Article Database
1994 - 1995
Their Satanic Majesties Request...
(Comics Forum, 1994-00-00)
What strange madness is this! Alice Cooper, the demon lord of hard rock nightmares and Neil Gaiman, auteur of all things dark and terrible, have made music and comic book history with their multi-media collaboration, "The Last Temptation". Michael...
Video shoots are always fairly tedious events to attend, but when an artist is based out of town - Alice lives in Arizona - it"s one of the few opportunities for LA-based press to get face-to-face interviews....
Hanging With Mr.Cooper - Alice, That Is
(Sassy, 1994-00-00)
ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE Last year I went to a Grateful Dead concert. Yeah, we did a little pot. It was not a big deal...until a girl I knew from my hometown came over to talk to me. She handed me her pipe and we toked a little more. Recently I've decided that I want to forget about s--t like that. But I swear that bitch read my mind and decided to tell my backstabbing brother what we did. Now he is holding it over my head, and I want revenge. --Hateful Hemp. First of all, what were you doing at a Grateful Deadn concert? Anyway, there's got to be a way to strike a deal with your brother. He must have done something you can counter him with. If that fails, just start planning for the future. See, when I was a brother to my sister, if something like that happened, I'd say, "Look, don't tell Mom and Dad. Yet. For your own good. Because you can use it as a bargaining chip later, when you do something really stupid. Then we can balance it out. If not, say six months go by, and you don't say anything, I'll pay you 50 bucks." So it's a matter of negotiations; it's the art of the deal. And quit smoking that pot. ...
News Report
(Kerrang!, 1994-01-01)
Alice Cooper releases a new album in March. Several songs have been co-written by Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell. The album is already completed, but its release has been delayed by work on a video-game which ties in with the album! Guests on the album include Alice In Chains and Screaming Trees. ...
The Last Temptation Of Alice
(Kerrang!, 1994-03-26)
Ol' black eyes is back! Yeah, it's he who dies for a living - Alice Cooper! Set for a June release, big Al's new studio opus (his 20th!) is titled 'The Last Temptation'. And it's business as unusual for the Coop! "It's really gonna be the first real concept album I've done since 'Welcome To My Nightmare', " announces an excited Alice, referring to his classic '75 album. "And it's accompanied by a comic book. Neil Gaimen, who does the 'Sandman' comic, is doing it....
Alice Unchained
(Foundations, 1994-04-25)
Vincent Furnier is good at being himself, but he's always been at his best when playing Alice Cooper, a role he's been starring in for over twenty years....
Alice Cooper
(M.E.A.T., 1994-05-00)
Moral and Alice Cooper used in the same breath? Could the king of shock rock be turning over a new stone in his life? Well, that may be just what's happening with his latest Sony release, The Last Temptation — a concept album conceived by the Coop himself about the plight of a young boy growing up in today's hostile society. ...
The Last Temptation Of Alice
(Metal Hammer, 1994-05-00)
Legendary goremeister Alice Cooper makes his return to the scene with the release of a new album, 'The Last Temptation', through Epic Records on June 6. It's his first album since1991's 'Hey Stoopid'. A Single, 'Lost In America', will be released...
Interview
(Popular, 1994-05-05)
I can't compete with CNN, that channel is much more impacting than my shows Glam's nostalgics will be happy. After those Kiss, Twisted Sister and T.Rex homage's recently done, this month we give you interviews with Alice Cooper and Kiss (yes, them again), two of the basics of the 70's glam, their careers had developed as this magazine you hold in your hands. Two records had returned them to the actuality: a new work by Alice, with the cooperation of the great Chris Cornell, and the long awaited record of KISS's versions. Is, then, the perfect moment to talk about the present musical situation of these two legends and also unbar some memories. ...
The Cooped Crusader!
(Kerrang!, 1994-05-07)
ALICE COOPER, the indestructible rocker who makes Captain Scarlet look like an insurance risk, will have - as previously revealed in Mayhem! - a graphic novel (posh for 'comic book') included with his forthcoming album 'The Last Temptation', out June 6. A Marvel Comics collaboration written by Neil Gaiman (of 'Sandman' fame), the comic comes in a series of three; the remaining two issues - in a canny sales ploy - will be available with susequent single releases. Eventually, however, the comics will be available separately. ...
The Dark Knight Returns....
(RAW, 1994-05-11)
Heavy Metal's original bad guy, Alice Cooper, is about to launch a multi-media album-comic book-video blitz for 'The Last Temptation Of Alice Cooper', his latest, maddest project! And Soundgarden's Chris Cornell is in tow! Chris Smith feels the heat! One of Rock's original darkmen is back. Having lain low for three years since he toured with his last album, 1991's 'Hey Stoopid', Alice Cooper has returned with his strongest platter in years, 'The Last Temptation Of Alice'. ...
News Report
(Kerrang!, 1994-05-14)
Alice Cooper lifts the first single from forthcoming LP 'The Last Temptation' on May 16. Entitled 'Lost In America', the single will be released through Epic and will be available on seven-inch, 12-inch and CD. 'Hey Stoopid' (live) will appear on all formats, with the CD and 12-inch versions adding live renditions of Coop classics 'Billion Dollar Babies' and 'No More Mr Nice Guy'. ...
Alice Cooper Star Seeker's Guide to Planet Hollywood
(People, 1994-05-18)
The only place left to see stars is Planet Hollywood, according to Alice Cooper. "This is really the only Hollywood thing left, the only thing the stars go to," the rocker, a partner in the Hawaii Planet Hollywood, said at the opening of a new franchise in San Francisco. "It used to be premieres, but nobody ever goes to premieres anymore." Cooper was on hand Sunday for the opening of the 25th restaurant in the chain owned by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and many Hollywood partners. Schwarzenegger and Don Johnson, another partner, were joined by Wesley Snipes, Danny Glover and Luke Perry. ...
Lost In America Single Review
(Kerrang!, 1994-05-21)
Alice Cooper, whose new album 'The Last Temptation', is released through Epic in June, will be represented in a lookalike form on ITV's 'Stars In Their Eyes' on May 21! Chris Pavlou, frontman with legendary '80s Glam Rockers Aunt May, will be performing as Alice for the watching millions, and will also appear the same night with his band Aunt May's Masquerade at London Putney Fox And Hounds....
Alice, You Still Matter!
(RAW, 1994-05-25)
Yet another major album release reviewed bigger and better than anywhere else! Mick Wall is sucked into 'The Last Temptation', Alice Cooper's brand new platter!...
Leave it to Alice Cooper to expand on his visual presentations as an artist in a conceptual form. His latest record, The Last Temptation, not only grabs your ears, but provides you with a comic book for a further interpretation of its theme. The Coop face's-off beyond the nightmare into other streams of consciousness. Your comic has the look of the Anne Rice and Clive Barker type comics. Well, that's Neil Gaiman, he's right in that class. He's the comic book version of those people. In fact, he knows all those people. They hang out together....
The good old Alice is back
(Heavy Mental, 1994-06-00)
Alice Cooper's new album, The Last Temptation, is a good old fashioned concept album. The story revolves around young Steven's struggle with many different temptations and was written by Alice Cooper and comic book writer, Neil Gaiman....
Oh fuck... It's Alice!
(Metal Hammer, 1994-06-00)
THE title of Alice Cooper's new album, 'The Last Temptation', is an apt one on this particular occasion. Video shoots are invariably tedious events to attend, and the growing temptation is to do a runner from the soundstage where Alice is shooting...
Alice Cooper: Schlock Rocker Finds God
(Network, 1994-06-00)
Not too many things can stop traffic in downtown Toronto. During his last promotional visit here (to push 1991's Hey Stoopid), however, Alice Cooper's rooftop gig did just that. And now he has the goods to do it again. ...
Last Temptation Album Review
(Toronto Star, 1994-06-00)
Speaking of songs, this is the strongest collection of tunes by the worthy snake-charmer in quite a year, bringing to mind comparisons of his early '70s heyday. Credit goes to one his legion of new rock admirers, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell...
News Report
(Los Angeles Times, 1994-06-05)
[Keanu] Reeves' mother was British, his father was a geologist of Chinese-Hawaiian descent (Keanu means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian), and his family bounced from Beirut to Australia to New York City before settling in Toronto, Canada, where Reeves spent his teen-age years. Reeves knew he wanted to be an actor by the time he was 14, but can't recall what his fantasy of the life of a successful actor was at the time. "I don't remember what that boy was thinking, but there were various things that probably led to my interest in acting," he says. "My mother worked in rock 'n' roll doing costumes for people like Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton--in fact, when Alice Cooper was recording 'Welcome to My Nightmare' in Toronto he stayed at our house. So, I was around performers from a fairly young age." ...
Alice, What's The Matter?
(Kerrang!, 1994-06-11)
I can think of other things far more tempting than the latest Alice Cooper offering, to be honest. And I fear that only die-hard Coop freaks will fully appreciate the finer elements of the album. As a concept records go, this baby is a big sluggish. Still, it is Alice's first full-on effort since 'From The Inside', so perhaps he could be forgiven if the plot gets a little cloudy or the music just becomes a little lame at times. And hopefully, the great man can find it in himself to forgive those of us who can't fully comprehend just what he's attempting here......
Ghoul-rocker is all charm
(Toronto Star, 1994-06-14)
Toronto — The man they call Alice can still pack 'em in. The leather-and-denim crowd from tattooed headbangers to kid-toting housewives, squeezed into HMV's huge flagship store on Yonge Street to rub shoulders with '70s ghoul-rocker Alice Cooper...
Welcome to Alice's nightmare
(Toronto Star, 1994-06-15)
Even a shock rocker has his limits, and for mayhem master Alice Cooper it came at the end of a street punk's gun in a Los Angeles diner. "We consider guns normal now in America, and they shouldn't be normal," Cooper, 46, said during a visit to...
Coop Killer!
(Kerrang!, 1994-06-18)
The nightmare continues! Alice Cooper, Rock legend and alleged chicken murderer, is back with a killer new album - his best for two decades! Ray Zell scoops all the hottest Coop poop as Alice admits: "I look 400 years old!" and wonders: "Am I in another dimension?!" Alice Cooper and his stooges shuffle about the stage at London Weekend Television. They're waitin' for the call to run-through Alice's new 'Lost In America' single for 'The Brian Conley Show'. As I sat among the makeshift audience for this rehearsal take, I'm kind of amused that the original 'lock up your daughters' rocker - all nose and no chin, lookin' like a Muppet vulture - is now a family viewing curiosity. Yet the 'legend' lives on. ...
Last Temptation Album Review
(People, 1994-06-20)
Alice Cooper's glory days as the king of early-'70s shock rock may be long gone, but he still commands respect in fairly hip circles, as evidenced by the participation here of alternative whippersnappers Don Fleming (leader of power pop act Gumball) and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden. The latter cowrote and sings on "Stolen Prayer," the album's best track, while Fleming produced a number of the rockers, whipping up a cheesy metal souffle that is notwithout charm. Some advice: You will enjoy this a lot more if you skip the ballads (most are dreadful) and forget that this is supposed to be a concept album (an exploration of good and evil, with Alice as a malevolent carnival barker). If such Stephen King0like storylines intrigue you, however, the album comes with a comic-book adaptation - the better to understand the great man's, uh, vision. (Epic) ...
Old Poker Player Still In The Game
(Montreal Gazette, 1994-06-29)
Alice Cooper: I'd like to think we haven't lost our edge. He's been a cartoon since 1969. Now meet Alice Cooper, comic book. His name long since changed to infect the innocent, Vince Furnier is no stranger to altered identity. The human behind Alice Cooper's painted faces has had a few over the last two decades, from hard-rock cross-dressing lighting-rod to suburban teen rebellion to game show has-been. Alice has a better description. "I'm a poker player", he says, comfortably ensconced on his hotel couch, "just hoping to cash a good hand". ...
Alice Through The Windshield
(Toronto Eye, 1994-06-30)
The Last Temptation, the 22nd Alice Cooper concoction, is what happens when Vincent Furnier's unassailable alter ego collides with modern-day mass counterculture -- which means the well-hyped collaborations with Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) and...
Welcome Back To His Nightmare
(Top, 1994-07-00)
The Last Temptation forges rock'n'roll showman supreme Alice Cooper and renowned comic book writer and creator of Sandman Neil Gaiman in a project that takes their respective talents to another level. Alice Cooper's latest "concept"...
In The Dock
(RAW, 1994-07-06)
Alice Cooper - You have been accused of the following. That it is a blatant gimmick to give away a comic with your new album, 'The Last Temptation'. Absolutely guilty! I love blatant gimmicks! There's nothing worse than a subtle gimmick. We've given away panties, calanders, and billion dollar bills. Blatant self-promotion is a wonderful thing! That you have been threatening to make a 'classic Alice' album for the last five years, but you always end up returning to production hitmaker Desmond Child....
Last Temptation Album Review
(Rolling Stone, 1994-07-14)
If you went to high school in the '70s, Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out" became part of your life. Cooper dirges like "Desperado" and "Muscle Of Love" used dense Black Sabbath rumbling to rock in ways no '80s or '90s art-metal band has matched. On the other hand, the psychedelic back-up vocals in Soundgarden's "Spoonman" prove just how much Whitesnake-era grunge owes the Watergate-era kind. So it's no surprise to find Soundgarden howler Chris Cornell, not to mention sometime Sonic Youth and White Zombie producers Don Fleming and Andy Wallace, working with Alice now....
Last Temptation Album Review
(Billboard, 1994-07-16)
Fear not the concept-album specter: Cooper has spun a dark, comic-book story of temptation in its various manifestations that is also, at bottom, just a fine spin. "The Last Temptation," which boasts a Marvel comic-book retail companion, mixes...
Three Names That Mean Business
(Herald Sun, 1994-07-29)
It was a unique gathering, but, with all respect, not of the minds. This was a meeting of the oddly named....
The Last Temptation Of Alice Cooper
(Metal Edge, 1994-08-00)
Three years since his last release, 1991's platinum Trash, shock rock-meister Alice Cooper is back with The Last Temptation, a concept album that follows a storyline illustrated in a three-part Marvel Comics series, the first installment of which...
Tape That!
(Metal Hammer, 1994-08-00)
1.The Beach Boys 'I Get Around' "When I was a kid, that was the ultimate dream - to have your own car, have your friends and just cruise the streets. There are certain songs that still stand up after all these years. You hear them on the radio and you just turn...
Something Wicked This Way Comes
(RIP, 1994-08-00)
Vincent Furnier, the man behind the makeup, is a nice man and honorable artist. His alter ego, "Alice Cooper," is as dangerous and surly as ever. His father has been James Thurber's Walter Mitty, his mother Bette Davis in What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Vampires, fires, blood and hell follow him everywhere. He cannot be trusted. His position as the world's most exciting showman remains unchallanged. His theatrical and video innovations have influenced all who have followed, and over 20 years of consistently incredible music have made Coop a legend in his own lifetime. Alice Cooper's newest release, The Last Temptation, shows that he still has a lot to teach. After one listen you will get down on your tender knees and thank him....
A Clown Like Alice
(Herald Sun, 1994-08-07)
A five-minute cameo in the movie Wayne's World brought Alice Cooper to a whole new generation of fans. Scarcely a day goes by without someone flinging themselves at his feet and chanting "We are not worthy, we are not worthy!" as did the stars of the movie. ...
It's Me Single Review
(Billboard, 1994-08-20)
Cooper shows a softer, more romantic side on this acoustic-pop moment from the new album, "The Last Temptation." He conjures up earnest, appealing imagery with lyrics that are sugary and quasi-poetic. Album rock radio will find the crisp...
Hotter Than July
(Metal Edge, 1994-09-00)
Tentatively slated to begin a national tour in late summer, Alice Cooper will be doing scatter surprise dates until then in support of The Last Temptation, plus autograph signing parties and a possible late night...
Nothing Is Sacred
(Hit Parader, 1994-10-00)
In the light of what passes for 'entertainment' in rock circles these days, it's kind of hard to imagine that at one time Alice Cooper was unquestionably King Of Outrage. Back in the late '60's and early 70's, Cooper and his band of hard rockin'...
Behind The Scenes At It's Me
(Metal Edge, 1994-10-00)
Just back from a whirlwind promotional tour of Europe, Alice Cooper went before director Wayne Isham's camera at Hollywood's Cine Video to film sequences for 'It's Me' the romantic ballad from The Last Temptation. On this...
Alice And Sammy Get Cookin'!
(RAW, 1994-10-26)
Sammy Hagar and Alice Cooper are among the celebrity chefs who will be lending their culinary expertise to Miami's Big Feast On The Beach charity feed on November 4-6. All proceeds raised will go to charities such as the March Of Dimes and the United Foundation For Aids. Other celebrity chefs include actors Sharon Stone and Jim Belushi, but it seems as if either the Coop or Sammy would do well to pitc ...
Trouble At T' Mill!
(Kerrang!, 1994-10-29)
Whisperings heard in the streets this week say that the Epic record label has been doing some house cleaning, dropping veteran Alice Cooper and less venerable Arcade - who are fronted by ex-Ratt man Stephen Pearcy. Reports that Infectious Grooves are out of the door were confirmed in the UK this week - Mike Muir's other project, Suicidal Tendencies are rumoured to be following soon. The rather negligable sales of both bands' latest albums seem to support all the speculation....
Alice Cooper
(Australian Record Collector, 1994-11-00)
The story begins in Detroit on 4th of February 1948. Born Vincent Damon Furnier so to Ether and Ella Furnier, Alice's career started during his school days of 1962 at Cortez High miming Beatles tunes in his band called The Earwigs. Twelve months...
Hobby Shop
(Hit Parader, 1994-12-00)
Alice Cooper has only one real interest in his life. He may play around at golf, or fool around with acting, but when he gets right down to it, his hobby, his music and his life are all virtually one and the same. So when we approached...
A Golf Enthusiast?!
(Riff Raff, 1995-00-00)
Veteran rock 'n' roll thespian Alice Cooper, who recently had all his major hits released by Epic under the title 'Classicks', is glad society has become more tolerant in the 1990s. Now, the man who's known more for playing with snakes, can openly admit to being a golf freak. Cooper says, "In the 1970s and 1980s you couldn't admit to playing golf. I mean, your dad golfed. You really had to keep it quiet because it was so anti-image. Now, everybody plays. Nobody drinks, nobody does drugs and the OJ trial is over. So what else is there to do?!"...
Alice is Back
(Penthouse, 1995-01-00)
Alice Cooper brought his Welcome To My Nightmare extravaganza to Australia in 1967 and transformed sports grounds around the country into dark, uncomfortable zones. In his only Australian tour, Cooper displayed the quintessential 1970s marriage of rock 'n' roll and theatre, complete with ghoulish stage sets and dark themes....
News Report
(Kerrang!, 1995-01-14)
....finally, AC seems to be unhappy with his own situation with Epic, and it would seem that he is negotiating his way out of his deal. Hollywood Records, part of the giant Disney conglomerate, have emerged as the company to whom he is most likely to sign....
News Report
(Kerrang!, 1995-01-21)
Alice Cooper has parted company with Epic Records. The rock legend - whose last LP 'The Last Temptation' was hailed as a remarkable return to form - intends to hook up with Us-based Hollywood Records, but has yet to sign a contract....
News Report
(In Press, 1995-02-01)
Alice Cooper has officially split with Epic. Word has it he will sign with the Hollywood label. Rumours also have it that Alice will reunite his old band with people like bassist Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith and later guitarist Dick Wagner being involved. ...
Go ask Alice
(Toronto Sun, 1995-03-00)
This week, every scrap of information we could lay our hands on and squeeze into this space, including the definative word on the chronically delayed Alice Cooper box. ALICE COOPER: All right, here's the story, straight from Cooper's manager Toby Mamis. The box will now be titled The Life And Crimes Of Alice Cooper. It will consist of either 63 or 64 songs, spread across either three or four CD's. But when will it be out? We're aiming for June, but every day that goes by, that gets less likely," Mamis said recently in L.A....
News Report
(Toronto Sun, 1995-03-07)
Alice In Sitcom Land: Alice Cooper has shot a TV guest spoton the Gene Wilder series Something Wilder. The episode, tentatively scheduled to air on March 14, has Cooper playing himself and becoming Wilder's next door neighbor. Hijinks ensue. The episode it titled (what else?) Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. Meanwhile, look for Alice to resume his day job shortly. He'll be signing with Hollywood Records any minute now....
Alice Cooper
(Vox, 1995-05-00)
Vincent Damon Furnier (for it is he) always set himself up as a bogeyman, but panned out as the cartoon figurehead of schlock rock. His initial shows featured simulated hangings, decapitations, electrocutions and all kinds of props that might well have been nicked from Hammer Studios. The star of the show was a boa constrictor that slithered between Alice's legs and made him seem like the proudest maleon the block....
Alice's Last Stand
(Kerrang!, 1995-06-10)
"Special Versions of Alice Cooper's 'The Last Temptation' LP came with a free comic book. There were apparently two more to collect. But I've hunted everywhere for them without any luck. Any ideas where they can be found and at what price? Mick Crowe - Northants...
News Report
(Metal Hammer, 1995-07-00)
That enduring rocker and one-man sustainer of the eyeliner industry Alice Cooper has split from his record label, Epic, and is rumoured to be set to sign a new deal with Hollywood Records, whose company president is Alice's old A&R man from Epic...
News Report
(Kerrang!, 1995-09-00)
The legendary Trash rocker will release a compilation album titled 'Classicks' via Epic on October 30. The full track listing is: 'Poison', 'Hey Stopid', 'Feed My Frankenstein', 'Love's A Loaded Gun', 'Stolen Prayer', 'House Of Fire', 'Lost In America', 'It's Me', 'Under My Wheels (Live)', 'Billion Dollar Babies (Live)', 'I'm Eighteen (Live)', 'No More Mr. Nice Guy (Live)', 'Only Women Bleed (Live)', 'School's Out (Live)' and 'Fire'. ...
Clancy and Co.
(Arizona Republic, 1995-10-04)
Alice Cooper is lending his name to local charity. The rock star will be at a benefit party at Planet Hollywood on Oct. 29. Cooper, a Valley resident, is a frequent PH customer. Info: 954-7827. Earlier the same day, Cooper will host the eighth annual ...
Monsters Of Rock
(Kerrang!, 1995-10-07)
Alice Cooper was, frankly, boring. Without being to callous, the stage schtik came across as dated, the songs uninspired and Alice's pink plastic pants quite fucking frightening...much more so than the whipping of the blow-up doll and the ol' West Side Story rucking routine. Once highly entertaining, nowadays Coop simply shows those laurels got a little too comfortable....
Classicks Album Review
(Kerrang!, 1995-10-21)
When this sort of thing happens, the words "contractual obligation" spring to mind. There is no real point in releasing this compilation album, as it certainly doesn't offer an accurate representation of Alice Cooper's star-studded career. It's very tempting to assume that Cooper is nearing the end of his career, but still has one or two LPs left in his contract to fulfil. In these circumstances, a record company might chose to release or re-release just about anything in their vaults to get the aging artist off their backs....
Classiks
(Metal Hammer, 1995-11-00)
With someone whose been making music - ranging from great, through indifferent to downright dreadful - for 25 years, it can't have been easy to put together this Best Of collection, more because of what to leave off it than what to put on it. Sadly...
Idol Chatter
(RIP, 1995-11-00)
After his last Epic Records project, Klassicks, shock-rock king Alice Cooper signed with Hollywood Records, whose president, Bob Pfeifer, coincidentally had signed Alice to Epic in the first place. While avid and rabid fans champ at the bit for new material, Warner Brothers will soothe your ears with a killer box set scheduled for release after the first of the year. Vacationing in Florida before his dates in South America with Ozzy Osbourne, Alice called to let loose: "These are just little pet peeves, but they really bother me....There's things here that I have been trying to get off my chest for a long time. Things that you just can not, can not air anywhere else, except in your magazine!" And air away he did.......
Classicks Album Review
(Q Magazine, 1995-12-00)
Surviving the stigma of the deliberately mis-spelt album title, this latest collection brings together the polar opposites of Cooper's career in a mascara-smeared 60-minute special. Surviving drug, alcohol and golf, he kickstarted a somewhat moribund period of his life with Poison, a full-throated rocking roar with a mesmeric melodic hookline, and the equally bumptious singles Hey Stoopid, Feed My Frankenstein and Love's A Loaded Gun. The rest of his later period is signposted by big brash melodies and brainstorming fretboard histrionics dished out leading edge guitar mafiosi of the calibre of Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Contractual complications dictate that the early songs are represented by live versions of School's Out, Under My Wheels, Only Women Bleed and a titanic No More Mr. Nice Guy. ***...