{"id":931,"date":"2011-09-16T19:44:37","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T19:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2011\/09\/16\/alice-cooper-welcome-2-my-nightmare\/"},"modified":"2011-09-16T19:44:37","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T19:44:37","slug":"alice-cooper-welcome-2-my-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2011\/09\/16\/alice-cooper-welcome-2-my-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"ALICE COOPER -WELCOME 2 MY NIGHTMARE"},"content":{"rendered":"


Alice Cooper Returns with a New Album, New Nightmare <\/p>\n

The Long-Awaited Sequel to his 1975 classic
Welcome To My Nightmare Album<\/p>\n

Global Album Release \u2013 September 19th<\/p>\n

Single<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll Bite Your Face Off
Limited Edition 7\u201d picture vinyl \u2013 September 12th
w\/ exclusive live version as the b-side
Digital \u2013 August 22nd
w\/ Caffeine as b-side<\/p>\n

Alice Cooper releases the hugely anticipated new album \u201cWelcome 2 My Nightmare\u201d this year via Universal Music Group.<\/p>\n

Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, 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.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

More than 35 years later, Alice and Ezrin have resurrected the horror and humour for a new generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Alice\u2019s nightmare 35 years later,\u201d explains Alice, \u201cBob and I created this character and we know how to write for him. I play the part but we\u2019re not writing for me, we\u2019re writing for Alice. We kept the first Nightmare album very personal to us, on this one we found more humour and we were more open. This was our world and we want to present it to the fans. The original album was my first solo album after all those huge hit records with the original band and now that nightmare is exposed, this one can be a little bit more open. The music crosses all sorts of boundaries; we went where the lyrics took us.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is an array of collaborators on the new album, including original Alice Cooper members Denis Dunaway, Michael Bruce and Neal Smith reunited on 3 tracks; global pop superstar Ke$ha, who affectionately calls Alice \u201cdad\u201d; and legendary Alice and Lou Reed guitarist Steve Hunter, who is part of Alice\u2019s current touring band and featured prominently on the first Nightmare album.<\/p>\n

Musically, the album ranges far and wide, from trashing disco to garage punk, pop balladry to a rocking number, very much in the spirit of the Rolling Stones. And then there\u2019s the ballad Something To Remember Me By, described by Alice as, \u201cthe prettiest song we have ever released.\u201d <\/p>\n

Glimpses of themes from the original album are intertwined throughout, each track representing a different aspect of Alice\u2019s nightmare.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

From the opener, I Am Made Of You, through the already established live favourite and first single I\u2019ll Bite Your Face Off, to the surprising duet with Ke$ha, What Baby Wants, this album is a reminder that albums just aren\u2019t made this way anymore. <\/p>\n

And musicians do not play together like Dennis Dunaway, Michael Bruce and Neal Smith anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted a 70s feel for When Hell Comes Home,\u201d says Alice, \u201cand I didn’t even have to ask for it, it’s just how they play and they did it live in the studio. When they got done playing the basic track, Bob and I just looked at each other, that sound is built into their DNA. We didn’t need to go and fix anything. The way they finished was a little bit ragged and that’s the way we used to finish songs, that’s what I like about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Co-writers on various songs include the aforementioned Bob Ezrin, Ke$ha, Neal, Dennis, Michael, plus Buckcherry\u2019s Keith Nelson, Desmond Child (who famously co-wrote and produced \u201cPoison\u201d with Alice), longtime collaborator Dick Wagner, current touring band member Chuck Garric and film composer Jeremy Rubolino.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s my rebellion,\u201d says Alice of the more surprising guests, \u201cI like people that don’t belong and yet what they’re doing works perfectly. I don’t care where it comes from, as long as it’s right.\u00a0 If you tell me something doesn’t work, I\u2019ll work my head of until it does then shove it down your throat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a lot of my audience is going to go ‘KE$HA!?’, but she probably wrote the most disgusting lyrics in the song \u2013 we had to rein her in. I like people to know that just because artists are put in a pigeon hole, that doesn’t mean that’s what they are. Give people a little room.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Steve Hunter, one of rock’s great guitarists, added to the band’s line-up of guitarists Damon Johnson and Tommy Henriksen, bassist Chuck Garric, and drummer Glen Sobel, Alice has been tearing up venues worldwide on his 2011 \u201cNo More Mr Nice Guy\u201d tour.<\/p>\n

Alice gave fans a treat in June with a surprise performance at London\u2019s tiny 100 Club, when actor Johnny Depp joined in on guitar. Alice showcased the powerful band that had blown away the Download Festival crowd the previous weekend.<\/p>\n

This year, the original Alice Cooper group was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame, and Alice was honoured with both the Kerrang! Icon Award in the UK and the Revolver Golden God Award in the USA.<\/p>\n

Releases:<\/p>\n

STANDARD TRACKLIST
1. I Am Made Of You
2. Caffeine
3. The Nightmare Returns
4. A Runaway Train
5. Last Man On Earth
6. The Congregation
7. I\u2019ll Bite Your Face Off
8. Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever
9. Ghouls Gone Wild
10. Something To Remember Me By
11. When Hell Comes Home
12. What Baby Wants
13. I Gotta Get Outta Here
14. The Underture
Standard Bonus Track:
15. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place<\/p>\n

DELUXE TRACKLIST
1. I Am Made Of You
2. Caffeine
3. The Nightmare Returns
4. A Runaway Train
5. Last Man On Earth
6. The Congregation
7. I\u2019ll Bite Your Face Off
8. Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever
9. Ghouls Gone Wild
10. Something To Remember Me By
11. When Hell Comes Home
12. What Baby Wants
13. I Gotta Get Outta Here
14. The Underture
Deluxe Bonus Tracks:
15. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
16. No More Mr. Nice Guy (Live at Download Festival)
17. The Black Widow (Live at Download Festival)<\/p>\n

Album Formats:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2xLP blood-red vinyl with poster and exclusive track \u2018Flatline\u2019
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deluxe digipak CD with exclusive \u2018ticket to hell\u2019 not available anywhere else, plus poster and bonus tracks \u2018We Gotta Get Out Of This Place\u2019, \u2018No More Mr. Nice Guy (live at Download Festival)\u2019, \u2018Black Widow (Live at Download\u00a0 Festival)\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Standard CD\/eAlbum with bonus track \u2018We Gotta Get Out Of This Place\u2019
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 iTunes-exclusive eAlbum with bonus track \u2018A Bad Situation\u2019 and track-by-track commentary<\/p>\n

Alice Cooper\u2019s Night Of Fear Tour 2011<\/p>\n

OCTOBER 2011
Wednesday 12 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rome, Italy Atlantico
Thursday 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Padova, Italy Gran Teatro Geox
Friday 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milan, Italy Live Club
Tuesday 18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vienna, Austria Gasometer Wien
Thursday 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chemnitz, Germany Stadthalle (Grosser Saal)
Friday 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00f6ppingen, Germany EWS Arena
Saturday 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mannheim, Germany Rosengarten (Mozartsaal)
Sunday 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zoetermeer, Netherlands Silverdome
Tuesday 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheffield, UK Oval Hall
Wednesday 26 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bristol, UK Colston Hall
Thursday 27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Birmingham, UK NIA Birmingham
Saturday 29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 London, UK Alexandra Palace
Sunday 30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo Manchester
Monday 31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finnieston Glasgow, Scotland Clyde Auditorium <\/p>\n

NOVEMBER 2011
Wednesday 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
Thursday 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lille, France Zenith
Saturday 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toulouse, France Zenith
Sunday 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
Tuesday 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paris, France Zenith
Wednesday 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rouen, France Z\u00e9nith de Rouen
Thursday 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rennes, France Libert\u00e9
Saturday 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bremen, Germany PIER 2
Sunday 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M\u00fclheim An Der Ruhr, Germany RWE Halle
Monday 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berlin, Germany Columbiahalle
Thursday 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St Petersburg, Russia Oktyabrsky Concert Hall
Saturday 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Moscow, Russia Crocus City Hall <\/p>\n

Source: Universal Music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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