Alice Cooper

Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Original Release: 2011

Synopsis

It’s finally here – the hugely anticipated new album Welcome 2 My Nightmare.

Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, KISS), who produced the original multi-platinum Welcome To My Nightmare album in 1975, the record picks up right where they left off, with Alice trapped in his own warped mind.

That original album is an all-time rock classic that spawned a worldwide theatrical tour and pioneering US TV special and cemented Alice Cooper as a visionary trailblazer whose influence persists today in rock, metal, pop, punk, theatre, television, film and much more.

More than 35 years later, Alice and Ezrin have resurrected the horror and humour for a new generation.

Glimpses of themes from the original album are intertwined throughout, each track representing a different aspect of Alice’s nightmare.

Musically, the album ranges far and wide, from trashing disco to garage punk, pop balladry to heavy riff rock. From the opener, I Am Made Of You, through the already established live favourite and first single I’ll Bite Your Face Off, to the surprising duet with global pop superstar Ke$ha, What Baby Wants; and then there’s the ballad Something To Remember Me By, described by Alice as, “the prettiest song we have ever released.”

There are an array of collaborators on the new album, including original Alice Cooper members Denis Dunaway, Michael Bruce and Neal Smith reunited on 3 tracks; Ke$ha (who affectionately calls Alice “dad”); Buckcherry’s Keith Nelson and legendary Alice and Lou Reed guitarist Steve Hunter, who is part of Alice’s current touring band and featured prominently on the first Nightmare album.

This record is a reminder that albums just aren’t made this way anymore.

OL’ BLACK EYES IS BACK!

Side 1A

1. I Am Made Of You (5:32)
2. Caffeine (3:24)
3. The Nightmare Returns (1:15)
4. A Runaway Train (3:52)
5. Last Man On Earth (3:47)

Side 1B

1. The Congregation (3:59)
2. I'll Bite Your Face Off (4:26)
3. Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever (3:36)
4. Ghouls Gone Wild (2:35)
5. Something To Remember Me By (3:18)

Side 2A

1. When Hell Comes Home (4:30)
2. What Baby Wants (3:45)
3. I Gotta Get Outta Here (4:21)
4. The Underture (4:38)

Side 2B

1. FLATLINE **Exclusive** (3:29)

More Info…

• Official Alice Cooper website
• Welcome 2 My Nightmare on Wikipedia
• Alice Cooper on Wikipedia
• Alice Cooper on MySpace
• Alice Cooper on Last.fm

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