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Trash (1989)

Where the lyrics of Trash take you, and where it was really made.

Alice Cooper's comeback album, which sold more than 4.5 million copies, drew on four of the five members of Aerosmith, though Brad Whitford did not take part.

Key places

Bearsville Studios, where George Cowan recorded (1989)

Recording site Bearsville Studios — The album credits name Bearsville Studios as a recording location, with George Cowan listed as the engineer there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Blue Jay studio session (1989)

Recording site Blue Jay Recording Studios — The album credits list Blue Jay as one of the studios used, with Mark Tanzer credited there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Mediasound session (1989)

Recording site Mediasound Studios — Mediasound is credited as a recording location for the album, with Lolly Grodner listed there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Power Station recording (1989)

Recording site Power Station Studio — Power Station is credited as a recording location for the album, with Ben Fowler listed there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Right Track session (1989)

Recording site MSR Studios — Right Track is credited as a recording location for the album, with John Herman listed there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sigma Sound recording (1989)

Recording site Sigma Sound Studios — Sigma Sound is credited as a recording location for the album, with Brian Peterofsky listed there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Complex assistant engineering (1989)

Recording site The Complex — The Complex is credited as a recording location, with Duane Seykora listed as an assistant engineer there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Village Recorder assistant engineering (1989)

Recording site Village Recorders — Village Recorder is credited as a recording location, with Robert Hart listed as an assistant engineer there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sanctuary Studios session (1989)

Recording site Sanctuary Sound Studios — Sanctuary Studios is credited as a recording location, with Sir Arthur Payson, Obie O'Brien and Nick DiDia listed there. The point is at city level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Trash: the eleventh solo and eighteenth studio album overall by American rock musician Alice Cooper
• Released 25 July 1989 by Epic Records
• Lead single "Poison" was Cooper's first top ten hit since "You and Me" in 1977
• Sold more than 4.5 million copies and reached the Top 20 of various album charts
• Described as the "biggest hit among his hair metal albums"
• Peaked at number two in the UK and number 20 in the US

Background

• After his return to the music industry with the successful "The Nightmare Returns" tour, Cooper sought assistance from Desmond Child to create a comeback album
• Music videos were made for "Poison", "Bed of Nails", "House of Fire", and "Only My Heart Talkin'"
• A year-long worldwide concert tour supporting the album was documented in the home video Alice Cooper Trashes The World

Recording

• Produced by Desmond Child; mixed by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero; mastered by George Marino
• Sessions were spread across several studios, including Sanctuary Studios, Bearsville, Blue Jay, Mediasound, Power Station, Right Track, Sigma Sound, The Complex, and The Village
• Main musicians: Alice Cooper (lead vocals), John McCurry (guitar), Hugh McDonald (bass), Bobby Chouinard (drums), Alan St. John (keyboards)
• Hugh McDonald was of Bon Jovi; Bobby Chouinard and Alan St. John came from Billy Squier's solo band

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Alice Cooper originated in Phoenix, Arizona in 1964 as a band formed by Vincent Damon Furnier, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith.
• The group first performed as the Earwigs and later renamed themselves the Spiders and then Nazz.
• In 1968 the band adopted the name Alice Cooper, which was later also the new legal name of Furnier.

Members

• The classic lineup consisted of Furnier (lead vocals), Buxton (lead guitar), Bruce (rhythm guitar), Dunaway (bass) and Smith (drums).
• Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper after the band disbanded in 1975.

Career

• The band released seven studio albums from 1969 to 1973, including Love It to Death, Killer, School's Out and Billion Dollar Babies.
• The band is known as a pioneer of shock rock, using theatrical stage shows with props and illusions.
• As a solo artist he released Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975 and has released 30 studio albums in total.
• The original band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
• Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers to be 'The Godfather of Shock Rock'.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson gave the album four stars out of five
• The review described it as a "highly slick and commercial yet edgy pop-metal effort that temporarily restored him to the charts in a big way"
• Critics overall gave the album mostly positive reviews

Reappraisal

• Rolling Stone placed the album at number 36 on its list of the "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time"
• Kerrang! ranked the album sixth in its ranking of every Alice Cooper album
• MetalSucks included the album at number 7 on its list of "The Ten Best Must-Have Glam Metal Albums"

Records

• Reached the Top 20 of various album charts
• Peaked at number two in the UK and number 20 in the US
• Sold more than 4.5 million copies
• Its single "Poison" was Cooper's first top ten hit since 1977

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The single "Poison" was Cooper's first top ten hit since "You and Me" in 1977.
• The album's guest list included Jon Bon Jovi, Stiv Bators, and singer/guitarist Kane Roberts, who had left Cooper's band in 1988.
• Four of the five members of Aerosmith appeared as guests, with only Brad Whitford not taking part.
• Songwriting credits included Joan Jett, Diane Warren, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and John McCurry.
• Rolling Stone placed the album at number 36 on its list of the 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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