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Alice Cooper: Trashes the World (1990)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

After a triumph return to the stage in THE NIGHTMARE RETURNS, Alice Cooper's popularity grew even bigger with the album "Trash" and this show, shot in Birmingham, UK, highlights what a great form the legendary singer was in. Not only is his voice top-notch but he has a wonderful band and the stage show is classic Cooper.

As you'd expect, a lot of the great classics from the 70s are played and this includes wonderful versions of No More Mr. Nice Guy, I'm Eighteen, Under My Wheels, Only Women Bleed, Welcome to My Nightmare, School's Out as well as stuff like Steven and Muscle of Love. Considering how popular the (then) current album was we also have tracks like Poison, Bed of Nails, House of Fire, Spark in the Dark, This Maniac's in Love With You and the title track.

Again, Cooper's voice is flawless throughout as he perfectly fit in with the heavy metal scene of that period. The band is also excellent as the new songs sound terrific and they bring the older stuff more up-to-date as well without changing their form. The stage show has all sorts of goodies and especially when it comes time for Alice Cooper to rise and fall. If you're a fan of Cooper then this is certainly a must see.

I saw this concert by chance, someone just brought it and said 'let's watch it', so we did. I only knew of Alice Cooper by name, at the time. I must admit I thought he was a bit of the 'old generation'. I was more into Marilyn Manson and things like that by then (but everyone knows that Manson has been so influenced by Alice...) Watching the DVD, I was afraid I was going to be bored, but... from the very first song to the last minute, it was so great !!! Alice's stamina and enthusiasm are very communicative, he has a great voice, great songs. The set is beautiful, with the guillotine, skulls etc. The band seems to really be a 'whole', the musicians look like they're having a real good time just being there together, everybody's having fun. The show is 100% good. Oh, and just a last thing, Al Pitrelli's guitar solo is stunning, and so is Tommy Caradonna's (who I specially like!) bass solo. I would totally recommend this show, even though it's not very recent.

Well, actually it's Birmingham in the UK, that he semi-trashes in this live concert from 1990. Good footage of his stage show if nothing too spectacular as some stadium shows. Still the crowd looked as if they throughly enjoyed themselves as they sang along with old favourite, 'School's Out.'

Alice mixes songs from his then new album, 'Trash' with past classics, the newer stuff is pretty good but it's still the older ones that garner the biggest applause.

Some reasonable stage theatrics as Alice is straight-jacketed, attacked by a street knife gang and finally guillotined. All very tongue in cheek and in the tradition of an old horror film. One of the reasons why I did and still do, like Alice so much is that he never took it or himself too seriously like some heavy rock bands did. And therefore escaped any 'Spinal Tap' gibes over the years.

His backing band are pretty young but do the business and capture the sound of the old songs very well, got the guitar riffs off pat and sound the way the songs do on the albums. Something often lacking in live concerts.

All in all, a good sing along video and I enjoyed it as much as the crowd did back in 1990.