After several self-indulgent albums in the late '70s (Lace and Whiskey, From the Inside), Alice Cooper decided to reinvent himself as a new waver for 1980's Flush the Fashion.
As a result of a hooking up with Cars producer Roy Thomas Baker, the sound is glossier; Baker also replaced the gritty guitar riffs that served as the basis for past Cooper rock compositions with icy synthesizers.
The best-known song ended up being the cover "Clones (We're All)," which was in turn covered by the Smashing Pumpkins for their 1995 box set The Aeroplane Flies High.
Other highlights include the stately sounds of "Pain," the brief album-opening "Talk Talk," and one of the album's few riff rockers, "Grim Facts" (although the lyrics from the latter aren't quite up to snuff with those from "Talk Talk").
It was around this time that Cooper relapsed into alcoholism, and his subsequent early-'80s releases (Special Forces, Zipper Catches Skin, Dada) became more unpredictable and more uncharacteristic of the expected Alice Cooper direction and sound.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk TalkSean Bonniwell | Alice Cooper | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | Clones (We're All)David Carron | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | PainAlice Cooper, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel | Alice Cooper | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Leather BootsGeoff Westen | Alice Cooper | Play | 01:36 | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| 5 | Aspirin DamageAlice Cooper, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel | Alice Cooper | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | Nuclear InfectedAlice Cooper, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel | Alice Cooper | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | Grim FactsAlice Cooper, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Model CitizenAlice Cooper, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel | Alice Cooper | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Dance Yourself to DeathAlice Cooper | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | HeadlinesAlice Cooper, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 28 mins | 65 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 190 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Allison | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Roy Thomas Baker | Producer |
| 3 | Sean Bonniwell | Composer |
| 4 | David Carron | Composer |
| 5 | Dennis Conway | Drums |
| 6 | Alice Cooper | Arranger, Art Direction, Composer, Cover Art Direction, Creation, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Donna Dobbs | Production Assistant |
| 8 | Bob Emmer | Creative Services Director |
| 9 | Jonathan Exley | Photography, Sleeve Photo |
| 10 | Flo | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Shep Gordon | Executive Producer, Management |
| 12 | Eddy Herch | Design |
| 13 | Davey Johnstone | Arranger, Composer, Guitar |
| 14 | Howard Kaylan | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | John Cooker Lopresti | Bass |
| 16 | Fred Mandel | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Joe Pizzulo | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Ian Taylor | Engineer |
| 19 | Roy Thomas | Producer |
| 20 | Ricky Tierney | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Fred Valentine | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 22 | Mark Volman | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Ron Volz | Associate Producer |
| 24 | Denny Vosburgh | Management |
| 25 | John Weaver | Engineer |
| 26 | Geoff Westen | Composer |
| 27 | Peter Whorf | Cover Art, Cover Art Direction |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |