Hey Stoopid
Hey Stoopid is the 19th studio album by Alice Cooper, and was released on 2 July 1991.
After the success of the album Trash Alice Cooper Hey Stoopid seamlessly wanted to go back with it. He continued to pursue the inclusion of guest musicians and could, among other things Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Moore, Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars, and Slash win for the album. On the song lyrics were involved besides Vic Pepe and Jack Ponti and Desmond Child, Al Pitrelli, Ian Richardson and Zodiac Mindwarp.
Success and reception
Hey Stoopid could reach # 7 in the German charts and was according to Billion Dollar Babies of 1973, the third and so far also last Top 10 ranking of Alice Cooper album in Germany. In Austria, gave the album a total of 12 weeks, and reached there also the 7th Place. In Switzerland, the first and only top 10 ranking was achieved.
For Alex Henderson of Allmusic, the album is mainly managed and to be far from bad, but he referred to it as not necessarily required. Overall, the album for him is only suitable for Cooper devoted fans. Significantly positive commented Alex Straka of Powermetal.de. For him, Hey Stoopid is an album that " in terms of wealth of melody, dynamics, harmony, and above-ground arrangements all ausstach what the Melodic Rock name and rank had ." Might as Well Be The Song on Mars he even sees as "one of the most epic ballads of the entire history of rock music ."
Title list
Occupation
- Alice Cooper: Vocals
- Mickey Curry: Drums
- Stef Burns: Electric Guitar
- Hugh McDonald: Bass
- Joe Satriani: Guitar at Hey Stoopid, Burning Our Bed, Feed My Frankenstein, Little by Little Wind-Up Toy
- Vinnie Moore: guitar at Hurricane Years and Dirty Dreams
- Steve Vai: Guitar at Feed My Frankenstein
- Slash: guitar at Hey Stoopid
- Nikki Sixx: Bass at Feed My Frankenstein
- Mick Mars: Guitar at The for You
- Ozzy Osbourne: Vocals at Hey Stoopid