[Susan Foreman]

1970 saw the release of the second Alice Cooper Group album - 'Easy Action'. By now, things were starting to come together although it would take a few more months before they really hit their stride. Many people, including Alice, often dismiss the first two albums but that's a shame as while not sounding like the later material they have a lot to offer. While not a place to start an Alice Cooper collection, 'Easy Action' should certainly not be ignored.

Alice Cooper - Vocals
Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals
Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals
Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar
Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ

Producer - David Briggs

The first song is 'Mr. and Misdemeanor', and it is a good start, showing some of the swagger that the band would develop over later albums.

TRIVIA: There is the first piece of the band acknowledging their past in the lyrics 'Here's new pretties for you', which refers to the first album, and 'Nobody likes me, but we adore you' which refers to one of the titles of the previous years live album

The name stated after Lucky Luciano is Kenneth Pasarelli, a bass player who back in those days played in a band called Zephyr and also with Tommy Bolin. Alice knew him and used his name as an inside joke

1/09 - Mr And Misdemeanor (Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith.)



" Mr and Misdemeanor
Middle of the roaders
Set beside the ocean
Landscapes alive agoshin'
Who put all of this in motion

Lucky Luciano
Kenneth Pasarelli
You take the modern mosquito
To every big city
I sit beside Misdemeanor
Here's new pretties for you

Nobody likes me, but we adore you
da da d-da da, yeah yeah yeah yeah

(cheers)

Nasty Misdemeanor
Kickin' in the windows
Parked beside the ocean
Landscapes alive agoshin'
Who put all of this in motion
da da d-da da, yeah yeah yeah yeah

The second song is 'Shoe Salesman', and it is another very different sounding song

Line up - as above, plus guest musician David Briggs - Piano

2/09 - Shoe Salesman (Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith.)



"I know a shoe salesman
He's an acquaintance of mine
One day he showed me some
Marks on his arms in a line
I did not know what to say
"Do you think those freckles will stay?"

I need a popsicle
Do you want lemon or lime
I've got a special today
If you've got the time
Winking, she poked me in the side
"Well, we could go for a ride"

I did not know what to say
"Do you think those freckles will stay?"
Ha

Well, you think she will see, yeah
I don't think she will see

Hey, Yeah.."