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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Warner Bros UK
Salesrank: 47480
Released: December 31, 1991 |
| Our Price: $5.98 |
| Used Price: $5.99 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Special Forces Track Listing:
1. Who Do You Think We Are
2. Seven & Seven Is
3. Prettiest Cop on the Block
4. Don't Talk Old to Me
5. Generation Landslide '81 [Live]
6. Skeletons in the Closet
7. You Want It, You Got It
8. You Look Good in Rags
9. You're a Movie
10. Vicious Rumours
Editorial Review:
1981 album for Warner Brothers. 10 tracks, including a coverof Love's 'Seven And Seven Is' and a live version of 'Generation Landslide '81'.
Special Forces Reviews:
If you're going to get one... 
2009-04-27 - ... of Alice's early 80's new wave/pop-punk albums, pass this one by and get "Flush The Fashion" instead. There's some good material on here, but about half seem like filler material, and there's an out of place live version of "Generation Landslide" in the middle of the album for some reason.
oh dear, this album doesn't hit the mark
2008-12-29 - Alright, this is where Alice Cooper is starting to feel like he's getting exhausted to me (or maybe it's just me getting tired, and honestly, I admit I'm not exactly willing to open my arms to any 80's album thrown in my face).
The songwriting here is barely above average for the most part, and the fact the album sounds very similar to Sammy Hagar and other early 80's heavy rock acts REALLY hurts it a little bit. The songs just feel generic most of the time, and the excitement and fun feels missing as well. It really doesn't sound like Alice Cooper had ANY fun recording this album, and most of the songs feel rushed and tired.
The remake of "Generation Landslide" is horrible because it lacks energy completely, and hurries along at a boring pace. It's a boring version. "Don't Talk Old to Me" is probably the best song on the album because at least the vocals are somewhat interesting.
The opening song is alright too, but very ordinary sounding and not anywhere in the same league as 70's Alice Cooper. Be careful when choosing Alice's 80's albums. In fact, pick up Flush the Fashion (his best 80's album) and Dada (another good one) and avoid the rest.
Great release from Cooper 
2008-01-10 - I had always heard mixed reviews on a lot of albums around this time period from Alice Cooper. I am an Alice fan so I have purchased all of his CDs and this one is different but still great. I always enjoy Cooper's lyrics and sense of humor. The great music is just a bonus.
I'm Happy 
2007-01-16 - If Grandma's happy then everyone's happy! Great pricing, prompt delivery, condition as stated.
Good But Too Short
2006-12-13 - This is one of Alice's most oddball albums. He adopts one of his weirdest characters, a pseudo military persona.......complete with tons of rouge and mascara. The pictures from this tour have him looking really...... well....strange. Alice had once again fallen off the wagon in a big way by this album and was having problems with substance abuse again (mainly alcohol). This may be why the album is so short, clocking in at just over 30 minutes. With a cover song and a live version of a previously released track there is only about an EP's worth of new material to be found here. All of the musicians he had previously worked with were gone as this album features an entirely new crop of no name musicians adopted as his special forces band. This is not necessarily a bad thing however, as the new hired guns add a vitality and energy to the mix that had been missing for a while in his career. By this time Alice's album sales had plummeted too (I don't think this one even cracked the top 100). There are some really good tracks though. The opener "Special Forces" is a killer rock track with it's "who do you think we are" chorus. It had been a few albums since Alice wrote a transvestite song, so he throws us "Prettiest Cop On The Block" a song about a cross dressing policeman. It is pretty funny stuff. A live version of one of Alice's all time best songs "Generation Landslide" appears here with renewed energy and a few additional lyrics. "You're A Movie" is one of Cooper's funniest songs about a military general who.....well it's hard to describe, you would need to hear it. The final track "Vicious Rumors" is another heavy rock track that ends with a reprise of the "who do you think we are" chorus from the title track. The rest of the disc is average Cooper Musically the album continues down the new wave / punk path of "Flush The Fashion". This album is worth owning for Cooper fans, I just wish it was not so short.
