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Along Came A Spider
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest album for the hard rock artist is about a serial killer named Spider. It also features Slash and Ozzy Osbourne as guest musicians.

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Vengeance Is Mine
They hated every part of me Expect me to forget it They tried so hard to bury me But I survived it every time Convicted of every crime Silently... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Uncut
    80
    Alice delivers his best album in decades. [Oct 2008, p.83]
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  2. Billboard
    80
    Spider might not make you forget "Welcome to My Nightmare," but it's nevertheless a cheerfully twisted yarn delivered with a full-on dose of guitar rockers, the requisite ballad, a soaring anthem, a bit of Beck-flavored groovery, some sly humor and nods to Cooper's glam rock past.
  3. Hartford Courant
    70
    His gloomy tales are not silly, but neither are they especially threatening, despite Cooper's mildly fetishistic focus on the predatory instincts of a character who spends most of his time wallowing in self-assessments.
  4. Mojo
    60
    Alice still makes Marilyn Manson sound like Mickey Mouse. {Sep 2008, p.112]
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  5. The Guardian
    60
    songs, like I'm Hungry, are laudably silly, others simply bland, but with a little help from Ozzy Osbourne and Slash, who adds glitzy embellishments to the heavy, anthemic Vengeance Is Mine, Cooper's back on par.
  6. AllMusic
    60
    An easy recommendation for fan club members and/or serial killers. Everyone else has two or three better Cooper concepts to devour first.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
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  1. DavidM.
    Aug 18, 2008
    10
    Nobody writes more clever lyrics than 'Ol Black Eyes himself. This CD gets better and better each time I listen to it. Do yourself a Nobody writes more clever lyrics than 'Ol Black Eyes himself. This CD gets better and better each time I listen to it. Do yourself a favor and pick up this CD. You'll thank me for it later....trust me.… Expand
  2. JalexD.
    Aug 11, 2008
    10
    Delightfully twisted and one of his best albums since the 70s.
  4. Leon
    Oct 4, 2009
    10
    10 stars.
  5. DaveK
    Aug 27, 2008
    10
    Excellent Album all the way!
  6. RémyP.
    Sep 7, 2008
    10
    As usual, very good in the direct line from the previous releases rock'n roll and FUN !
  7. panagiwtisthe_greek
    Feb 4, 2009
    10
    Just an amazing come back! He should make a film based on this perfect album!
  8. TimN
    Aug 13, 2008
    9
    Solid from start to finish!

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