Alice Cooper has said that he might consider re-recording some of ‘blackout’ material, but he doesn’t want to play with the “insanity” that shows up on the albums and the lyrics.
In a new video series ‘Ask Alice’, Cooper responds to email questions submitted by fans. One fan asked him: “I personally love the so-called ‘blackout’ albums…I read an article where you said you’d like to go back and re-record some songs from those albums. I think those albums are unrightfully maligned. Could this still happen?”
The ‘blackout’ albums refer to the records (Flush The Fashion, Special Forces, Zipper Catches Skin, and DaDa) Cooper released between 1980 to 1983, while he was heavily battling drug and alcohol issues.
In response to the question, Cooper said that while the albums are a portrait of where he was at that time, there are certain songs that he might consider revisiting.
Watch Alice Cooper discuss possibly re-recording his 'blackout' material:
“There’s always that thing where a writer wants to go back and say, ‘Oh, I should’ve done this’”, he said. “I even heard The Beatles say, ‘Oh man, we could’ve done Sgt. Pepper’s so much better’. And you go, ‘Don’t touch that album!’”
“Every one of those albums catches a different part of your life, and it’s a sort of a portrait of where you were at that time,” Cooper continued. “So, in some ways, it’s taking away from the history... I was insane during these four albums. I think the insanity shows up on the albums and the lyrics and I don’t think I’d want to play with that. It was a certain insanity that was privately mine and everybody got to see it. So no, I don’t think I would."
“There are certain songs that I keep going, ‘Oh, I want to redo that song – that song could be applicable today. It worked in 1981, but it would be really good today.’ So possibly, yeah. That would be something Bob Ezrin and I would talk about.”
Alice Cooper recently revealed that his new album will feature the likes of Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson and Zak Starkey, as well as Johnny Depp and Aerosmith's Joe Perry.
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May 09 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Vector Arena *
May 12 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia - Rod Laver Arena *
May 13 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia - Rod Laver Arena *
May 16 - Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, Australia - Allphones Arena *
May 19 - Boondall, QLD, Australia - Brisbane Entertainment Centre *
May 21 - Hindmarsh, SA, Australia - Adelaide Entertainment Centre *
May 23 - Perth, WA, Australia - Perth Arena *
June 19 - Le Fuilet, France Hellfest 2015
June 20 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
June 21 - Hinwil, ZH, Switzerland - Rock the Ring Festival
June 23 - Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria - Tennis.event.center Kick KG
June 24 - Wien, Wien, Austria - Open Air Arena
June 25 - Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Kunst!rasen Bonn Gronau
July 01 - Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
July 03 - Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden - Gröna Lund
July 04 - Gävle Ö, Gävleborgs län, Sweden - Furuviks Parken
July 07 - Oshkosh, WI, United States - Rock USA
July 22 - Eugene, OR - Matthew Knight Arena *
July 24 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome *
July 25 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair *
July 26 - Billings, MT - Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark *
July 28 - Boise, ID - Taco Bell Arena *
July 29 - Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Solutions Arena *
July 31 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center *
August 03 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre *
August 15 - St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center *
August 07 - Milwaukee, WI, USA - BMO Harris Pavilion *
August 08 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena *
August 09 - Detroit, MI - The Palace Of Auburn Hills *
August 11 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center *
August 12 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclay's Center *
August 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center *
August 15 - Worcester, MA, USA - DCU Center *
August 16 - Uncasville, CT, USA - Mohegan Sun *
August 18 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena *
August 19 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena *
August 20 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse *
August 22 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Air Canada Centre *
August 23 - Ottawa, ON, Canada - Canadian Tire Centre *
August 24 - Montreal, QC, Canada - Bell Centre *
August 26 - Baltimore, MD - Royal Farms Arena *
August 28 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena *
August 29 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena *
August 30 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena *
September 01 - Jacksonville, FL, United States - Florida Theatre
September 02 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena *
September 04 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center *
September 15 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center *
September 06 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome *
October May 15 - Hidalgo, TX, United States - State Farm Arena *
October 07 - Dallas, TX, United States - American Airlines Center *
October 08 - North Little Rock, AR, United States - Verizon Arena *
October 10 - Evansville, IN, United States - The Ford Center *
October 11 - Lexington, KY, United States - Rupp Arena *
October 13 - Grand Rapids, MI, United States - Van Andel Arena *
October 14 - Buffalo, NY, United States - First Niagara Center *
October 16 - Bridgeport, CT, United States - Webster Bank Arena *
October 17 - Manchester, NH, United States - Verizon Wireless Arena *
October 18 - Bangor, ME, United States - Cross Insurance Center *
December 04 - Lincoln, NE, United States - Pinnacle Bank Arena *
December 07 - Sioux Falls, SD, United States - Denny Sanford PREMIER Center *
December 08 - Grand Forks, ND, United States - Alerus Center *
December 10 - Saskatoon, SK, Canada - SaskTel Centre *
December 12 - Edmonton, AB, Canada - Rexall Place *
December 13 - Calgary, AB, Canada - Scotiabank Saddledome *
December 15 - Portland, OR, United States - Moda Center *
December 19 - Phoenix, AZ, United States - U.S Airways Center *
December 20 - San Diego, CA, United States - Viejas Arena *
December 22 - Anaheim, CA, United States - Honda Center *
* Motley Crue Tour
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