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Alice Cooper
(Shure, 2008-00-00)
When Alice Cooper takes the stage at the Sears Centre in West Suburban Chicago, you have to wonder -- does he still have it? By every measure -- from his larger-than-death stage antics that feature blood-drenched baby dolls and life-sized hangman's nooses to his dagger-sharp vocal sneer - the 59-year-old Godfather of Shock Rock is in finer form than ever. A whole lot of hard rocking artists owe a debt of thanks to Cooper - where would KISS or Marilyn Manson be without him? -but to spend time with Cooper backstage is to meet one of the most humble, affable rock stars around. In fact, Cooper ended the interview by autographing an SM57 with a metallic silver Sharpie... and started it, without prompting by talking about his love affair with Shure....