Trash
is the eleventh
solo and overall
eighteenth
studio album
by American
rock musician
It was released on
July 25, 1989
, by Epic Records.
The album features
the single
"Poison",
Cooper's first
top ten hit since
his single
"You and Me"
in 1977
and marked a
great success in
Cooper's
musical career,
reaching the Top 20
of various album charts
and selling more
than
two million copies.
Trash features
John McCurry
on guitar,
Hugh McDonald
of Bon Jovi
on bass
as well as
Bobby Chouinard
and
Alan St. Jon,
both from
Billy Squier's
solo band
on drums
and keyboards,
respectively.
The album was the
"biggest hit among
his hair metal albums"
peaking at number two
in the UK
and number 20
in the US.
Overview
After his return
to the music industry
with the successful
"The Nightmare Returns" tour,
Cooper had sought assistance
from Desmond Child
to create a comeback album.
Trash
became one of Cooper's
biggest albums,
accompanied by
music videos for
"Poison",
"Bed of Nails",
"House of Fire",
and
"Only My Heart Talkin'".
A successful year-long
worldwide concert tour
in support of the album
was documented in the
home video release
Alice Cooper Trashes The World.
The album features
many guest performances
including
Jon Bon Jovi;
Stiv Bators;
singer/guitarist
Kane Roberts
(who left Cooper's band in 1988);
as well as four
of the five members
of Aerosmith,
Cooper's 1970s
contemporaries
who were also making
a successful
comeback at the time
(only Brad Whitford did not participate).
Songwriting contributions
were also made by
Joan Jett,
Diane Warren,
Jon Bon Jovi,
Richie Sambora,
and
John McCurry.
Critical Reception
The album has received
mostly positive reviews.
AllMusic reviewer
Alex Henderson
gave the album
four stars
out of five
describing it as a
"highly slick and commercial
yet edgy pop-metal effort
that temporarily restored him
to the charts in a big way".
Rolling Stone
placed the album at 36
on their list of the
"50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums
of All Time".
Kerrang!
put the album in
sixth place
in on their ranking of every
Alice Cooper album.
MetalSucks
included the album
at No. 7
on their list of "
The Ten Best
Must-Have
Glam Metal Albums".
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