Rise (Hollywood Vampires album)

Rise is the second studio album by American supergroup Hollywood Vampires, consisting of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry. It was released on June 21, 2019, on EarMusic.[5]

Rise
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)
Length56:37
LabelEarMusic
ProducerTommy Henriksen
Hollywood Vampires chronology
Hollywood Vampires
(2015)
Rise
(2019)
Singles from Rise
  1. "Who's Laughing Now"
    Released: April 18, 2019[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Recording edit

The album consists of 13 tracks of original material, plus covers of David Bowie's ""Heroes"", Johnny Thunders' "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory", and The Jim Carroll Band's "People Who Died".[1]

English guitarist Jeff Beck features on the song "Welcome to Bushwackers".[6]

Critical reception edit

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 57, based on 7 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."I Want My Now"Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, Tommy HenriksenCooper7:13
2."Good People Are Hard to Find"Depp, Henriksen(instrumental)1:02
3."Who's Laughing Now"Cooper, Perry, Depp, HenriksenCooper4:09
4."How the Glass Fell"Depp, Buck Johnson, Finn Cooper Henriksen(instrumental)0:30
5."The Boogieman Surprise"Cooper, Perry, Depp, HenriksenCooper3:38
6."Welcome to Bushwackers" (featuring Jeff Beck, John Waters)Cooper, Perry, Depp, Henriksen, Tommy DenanderCooper4:13
7."The Wrong Bandage"Depp, Jamie Muhoberac(instrumental)0:28
8."You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory"Johnny ThundersPerry3:51
9."Git from Round Me"Cooper, Perry, Depp, HenriksenHenriksen and Depp4:22
10."Heroes"David Bowie, Brian EnoDepp4:08
11."A Pitiful Beauty"Depp, Chris Wyse(instrumental)1:27
12."New Threat"Cooper, Perry, Depp, HenriksenCooper3:33
13."Mr. Spider"Cooper, Perry, Depp, HenriksenCooper6:02
14."We Gotta Rise"Cooper, Perry, Depp, HenriksenCooper and Depp3:34
15."People Who Died"Jim CarrollDepp4:56
16."Congratulations"Cooper, Perry, Depp, Henriksen, Billie Perry, Sheryl Cooper(spoken word)3:31

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 30
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 12
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 17
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 5
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[17] 1
US Billboard 200[18] 184
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 32

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kaufman, Spencer (April 18, 2019). "The Hollywood Vampires announce new album, unveil song "Who's Laughing Now"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Grow, Kory (June 21, 2019). "Hollywood Vampires Search for Fresh Blood on 'Rise'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Legaspi, Althea (April 17, 2019). "Hollywood Vampires Preview 'Rise' LP With New Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Munro, Scott (April 17, 2019). "Hollywood Vampires are back with a new album and single". Louder Sound. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hollywood Vampires – Rise". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Hollywood Vampires – Rise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Hollywood Vampires – Rise" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Hollywood Vampires – Rise" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Hollywood Vampires – Rise". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Hollywood Vampires – Rise". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  18. ^ "Hollywood Vampires Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  19. ^ "Hollywood Vampires Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  20. ^ "Hollywood Vampires Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.