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Brutal Planet and Dragontown are the period of Alice History which never really struck a chord with me, it's not what I was looking for in an Alice Cooper record and other bands who broke the ground with these new musicals styles did it better, however with The Eyes of and Dirty Diamonds he got his hard rock swagger back and I enjoyed contemporary Alice once more. |
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He's devoting a lot of time to it, and why not? On paper it's a great superstar project as i guess it is live experience. I for one would love to see them. After all Alice has seen and done everything but this is a new experience for him in a way. Go out and do a show with some famous pals, performing the music you want to play. Get well soon Mr. Perry. |
It seems that he has also returned to politics, and is currently running for both President of the USA and also Prime Minister of the UK Alice Cooper Launches Political Career, Remakes 'Elected' Alice Cooper launches campaigns to become Prime Minister and President http://www.getmusic.com.au/store/med...1468023918.jpg His full political manifesto is: "THE WHOLE WORLD'S GOING CRAZY! LOOKING FOR A BETTER CANDIDATE? A BETTER PLATFORM? LOOK NO FURTHER GET ALICE COOPER 'ELECTED' ALICE COOPER RUNS FOR U.S. PRESIDENT AND U.K. PRIME MINISTER “A TROUBLED MAN FOR TROUBLED TIMES” July 12, 2016 – Los Angeles, CA -- Alice Cooper is tired of the rhetoric - the mudslinging – the media frenzy. Keeping his snake in his cage and the guillotine in storage, he is putting people before career. Alice Cooper wants to be "Elected". His classic 1972 hit is once again an anthem for modern times and when it all boils down to it – a long flowing mane of (real) hair beats Bernie/The Donald/Hillary/Boris styles hands down and his American accent and people's policies are way easier for the British to understand than any of Theresa May's (although it might not be just the accent). But it’s not all about debonair good looks, long flowing locks and a wicked accent -- Alice Cooper has a platform that every voter can get behind. He is asking his fellow Americans, his British friends and all those around the world who are disillusioned with their leaders, to join "The Wild Party." Alice Cooper has spent countless nights on the road; many troubled hours worrying about the course of our great nations. Not afraid of controversy or springing into action, Alice Cooper plans to channel every ounce of energy (in between his Alice Cooper and Hollywood Vampire concerts, his syndicated radio show "Nights With Alice Cooper”, and his daily round of golf, of course) towards solving the world’s problems. He is tackling the everyday concerns discussed among his fellow woman and man - the ordinary, decent hard working (and rocking) people he meets and entertains every day while performing nearly 100 concerts a year around the world. So, if you’re looking for a candidate with a platform that matters, vote Alice Cooper, the man with the plan to tackle the hot button, contentious and provocative issues on the minds of the real America and Britain: ⦁ Getting Brian Johnson back in AC/DC ⦁ A snake in every pot ⦁ No more pencils, no more books ⦁ Adding Lemmy to Mt Rushmore ⦁ Rename Big Ben "Big Lemmy" ⦁ Groucho Marx on the $50 bill ⦁ Peter Sellers on the £20 note ⦁ Cupholders required for every airplane seat ⦁ Ban on talking during movies in movie theatres ⦁ Ban on taking selfies, except on a designated National Selfie Day These "troubled times" call for a "troubled mind" indeed. These "troubled times" call for Alice Cooper. Said Alice, "Why NOT me? I have t shirts to sell."" https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/07...g?v=1461769093 http://www.votealicecooper.com/ |
The 7th song on the album, 'Pessi-Mystic' has lyrics that are very dark, depressing and nihilistic. Musically, it's quieter than what has gone before, but much more atmospheric By now, you should have realised that the entire 'Brutal Planet' album is not a feel good thing! What makes it even more disturbing is the fact that the themes covered on the record are just as relevant today (if not more so) then they were when the album was released One of the co-writers of the song is Brian Nelson, who is better known to Alice fans as 'Renfield'. He was a superfan, who ended us as Alice's personal assistant, and much of the memorabilia that is available is from his personal collection. He died in June 2009, and is much missed by the whole Alice family 07/11 - Pessi-Mystic (Cooper, Marlette, Nelson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-QNSlnbuwU "Don't need a crystal ball for me to see clearly No astrology or Tarot cards Watching CNN and holding my breath To face the daily news scares me to death I'm pessi-mystic I'm so fatalistic I'm pessi-mystic I don't believe a thing I'm pessi-mystic I'm so nihlistic I'm pessi-mystic For what tomorrow brings I can't hear a word you say So shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up I like being sick this way So shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up Everybody's mind is badly infected Everybody feeds the parasite Everything is dark so why not accept it? Everything is far more black than white I'm pessi-mystic I'm so fatalistic I'm pessi-mystic I don't believe a thing I'm pessi-mystic I'm so pissed-off-istic I'm pessi-mystic Of what tomorrow brings I can't hear a word you say So shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up I like feeling sick this way So shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up I'm pessi-mystic I'm so fatalistic I'm pessi-mystic I don't believe a thing I'm pessi-mystic I'm so nihlistic I'm pessi-mystic Of what tomorrow brings I can't hear a word you say So shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up I like being sick this way So shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up I can't hear a word you say So shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up I like feeing sick this way So shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up" The following song, 'Gimme', was the only single release from the album. The 'B' side was 'Brutal Planet'. It reached #103 in the UK chart. Lyrically, it's interesting. Moving away from the realities of the true life horrors that has filled the album up to this point, this song is about a Faustian pact with the Devil. I wonder if it was originally meant for 'The Last Temptation' album, because it would have fitted in perfectly with the story told there - Alice as The Showman/Satan After the previous 'wrist-slashing' songs on the album, it's good to have a return to the lighter, 'fun' side of Alice Cooper 08/11 - Gimme (Cooper, Marlette) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAOV7uz66XU "I know all your desires Your heart is so full of pain Is there something I can provide When you feel like life's passed you by I'm on your side Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Please don't ask me my name Does it matter? I'm just here for you Trust me. just let yourself go And that's all you need to know I'm on your side, sincerely I'm your only friend Yes I'm on your side, sincerely Don't you wish you had it all Don't you deserve to have it all Kneel down and tell me what you need Fame and money all for you I can make your every dream come true Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Tell me whose more important than you You're the apple of my ancient eyes How could the world be so cruel I'll make you my own precious jewel I'm on your side, sincerely I'm the only one that cares Yes, I'm on your side, sincerely Don't you wish you had it all Don't you deserve to have it all Kneel down and tell me what you need Fame and money all for you I can make your every dream come true There is one thing I mean, everything has a price I really hate to repeat myself but... nothing's free Yes I'm on your side, sincerely I'm the only one that cares Oh I'm on your side, sincerely Don't you wish you had it all Don't you deserve to have it all Kneel down and tell me what you need Don't you deserve to have it all Don't you wish you had it all Don't you deserve to have it all Kneel down and tell me what you need Fame and money all for you I can make your every dream come true Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that Gimme this gimme that" |
The next song,'It's The Little Things', is another fun one. It's more heavy metal than industrial rock, faster and crunchier. Alice also quotes from some of the older songs here, which is always an entertaining 'Easter egg' for older fans When performed live, the song is introduced with a rare spoken monologue from Alice, where he has a rant about things that bother him, picking on members of the audience wearing Ozzy/Marilyn Manson/Kiss T-shirts ("my disobedient children") before stating "It`s just the little things, that drive me wild!" 09/11 - It's The Little Things (Cooper, Marlette) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t98ZEcCm3aU "You can burn my house, You can cut my hair You can make me wrestle naked with a grizzly bear You can poison my cat, Baby I don't care But if you talk in the movies I'll kill you right there It's the little things It's just the little things Aw it's the little things It's just the little things Yeah it's the little things That drive me wild I'm like a mad dog I'm on a short leash I'm on a tight rope hanging by a thread I'm on some thin ice You push me too far Welcome to my nightmare No more Mr. Nice Guy You can steal my car and drive it into the lake You can stick me in the oven and put it on bake You could throw a big brick through my window pane But if I ever hear you ask me how I got my name It's the little things It's just the little things Aw it's the little things It's just the little things Yeah it's the little things That drive me wild I'm like a mad dog I'm on a short leash I'm on a tight rope hanging by a thread I'm on some thin ice You push me too far Welcome to my nightmare No more Mr. Nice Guy I've done it all I mean I been everywhere I've been beaten I been stabbed I been hung I been burried alive And I can deal with that But its the little things It's the little things It's just the little things Yeah it's the little things Just the little things Aw it's the little things That drive me wild I'm like a mad dog I'm on a short leash I'm on a tight rope hanging by a thread I'm on some thin ice You push me too far I'm just a psycho Pathic psycho pathic I'm like a mad dog I'm on a short leash I'm on a tight rope hanging by a thread I'm on some thin ice You push me too far Welcome to my nightmare No more Mr. Nice Guy It's the little things Aw it's the little things It's just the little things" 'Take It Like A Woman' is the albums only ballad. It's a return to the domestic violence scenario, previously used to good effect with 'Only Women Bleed'. This song is not quite as masterful as 'OWB', but after the industrial 'noise' of the other songs on the album, it's a welcome change 10/11 - Take It Like A Woman (Cooper, Marlette) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnEOVMAHgsc "I bet ya never thought that it would never turn out like this Mama's little girl, Daddy's little princess But somewhere in your fairy tale everything went wrong Now the sun don't shine, The words don't ryhme You're out of time You've been beaten down, kicked around on the ground But you took it like a woman Victimized, terrorized, paralyzed But you took it like a woman Pushed too far, pulled too hard, deeply scarred I know you must have felt the pain But you took it like a woman Ya thought you had your Mr. Right but he was really Mr. Hyde Ya gave him your most precious gift, you were his bleeding bride He tied you up pulled your hair, and slapped your innocent face Yeah, you were black and blue, he laughed at you So what'd you do? Aw you've been beaten down, kicked around on the ground But you took it like a woman Victimized, terrorized, paralyzed But you took it like a woman Pushed too far pulled too hard, deeply scarred I know you must have felt the pain But you took it like a woman And so its over now Your fantasy life is finally at an end And the world above is still a brutal place And the story will start again You been beaten down, kicked around on the ground But you took it like a woman Victimized, terrorized, paralyzed But you took it like a woman Pushed too far, pulled too hard, deeply scarred I know you must have felt the pain Felt the pain I know you must have felt the pain But you took it like a woman You took it like a woman I know you must have felt the pain You took it like a woman I know you must have felt the pain You took it like a woman I know you must have felt the pain But you took it like a woman" |
The final song on the standard release of the album is 'Cold Machines', which has a futurist feel to it - especially during the intro. It's back to the industrial sound that has been the backbone of the album, with the drums in particular kicking up a storm. It's an entertaining end to an album that you have to be in the right mood to fully appreciate 11/11 - Cold Machines (Cooper/Marlette) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K03cY83SMtg "I see you working at your station Radiation burns my eyes Love's forbidden so is passion This whole place is sterilized I just want to see tomorrow Day by day to just survive But this place is built to kill me No one here gets out alive I don't wanna be I don't wanna be Just a memory I don't wanna be I don't wanna be Gone You don't know my name You don't know my number You don't know my face at all (at all at all at all) We walk right past each other, every single day Like cold machines, we're marching on and on and on and on and on Got your thumb print always with me Got your barcode memorized They came here to electroshock me But can they erase you from my mind? I don't wanna be I don't wanna be Just a memory I don't wanna be I don't wanna be Gone You don't know my name You don't know my number You don't know my face at all (at all at all at all) We walk right past each other, every single day Like cold machines, we're marching on and on and on and on and on I don't wanna be I don't wanna be Just a memory I don't wanna be I don't wanna be Gone You don't know my name You don't know my number You don't know my face at all (at all at all at all) We walk right past each other, every single day Like cold machines, we're marching on and on and on and on and on" The tour to promote the album went under the title Brutally Live. The tour was splint into two legs, with the first part, which opened in Europe, running between June 10th - November 11th 2000. UK dates were between July 11th - July 20th, and took in Newport, Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Portsmouth, London (Hammersmith) and Nottingham. Support came from Lukin. After these dates, the tour moved to the US The touring band consisted of: Alice Cooper - Vocals Ryan Roxie - Guitar Pete Friesen - Guitar Greg Smith - Bass Eric Singer - Drums Teddy `Zigzag` Andreadis - Keyboards This was the first tour to feature Calico as one of the dancers, and she appeared as the whipgirl and nurse. During the band introductions, Alice called her 'My own little nightmare' Between Nov 15th - 30th, Alice performs as part of the 'British Rock Symphony' in South America The second leg of the 'Brutally Live' tour started in Australia on April 13th, 2001. On April 26th, the show returned to Europe for some more dates, including the UK between May 15th - May 21st. Where the first part had been a theatre tour, this was an arena tour, and dates were at Bournmouth, Manchester, Wembley, Cardiff, Birmingham and Edinburgh. Support for these shows came from Dio and Orange Goblin The basic setlist for both legs of the show was:
There was a DVD released of the tour, entitled 'Brutally Live', and recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo show on July 19th, 2000. It is a good theatrical one, and highly recommended After the first European leg of the tour, a special 'Tour Edition' of 'Brutal Planet' was released in Europe, which contained a second CD featuring some live cuts taken from the DVD. These songs were:
Finally, when the original album was released in Japan and Australia, it contained an extra song that was not featured on the standard release. This song is called 'Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me', and it was inspired by an episode of 'The Simpsons'! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXmubuH11HY |
A bit of good news. Joe Perry will be returning to the stage for tonight's Hollywood Vampires show in California. He has been out of action for the last 11 days! During this time, the band have had Joe's amp and hat on stage and shown photos on the video screen He needs to take things easy tho - they have got four shows in four days, with the tour ending on Monday Alice then returns to the solo tour on August 6th |
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