Monday, October 30, 2017

My Top 10 Alice Cooper Halloween Songs

My Top 10 Alice Cooper Halloween Songs
I have changed the list many times but have to decide before Halloween is over.
Of course Alice is The Godfather of Halloween and a very clever lyricist. 

Have a Happy Halloween




10. Former Lee Warmer from 1983, Dada 
Former Lee Warmer is the brother who's locked
in his room and peers out behind the curtain windows in his room. This album is more like Alfred Hitchcock than Steven King which sometimes implying makes it more scary.








9. Ballad of Dwight Fry from 1971, Love It To Death
Ballad of Dwight Fry from one of the RKO horror characters
who plays Igor or Renfield in Dracula and Frankenstein movies
appeared to Alice as more frightening than the monsters.









8. Millie And Billie from 1978, From The Inside
It starts off sounding like a love song only to get more demented
as they talk about slicing and sealing Millie's husband Donald in 
baggies.









7. Killer from 1971, Killer
I think the priest praying in Latin as his walking down the hall
with the convicted killer to his execution and the organ music
along with that final swirl of death ends the song.









6. Tag, You're It from 1982, Zipper Catches Skin
I like the way narrates this sort of bedtime or campfire story.











5. He's Back (Man Behind The Mask) from 1986, Constrictor 
Soundtrack to Friday's The 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives










4. Gail from 1987, Raise Your Fist And Yell 
This could be a trilogy w/ 
Chop, Chop, Chop/Gail/Roses On White Lace
but the Gail lyrics are very creepy. 










3. Years Ago/Steven from 1975, Welcome To My Nightmare 
Year Ago the spooky carnival music sort of like Carnival of Souls movie that leads into Steven as Alice sings in a little boy's voice. Many stories of who is he singing too and why are they dead.








2. Dead Babies from 1971, Killer 
When I first heard that baby cry it gave me chills. Of course
the song is about child neglect but the music makes it spookier.










 1. I Love The Dead from 1973, Billion Dollar Babies
The title itself is scary and only gets eerie as Alice sings
"...cadaver eyes upon me see... nothing"
That pause before he says "nothing" just builds up the terror.
This song reminds me of an old horror film w/ Bela Lugosi
roaming the cemetery.







Some of the runner ups were:
Wind-Up Toy - Hey Stoopid, 1991
The One That Got Away - Along Came A Spider, 2008
Pick Up The Bones - Brutal Planet, 2000



Sunday, October 29, 2017

HEAVY TV interviews Alice Cooper

HEAVY TV interviews Alice Cooper


Alice talks about performing w/ Bob Geldof at Perth recently, Paranormal album,
Alice Cooper in '69, 'Trash' and 'Hey Stoopid' and Chris Cornell on 'The Last Temptation' album.
Update on The Hollywood Vampires tour and Alice Cooper's 28th album.

Saturday, October 28, 2017

2017, Planet Rock, The making of School's Out

Just found this issue of PLANET ROCK issue 3 today.
Issue talks to Alice Cooper on the making of "School's Out" album.
The article is 9 pages long including 2 full page photos along w/
a few small photos from different years. 
Also content spread pages 2 to 3 shows
the "Love To Death" eye make up.
Back cover includes photo of Alice from 1975.


PLANET ROCK issue 3
(GLOW in the dark cover)



Back Cover





Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Alice Cooper's Top 10 Halloween Songs To Die For

Alice Cooper's top 10 Halloween songs to die for

“Cooper recently talked to Yahoo Music about his 10 favorite Halloween songs, 30 percent of
 which happen to be his own. “I’m going to have a lot of songs in this top 10,” he explained,
 “because I’m the only one that really writes scary songs.”

go to Yahoo Music


Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Monday, October 23, 2017

(Alice's) Cooperstown Restaurant in Phoenix has closed

from Glen Buxton's Shiny New Dime Facebook
Bob Davison posted...

"It has been announced that (Alice's) Cooperstown Restaurant in Phoenix has closed after 20 years in business in downtown Phoenix. This venue saw the very first REUNION of the surviving four members of the band during the Glen Buxton Memorial Weekend. 2000"


Tuesday, October 17, 2017

The Project interviews Alice Cooper

Thanks to Hunter Goatley for posting this Alice Cooper interview from The Project.

The Project talks to Alice about his new Aussie tour and more.



Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Alice's Instagram on Tom Petty

Alice says a few good words on the loss of Tom Petty
A classic performer who will always be remembered.