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Columbia House
December 1989
The King of Shock Rock returns to rule the hard rock scene!
Alice Cooper has left his mark on hard rock that won't soon be erased. In the early seventies he out-shocked everyone with his radical approach to performing, which basically introduced rock to gory make-up and costumes, elaborate, exploding sets, live boa constrictors and other amazing theatrics. Along the way, he turned the music industry upside down, and influenced (inf not slightly warped) the childhoods of Motley Crue, W.A.S.P. and Poison. Now, the taboo-defying author of classics like School's Out; Eighteen and Under My Wheels hit a new generation with the hard rock punch of "Trash" — and it's going to waste you!
The metal-studded guitar attack and arena-size sound of this nitro-burner is undeniably Alice. And with muscular musical support from disciples like members of Aerosmith, Winger and Bon Jovi, plus Joan Jett and Desmond Child, this major blast of metal is sure to melt your speakers while it returns Alice Cooper to the top of the hard rock heap!
"Trash" opens with the industrial strength of Poison, a song about a thrilling love relationship that takes a nightmarish turn. Spark in the Dark's lusty, gyrating guitar oozes with raw rock passion. Aerosmith's Steve Tyler lends his gritty harmonies to Only My Heart Talkin', while Jon Bon Jovi sing on the title track.
And Jon and Richie Sambora spark Alice's songwriting fire, as all three put their pens together on the power ballad Hell Is Living Without Out.
Get "Trash"ed, as Alice Cooper explodes head-first into the '90s!