|
rolletrubadur favorited a video
(10 hours ago)
This video, for the purpose of music history and education, is a tribute...
more
This video, for the purpose of music history and education, is a tribute to the Alice Cooper band's career in the '60s and '70s. In 2011 they were deservedly inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "Muscle Of Love" was released on their same-titled album in 1973. It was written by Alice and Michael Bruce.
The Alice Cooper band emerged through several incarnations before becoming the very successful line-up in the early '70s. In 1964 Vince Furnier (aka Alice), with several fellow high school students from Cortez High School in Phoenix, AZ started a group called The Earwigs; they were Vince, Dennis Dunaway (bass), Glen Buxton (guitar), John Tatum (rhythm guitar), and John Speer (drums). At first they couldn't play instruments but won a talent contest mimicking Beatles songs. Quickly learning instruments they renamed themselves The Spiders using a spider web as a stage backdrop. In 1965 they released a single "Why Don't You Love Me" (a Blackwells cover) which Vince learning the harmonica for this song.
In 1966 Michael Bruce replaced Tatum on rhythm guitar and the band had a local #1 radio hit "Don't Blow Your Mind." In 1967 they renamed themselves as The Nazz producing a couple more singles until discovering that Todd Rundgren already had a band of that name. At this time Neal Smith replaced Speer on drums and in 1968 they renamed themselves as the Alice Cooper Band. This line-up decided to be a uniquely styled band in contrast to the many psychedelic or "hippie" bands of the late '60s employing creative, spontaneous, glam outfits made by Dunaway's wife Cindy, and at times shocking stage shows. Their Toronto '69 concert which was videotaped shows their wild performance art and how Alice interacted with the band and audience in a way US audiences had not seen before.
Their first album Pretties For You, released in '69, wasn't very successful nor was their second album Easy Action in 1970. But in 1970 with new producer Bob Ezrin they had their first successful hit with "I'm Eighteen" on their 1971 album Love It Death, which eventually went Platinum. More good things were to come. During this time their shows moved in the direction of the familiar macabre, villainous figures with guillotines, dolls, snakes, and Alice's drippy black eye make-up. In '71 they had hits with "Under My Wheels" and "Be My Lover" from their album Killer, which too went Platinum. In the summer of '72 they released their School's Out album with its unique record cover and it went to #2 on the US Billboard chart. The same-titled single was their first biggest hit at #7 on the US charts.
Their success continued with their '73 album Billion Dollar Babies reaching #1 on the US album charts and went Platinum. Their '73 tour broke records previously held by the Rolling Stones. Their theatrics proved to be a wise decision but their catchy riffs, melodic and memorable lyrics on their hit singles proved they were not just a show. The album Muscle Of Love was the last album with this classic line-up produced by Jack Douglas and Jack Richardson which went Gold. The song "Muscle Of Love" also appeared on their Platinum '74 Greatest Hits album.
Their '71-'74 albums, four of them Platinum on the Warner Brothers label, cemented this group as a formidable force and original band of the early '70s. Sadly in 1974 they disbanded. Alice went on to have great success with Welcome To My Nightmare in 1975, also produced by Bob Ezrin. Today the former original band members remain musicians in their own right and have contributed to Alice's forthcoming Welcome2MyNightmare. Glen Buxton, who is on Rolling Stone magazine's All-Time Top 100 Guitarists list, sadly died October 19, 1997 at 50 yrs-old. RIP Glen.
The music in this video is the property of Warner Music Group and its subsidiaries. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
Check out alicecooper.com for much more information.
This is where they began: http://www.youtub...
The Spider's hit: http://www.youtub...
Toronto Concert '69: http://www.youtub...
The music in this video is the property of Warner Music Group and its subsidiaries. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
less
|
|
|
|
rolletrubadur favorited a video
(10 hours ago)
One of the best rock songs ever.
Lyrics:
Once upon a time you dressed so f...
more
One of the best rock songs ever.
Lyrics:
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you ?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal.
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone ?
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but know you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say do you want to make a deal?
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone ?
You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all come down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal.
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone ?
Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all precious gifts
But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone ?
less
|
|
|
|
rolletrubadur favorited a video
(11 hours ago)
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowa...
more
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use
STIRLING CASTLE
STIRLING, SCOTLAND, UK
JULY 13, 2001
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Charlie Sexton (guitar), Larry Campbell (guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar), Tony Garnier (bass), David Kemper (drums & percussion)
less
|
|
av alla de slag.
Spelar för tillfället mest i sovrummet
och för min katt................
(är lite på gång, hoppas jag med mera tolkningar)
m v h rolletrubadur
Kämpa på, kamrat!
peace,
candy