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The Last Temptation is the thirteenth solo studio album by rock singer Alice Cooper, released in July 1994 via Epic Records. It centers on a boy named Steven (also the name of the protagonist in Cooper's earlier work, Welcome to My Nightmare), and a mysterious showman. The showman, with apparent supernatural abilities, attempts with the use of twisted versions of morality plays to persuade Steven to join his traveling show, "The Theater of the Real - The Grand-est Guignol!", where he would "never grow up".

The Last Temptation
Studio album by Alice Cooper
Released	July 12, 1994
Recorded	1993-1994
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	50:48
Label	Epic
Producer	Don Fleming, Duane Baron, John Purdell, Andy Wallace
Alice Cooper chronology
Hey Stoopid (1991) The Last Temptation (1994) A Fistful of Alice (1997)
Singles from The Last Temptation
"Lost in America" Released: May 1994 "It's Me" Released: July 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B[2]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

The album once again features collaborations with some high-profile guests: Chris Cornell of Soundgarden co-wrote and sings on two songs, Dan Wexler of Phoenix metallers Icon co-wrote four songs including the single "Lost in America" where he also plays guitar, and Derek Sherinian of Dream Theater plays keyboards.

Comic

The full story was given in a three-part comic book written by Neil Gaiman,[5][6] the first part of which accompanied the recording. In the comic, the showman (referred to only ever as such) was depicted as Cooper himself. Pages from the comic are seen in the Lost in America music video, while it is being read by Steven.

It was originally published by Marvel Comics and later reprinted by Dark Horse Comics, collected as trade paperback.[7]

Video

Music videos were made for "Lost in America" and "It's Me". Both music videos are available for download from Sony/BMG.

Reception

Barry Weber of allmusic.com wrote, "By the time The Last Temptation was released in 1994, the hair band fad that had fueled Cooper's return was dead, and Cooper was obviously aware of its downfall – the album sounds almost nothing like its two predecessors (1989's Trash and 1991's Hey Stoopid). Far surpassing anything Cooper recorded in almost 20 years, The Last Temptation is unquestionably some of his best work."

Live performances

Although Epic did not finance a tour and Cooper consequently did not tour The Last Temptation, four of the album's songs – “It’s Me”, “Lost in America”, “Cleansed by Fire” and “Sideshow” – were incorporated into Cooper's setlist from the time of his first appearance on the Monsters of Rock circuit in September 1995.[8] Although “It’s Me” was dropped after four performances,[9] the other three songs remained a regular part of setlists until the end of the Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper tour in 1999, and were joined by “Nothing’s Free” on the “School’s Out for Summer ‘97” tour. However, with the exception of “Lost in America”, which has remained a frequent part of setlists excluding the first three quarters of the 2012 to 2015 “Raise the Dead” tour,[10] nothing from The Last Temptation has been performed live from 2000 onwards.

Track listing

Personnel

• Alice Cooper – vocals
• Stef Burns – guitar, background vocals
• Greg Smith – bass, background vocals
• Derek Sherinian – keyboards, background vocals
• David Uosikkinen – drums

Additional personnel

• Chris Cornell – vocals on "Stolen Prayer" and "Unholy War"
• Dan Wexler – guitar on "Lost In America"
• John Purdell – keyboards on "You're My Temptation", "Lullaby" and "It's Me"
• Lou Merlino – background vocals
• Mark Hudson – background vocals
• Craig Copeland – background vocals
• Brett Hudson – background vocals

Charts

Weekly chart performance for The Last Temptation

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11]	7

References

На других языках

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[de] The Last Temptation

The Last Temptation ist das am 12. Juli 1994 erstmals veröffentlichte zwanzigste Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Rockmusikers Alice Cooper. Das Konzept zum Album wurde von Cooper gemeinsam mit dem bekannten Autor Neil Gaiman entwickelt,[1] der dazu zusammen mit Michael Zulli (The Sandman) auch ein gleichnamiges Comic gestaltete, das bei Marvel verlegt wurde. Die Erstausgabe des Albums enthielt den 32-seitigen ersten Teil des Comics, das bis 1995 in insgesamt drei Heftausgaben veröffentlicht wurde und erst 1996 als Sammelband verfügbar war.[2] Es wurde zuletzt am 13. September 2005 als Graphic Novel bei Dark Horse Comics verlegt.[3] Das Album entstand unter Mitarbeit zahlreicher bekannter Musiker, unter anderem schrieben Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees) und Tommy Shaw (Styx, Damn Yankees) Lieder für The Last Temptation.

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- [en] The Last Temptation (Alice Cooper album)

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[es] The Last Temptation (álbum de Alice Cooper)

The Last Temptation —en español: La última tentación— es un álbum conceptual del cantante de rock Alice Cooper, puesto a la venta en 1994.[1][2]

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[ru] The Last Temptation

The Last Temptation — двадцатый студийный и тринадцатый сольный альбом Элиса Купера, выпущенный в 1994 году. В чартах альбом поднялся до 68-го места в США[1], до 6-го в Великобритании[2].

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