In 1975 I went to Alice Cooper’s welcome to my nightmare concert, the whole stage was set up like a cemetery, one of the best theatrical concerts I’ve ever seen, it was incredible! 🥁🎸🔥👍🏽
I've seen the video from back then and its fantastic. I wasn't able to see him until 1982 in Glasgow. I've seen him a few times since including his last tour when he had the original band doing the 20+ min encore. Some of the shows were great, some fairly sparse but he was ayeways great to watch.
His shows are absolutely EPIC! There's horror, magic and some of the most incredible musicians you could ever dream of with theatrics that are as good as any theater production.
His father was a preacher. He's one of the good guys in music. During the height of the pandemic, he couldn't tour. He felt bad that while he could survive it, members of his band and tour crew would go broke . So he selflessly paid all of their salaries.
@@traceycater that's not surprising. While others can claim to be Christian, he lives his life as one. Helping others and doing good. Wanting no publicity.
Godfather of shock rock. He wanted his shows to be theatrical, not boring. In real life he is one of the most down to earth and intelligent people you will ever meet. He has a great sense of humor and loves golf.
Saw him live in ‘72 when Schools Out album came out, then met him face to face for a brief conversation in a golf shop in Scottsdale, AZ as I was teaching golf out there in 1993. As nice of a guy I’d ever met, as he was very cordial and very well spoken; I could have talked with him for hours if he had the time. What a treat to shake his hand! (He was a 1 handicap at the time!)
@@deniackeridge5273 It wasn’t a country club shop either but a small golf shop on Scottsdale Road close to downtown where I lived! I got to thinking that he’s probably the most famous person I’ve ever met! I called him Mr. cooper lol, but I think his real first name is Vince.
Alice Cooper has *sooooo* many good songs and in quite a variety of styles. His work in the Alice Cooper band and his solo work are really some of the best rock-n-roll/showtune music ever made. Worth checking out.
Schools Out, Billion Dollar babies, Welcome to My Nightmare, From The Inside, Poison... he has a back catalogue of gold stretching back 50 years or more
In 1972 Alice Cooper played for the first time in Germany at the Musikhalle Hamburg. At that time the elections for the new government and the chancellor took place. Back then, a lot of people were very social democratic and so was Alice Cooper. He threw 5 DM bills (5 euros today) into the crowd and shouted "vote Willy". Willy meant Willy Brandt, who actually became Chancellor shortly afterwards (one of the best we've ever had). Thanks for sharing this story and greetings @all from Hamburg (Germany)
Saw his show in 1978, it was awesome stage performance, not just a series of songs, but video, actors, and a story to be told. ...and his rock & roll is excellent: "Elected", School's Out", "Billion Dollar Babies", "I'm Eighteen" and much more.
His ballads are amazing. How You Gonna See Me Now, It's Me, Millie and Billy... So many more. I use to have a cd of his ballads I made myself. It was awesome.
Shoulda put all my posts in one, lol. Alice has always had a live theatrical show, including swords, guillotines, blood, zombies, necrophilia, and cannibalism. Alice is epic :D
Alice was the first act (that I know of) to do what we now consider a normal show (fancy lighting, special effects, fireworks, etc). I remember seeing him in Allen Field House at KU in 1973.
Grobschnitt was way more out there, so much so that their lighting/costume and tech guys were a complete member of the band, and they did it all before anyone else. Alice was 2nd though then Bowie and KISS.
I've been listening to Alice Cooper since high school,1970's, with the original band. Yes they have always been a shock rock band! That was the whole point of the band.
Alice (Vincent Furnier) Cooper is HE King of "Shock Rock", and has been doing his act since the late 1960's. I first saw him on the "Welcome To My Nightmare" tour in Boston Garden in the late 70's, then again in the mid-80's, and then again last September. He still puts on a Broadway type show with dancers, giant, toddling babies, a guillotine, and a killer band to back him up. And he always has a prop in his hand, sword, whip, cane, something that goes with the song he is singing. A master showman, and still sounding the same as 50 years ago. Keep Rockin' Alice!
This guy is so cool! I saw him live in ‘72 (I was 17) when the “Schools Out” album came out and the concert was incredible. I wound up in Scottsdale, AZ in ‘93 working at a golf school and Alice Cooper lived there (he was a very good golfer) and met him in a golf shop one afternoon for a brief interaction talking about seeing him in 1972, but it was just great to shake his hand and was so cordial!
Alice Cooper is an extremely talented songwriter, showman and master of what was called "shock rock" He's also a really good guy. Very interesting and open minded. Check out an interview, it may surprise you.
He was one of first two make his concerts a big theater show and was very cool to see live plus he had so many great hits too. I seen his "Flush The Fashion" tour 1980!
Alice invented shock rock, in part, because horror movies were really popular and he thought it would be marketable. He's the son of a Minister. After long bouts with alcohol he sobered up and went back to a more christian lifestyle. He's even attended bible colleges (on the down low). KISS got the idea for their look from Alice. He's quite a character, but far from evil. It's more social commentary.
I remember Alice Cooper was on The Muppet Show when I was a little kid. He was singing this song, coming out of a coffin. It was amazing! Such a good memory. You can view it here on UA-cam.
I went to several Cooper concerts.. very loud and a great stage production. .He was the first to use makeup and costumes as a rock performer The live performances are what made him famous.
One of my best friends works with Alice and his band quite often. They are all awesome people who you would definitely want to hang out with. Very professional as well, they take their music and performances seriously.
His albums are basically soundtracks for a stage show. There are lots of rock heroes, he wanted to be the first rock villain. And he put Vincent Price on a song - and a TV special - eight years before Thriller.
Alice’s daughter, Calico, is in a band called Beasto Blanco. Chuck Garric, Alice’s bassist, started the band and asked Calico to join. He had a vision of a band based on the movie Natural Born Killers, with him and Calico portraying a version of Mickey and Mallory onstage, and in the music. Alice was one of the first shock-rockers, and may have been the first to create an on-stage character, so it fits that his daughter followed in his footsteps. They are both kind, generous Christians who are very opposite of the psychotic killers they play onstage. After family and music, Alice’s biggest love is golf and has held an annual golf tournament for the past 25 years. He’s also known, in the business, as one of the best musicians to work for (check out the documentary Hired Gun). Check out Beasto Blanco, a couple options are listed below: Death Rattle: ua-cam.com/video/RepiH363lZ4/v-deo.html The Seeker: ua-cam.com/video/e8tIhwMFy4o/v-deo.html
One of my best friends dad started on lead guitar for this tour. (Dick Wagner) Robert Wagner (not the actor) Has a group down in Austin, TX. Called SUEDE. He also did a few UA-cam videos. One is called DADDY. Which he did in honor of his dad.
I have seen him many times in both casinos and arenas, several on Halloween. He never disappoints to put on a great show. He was one of my big three in high school in the late 70s along with KISS and Ted Nugent.
Born Vincent Furnier in Detriot to a Minister and his wife. He learned very early about playing as being evil. Born again Christian and former alcoholic who credits his love for golf cured his disease. He was the King of Shock Rock and nightly he would be either Hung, Electric Chair or have his head cut off. The name comes from a time the band asked the spirits who was hanging around the band and it said Alice Cooper. Welcome to My Nightmare was one of their concept albums. To truly get to know him quick watch the 70's TV special called Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare. He is the best no one else compares.
Alice Cooper did Welcome To My Nightmare on The Muppet Show in the 70s. I was already a fan as many other 6yos were. Also huge Kiss fans! 70s kids to 80s teens! Greatest time to be alive!
I saw Alice on this tour in the seventies!! It was freaking awesome. We had great seats on the floor. The giant spiderweb and ladies in spider costumes was awesome! He also brought out his giant snake lol
My favorite Alice song. As others noted, he was the pioneer of shock/horror rock. He paved the way for Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, and all the rest. He's the son of a minister and a devote Christian. He played golf with Groucho Marx and Glenn Campbell. He has a program to help kids get into playing music. There's many interviews of him here on UA-cam, he's a great storyteller. He talks about meeting Elvis and having dinner in a haunted house which they ran out of. His interviews are worth watching.
Some people called it "shock rock" bitd. His concerts ARE theater. Alice said rock needed a villain to counter all the peace, love and flowers that was a lot of late 60s/early 70s rock. He was happy to fill those shoes and filled them well.
Also to note: this is the first album and first band of studio musicians, the original band all were let go. To also note, none of them knew how to play their instruments when they started but by album 3 they were putting out Bangers. Try Still Got a Long Way to Go. His catalog is huge and I seen him 3 years in a row and the show changed each time.
It was all a great act. He is a avid golfer and lives in Scottsdale AZ and just like every other person you see in a target. Super normal and fun dude.
In the early 1970s, there were three musical acts that brought Theatre into Rock n Roll concerts: David Bowie, Alice Cooper and Peter Gabriel with his band, Genesis. Bowie was the weird, Space-Age explorer of the mind and the universe; Alice Cooper was the original Shock-Rocker, with his serpents and dead babies and violence; Gabriel's creatures were more ancient-mythological in nature. Look up live videos of Genesis performing "The Musical Box" or "Supper's Ready" -- make sure they were shot before 1975, or Gabriel and his theatrics will be gone. Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" has some good live footage on YT. You can see from his makeup and wardrobe, how he affected society with his androgyny.
Only Women Bleed is probably the best tribute to Womanhood that has ever been written. You guys should really give it a shot. It should be required listening to all male highschool seniors.
I saw Alice Cooper perform live at Buffalo Run Casino in 2008. His stage presence and the entire production was amazing! I highly recommend seeing him live.
He's a great guy in real life. Loves to play golf and goes to church, even when he's on tour. When he played a concert in Jacksonville, our youth pastor posted on social media one afternoon, "Did anybody notice Alice Cooper and his wife sitting in our congregation this morning?" 😯One of my artist friends did a huge two-painting set of his eyes with the makeup and they auctioned it for charity; he got to meet Alice Cooper at the charity event.
He had a song called The Black Widow, with a spoken introduction by Vincent Price. It was awesome. Michael Jackson must have thought so too, because he got Vincent to do the intro to Thriller!
I just recently found your channel. Freaking GOLDMINE. First video I watched was Orgy’s cover of Blue Monday, and I was hooked. So many good artists and tracks. I’d love to hear/watch you guys listening to Stars by Hum. One of the first albums I ever bought. Stars is a generational track you guys need to hear! Looking forward to more to come 😀
about time you guys got into some more Alice. Alice is a creative force to be reckoned with, He follows no genre or style. His main objective to shock and one of his favorite topics is 'insanity' or not being in control of your own mind. His stage shows are extremely theatrical and in concert he always plays the part of a villain that has to be punished at the end of the show, where he is always executed. I've seen him hung, guillotined, eaten by Black Widows and electrocuted. But Brad nailed it, it IS a play. a morality play. There is always deeper meaning...
Love Alice Cooper. I didn't think you would ever play him. I'm going to see him 3 times this year. he has so many songs to choose from. BTW love you guys
Cool! I just listened to the Welcome to my Nightmare album a few days ago. Never heard this version before. I think I've heard his music described as Shock Rock but I could be wrong. His guitar players on the Nightmare album and the earlier albums are some of my favorites.
Check out "You and Me" and "Only Women Bleed" by Alice. You will see a completely different side to his music. On a side note, Alice sang You and Me with Ms Piggy on the Muppet Show.
Alice is pro Golfer Could play in the big leagues, he's that good. Lives in Scottsdale Az Went to school with his kids....He had great parties, he also came into my bar, Rum and Coke, excellent tipper
The original Shock Rocker, one of my childhood heroes, saw him for the first time for "The Nightmare returns" tour, got to meet him at Burbank airport in LA. Only women bleed, Go to he'll, The Black Widow, You and me, such great songs. They cut his head off with the guillotine, the first time I saw him live, then they hanged him the second time that I saw him live!
As his good friend Groucho Marx once said...his shows are modern day vaudeville. His use of the "spooky" make-up was actually a genius move. Alice (Vincent) just turned 75 years old. He has managed to stay in remarkably great physical condition.despite years of touring and living the life of a rock god. With his make-up on combined with various costumes there is very little difference in his stage appearance now then you would have seen at any point throughout six decades long carrer, especially from the vantage point of a seat in an arena. His voice has always been that raspy growl so that any deterioration, that may have developed over the years, is unnoticeable. When you go to see Alice Cooper you go to see a show and he never disappoints
Musically, one of his best recordings is HALO OF FLIES on the Killer album, 1971. He's been in countless films and TV shows, usually playing himself. I particularly liked him in "Dark Shadows" (Warner Bros., 2012) with Johnny Depp as vampire Barnabas Collins. The film spoofed a popular Dark/Goth soap opera that aired thru the late '60s and early '70s watched by millions of schoolage preteens, college kids, and old ladies.
Alice is great, he also sings for the Hollywood Vampires with Johnny Depp, they cover a wide range of artist who over did the rock life. Most of the covers are really good too.
The term is Shock Rock, with a bit of glam for good measure. Alice Cooper believes in stage theatrics for the most part. If you want to see a full Alice Cooper Show, then look no further than the Brutal Planet tour. There is a dvd of this concert, and the opening is cool.
I love that he's a good old Detroit boy just like me. I've been to hundreds concerts in Detroit and never seen Alice Cooper 😢 especially for his theatrical performance
For those older people Alice Cooper: The Nightmare was a conceptual television special showcasing the music of the Welcome to My Nightmare album by Alice Cooper. It originally broadcast in North America on April 25, 1975
I've seen Alice Cooper live and it was entertaining and I love him to death. But really, I really like some of his music intensely just on that level. For example anything on his album Love IT To Death is just great to me. Long Way To Go is a total Banger and it was featured in the movie The World According to GARP. Eighteen was a huge hit, is it my body is another fantastic one that got some radio play. And The Ballad of Dwight Fry is just weird and a dramatic story and funny/sad at the same time, about a guy that is going insane and he steals his kids' toys and hides them under the bed and then he's in an insane asylum with his lonely life exploding but it's musically great as well. And then he's got a positive one called Sun Rise that really builds and it always puts me in a good mood.
Alice is Marilyn Manson, 25 years before Manson. Alice needs no explanation. He was a raging alcoholic for decades and is now a sober 78yo golfer that still rocks out
Alice was my first concert in 1979... was in the 10th grade...Alice was one of the first shock rocker...he hung himself and even had his head cut off....always remember your first
In 1975 I went to Alice Cooper’s welcome to my nightmare concert, the whole stage was set up like a cemetery, one of the best theatrical concerts I’ve ever seen, it was incredible! 🥁🎸🔥👍🏽
Also saw him in 75 at the Swing in San Bernardino , easily the best concert show Ive ever seen.
I saw that concert. The audio was terrible but the concert was awesome!
@@M63Tod they canceled in my hometown of Rochester NY with no explanation, ended up seeing them in Syracuse NY the same year.
@@wild8757 that sucks.
I've seen the video from back then and its fantastic. I wasn't able to see him until 1982 in Glasgow. I've seen him a few times since including his last tour when he had the original band doing the 20+ min encore. Some of the shows were great, some fairly sparse but he was ayeways great to watch.
His shows are absolutely EPIC! There's horror, magic and some of the most incredible musicians you could ever dream of with theatrics that are as good as any theater production.
Cooper is a Christian ⭐
His father was a preacher. He's one of the good guys in music. During the height of the pandemic, he couldn't tour. He felt bad that while he could survive it, members of his band and tour crew would go broke . So he selflessly paid all of their salaries.
He’s a professed preacher now.
@@traceycater that's not surprising. While others can claim to be Christian, he lives his life as one. Helping others and doing good. Wanting no publicity.
Alice Cooper is the godfather of shock rock. He didn't want to stand with a mic and sing. He wanted to have a show
IMHO, I would give that title to Screamin' J Hawkins. That said,Cooper is a god.
Alice Cooper puts on an amazing concert.
I thought Arthur Brown was the godfather of shock rock
@@GroovingPict There are several that came before Alice but none more successful.
Believe it or not, he performed this song on prime time on the Muppet Show in the 70s.
They should definitely react to that muppets show clip.
He did schools out as well. I have kids. Oh he'll, I watched it live Friday nights prior to partying.
Godfather of shock rock. He wanted his shows to be theatrical, not boring. In real life he is one of the most down to earth and intelligent people you will ever meet. He has a great sense of humor and loves golf.
Saw him live in ‘72 when Schools Out album came out, then met him face to face for a brief conversation in a golf shop in Scottsdale, AZ as I was teaching golf out there in 1993. As nice of a guy I’d ever met, as he was very cordial and very well spoken; I could have talked with him for hours if he had the time. What a treat to shake his hand! (He was a 1 handicap at the time!)
@@lantose awesome! I wish I could have that experience.
@@deniackeridge5273 It wasn’t a country club shop either but a small golf shop on Scottsdale Road close to downtown where I lived! I got to thinking that he’s probably the most famous person I’ve ever met! I called him Mr. cooper lol, but I think his real first name is Vince.
@@lantose yes, Vincent Furnier
In his own words, "You don't tell people about the nightmare, you show them", Him doing this song with the muppets is pretty good too.
Alice Cooper has *sooooo* many good songs and in quite a variety of styles. His work in the Alice Cooper band and his solo work are really some of the best rock-n-roll/showtune music ever made. Worth checking out.
Schools Out, Billion Dollar babies, Welcome to My Nightmare, From The Inside, Poison... he has a back catalogue of gold stretching back 50 years or more
One of his best vocal performances, imo, is on the song "no more Mr nice guy"! He is a survivor as well as a legendary artist!
In 1972 Alice Cooper played for the first time in Germany at the Musikhalle Hamburg. At that time the elections for the new government and the chancellor took place. Back then, a lot of people were very social democratic and so was Alice Cooper. He threw 5 DM bills (5 euros today) into the crowd and shouted "vote Willy". Willy meant Willy Brandt, who actually became Chancellor shortly afterwards (one of the best we've ever had). Thanks for sharing this story and greetings @all from Hamburg (Germany)
Saw his show in 1978, it was awesome stage performance, not just a series of songs, but video, actors, and a story to be told. ...and his rock & roll is excellent: "Elected", School's Out", "Billion Dollar Babies", "I'm Eighteen" and much more.
“You and Me” is an absolutely beautiful song by Alice Cooper.
His ballads are amazing. How You Gonna See Me Now, It's Me, Millie and Billy... So many more. I use to have a cd of his ballads I made myself. It was awesome.
I never cry is another sobering song. Absolutely beautiful imho
Loved take it like a woman and Every woman has a name
This live concert from Birmingham, England is a joy to watch and listen especially while buzzed
The whole "Welcome to My Nightmare" album is one of his best. It was the first album I bought when I was in junior high school in the 70's.
First album I bought as well...graduated from 45s 😛
I still have and love that album
Billion Dollar Baby was my first AC Album
Shoulda put all my posts in one, lol. Alice has always had a live theatrical show, including swords, guillotines, blood, zombies, necrophilia, and cannibalism. Alice is epic :D
Alice was the first act (that I know of) to do what we now consider a normal show (fancy lighting, special effects, fireworks, etc). I remember seeing him in Allen Field House at KU in 1973.
he inspired KISS to go bigger
Grobschnitt was way more out there, so much so that their lighting/costume and tech guys were a complete member of the band, and they did it all before anyone else. Alice was 2nd though then Bowie and KISS.
@@toddstevens13 The Tubes did that too and we're banned from Saturday Night Live after one of their performances on the show
I've been listening to Alice Cooper since high school,1970's, with the original band. Yes they have always been a shock rock band! That was the whole point of the band.
Alice (Vincent Furnier) Cooper is HE King of "Shock Rock", and has been doing his act since the late 1960's. I first saw him on the "Welcome To My Nightmare" tour in Boston Garden in the late 70's, then again in the mid-80's, and then again last September. He still puts on a Broadway type show with dancers, giant, toddling babies, a guillotine, and a killer band to back him up. And he always has a prop in his hand, sword, whip, cane, something that goes with the song he is singing. A master showman, and still sounding the same as 50 years ago. Keep Rockin' Alice!
This guy is so cool! I saw him live in ‘72 (I was 17) when the “Schools Out” album came out and the concert was incredible. I wound up in Scottsdale, AZ in ‘93 working at a golf school and Alice Cooper lived there (he was a very good golfer) and met him in a golf shop one afternoon for a brief interaction talking about seeing him in 1972, but it was just great to shake his hand and was so cordial!
Alice Cooper is an extremely talented songwriter, showman and master of what was called "shock rock" He's also a really good guy. Very interesting and open minded. Check out an interview, it may surprise you.
❤❤❤ Alice! This tour was incredible. The LP is too.
I have seen Alice numerous times. My cousin was in his band for years. Super nice guy and a great golfer.
Alice concerts are so much fun. Great music and awesome visually. 🤘
Alice is one of the best showmen.... Proud he's from Detroit.
He was one of first two make his concerts a big theater show and was very cool to see live plus he had so many great hits too. I seen his "Flush The Fashion" tour 1980!
Alice invented shock rock, in part, because horror movies were really popular and he thought it would be marketable. He's the son of a Minister. After long bouts with alcohol he sobered up and went back to a more christian lifestyle. He's even attended bible colleges (on the down low). KISS got the idea for their look from Alice. He's quite a character, but far from evil. It's more social commentary.
Some of his best albums {including this one} are concept albums
Alice was my first concert. it was the best show i have ever seen.
I remember Alice Cooper was on The Muppet Show when I was a little kid. He was singing this song, coming out of a coffin. It was amazing! Such a good memory. You can view it here on UA-cam.
I went to several Cooper concerts.. very loud and a great stage production. .He was the first to use makeup and costumes as a rock performer
The live performances are what made him famous.
Seen him 9 times. Always fantastic. Hope to see him 9 more times.🤘
He is on the road go see him live it's a trip. Good show live From Detroit Michigan.
Alice's two most memorable hits are "School's Out" and "I'm Eighteen". The first one still gets a lot of radio play every June. DJs love it.
I've seen Alice Cooper once live and it was an amazing show. You got drawn into the atmosphere by the showmanship on stage.
Love Alice cooper! I have seen him in concert like 9 times. It was Great every time! ♥
Listened to this musical bum with my youngest offspring yesterday. It's a pretty solid album, and I've loved it for decades.
One of my best friends works with Alice and his band quite often. They are all awesome people who you would definitely want to hang out with. Very professional as well, they take their music and performances seriously.
His albums are basically soundtracks for a stage show. There are lots of rock heroes, he wanted to be the first rock villain. And he put Vincent Price on a song - and a TV special - eight years before Thriller.
way back in the 70s I think they used to call it "Shock Rock"...he was one of the first goth looking dark rockers ever!
Alice’s daughter, Calico, is in a band called Beasto Blanco. Chuck Garric, Alice’s bassist, started the band and asked Calico to join. He had a vision of a band based on the movie Natural Born Killers, with him and Calico portraying a version of Mickey and Mallory onstage, and in the music. Alice was one of the first shock-rockers, and may have been the first to create an on-stage character, so it fits that his daughter followed in his footsteps. They are both kind, generous Christians who are very opposite of the psychotic killers they play onstage. After family and music, Alice’s biggest love is golf and has held an annual golf tournament for the past 25 years. He’s also known, in the business, as one of the best musicians to work for (check out the documentary Hired Gun).
Check out Beasto Blanco, a couple options are listed below:
Death Rattle: ua-cam.com/video/RepiH363lZ4/v-deo.html
The Seeker: ua-cam.com/video/e8tIhwMFy4o/v-deo.html
Alice is an original, and a true national treasure. Humor, horror, and theatricality in every performance. Love that guy.
One of my best friends dad started on lead guitar for this tour.
(Dick Wagner)
Robert Wagner (not the actor) Has a group down in Austin, TX. Called
SUEDE.
He also did a few UA-cam videos.
One is called DADDY. Which he did in honor of his dad.
Think of this as the intro to the whole album. If you can listen to Years Ago, Steven and the Awakening all together it works amazingly.
I have seen him many times in both casinos and arenas, several on Halloween. He never disappoints to put on a great show. He was one of my big three in high school in the late 70s along with KISS and Ted Nugent.
Saw him in concert in 2015. My cousin Sonny introduced me to Alice when he got back from the war in Viet Nam.
I've seen him 7 times, always an entertaining show..great music, great artists and a laugh.
It was called shock rock and when w.c.fields and Mae West saw the show said it was vaudeville
Born Vincent Furnier in Detriot to a Minister and his wife.
He learned very early about playing as being evil. Born again Christian and former alcoholic who credits his love for golf cured his disease.
He was the King of Shock Rock and nightly he would be either Hung, Electric Chair or have his head cut off.
The name comes from a time the band asked the spirits who was hanging around the band and it said Alice Cooper.
Welcome to My Nightmare was one of their concept albums.
To truly get to know him quick watch the 70's TV special called Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare.
He is the best no one else compares.
When I was a kid he was a guest star on The Muppet Show's 2nd season Halloween episode. TV was so great back then.
Alice Cooper did Welcome To My Nightmare on The Muppet Show in the 70s. I was already a fan as many other 6yos were. Also huge Kiss fans! 70s kids to 80s teens! Greatest time to be alive!
I saw Alice on this tour in the seventies!! It was freaking awesome. We had great seats on the floor. The giant spiderweb and ladies in spider costumes was awesome! He also brought out his giant snake lol
Seen him many moons ago, he puts on a Helluva show. IF he ever tours again, worth seeing.
Not sure he's ever had much of a break from touring. He's got US dates from next month.
He never stopped. He's on tour now in US.
My favorite Alice song. As others noted, he was the pioneer of shock/horror rock. He paved the way for Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, and all the rest. He's the son of a minister and a devote Christian. He played golf with Groucho Marx and Glenn Campbell. He has a program to help kids get into playing music. There's many interviews of him here on UA-cam, he's a great storyteller. He talks about meeting Elvis and having dinner in a haunted house which they ran out of. His interviews are worth watching.
My trucking company delivered his Welcome to my Nightmare set when he came back from overseas in Japan. 😀
Some people called it "shock rock" bitd. His concerts ARE theater. Alice said rock needed a villain to counter all the peace, love and flowers that was a lot of late 60s/early 70s rock. He was happy to fill those shoes and filled them well.
Was at the Mad House tour in 1979. In Cincinnati. Never saw anything like it. It was amazing!!!
Also to note: this is the first album and first band of studio musicians, the original band all were let go.
To also note, none of them knew how to play their instruments when they started but by album 3 they were putting out Bangers.
Try Still Got a Long Way to Go.
His catalog is huge and I seen him 3 years in a row and the show changed each time.
Saw him back in ‘73, I think. Been to a butt load of concerts since then and have never seen another like it. His stage shows are epic.
I love Alice Cooper!! he did this song on the Muppet show. It was a great moment in a young metal heads life
I saw Alice Cooper twice in the 70's and he was fantastic both times. He really knows how to put on a show .
It was all a great act. He is a avid golfer and lives in Scottsdale AZ and just like every other person you see in a target. Super normal and fun dude.
In the early 1970s, there were three musical acts that brought Theatre into Rock n Roll concerts: David Bowie, Alice Cooper and Peter Gabriel with his band, Genesis. Bowie was the weird, Space-Age explorer of the mind and the universe; Alice Cooper was the original Shock-Rocker, with his serpents and dead babies and violence; Gabriel's creatures were more ancient-mythological in nature.
Look up live videos of Genesis performing "The Musical Box" or "Supper's Ready" -- make sure they were shot before 1975, or Gabriel and his theatrics will be gone. Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" has some good live footage on YT. You can see from his makeup and wardrobe, how he affected society with his androgyny.
Only Women Bleed is probably the best tribute to Womanhood that has ever been written. You guys should really give it a shot. It should be required listening to all male highschool seniors.
I saw Alice Cooper perform live at Buffalo Run Casino in 2008. His stage presence and the entire production was amazing! I highly recommend seeing him live.
I saw the Billion Dollar Babies concert, it was the BEST concert I've ever seen.
I was able to go to the welcome to my nightmare concert/Rock Opera in the 70s. I went to many many concerts but this one was amazing
Cooper has the best entertaining concerts ever !
He's a great guy in real life. Loves to play golf and goes to church, even when he's on tour. When he played a concert in Jacksonville, our youth pastor posted on social media one afternoon, "Did anybody notice Alice Cooper and his wife sitting in our congregation this morning?" 😯One of my artist friends did a huge two-painting set of his eyes with the makeup and they auctioned it for charity; he got to meet Alice Cooper at the charity event.
This song was usually the opener for his shows, the time I saw him live he opened with it. Its kinda like a preface to his shows.
He had a song called The Black Widow, with a spoken introduction by Vincent Price. It was awesome. Michael Jackson must have thought so too, because he got Vincent to do the intro to Thriller!
Saw Alice in the mid 80s when he made a comeback. Epic show at the old Baltimore Civic Center.
Awesomeness!
Ahhhh Alice...The Godfather of Shock Rock...
The Original Shock Rocker
I just recently found your channel. Freaking GOLDMINE. First video I watched was Orgy’s cover of Blue Monday, and I was hooked.
So many good artists and tracks. I’d love to hear/watch you guys listening to Stars by Hum. One of the first albums I ever bought. Stars is a generational track you guys need to hear!
Looking forward to more to come 😀
I’ve seen Alice Cooper 3 times and his whole show is always like a play. Extremely entertaining. I recommend The Ballad Of Dwight Fry.
about time you guys got into some more Alice.
Alice is a creative force to be reckoned with, He follows no genre or style. His main objective to shock and one of his favorite topics is 'insanity' or not being in control of your own mind.
His stage shows are extremely theatrical and in concert he always plays the part of a villain that has to be punished at the end of the show, where he is always executed. I've seen him hung, guillotined, eaten by Black Widows and electrocuted. But Brad nailed it, it IS a play. a morality play. There is always deeper meaning...
One of the most educated men in rock. Super nice!
One of my top rock shows I've seen circa 1979- Props, an interactive screen, guillotine...visually shocking! all before Kiss or Ozzys gimmicks.
Love Alice Cooper. I didn't think you would ever play him. I'm going to see him 3 times this year. he has so many songs to choose from. BTW love you guys
Cool! I just listened to the Welcome to my Nightmare album a few days ago. Never heard this version before.
I think I've heard his music described as Shock Rock but I could be wrong.
His guitar players on the Nightmare album and the earlier albums are some of my favorites.
Check out "You and Me" and "Only Women Bleed" by Alice. You will see a completely different side to his music.
On a side note, Alice sang You and Me with Ms Piggy on the Muppet Show.
Yes, and also Welcome to My Nightmare and Schools Out. Also, Sesame Street did a spoof on 18, called 18 Sandwiches.
Alice is pro Golfer
Could play in the big leagues, he's that good.
Lives in Scottsdale Az
Went to school with his kids....He had great parties, he also came into my bar, Rum and Coke, excellent tipper
The original Shock Rocker, one of my childhood heroes, saw him for the first time for "The Nightmare returns" tour, got to meet him at Burbank airport in LA. Only women bleed, Go to he'll, The Black Widow, You and me, such great songs. They cut his head off with the guillotine, the first time I saw him live, then they hanged him the second time that I saw him live!
As his good friend Groucho Marx once said...his shows are modern day vaudeville. His use of the "spooky" make-up was actually a genius move. Alice (Vincent) just turned 75 years old. He has managed to stay in remarkably great physical condition.despite years of touring and living the life of a rock god. With his make-up on combined with various costumes there is very little difference in his stage appearance now then you would have seen at any point throughout six decades long carrer, especially from the vantage point of a seat in an arena. His voice has always been that raspy growl so that any deterioration, that may have developed over the years, is unnoticeable. When you go to see Alice Cooper you go to see a show and he never disappoints
Musically, one of his best recordings is HALO OF FLIES on the Killer album, 1971. He's been in countless films and TV shows, usually playing himself. I particularly liked him in "Dark Shadows" (Warner Bros., 2012) with Johnny Depp as vampire Barnabas Collins. The film spoofed a popular Dark/Goth soap opera that aired thru the late '60s and early '70s watched by millions of schoolage preteens, college kids, and old ladies.
Alice is great, he also sings for the Hollywood Vampires with Johnny Depp, they cover a wide range of artist who over did the rock life. Most of the covers are really good too.
The term is Shock Rock, with a bit of glam for good measure. Alice Cooper believes in stage theatrics for the most part. If you want to see a full Alice Cooper Show, then look no further than the Brutal Planet tour. There is a dvd of this concert, and the opening is cool.
I love that he's a good old Detroit boy just like me. I've been to hundreds concerts in Detroit and never seen Alice Cooper 😢 especially for his theatrical performance
For those older people Alice Cooper: The Nightmare was a conceptual television special showcasing the music of the Welcome to My Nightmare album by Alice Cooper. It originally broadcast in North America on April 25, 1975
It was on a Friday night
His best friend was the 1970s country music star, the late Glenn Campbell. They golfed everyday and their families vacationed together.
He's a rock and roll villain, where do you think Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson came from? Alice has had a varied and diverse career.
Only my heart talking, cold ethyl, poison. Alice rocks,please do more.
Before Manson, Zombie, and Kiss there was Cooper putting on GREAT stage shows.
I've seen Alice Cooper live and it was entertaining and I love him to death. But really, I really like some of his music intensely just on that level. For example anything on his album Love IT To Death is just great to me.
Long Way To Go is a total Banger and it was featured in the movie The World According to GARP. Eighteen was a huge hit, is it my body is another fantastic one that got some radio play. And The Ballad of Dwight Fry is just weird and a dramatic story and funny/sad at the same time, about a guy that is going insane and he steals his kids' toys and hides them under the bed and then he's in an insane asylum with his lonely life exploding but it's musically great as well. And then he's got a positive one called Sun Rise that really builds and it always puts me in a good mood.
Alice is Marilyn Manson, 25 years before Manson. Alice needs no explanation. He was a raging alcoholic for decades and is now a sober 78yo golfer that still rocks out
He lived next door to the Monkeys...😂😂
He gave up alcohol in the 70s, stop talking shit about an Artist you obviously know nothing about
@@mikelewis9340 Not on his video from 79
This was Alice Cooper himself. He was actually getting worse and finally gave it up in 83.
Alice was my first concert in 1979... was in the 10th grade...Alice was one of the first shock rocker...he hung himself and even had his head cut off....always remember your first
Alice has been around so long He was a Personal Friend and drinking buddy of the Late Jim Morison, He was Big in the 70s and late 60s.
They had performed this on "The Muppet Show".
The album is amazing. The song, so so.