🔘 The Eyes of Alice Cooper – Album: 2003

Released in 2003, The Eyes of Alice Cooper marked a deliberate return to raw, garage‑rock grit after the industrial heaviness of Brutal Planet and Dragontown. Recorded with a younger, high‑energy band, the album channels ’70s street‑rock attitude through a modern lens — punchy, fast, and stripped of excess. Its back‑to‑basics approach reconnected Cooper with the swagger and immediacy of his early work, offering a sharp stylistic pivot that set the tone for his mid‑2000s resurgence.

Alice Cooper’s The Eyes of Alice Cooper was released as an album in the US by Spitfire Records (catalog number SPT-15080-2) on September 23, 2003, marking his twenty-third solo studio album, with a UK release in October 2003.

Produced by Alice Cooper and Mudrock, it signaled a return to his hard rock roots, reminiscent of The Last Temptation, moving away from the industrial metal sound of his prior two albums. Noted in a 2003 Billboard review for its raw energy, the album’s cover art featured four variants with Cooper’s eyes and the title’s crescent in blue, green, purple, or red.

Tracklist:

A1. What Do You Want from Me?

A2. Between High School & Old School

A3. Man of the Year

A4. Novocaine

B1. Bye Bye, Baby

B2. Be with You Awhile

B3. Detroit City

C1. Spirits Rebellious

C2. This House Is Haunted

C3. Love Should Never Feel Like This

D1. The Song That Didn’t Rhyme

D2. I’m So Angry

D3. Backyard Brawl Note: The tracklist is based on the standard CD release and the 2003 vinyl pressing (Spitfire Records)

What Do You Want from Me?

Between High School & Old School

Man of the Year

Novocaine

Bye Bye, Baby

Be with You Awhile

Detroit City

Spirits Rebellious

This House Is Haunted

Love Should Never Feel Like This

The Song That Didn't Rhyme

I'm So Angry

Backyard Brawl