The Last Temptation (Alice Cooper album)
The Last Temptation | ||||
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Studio album by Alice Cooper | ||||
Released | July 12, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 50:48 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Don Fleming, Duane Baron, John Purdell, Andy Wallace | |||
Alice Cooper chronology | ||||
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Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
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The Last Temptation is the 20th studio album by rock singer, Alice Cooper, released in July 1994 via Epic Records. It centers on a boy named Steven (also the name of the protagonist in Cooper's earlier work, Welcome to My Nightmare), and a mysterious showman. The showman, with apparent supernatural abilities, attempted with the use of twisted versions of morality plays to persuade Steven to join his traveling show, "The Theater of the Real - The Grand-est Guignol!", where he would "never grow up".
Comic
The full story was given in a 3-part comic book written by Neil Gaiman,[5][6] the first part of which accompanied the recording. In the comic, the showman (referred to only ever as such) was depicted as Cooper himself. Pages from the comic are seen in the Lost in America music video, while it is being read by Steven.
It was originally published by Marvel Comics and later reprinted by Dark Horse Comics, collected as trade paperback[7]
Video
Music videos were made for "Lost in America" and "It's Me". Both music videos are available for download from Sony/BMG.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sideshow" | Alice Cooper, Bessie Smith, Brian Smith, Michael Brooks, Jon Norwood, Dan Wexler, Bud Saylor | 6:39 |
2. | "Nothing's Free" | Cooper, Wexler, Saylor, Bob Pfeifer | 5:01 |
3. | "Lost in America" | Cooper, Wexler, Pfeifer | 3:54 |
4. | "Bad Place Alone" | Cooper, Wexler, Pfeifer | 5:04 |
5. | "You're My Temptation" | Cooper, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw | 5:09 |
6. | "Stolen Prayer" | Chris Cornell, Cooper | 5:37 |
7. | "Unholy War" | Cornell | 4:10 |
8. | "Lullaby" | Cooper, Jim Vallance | 4:28 |
9. | "It's Me" | Cooper, Blades, Shaw | 4:39 |
10. | "Cleansed by Fire" | Cooper, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas, Pfeifer | 6:12 |
Personnel
- Alice Cooper – vocals
- Stef Burns – guitar, background vocals
- Greg Smith – bass, background vocals
- Derek Sherinian – keyboards, background vocals
- David Uosikkinen – drums
- Additional personnel
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- John Agnello – engineer
- Craig Copeland – background vocals
- Duane Baron – engineer, producer
- Jack Blades – background vocals, composer
- Chris Cornell – vocals on "Stolen Prayer" and "Unholy War"
- Steven Escallier – engineer
- Don Fleming – producer
- Brett Hudson – background vocals, composer
- Mark Hudson – background vocals
- MadDog – guitar, composer
- Rick Marty – guitar overlays, background vocals
- Lou Merlino – background vocals
- Norwood – composer
- John Purdell – keyboards
- Tommy Shaw – background vocals, composer
- Jim Vallance – composer
- Andy Wallace – engineer, mixing, producer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Dan Wexler – guitar, composer
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r204078
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External links
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- Alice Cooper albums
- 1994 albums
- Albums with cover art by Dave McKean
- Rock operas
- Comics based on musical groups
- Comics by Neil Gaiman
- Epic Records albums
- Concept albums
- Albums produced by Duane Baron
- Albums produced by John Purdell
- Albums produced by Andy Wallace (producer)