ALICE COOPER: PARANORMAL
This is a classic rock record: straight-up, no rap, no lo-fi garage rock, no weirdo new wave, no real curveballs. It's Alice and his favourite producer Bob Ezrin paying homage to Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, the Stones and the banging cowbell era. Getting from one high point of Paranormal to the other isn't a difficult journey; the album is done and dusted in about 40 minutes. But there's still treacherous moments throughout that, through the first listen, don't bode well for a successful conclusion to this adventure. Stick with it. There are delights waiting for you at the end of the line.
Tracklist:
1.Paranormal 2.Dead Flies 3.Fireball 4.Paranoiac Personality 5.Fallen In Love 6.Dynamite Road 7.Private Public Breakdown 8.Holy Water 9.Rats 10.The Sound Of A
Lineup:
Alice Cooper - vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (7), Tommy Denander - guitar (all tracks), co producer, Tommy Henriksen - guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks), percussion (4,6,9), sound effects (4,6,9,10), keyboards (9), co producer, Larry Mullen Jr. - drums (tracks 1-8,10), Bob Ezrin - production, keyboards (1,9), organ (3,10), sound effects (4), backing vocals (7), Roger Glover - bass (1), Billy Gibbons - guitar (5), Jimmy Lee Sloas - bass (2,4-8), Dennis Dunaway - bass (3,9,10), Parker Gispert - guitar (7), backing vocals (7), Steve Hunter - lead guitar (8), Demi Demaree - backing vocals (8,10), Johnny Reid - backing vocals (8,10), Jeremy Rubolino - horns (8), Adrian Olmos - horns (8), Chris Traynor - horns (8), Michael Bruce - guitar (9), Neal Smith - drums (9), Nick Didkovsky - guitar (3,10)