I am very disappointed in your recent critique of Alice Cooper’s Along Came a Spider.  You did not do your homework.

While it’s true that Alice has aged, which is inevitable, it has not aged his music and your remark about “alcohol-aged man” is uncalled for.  The man has been dry for 26 years. You don’t receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for
nothing.

You obviously have not been to a recent concert. He hasn’t lost a step, from the hangman’s noose to the guillotine to poking fun at “modern Hollywood”.  His voice still rings out loud and clear.  Modern Hollywood does not meet his standards.  I have no qualms taking children to his shows.  The foul language and vulgarity won’t be found.

If you wanted to compare Along Came a Spider with previous Cooper CD’s, you should have chosen The Last Temptation, which tells a story like Spider does.  Billion Dollar Babies may have made the most money for Cooper but it was not his best work.

The story of a stalker/killer who uses body parts to make a giant spider isn’t scary? That would scare me.  Cooper’s goal isn’t to scare.  It’s to make you think and possibly laugh at life’s ironic details.

If you want to live in the past, go ahead.  I choose to stay with Cooper in the present and look forward to his future music.

Susan Dupay is a resident of Vermillion, Ohio.