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List Price: $7.98 | | Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Salesrank: 1057352
Released: July 1, 1991 |
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| Used Price: $25.00 |
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| Media: Audio Cassette |
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Lace and Whiskey Track Listing:
1. It's Hot Tonight
2. Lace and Whiskey
3. Road Rats
4. Damned If You Do
5. You and Me
6. King of the Silver Screen
7. Unbangi Stomp
8. (No More) Love at Your Convenience
9. I Never Wrote Those Songs
10. My God
Editorial Review:
1977 Warner Brothers album featuring the top 10 smash 'You And Me'. 10 tracks total.
Lace and Whiskey Reviews:
lace and whiskey 
2009-08-13 - even after 35 years die-hard alice fans are still upset over the break-up of the original alice cooper group. while we all hold our breath for a long overdue reunion, we can take comfort in the fact that @61, alice still performs most of his classics on tour and with each new studio release proves that he at least still has a sense of humor.
in an effort to reach a mainstream audience, his judgement obviously impaired by alcohol, the infamous alice cooper goes to hell and is reincarnated as maurice escargot, a film noir gumshoe detective. although a major disappointment to most cooper fans (myself included) "lace and whiskey", alice's third solo, actually starts off with one of his best rockers - "it's hot tonight". this song would have been a welcome addition to the lightweight "alice cooper goes to hell" album.
the other rocker on the album is "road rats", which is rumored to have inspired the meatloaf movie "roadies" and the title cut is a nice mid-tempo tune about the addiction of alcohol and women. the rockabilly "damned if you do", grows on you and "my god" was interesting, but it's so overproduced its hard to understand the lyrics. the reflective "i never wrote those songs" is probably the better ballad although "you and me" was a pleasant hit. the hysterical "king of the silver screen", is an absolute gem displaying alice cooper's humor at his very best, and contains a tasty extended guitar solo from dick wagner. "no more love at your convenience" was an embarrassment.
the "lace and whiskey" tour was an extension of the "nightmare" show, including the pre-filmed images, displayed on a giant television screen including faux commercials. alice gunned down giant chickens, brushed a dancing tooth, and even brought back the snake and guillotine. included in the opening slot were nazareth, the tubes and atlanta rhythm section. -- set list: under my wheels/billion dollar babies/i'm eighteen/sick things/is it my body/devil's food/the black widow/you and me/only women bleed/unfinished sweet/escape/i love the dead/go to hell/wish you were here/i never cry/it's hot tonight/lace and whiskey/king of the silver screen/school's out
released may 1977 it reached #42 usa and #33 uk. - singles: you and me b/w it's hot tonight (#9) - (no more) love at your convenience b/w i never wrote those songs (#0)
every alice cooper album has great songs that never made radio. it's not the hits, but the deeper cuts that are the real black beauties... blinddog pick: king of the silver screen
expectations change 
2009-07-11 - When I had first purchased this album in 1977, at age 19, I thought to myself, well Cooper has said in many, many interviews that he was motivated by hot sweaty greed. So here Alice tried to compete with who was big at the time, as I can best remember that would be Barry Manilow. My first impression was that this album does indeed suck but I was 19 then and into "Killer", "Schools Out" "LITD" and even the more psycho 1st 2 albums on the Strait label. Today I'm 51 and I still love the original bands hard stuff, but with age I can now sit down and appreciate "Lace, and Whiskey" for it's own merits, just as I have a new appreciation for all of Coopers 80's stuff, and it is not that bad. Different textures, and not as monolithic as the early hard stuff, and more extensive orchestration. A note here, the LP witch I purchased on E-Bay as part of a collection seems to have been more carefully mastered than the CD which seemed to be another just get it done and get it out there production.
Awesome album.
2009-04-27 - I'm finding it hard to believe so may people gave this album a so-so rating. In my opinion this album is catchier and the lyrics are extremely written compared to the preceding album. Far better album than "Goes To Hell" or "Muscle Of Love", IMO.
The whiskey is clouding the Coop's judgement :( 
2009-04-08 - I bought this album on vinyl when it first came out. I was absolutley blown away when the needle touched down to reveal the first song "It's Hot Tonight". This is arguably Alice's finest solo song. The guitars are there & the sneering Alice vocals are back. But that is where it ends, my comrads. The title track "Lace & Whiskey" sounded like it should have been from a caberet show. And sure enough when this album was released, Alice did the title track on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. Anyone remember the giant dancing chickens with machine guns on stage??? Mercy, Alice...set down the booze. Next up is "Road Rats"...a decent song with some heavier guitars about the life of roadies. "Damned if You Do" is just shameful. "You & Me" is a fine ballad. "Ubangi Stomp" is fun but not what I'd want to hear from Alice. The rest of this album just gets worse with each track. "No More Love at Your Convenience"...embarrassing. "I Never Wrote Those Songs"...unfortunately on the liner notes it says you DID write those songs.
What makes this album even worse was the production and mastering. Just a horrible, horrible sound.
The only real saving grace is "It's Hot Tonight". Find a deal on a used copy to make it worth your while.
a Cooper classic 
2008-12-24 - These late 70's Alice Cooper albums are extremely underrated. Honestly, the last three albums he made in the 70's appeal to me MUCH more than the Welcome to My Nightmare album.
Alright, something feels missing from the Lace and Whiskey album, and I think it's a creepy atmosphere along with a hard rock edge to most of the songs. BUT, you know what? That doesn't even matter, because the songwriting here is pretty darn good most of the time.
The title song has a really good verse melody and chorus, "Road Rats" and "King of the Silver Screen" both COOK with lots of energy and catchy vocals, and "Damned If I Do" recalls the classic years of stuff like "Under My Wheels" and "Muscle of Love". THESE are probably my favorite kind of Cooper songs- short and snappy hard rock that should catch anyones attention and be considered immediate highlights.
"You and Me" is just beautiful, and the final track called "My God" reminds me of Blue Oyster Cult's "Debbie Denise". "(No More) Love at Your Convenience" is a nice taste of disco. Say what you want about it, but Alice knew how to make a good melody out of a disco tune.
Overall, I fail to understand why so many people dislike the music. Talk about excellent songwriting.
