Special Forces (studio album) by Alice Cooper

Special Forces by Alice Cooper
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 59,598th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 42 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1981 (725th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (6,959th)
Award Best albums of all time (59,598th)
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Special Forces - Alice Cooper (CD)
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Alice Cooper bestography

Special Forces is ranked 31st best out of 41 albums by Alice Cooper on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Alice Cooper is Killer which is ranked number 1442 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,198.

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From 09/20/2017 00:22
I can find something to like on every Alice record but this one really seemed weak after the sudden burst of energy that was Flush The Fashion. "Who Do We Think We Are" opens the record in spectacular fashion but the quality of the songs is lacking thereafter. "Skeletons in My Closet" is fun though...
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From 10/11/2014 10:04
Continues the same new wave style of Flush the Fashion, but lacks any really memorable songs. Prettiest Cop on the Block is probably the best song, but the updating of Generation Landslide is totally unnecessary.
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