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(Hot Metal, 1991-00-00)
Alice Cooper's live shows don't stop at the light and sound production of the average rock concert; they are the enactment of a modern morality play, in which Alice's evil alter ego is allowed to run riot all over the stage. But after the murderous doppelganger has his fun, he's made to pay for it - and it's various ingenious methods by which he receives his comeupance that keep the fans flocking to Cooper's shows on each successive tour. When he played his recent UK shows, Alice revealed some of his stage secrets to Hot Metal....
Hey Stupid!
(Hot Metal, 1991-06-00)
Alice Cooper is currently puzzling over which tracks to include on his forthcoming album, Hey Stoopid. So far 15 have been recorded at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock and The Complex in Los Angeles, but only 11 will make it on to the finished record. Amongst the new tracks that Alice is considering for inclusion are It Rained All Night, I Might As Well Be On Mars, I'm Dangerous Tonight, Feed My Frankenstein, Little By Little and Hurricane Years. Relaxing in the lounge of The Complex, Alice explains that the title track, Hey Stoopid, is an anti-suicide song. "I get letters all the time that say, 'I'm fourteen and I'm going to kill myself', and I'm trying to figure out what's so bad that's causing that. Rock and Roll is a celebration, it's a party, it's not so heavy - and if it is, get help, because you shouldn't be thinking of snuffing it at the age of fourteen! There was a double-edged sword there too, because I know that a lot of rock and rollers are falsely accused of promoting suicide, and so I want to get Halford on this for some background vocals - and Axl, Ozzy, Sebastian - and have a whole outlaw choir on there, only because I think it makes a point. The last thing we want to see is those kids out there dying."...
In The Studio With Alice
(Hot Metal, 1991-07-00)
Recording a new Alice Cooper album has always involved a few "Keep Out" signs being nailed up around the studio. But for his latest, Hey Stoopid, Alice dusted down the welcome mat and invited contributions from fellow metallers Nikki Sixx, Slash and Zodiac Mindwarp. And, a few weeks ago, he even asked Hot Metal's Valerie Potter to drop by for a chat.... Attempting to follow up an hugely successful album like Trash must present an almost overwhelming temptation to duplicate the magic formula, but Alice Cooper has never been known for playing safe. While a large measure of Trash's accessibility was attributed to jobbing song smith Desmond Child, who co-wrote all but one of the tracks as well as producing it, some critics felt that Child's input diluted Cooper's harder musical edge and - well, his downright nastiness. ...
Cooperman Returns!
(Hot Metal, 1991-08-00)
It was no surprise that Alice Cooper should slide easily into metal territory. As opposed to sticking to his former rough and ready rock from earlier days. Metal meant that Cooperman could play out his schlock horror fantasies to an extent that the likes of King Diamond could only dream of, except that Alice was then in danger of becoming little more than a deranged cartoon character. 'Hey Stoopid' is a fairly sober LP, likely to disappoint those wanting more gore, but impress those who though Alice had disappeared up his own theatrical backside....
News Report
(Hot Metal, 1991-09-00)
Guitar god Joe Satriani joined Alice Cooper on stage in Mountain View, Ca. in July for an impromptu jam. The show was part of the Operation Rock'n'Roll summer tour, which gave American metalheads a real bang for their buck: the lineup featured Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Dangeous Toys and Metal Church. Said Cooper: "It's the best thing in the world for the audience, because they get to see two headliners instead of one. It breaks the mould." ...
Tricks of the Trade
(Hot Metal, 1991-11-00)
Alice Cooper's live shows don't stop at the light and sound production of the average rock concert; they are the enactment of a modern morality play, in which Alice's evil alter ego is allowed to run riot all over the stage. ...
News Report
(Hot Metal, 1992-00-00)
The biggest film in the States right now is Wayne's World, a comedy about two metalheads similar to the two Bill and Ted movies. Wayne's World features the acting talents of Alice Cooper, who plays himself and also appears on the soundtrack with his classic Feed My Frankenstein....