Today is Alice Cooper's Birthday

There's only one Alice Cooper and today Alice's alter ego Vincent Furnier ( ) turns 74.





Have a very happy birthday Alice , I'm sure the lucky folks in Cherokee, North Carolina will get a very special show tonight.

originally posted by: gortex
There's only one Alice Cooper and today Alice's alter ego Vincent Furnier (

) turns 74.

Have a very happy birthday Alice , I'm sure the lucky folks in Cherokee, North Carolina will get a very special show tonight.

Damn

Lines form on my face and hands
Im 74 and I don't know what I want
it took me 74 years to get this far
Im 74 and I like it.

Not gonna lie

"Im 18" was my personal anthem from about ages 17-22

a reply to: gortex

Crazy little child was a great song.

The cardboard box that the album came in looked cool but didn't last long.

Happy birthday Crazy old guy!

a reply to: gortex

Saw him live twice in the late 80's/early 90's I think.....he was great, pure theatre.

But can't help thinking I wish I'd seen him back in the day when it was more about music and less about his stage persona etc.

a reply to: gortex
I saw Alice a few times in concert. It was a blast. He seldom performs my favorite of his live though...

a reply to: gortex

Happy Birthday Vince!

Rock on, golf well.

Vincent Price doing a lead-in for Alice Cooper .
It didn't get any better than that .

originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: gortex

Saw him live twice in the late 80's/early 90's I think.....he was great, pure theatre.

But can't help thinking I wish I'd seen him back in the day when it was more about music and less about his stage persona etc.

Think I read somewhere that he was a little dismayed because he knew he and his band were really good but wasn't drawing as some of his contemporaries were.

My understanding is that he is a helluva businessman and a decent golfer.

Happy birthday!

I just now listened to the Coop, long may he live, be he dead or alive (slow Renfield laugh, heee, heee, heee).

a reply to: gortex

Word. First concert I ever attended.

Also, just saw him last year at a music festival, too, and he was fantastic. His sound is a lot phatter now, too. I got some pretty rad videos.

Still has great theatrics, stage dec....and the beheading.

a reply to: putnam6

Think I read somewhere that he was a little dismayed because he knew he and his band were really good but wasn't drawing as some of his contemporaries were.

I've seen a few videos of his early(ish) live performances and they sound excellent, a lot better than most of the bands I know from around that time.
I imagine that would be incredibly frustrating and annoying.

His recorded material from that time is up there with the best of its genre.

My understanding is that he is a helluva businessman and a decent golfer.

He's certainly made a lot of money.
Whilst he's obviously had a really good time and enjoyed his life to the full I also think he hasn't taken many unnecessary risks with his money and invested it more wisely than many in similar positions.

I think it'd be relatively easy to get your handicap down when you have a large bank account, that much time on your hands and that much sunshine!

originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: putnam6

Think I read somewhere that he was a little dismayed because he knew he and his band were really good but wasn't drawing as some of his contemporaries were.

I've seen a few videos of his early(ish) live performances and they sound excellent, a lot better than most of the bands I know from around that time.
I imagine that would be incredibly frustrating and annoying.

His recorded material from that time is up there with the best of its genre.

My understanding is that he is a helluva businessman and a decent golfer.

He's certainly made a lot of money.
Whilst he's obviously had a really good time and enjoyed his life to the full I also think he hasn't taken many unnecessary risks with his money and invested it more wisely than many in similar positions.

I think it'd be relatively easy to get your handicap down when you have a large bank account, that much time on your hands and that much sunshine!

Im going to have to explore his complete catalog, likely a whole lot of really good artists and bands got overshadowed in the '60s and '70s. Still finding out about bands from then I knew nothing about or haven't even heard their music. While Im no expert or anything I dig all kinds of rock and really even its early influences. A lot of them I dismissed in my youth, Im coming back to and saying they are really pretty good.