From struggling for recognition to topping the charts, the Alice Cooper group was entertaining, outrageous, and one-of-a-kind. Their journey took them from Hollywood to the ferocious Detroit music scene, along the way adding new dimensions of rock theater. Dennis Dunaway, the bassist and co-songwriter for the band, tells a story just as over-the-top crazy as their (in)famous shows.Īs teenagers in Phoenix, Dennis Dunaway and lead singer Vince Furnier, who would later change his name to Alice Cooper, formed a hard-knuckles band that played prisons, cowboy bars and teen clubs. Their utterly original performance style and look, known as Shock Rock, was swiftly copied by countless bands. charts with Billion Dollar Babies in 1973. Riding on a string of hits like 'I'm 18' and 'School's Out,' they became America's highest-grossing act, producing four platinum albums and hitting number one on the U.S.

When Alice Cooper became the stuff of legend in the early '70s, their shows were monuments of fun and invention. As the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says: 'Before the world heard of KISS, the New York Dolls, Marilyn Manson or Ozzy Osbour. SNAKES GUILLOTINES ELECTRIC CHAIRS MY ADVENTURES IN THE ALICE COOPER GROUP by Dennis Dunaway Chris Hodenfield RELEASE DATE: JA visit to the magical, blood-spattered world of the Alice Cooper Group, courtesy of Dunaway, the band’s bassist, co-songwriter and theatrical conceptionalist. As the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says: 'Before the world heard of KISS, the New York Dolls, Marilyn Manson or Ozzy Osbourne, there was Alice Cooper, the original shock-rock band.' From struggling for recognition to topping the charts, the Alice Cooper group was entertaining, outrageous, and one-of-a-kind. Read 'Snakes Guillotines Electric Chairs My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Group' by Dennis Dunaway available from Rakuten Kobo.

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