Alice Cooper Music:

Dada Track Listing:
1. Da - Alice Cooper, Ezrin, Bob
2. Enough's Enough
3. Former Lee Warmer
4. No Man's Land
5. Dyslexia
6. Scarlet and Sheba
7. I Love America
8. Fresh Blood
9. Pass the Gun Around

Editorial Review:
Cooper's 1983 album for Warner Brothers. Contains nine tracks, including 'Da Da', 'Enough's Enough' and 'No Man's Land'.

Dada Reviews:
alice entering the mid 80's
2008-12-28 - This is where some obvious signs Alice Cooper was starting to slip truly begin. The songwriting, while mostly good, has some obvious points where the writing feels a bit lazy, and gives off a feeling Alice didn't have enough ideas at the time so he just stretched out some songs longer than they should have been and hope it worked. There are also some straight up goofy moments, such as "I Love America". What is THAT?

The title song has a creepy atmosphere, but it's not really THAT great. At least, not as good as the stuff Iron Maiden was doing at the time. It's alright though. A really good pop song is "Enough's Enough". I love that one, and I also really like the eerie vocals in "Former Lee Warmer". That song has a vibe similar to the closing song called "Pass the Gun Around", and both songs are really excellent to me. "No Man's Land" is another good one.

I think the biggest problem with the album is how it just sounds stuck in the mid 80's. That is one of the things that has come back to haunt many musicians because now many 80's albums sound artificial. The songwriting on Dada is pretty good though, and honestly a step above most other hard rock bands at the time, so the album is still worth a purchase. Just don't expect perfection.

One of the strangest,
2008-10-09 - if not the strangest album I've ever heard. DaDa came around during Alice's second alcohol addiction. So from 1980-1983, he released 4 albums he doesn't even remember making. Flush the Fashion (80) Zipper Catches Skin (81) Special Forces (82) and DaDa(83). Out of that bunch he decided DaDa was his favorite. This being the late 80's of course, after DaDa, he finally quit drinking and has to this day. It's a strange story, with some funny interludes. The main story is about Former Lee Warner, an old cannibal. He's forced to stay in the house attic, but the brother must get him food-"Fresh Blood". "All the neighbors, never see me, but they wonder why I walk around at night. He gets hungry, I go hunting, down the moonlit streets for somebody that's right." Now the short side stories, Enough's Enough, Dyslexia, I love America, are some of the funniest tunes ever to be recorded. Especially those last two, I can't stop laughing. Then there's "Pass the Gun Around" a very upbeat, screwed up song about Russian Rouillete (is that how you spell it?) Well, this is a great album nonetheless, and you should get it now, despite the price-you can get it for almost $12 from other Amazon merchants. They're the only ones who have it, DaDa in my opinion, is the hardest to get.

Simply the best Alice Cooper recording evar
2008-09-16 - This gets to you after a while. I have read here that Alice was back on booze when he recorded it. You can tell. It's aggressive, terrible and shaky. Genius. And it does get to you. You can smell the guys desperation in the music and his utter lack of empathy. This is what a shattered life sounds like - bits of brilliance and tragedy. I can't believe he doesn't remember recording this? Makes sense. I wouldn't want to remember creating something this powerful and dark. I don't think he will ever add any of this to a set list. I can't see how he would be able to maintain character without reliving a self destructive past. If I ever do meet the guy, I think I might ask him if he likes this disk - because I think he wouldn't. I did see him perform during this period for the 'Special Forces' tour. He did not seem like a happy camper. For those who follow Alice Cooper, he IS a happy camper because it's all glitz, glamor and vaudeville. I remember thinking the guy appeared terminally bummed out onstage. The last tour I saw was for Constrictor. He was a different man with different music then. I don't think he, or anyone else, is capable of making something like this now. This sounds like a moment in his life that was meant to be forgotten, and who now has the capacity for this sort of dark sincerity?

lost Cooper classic
2008-04-07 - if this cd had been released under any other name but Alice Cooper, critics would have been falling all over themselves to praise this cd. Alice on this release continues to explore a few new sounds and get back to dark humor in his lyrics that he had abandoned for a years earlier. This album is not as guitar heavy as his earlier releases and sonically has nothing in common with other Coope platters from the past. Lyrically it has more in common with "From The Inside" while musically it is a muted sound from "Special Forces" period. Songs like "Former Lee Warner" and "Pass the Gun Around" deal with loss of identity, and "NO Man's Land" is the strangest Christmas song ever written. Fresh Blood about a couple who go on hunt for victims is the happiest sounding song I ever heard in regards to the subject of serial killers. This great lost Alice album is not for everyone but anyone who takes the time to listen can hear a veteran Metal God stretch out beyond his choosen genre.

The Alice we all know
2008-01-10 - This album starts off with a great, creepy reminder of why I am an Alice Cooper fan. The father voice talking to the child gives me chills every time I hear it. Another superb release by Alice Cooper.