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Flush the Fashion

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As an Alice Cooper fan I really like "Flush the Fashion", but then again I like almost every album, and every era of Alice Cooper. It seems like other reviewers also had a tough time either recommending this disk, or not. As a Cooper fan you already come to the party with a bias in favor the music. "Flush the Fashion" really launched the New Wave era for Cooper that also included "Special Forces" & "Zipper Catches Skin" (I don't include "Dada" in this era, simply because it doesn't fit into any Cooper era). You have to give Cooper credit if for nothing else, than for trying something new. Alice could have just holed up and penned songs that sounded like "School's Out" or done "Welcome to my Nightmare" rip-offs for the rest of his career. Instead he tried to go a different route and completely changed his sound. I think "Flush the Fashion" works well in some places like "Pain". "Pain" is one of the best Alice Cooper songs of any era. "Clones", "Aspirin Damage" and "Nuclear Infected" also work well, and give you a handy little snapshot of 80's attitude. "Dance Yourself to Death", "Model Citizen" and "Headlines" don't work as well, but they are still enjoyable and listenable. Overall, if you like Cooper, you will like this album, if only a fan of the hits, then look elsewhere first.

First of all, this is my all time favourite Alice Cooper album, and yes, I have heard them all. This album's songs are all classics, my favourite being Clones. If dance music isn't your thing, however, I recommend Killer. It's early but it's cool.

I'm a huge Alice fan. Naturally I favor the original group, but this is Alice in top form for the first time in years. He'd become limp and boring after his first post-original band album "Welcome to my Nightmare". Every album from "Nightmare" on had to have the requisite sappy ballad hit single. Then comes "Flush the Fashion". Yes, Alice went new wave....but GOOD new wave. More in the Cars vein than say, the Vapors. Really, this is a great rock-n-roll record. There's a freshness to this album that makes it sound like a debut. It's so different for Alice that there are bound to be a lot of people who just don't get it. Believe me, this one blows away pap like "Constrictor", "Brutal Planet", "Trash", etc. It also blows away the likes of "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell", "Lace & Whiskey" and "From the Inside". As many have noted here, 'Pain' is one of Alice's best songs...of any era. It has a dramatic almost early 70's glam feel to it. Bowie almost could have written it in the same batch of tunes as 'Time' from "Aladdin Sane". 'Clones' is full-on new wave and an incredible ultra-catchy single. 'Leather Boots' is an early 80's Rockabilly tune with an S&M Cop theme while songs like 'Grim Facts' and 'Nuclear Infected' are no frills Rock-n-roll. Other songs like 'Headlines' and 'Dance Yourself to Death' aren't quite up to snuff but definitely listenable. I should point out that his lyrics are also top-notch here. His dark (and sometimes not so dark) sense of humor is working overtime. This album is not a great example of Alice as a whole because no other AC lp sounds like this one. It is simply a fantastic album in it's own right.

Wow, Flush the Fashion is a fantastic pop album, very similar to the Cars, Elvis Costello, and maybe even a touch of Blondie. This is just a really good pop album from the early 80's. If you like your rock and roll short, catchy, and full of life and excitement (and even somewhat danceable) this is a really good album to listen to. It's a huge mistake ignoring this album, or even criticizing it for that matter- Alice Cooper didn't turn into another generic hard rock band just yet!

Alright, maybe the album loses a little bit of steam near the end, because by that point we're hearing early signs of stuff like Motley Crue and other bands that were to arrive shortly after, but that's hardly a reason to think less of THIS album. Many of the choruses are loud and screaming with excitement.

If the album has one flaw, it's that it's too short. Not even 30 minutes long? Give me a BREAK! Besides, this album might have his very best song- "Clones". LOVE that one. "Talk Talk" and "Pain are other highlights. "Leather Boots" is absolutely COOL. Get this album now.

I have avoided Alice's "Flush the Fashion" for years due to negative reviews. Anyway, I picked it up on a whim with a few other of the more obscure Cooper albums. Ok, ok...this is a REALLY rockin' album, and I was totally surprised. It was produced by Roy Thomas Baker (The Cars) so it has a little of that vibe/sound, but it's undeniable Alice. I wish I had got this sooner. The way each track effortlessly segues into the next is great and the song Clones (We're All) is one of Cooper's best. There is plenty of humour throughout these tight punchy numbers. For example, check out the tunes, Aspirin Damage, Model Citizen and Grim Facts. Check it out you may be surprised, like I was...

I was 10 when this was first released and I must admit I wore out the grooves in the vynil with my constant playing. Now 27 years later I have finally repurchased it on CD and I am very happy I did. I love every song on this release and it absolutely rocks, whether the song has a New Wave flavor or is straight-up Alice Cooper rock-n-roll.

Alice is quite a character and it shows in his lyrics and delivery. Not the best vocalist, but hey, does one have to be in order to be a great rock performer? I will answer that for you with a resounding NO!

This is a much overlooked classic and I plan on introducing it to my friends that totally missed it the first time around.

"Flush The Fashion", as the first of Alice's "New Wave" albums shows the Coop in full humor mode. He doesn't seem to be in his best vocal form here, but that is because it's hard to sing with your tongue THAT far in your cheek! This album rocks in best early '80s fashion, the lyrics are funny (if a little dated now), you can hear the smirk on Alice's face all the way through it.

At a time when EVERYTHING was sounding like this, it took Cooper to point out that "(We're All) Clones".

"Flush the Fashion", indeed.

"Flush" is one of Alice's best LP's, hands down. Those who were disappointed with it were too busy looking for something else. This record is straight-forward rock with a bit of a new-wave era flavor. No ballads, anthems, or shockers here. In other words, not what many had come to expect from Alice Cooper, but ten quick and gutsy rockers averaging slightly less than three minutes a piece with some pretty hilarious lyrics. While all the songs are great, the ones I love the best are "Model Citizen", "Pain", and "Clones".

Saw the "Flush the Fashion" show at NY's Palladium in '81, and thought it was great. The overall feel was sort of like the "West Side Story" tone of the "School's Out" LP with a bit of a "Clockwork Orange" twist. Very stripped down in comparison to the extravaganzas Alice is known for, but not a disappointment.

When Flush the Fashion hit the record stores, Alice was no longer the Alice of Old. Late 70's Alice was making lighter music, playing golf with Bob Hope, appearing on Hollywood Squares, and drinking like crazy. After albums like Lace and Whiskey and From the Inside, much of Alice's diehard fan base had dwindled...or at least, just got older. Therefore it was quite a shock to turn on your tv and see Alice in his video for Clones. I ended up seeing it on some Friday night network variety program, of which I cannot remember the name, and it shocked me more than any snakes or hangings or electric chairs ever did. There was Alice, frail and thin looking, staring at the camera, and in a new, half-singing, half-talking style, belting out something I'd never heard from the man. It was a change of style and appearance that brought back memories of David Bowie.

Upon hearing this great song, I went to get the album. The toilet wall grafitti, the eerie pic of Alice on the back- just a great cover! Once you get to the music on the album, it was almost all new-wave. Some punk influences on opener, "Talk Talk". Superb single "Clones" is followed by "Pain". Pain is one of Alice best songs from this era of his career. The lyrics are very well written- thoughtful, hard hitting and humourous at the same time. Gallows humour to be sure, but still funny. Alice sings this song live in the movie Roadie, which starred Meat Loaf, by the way. It's at this point that the album begins Alice's new stand-up act. Alice always had a sense of humour, but with songs like "Leather Boots", "Aspirin Damage", "Model Citizen" "Dance Yourself to Death", he really upped the laughs. The songs are short, catchy and funny as hell! This is a trend he'd continue for two more albums, and arguably a bit on the Dada album.

This is not classic Alice. It is however a very good album, which gets a regular spin on my old turntable still to this day. A bit short for the CD age, but worth the price anyway!

This was one of the last Alice Cooper CDs I bought, because I put his early 80s albums at the bottom of my must-have list. Shame. Alice is still Alice no matter what method he uses to deliver his point. New Wave Alice gives us some great songs with "Talk Talk," "Clones (We're All)," "Pain," and "Headlines." The other songs don't stand out as much, and some are rather silly, but Flush the Fashion is by no means an album to avoid.