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ALICE COOPER, "WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE"

This eventful album marking the ever-so-lovely Alice's April 25 television special whirls the Cooper charisma through the grooves. The vision stirred are fancifully varied: infectiously pop on "Some Folks," openly moving on "Only Women Bleed" and metal musings on "Cold Ethyl." Dreamy! Atlantic SD 18130 (6.98)

Alice in Action

Alice Cooper stopped by the west coast Record World office to deliver a copy of his new Atlantic Records' album "Welcome To My Nightmare." The album is part of a total media concept featuring an album, a 90-minute Cooper TV special, airing April 25 on ABC, and an 80-city worldwide tour opening on April 1 in Chicago.

The Coast

by Ben Edmunds

WELCOME TO MY BEDPAN: Some months back, John Denver was quoted by People Magazine as saying something to the effect that a year from now nobody will remember performers like Alice Cooper. Alice, interviewed in a recent Rolling Stone, responded in kind. "Just for that," he said, "I'm gonna stick around in this business just long enough to piss on John Denver's flowers." The day that issue hit hte stands, a florist appeared at Alice's door with a dozen red roses and a card which read "Dear Alice, Do with these what you will. Love, John Denver." Thrilled to discover a sense of humor in Denver, Alice immediately sent a package of his own winging Denver's way. It contained a copy of Alice's new album, a set of earplugs and a urine specimen bottle. "Dear John," went his card "Faaar out. Love, Alice."... And should you need proof of Alice's continued viability as a performing entity, consider this: it took only five hours to sell out the 17,000 seats of Detroit's Olympia Stadium date on his forthcoming solo tour, a record for that venue. With another 8000 people still demanding tickets. In Detroit, where nobody can even afford the gas required to get them to the concert...