DIRTY DIAMONDS
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DIRTY DIAMONDS
Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album by Alice Cooper, released on July 4, 2005 internationally, and August 2 in the US. The album peaked on Billboard's "Top Independent Albums" chart at #17, and the Billboard 200 album chart at #169 - Cooper's highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11 years prior.-Wikipedia
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Metal Storm
a really great album that makes up for its lack of focus with the pure genius of some of its particular ideas. Definitely one of Alice's best albums and easily one of the finest albums of 2005.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
2015 In sum, Dirty Diamonds offered quite a varied set that rarely strayed from its stated mission statement of accomplishing more with less, When a legend like Alice Cooper is involved, what else does one need but the familiar, charismatic original article itself?
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Sleaze Roxx
2005 - a roller-coaster ride through Alice Cooper‘s mind – a mind filled with humor, contradictions, horror and a host of musical ideas ... another MUST purchase from this rock legend
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All Music
The album was worthy redemption from the big-money blandness of his mid-'80s recordings and a nice return to form after flirting with the industrial-flavored metal that defined his late-'90s material.
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Metal Reviews
there's lots of really great songs with each one having its own unique identity and story to tell
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Blabber Mouth
for fans of his classic style, this record offers a number of pleasurable memories and some diverse, decent rock 'n' roll as well
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Rock Eyez
This could go down as one the worst CD’s Alice has put out to date. The backing musicians don’t help either.
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Pop Matters
2005 - not only has Cooper put out his catchiest album since Trash, but he and his guitarists Ryan Roxie and Damon Johnson, have truly nailed the old Babies sound, combining the retro sound with a few modern touches, and doing so with pure panache
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Exclaim!
2005 - Those awkward moments aside, this is surprisingly strong Alice, not Schools Out or Welcome To My Nightmare, but not so far off, either. The title track, a sex-filled Sabbath-riffed crime story, is as good as anything Alice has done in at least a decade
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Sick Things UK
But you ask "is it any good?".. Oh boy is it!!
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Metal Discovery
2005 - Once again, his lyrics and delivery are superb
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Nuture & Support
2017 - This was a tricky album. The highs were VERY high (Woman of Mass Distraction, Saga of Jesse Jane, Dirty Diamonds), while the lows were kind of low (Pretty Ballerina). Still… it is Alice and therefore awesome.
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Jukebox Metal
I'd challenge all but the modest ardent drum 'n' bass/trance fan to not find something to like on here
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Metal Express Radio
2015 - Overall, Alice again has succeeded in his quest to put the basic edge and “fun” back into his music.
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Hour Community
20015 - This is prime ’70s riff-driven rock’n'roll music, the kind that only Alice could write.
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Rough Edge
I found "Dirty Diamonds" boring and lackluster at best.
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Mark's Record Reviews
I just can't believe that it's really this bad. He's NEVER made an album this bad!
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Don Ignacio
there are plenty of moments in here that I like. ... That said, I wouldn't bother purchasing this album if I were you. It's kinduva waste of money.
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Metal Storm
Like many of Alice's albums, it doesn't hold itself to any one sound, expanding on the punk elements sometimes, the bluesy elements other times; in fact, the best songs are the ones that break the mold.
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Louder Sound
A fun record
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KNAC
2005 - there is a lot of what made Cooper great to begin with here
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Room Thirteen
2005 - From start to finish 'Dirty Diamonds' is a fantastic journey through the weird and wonderful world of Alice Cooper, from the Rock 'n' Roll swagger of 'Perfect' to the Country and Western twang of 'Jesse Jane'.
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Ledo Takas
surprisingly refreshing album by shock hardrock legend, where he aptly reminds about the fundamental sound and roots of proto-heavy music, enriching it with punk, glam, blues and even country music gimmicks, ...
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Aroundtable
2018 - underappreciated release from the king of shock rock. ... Recommended.
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Melodic Rock
It sounds terrible and features some songs too diverse for the traditional Cooper audience and certainly not in keeping with the quality output of his last few records.
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Gig Wise
it’s wonderful that Alice can still come up with classic tracks but has the courage to try his hand into different genres. ... For anyone who hasn’t gotten into Mr Cooper yet, give this album a try and you’ll be pleasantly surprised
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