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The follow up to Brutal Planet, Dragontown offers more industrial sounding rock/metal from Alice. The concept of the album is that "Dragontown" is the worst city on the brutal planet. Overall Cooper's voice on the album sounds good on most songs despite the different vocal approach required. The guitar riffs are really good just like on Brutal Planet. Songs like Triggerman, Sex Death and Money and on the very heavy Fantasy Man. Drumming doesn't quite hit levels provided on Brutal Planet as the legendary Eric Singer went on to other projects. However, Kenny Aronoff does what he needs to.
Songs like Dragontown, Sex Death and Money and The Sentinel showcase Alice's great imagery of hell, all while harking back to Brutal Planet, mentioning the "Wicked Young Man, the family of bones etc.
Alice also throws in his typical humor in songs such as Discgraceland and It's Much to Late, having a commentary about Elvis Presley and John Lennon having a lifestyle that doesn't fit with the ideals of heaven.
Songs like Somewhere in the Jungle and The Sentinel also bring up issues going on in society at the time and somewhat to this day, continuing the theme of using real life things to scare people that Alice had been utilizing since the 1994 Last Temptation album.
Overall the other unmentioned songs on the album are great, such as Sister Sara, Deeper and the bonus track Clowns Will Eat Me (Can't Sleep). They each tackle unique issues, but fit well in the album with a good message and really drive home the heavy theme.
The album does contain some misses though, Every Woman has a Name is another attempt at recreating "Only Women Bleed". It does not work, the song is disjointed and the lyrics do not hit as hard. Not even as much as "Take it Like A Woman" from Brutal Planet, which did a much better job of a slow moving serious song. It's much too late seems a bit off for the album as well slowing things down too much and not providing the energy I get off of the rest of the album.
Overall Alice Cooper's Dragontown is a great listen and follow up to Brutal Planet. Although not quite matching the predecessor, this album is a must for Alice Fans and those who are fans of the industrial rock/metal musical style.
Songs like Dragontown, Sex Death and Money and The Sentinel showcase Alice's great imagery of hell, all while harking back to Brutal Planet, mentioning the "Wicked Young Man, the family of bones etc.
Alice also throws in his typical humor in songs such as Discgraceland and It's Much to Late, having a commentary about Elvis Presley and John Lennon having a lifestyle that doesn't fit with the ideals of heaven.
Songs like Somewhere in the Jungle and The Sentinel also bring up issues going on in society at the time and somewhat to this day, continuing the theme of using real life things to scare people that Alice had been utilizing since the 1994 Last Temptation album.
Overall the other unmentioned songs on the album are great, such as Sister Sara, Deeper and the bonus track Clowns Will Eat Me (Can't Sleep). They each tackle unique issues, but fit well in the album with a good message and really drive home the heavy theme.
The album does contain some misses though, Every Woman has a Name is another attempt at recreating "Only Women Bleed". It does not work, the song is disjointed and the lyrics do not hit as hard. Not even as much as "Take it Like A Woman" from Brutal Planet, which did a much better job of a slow moving serious song. It's much too late seems a bit off for the album as well slowing things down too much and not providing the energy I get off of the rest of the album.
Overall Alice Cooper's Dragontown is a great listen and follow up to Brutal Planet. Although not quite matching the predecessor, this album is a must for Alice Fans and those who are fans of the industrial rock/metal musical style.
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