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Cooper Collection shows depth
(Springfield Newsleader, 1999-05-03)
Alice Cooper is a lot more then the cartoon character he now seems to be. Apparently more interested in golf than music, he's little more than a rock cliche. But in his day Cooper was a master showman, turning rock n roll into a circus of outrageous fun and frivolity and hard-driving music. This four disc collection --84 tracks from 21 albums done between 1969 and '97--- reveals more depth to this guy than you might think. All the big hits are here, including "Elected", "Schools Out", "I'm Eighteen", "Under My Wheels" and other teen-age angst anthems. There are also obscure pieces from his early days in the Spiders and Nazz and cuts from various movie soundtracks. ...