Title: Good sound, bad songs
Product review: As an Alice Cooper fan for over 25 years, I regarded this box set as a missed opportunity bordering on tragedy. The rarely-heard first two psychedelic albums are bypassed almost entirely, and classic tracks such as "Hallowed Be My Name," "Second Coming," "Halo of Flies," "Luney Tune," "My Stars," "Cold Turk," and "Sick Things" from the classic LOVE IT TO DEATH, KILLER, and SCHOOL'S OUT, BILLION DOLLAR BABIES period are bypassed in favor of embarrassing '80s and '90s power ballads, presumably because Alice was in a position to negotiate for higher reissue royalties later in his career. Curiously, the liner notes single out "Luney Tune" and "My Stars" for praise, but you won't find them here. The fact that the remastered sound on LIFE AND CRIMES is so superior to that of WEA's LOVE IT TO DEATH, KILLER, and SCHOOL'S OUT CDs makes the sparce pickings from these albums that much more lamentable.
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