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General consensus seems to be 'I'd rather have a proper new Alice album instead of a covers album' Also the covers section in the show hasn't gone down well with some people commenting that Alice is 'breaking character' by doing it! |
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After all these years Alice has nothing to prove and can surely make an album of his choice. So screw the internet whingers. |
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I've loved Alice Cooper's music all my life, but somehow I haven't bought any of his albums yet. I've just listened to them through various other means. :rolleyes: (I do have Brutally Live and Welcome to My Nightmare DVDs..) So my question is, which releases of his albums should I get? Which are the best remasters? Would appreciate it if someone who's familiar with his releases could help out. :) |
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My favourite Cooper period is Constrictor onwards. I always look at From The Inside as the last album of the first half of his career, with Dada and Zipper Catches Skin a couple of drug fuelled oddities. So going off that my fave Alice albums from his comeback in release order are - Raise Your Fist and Yell Trash The Last Temptation The Eyes of Alice Cooper Dirty Diamonds Welcome 2 My Nightmare No doubt Suzi will post a ten page career run down for you. ;) |
For a new fan, just discovering Alice, you could do a lot worse than getting the 4 disc 'Life And Crimes Of Alice Cooper' set - it contains pretty much everything you need to know about the man and his music - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Crimes-...f+alice+cooper Billion Dollar Babies has been remastered as a double disc special edition. The second disc contains live recordings of most of the album ('Mary-Ann' is missing) and some early demos When I get the time, I am planning of doing an album-by-album, track-by-track critique of the entire Alice Cooper discography |
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As for personal favourites- tricky but; "Love It to Death", "Killer", "Billion Dollar Babies", "From the Inside" (I still have a copy of the Marvel comic), "Flush the Fashion" (weird but I love it), "Trash", "Hey Stoopid", "The Last Temptation", "Brutal Planet", "Dragontown", "Along Came a Spider" and "Welcome 2 My Nightmare". With regards to "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", try to get the "fan pack" if you can, the magazine that accompanies it is informative and has some great photos; "Brutal Planet" and "Dragontown" are often available as a twin pack. Well that's my three pence worth, enjoy!:rockon: |
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Thanks a lot for the suggestions! Really helpful of you. :) I'm surprised there isn't many remastered albums. I've collected pretty much everything David Bowie has done, and there's several remasters around! Also I was looking at this boxset on Amazon US and the first reviewer is complaining about the set having 3 remastered albums and 2 old masters. Does he just not know what he is talking about then? Suzi, I've been considering getting that Life and Crimes boxset, so maybe I'll make that my first purchase. :) It's also got the Jason song, "He's Back" on it, which has been playing in my head all the time lately (thanks to the several Friday 13ths lately). So I need to have that ASAP. :lol: |
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As promised/threatened a few posts ago, here is an Alice Cooper album-by-album, track by track discography. What I am going to try to do, is post at least one song every day, starting with the first album, and moving thru the entire discography, complete with my thoughts on the song, and any snippets of information I have regarding the track So, lets go back in time to 1969, when the Alice Cooper Group released the 'Pretties For You' album. It is a real oddity baring few signs of what was to come. Showing the obvious influence of both Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa (on who's label it was orginally released) it shows a band still finding its legs but there are still some great tracks on offer. It is certainly not an essential purchase, but it is not as bad as some people would lead you to believe. Dennis Dunaway still notes this as his favourite Alice Cooper record Pretties For You was recorded in 1968, but not released until June 1969 Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ Producer Ian Underwood and Herb Cohen The first two songs are linked. We first hear 'Titanic Overture', which is an instrumental, which leads into '10 Minutes Before The Worm'. The inspiration for the second song comes came from the old saying, The early bird gets the worm. But Dunaway would ask "Just how punctual was that bird? 5 minutes early? 10 minutes?"! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSks0jw1L-U 1/13/ Titanic Overture (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) Instrumental 2/13/ 10 Minutes Before the Worm (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) "Let me be What a way for one too realise Gotta waste a bore now I see How he is so happy feeling sad Heavily Depressed God I knew Think I will enjoy the view -oy the view, -oy the view Everything is standing still ...ill ...ill" |
I haven't listened to "Pretties for You" for going on for 18 years and I never listened to it much before that! I remember it being a little too... "Zappa-lite" in places, not that Zappa is in any way bad, it's just that all Alice seemed to be missing was the xylophone! Thank you Suzi, I am (virtually) holding my breath until your next instalment.:thankingyou: |
The third song on the album is "Sing Low, Sweet Cheerio", and it is more psychedelic nonsense! Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 3/13/ Sing Low, Sweet Cheerio (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d2CQ6nuDYs "Forget, remember nothing please The force came from the flame I pass along the path inside My light shining always We'll get there first a name cried out And looked back all the way Recalling falling down A lot of time was spent that way But this story starin' me Had already begun 'Cause I had some vision in my sight On the journey to be one Help me, help please, help me please The screaming starts again The trick I find, something hid You look, you find, I win While working while the play was on The play was alright then Think thoughts, big thoughts Take off and go home, back next week again Right then my story ended And a new one had begun 'Cause I had some vision in my sight On the journey to be one" Track #4 is entitled 'Today Mueller', and once again it's amazing how different the band were in the 60's, to what the Alice Cooper Group (and later the solo artist) became. The song was written about a friend of the band, who had the name Michelle Mueller. She was working as a secretary in Phoenix, Arizona. Her nickname was 'TOOTIE', although no one seems to remember why the band changed it from 'Tootie' to 'Today'. In 2007, Dennis Dunaway remembers: "Tootie, who is always smiling, drove the Earwigs around in her baby-blue Mustang. [She was] among the first to support the band and we are still good friends." [The Earwigs was the name of the band in 1964 - a pastiche of The Beatles] 4/13/ Today Mueller (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXJ_Zd9jX8w "Today Mueller Let it happen Happy slappin', tappin' paddy-oh She'd like to give her life away Like to stay another day old Try it out another way Ah, today, today, today, today mueller Give your notice of your leaving Ah, today, today, today, today mueller Don't tell them you will go with me This will always be Red rover, red rover Pass under, pass over, pass through And over, and over the White Cliffs of Dover with you Today mueller Make it happen " |
Two more songs from 'Pretties For You Track #5 on the album is 'Living', and musically it is very much a slice of the 60's. Fuzz guitars to the fore! Alice Cooper - Vocals & Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 5/13/ Living (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efeJVBZlC6s "Living I is only one part of being Believing Is to know just what you're feeling You were so positive thing you know, you have I'm sure that in knowing you're growing and it's you Thinking Is you're own road of living Dreaming Is the one way to being Go in and your eye can see everything that`s you The only real person you need to know is you Ahhh..... oh Living, Living, Living" The final song on the first side of the original release is entitled 'Field Of Regret. 6/13/ Field Of Regret (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e2qtl22OkA "Forever I'll enjoy you undertaining Come to see you every day now if I can Is it not the time for everybody? I still wake on the fields of regret There is something to this dream we're all involved in Can I see it, can I say it may exist Why then don't the night show really matters If we dwell in the fields of regret What horror must invade the mind When the approaching judge shall find What sinful deeds from all mankind With death and nature in surprise Behold the wretched sinners rise To meet the judge's searching eyes And when the doomed no more can flee From the flames of misery Assist me while I die Wander through those ever thoughts though if imagined But come down on it's so easy to resist Rest me, hide my years upon the planet. Sound another, no part over, won't forget When we laugh at the fields of regret. " |
Two more songs from 'Pretties For You Track #7 on the album is 'No Longer Umpire', and again the influence of Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd is unmistakable. I just wish it had a better drum sound! Alice Cooper - Vocals & Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 7/13/ Living (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LJ0u3hjEtk "We've been so caught up in the subject of personnel Playing and acting, and slaving and bathing ourselves Who lies and who tries to come over everyone Painting a picture to show everyone in the world Fearing is natural New names and faces can bring Build ups and barriers hiding behind everything Who lies and who tries to come over everyone Painting a picture to show everyone in the world " This followed by the first of my two favourite songs on the album - 'Levity Ball'. I think this would work well if it was resurrected and played live If you listen closely to the song, you will hear a string section. Alice has said that the weird part about this was there was no strings in the recording session! The real to real tape was erased before they recorded their cut, but something that was on before bled through in the same key! 8/13/ Levity Ball (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2SIpSRHGTA [I] "I got my invitation to the annual levity ball Seeing the location was within the mirrored room Walking in my room I found I had nothing to find I got into my evening wear and left my clothes behind I sat down on the stairway seven hours at a time Writing all of this poetry that I knew would never rhyme The memory I knew I must have had when I came in Was off somewhere in places where I'd never ever been And then in came a cake all decorated in my name With four paper brown candles, are all spelling out the same The clock was passing out from time to time I saw it all Beginning of the ending for my first levity ball |
Today's delights from 'Pretties For You Track #9 on the album is 'B. B. On Mars', and it's another psychedelic/punk song! I like it. For some reason, it reminds me of some of the insidental music that was used in 'The Young Ones' television show from the 80's Renfield, who was the personal assistant to Alice says: "I think it was Dennis who came up with that title [BB on Mars]. I think I once heard it wasn't a person at all but rather an actual BB. If that doesn't translate, a BB is a small ball bearing. So, I guess it means a small metal ball on a big red ball. Those guys were messed up back then." Alice Cooper - Vocals & Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 9/13/ B. B. On Mars (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVAxe28O80s "(I stop, we stop) Go Now let's see what's going on See inside It's quiet inside, see Now let's hear what's going on Here inside " Track #10, 'Reflected;, is the second of my personal favourites on the album. Fans of the band will detect a bit of fore-shadowing here. The song was later reworked, and it became 'Elected' on the "Billion Dollar Babies" album 10/13/ Reflected (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y--8-naD3SI [I] "Look upstanding with your head held high You will be reflected You look outstanding with your eyes in disguise Just beyond your mask-qes Holy, Hollywood (he), it's divine I'm surely glad, I'm surely all the time And even though I'm, you will always hear Very rarely worry upmost constantly Could you be receptive Our life's outstanding in a shower please Wet my skids a plenty Baby, what a day all over town I'm surely glad, I'm surely all around And even since I knew, it's all so clear You will be reflected You will be reflected You will be reflected You will be reflected, reflected Yeah..." |
Two more songs from 'Pretties For You. Don't worry - we have almost finished this album!!! Track #11 on the album is 'Apple Bush', and like the other songs on the album, it is very much a product of its' time Alice Cooper - Vocals & Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 11/13/ Apple Bush (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEcofEk1wSA "But over in a land that's in my back yard There's a people who succeed, they don't try hard Well, they found a way to live with ease By eating from the bush instead of the trees Apple bush, apple tree Path to eternity Find you a path and you follow the call Apple bush, apple tree Back to eternity Cut you a path with a chance you may fall Well, over in a corner, standing there Telling my house that they haven't a single care But my house does not listen (worry) it's got a path of it's own Yet the bush, and a tree, never leave it alone Apple Bush, apple tree Back to eternity Find you a path and you buy with a call Apple bush, apple tree Back to eternity Cut you a path with a chance you may fall Someday like my house you're going to chose too If you cut this new path well the old one will do and you live with the people who live with ease The red apple bush, the blue apple tree " Track #12, is 'Earwigs To Eternity', and it is a strange on! Presumably the fast section is supposed to conjure up the image of an earwig skitting around One of the names used by the band, before they settled on Alice Cooper, was The Earwigs - a parody of The Beatles 12/13/ Earwigs To Eternity (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngc-3jBFeAM [I] "Oh, four years long And oh, what a song to hear, my dear Four long years Now we start to hear a whisper Alice Cooper All of the time we have All of the time we had you All of the time we have All of the time we have We are throwing all of our hands so high You out there [two voices at the same time] Singing (playing) ditties (lovely) beautiful song (what a little song) for you to be aware Oh what a time we have All of the time we have you Oh what a time we have All of the time we have All of the time we have you You're the one you're looking for Let me in, let me in Who's there, who's there, who's there " |
The final song from 'Pretties For You' is entitled 'Changing Arranging' Alice Cooper - Vocals & Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 13/13/ Changing Arranging (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7gsdQfIkyc [I]"Ah..... Ah..... Oh.... I'm changing, arranging Things I never thought I'd move before I'm changing, arranging To your personality I asked for it for I need a soul who'll never say what I feel Just fearing that I will accept the ideal I look up high and I swear all I see Is a carbon copy image of me I'm dying, half trying Baby, baby, for the rest of my life I'm trying and dying Maybe, maybe`s tryin' be my life I've fight a never ending battle inside Just trying to rectify my personal pride I swear I don't know what it's got over me But I know it doesn't want to be free Oh....... Oh....... "[/QUOTE] So that is the first Alice Cooper Group album, and it probably comes as a bit of a surprise to those who are more familiar with the rock/metal music that was to come later. With the exception of the production, especially on the drums (which sound like empty boxes being hit), it's not a bad album I suppose The band played a lot of shows in 1969 to promote the record, appearing with bands like The Doors, The Mothers Of Invention, The Byrds, Steve Miller Band, MC5, The Stooges etc. A basic setlist for these shows comprised of:
The band also played a variety of non-album tracks in the early days, such as "Lay Down and Die, Goodbye" (which will turn on on the second album, 'Easy Action'), a reworked "Don't Blow Your Mind" and "Nobody Likes Me" On September 13th, 1969, the band appeared at the Toronto Rock And Roll Revival Festival. This was the show which featured the infamous chicken incident. It was also at this show where the band recorded the live album 'Nobody Likes Alice Cooper' This is the most widely reproduced Alice Cooper live recording. It has been released by many different labels under many titles and many album covers. These releases are not authorized Alice Cooper albums. However, they are not bootlegs as the recording is owned by a private party. Unfortunately, the private party was so uncaring in the production of these releases that two of the songs ("Ain't That Just Like a Woman" and "Goin' to the River") are NOT Alice Cooper at all (the actual performer is Ronnie Hawkins and they were recorded Hallmark Studios in Toronto in late 1964). Also, almost all of the song titles on the album were fabricated by the private party. The actual titles (shown here in parentheses) are mostly live versions of songs from "Pretties For You":
As already noted, this release has many titles, including:
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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.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odu_2o67n9c " 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.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHsnLF7e-qI "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.." |
Two more songs from 'Easy Action'. 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 Track #3 is entitled 'Still No Air'. Musically it's a throwback to the fuzztone garage punk of the first album, and the main guitar riff reminds me of the one that will be used on a later song called 'Halo Of Flies' from the 'Killer' album It's also the first song that quotes from Hollywood musicals. Witness the 'when you're a jet, you're a jet all the way' from "West Side Story". This will turn up again during the 'Gutter Cats' song from 'School's Out' 03/09 - Still No Air (Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGrKabEWZtM "Who says the earth is crumbling And no sky is falling through Sometimes, I just.. can't.. die The world should be resembling But not just right out of view Hold eggs I like to fry (fight) Easy action Got a rocket in your pocket When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way From your first cigarette to your last dying day Who says the earth is trembling And there's still no air (1 - 2 - 3 - 4) Whoa, Easy Action" Then we have 'Below Your Means', which is another heavily distorted song This is a strange one - the lead vocals are provided by rhythm guitarist Michael Bruce, although Alice can still be heard in the background. I have no idea why Alice didn't sing lead on this! 04/09 - Below Your Means (Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQkmpgC0wEM "Come with me and we'll play You've got a lot, I'd like to stay (So good, so far) I see you playing right along Sometimes it's better to belong I'll sing, you feel my all night song You know it's better to belong Under the cover of a midnight scene I got the sheets below your means" |
With these two, we are halfway thru 'Easy Action'. 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 Track #5 is entitled 'Return Of The Spiders'. It's a rock 'n roll song, which is dedicated to legendary 50's rocker Gene Vincent, whom the ACG supported in 1969 It should be noted that the title of the song doesn't appear in the lyrics In the early 60's, when the band were originally known as The Earwigs, they changed their name to...The Spiders! Drummer Neil Smith states that this is his favourite song on 'Easy Action' 05/09 - Return Of The Spiders (Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkgbw8EIhgA " Well, stop.. look, and listen There are hands that are gathered here With my hands raised to speak But you all won't hear No, you all won't hear We all won't hear Let me in your living door Let me in, knock knock I said, is there Well, it's me they're reaching hand And I'm coming after you I'm coming after you Coming after you Well, I'm tired - yes I'm weary from my long journey But I'm not yet all ready to rest For you can come along with me We go searching for rest, yes Come on and search with me Oh, search with me Woah, search with me Come on and search with me Wo-woah, come on and search with me Come on and search with me... Come on and search with me... Come on and search with me... Come on and search with me... " Then we have 'Laughing At Me', which is another piece of 1960's psychedelia 06/09 - Laughing At Me (Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMMIot1Hl6w "If it's laughing you need Then it's laughing indeed And it's laughing at me Yes, it's laughing at me So I started to end The beginning to end Then I ended the end Yes, I ended the end And it's laughing, it's laughing at me" |
Getting near to the end of the 'Easy Action' album now 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 Track #7 is 'Refrigerator Heaven', and it's possibly the first song to feature the "sick" humour that Alice would become known for Musically, again it's very reminiscent of the fuzztone sound used for the theme to the television show 'The Munsters' 'Refrigerator Heaven' appeared on a Straight Records sampler album called Zapped. On the sleeve under the listing for Side One - Track 6. Alice Cooper/Refrigerator Heaven, there is the following: "Alice Cooper is a five-man group from Los Angeles, or maybe a four-woman-one-man group from Los Angeles, or maybe a five-woman group from Los Angeles. They get a bang, you see, out of playing off our confusion over their sexual alignment. Quite decidedly grotesque they are, but also visually stunning and quite impressive. According to the recent Newsweek article that spoke highly of them in relation to the dada-rock movement of which their sponsor, F. Zappa, is the founder, Alice was overjoyed early in the game to discover its ability to empty large clubs within minutes of coming on stage. Think about that, Will and Ariel. David Briggs produced EASY ACTION, whence commeth "Refrigerator Heaven"" The title of this song would later be referenced in the song 'Cold Ethyl' from the 'Welcome To My Nightmare' album: "If I live 'til ninety-seven You'll still be waiting in refrigerator heaven" 07/09 - Refrigerator Heaven (Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80tHO1J0bZI "(screams) I'm freezing, I'm frozen, I'm icicle blue (So low, low cool) Cyber, neurotic, technicians imbue (So low, low cool) I've been admitted to Refrigerator Heaven Until they discover the cure for cancer, I'm low Refrigerator Heaven So low, Refrigerator Heaven I'm ice packed, I'm hand-stashed, I'm waiting for you I'm older and younger, preserved in a tomb I've been admitted to Refrigerator Heaven I feel like I (told you a heart) I won't get back 'till the sun sets down on the moon Won't get back 'till m' sun sets down on the moon " The penultimate track on the album is 'Beautiful Flyaway' which is a piano-led song. Like 'Below Your Means', actually has guitarist Michael Bruce on vocals 08/09 - Laughing At Me (Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0YoxSXeDYQ "Beautiful flyaway Somewhere like Holy Days Wonder what brought me down to earth Haven't I always been here Let's have another nibble Later I think I'll disappear into the bishop's mall And take a look at what we offer DDT poisoning me changing my relativity What's it going to be da da da da d-da Later I think I'll disappear into another room And take a look inside the till Lovely days, human ways, journeys that take us to the end Aah... Haven't we always been here Sharing one love and one fear Some day you'll know that life is really, really all about you So come and look inside You'll be surprised to find Later I think I'll disappear into another womb And take a look inside the mens' room Haven't I given you everything that I could give Where do you live Aah..." |
The final song from 'Easy Action' is more weirdness, in the form of a song entitled 'Lay Down And Die Goodbye' It's a return to the psychedelic music from 'Pretties For You'. To me, it sounds like a complete mish-mash of sounds, with no redeeming features whatsoever! The majority of the 'vocals' are provided by Tommy Smothers, from the American comedy act The Smothers Brothers - he is possibly best know for the clip of The Who performing 'My Generation', when Keith Moon blew up his drum kit! Alice only appears for the final verse Alice Cooper - Vocals Tommy Smothers - Vocals Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 09/09/ Lay Down And Die Goodbye (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtNYzkpyAkQ "[Tom Smothers] You are the only censor. If you don't like what I say, you have a choice. You can turn me off.. [Tom Smothers] You are the only censor If you don't like what I say, you have a choice. You can turn me off.. Well I've written home to mother The ink ran from my tear I said "Momma, momma please Tell me why you brought me"" The band played very few songs to promote the album, and the ones that they did play were were more geared towards to songs on the forthcoming album - 'Love It To Death' Bands supported at this time include Ted Nugent, Ten Years After, The Small Faces (featuring Rod Stewart!), Frank Zappa and Eric Burden A sample setlist for these shows comprised of:
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After two less then successful albums, the Alice Cooper Group finally hit paydirt in 1971. What happened? They met a producer by the name of Bob Ezrin and recorded their first classic album, 'Love It To Death' The recognisable Cooper sound is still here in spades, but under Ezrin the group's songwriting has moved light years forward. To my mind, there are only two sub-standard songs, (one I find tedious, and one which is a joke), and as such, this release is essential for any rock fan The album has come to be seen as a foundational influence on hard rock, punk, and heavy metal, and several tracks are still very much a part of the Alice Cooper live show Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ Producer - Jack Richardson and Bob Ezrin The first song is 'Caught In A Dream', and it is instantly accessible Bob Ezrin plays keyboards on the track 1/09 - Caught In A Dream (Bruce) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFnnVMawpY "Well I'm runnin through the world with a gun in my back tryin' to catch a ride in a Cadillac Thought that I was livin' but you can't really tell been tryin' to get a whiff of that success smell You know I need a houseboat and I need a plane I need a butler and a trip to Spain I need everything the world owes me I tell that to myself and I agree I'm caught in a dream So What! You don't know what I'm goin' through I'm right in between So I'll I'll just play along with you Well I'm runnin' through the world with a gun in my back tryin' to catch a ride in that Cadillac thought I was livin' but you can't never tell what I thought was heaven turned out to be hell Whoa-o-oh When you see me with a smile on my face Whoa-o-oh Then you'll know I'm a mental case I'm caught in a dream So what! I don't know what I'm going through I'm right in between So I'll I'll just play along with you Whoa-o-oh Oh Whoa-o-oh Oh Whoa-o-oh" The second song on the album is 'I'm Eighteen', and this song shouldn't need any introduction! Rolling Stone magazine has it at #482 on their list of the greatest 500 songs of all time This was a big hit single in America, and has been seen as the U.S answer to The Who's song 'My Generation' - a teenage delinquent anthem! The Ramones song "I Don't Care" is based on the chords of the main riff to this song, and John Lydon wrote the song "Seventeen" (on the Sex Pistols album 'Never Mind the Bollocks') in response to it. It is said to have been the song that he mimed to, when auditioning for the Sex Pistols. Thrash metal band Anthrax covered it on their debut album It is still played in the Alice Cooper sets of today, and any live pictures you see where he is holding a crutch - you can guarantee that it is this song which is being played 2/09 - I'm Eighteen (Bruce, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith, Buxton.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOKh3_zg4xo "Lines form on my face and hands Lines form from the ups and downs I'm in the middle without any plans I'm a boy and I'm a man I'm eighteen and I don't know what I want Eighteen I just don't know what I want EighteenI gotta get away I gotta get out of this place I'll go runnin' in outer space Oh yeah I got a baby's brain and an old man's heart Took eighteen years to get this far Don't always know what I'm talkin' about Feels like I'm livin in the middle of doubt Cause I'm Eighteen I get confused every day Eighteen I just don't know what to say Eighteen I gotta get away Whoa Lines form on my face and my hands Lines form on the left and right I'm in the middle the middle of life I'm a boy and I'm a man I'm eighteen and I LIKE IT Yes I like it Oh I like it Love it Like it Love it Eighteen! Eighteen! Eighteen! Eighteen and I LIKE IT" |
The final two songs that make up the first side of 'Love It To Death' Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 03/09 - Long Way To Go (Bruce) Another good, rocking song The album title crops up in the lyrics of this song Bob Ezrin plays keyboards on the track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S0830t3ftM "We still got a long way to go We still got a long way to go We all got a long way to go What's keeping us apart isn't selfishness What's holding us together isn't love Listen to the man who's been touched all his life Yes he's the one they call the fool Where is the saviour of the sidewalk life and the road that takes us to the crusades I've seen those shadows as they're moving in my sleep leading the blind poet to his grave We still got a long way to go We still got a long way to go Yes we all got a long way to go Please don't waste your energy on me my friend cause we still got a long way to go we'll meet again some day but right now just go away 'cause I still got a long way to go The silence is speaking so why am I weeping I guess I love it I love it to death Yes we still got a long way to go Yes we still got a long way to go Yes we all got a long way to go" Song #4 is 'Black Juju' an epic length (over 9 minutes) number which harkens back to the psychedelic sound of the first two albums. Musically, it is very reminiscent of Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive", while the vocal delivery reminds me a lot of Jim Morrison It might be a fan favourite, but I find it tedious to the extreme Allegedly, the song was recorded in one take, live in the studio The title comes from the name of a dog that would 'hang around the neighbourhood'! 04/09 - Black Juju (Dunaway) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbYf0hFowm4 "Body Body Touched by the toil and plunged into his arm Cursed through the night through eyes of alarm A melody black flowed out of my breath Searching for death, but bodies need rest Body Under the soil now waiting for worms All that I feared is all that I've learned All that I know is all that I think Dead feelings are cool, down lower I sink, ah-hah Bodies need rest Wwe all need our rest Sleep an easy sleep Rest Rest Bodies need their rest We all need our rest Sleep an easy sleep Rest Rest Rest Rest But come back in the morning Come back hard Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Bodies Clutching and biting my soul has caught on fire My evil is now and I'm caught up in desire Everything I'm living for is all that I am Liking it and loving it that's all in the plan Black Juju" |
Two more good ones from 'Love It To Death' Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 05/09 - Is It My Body (Bruce, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith, Buxton) This was the 'B' side to the 'I'm Eighteen' single The lyrics were partly inspired by being depressed in the Abbot Hotel in Greenwich Village. It's a stage favourite, and regularly crops up in the live set http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGlaq8-bLvA "What have I got that makes you want to love me Now is it my body Someone I might be Somethin' inside me You better tell me Tell me It's really up to you Have you got the time to find out Who I really am What does it take to get inside of your mind Give me a break, yeah, yeah and take a chance for the very first time You better tell me Tell me It's really up to you Have you got the time to find out Who I really am What have I got That makes you want to love me Now is it my body Or someone I might be Or somethin' inside me You better tell me Tell me It's really up to you Have you got the time to find out Who I really am Oh.." Next is 'Hallowed By My Name', which is quite a spooky song! It's the first of two songs on the album that deal with religion (both Alice Cooper and Neil Smith had very religion upbringings) Bob Ezrin plays keyboards on the song 06/09 - Hallowed By Thy Name (Smith) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOxdPDnt1Y4 "Gather round right now and hear me whisper The words of the prison, the words of laughter The lords and the ladies were fixing their hair-dos Cursing their lovers cursing the Bible Hallow-ed by my name Yelling at fathers Screaming at mothers Hallow-ed by my name Come all you sinners, come now in your glory And my ears will listen to your dirty stories You're fighting to go up, 'cause you're on your way down Cursing their lovers Cursing the Bible Hallow-ed by my name Yelling at fathers Screaming at mothers Hallow-ed by my name Sluts and the hookers have taken your money The queens are out dancing but now they`re not funny 'Cause there goes one walkin' away with your sonny Cursing their lovers Cursing the Bible Hallow-ed by my name Yelling at fathers Screaming at mothers Hallow-ed by my name" |
1 Attachment(s) Attachment 161704 My mate just came back from his lunch in work with this . Gutted I missed out on it. |
That's a good compilation, released in 1974, featuring songs from 'Love It To Death', 'Killer', School's Out', Billion Dollar Babies' and 'Muscle Of Love' The songs were remixed by Jack Richardson The album's gatefold cover art was designed by Ernie Cefalu and features: Back/Front Cover, left to right: Humphrey Bogart Robert Taylor Clark Gable Edward G. Robinson ?? (John Barrymore, or possibly William Powell?) Jean Harlow Peter Lorre Glen Buxton Dennis Dunaway Alice Cooper Michael Bruce Neal Smith Groucho Marx Inner Sleeve: Groucho Marx Jean Harlow Joan Crawford (?) Errol Flynn Clara Bow William Bendix Edward G. Robinson Lillian Gish (?) Marilyn Monroe Gary Cooper Judy Garland Alan Ladd Basil Rathbone Tallulah Bankhead (or possibly Gretta Garbo) Humphrey Bogart Boris Karloff Michael Bruce (Dwight Frye in background) Bela Lugosi Glen Buxton Veronica Lake Alice Cooper Clark Gable Neal Smith Dennis Dunaway Betty Grable Marlene Dietrich or Carole Lombard Dick Powell Jean Arthur Tyrone Power |
Thanks for that post Suzi we were going through the faces naming them and Veronica Lake was the one name I could not remember and what makes it worse i was only watching her in a film last week. |
Motley Crue, Still with Alice as support, have added some more dates to their American tour: October 5 - Hidalgo, TX @ State Farm Arena October 7 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center October 8 - Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena October 10 - Evansville, IN @ The Ford Center October 11 - Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena October 13 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena October 14 - Buffalo, NY @ First Niagra Center October 16 - Bridgeport, CT @ Webster Bank Arena October 17 - Manchester, NH @ Verizon Wireless Arena October 18 - Bangor, ME @ Cross Insurance Center December 4 - Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena December 7 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center December 8 - Grand Forks, ND @ Alerus Center December 10 - Saskatoon, SA @ SaskTel Centre December 12 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place December 13 - Calgary, AB @ ScotiaBank Saddledome December 15 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center December 19 - Phoenix, AZ @ U.S. Airways Center December 20 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena December 22 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center December 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Arena It's looking less and less likely that we will get any Alice activity this side of the pond this year |
The discography continues, and again here are two more good songs from 'Love It To Death' Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ 07/09 - Second Coming (Cooper) This is the second of the 'religious' songs on the album Keyboards are by Bob Ezrin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swJPuN-To24 " I couldn't tell if the bells are getting louder The songs they ring I finally recognize I only know Hell is getting hotter The Devil's getting smarter all the time And it would be nice to walk upon the water To talk again to angels on my side Time is getting closer I read it on a poster fanatical exposers on corners prophesized It would be nice to walk upon the water To talk again to angels at my side I just come back to show you all my words are golden So have no gods before me, I'm the light." The annoying thing here is that the keyboards at the end of the song finish very abruptly. However, on the album, they lead into 'The Ballad Of Dwight Frye' The song is a stage favourite, and is still included in the live shows. Any pictures you see of Alice performing in the straight jacket is almost certainly during a performance of this song When performed live, the song always seems to be edited - the final verse ('I grabbed my hat...') is always omitted. I don't think I have ever heard the full version on stage Legend has it, that Alice was 'buried' under a pile of chairs when recording the track, which resulted in the claustrophobic panic in his voice during the 'I've got to get out of here' parts of the song It's been suggested that this is the introduction of the Steven character, and should be seen as the genesis to the 'Welcome To My Nightmare' album Dwight Frye shouldn't need any introduction to anyone on this forum The child's voice at the start of the song was provided by Monica Lauer, who was a friend of the band. She was actually in her early twenties when the recording was made Bob Ezrin plays keyboards on the song 08/09 - The Ballad Of Dwight Frye (Bruce, Cooper) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwPxB_F7ok0 "[Little girl] Mommy where's daddy? He's been gone for so long. Do you think he'll ever come home? I was gone for fourteen days I coulda been gone for more Held up in the intensive care ward Lyin' on the floor I was gone for all those days But I, was not all alone I made friends with a lot of people In the danger zone See my lonely life unfold I see it every day See my lonely mind explode Since I've gone away I think I lost some weight there and I, I'm sure I need some rest Sleepin don't come very easy In a straight white vest Should like to see that little children She's only four years old.. old I'd give her back all of her play things even, even the ones I stole See my lonely life unfold I see it everyday See my lonely mind explode When I've gone insane I wanna get out of here I wanna get out of here I, I've gotta, I've gotta get out of here I, I gotta get out of here I, I gotta get out of here IgottagetoutahereIgottagetoutahereIgottagetoutaher e Ya gotta let me out of here Let me outta her etc See my lonely life unfold I see it everyday See my lonely mind explode Blown up in my face I grabbed my hat and I got my coat and I, I ran into the street I saw a man that was choking there I guess he couldn't breathe Said to myself this is very strange I'm glad it wasn't me But now I hear those sirens callin' and so I am not free I didn`t wanna be I didn`t wanna be I didn`t wanna be See my lonely life unfold (I didn`t wanna be) I see it every day (Leave me alone I didn`t wanna be Don't touch me!) See my lonely mind explode When I've gone Insane" |
1 Attachment(s) As noted in my introduction to 'Love It To Death', the album contains (what I consider to be) one tedious song, and one joke song. This is the joke one! The final song on the album is a cover of the Rolf Harris tune 'Sun Arise' Whatever possessed the band to do this, I shall never know! 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 09/09/ Sun Arise (Butler, Harris) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki6m_za9Zzw "Sun Arise come every mornin' Sun Arise come every mornin' Sun Arise come every mornin' Bringin' back the warmth to the ground Sun Arise fillin' up the hollow Sun Arise fillin' up the hollow Sun Arise fillin' up the hollow Bringin' back the warmth to the ground Sun Arise, she come every mornin' Sun Arise, each and every day Sun Arise, she come every mornin' Sun Arise Every every every every She drive away the darkness everyday She drive away the darkness everyday She drive away your darkness everyday Bringin' back the warmth to the ground Sun Arise, whoa-oh-oh Sun Arise, whoa-oh-oh Sun Arise, whoa-oh-oh Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y (repeat to fade)" It was during 1971 when the Alice Cooper Group made their first appearance in England. On Nov 3rd, they recorded an appearance on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', performing `Under My Wheels` and `Is It My Body?' and the following day they made their live debut at the Mayfair Suite/Kinetic Circus, Birmingham, England where (legend has it) Robert Plant in audience. On Nov 7th, the band appeared at the Rainbow Theatre in London, with Arthur Brown, and Roger Ruskin Spear as support. This show had David Bowie in the audience, and was the first show to feature a snake. The review for this show appears below On the 'Love It To Death' tour, many familiar props had already appeared. The show featured the 'Electric Chair' and The Straightjacket for 'Dwight Fry'. Cindy Smith (sister to Neal) who became Cindy Dunaway (wife to Dennis) started to play a nurse on-stage around this time as well. A sample setlist for these shows comprised of:
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Suzi, I am greatly impressed by your encyclopaedic knowledge of "The Coop!" This is one of the best ever uses of a thread in a forum in cyber history, as far as I'm concerned. Thankyou:thankingyou: |
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How do you follow up the release of an essential (but slightly flawed) album? Easy - you release an even more essential (and less flawed) album! 1971 saw the release of 'Killer', the second album release of the year by the Alice Cooper Group. It is arguably THE classic Cooper album, and it contains everything from classic rock 'n' roll songs to epic horror tunes and basic garage rock to overblown grandeur If the band had 'arrived' with 'Love It To Death', with 'Killer' they made themselves at home at the top of their game. John Lydon has described this as being the greatest album ever recorded The snake on the cover is Neal's snake Kachina. Dennis Dunaway provided the lettering for Killer, using his left hand (he's right handed) because he felt that gave it a more eerie look. Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ Bob Ezrin - Keyboards, Mini-Moog Producer - Bob Ezrin The opening song is 'Under My Wheels', which the band performed on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', when they made their debut in England It is very much a stage favourite, and still part of the live show In 1998, it was re-recorded by Alice as a duet with Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses for the film 'The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years' Bob Ezrin plays keyboards on the original track Additional guitar is performed by Rick Derringer 01/08 - Under My Wheels (Bruce, Dunaway, Ezrin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbWE-j9WGoQ " The telephone is ringing You got me on the run I'm driving in my car now Anticipating fun I'm driving right up to you, babe I guess that you couldn't see, yeah yeah But you under my wheels Why don't you let me be 'Cause when you call me on the telephone Saying "take me to the show" And then I say, honey, I just can't go Old lady's sick and I can't leave her home The telephone is ringing You got me on the run I'm driving in my car now I got you under my wheels I got you under my wheels I got you under my wheels I got you under my wheels Yeah yeah I got you under my wheels Telephone is ringing You got me on the run I'm driving in my car now Anticipating fun I'm driving right up to you, babe I guess you that couldn't see, yeah yeah But you were under my wheels, honey Why don't you let me be, yeah yeah I got you under my wheels, yeah I got you under my wheels, wheels, wheels Got you, got you got you...." The second song on the album is 'Be My Lover', and this is a personal favourite of mine. Some people have commented that the song is a bit over-the-top at the end with the excessive showgirl campness, but I think that makes the song The click sound at the end of the song is Neal dropping his sticks. Michael Bruce has met many musicians (drummers) who cover the song and try to imitate the sound not knowing it was an accident. In 1998, Neil explained: "I used to drive Bob Ezrin crazy by twirling my sticks, as I do after every song. This made Bob crazy because if I dropped them, we would have to do the song over again". They decided to leave the "click" in." 02/08 - Be My Lover (Bruce) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCOuxDbuqmc "She struts into the room, wellI don't know her But with a magnifying glance I just sort of look her over We have a drink or two, well, maybe three And then suddenly she starts telling me her life story She says Baby, if you wanna be my lover You better take me home 'Cause it's a long, long way to paradise And I'm still on my own Told her that I came from Detroit City And I played guitar in a long-haired rock and roll band She asked me why the singers name was Alice I said listen, baby, you really wouldn't understand And I said Baby, if you wanna be my lover You better take me home 'Cause it's a long, long way to paradise And I'm still on my own On my own Oh baby, if you wanna be my lover You better take me home 'Cause it's a long long way to paradise And I'm still on my own Ooooooh" |
Two classic songs finish the first side of 'Killer' Track #3 is 'Halo Of Flies'. At over 8 minutes in length, the song starts with some guitar that is supposed to sound like buzzing flies coming, one by one, to circle around your head. After that, the song makes many musical twists and turns. It's fascinating to hear this develop. It takes about the two-minute mark before Alice starts singing! Despite the length of the song, you never once get the feeling that they are repeating themselves. According to Alice, the song was an attempt by the band to prove that they could perform King Crimson-like progressive rock suites, and was supposedly about a spy organisation. Michael Bruce has stated that "the song was basically a mixture of three different songs that the band had been working on, then Alice kind of strung them all together using a central "spy theme"" Lyrics and a melody in the song parody 'My Favourite Things' from 'The Sound Of Music' An ex-girlfriend of Alice, Cindy Laing, came up with the title of the song Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ Bob Ezrin - Keyboards, Mini-Moog 03/08 - Halo Of Flies (Cooper, Smith, Dunaway, Bruce, Buxton) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI2TT5L4iEQ "I've got the answers to all of your questions If you've got the money to pay me in gold I will be living in old Monte Carlo And you will be reading the secrets I sold Daggers and contacts and bright shiny limos I've got a watch that turns into a lifeboat Glimmering nightgowns, poisonous cobras Silencer under the heel of my shoe The elegance of China They sent her to lie here on her back But as she deeply moves me She'd rather shoot me in my tracks And while a Middle Asian lady She really came as no surprise But I still did destroy her And I will smash Halo of flies I cross the ocean where no one could see And I put a time-bomb in your submarine Goodbye to old friends, the secret's in hand With phonyed up papers and counterfeit plans You never will understand" The final song on side one is 'Desperado', which originally had the working title 'Desert Nights' Allegedly, this was written about Alice's drinking buddy Jim Morrison (from The Doors), but it's also been suggested that it's about Robert Vaughn's character from the movie 'The Magnificent Seven' Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ Bob Ezrin - Keyboards, Mini-Moog 04/08 - Desperado (Cooper, Bruce) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_eZAS4dp6s "I'm a gambler and I'm a runner But you knew that when you lay down I'm a picture of ugly stories I'm a killer and I'm a clown Step into the street by sundown Step into your last goodbye You're a target just by living Twenty dollars will make you die I wear lace and I wear black leather My hands are lightning upon my gun My shots are clean and my, my shots are final My shots are deadly and when it's done You're as stiff as my smoking barrel You're as dead as a desert night You're a notch and I'm a legend You're at peace and I must hide Tell me where the hell I'm going Let my bones fall in the dust Can you hear that ghost that's calling As my Colt begins to rust In the dust I'm a killer, I'm a clown I'm a priest that's gone to town" |
"Killer" is a great early Alice offering, I agree that it's an "essential" if only for "Desperado" and "Halo of Flies"! A brilliant vynyl album sleeve too, if you can find an intact one, for the 1971 calendar. |
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