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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Thought I would hate this album... May 14, 2009
Just picked this up and the first two songs on the album were horrible in my opinion. After that though, the album rules right up to the last track. If the first two songs had been left off the album, I'd have given this a perfect 5 star rating. The album is worth owning for "The Ballad Of Jesse Jane" alone.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Back in Flack... Feb 24, 2009
All the praise offered by all the other reviews of this product is well earned by Cooper's Dirty Diamonds. There's something admirable about releasing a 70s album in 2005; something mildly incredible about releasing a -good- 70s album in 2005, one that's comparable to his work from the 70s with its sarcastically humorous lyrics and driving, straight up rock and roll; and something inspiring about a 61 year old man acting, dressing, and rocking like an 18 year old. Dirty Diamond is the hot red sports car and dumb blonde bimbo of Alice Cooper's later albums; like both, it's a lot of fun, entertaining to watch (well, listen to), completely shameless, and best if not taken too seriously. Any Cooper fan should love this album, as should anyone of any age who likes 70s rock and roll from times you could be transgressive without being deadly serious or taking yourself so seriously.
The best thing I can say about this album is that I just finished listening to it and now just started listening to it again. That -never- happens.
Great new, heavy release Jan 17, 2008
I always enjoy Alice Cooper's newer material for the fact that they have more crunch. This album is heavy and Alice, once again, has great musicians playing for him.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Coop's best album in years Jan 12, 2007
Simply put, this is easily Alice Cooper's best studio album since "From The Inside". It combines all the classic elements of vintage Cooper, both original band and solo Alice, most importantly, the songwriting and performances are top notch all the way-Alice's voice is in phenomenal shape, he sounds amazing for his age. Just tracks 1 thru 7 are so good, that alone makes this worth buying. After that, the quality drops off just a bit with "Run Down The Devil", but comes roaring back with the ultra-catchy "Your Own Worst Enemy" - a concise tune with hilarious lyrics and a great riff. This Cooper album has some killer "classic rock" guitar riffs! Highlights are the Keith Richards/Stones style riff-rocker "Sunset Babies", the dog chasing-it's-tail riff on "Steal That Car"- which Alice and band deliver with full on, GARAGE RAWK power, the T-REX swagger of "Perfect" (again with funny American "Idle" parody lyrics), the theatrical James Bond theme meets Black Sabbath title track, hard as nails stomper, "Woman Of Mass Distraction", and the surprisingly effective cover of The Left Banke's "Pretty Ballerina". "You Make Me Wanna" is a fun rockin' romp as well, with a great sing-a-long chorus. I also like all the tambourine, and added percussion on most of these tracks-it gives it a vintage feel to it, like the Stones and The Beatles records had. Deep tracks "Zombie Dance" and "Six Hours" feature Alice on the harmonica as well, recalling the Love It To Death record.
If you want to check out some recent Alice Cooper, start here-with "Dirty Diamonds"-chock full of gems.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Not As Good As Eyes Dec 18, 2006
"Diamonds" follows in the footsteps of the previous disc "Eyes Of Alice Cooper". The Coop goes for a sound very similar to the original Alice Cooper band with a straight ahead rock n roll format with plenty of grungy guitar, heavy drums and very few keyboards. Unfortunately the material here is not that strong for the most part. Maybe its just me, but I feel like the lyrics are somewhat "dumbed down" from the high standards Cooper is famous for. Songs like "Woman Of Mass Distraction", "Steal That Car", "Perfect", "You Make Me Wanna", "Sunset Babies" are just very average rock nr roll with lyrics that just don't work that well. The music is all solid hard rock, but again there is not a lot that really stands out aside from a few great guitar solos here and there from Ryan Roxie. On the other hand there are a few diamonds in the rough to be found on the disc. For the first time in over a decade Cooper writes a transvestite song. "The Saga Of Jesse Jane" is a hilarious country ballad about a cross dressing truck driver who gets arrested while wearing a wedding dress. Yea, Cooper has been down this road before, but he can still pull off material like this that can't help but leave a smile on your face. The title track "Dirty Diamonds" is a great rocker with a chorus that won't leave your mind. "Six Hours" is a good ballad and "Zombie Dance" is another good comment on society. Cooper covered this territory before too, but "Zombie Dance" sounds fresh and energized. Alice even tries to tackle hip hop with the rap laden "Stand". Although I am not a fan of the genre, Cooper actually pulls it off quite well and I like the song. Overall I don't think this album is quite as good as "Eyes", but it does have its moments. Fans of early Alice Cooper band might really eat this up.
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