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A Fistful of Alice
(Grid, 1997-11-00)
Before there was Marilyn Manson, before G 'n' R, before The Cramps, before Ozzie, before KISS, there was Alice Cooper. Before there was "Beth" there was "Only Women Bleed," before there was "Welcome to the Jungle" there was "Lost in America" ("...I need a girlfriend with a gun and a job..."), and before there was "Beautiful People" there was "Elected." Before there was any other skinny long-haired guy in makeup and tight pants singing about teenage testosterone, raising hell, Ouija boards, cutting class, and the darker, creepier, morose side of life, there was Alice Cooper. And now, once again, he proves what it is all about....