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Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora are also 'guest artists' later on the album, along with Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton & Joey Kramer (all from Aerosmith), Steve Lukather (Toto) and the return of Kane Roberts and Kip Winger
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Alice Cooper ballads are strange things - they are either very good and believable, or they are, um, trash! The final song on the first side, 'Only My Heart Talking', falls into the latter category

It wouldn't be too bad, but the tune is bland, the lyrics are obvious and his voice sounds strained

Alice Cooper - Vocals
John McCurry - Guitar
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Bobby Chouinard - Drums
Alan St. John - Keyboards

Steven Tyler from Aerosmith provides guest vocals on the song

The co-writers for this song were Andy Goldmark, who has also written for Carly Simon, Jennifer Paige, and Michael Bolton and Bruce Roberts, who has penned songs for such rock heavyweights as Engelbert Humperdinck, Barbra Streisand, Cliff Richard and The Kids From Fame

It's interesting to note that the video continues with the 'chains' motif that was used in the 'Poison' video, and also for the live shows

05/10 - Only My Heart Talking (Roberts, Goldmark, Cooper)



"Anybody's dream can fall apart
Anybody's mask can break
Couldn't tell you how I wanted you
Enough to make you want to stay
I never said the words out loud
I guess I couldn't get 'em straight
Baby, give me one more chance
Before you walk away

It's only, only, only, only my heart talkin'
Yeah, it's only, only, only, only my heart talkin'
Sayin' things I never thought I'd say
Can't you hear me knocking
I tried to fool you but it wouldn't play
'Cause my heart it's talkin', it's talkin'
Oh baby, it's talkin'
Talkin' to you

Everytime I take it to the edge
Everytime I'm so afraid
Don't you know I cry my eyes out, babe
Everytime you look away
Oh, I almost dropped a tear
But I caught it just in time
I'd say those things you want to hear
If you'd help me, help me, help me try

It's only, only, only, only my heart talkin'
Yeah, it's only, only, only, only my heart talkin'
Sayin' things I never thought I'd say
Can't you hear me knocking
Tried to fool you but it wouldn't play
'Cause my heart it's talkin', it's talkin'
Baby, it's talkin'
Talkin' to you

Well, I don't want to hide away
Hide away without you, baby
Don't you go and run away
Come and help me, baby
Just a little help, baby
Oh, my little baby

It's only, only, only, only my heart talkin'
Yeah, it's only, only, only, only my heart talkin'
Sayin' things I never thought I'd say
Can't you hear me knocking
I tried to fool you but it wouldn't play
'Cause my heart it's talkin', it's talkin'
Baby, it's talkin'
Talkin' to you

It's only, only, only, only my heart talkin'
Yeah, it's only, only, only, only my heart talkin'
Yeah it`s only only only only only, only only only
My heart talkin`
Talkin' to you
It's my heart that does the talkin'
talkin' to you
ah... talkin' to you"


Opening side two is 'Bed Of Nails', and the guitar playing of Kane Roberts is immediately obvious!

Musically, this is a good rock song, with an opening that is reminiscent of the gothic rock from the original ACG, but what lets it down are the lyrics. No less a person than Bob Dylan has stated that 'Alice Cooper is a very under-rated songwriter', but we are now being forced to listen to lines such as
"Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails"

It's as if Alice gave a notebook to a 14 year old metalhead in 1989 and said 'write me a song'!

The song was covered by the band Children Of Bodom on their 'Hellhounds On My Trail' EP. Their version is here

Alice Cooper - Vocals
John McCurry - Guitar
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Bobby Chouinard - Drums
Alan St. John - Keyboards

Kane Roberts plays guitar on the track

Diane Warren is the other credited writer

Note: More chains in the video

06/10 - Bed Of Nails (Cooper, Warren, Child)



"[spoken] (I love the way you hurt me, my tears, your wine
Your thorns withdraw my blood and fall like crimson rain.
Light candles in the pale moon shining above us.
The line between pleasure in pain has slowly vanished
Reaching deeper and deeper into a void of your venomous love)

Yeah, we're gonna fight
We do it every night
Baby, when you scratch
You know I'm gonna bite
You can make me die
I can make you cry
Opposites attract
That's the reason why

No one else could make you feel like I do, I do, I do
No one ever gets as deep inside you
As I do, baby

Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails

Yeah...
First we're gonna kiss
then we're gonna say
Dirty little words
Only lovers say
Rockin' through the night
Rollin' on the floor
When they hear us screamin'
They'll be breakin' down the door

No one else could make you feel like I do, I do, I do
No one ever gets as deep inside you
As I do, baby

Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed on nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails

Bed of nails, bed of nails
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow
Gonna drive you like a hammer
Baby, put me in your slammer, oh yeah

No one else could make you feel
Like I do, I do, I do
No one ever gets as deep inside you
As I do, baby

Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails

Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails

Bed of nails, get on my bed of nails
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow
Gonna drive you like a hammer
Baby, put me in your slammer, oh yeah
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails
Ow ow ow ow ow
I`ll drive you drive you drive you drive you drive you drive you oh yeah
Drive you like a hammer on a bed of nailes
Ow ow ow ow ow
I`ll drive you drive you drive you drive you drive you drive you oh yeah"
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Musically, this is a good rock song, with an opening that is reminiscent of the gothic rock from the original ACG, but what lets it down are the lyrics. No less a person than Bob Dylan has stated that 'Alice Cooper is a very under-rated songwriter', but we are now being forced to listen to lines such as
"Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like a hammer on a bed of nails"

It's as if Alice gave a notebook to a 14 year old metalhead in 1989 and said 'write me a song'!
I wrote those exact lyrics on the cover of a school book (one we were allowed to write on) and got an absolute roasting off one teacher due to the crudeness.
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I personally love Bed of Nails
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Continuing with side two of 'Trash', 'This Maniacs In Love With You' is not the ballad that the title would have you believe. Instead it is a guitar based rocker. Again, it's a bland 80's rock song.

Alice Cooper - Vocals
John McCurry - Guitar
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Bobby Chouinard - Drums
Alan St. John - Keyboards

For the last time on the album, Guy Mann-Dude plays guitar

The co-writers for this song were Bob Held, who also worked with Deep Purple and Joe Lynn Turner, and also Tom Teeley, who was a member of the New York based new wave band The Metromen

07/10 - This Maniacs In Love With You (Cooper, Teeley, Held, Child)



" I used to be so in control
But reality is losing its hold
Now I don't know where to begin
Just look at the state that I'm in
My mind is in total decay
I'm comin' to take you away

There's nothing more that I can do
(This maniac's in love with you )
Your biggest fear has just come true
(This maniac's in love with you )
(This maniac's in love with you )
(This maniac, this maniac )

My heart has been strapped in a straight jacket love
The therapy boys say it fits like a glove
I'm crossing the line in my brain
The line between pleasure and pain
It takes all I've got to survive
This madness will eat me alive

There's nothing more that I can do
(This maniac's in love with you)
Your biggest fear has just come true
(This maniac's in love with you)
There's nothing more that I can do
(This maniac's in love with you)
I'm all locked up inside of you
(This maniac, this maniac)

I just don't know where to begin
Just look at the state that I'm in
My mind is in total decay
I'm comin' to take you away

There's nothing more that you can do
{This maniac's in love with you}
Your biggest fear has just come true
{This maniac's in love with you}
There's nothing more that you can do
{This maniac's in love with you}
Your biggest fear has just come true
{This maniac, this maniac}
{This maniac's in love with you}
{This maniac's in love with you}
There's nothing more that you can do
{This maniac's in love with you}
You`re biggest fear has just come true
{This maniac's in love with you}
Putting my hand up fumblin' through
{This maniac's in love with you}
You`re biggest fearhas just comerue
{This maniac's in love with you}
{This maniac's in love with you} "


The album's title track is next, and 'Trash' is almost a good song. Musically, it sounds like a throwback to the 70's material Alice was recording

Alice Cooper - Vocals
John McCurry - Guitar
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Bobby Chouinard - Drums
Alan St. John - Keyboards

For the guest artists on this song, Alice brings out the big guns. Alongside the normal band, it also features:

Jon Bon Jovi - Vocals
Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) - Bass
Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) - Drums
Mark Frazier - Guitar
Jack Johnson - Guitar

08/10 - Trash (Cooper, Frazier, Sever, Child)



"It ain't the way you crawl across the Cathouse floor
An' ain't the way you curse me when you slam the bedroom door
An' aint the way you sweat me for a handful of easy cash
Yeah, just the way you love me when you turn to trash
Trash, yeah..

It's not the way you dress when you socialize, oh those eyes
An' ain't the diamond rock or that Rolls you drive
Aw, you can walk the streets with all your uptown flash, such flash
But when you hit the sheets you just turn to trash
You're such trash

I love the way you look
You're such a high class tramp
It's not the way you touch me when your...
You're daddy's dream, you're a peach in cream and you're finally ripe at last
But when you hit the sheets you just turn to trash
Trash , Trash
Yeah you're trash
[Jon]C'mon momma, help me climb aboard, owww.....

I love the way you look
You're such a high class tramp, I like a tramp
It's not the way you touch me when your...
Make me understand
You're daddy's dream, you're a peach in cream and you're finally ripe at last
But when you hit the sheets you just turn to trash

[Alice] Oh
You know you`re mighty cool, you know you`re mighty wild
C'mon down here with that penthouse smile
Trash
[Jon] Dirty baby..
[Alice] Baby you get down low as you can get
[Alice] Been dreaming hard and put away wet
[Alice] Trash
[Both] What you want, what you want, what you want,I got it
[Both] What you want, what you want, what you want,I got it
[Jon] Hey baby what`s you`re name
[Alice] Oh she`s trash..
[Jon] ahuh
[Alice] Street trash
[Jon] How low can you go?
[Alice] Looooww
[Jon] If my love was like a lolly pop would you lick it?
[Alice] Until you get to the chewy centre"
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The ballad 'Hell Is Living Without You' is the penultimate song on the album. It's a decent pop-metal song with some weird effects on the vocals. It also has a strange atmosphere to it

Alice Cooper - Vocals
John McCurry - Guitar
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Bobby Chouinard - Drums
Alan St. John - Keyboards

Special guests on this song were

Richie Sambora - Guitar
Steve Lukather - Guitar

The co-writers are Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora

09/10 – Hell Is Living Without You (Cooper, Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)



"I can't find your face in a thousand masqueraders
You're hidden in the colors of a million other lost charaders
In life's big parade
I'm the loneliest spectator
'Cause you're gone without a trace in a sea of faceless imitators

I can't take another night
Burning inside this...

Hell is living without your...
Love ain't nothin' without your...
Touch me, heaven would be like...
Hell is living without you

Try to walk away when I see the time I've wasted
Starving at a feast and all this wine I've never tasted
On my lips your memory has been stained
Is it all in vain
Tell me who's to blame

I can't take another night
Burning inside this

Hell is living without your...
Love ain't nothin' without your...
Touch me, heaven would be like...
Hell is living without you
Nights get longer and colder
I'm down and begging to hold ya
On my own and I feel like...
Hell is living without you
(Living without you)
Living without you...

Hell is living without your...
Love ain't nothin' without your...
Touch me, heaven would be like...
Hell is living without you
Nights get longer and colder
I'm down begging to hold ya
On my own and I feel like
Hell is living without you
Ahhh"


Musically, the final track on the album, 'I'm Your Gun', is a good, fast paced rocker. What lets it down, however, are the lyrics again. The 14 year old metalhead who wrote 'Bed Of Nails' must have just seen his first copy of Mayfair magazine and, as a result, he came up with:

"Pull my trigger, I get bigger, Then I'm lots of fun
I'm your gun
Bite my bullet, Push and pull it, Tell me I'm the one
I'm your gun
Squeeze it tighter, Aim and fire, yeah
Hold on steady, always ready, yeah, yeah, yeah

Rub my barrel, Straight and narrow
Dress up like a nun, n-n-n-nun
I'm your gun
Load my clip and lick your lips, This is gettin' fun
I'm your gun
Hold on steady (Hold on)
Always ready, yeah"


It's a joke, right? It cannot be a serious attempt at songwriting

Alice Cooper - Vocals
John McCurry - Guitar
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Bobby Chouinard - Drums
Alan St. John - Keyboards

10/10 – I'm Your Gun (Cooper, McCurry, Child)



"[Spoken] Your momma thinks I'l filthy (all right)
Your daddy thinks I'm scum (all right)
Wrap your fingers all around me, I'm your g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-gun....

Well...
I'm dressed in black
I'm a heart attack
And my draw is lightning quick
If you're looking for a man with magic hands
I can really do the trick
And if you see me on the street
And you're burnin' from the heat
There's a fire down below
You be the target on the bed
I'll be shootin' hot lead
Let me take control

You're a scared little girl in this big, bad town
(You.......... need............. some............... one)
So easy to sink, so easy to drown
(Who will be strong)

Pull my trigger, I get bigger
Then I'm lots of fun
I'm your gun
I'm your gun, gun, gun
Bite my bullet
Push an' pull it
Tell me I'm the one
I'm your gun
I'm your gun, gun, gun
Hold on steady, always ready, yeah

Well, I'm as hard as they come
I'm a hit and run
I'm a pistol packin' boy
Better walk real slow
I'm on the edge, y'know
And I'm easily annoyed
If something's giving you trouble
I'll be there on the double
Just call me on the line
I've got a muscle I can flex
It'll fog your little specs
Till you think you're going blind

I know these streets like the scars on my back
(You.......... need............. some............... one)
And I stay as loaded as this gun on my back
(Who..........will................. be.....................strong)

Pull my trigger, I get bigger
Then I'm lots of fun
I'm your gun
I'm your gun, gun, gun
Bite my bullet
Push and pull it
Tell me I'm the one
I'm your gun
I'm your gun, gun, gun
Squeeze it tighter
Aim and fire, yeah

Hold on steady, always ready,
yeah, yeah, yeah

Pull my trigger, I get bigger
Then I'm lots of fun
I'm your gun
I'm your gun, gun, gun
Rub my barrel
Straight and narrow
Dress up like a nun, n-n-n-nun
I'm your gun
Your gun, gun, gun
Load my clip and lick your lips
This is gettin' fun
I'm your gun
I'm your gun, gun, gun
Hold on steady (Hold on)
Always ready, yeah"


The tour for the album was 'Alice Cooper Trashes The World' and, surprisingly, it was the first time he toured in Japan

Although it was reported in Kerrang that ex-Kiss guitarist Mark St. John would be joining the band for the tour, it didn't happen. It has also been suggested that Alice wanted Steve Vai, but due to prior commitments (Vai was with Whitesnake at the time) this also failed to happen. As a result, the touring band consisted of:

Alice Cooper - Vocals
Al Pitrelli - guitar
Pete Friesen - guitar
Tommy 'T-Bone' Carradona - bass
Jonathan Mover - drums
Derek Sherinian - keyboards

The tour began with a small warm-up show on Nov 23rd, 1989 at London's Marquee Club. To get into this show, fans had to collect rubbish from the streets of London in special 'Trash' black bin liners and hand them in before they could pay to get in. The setlist for this concert, which lasted barely an hour was:
  • Trash
  • Billion Dollar Babies
  • I'm Eighteen
  • I'm Your Gun
  • No More Mr. Nice Guy
  • This Maniac's In Love With You
  • Muscle of Love
  • Spark in the Dark
  • House Of Fire
  • Poison
  • School's Out
  • Under My Wheels
  • Cold Ethyl

Further UK dates were played between December 5th - December 14th 1989, and were at Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle, Wembley and Birmingham. Support came from Great White and Britney Fox.

The basic setlist for this tour was:
  • Hello Hooray tape
  • Trash
  • Billion Dollar Babies
  • I'm Eighteen
  • I'm Your Gun
  • Desperado
  • House of Fire
  • No More Mr. Nice Guy
  • This Maniac's In Love With You
  • Steven
  • Welcome to My Nightmare
  • Ballad of Dwight Fry
  • Gutter Cat versus the Jets
  • Only Women Bleed
  • I Love the Dead
  • Guitar Solo
  • Poison
  • Muscle of Love
  • Spark in the Dark
  • Bed of Nails
  • School' Out
  • Under My Wheels

There was a video release of 'Alice Cooper Trashes The World', recorded at the shows at the Birmingham NEC on Dec 13th (concert) and Dec 14th (cutaways and audience shots). It's entertaining, but it's certainly not one of the best Alice Cooper concert videos
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Alice started the second leg of his solo tour on Thursday, 9th June. This runs until the 24th June, and are the European dates

There is very little change to the set that he has played for the US dates: 'Is It My Body' has been dropped. The order of 'Long Way To Go' and 'Woman Of Mass Distraction' has been changed. 'Under The Bed' has been added just before the covers section, but I am unsure whether this is the actual song from 'W2MN' or a spoken piece to introduce the 'Raise The Dead' segment. Finally, a cover of the Motorhead song 'Ace Of Spades' has been added
  • Vincent Price Intro
  • Black Widow
  • Public Animal #9
  • No More Mr Nice Guy
  • Under My Wheels
  • XX Is It My Body XX
  • Billion Dollar Babies
  • Long Way To Go
  • Woman Of Mass Distraction
  • Poison
  • Halo of Flies
  • Feed My Frankenstein
  • Cold Ethyl
  • Only Women Bleed
  • Guilty
  • The Ballad Of Dwight Fry
  • Killer
  • I Love The Dead
  • Under The Bed
  • Pinball Wizard (The Who cover)
  • Fire (Hendrix cover)
  • Suffragette City (Bowie cover)
  • Ace Of Spades (Motorhead cover)
  • I'm 18
  • Schools Out/Another Brick In The Wall
  • Elected

It's possible that more changes will be made as the tour progresses, but we will have to wait and see!
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'Hey Stoopid', released in 1991, was Alice's 19th studio album. It was always going to be hard, following up the worldwide success of the previous release, and although 'Hey Stoopid' didn't quite manage to to hit those heights, in some ways it's a much better album.
Sadly overlooked because the precceding album was so huge, this is the one that should have been the hit.

Like the previous album, Alice recruited a number of big 'special guest' artists to appear on the record

'Hey Stoopid' also featured the return of a character who hadn't been seen since 1976...

Producer - Peter Collins

The first song is the album's title track. 'Hey Stoopid' has a strong anti-drug message in which Alice warns young people about the dangers and pitfalls of drug abuse and promotes the benefits of living drug-free. It also addresses suicide among teens and young adults, stressing that should never be an option, no matter how depressed, lonely or isolated an individual may feel

It's a stadium rock song, with a crunchy, complex, catchy melody

The song was the first single from the album, reaching #21 in the UK charts.

Alice Cooper - Vocals
Slash - Guitars
Joe Satriani - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Stef Burns - Guitars
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Mickey Curry - Drums
John Webster - Keyboards
Steve Croes - Synclavier
Ozzy Osbourne - Backing Vocals
Zachary Nevel - Backing Vocals

The credited writes are: Jack Ponti, who has also written for Bon Jovi, Doro, Bonfire and Keel; Vic Pepe, who also wrote for Jetboy, Doro and Babylon AD; and Bob Pfeifer, who was the executive producer of 'Hey Stoopid' and went on to be the president of Hollywood Records

01/12 - Hey Stoopid (Cooper, Ponti, Pepe, Pfeifer))



"Hey Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Hey Stoopid

Hey bro, take it slow
You ain't livin' in a video
You're flying low with a high velocity
No doubt, you're stressin' out
That ain't what rock n' roll's about
Get off that one way trip down lonely street

Now I know you've been kicked around
You ain't alone in this ugly town
You stick a needle in your arm
You bite the dust, you buy the farm

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin' to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid

C'mon girl, it's a better day
Get your foot out of that grave
Don't let that one love tear your world apart
C'mon babe, kick that stuff
Show the street it ain't so tough
Quit lyin' around with a crippled, broken heart

Now I know you've been seeing red
Don't put a pistol to your head
Sometimes your answer's heaven sent
Your way is so damn permanent

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin' to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid

This ain't your daddy talkin'
You know, I know
Your story ain't so shockin'
You know, I know
Blow some steam
C'mon and scream

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin' to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin' to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey, Ohhhhh..

C'mon man, what you trying to do
Yeah yeah yeah
If you do that, they win you lose
Hey Stoopid"


The second song, 'Love's A Loaded Gun', is a relatively slow song, almost a ballad! It was the second single from the album, although it only reached #38 in the UK charts

Alice Cooper - Vocals
Stef Burns - Guitars
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Mickey Curry - Drums
John Webster - Keyboards
Robert Bailey - Keyboards

02/12 - Love's A Loaded Gun (Cooper, Ponti, Pepe)



"Somebody saw you at the station
You had your suitcase in your hand
You didn't give no information
You walked off with another man
I'm always standing in the shadows, baby
I watched you give yourself away
You take 'em home into your bedroom
Aw..., you had another busy day

I tried to look the other way and fake it
You push me to the limits
I can't take it

One down, one to go
Just another bullet in the chamber
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
Red lights, stop and go
Whatcha gonna do when you play with danger
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
And it shoots to kill

Someday they'll put me in a squad car
Someday they'll throw away the key
But 'til that day I'll be a mad dog
'Cause that's what you taught me to be

You looked into the eyes of men above you
I was the one who really tried to love you

One down, one to go
Just another bullet in the chamber
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
Red lights, stop and go
Hey whatcha gonna do when you play with danger
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
And it shoots to kill

Aww.. Pull the trigger

I tried to look the other way and fake it
You know, you push me right to the limit
I can't take it

One down, one to go
Just another bullet in the chamber
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
Red lights, stop and go
Whatcha gonna do when you play with danger
Sometimes love's a loaded gun

(One down, one to go)
(Just another bullet in the chamber)
You`re like a hit and run
(Sometimes love's a loaded gun)
Shoot like a son..
(Red lights, stop and go)
Aw.....
(Whatcha gonna do when you play with danger)
(Sometimes love's a loaded gun)

Somebody saw you at the station"
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The third song is entitled 'Snakebite', which is a good, fast paced rocker. It's a catchy song, with a good bass sound

A real rattlesnake was used to get the sound of the rattle at the start of the song

As well as the obvious meaning, a 'snakebite' is a drink that is usually made of equal parts lager and cider. Although it is not illegal in England, many pubs will refuse to sell it due to the troublesome reputation it has. Mixing fruit alcohol and grain alcohol is generally considered to be a bad idea and snakebite seems to have the power to intoxicate quicker and more potently than your average brew. Variations include adding a dash of blackcurrant cordial to the mix, making a drink known as 'Diesel', and then adding a measure of vodka, making a 'Turbo Diesel'

Alice Cooper - Vocals
Stef Burns - Guitars
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Mickey Curry - Drums
John Webster - Keyboards

The other credited writes are Lance Bulen and Kelly Keeling, both of whom played with the American band Baton Rouge.

03/12 - Snakebite (Cooper, Ponti, Pepe, Pfeifer, Bulen, Keeling)



"Somebody better shake you
Somebody better turn your head around
I'm scratching like a wild cat
I'm spittin' fire on the ground

You got my venom running thru ya
Ain't gonna let you run off wild

I'm Snakebite I'm your only man
Snakebite is your lover
You'll never hide, baby understand
Snakebite drags you under
I'm Snakebite
They call me Snakebite

Nobody gonna take you
Nobody gonna touch your rebel skin
I'll break 'em like a matchstick
'Cause baby that's the kind of mood I'm in

My face is tattooed on your shoulder
An' your name is scratched into my bike, yeah

I'm Snakebite, I'm your only man
Snakebite is your lover
You'll never hide, baby understand
Snakebite drags you under
I'm Snakebite
They call me Snakebite

You got my venom runnin' thru ya (thru ya)
If you're gonna run
Go running scared, I'm right behind ya

I'm Snakebite, I'm your only man
Snakebite is your lover
You'll never hide, baby understand
Snakebite drags you under

I'm Snakebite, I'm your only man
Snakebite is your lover
You'll never hide, baby understand
Snakebite drags you under
I'm Snakebite
They call me Snakebite

(Snakebite, I'm your only man)
(Snakebite is your lover)
I'm gonna slither on up to ya..
(You'll never hide, baby understand)
(Snakebite drags you under )
I'm gonna crawl up your leg
(Snakebite, I'm your only man)
(Snakebite is your lover)
I'm gonna give you a bite
(You'll never hide, baby understand)
(Snakebite drags you under)
You`re gonna give me good fever
(Snakebite, I'm your only man)
(Snakebite is your lover)
Sssssss......
You'll never hide, baby understand
Snakebite drags you under
(fade out)"


The fourth song, 'Burning Our Bed', is a passable, acoustic led ballad

Alice Cooper - Vocals
Joe Satriani - Guitars
Stef Burns - Guitars
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Mickey Curry - Drums
John Webster - Keyboards

The song writers include Al Pitrelli, who was also a member of Savatage (and later joined Megadeth) and also Steve West, from the band Danger Danger

The video clip for this song is taken from the television show 'Aspel And Company'. It was broadcast in January 1992, and is the only time the song has ever been performed. Although the band are miming, the vocals from Alice are performed live

04/12 - Burning Our Bed (Cooper, Pitrelli, Pfeifer, West)



"Baby, don't you shed a tear for me
I wouldn't want to waste your time
You talked a lot of trash and ya lied to me
But babe, you never even tried

Oh, oh, oh
You can hold my heart for ransom
But you'll never own my soul

Baby, I might lose my mind
Maybe I might lose my head
But one thing I'll never do
Is swallow my pride crawlin' back to you
Baby, I'm burning our bed

There used to be a time when you were everything
My flame thru the night
You got me hot
Then you blew me out
Like this match I'm about to light

Oh, oh, oh
You can tear my heart to pieces
Left me standing in the cold

Baby, I might lose my mind
Maybe I might lose my head
One thing I gotta do
Is torch those sheets and pillows too
Baby, I'm burning out bed

Well, I used to think your were so kind
How could I be so blind

Oh, oh, oh
I'm free
But I'm alone

Maybe, I might lose my mind (I might lose my mind)
Maybe I might lose my head (might lose my head)
One I swear to you
You`re gonna feel the heat 'fore this night is through
Baby, You`re burning me
Sometimes a man can bleed
Baby I'm burning our bed

Mayby, I might lose my mind
I don`t care
Maybe I might lose my head
Aw, wouldn`t be the first time...
But one thing I'll never do
Is swallow my pride crawlin' back to you
Baby, I'm burning our bed"
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