Killer |  | Artist: Alice Cooper
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 5623
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 2567
UPC: 499999350058
EAN: 0075992725521
ASIN: B000002KDS
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Under My Wheels | | • | Be My Lover | | • | Halo of Flies | | • | Desperado | | • | You Drive Me Nervous | | • | Yeah, Yeah, Yeah | | • | Dead Babies | | • | Killer |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: COOPER,ALICE
Title: KILLER
Street Release Date: 02/23/1988
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP
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The fact that Alice Cooper's fourth release housed the gritty "Halo of Flies" would be reason enough to buy the CD, even if the rest of it were garbage. An essential piece of the rock canon, it may not have served up the hits that his other releases did, but it still stands as a classic. Loud, brash, sloppy, and hard, it's the kind of listen that makes you check for grime under your nails. Cooper's rock/shock aesthetic was coming into full bloom here and "Dead Babies" shows he was satisfied with his formula of hard rock, bad taste, and images outside the realm of Middle America. The title track hints at the shape of things to come, laying the ground work for works as seemingly disparate as "Only Women Bleed," and "No More Mr. Nice Guy." Briefly ostracized by the "hipper than thou" sect, Killer is one of the reasons Cooper is now fully appreciated as the pioneer that he was. - -Steve Gdula
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five stars December 22, 2009
Justo A. Ruiz
I'm not going to tell you about the music, you all know the album...now about the remaster, it's excelent, as good sounding as the original vinnyl...if you're thinking to buy this one looking for improved sound, this is the edition to buy so far.
5 STARS FOR THE MUSIC... December 16, 2009
Tommy Jernigan
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
1 STAR FOR SOUND... This album was great! Start to finish, but like many have said... The sound pretty much blows.
Too bad Alice just seems to be a "trademark" now instead of a man that seems to care about his past achievements (let alone the fans that made him what he is today.)
Hey Alice! All we really want is some quality recordings of those great LP's we grew up on, so how about throwing us a dead baby that still might have a little life left in somewhere!
is that asking to much???
Top 20 of all time ! November 22, 2009
Lance Kovar
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is an amazing thing how after 38 years this masterpiece stands the test of time. Before there was Kiss, Motley Crue,Aerosmith,NY Dolls,M Manson,Tubes, etc..the list will go on into newer generation bands,Killer just nails it dead on ! Shock rock,grunge,metal,rock n roll all combined nicely in this one CD,along with the killer (no pun !)ballad Desperado makes it more than worth the price of admission !
This gold release is long overdue. The sound is full of dynamics,air and body.
Waiting for " Love It To Death" now and I will finally be able to relive my childhood again in full Fidelity Asylum !!!
a great rock album October 16, 2009
COOPERINN (REYKJAVIK,ICELAND)
Killer is one of the greatest rock albums of all time(just ask Johnny Rotten)it came out late 1971 and was the fourth album from a band called Alice Cooper.Produced by Bob Ezrin witch was to the band like George Martin was to the Beatles(later he worked with Lou Reed,Peter Gabriel,Kiss,Pink Floyd...).This band made seven albums from 1969 to 1974 and then they broke up and the singer took over the name and went solo.Under my wheels the opening track is a classic rocker and Be my lover the second track is a great hit song.Halo of flies takes your breath away, the guitars(Michael Bruce and Glen Buxton) are stunning,the bass(Dennis Dunaway)is a teaching lesson and the drums(Neal Smith) are like an octopussy is playing them and finally the singing is awesome.Just listen to Alice screaming "flies"it makes the blood freeze in your vains.Desperado the fourth track is a song about Jim Morrison who was a drinking buddy with Alice a great track.You drive me nervous, track number five is another great rocker with a unique sound and Yeah yeah yeah follows that up.Then comes along Dead babies witch is about child abuse a thrilling song and finally this great album closes with Killer,you should listen to that song in total darkness with a maximum volume on.For any rock fan Killer is a must to have.
 WHAT A LET DOWN September 27, 2009
Ronnie Cowlishaw Sr. (AUBURN WASHINGTON)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just received this in the mail today, I could not wait to hear it. I have the regular cd release, and an import release which is better than the the regular copy. I was not very happy with this, the highs are still dull. This is no better than my import copy, What A waste of my money. I guess we will never see a real remastered copy, so buyer beware. Of course this is just my opinion, it still sounds flat to me.
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