Detroit Stories＜Red Vinyl＞

On his 2019 EP Breadcrumbs, shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper paid tribute to his hometown of Detroit, working in a Detroit studio with a host of musicians from the city recording a smattering of covers of Bob Seger, the MC5, Suzy Quatro, the Dirtbombs, and other Motor City favorites. Full-length album Detroit Stories expands on the theme begun with Breadcrumbs, presenting many of the EPs tracks again and fleshing out the record with new originals and covers. Showing up a second time are high-spirited covers of the MC5s Sister Anne, Segers East Side Story, and original tunes Go Man Go and Detroit City 2021 (updated from its title Detroit City 2020 on the EP). Exciting new additions include a cover of the Lou Reed-penned song Rock & Roll, delivered with the same energetic barroom swagger as the early-70s Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels rendition, and an unexpected cover of longtime Detroit independent rockers Outrageous Cherrys hooky sunshine pop anthem Our Love Will Change the World. Coopers longtime producer Bob Erzin delivers the same thick, powerful sound hes achieved on many of Coopers post-2000s albums, with booming heavy metal drums, walls of guitar, and Coopers sinister vocals high in the mix. ~ Fred Thomas