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The sick world of Alice Cooper
(Boston Globe, 1974-12-19)

"Sure, people keep getting sicker, so do we," Alice candidly admits to the press. That sickness — on the rock stage, in the audience and in America at large & is what Bob Greene diagnoses in "Billion Dollar Baby" as he tours across...

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Alice Cooper Still A Spectacle
(Boston Globe, 1987-11-18)

What goes around, comes around: Alice Cooper is back, and if he's not as bad as he once was, he's a little bloodier. Or, at least his props are. At the conclusion of "Dead Babies," Cooper swung his mighty ax and decapitated the "woman" who ...

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Hits don't miss for Cooper, Scorpions
(Boston Globe, 1996-08-05)

The shaggy-haired, clad-in-black Cooper included a political song, the timeless "Elected," which overflowed with his sarcastic humor. Three men in Presidential masks (of Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan & Richard Nixon) threw fake money into the crowd ...

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Spooky World's scare tactics
(Boston Globe, 1997-10-23)

Alice Cooper, this week's autograph-signing celebrity has completed his first shift and is relaxing in the farmhouse that serves as a backstage, feet up on the table, explaining the joy of horror. He should know. As a rocker, he's well into his third...

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Cooper Sadness
(Boston Globe, 1997-10-24)

Glen Buxton, guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band, died Oct. 19 at age 49 of complications from emphysema and pneumonia, says Cooper's manager, Toby Mamis. Buxton played on classic Cooper albums from the early 1970's such as ...

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Alice Cooper box set keeps the horror alive
(Boston Globe, 1999-05-07)

Capital punishment may be a divisive issue in America, but it has been very good to Alice Cooper. It's uncertain whether Alice is a fan or foe, but it's an undeniable fact that capital punishment has been a big part of his professional life: The singer has ...

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Magic that can set you free: rock 'n' roll's enduring power
(Boston Globe, 1999-05-09)

A teenager is ticked off, as will happen, as has happened for eons. He storms into his room, slams the door, and turns the stereo up full blast. The music is hard and heavy. Harsh and violent words seep through into the other room...

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Alice Cooper Still Basks In Mock Decadence
(Boston Globe, 2000-10-10)

No one protests or pickets Alice Cooper anymore. The angry hordes have moved on to the other concerns — death metal, hip-hop, violent Hollywood movies. This leaves old Alice right where he should be: at center stage, gleefully wallowing in mock...

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