The lead single from the album was the power ballad "How You Gonna See Me Now", which peaked at No. 12 in the US Hot 100 chart. A music video was also created for it. The 'Madhouse Rocks Tour' in support of From the Inside lasted from February to April 1979 and saw all songs from the album as regular parts of the setlist except "Millie and Billie", "For Veronica’s Sake" and "Jackknife Johnny". Since 1979, however, songs from From the Inside have rarely been performed live, with the only cases being "Serious" on the 2003 'Bare Bones' tour and his 2018 One Night with Alice Cooper tour. "Wish I Were Born in Beverly Hills" on the 2005–2006 Dirty Diamonds Tour, "Nurse Rozetta" on the 'Descent into Dragontown' and 'Theatre of Death' tours, and "From the Inside" between 1997 and 1999 and on the late 2000s 'Theatre of Death' tour.
The album cover is a centre parting gatefold with Alice Cooper's face on the front. It opens up into a triple page image of a lunatic asylum. In the top left corner is a door with a sign above that reads "the quiet room"; this is a hidden flap that opens to reveal Cooper, sitting in a padded cell with a straitjacket by his feet. On the inside of the flap there is a message that reads "Inmates! In memory of Moonie", a nod to Cooper's old drinking buddy Keith Moon, who was the drummer for rock band the Who. The picture of Cooper in the cell is printed on the inner sleeve along with the song lyrics. On the rear of the album is a picture of the back of an asylum building with the track listing on the double doors, which open to show all the inmates stampeding down the corridor, waving papers in the air stating their release. Both the images hidden by flaps were printed on the inner sleeve.
Tom Carson of Rolling Stone, while stating that "the songs are full of good ideas", held that the songwriters and performers approached the concept too seriously, and that the album should have been done in a parody vein. He also criticized that the session band are too talented and precise, arguing that audiences had become enamored of Alice Cooper as a musician who does not strive for competence, and they would not accept such a fundamental change to his sound.[8]The Globe and Mail wrote that, while the album "displays a hackneyed approach to the subject of madness, the lyrics are consistently interesting... The music, on the other hand, is a repetitive blend of heavy-metal cliches and simple melodics."[9]
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson found the album lacks the immediate appeal of Cooper's most popular albums, and at points "is too self-indulgent and intellectual for its own good, but at its best as on 'How You Gonna See Me Now', From the Inside is as riveting as it is inspiring."[6] In 2009, Cooper stated "It was musically one of the best albums I ever did".[10]
^ abHenderson, Alex. "From the Inside – Alice Cooper". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
^Coleman, Mark (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. pp. 9, 10.
^Carson, Tom (February 8, 1979). "From the Inside". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
^Gilday, Katherine (13 Dec 1978). "From the Inside". The Globe and Mail. p. F9.
^Kielty, Martin (November 17, 2018). "How Alice Cooper Brought 'From the Inside' Out of the Sanitarium". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
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From the Inside is the fourth solo studio album by American rock singer Alice Cooper released in December 1978 by Warner Bros Records 4 It is a concept album about Cooper s stay in a New York asylum due to his alcoholism Each of the characters in the songs were based on actual people Cooper met in the asylum Among other collaborators the album features three longtime Elton John associates lyricist Bernie Taupin guitarist Davey Johnstone and bassist Dee Murray From the InsideStudio album by Alice CooperReleasedDecember 1978StudioSound City Van Nuys Davlen North Hollywood Cherokee Hollywood Hollywood Sound Recorders Hollywood Kendun Los Angeles Studio 55 Los Angeles 1 GenreRockLength39 08LabelWarner Bros ProducerDavid FosterAlice Cooper chronologyThe Alice Cooper Show 1977 From the Inside 1978 Flush the Fashion 1980 Singles from From the Inside How You Gonna See Me Now Released October 9 1978 US 2 From the Inside Released January 1979 3 The lead single from the album was the power ballad How You Gonna See Me Now which peaked at No 12 in the US Hot 100 chart A music video was also created for it The Madhouse Rocks Tour in support of From the Inside lasted from February to April 1979 and saw all songs from the album as regular parts of the setlist except Millie and Billie For Veronica s Sake and Jackknife Johnny Since 1979 however songs from From the Inside have rarely been performed live with the only cases being Serious on the 2003 Bare Bones tour and his 2018 One Night with Alice Cooper tour Wish I Were Born in Beverly Hills on the 2005 2006 Dirty Diamonds Tour Nurse Rozetta on the Descent into Dragontown and Theatre of Death tours and From the Inside between 1997 and 1999 and on the late 2000s Theatre of Death tour The album was adapted into a comic book Marvel Premiere 50 5 Contents 1 Artwork and packaging 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Musicians 4 2 Additional musicians 4 3 Additional personnel 5 Charts 6 References 7 External linksArtwork and packaging editThe album cover is a centre parting gatefold with Alice Cooper s face on the front It opens up into a triple page image of a lunatic asylum In the top left corner is a door with a sign above that reads the quiet room this is a hidden flap that opens to reveal Cooper sitting in a padded cell with a straitjacket by his feet On the inside of the flap there is a message that reads Inmates In memory of Moonie a nod to Cooper s old drinking buddy Keith Moon who was the drummer for rock band the Who The picture of Cooper in the cell is printed on the inner sleeve along with the song lyrics On the rear of the album is a picture of the back of an asylum building with the track listing on the double doors which open to show all the inmates stampeding down the corridor waving papers in the air stating their release Both the images hidden by flaps were printed on the inner sleeve Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Tom Carson of Rolling Stone while stating that the songs are full of good ideas held that the songwriters and performers approached the concept too seriously and that the album should have been done in a parody vein He also criticized that the session band are too talented and precise arguing that audiences had become enamored of Alice Cooper as a musician who does not strive for competence and they would not accept such a fundamental change to his sound 8 The Globe and Mail wrote that while the album displays a hackneyed approach to the subject of madness the lyrics are consistently interesting The music on the other hand is a repetitive blend of heavy metal cliches and simple melodics 9 In a retrospective review for AllMusic Alex Henderson found the album lacks the immediate appeal of Cooper s most popular albums and at points is too self indulgent and intellectual for its own good but at its best as on How You Gonna See Me Now From the Inside is as riveting as it is inspiring 6 In 2009 Cooper stated It was musically one of the best albums I ever did 10 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Alice Cooper and Bernie Taupin all music is composed by Cooper and Dick Wagner except where notedSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 From the Inside Alice CooperBernie TaupinDick WagnerDavid Foster3 552 Wish I Were Born in Beverly Hills 3 383 The Quiet Room 3 524 Nurse Rozetta CooperTaupinSteve LukatherFoster4 155 Millie and Billie performed by Cooper and Marcy Levy CooperTaupinBruce Roberts4 15 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length6 Serious CooperTaupinFosterLukather2 447 How You Gonna See Me Now 3 578 For Veronica s Sake 3 379 Jackknife Johnny 3 4510 Inmates We re All Crazy 5 03Total length 39 08 This was one of three Alice Cooper albums to be reissued in 1990 by Metal Blade Records on CD and cassette The other two were Muscle of Love and Lace and Whiskey Personnel editCredits are adapted from the From the Inside liner notes 11 Musicians edit Alice Cooper vocalsAdditional musicians edit Dick Wagner lead guitar David Foster keyboards Davey Johnstone lead guitar backing vocals David Hungate bass tracks 2 4 7 1 Dee Murray bass track 1 1 Dennis Conway drums Fred Mandel keyboards John Pierce bass Jim Keltner percussion Jay Graydon guitar Lee Sklar bass Michael Ricciardella drums Marcy Levy co lead vocals track 5 Steve Lukather guitar tracks 4 6 7 12 Robbie King keyboards Rick Shlosser drums Rick Nielsen guitar Bill Champlin Kiki Dee Flo amp Eddie Tom Kelly Bobby Kimball Sheryl Cooper The Totally Committed Choir backing vocalsAdditional personnel edit Source 1 David Foster Producer Humberto Gatica Keith Olsen David De Vore Tom Knox Howard Steele Engineers Jay Graydon Steve Porcaro Synthesizer Programing Frank DeCaro Strings Conductor Alan Dockery Photography Lauren Kinde Front Sleeve Photo Pacific Eye and Ear Album Concept and DesignCharts editChart 1978 79 PeakpositionAustralian Kent Music Report 13 12US Billboard 200 60References edit a b c d SickthingsUK From the Inside Alice cooper singles Great Rock Discography p 171 Great Rock Discography p 171 Brennaman Chris April 2014 Marvel Premiere Back Issue 71 Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing 30 a b Henderson Alex From the Inside Alice Cooper AllMusic Retrieved September 22 2014 Coleman Mark 1992 The Rolling Stone Album Guide Random House pp 9 10 Carson Tom February 8 1979 From the Inside Rolling Stone Retrieved September 22 2014 Gilday Katherine 13 Dec 1978 From the Inside The Globe and Mail p F9 Kielty Martin November 17 2018 How Alice Cooper Brought From the Inside Out of the Sanitarium Ultimate Classic Rock Retrieved August 11 2022 From the Inside CD booklet Alice Cooper Warner Bros Records 1978 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link 1978 Alice Cooper How You Gonna See Me Now US 12 UK 61 Sessiondays Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 92 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 External links editFrom the Inside at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title From the Inside Alice Cooper album amp oldid 1210905496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
