Welcome to the Nightmare: An All-Star Salute to Alice Cooper [Digipak]

Performer: Various Artists
Engineer: Tom Fletcher; Michael Romeo; Jim Mitchell; Michael Scott; Billy Sherwood; Bruce Bouillet
Producer: Bob Kulick; Jim Ward Morris; Eric Klinger; Tim Yasui; Anssi Kippo; Icarus Witch; Bob Kulick
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Various Artists: Joe Elliot, Phil Lewis (vocals); Jim Morris , Jon Schaffer (guitar, background vocals); Dave Mustaine, Mick Mars, Slash, Billy Duffy, Bob Kulick (guitar); Paul Taylor Choristers (keyboards); Chuck Wright, Duff McKagan, Mike Inez, Mike Porcaro, Philip Soussan, Rudy Sarzo, Stuart Hamm, Tim Bogert, Tony Franklin, Bob Daisley, James Macdonough (bass guitar); Matt Sorum, Tommy Aldridge (drums); Clarence Clemons, David Glen Eisley, Dee Snider, Derek Sherinian, Don Dokken, Eric Singer, Frankie Banali, George Lynch, Glenn Hughes, Gregg Bissonette, John Norum, Adrian Smith, Larry Tarnowski, Marty Friedman, Matthew Barlow, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, Phil Collen, Randy Castillo, Roger Daltrey, Ronnie James Dio, Stella Stevens, Steve Lukather, Tom Fletcher, Vince Neil, Zakk Wylde, Richard Christy, Steve Jones, Bruce Dickinson , Carmine Appice, Vinnie Colaiuta. Personnel: Steve Jones, Alexi Laiho (vocals, guitar); Dave Mustaine, Dee Snider, Don Dokken, Duff McKagan, Glenn Hughes, Matthew Barlow, Philip Lewis, Roger Daltrey, Ronnie James Dio, Vince Neil, Matthew Bizilia, Joe Elliott, Bruce Dickinson (vocals); Joe Schaffer (guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Jim Ward Morris (guitar, background vocals); Michael Romeo, Mick Marks, George Lynch, John Norum, Adrian Smith, Larry Tarnowski, Marty Friedman, Paul Gilbert, Phil Collen, Slash, Steve Lukather, Zakk Wylde, Roope Latvala, Steve Pollick (guitar); Bob Kulick (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Clarence Clemons (saxophone); Paul Taylor, Derek Sherinian, Sin, Derek Sherinan, Janne Warman (keyboards); Eric Singer, Frankie Banali, Gregg Bissonette, Pat Torpey, Randy Castillo, Richard Christy, J.C. Dwyer, Carmine Appice, Jaska Raatikainen, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); David Glen Eisley, Cristy Bacuerie, Stella Stevens, Tom Fletcher (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Bob Kulick; Tom Fletcher; Mikko Karmila; Bruce Bouillet. Unknown Contributor Roles: Tommy Aldridge; Chuck Wright; Matt Sorum. When Alice Cooper received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 2, 2003, it was well deserved. The shock rocker's impact was enormous, and the list of artists he influenced is a very long one that ranges from Slayer, Blackie Lawless, Cradle of Filth, Death, and GWAR to Bauhaus, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, and Nine Inch Nails. Cooper influenced hard rock, glam rock, and punk; he influenced death metal/black metal, doom metal, alternative rock, goth rock, grunge, and industrial. Hell, Cooper even managed to reach the jazz world; the late Carmen McRae recorded an unlikely version of "Only Women Bleed" in 1976. Thus, this Cooper tribute album could have come from a wide variety of sources; an all-goth, all-punk, or all-industrial tribute wouldn't have been inappropriate. But Welcome to the Nightmare: An All-Star Salute to Alice Cooper comes from the hard rock/metal side of things, and many of the artists paying tribute to the shock rock icon are veteran headbangers who were popular in the '80s -- people like Dee Snider (of Twisted Sister fame) on "Go to Hell," Megadeth's Dave Mustaine on "School's Out," Ronnie James Dio on "Welcome to My Nightmare," and Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on "The Black Widow." Roger Daltrey (as in the Who) puts his stamp on "No More Mr. Nice Guy," and Vince Neil (of M�tley Cr�e fame) provides some inspired lead vocals on "Cold Ethyl." Meanwhile, the Scandinavian death metal/black metal scene is represented by Children of Bodom on "Bed of Nails," which is an interesting choice for that Finnish band; co-written by Desmond Child, "Bed of Nails" is total pop-metal -- and pop-metal is the last thing one expects from Children of Bodom. Nonetheless, they give a credible, noteworthy performance. Stylistically, this 62-minute CD isn't nearly as far-reaching as it could have been; again, Cooper influenced much more than old-school hard rock and metal. But this is certainly an enjoyable disc -- and a pleasing reminder of just how much his work means to veteran headbangers. ~ Alex Henderson

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