ALICE COOPER'S NEW ALBUM "DETROIT STORIES" - OUT TODAY!
Today, the legendary Alice Cooper has released Detroit Stories, a celebration of the sound and spirit of the Golden Era of Detroit rock.
"Detroit was Heavy Rock central then,” explains Alice, “You’d play the Eastown and it would be Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, the Stooges and the Who, for $4! The next weekend at the Grande it was MC5, Brownsville Station and Fleetwood Mac, or Savoy Brown or the Small Faces. You couldn’t be a soft-rock band or you’d get your ass kicked."
“Los Angeles had its sound with The Doors, Love and Buffalo Springfield,” he says, “San Francisco had the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. New York had The Rascals and The Velvet Underground. But Detroit was the birthplace of angry hard rock. After not fitting in anywhere in the US (musically or image wise) Detroit was the only place that recognized the Alice Cooper guitar driven, hard rock sound and our crazy stage show. Detroit was a haven for the outcasts. And when they found out I was born in East Detroit... we were home.”
50 years later, Alice and Ezrin united in Detroit with their Detroit friends to record “Detroit Stories.”
Purchase Detroit Stories here:
https://alicecooper.lnk.to/DetroitStories
ACCLAIM FOR DETROIT STORIES:
"A masterpiece of classic rock, soul and R&B in homage to the city that produced him." ASSOCIATED PRESS
"Detroit Stories is, if anything, a prompt for further listening: it's a love letter from Cooper to his city, and one that encourages a deep dive into his own back catalog and that of his peers." ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“Old Cooper followers can rejoice in Detroit Stories, easily one of his best and most invigorating collections in at least a few decades. Sometimes you can go home again, I guess.” AMERICAN SONGWRITER
"Detroit Stories is Alice Cooper’s love letter to his home turf — a breeding ground for gritty rock ‘n roll in the ’60s and ’70s. Cooper lived it, and his upcoming album is a concept record about the Motor City. From the musicians to the chosen songwriters, each track on Detroit Stories has a link to the city and its rock pedigree." CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
"His vocals somehow sounding as demonically divine as ever." AV CLUB
Tracklist
1. Rock & Roll
2. Go Man Go (Album Version)
3. Our Love Will Change The World
4. Social Debris
5. $1000 High Heel Shoes
6. Hail Mary
7. Detroit City 2021 (Album Version)
8. Drunk And In Love
9. Independence Dave
10. I Hate You
11. Wonderful World
12. Sister Anne (Album Version)
13. Hanging On By A Thread (Don’t Give Up)
14. Shut Up And Rock
15. East Side Story (Album Version)