Artist
Rob Zombie   Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Ryan Roxie   Guitar
Darrin McCann   Strings
Matt Laug   Drums
Reb Beach   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Steve Farris   Guitar
Peter Kent   Strings
Bennett Salvay   Strings
Jimmy DeGrasso   Drums
Dan Wexler   Guitar
Paul Taylor   Guitar,Keyboards
Mario de Leon   Strings
Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick   Strings
Todd Jensen   Bass,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Desmond Child   Composer
Hugh Syme   Cover Design
Neal Smith   Composer
Nick Coler   Composer
Thom Panunzio   Engineer,Producer
Diane Warren   Composer
Zodiac Mindwarp   Composer
David Carron   Composer
Glen Buxton   Composer
John McCurry   Composer
Dennis Dunaway   Composer
Dick Wagner   Composer
Phil Kaffel   Mixing,Engineer
Michael Bruce   Composer
Dan Wexler   Composer
Richard Wagner   Composer
Rod Michaels   Mixing
Chris Lord   Mixing
Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction   Composer
Alex Solca   Photography
Brian Kingman   Engineer
Dimo Safari   Cover Design
Matt Sherlock   Photography
Reggie Vincent   Composer
Bruce Saylor   Composer
Bob Ezrin   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Alice Cooper   Composer,Producer
Ian Richardson   Composer
Mark Hutchins   Engineer