Re: Lace And Whiskey
I gave it a 7! Good album... This was a tough rating because had this poll taken place in the late 70's I would have rated it much lower because I couldn't stand the final 3 songs (No More Love at Your Convienence, I Never Wrote Those Songs, & My God), "Damned if You Do" Wasn't much Better, & as much as I liked "You & Me" the album version was too long clocking in over 5 minutes(The single of it cut it in half which was perfect). I've changed a lot musically since my teen years & grew to appreciate those songs... although this is near the bottom of the Cooper albums for me(I'm a Cooper fan so I do love this album & his others)
What makes this album "Good" for me??? ...Turn on "King of the Silver Screen & fast forward to the 3 minute mark & crank up your stereo!!! The guitar work of Dick Wagner & Steve Hunter Kicks ASS here!! Actually, I love the whole King of the Silver Screen song ("I'm Gonna EAT my make-up for lunch today!!!") I love the whole riff that goes through "It's Hot Tonight" which leads right into the title track which I always liked. "Road Rats" is another outstanding Kick ass cowbell rocker(More amazing guitar work!). "Ubangi Stomp" may seem out of place on the album but it's a fun song & performed great.
This was also a period when Alice's alcoholism was taking effect on him. I had read that some of the tunes on this album were leftovers from the 'Goes to Hell' sessions. I know "It's Hot Tonight" was from those sessions & I'm wondering if "No More Love..." was another because originally "Hell" was supposed to be a Huge Disco
