Alice Cooper Band - Pretties For You
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Topic: Alice Cooper Band - Pretties For You
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Alice Cooper Band - Pretties For You
Date Posted: October 14 2017 at 18:23
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I rarely listens to AC after the band and solonartist went ceperate ways. though i like Welcome to my Nightmare. there is a spessial magic with the dynalic in thw AC band. the rythem section is brilliant, tight and musicians with great variation in style and ability. Very flexible band, shows influence from both Syd Barret and Pink Floyd. and some the Doors influence. Easy Action and Preties for You are really great games and Killer and Schools Out are hard to compete with. Billion Dollar babies is a classic. -------------  
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 15 2017 at 06:26
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Actually when Cooper sings with hes full voice/clean voice rather then raspuøy , he have a realy powerfull and beutifull clean timbre in hes vocie. yet i have began to realise hes a really a strong vocalist whom has total coktroll over how the voice aught to be sound. Like on Hello Mr Nice Guy and Hello Hooray -------------
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 15 2017 at 06:40
| There's not going to be many (there's a few but imo not a lot) better guitar tandem then Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 15 2017 at 06:44
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i agree and the Dennis Dunway and Niel Smith contribute alot to the tightness and their ability to chift moods and sometimes style in the midle of a track. -------------
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 15 2017 at 08:33
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I'm surprised to see that the Alice Cooper band isn't on PA.....I recall buying the early albums up until Schools Out or so.... They certainly seem prog related to me at times....at least as proggy as many listed on the archives here. How were they missed..? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: October 15 2017 at 09:17
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^ I agree about that. Their first Pretties For You is right out of hte Zappa playbook. It IS prog. Easy Action was more of a psych album. and of course after that they were hard rock and glam metal but the first album is undoubtedly one of the strangest of the 60s! Everyone should here it. REALLY! Unfortunately no YouTube video for entire album :( -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 15 2017 at 10:15
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I think the bands heavy nature is like its own and original version of metal/proto-metal. I see how the theatrical influence helps to givw the music another nature. I hear that the band can move from Procol Harum like bluesy / baroque like rock. intence instrumentation remeinds me of Early Gentle Giant with how exlectic yet roots in heavy blues hard rock. -------------
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 15 2017 at 10:22
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