As you may know, I grew up during the heyday of grunge, but that style of music never spoke to me at all. (Actually, I was so utterly alienated by grunge that I spent years unable to understand what it was that made people hardcore fans of any band.) I picked up an album here and there over the years as a song caught my fancy, but it wasn’t until I bought that copy of Cross Road that everything started to come together for me to really become a fan of rock music.
Posts Tagged ‘Alice Cooper’
Random Song: I’m Eighteen
Friday, May 27th, 2011Artist: Alice Cooper
Album: Love It To Death
I was actually introduced to this song by my parents, back when I was (you guessed it) eighteen.
Random Song: Bed of Nails
Monday, January 17th, 2011Artist: Alice Cooper
Album: Trash
This is probably one of the least subtle–and dirtiest–songs I think I’ve ever heard. And it’s creepy and twisted in that way that Alice is so very good at. Add a little bit of Desmond Child’s songwriting magic, and it’s great.
Alice Cooper got into the Hall of Fame
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010Well, they announced the list of who got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bon Jovi wasn’t on the list, which to be honest, I kind of expected.
(I will admit that I was hoping for Bon Jovi to make it in.)
However, I am glad to see that Alice Cooper did get in. You want to talk about influence? Alice has got it in spades–not only when it comes to other artists, but even when it comes to ordinary people. Like me.
Review: Alice Cooper on Behind the Music
Friday, November 5th, 2010I’ve been lucky with the random channel surfing this week. Yesterday, I stumbled across Alice Cooper’s episode of Behind the Music, which I hadn’t gotten to see before.
Alice Cooper interview
Monday, October 18th, 2010The Boston Herald has an interview with Alice Cooper about his tour with Rob Zombie.
The things that happen while I’m out for dinner…
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010I know, there was no post yesterday. I forgot that I was supposed to go out last night until it was too late to get a post ready. (Incidentally, the casino that we went to did not impress me. It would have probably been more impressive had I not already been to Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Foxwoods. They didn’t even have any of the slot machines where you can win a car, and the band in the lounge was doing a bad job on pretty much every cover song that they tried to do. On the other hand, the grub was really good, we actually won some money, and it was a Monday night so they can be forgiven for the act in the lounge. )
Anyway, back on topic…
The Uncoverables
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010I managed to catch part of the video for the Proclaimers song ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ while I was channel-surfing yesterday. Unfortunately, that one thirty-second encounter last night has left me with that song running through my head all day today.
My Current Top 10 Songs (June 2010)
Friday, June 4th, 2010There are the songs that you consider to be your favorites, and then there are the songs that you actually listen to. And at least for me, the two don’t always line up. Here, I present my current top 10 songs, according to the play count in Windows Media Player:
- Poison
Artist: Alice Cooper
Album: Trash
I knew I liked this song–after all, I specifically ordered Trash just to get it. But I had no idea that I played it so much that it had gotten all the way to #1! - Hell is Living Without You
Artist: Alice Cooper
Album: Trash
Not a surprise here–this is actually one of my favorites, being a collaboration between Alice, Richie, Jon and Desmond Child, and I knew I listened to it a lot. It’s in most of my custom playlists. - Cum on Feel the Noize
Artist: Quiet Riot
Okay, a bit of a surprise here. I like Quiet Riot well enough, but they aren’t one of my all-time favorite bands. But evidently I really like this song. - Roulette
Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: Bon Jovi
Odd choice here. I’m guessing because it shows up early in the list when I list out all of the songs in my collection, so I end up starting here a lot. Otherwise, I don’t really seek this one out. - This Ain’t a Love Song
Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: These Days
I would have actually expected this one to rank a bit higher–in the #1 or 2 range, because this is actually a favorite that I do seek out on a fairly regular basis. - Rainbow in the Dark
Artist: Dio
Album: Holy Diver
I would have put this one as another of my top favorites–I know I seek this one out a lot, and include it in my playlists. - Why Aren’t You Dead
Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: 100,000,000 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong
This isn’t a song that I truly think of as one of my favorites–if I were asked, I probably wouldn’t list it in my favorites. But I do include in a lot of playlists, which most likely accounts for its rank. - Temptation
Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: 100,000,000 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong
This is another song that I would have expected to clock in much higher. This is one of the songs that I truly do think of as a favorite–but I guess I don’t actually listen to it as often as I would have thought. - Santa Fe
Artist: Jon Bon Jovi
Album: Blaze of Glory
Another well-liked but not essential track. Evidently I listen to it way more than I thought I did. - Nobody’s Hero / Livin’ on a Prayer (demo)
Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: 100,000,000 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong
I think this only got up this high because I replayed it a bunch of times when I was writing up a random song post on it. I can’t think of any other explanation for it.
I find it interesting that there are no songs whatsoever from Stranger In This Town–even though I’ve long considered that to be my favorite album of all time. Also conspicuously absent–anything from Slippery When Wet–only the most essential Bon Jovi album ever…