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#361
4th August 2016, 05:49 AM
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 'Detroit City' is a great song, not only reminiscent of the early days of the Alice Cooper Group, but similar to the other Glam bands of the early 70's. Lyrically, it's a tribute to his hometown, and the other acts that emerged from the area, featuring namechecks to Creem Magazine, Ted Nugent, Iggy Pop, The MC5, Eminem, Kid Rock, The Insane Clown Posse, Bob Seger, The Silver Bullet Band and David Bowie (as Ziggy Stardust). It has also been suggested that the second verse may be a reference to KISS, and the cover to the 'Destroyer' album, although other people think it's about the 1967 riots in the city The saxophone is played by Scott Gilman and additional guitar is provided by Wayne Kramer from the band The MC5 It's also an enjoyable (fan) video, featuring a lot of rare footage of the original ACG in action 07/13 - Detroit City (Cooper/Roxie/Garric) "Me and Iggy were giggin' with Ziggy and kickin' with the MC5 Ted and Seger were burnin' with fever and let the Silver bullets fly The Kid was in his crib, shady wore a bib and the posse wasn`t even alive Shock rock choppin' block, songs to make your heart stop Shovie it in ta overdrive Playing loud and fast Make that guitar blast Playing like today will be your last... Well I was born there Probably die there With all my long hair Detroit City You feel your heart beat You hit the concrete Dance the mean streets Detroit City There`s a riot raging downtown Tryin' to burn the place down Skies glowin; red and grey But the Riff kept a Rockin' The Creem kept a-talkin' And the streets still smokin' today Playing loud and fast Make that guitar blast Playing like today will be your last... Well I was born there Probably die there With all my long hair Detroit City You feel your heart beat You hit the concrete Dance the mean streets Detroit City Six mile seven mile eight mile nine mile ten mile eleven mile Detroit city Louder Faster Louder Detroit City Well I was born there Gonna die there With all my long hair Detroit City You feel your heart beat Hit the concrete Dance the mean streets Detroit City Well I was born there Probably die there With all my long hair Detroit City You feel your heart beat You hit the concrete Dance the mean street Detroit City" 'Spirits Rebellious' is another prime cut of 70's garage punk. It's a good song (not a great one), and it has a wonderful gritty sound to it, although the ending is rather abrupt! I'm glad that Alice has finally dropped the 'sweet' sounding pop-metal that had made up the album up to these two songs, and returned to his spiritual home 08/13 - Spirits Rebellious (Alice/Dover/Roxie) "I can`t do right when all I wanna do is wrong My conscience sounds alarm like the waning on a Chinese gong I know about the punishment, I know about the law My sins cut deeper then the teeth on a saw My attitude is bad and my nerves are raw I`m a shotgun snake, I`m a jackal with claws I was born with a chip on my shoulder on a stormy night Alright My spirits rebellious, you tell us everything OK No way Spirits rebellious, we won`t do anything you say It`s a hard, hard world with a black corroded heart There`s a livin', breathin' devil trying to tear my soul apart In a cold, cold grave on a dark, dark night Eternity is black, I'll never see the light Never listen to advice, I was never that bright Couldn`t walk away, I was lookin' to fight I was born with a chip on my shoulder on a stormy night Alright My spirits rebellious, you tell us everything OK No way My spirits rebellious, we won`t do anything you say No Way My spirits rebellious, you tell us everything alright Tonight Spirits rebellious, all we gonna hear is lies,lies, lies Lies...... My Spirits rebellious - I Can't do right when all I want to do is wrong My Spirits rebellious - I know about the punishment, I know about the law My Spirits rebellious - My sins cut deeper then the teeth on a saw My Spirits rebellious - I'm the teenage curse of the monkey's paw" Justin101 and Demdike@Cult Labs like this.
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#362
5th August 2016, 05:25 AM
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| 'This House Is Haunted' is an engaging ghost story, featuring a slow, arpeggiated acoustic guitar motif that sounds like a child's nursery rhyme, bringing back memories of the 'Steven' trilogy from 'Welcome To My Nightmare'. The use of a clarinet, played by Scott Gilman and theremin, performed by Calico are nice touches 09/13 - This House Is Haunted (Cooper/Dover/Roxie) "I was sitting in my room, dark and gray and crying Someone in my life I fear was at the point of dying A cold wind blew right up my spine, it was the break of dawn A little voice went deep inside told me she was gone Oh... This house is haunted Oh... That`s how I want it to be Oh... This house is haunted You can always stay here with me... No more singing, no more laughing, no more sunny days She left and took the colours with her, buried in her grave This is where we climbed the tower, this is where she fell Then when her young heart stopped beating, I went to hell Oh... This house is haunted Oh... Ha.... Oh... This house is haunted Ho.. . Oh... You float through the living room, I watch my TV I feel you sit down on the couch right here next to me Then I feel you lips touch mine just like we used to do I`m so happy all alone being here with you..." 'Love Should Never Feel Like This' is a very catchy song, with some nice sounding guitars and a good sneering vocal performance. However, it's back to the pop-metal of the previous songs on the album. It would have been better of the guitars had been 'dirtied up' a bit! 10/13 - Love Should Never Feel Like This (Alice/Dover/Roxie) "Somebody told me love`s a beautiful thing And when I found it all the bells would just ring The sun would shine and all the birds would sing Then I met you I searched the planet for that magical girl I walked a million miles all over the world I found the oysters, but never the pearls. Then I met you... I can`t eat I can`t sleep I feel sick I`m so weak Love should never feel like this I must be doing something wrong I`ve never felt this way before Walk in the bathroom and I take a deep breath Look in the mirror and it scares me to death Look like a junkie who's been strung out on meth Since I met you I can`t eat I can`t sleep I feel sick I`m so weak Love should never feel like this I must be doing something wrong I`ve never felt this way before Love should never feel like this I must be doing something wrong I never felt this way oh no... Oh, ignorance was always bliss Love should never feel like this Love should never, ever feel like this I`ve never felt this way before I must be doing something wrong No, Love should never, ever feel like this I must be doing something wrong I`ve never, ever felt this way before What`s wrong with me!" Demdike@Cult Labs likes this.
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#363
7th August 2016, 05:37 AM
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| 'The Song That Didn't Rhyme' is another song that sounds like The Beatles, or possibly The Who ('The Song Is Over'). It's a very simple song, with a lovely guitar sound and a nice 'straight' performance from Alice. It's off-the-wall and in no way typical of Alice Cooper, but it's my favourite song on the album Drummer Teddy Zig Zag provides the accordion 11/13 - The Song That Didn't Rhyme (Cooper/Dover/Roxie) "Wrote a song, it was wrong from it`s very first conception Seemed I struggled on every line It wasn`t fast, wasn`t pretty, wasn`t serious or witty The song that didn`t rhyme The band couldn`t wing it, the singer couldn`t sing it The Drummer's always out of time The DJ`s were offended, my union card suspended Billboard declared it a crime The melody blows in a key that no one can find The lyrics don`t flow but I can`t get it out of my mind A three minute waste of your time On a song that didn`t rhyme It was bland, it was boring, all the groupies there were snoring The first time we played it live All the record guys got fired, the president retired But somehow the song survived Oh the melody blows in a key that no one can find The lyrics don`t flow but I can`t get it out of my mind Oh, the melody blows in a key that no one can find The lyrics don`t flow but I can`t get it out of my mind A three minute waste of your time No redeeming value of any kind But thanks for the twelve ninety nine On a song that didn`t rhyme" It's back to the garage punk for 'I'm So Angry', which is a good, fast rocker. The voice heard growling in the background in the middle of the song is provided by producer Andrew 'Mudrock' Murdoch 12/13 - I'm So Angry (Alice/Dover/Roxie) "I`m so angry I`m so angry Something that you said burnin' in my head I`m so angry I`m so angry Everything you do makes me furious with you It`s like a poison to me It`s like you put me in shock You stick a needle in me Every time that you talk I`m so angry I`m so stupid Everything you say, I believe it anyway I`m so stupid I`m so angry Running after you, that`s what I gotta do It`s like a poison to me It`s like you put me in shock You stick a needle in me Every time that you talk Is there any one at all Any one you didn`t call Is there any one you didn`t deny Is there any one you missed Any one you didn`t kiss Is there any law you didn`t defy I`m so crazy I`m so crazy I used to be so cool, now I`m just your little fool I`m so crazy I`m so crazy Talking in my sleep like a scary little creep It`s like a poison to me It`s like you put me in shock You stick a needle in me Every time that you talk Is there any one at all Anyone you didn`t call Is there any one you didn`t deny Is there any one you missed Anyone you didn`t kiss Is there any law you didn`t defy I`m so angry I`m so angry Always chewing nails, it never, ever fails I`m so angry I`m so angry Better hide my knife, better run for your life So Angry So Angry I`m so angry Angry, angry, angry etc." Demdike@Cult Labs likes this.
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#364
7th August 2016, 09:01 AM
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#365
7th August 2016, 09:34 AM
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That Whiplash mascara, which is from 1973, is VERY rare now. In 1995, it was stated that there were only 2 tubes still in existence in the entire world!  In 2013, it was reported that a tube was sold on E-Bay for $1,825 There is also a nail polish, whose color is called 'Alice Copper', but this is simply a play on words as has no direct Alice connection! Incidentally, the packaging in the picture posted by Mr. Slowly is incorrect. It actually looked like this:  Justin101 likes this.
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#366
8th August 2016, 06:17 AM
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The final song on the album is 'Backyard Brawl', a return to the garage sound with a simplistic (albeit nasty sounding) guitar. 13/13 - Backyard Brawl (Cooper/Dover/Roxie) "Got a cut on my thigh, got a nail in my eye And I`m bleedin' all over the wall Got a barbed wire bat and a dude on the mat Ain`t getting up soon at all Got a head full of rage and a belly full of hate I'm the neighbourhood legend that just can`t wait For the backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Don`t matter who you are, don`t matter what colour Brown or white'll do But if you`re yellow you`ll be covered in red A whole lotta black and blue Jump off the trailer in a pile full o' guys Scratching and kicking and pulverised For the backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Only got six teeth but three of those Are sharp enough to bite off your nose At the backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard Brawl Another backyard brawl Backyard Brawl [Spoken] You think you`re so [beep] tough You talkin' to me? You`re mine Come on, lets go Come on stitches.." The tour to promote 'The Eyes Of Alice Cooper' was effectively a continuation of the previous years 'Bare Bones' tour, again split into two legs. The first leg was in America, and ran between September 23rd, 2003 and November 1st. The band for these dates consisted of: Alice Cooper - Vocals Ryan Roxie - Guitars, Vocals Eric Dover - Guitars, Vocals Eric Singer - Drums Chuck Garric - Bass, Vocals Calico Cooper - Dancer and a basic setlist consisted of:
After a long break, the tour picking up with European dates between June 4th, 2004 and June 27th, before returning to the States between July 9th and October 31st, 2004 Only two UK dates were played. The European tour started on June 4th in Dublin, and finished on June 24th in London at the Hammersmith Apollo. There was a slight change in the band line-up - Tommy Clufetos took over the drumming duty from Eric Singer, and the setlist had also been changed:
There was no official DVD released of this tour, although audience shot versions can be found here Toronto and here New York Demdike@Cult Labs likes this.
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#367
10th August 2016, 08:19 PM
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Apparently Sheryl was injured in an incident at last night's show (Tuesday, 9th August 2016) in Huntsville, Alabama Details are sketchy at the moment, but from what I am hearing, a drunken moron threw a 'half full tall boy can of beer' at Sheryl as she performed the 'Zombie Hillary vs Zombie Trump' skit during 'Elected' at the end of the show. She was hit in the eye, but luckily escaped with just some bad bruising. Despite an understandably furious Alice asking who had thrown the can, the sad excuse for a human escaped identification. Of the incident, Sheryl herself has said: "My understanding is that this person was so intoxicated that he or she could barely stand. Getting hit in the eye with a full can of beer certainly hurt! It could have been so much worse. I am thankful I'm not in the hospital or had to have stitches. My hope and prayer is that this individual made it safely home without injuring another."
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#368
12th August 2016, 08:33 AM
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August 12th, 1972. 'School's Out' reached number 1 in the UK singles chart The video is from The Madhouse Rocks tour in 1979, promoting the 'From The Inside' album Alice Cooper - Vocals Davey Johnstone - Guitar (The Elton John Band) Steve Hunter - guitar (The Lou Reed Band) Pentti “Whitey†Glan - drums (The Lou Reed Band) Fred Mandel - organ Prakash John - Bass (Parliament/Funkadelic) Justin101 likes this.
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#369
13th August 2016, 01:59 PM
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Finally bought the Hollywood Vampires album.
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