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Alice Cooper
(Music Scene, 1972-11-00)
The sado-sexual schizophrenia of Alice Cooper's grotesque public ribaldry and the alarming effect it is seen to have on both his audience and on those who choose to defame him as a perverted corruptor of teenage morality, would no doubt, have proved to be a suitable case for the eminent Dr. Sigmund Freud had he been alive to bear witness to such goings-on. ...
Alice Cooper - Pop Star circa 1973
(Music Scene, 1973-07-00)
Alice Cooper spends every evening being half strangled by a huge boa constrictor, being chased by a giant tooth and being executed on the guillotine... In the middle of all this he also manages to sing. All these events are part of the latest Cooper extravaganza currently touring the states and reputedly earning the star in excess of 4 million dollars. No wonder that Cooper's private jet bears a dollar sign on it's tail....
The 'Billion Dollar babies' Show Rock's Answer To Boris Karloff
(Music Scene, 1973-08-00)
When a rock star starts spitting at the audience as part of his act you might feel he has gone a little further then is wise or decent. But the people who received the treatment from Mr. Alice Cooper when I flew to Detroit to see his new show appeared more flabbergasted than outraged.....
Rock Theatre
(Music Scene, 1974-02-00)
What would Elvis have been if he'd looked like Harry Secombe. It wasn't only the growl in his southern voice that enthroned the King; his snake hips and revolving pelvis must be taken into account as well. From its beginning there has been a strong visual element in rock music, and this aspect is particularly prominent now. Last year was the Year of Glitter, of Rock Spectacular, of the paramount performance and secondary music. ...