Trash (album)

trash
Alice Cooper studio album
Publication (s)	July 25, 1989
admission	1989
Label (s)	Epic Records
Format (s)	CD, LP, MC
Genre (s)	Hard rock , hair metal , pop rock
Title (number)	10
running time	40:14
occupation	Singing : Alice Cooper Guitar: John McCurry . Guest musicians: Mark Frazier, Jack Johnson, Steve Lukather , Guy Mann-Dude , Joe Perry , Kane Roberts, Richie Sambora Bass : Hugh McDonald . Guest musician: Tom Hamilton Drums : Bobby Chouinard. Guest musician: Joey Kramer Keyboard : Alan St. John Guest vocals: Michael Anthony , Stiv Bators , Jon Bon Jovi , Desmond Child , Diana Grasselli, Jango, Hugh McDonald, Louis Merlino, Alan St. John, Jamie Sever, Bernie Shanahan, Tom Teeley, Joe Turano, Steven Tyler , Myriam Naomi Valle, Maria Vidal, Kip Winger
production	Desmond Child
Studio (s)	Various in New York City , Los Angeles , Boston , New Jersey (USA)
chronology Raise Your Fist and Yell (1987) trash Hey Stoopid (1991)

Trash is the 18th studio album by US rock musician Alice Cooper . It was released on Epic Records in July 1989 . It is best known for the hit single Poison , a collaboration between Cooper and sought-after US producer Desmond Child, who was responsible for the production of the entire album.

background

The album has been described as "tamer than its predecessor" Constrictor , Alice Cooper's comeback after a rather unsuccessful period in the early 1980s , and Raise Your Fist and Yell and mostly contains polished, catchy hard rock songs. Two of them, Only My Heart Talkin ' , in which Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sing along and Hell Is Living Without You are ballads. Numerous guest musicians from the hard rock sector are also involved, including almost the entire band Aerosmith, Kip Winger , and Jon Bon Jovi , who can be heard on the title track. Richie Sambora from Bon Jovi and Steve Lukather play guitar solos in Hell Is Living Without You .

The album was produced by Bon Jovi producer Desmond Child , who also co-wrote most of the songs. Other guest musicians were also involved in the songwriting , such as Joan Jett for House of Fire or Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora for Hell Is Living Without You. Four singles were released, after Poison these were Bed of Nails in 1989 , House of Fire and Only My Heart Talkin 'in 1990 , all of which achieved some presence on music television. The home video Alice Cooper Trashes the World was filmed on the ensuing year-long tour . During the tour Al Pitrelli (later with Savatage and Megadeth ) played guitar, which can be seen in the video.

The album title is taken from the song of the same name, it is about a woman who is described as a “high class tramp”, as an “upper-class bitch”, but as soon as she touches the “sheets” she turns into “trash ", Translated as" trash "or" rabble ", transformed. During the tour, word games such as “trashes the world” (for example “garbage the world too”) were played with the title.

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

trash   DE 16 08/07/1989 (53 weeks)   AT 4th 09/15/1989 (16 weeks)   CH 10 08/13/1989 (28 weeks)   UK 2 08/26/1989 (12 weeks)   US 20th 11/18/1989 (43 weeks)

Singles

Poison   DE 25th 10/16/1989 (19 weeks)   CH 13 09/10/1989 (18 weeks)   UK 2 07/29/1989 (11 weeks)   US 7th 11/25/1989 (19 weeks) Bed of nails   UK 38 07.10.1989 (5 weeks) House of Fire   UK 65 12/02/1989 (2 weeks)   US 56 02/17/1990 (9 weeks) Only My Heart Talkin '   US 89 05/05/1990 (3 weeks)

1. Poison (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, John McCurry) - 4:29
2. Spark in the Dark (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child) - 3:52
3. House of Fire (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, Joan Jett ) - 3:47
4. Why Trust You (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child) - 3:12
5. Only My Heart Talkin ' (Alice Cooper, Bruce Roberts , Andy Goldmark ) - 4:47
6. Bed of Nails (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, Diane Warren ) - 4:20
7. This Maniac's in Love with You (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, Bob Held , Tom Teeley ) - 3:48
8. Trash (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, Mark Frazier , Jamie Sever ) - 4:01
9. Hell Is Living Without You (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora ) - 4:11
10. I'm Your Gun (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, John McCurry) - 3:47

Bonus tracks (Japan)

11. Cold Ethyl (Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin) - 3:12 (Live)
12. Ballad of Dwight Fry (Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce) - 7:22 (Live)

Outside of Japan, these live recordings also appeared on the B-side of the single Poison .

reception

The album is one of Cooper's greatest successes. It was the most successful album for him since the 1970s, especially with the single Poison , which reached the top 10 of the charts in many countries, including number 7 in the USA. The album rose to number two in the UK and number 20 in the US , where it went platinum.

The reviews were mostly positive for Cooper. On allmusic .com, for example, Alex Henderson wrote that Trash had temporarily given Alice Cooper the visibility it deserved. "Shock-Rock" was not to be heard, however, the record was aimed more at the Mötley Crüe / Guns-N'-Roses audience. The rating was four out of five stars. At the time, Götz Kühnemund from Rock Hard only won over the album after it had "got used to it". He saw the songs as "prime examples of good hard rock", despite the partial reference to Bon Jovi. He awarded 8.5 out of ten points.

Video publications on Trash

Video trash

In 1990 a video compilation was released containing the following music videos:

1. Poison
2. House of Fire
3. Bed of nails

Trashes the World

Also in 1990 a concert film from the previous tour was released under the direction of Nigel Dick, which was also released on DVD in 2004. It includes the following titles:

1. trash
2. Billion dollar babies
3. I'm eighteen
4. I'm your gun
5. Desperado
6. House of Fire
7. No More Mr. Nice Guy
8. This Maniac's in Love with You
9. Steven
10. Welcome to My Nightmare
11. Ballad of Dwight Fry
12. Gutter Cats vs. the jets
13. Only Women Bleed
14. I love the dead
15. Poison
16. Muscle of Love
17. Spark in the dark
18. Bed of nails
19. School's Out
20. Under My Wheels
21. Credits - Only My Heart Talkin '

Sales and Awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	50,912
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	5 × gold 4 × platinum	1,585,912

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} rockhard.de: Trash review by Götz Kühnemund
2. ↑ ^{a b} allmusic.de: Trash review by Alex Henderson
3. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
4. ^ Allmusic.de: Band biography Alice Cooper
5. ↑ Award in Australia
6. ↑ Award in Germany
7. ↑ Award in Finland
8. ↑ Award in Canada
9. ↑ Award in New Zealand
10. ↑ Award in Austria
11. ↑ Award in Sweden
12. ↑ Award in Switzerland
13. ↑ Distinction in the United States

Web links

• Trash at Allmusic (English)