Along Came A Spider
by Alice Cooper
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. 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.
  2. Uncut
    80
    Alice delivers his best album in decades. [Oct 2008, p.83]
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  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.

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Leon
    Oct 4, 2009
    10
    10 stars.
  2. panagiwtisthe_greek
    Feb 4, 2009
    10
    Just an amazing come back! He should make a film based on this perfect album!
  3. DouglasW.
    Sep 16, 2008
    9
    Not as good as the early seventies Killer or School's Out but every time I listen to it, I like it more and more. About time he released Not as good as the early seventies Killer or School's Out but every time I listen to it, I like it more and more. About time he released another good concept album.… Full Review »
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