Alice Cooper's third album, Love It to Death, can be pinpointed as the release when everything began to come together for the band.
Their first couple of albums (Pretties for You and Easy Action) were both largely psychedelic/acid rock affairs and bore little comparison to the band's eventual rip-roaring, teenage-anthem direction.
The main reason for the quintet's change was that the eventually legendary producer Bob Ezrin was on board for the first time and helped the Coopers focus their songwriting and sound, while they also perfected their trashy, violent, and theatrical stage show and image.
One of the band's most instantly identifiable anthems, "I'm Eighteen," was what made the album a hit, as well as another classic, "Is It My Body." But like Alice Cooper's other albums from the early '70s, it was an incredibly consistent listen from beginning to end.
The garage rocker "Caught in a Dream" as well as the ass-kicking "Long Way to Go" and a pair of epics -- the Doors-esque "Black Juju" and the eerie "Ballad of Dwight Fry" -- showed that Alice was easily in league with other high-energy Detroit bands of the era (MC5, Stooges).
Love It to Death was the first of a string of classic releases from the original Alice Cooper group.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caught in a DreamMichael Bruce | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:09 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | I'm EighteenMichael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:00 | 0 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | Long Way to GoMichael Bruce | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:04 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Black JujuDennis Dunaway | Alice Cooper | Play | 09:11 | 0 MB | 46 MB |
| 5 | Is It My BodyMichael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith | Alice Cooper | Play | 02:39 | 0 MB | 15 MB |
| 6 | Hallowed Be My NameNeal Smith | Alice Cooper | Play | 02:29 | 0 MB | 14 MB |
| 7 | Second ComingAlice Cooper | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:04 | 0 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | Ballad of Dwight FryMichael Bruce, Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper | Play | 06:33 | 0 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Sun Arise | Alice Cooper | Play | 03:50 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
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| 37 mins | 211 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bruce | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 2 | Glen Buxton | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 3 | Brian Christian | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 4 | Bill Conners | Recording Technician |
| 5 | Alice Cooper | Arranger, Composer, Member of Attributed Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 6 | Dennis Dunaway | Bass, Bass Instrument, Composer, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 7 | Bob Ezrin | Arranger, Audio Production, Producer |
| 8 | David Griffith | Photography |
| 9 | Lee Herschberg | Remastering |
| 10 | Randy Kling | Mastering |
| 11 | Jack Richardson | Audio Production, Executive Producer, Producer |
| 12 | Neal Smith | Composer, Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 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). |