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The Essentials (Alice Cooper Album)
''The Essentials: Alice Cooper'' is a compilation album featuring Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ..., released in 2002 by Rhino Records as part of their ''The Essentials'' series. Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Essentials Alice Cooper Alice Cooper compilation albums 2002 greatest hits albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper is considered by many music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences. Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, "Alice Cooper" was originally a band with roots extending back to a band called the Earwigs, consisting of Furnier on vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar and backing vocals. By 1966, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar joined the three and Neal Smith was added on drums in 1967. The five named the band "Alice Cooper", and Furnier eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No More Mr
No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed đ« * Numero sign, a typographic symbol for the word 'number', also represented as "No." or similar variants Geography * Norway (ISO 3166-1 country code NO) ** Norwegian language (ISO 639-1 code "no"), a North Germanic language that is also the official language of Norway ** .no, the internet ccTLD for Norway * Lake No, in South Sudan * No, Denmark, village in Denmark * NĆ, Niigata, a former town in Japan * No Creek (other) * Acronym for the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana or its professional sports teams ** New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ** New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Dr. No'' (film), a 1962 ''James Bond'' film ** Julius N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How You Gonna See Me Now
"How You Gonna See Me Now" is a song written by Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin, and Dick Wagner, performed by Cooper and produced by David Foster. It was released on Cooperâs album, '' From the Inside''. The song reached number nine in Australia and the Netherlands. In the U.S., it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streamin .... The song was a regular part of Cooperâs setlist on the âMadhouse Rocks Tourâ supporting ''From the Inside'', but despite its success as a single, âHow You Gonna See Me Nowâ has never been performed live since 1980. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts References External links * Alice Cooper songs 1978 songs 1978 singles Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin Songs writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You And Me (Alice Cooper Song)
"You and Me" is a 1977 song by Alice Cooper, released in 1977 as the lead single from his album '' Lace and Whiskey''. The song is a soft rock ballad, reaching number nine on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and number eight on the '' Cash Box'' Top 100 in the summer of 1977. The song reached number three in Canada and number two in Australia, where it is ranked as the 13th biggest hit of 1977. The song turned out to be Cooper's last US top-ten hit until " Poison" twelve years later. Cooper regularly performed "You and Me" live on his 1977 and 1978 concert tours. He also performed the song on ''The Muppet Show'' in 1978, Muppet Show DVD info as a duet with a female monster who turned out to be |
I Never Cry
"I Never Cry" is a song by American rock singer Alice Cooper. It was originally released on his ''Alice Cooper Goes to Hell'' album in 1976. The song was written by Cooper and Dick Wagner. Background On an episode of his radio show broadcast on November 23, 2009, Cooper stated that "I Never Cry" was his biggest selling single; it was one of only two gold records Cooper earned in the US, the other being for his 1989 comeback hit "Poison". "I Never Cry" was written about Cooper's experiences with alcoholism, which one year later sent the performer into rehab. He called the song "an alcoholic confession". As with most of Cooper's softer ballads, it fared poorly in recurrent rotation; it was too soft for the classic rock format, while classic hits stations have largely ignored it. "I Never Cry" was performed live by Cooper, though not consistently, during all tours up to his break in touring due to his addiction to crack cocaine and eventual relapse into alcoholism following 1981's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To My Nightmare (song)
"Welcome to My Nightmare" is the title track to Alice Cooper's eighth studio album. The song is written by Cooper, Dick Wagner and Bob Ezrin. It peaked at 45 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song itself mixes elements from disco, jazz, hard rock, and keeps a "heavy-yet-funky beat". Cooper would later perform the song on ''The Muppet Show''. The tune was placed tenth on a list AOL Radio made of the "10 Best Halloween Songs". Acoustic guitar is played by Dick Wagner, bass by Tony Levin, clarinet by Jozef Chirowski, drums by Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, and electric guitar by Steve Hunter. ''Record World'' said that the single release that "Alice sounds downright ghoulish on this re-mixed and edited lp track." Cover versions Ronnie James Dio, Steve Lukather, Bob Kulick, Phil Soussan, Randy Castillo Randolpho Francisco Castillo (December 18, 1950 â March 26, 2002) was an American musician. He was Ozzy Osbourne's drummer during the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, and later as drummer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Women Bleed
"Only Women Bleed" is a song by Alice Cooper, released on his debut solo album '' Welcome to My Nightmare'' in 1975. It was written by Cooper and Dick Wagner, and was the second single from the album to be released. Background It is a ballad about a woman in an abusive marriage. The song is often mistakenly presumed to be about menstruation, and that has limited its play on radio and in other public forums. As a single by Cooper, it was released as just "Only Women". Prior to the release of ''Welcome to My Nightmare'' in the US, a shortened version of the song was released as a single and was alternatively titled "Only Women" by Atlantic Records due to protests by feminist groups. The album version of the song features more orchestral movements than the single, and also runs longer than the 45 at 5:49. According to co-writer Dick Wagner, the song's musical riff and vocal melody were developed several years earlier during his tenure with the late-1960s Michigan-based band the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billion Dollar Babies (song)
"Billion Dollar Babies" is a popular 1973 single by the rock group Alice Cooper, the title track taken from the album ''Billion Dollar Babies''. It was released in July 1973, months after the album had been released. The track is a duet between Alice Cooper and Scottish musician Donovan, who provides the falsetto and high harmony vocals. BMI lists the composers of "Billion Dollar Babies" as Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce and Reggie Vinson (a session guitarist who had worked with the Alice Cooper band previously). Some sources list the composers as Cooper, Bruce, drummer Neal Smith, and "R. Reggie", the latter being an allusion to Vinson's nickname "Rockin' Reggie Vinson". '' Record World'' said that "produced by the incomparable Bob Ezrin, he singleshould see billions of Cooper babies flocking to the stores and gobbling it up." The ''Billion Dollar Babies'' album was the second to last recorded by the original Alice Cooper band, before singer Alice Cooper went solo. Legal compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elected (song)
"Elected" is a single by rock band Alice Cooper, released as the first Hot 100 hit on their sixth studio album ''Billion Dollar Babies'' (1972). The single reached number 26 during election week on the charts in the United States, number 4 on the charts in the United Kingdom and number 3 in Austria. The promotional music video was directed by Hart Perry. The song is a reworked version of their debut single " Reflected" from their album of 1969, ''Pretties for You''. According to Alice Cooper, Joey Ramone acknowledged the similarity between "Elected" and the Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated". Chart positions Track listing #"Elected" â 3:40 #"Luney Tune" â 3:36 Appearances on albums *''Billion Dollar Babies'' *'' Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits'' *'' The Beast of Alice Cooper'' *''The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper'' *'' Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper'' *'' The Definitive Alice Cooper'' *'' The Essentials: Alice Cooper'' *'' School's Out and Other Hits'' Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School's Out (song)
"School's Out" is a song first recorded as the title track of Alice Cooper's fifth album. It was released as the album's only single on April 26, 1972. "School's Out" was the Alice Cooper's biggest international hit and it has been regarded as the band's signature song and reached number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 3 in the Canadian Hot 100, number 2 in Ireland and reached the top of the UK Singles Chart. Swiss metal band Krokus released a charting cover version in 1986. Inspiration and writing Cooper has said he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, "What's the greatest three minutes of your life?". Cooper said: "There's two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, when you're just getting ready to open the presents. The greed factor is right there. The next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school when you're sitting there and it's like a slow fuse burning. I said, 'If we can catch that three minutes in a song, it's g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under My Wheels
âUnder My Wheelsâ is a rock song by Alice Cooper. It was originally released on the group's ''Killer'' album in 1971, and was also that album's first single release. The song was written by Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Bob Ezrin. The song peaked at #59 on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' in the US. The Alice Cooper band performed the song on the British TV show ''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' in 1971. They also performed it in West Germany on the show ''Beat-Club''. Since then, "Under My Wheels" has been a staple of Cooper's live shows. It is the third most-performed song in his catalogue behind only " Schoolâs Out" and " Iâm Eighteen". It is tied for third-place with "Billion Dollar Babies". Cooper has performed "Under My Wheels" on every tour he has undertaken since the single's release. It was re-recorded in 1988 by Cooper and Guns N' Roses, with the vocals performed as a duet between Cooper and Axl Rose, for the soundtrack of '' The Decline of Western Civilization Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
