[b]Who is Alice Cooper?[/b]
Are you fucking serious? This guy is about as famous as Ozzy or Iron Maiden! If you [i]don't[/i] know who he is, then... then...
Alice Cooper (born as Vincent Damon Furnier, on the 4th of February 1948), is an american singer and songwriter, mostly known for his involvement in the genre "horror rock", and incredible stage performances.
He has been active in music since about 1964, when he got medias attention with his album "Pretties for You". At first he was not so much rock as he was a casual musical artist, so to speak.
Alice's childhood was not the greatest. He and his family moved around a lot, and the top of the mountain was when his family stayed in an Indian reservation. His father was a priest (quite ironic), and was sent to teach indians about God. However, during a thanksgiving dinner, Alice and his cousin found a dead cow somewhere around the house. Alice poked at it, which turned out to be a bad idea, as within the next month he would be partially puking his brains out, and eventually being sent to hospital, and almost die.
He miraculously survives, and his physical condition today is tainted by how he suffered as a child.
[b]Who the fuck is Steven?[/b]
Nobody really knows. He's a reoccurring character in Alice's songs (like nurse Rosetta), and he appears to be (thanks to the most recent album "Along came a Spider") a spider, or a cellmate in prison/an asylum. This could also mean Alice is talking about his past in all albums, and he is actually sitting off time in prison or an asylum.
[b]Okay, enough with the biography - let's hear some music![/b]
Well, since Alice has been in pretty much all genres, and even combined certain genres like hiphop and rock, it's not hard to find a song you like. A lot of people complain that he "can't sing for shit", but that's the beauty of it. Instead of a oh so glooorius voice which doesn't fit in with the song, you get an evil voice that fits perfectly.
If you want my personal opinion, these are my favorite songs!
"Man of the Year" - Eyes of Alice Cooper
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tg6SFq2Q-4[/media]
"It's much too Late" - Dragontown
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vET6nwEgb2k[/media]
"Sex, Death and Money" - Dragontown
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0f_-EQ3Irg[/media]
"Poison" - Trash
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gdKWk6C-gY[/media]
"Vengeance is Mine" - Along came a Spider
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7TVAhby9vU[/media]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper]You can find more information about this legendary singer by clicking this cool blue link![/url]
That's all I can think of at the top of my head. What is [i]your[/i] opinion on this man? Any favorite song/album?
It's funny listening to him on Planet Rock because he sometimes plays songs by himself and will say stuff like "This is Poison, by... Me."
How can this thread go unnoticed? Alice Cooper is a worthy subject. :colbert:
I also think you mean "In Steven we Trust"?
[editline]16th January 2011[/editline]
Wait, this guy's perma'd. Durp.
It's an unforgivable crime that Alice Cooper doesn't have a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
My dad had Poison playing when me and him were going to visit my grandparents; Driving down the motorway at 80-100mph in a Corvette with the chorus blasting out is one of the most orgasmic things I've ever experienced :v:
My classic rock station has "Nights with Alice Cooper" every sunday night.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;27460455]It's an unforgivable crime that Alice Cooper doesn't have a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[/QUOTE]
He got a spot on there just a week ago, I think?
Poison = eargasmic heaven
I was tempted to make an Alice Cooper thread, you beat me to it.
Alice Cooper is the shit!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x0BehBmIwk[/media]
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