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The Wall Of Sound
(Guitar World, 1999-04-00)
When Alice Cooper needed a guiding hand, when Kiss was hellbent on delivering a knockout punch or when Pink Floyd decided to come up with an epic worthy of Cecil B. DeMille, Bob Ezrin was the man they called. While you may not know him by name, you've certainly heard Ezrin's brilliant productions on classic rock radio. "School's Out", "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2", and " Detroit Rock City" are just a few of the landmark rockers that this unique producer helped fashion with a combination of studio expertise, arranging skills, and serious chutzpah....
Well Hung
(Guitar World, 1999-07-00)
The oily psyche of Alice Cooper isn't an easy thing to grasp, not even if you happen to be Alice Cooper. The first king of shock rock has been reshaping his persona since 1969, when he traded his life as Vincent Furnier, a preacher's son from Detroit, for that of the androgynous, doll-chopping, snake-charming leader of one of popular music's most original acts. It was potent stuff for it's time, a rock and roll horror show designed to shock a populace numbed by the hippies an flower-power movement. ...
Babies on Fire
(Guitar World, 2008-00-00)
In the history of rock and roll, 1973 is an exceptionally impressive year. Its 12 months saw the release of such gems as Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy, the Who's Quadrophenia, Stevie Wonder's Innnervisions, Yes' Tales from Topograhic Oceans, Black Sabbath's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Grand Funk's We're An American Band, Mahavishnu Orchestra's Bird of Fire...
Billion Dollar Babies Tour 1973-1974
(Guitar World, 2013-00-00)
In the late Sixties, Alice Cooper was accused of murdering a chicken during a concert. But while the shock-rock trailblazer has always staunchly denied the allegation (claiming he innocently tossed the bird into the audience, where the slaughter was then enacted by rabid fans)...