Killer is the fourth studio album by American rock band Alice Cooper , released in November 1971 by Warner Bros. Records . The album peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and the two singles " Under My Wheels " and " Be My Lover " made the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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48-418: A 1967 western also known as El Desperado or The Desperado Games [ edit ] Desperado (chess) , a chess piece that seems determined to give itself up Desperados (video game series) : Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive , a 2001 stealth-based real-time tactics computer game Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge , the 2006 sequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Desperados III ,
72-418: A 1967 western also known as El Desperado or The Desperado Games [ edit ] Desperado (chess) , a chess piece that seems determined to give itself up Desperados (video game series) : Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive , a 2001 stealth-based real-time tactics computer game Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge , the 2006 sequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Desperados III ,
96-528: A Japanese professional wrestler Dallas Desperados , a franchise in the Arena Football League The Desperados, a professional wrestling stable consisting of Dutch Mantel , Black Bart and Deadeye Dick (Randy Colley) Other [ edit ] Desperados (beer) , a lager produced by Karlovačko Brewery Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
120-435: A Japanese professional wrestler Dallas Desperados , a franchise in the Arena Football League The Desperados, a professional wrestling stable consisting of Dutch Mantel , Black Bart and Deadeye Dick (Randy Colley) Other [ edit ] Desperados (beer) , a lager produced by Karlovačko Brewery Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
144-513: A Trinidad steelband Dezperadoz (formerly Desperados), a German Western-themed heavy metal band Albums [ edit ] Desperado: The Soundtrack , a soundtrack album from the 1995 film Desperado (Eagles album) , Second studio album by the Eagles, 1973 Desperado (Pat Martino album) , 1970, or the title song Desperado (High Rise album) , 1998, or the title song Songs [ edit ] "Desperado" (Eagles song) ,
168-460: A Trinidad steelband Dezperadoz (formerly Desperados), a German Western-themed heavy metal band Albums [ edit ] Desperado: The Soundtrack , a soundtrack album from the 1995 film Desperado (Eagles album) , Second studio album by the Eagles, 1973 Desperado (Pat Martino album) , 1970, or the title song Desperado (High Rise album) , 1998, or the title song Songs [ edit ] "Desperado" (Eagles song) ,
192-411: A series of five TV movies from 1987 to 1989 Desperado (film) , a 1995 action thriller with Antonio Banderas Desperados (film) , a 2020 American comedy film The Desperadoes , a 1943 Western starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor The Desperados , a 1969 Western starring Vince Edwards and Jack Palance Desperados (TV series) , a UK children's drama show The Dirty Outlaws ,
216-411: A series of five TV movies from 1987 to 1989 Desperado (film) , a 1995 action thriller with Antonio Banderas Desperados (film) , a 2020 American comedy film The Desperadoes , a 1943 Western starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor The Desperados , a 1969 Western starring Vince Edwards and Jack Palance Desperados (TV series) , a UK children's drama show The Dirty Outlaws ,
240-468: A song by the Eagles "Desperado" (Rihanna song) , a song by Rihanna 2016 "Desperado", a song by Alice Cooper from Killer "Desperado", a song by Eve of Destiny "Desperado", a song by Azealia Banks from Broke with Expensive Taste "Desperado", a song by Kenny Rogers from Daytime Friends "Desperados", a song by Hanoi Rocks "Desperado", a song by Raghav featuring Tesher Sports [ edit ] El Desperado (wrestler) ,
264-468: A song by the Eagles "Desperado" (Rihanna song) , a song by Rihanna 2016 "Desperado", a song by Alice Cooper from Killer "Desperado", a song by Eve of Destiny "Desperado", a song by Azealia Banks from Broke with Expensive Taste "Desperado", a song by Kenny Rogers from Daytime Friends "Desperados", a song by Hanoi Rocks "Desperado", a song by Raghav featuring Tesher Sports [ edit ] El Desperado (wrestler) ,
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#1732776262360288-495: Is projecting on them." He concluded by calling Alice Cooper "a strong band, a vital band, and they are going to be around for a long, long time." Robert Christgau rated the album a B−, stating that "a taste for the base usages of hard rock rarely comes with a hit attached these days, much less 'surreal', 'theatrical', and let us not forget 'transvestite' trappings". However, he said that "[the album] falters after 'Under My Wheels' and 'Be My Lover', neither of them an 'I'm Eighteen' in
312-609: The Trash Tour in 1989, but has been frequently played live since. John Lydon of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd called Killer the greatest rock album of all time. Punk icons Jello Biafra and the Melvins covered the song "Halo of Flies" on their 2005 release Sieg Howdy! . Minneapolis rock band Halo of Flies took their name from this song as well. Rockabilly musicians Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper covered
336-522: The 2020 prequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Gun.Smoke , a 1985 video game, ported to some systems as Desperado - Gun.Smoke Amusement rides [ edit ] Desperado (roller coaster) , a roller coaster at Buffalo Bill's casino in Primm, Nevada Desperados (ride) , a collective amusement ride Music [ edit ] Bands [ edit ] Desperado (band) , an American heavy metal band Desperadoes Steel Orchestra ,
360-470: The 2020 prequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Gun.Smoke , a 1985 video game, ported to some systems as Desperado - Gun.Smoke Amusement rides [ edit ] Desperado (roller coaster) , a roller coaster at Buffalo Bill's casino in Primm, Nevada Desperados (ride) , a collective amusement ride Music [ edit ] Bands [ edit ] Desperado (band) , an American heavy metal band Desperadoes Steel Orchestra ,
384-420: The compilation The Definitive Alice Cooper (2001), an attempt by the band to prove that they could perform King Crimson -like progressive rock suites, and was supposedly about a SMERSH -like organisation. "Desperado", along with "Under My Wheels" and "Be My Lover" have appeared on different compilation albums by Cooper. The song "Dead Babies" stirred up some controversy following the album's release, despite
408-406: The fact that its lyrics conveyed an "anti-child abuse" message. Rolling Stone ' s Lester Bangs gave it a favorable review. He explained that "it brings all the elements of the band's approach to sound and texture to a totally integrated pinnacle that fulfills all the promise of their erratic first two albums" and that "each song on [the] album finds him in a different role in the endless movie he
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456-434: The human outreach department." AllMusic 's Tim Sendra rated "Killer" five out of five stars. He stated that "it offers moments of sweaty rock & roll brilliance, oddball horror ballads, and garage rock freak outs, all wrapped up in a glammy, sleazy package" and that "Each and every track is handled with the same kind of unbridled glee that lets the listener know the band is having a blast; it's hard not to be swept along for
480-600: The liner notes of A Fistful of Alice (1997) and In the Studio with Redbeard , which spotlighted the Killer and Love It to Death (1971) albums, that the song "Desperado" was written about his friend Jim Morrison , who died the year this album was released. According to an NPR radio interview with Alice Cooper, "Desperado" was written about Robert Vaughn 's character from the movie The Magnificent Seven (1960). " Halo of Flies " was, according to Cooper's liner notes in
504-742: The ride." He concluded by claiming that "Killer is the moment where they put all the pieces together and began to soar" The album reached No. 21 on the Billboard album chart and two singles made the Hot 100 chart. "Be My Lover" reached No. 49 on the Billboard chart and "Under My Wheels" reached No. 59. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Killer is the third-most-represented album in Alice Cooper's concert setlists behind Welcome to My Nightmare (1975) and Billion Dollar Babies (1973), accounting for 13.3 percent of
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#1732776262360528-477: The songs he has played live. Alongside Welcome to My Nightmare , it is one of only two Alice Cooper albums where every song has been played live, although "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" has never been played since the end of the supporting Killer Tour , while "You Drive Me Nervous" was not played subsequent to the Killer Tour until 1999, and has never been performed since 2006. "Desperado" was performed only once prior to
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