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Alice Cooper

Another chance to hear Alice Cooper sharing his musical milestones with Matt Everitt. First broadcast in 2011.

Another chance to hear Alice Copper sharing his musical milestones with Matt Everitt. First broadcast in 2011.

The image of Alice Cooper as a cartoon-ish Halloween schlock rocker is one that the 63 year old Vincent Damon Furnier has worked had to establish, but his real musical and cultural impact is often ignored.

His band emerged from the Detroit garage rock scene of the mid 60s alongside the MC5 and Iggy & the Stooges and he can lay claim to helping inspire punk as much as either of those revered acts (it's no coincidence his track Eighteen was sung by Johnny Rotten at his audition for the Sex Pistols). But Alice also helped develop the idea of the rock concert as theatre - employing theatrical imagery and stagecraft way before Bowie picked up the pan stick.

In 2011, Matt Everitt spoke to Alice about his early years, how he developed his showmanship, and the massive international success that followed albums such as Welcome to my Nightmare and School's Out - albums that turned him into a household name. With typical grace and humour, Alice also discusses his battles with alcoholism, his creative rebirth with a cameo in Wayne's World, and his life as a born-again Christian - an interesting contradiction considering the characters he portrays and the battles he's endured with moral crusaders.

And, of course, we talk about his current addiction... golf (he plays six days a week off a handicap of two).

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Fri 17 Apr 2020 01:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Chuck Berry

    School Days

    • Rockfile Vol.4.
    • Backline Records.

  • Frankie Avalon

    Venus

    • Rediscover The 60's - Sealed With A K.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Beach Boys

    All Summer Long

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    She Loves You

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 003.

  • The Yardbirds

    I'm A Man

    • Band Of Joy.

  • Frank Zappa

    Dancin' Fool

    • RYKODISC.

  • Frank Zappa

    Peaches En Regalia

    • Rykodisc.

  • Alice Cooper

    I'm Eighteen

  • David Bowie

    All The Young Dudes

    • The Best Of David Bowie 1969-1974.
    • EMI.

  • Alice Cooper

    Poison

    • Free Spirit (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • Alice Cooper

    School's Out

    • Sounds Of The 70's (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Alice Cooper

    Billion Dollar Babies

  • Alice Cooper

    Welcome to My Nightmare

  • The Who

    I'm A Boy

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 007.

  • The Yardbirds

    Train Keep a Rollin

    • GO ON DE LUXE.

  • Elbow

    Grace Under Pressure

    • V2.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Watching the Detectives

    • IMP Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 Oct 2011 12:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 7 Dec 2017 01:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 25 Sep 2019 01:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Fri 17 Apr 2020 01:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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