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Cooper Steals The Show
(Dallas Morning News, 1996-06-12)
The Scorpions headlined the rusty-metal bill at Coca-Cola Starplex Tuesday night, but it's safe to say that a majority of the audience of about 10,000 was there to witness the silly-glorious spectacle of opening act Alice Cooper. Scorpions fans might disagree; heck, the rock 'n' roll pride of Germany even has a new disk out, "Your Instincts", and the band's computer-controlled light show must've cost a million bucks....
Carnival Prize
(Dallas Morning News, 1997-08-30)
At 49 years old, Alice Cooper - who headlined a magnific metal-rock show at the Dallas Music Complex Friday night - fits into a special place where judging by usual standards seems pointless. Better that you simply appreciate the fact that this over-the-top showman is still rockin', or that for a guy his age, he sure does move around purty good. If you insist on measuring the show, do it by tallying the props. On this tour they included a casket; a pulpit covered with occult emblems; an upright sarcophagus with a Tutlike gold-and-black striped Egyptian head on the front, done in relief; one of those carnival "Test of Strength" games in which you hit the base with a mallet to ring a bell; a skewer of vivid green oversize dollar bills; and a live boa constrictor....