Lace & Whiskey

Alice Cooper | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino Encore
• ASIN: B001CUXZT0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,890 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1977 Warner Brothers album featuring the top 10 smash 'You And Me'. 10 tracks total. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Misunderstood Classic, March 25, 2006

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Johnny B. Good "Johnny G" (Milwaukee WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lace & Whiskey (Audio CD)

I have this Album on original vinyl, and I love the thing. The mickey spellane novel motif is an interesting image for Alice. Idk if the CD is the same, but on the inner record sleeve, it shows Alice wearing white shirt and tie,and a black fedora, loading what seems like a .38 revolver, with an unfiltered cigarette in his mouth, makes him look that much bad ass. The songs are great, and this album in general is one of Alice's finest in my eyes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a Cooper classic, December 24, 2008

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B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lace & Whiskey (Audio CD)

These late 70's Alice Cooper albums are extremely underrated. Honestly, the last three albums he made in the 70's appeal to me MUCH more than the Welcome to My Nightmare album.

Alright, something feels missing from the Lace and Whiskey album, and I think it's a creepy atmosphere along with a hard rock edge to most of the songs. BUT, you know what? That doesn't even matter, because the songwriting here is pretty darn good most of the time.

The title song has a really good verse melody and chorus, "Road Rats" and "King of the Silver Screen" both COOK with lots of energy and catchy vocals, and "Damned If I Do" recalls the classic years of stuff like "Under My Wheels" and "Muscle of Love". THESE are probably my favorite kind of Cooper songs- short and snappy hard rock that should catch anyones attention and be considered immediate highlights.

"You and Me" is just beautiful, and the final track called "My God" reminds me of Blue Oyster Cult's "Debbie Denise". "(No More) Love at Your Convenience" is a nice taste of disco. Say what you want about it, but Alice knew how to make a good melody out of a disco tune.

Overall, I fail to understand why so many people dislike the music. Talk about excellent songwriting.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Watching the Detectives...Don't get Cute, January 26, 2003

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Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lace & Whiskey (Audio CD)

Something went very wrong after "Welcome To My Nightmare." After the story of Steven and his trips into Bad Dream Land, Alice came up with a new character, Detective Maurice Escargot. The joke is partly ironic, since the album is something of a slug.

"Lace And Whiskey" kicks off with promise and deteriorates fast. "Road Rats" deserves its place in the canon of great Alice songs, but "No More Love At Your Convenience" was a bad call in the period when "disco sucks" was a rally cry for dissatisfied rockers. "You and Me" was Alice's biggest ballad hit single to date, but "Ubangi Stomp" was atrocious rockabilly. It was like he was trying so hard to be a diferent person that the album loses continuity, and ultimately, focus. Somehow, Alice forgot that the most important character in any Alice Cooper album was Alice Cooper. He bounced back from this album, but it's really the least notable disc of his seventies output.