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Album Review: Alice Cooper - Paranormal

Carley Hall
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"... There's a treasure trove of blues rock to be lapped up here."

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Age will not weary Alice Cooper.

The black-eyed rocker returns after a six-year breather from 2011's Welcome 2 My Nightmare with double album Paranormal. Having a staggering 26 albums (27 including this release) under his belt does make one wonder whether it's a case of quantity over quality. But there's a treasure trove of blues rock to be lapped up here. The opening title track is classic Cooper, stadium guitars followed by some stomping riffs, he pokes fun at his age in Fallen In Love, playful horror vibes creep into The Sound Of A, and the live bonus disc is a neat reminder of how many hits the great man gave us.