[Susan Foreman]

'Detroit City' is a great song, not only reminiscent of the early days of the Alice Cooper Group, but similar to the other Glam bands of the early 70's.

Lyrically, it's a tribute to his hometown, and the other acts that emerged from the area, featuring namechecks to Creem Magazine, Ted Nugent, Iggy Pop, The MC5, Eminem, Kid Rock, The Insane Clown Posse, Bob Seger, The Silver Bullet Band and David Bowie (as Ziggy Stardust). It has also been suggested that the second verse may be a reference to KISS, and the cover to the 'Destroyer' album, although other people think it's about the 1967 riots in the city

The saxophone is played by Scott Gilman and additional guitar is provided by Wayne Kramer from the band The MC5

It's also an enjoyable (fan) video, featuring a lot of rare footage of the original ACG in action

07/13 - Detroit City (Cooper/Roxie/Garric)



"Me and Iggy were giggin' with Ziggy and kickin' with the MC5
Ted and Seger were burnin' with fever
and let the Silver bullets fly
The Kid was in his crib, shady wore a bib
and the posse wasn`t even alive
Shock rock choppin' block, songs to make your heart stop
Shovie it in ta overdrive

Playing loud and fast
Make that guitar blast
Playing like today will be your last...

Well I was born there
Probably die there
With all my long hair
Detroit City
You feel your heart beat
You hit the concrete
Dance the mean streets
Detroit City

There`s a riot raging downtown
Tryin' to burn the place down
Skies glowin; red and grey
But the Riff kept a Rockin'
The Creem kept a-talkin'
And the streets still smokin' today

Playing loud and fast
Make that guitar blast
Playing like today will be your last...

Well I was born there
Probably die there
With all my long hair
Detroit City
You feel your heart beat
You hit the concrete
Dance the mean streets
Detroit City

Six mile seven mile eight mile nine mile
ten mile eleven mile Detroit city

Louder
Faster
Louder
Detroit City

Well I was born there
Gonna die there
With all my long hair
Detroit City
You feel your heart beat
Hit the concrete
Dance the mean streets
Detroit City

Well I was born there
Probably die there
With all my long hair
Detroit City
You feel your heart beat
You hit the concrete
Dance the mean street
Detroit City"

'Spirits Rebellious' is another prime cut of 70's garage punk. It's a good song (not a great one), and it has a wonderful gritty sound to it, although the ending is rather abrupt!

I'm glad that Alice has finally dropped the 'sweet' sounding pop-metal that had made up the album up to these two songs, and returned to his spiritual home

08/13 - Spirits Rebellious (Alice/Dover/Roxie)



"I can`t do right when all I wanna do is wrong
My conscience sounds alarm like the waning on a Chinese gong
I know about the punishment, I know about the law
My sins cut deeper then the teeth on a saw
My attitude is bad and my nerves are raw
I`m a shotgun snake, I`m a jackal with claws
I was born with a chip on my shoulder on a stormy night
Alright
My spirits rebellious, you tell us everything OK
No way
Spirits rebellious, we won`t do anything you say

It`s a hard, hard world with a black corroded heart
There`s a livin', breathin' devil trying to tear my soul apart
In a cold, cold grave on a dark, dark night
Eternity is black, I'll never see the light
Never listen to advice, I was never that bright
Couldn`t walk away, I was lookin' to fight
I was born with a chip on my shoulder on a stormy night
Alright
My spirits rebellious, you tell us everything OK
No way
My spirits rebellious, we won`t do anything you say
No Way
My spirits rebellious, you tell us everything alright
Tonight
Spirits rebellious, all we gonna hear is lies,lies, lies
Lies......

My Spirits rebellious - I Can't do right when all I want to do is wrong
My Spirits rebellious - I know about the punishment, I know about the law
My Spirits rebellious - My sins cut deeper then the teeth on a saw
My Spirits rebellious - I'm the teenage curse of the monkey's paw"