![]() Every release sounded just different enough to keep it interesting. Back then, a new album from AC always seem to offer such new possiblities. Which is one of the things I was always drawn to with the Coop. The mix sounds distant at times and as I said before - nothing sinister and demonic but I believe he was trying to escape his past so I can't fault him for that - I may not like it but I'll give him and the album some of it's due and recognize it was an attempt at something new. Too glossy sounding, no grit and sandpaper. Looking back, I like it more now than back in '77 and I think L&W biggest problem is the production. I Never Wrote Those Songs sounded like an apology for his past work, and the album closer provided an apt phrase for what I was thinking after listening to the album, as in "My God - what the hell became of Alice Cooper?" Ubangi Stomp would of made a funny B-Side, No More (LAYC) sounds like something that would be played on 92.1 Soft Rock with your Host John Tesh. Side Two shows promise with KOTSS but doesn't gain momentum, in fact kind of falls over a cliff. Side One starts off well enough with IHT, L&W and RR but trails off with a mediocre Damned if You Do and You & Me was the sappiest of his string of ballads that were released as singles (OWB, INC, Y&M, HYGSMN). He actually sounds like a man who has given up his old ways and resigned to a life of TV watching. If you don’t have a graduate to celebrate but you wanna take a musical trip down memory lane, these tracks are sure to have you all up in your nostalgic feelings.Ĭheck out these odes to growing up and making new memories below.I think it's an album that might be a bit better now, but if you bought the album around the time it came out - it was an embarrassing flop.Ĭoming off of WTMN and Goes to Hell (which is still one of my faves) this album didn't have any home runs on it nor the catchy hooks and nothing sinister or evil. From songs written for the purpose of this very moment like Vitamin C’s 2000s era earworm “Graduation (Friends Forever),” to classics like Kool & The Gang’s “Celebration,” to melancholy yet optimistic numbers like Billie Eilish’s quarantine-era “my future,” to rocking tunes written for those who are wholeheartedly anti-school like Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out,” there’s something on this list that everyone is sure to enjoy. To get the party started, Billboard has rounded up 22 tracks that make great additions to any graduation playlist. ![]() And before even getting a chance to catch your breath, it’s time to bust out the caps and gowns for pomp and circumstance, snatch that diploma you’ve worked so hard to get, say your farewells and, of course, celebrate. It’s a lot to take in - on top of prom and college decisions for high schoolers and job-hunting for higher ed students. ![]() Excitement, nervousness and at least a hint of sadness are just a few of many emotions that senior students feel as they prepare for the next chapter of their lives.Įven those who are not part of the class of 2023 can remember all the “lasts”: your last first day, last homecoming game, last spring break, last exam, and finally, the highly-anticipated last day of school. Your final year of school is nothing if not an emotional rollercoaster.
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