Alice Cooper
Cobo Hall Arena
Detroit, Michigan, USA
July 31, 1972
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Only
01 - Be My Lover
02 - You Drive Me Nervous
03 - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
04 - I'm Eighteen
05 - Halo Of Flies
06 - Dead Babies
07 - Killer
08 - School's Out
09 - Is It My Body
Vincent Furnier a.k.a. Alice Cooper – vocals, harmonica
Glen Buxton (R.I.P.) – lead guitar
Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals
Dennis Dunaway – bass and backing vocals
Neal Smith – drums and backing vocals
Glen Buxton died October 19, 1997 from viral pneumonia, he was 49
Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) born in Detroit but his family moved to Arizona when he was quite young. It was there that the idea of a band came to the minds of the teens who would become Alice Cooper. The audiences in Arizona didn't quite understand. They moved to California were the scene didn't understand them. Frank Zappa signed them because of that fact. 2 albums released by Frank Zappa's label did nothing to help. It wasn't till the band moved back to Detroit that anyone figured it out. It was Bob Ezrin, he moved them to North Pontiac (about 2 miles from my new house) to practice & write. The result was the Legendary Love It To Death.
Switch to Western Wayne County where a young teen boy cleaning his Uncle's car for spending change finds a home taped 8-track tape that just said Alice Cooper Mix on it. I took it into my bedroom and stuck it into my stereo and sat back to here a band my Mom tried real hard not to let me hear. I could listen to almost anything without any hassle but Alice Cooper were forbidden. It was because of my parents misconceptions about the song "Dead Babies". It didn't help that my little sister died when she was only 15 minutes old due to my Dad's contact with Agent Orange in Viet Nam. The music just blew me for a loop. So heavy in emotion and tone. The lyrics about anything and everything a young teenager questioned in the 1970s. I was hooked to my parents dismay. I eventually educated them about the subject matter and how Alice was a character. My Mom became a fan of Alice Cooper ballads like "I'll Never Cry".
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That was a far-better band than the music press gave them credit for, and this show is pretty damn hot. We're fortunate to have it all these years later!
ReplyDeleteIt's when Alice the man made his best music. The whole band could write as well as play. Kieth Moon admired Neil Smith's drumming and would call him up every so often to ask how many drums Neil had in his kit, so that Kieth could add one more than Neil. I laughed my ass of when I read that.
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Thanks for the vintage Cooper! I remember hearing songs on the radio here and there when I was a kid. I also had a cousin that played Go To Hell for me and I always thought that was a cool song. It wasn't until 2001, when my buddy at the time insisted that we go see Alice. That show blew me away and I was hooked then and there. I've ended up bringing both my son and daughter to see him on different tours and they really enjoyed his shows as well. It's just fun macabre and the musicianship is top notch!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Gman! I saw Alice the first time at about 13-14 when I saw the 1978 tour when it hit Detroit. Blew my mind! My sons seen him at a young age too. Took them to see Kiss at like 11 and 12, then Alice Cooper at 13 and 14. They are huge fans of both bands. It was an annual thing to do each summer going to the Michigan State Fair to see Alice Cooper for free, he played there every year it seemed like from forever till they quit having the fair in the early 2000s. I saw him with The Scorpions on a co-headline tour. He opened at Pine Knob, they would flip flop each day of the tour. So it's the last day of the tour and Alice says "Thank God! If I have to hear that song with the whistling I'm going to re-build the damn wall myself" Then called The Scorpions brave for following him in Michigan.
DeleteDave
Hilarious! Alice is definitely more interesting to me than The Scorps... lol
DeleteHe had a lead guitar player on a skateboard that year. He stabbed him through the chest with a mic stand. It was a great illusion, came off looking really good.
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Alice shaped my formative musical years. Seeing this band as a young teen for the "Welcome to my nightmare Tour..." was a staggering experience. This band just flat out cooks on all cylinders! Thanks for the great show!
ReplyDeleteAlice Cooper was a huge influence on my music. You just can't help being effected by something like that.
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