Killer : Really Killer Edition (1971)

"After the success of their "Love It To Death" album and its hit single "I'm Eighteen," Alice Cooper seemed poised to make a giant leap to the head of the hard rock class. "Killer", once again produced by Bob Ezrin, delivers on the promise and then some, as it offers moments of sweaty rock & roll brilliance, oddball horror ballads, and garage rock freak-outs, all wrapped up in a glammy, sleazy package. The centerpiece, "Halo of Flies," is a stunning work of rock & roll that encompasses the gutter-freak-psych of the band's earliest work, the expansive scope of prog rock, bits of The Sound of Music, martial drum solos, stoned blues riffing, and Cooper's alternately pleading and withering vocals. The band somehow manages to corral their energy and creativity into something epic and unique: there was no other group quite like Alice Cooper in 1971. This is a bright, new 2023 remastering of the original, plus a well-recorded and energetic 1972 live show, and some alternate versions." (Allmusic; 4 uit 5 sterren)