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Posted: June 27 2011 at 06:34

the streak of albums from 69 to 73, are they sort of proggy, couse they are very experimental and all over the place, I have 4 of them and half of the albumtracks are rock or pub rock but half of it is, proggy music, from psychadelic, jazzrock, art rock, theatrical rock, heavy prog, and generally music full of good instrumentation like melodic bass lines, loose but steady drumming, varied guitar sounds, and an instictive and familiar vocal sound Big smile

, ( and hammonds, mellotrons and pianos,

Pretties for You, 69
Easy Action, 70
Love it to Death, 71
Killer 71
Schools Out, 72
Billion Dollar Babies, 73
Muscle of Love 73

Edited by aginor - June 27 2011 at 06:35

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Posted: June 27 2011 at 07:13

At least a little. I consider Halo of Flies to be a prog masterpiece by a non-prog band. Some other songs are somewhat proggish as well.

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Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:45

No. They were not progressive rock or prog related IMO. However, they were a fantastic and rather unique rock band!

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Posted: June 27 2011 at 14:53

No they are not prog related. Neither are a bunch of other bands included here. But the voice of the people has spoken.

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Posted: June 27 2011 at 15:08

in the seventies, every band was more or less prog-related as prog sold very well.

"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

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Posted: June 28 2011 at 16:58

I dunno. Some of his stuff had some proggish flavor (e.g. "Black Juju", "Halo Of Flies"), but I think too much of his stuff was simply basic rock and roll.

He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!

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Posted: June 29 2011 at 08:55

Wouldn't call them prog myself (with the exception of Halo of Flies - which is still a centrepiece of Cooper's live set). But they are a great band, and Alice Cooper's gigs are wonderful to go to - especially since out of all the stars from the 1970s who incorporated a big theatrical element into their performances, he's the only one who's still doing it. David Bowie stopped pretending to be an alien ages ago, Peter Gabriel no longer dresses as a flower, but Alice Cooper still does all the classic scares and tricks you expect from his performances even today. Particularly worth it if you like a bit of stage magic (he still does the infamous hanging trick at the end of his gigs, for example, which is one that the Famous Randi worked up with him).

Poll Question: Is Alice Cooper band prog related
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	3	[33.33%]
No	2	[22.22%]
a litle	4	[44.44%]
not at all	0	[0.00%]
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Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34055	Topic: Alice Cooper band Posted: June 27 2011 at 06:34
	the streak of albums from 69 to 73, are they sort of proggy, couse they are very experimental and all over the place, I have 4 of them and half of the albumtracks are rock or pub rock but half of it is, proggy music, from psychadelic, jazzrock, art rock, theatrical rock, heavy prog, and generally music full of good instrumentation like melodic bass lines, loose but steady drumming, varied guitar sounds, and an instictive and familiar vocal sound , ( and hammonds, mellotrons and pianos, Pretties for You, 69 Easy Action, 70 Love it to Death, 71 Killer 71 Schools Out, 72 Billion Dollar Babies, 73 Muscle of Love 73 Edited by aginor - June 27 2011 at 06:35


someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24011	Posted: June 27 2011 at 07:13
	At least a little. I consider Halo of Flies to be a prog masterpiece by a non-prog band. Some other songs are somewhat proggish as well.


Abstrakt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Soundgarden Status: Offline Points: 18292	Posted: June 27 2011 at 13:45
	No. They were not progressive rock or prog related IMO. However, they were a fantastic and rather unique rock band!

ghost_of_morphy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 08 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2755	Posted: June 27 2011 at 14:53
	No they are not prog related. Neither are a bunch of other bands included here. But the voice of the people has spoken.


lucas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 06 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 8138	Posted: June 27 2011 at 15:08
	in the seventies, every band was more or less prog-related as prog sold very well.
	"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

KingCrInuYasha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 26 2010 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1281	Posted: June 28 2011 at 16:58
	I dunno. Some of his stuff had some proggish flavor (e.g. "Black Juju", "Halo Of Flies"), but I think too much of his stuff was simply basic rock and roll.
	He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!

Warthur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 06 2008 Location: London, UK Status: Offline Points: 617	Posted: June 29 2011 at 08:55
	Wouldn't call them prog myself (with the exception of Halo of Flies - which is still a centrepiece of Cooper's live set). But they are a great band, and Alice Cooper's gigs are wonderful to go to - especially since out of all the stars from the 1970s who incorporated a big theatrical element into their performances, he's the only one who's still doing it. David Bowie stopped pretending to be an alien ages ago, Peter Gabriel no longer dresses as a flower, but Alice Cooper still does all the classic scares and tricks you expect from his performances even today. Particularly worth it if you like a bit of stage magic (he still does the infamous hanging trick at the end of his gigs, for example, which is one that the Famous Randi worked up with him).