Constrictor (album)
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| Studio album by Alice Cooper | |||||
| Released | October, 1986 | ||||
| Recorded | 1986 | ||||
| Genre | Heavy metal Glam metal Hard rock |
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| Length | 37:07 | ||||
| Label | MCA Records | ||||
| Producer | Alice Cooper | ||||
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Constrictor was the 1986 comeback album for rock musician Alice Cooper. After retiring from the music industry after the release of DaDa, Cooper remained in seclusion for three years. He starred in Monster Dog, a horror film for which he wrote two songs. He also guest starred on the Twisted Sister track "Be Cruel To Your School". After three years of watching bands imitate what he successfully created in the 1970s, Alice returned to the scene, and the MPAA hit list.
Cooper sought the aid of heavy metal guitarist Kane Roberts for the album, which resulted in a sound Cooper had never tapped into before. Constrictor roared into 1986, exposing a whole new generation of teens to the original shock rocker. The album also led to one of the most successful tours of the late '80s, "The Nightmare Returns" tour.
Now returned to his trademark gothic make-up and leather, Alice was once again one of the most dangerous musicians around. The horror series Friday The 13th teamed up with Cooper during this time to produce the theme song for its latest film. The song He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) was written for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. It went on to become a #1 hit in Sweden. Songs also featured in the film include Teenage Frankenstein and Hard Rock Summer, a song that did not end up on the album.
The track "The Great American Success Story" was apparently intended as the theme song to the Rodney Dangerfield film Back to School, but was not actually used.
"He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)" was recorded as a demo before the album & was totally different from the final album version. A reworked version of the "He's Back" demo landed on the album as "Trick Bag" instead. The version of "He's Back" that was featured in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives was remixed from the album version.
[edit] Track listing
- "Teenage Frankenstein" (Alice Cooper, Kane Roberts) – 3:40
- "Give It Up" (Cooper, Roberts) – 4:13
- "Thrill My Gorilla" (Cooper, Roberts) – 2:56
- "Life and the Death of the Party" (Cooper, Roberts) – 3:45
- "Simple Disobedience" (Cooper, Roberts) – 3:30
- "The World Needs Guts" (Cooper, Roberts) – 3:59
- "Trick Bag" (Cooper, Roberts, Tom Kelly) – 4:18
- "Crawlin'" (Cooper, Roberts, Michael Wagener) – 3:22
- "The Great American Success Story" (Cooper, Roberts, Beau Hill) – 3:38
- "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" (Cooper, Roberts, Kelly) – 3:49
