Origin: Detroit, Michigan, USA  
Genres: Hard Rock
Last update/review: September 3, 2023

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is without a doubt one of the most influential showmen in the history of hard rock. Enough cannot be said about the man -- suffice to say that virtually every band who has ever adopted a horror/theatrical approach, from Marilyn Manson to King Diamond to too many others to mention, they all ultimately are influenced by Alice Cooper. The band formed in Arizona in the late sixties, fronted by one Vincent Furnier, who had already started cultivating his controversial stage persona though he hadn't yet changed his name. They went through several names, among them the Earwigs, the Spiders, and the Nazz, before finally settling on Alice Cooper. While the exact origin of the name Alice Cooper is debatable (there seem to be numerous explanations), it's clear that the band adopted the name before Furnier did, instead of the other way around as one might expect. Finally properly christened, the band rose to worldwide stardom in a few short years, thanks to memorable anthems such as "I'm Eighteen", "Under My Wheels", "Billion Dollar Babies", and of course the anthem to end all anthems, "School's Out", combined with a highly controversial and unpredictable stage show. By 1973, though, the rest of the band had had enough, and thus Alice Cooper the band became Alice Cooper the solo artist, and his larger-than-life persona continued to grow.

Though still eminently recognizeable, by the mid-80's Alice's popularity had dwindled somewhat, with his albums being less memorable (does anyone remember anything about releases such as Dada or Zipper Catches Skin?), though his stage show still went down a storm. His recording output waned in the 90's, not unexpectedly, but just when one might have forgotten what he could do, along came 2000's Brutal Planet, a surprisingly heavy effort that showed Alice successfully combining his classic style with a modern approach. Since then he's gone back to his roots, as his last two albums (The Eyes Of Alice Cooper and Dirty Diamonds) are clearly based in 70's rock. Nowadays he's less the outrageous personality though he's still in the public eye (among other things, he's well documented as a more than competant golfer). His legacy in the rock world is quite secure.

Current Members

Alice Cooper

vocals

Ryan Roxie

guitars

Nita Strauss

guitars

Tommy Henrikson

guitars

Tommy Denander

guitars

Chuck Garric

bass

Glen Sobel

drums (ex-Impellitteri)

Former Members/Guests

Glen Buxton

guitars

Michael Bruce

guitars

Steve Hunter

guitars

Davey Johnstone

guitars

Fred Mandel

guitars/keyboards

Danny Johnson

guitars (ex-Alcatrazz)

Mike Pinera

guitars

Dick Wagner

guitars/bass RIP: July 30, 2014, age 71

John Tropea

guitars

Kane Roberts

guitars

Stef Burns

guitars (ex-Y&T)

Reb Beach

guitars (ex-Whitesnake)

Phil X.

guitars

Tim Pierce

guitars

Eric Dover

guitars

Damon Johnson

guitars (ex-Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy)

Danny Saber

guitars

Greg Hampton

guitars

Dennis Dunaway

bass

Prakash John

bass

Tony Levin

bass (Liquid Tension Experiment)

Bob Babbitt

bass

John LoPresti

bass

Erik Scott

bass

Kip Winger

bass

Donnie Kisselback

bass/guitars

Greg Smith

bass

Todd Jensen

bass

Bob Marlette

bass/keyboards/guitars (ex-Rob Zombie)

Jimmy Sloas

bass (ex-Megadeth)

Bob Ezrin

keyboards

Duane Hitchings

keyboards

Greham Shaw

keyboards

Paul Delph

keyboards

Paul Horowitz

keyboards

Derek Sherinian

keyboards (guest for All Too Human, ex-Dream Theater, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Planet X, Sons Of Apollo)

Paul Taylor

keyboards/guitars

Teddy Andreadis

keyboards

Neal Smith

drums (ex-Plasmatics)

Penti Glan

drums

Allan Schwartzberg

drums

Dennis Conway

drums

Craig Krampf

drums

David Rosenberg

drums

Ken Mary

drums (ex-Chastain, ex-Fifth Angel, Flotsam & Jetsam, ex-Impellitteri, ex-TKO)

David Vosikkinen

drums

Jimmy DeGrasso

drums (ex-Black Star Riders, ex-Killing Machine, ex-M.D.45, ex-Megadeth, ex-Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Y&T)

Eric Singer

drums (ex-Avantasia, ex-Badlands, ex-Black Sabbath, Kiss)

Kenny Aronoff

drums

Tommy Clufetos

drums (ex-Ted Nugent, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rob Zombie)

Larry Mullen

drums

Jimmy Maelen

percussion



Discography



Pretties For You  
1969 Straight
  1. Titanic Overture
  2. 10 Minutes Before The Worm
  3. Sing Low, Sweet Cheerio
  4. Today Mueller
  5. Living
  6. Fields Of Regret
  7. No Longer Umpire
  8. Levity Ball
  9. B.B. On Mars
  10. Reflected
  11. Apple Bush
  12. Earwigs To Eternity
  13. Changing Arranging
  • Alice Cooper
  • Glen Buxton
  • Michael Bruce
  • Dennis Dunaway
  • Neal Smith



Easy Action  
1970 Straight
  1. Mr and MisDemeanor
  2. Shoe Salesman
  3. Still No Air
  4. Below Your Means
  5. Return Of The Spiders
  6. Laughing At Me
  7. Refrigerator Heaven
  8. Beautiful Flyaway Or Lay Down And Die, Goodbye
  • Alice Cooper
  • Glen Buxton
  • Michael Bruce
  • Dennis Dunaway
  • Neal Smith



Love It To Death  
1971 Straight
  1. Caught In A Dream
  2. I'm Eighteen
  3. Long Way To Go
  4. Black Juju
  5. Is It My Body
  6. Hallowed Be My Name
  7. Second Coming
  8. Ballad Of Dwight Fry
  9. Sun Arise
  • Alice Cooper
  • Glen Buxton
  • Michael Bruce
  • Dennis Dunaway
  • Neal Smith



Killer  
1971 Warner Bros.
  1. Under My Wheels
  2. Be My Lover
  3. Halo Of Flies
  4. Desperado
  5. You Drive Me Nervous
  6. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
  7. Dead Babies
  8. Killer
  • Alice Cooper
  • Glen Buxton
  • Michael Bruce
  • Dennis Dunaway
  • Neal Smith



School's Out  
1972 Warner Bros.
  1. School's Out
  2. Luney Tune
  3. Gutter Cats Vs. The Jets
  4. Street Fight
  5. Blue Turk
  6. My Stars
  7. Public Animal #9
  8. Alma Mater
  9. Grand Finale
  • Alice Cooper
  • Glen Buxton
  • Michael Bruce
  • Dennis Dunaway
  • Neal Smith



Billion Dollar Babies  
1973 Warner Bros.
  1. Hello Hooray
  2. Raped And Freezing
  3. Elected
  4. Billion Dollar Babies
  5. Unfinished Sweet
  6. No More Mister Nice Guy
  7. Generation Landslide
  8. Sick Things
  9. Mary-Ann
  10. I Love The Dead
  • Alice Cooper
  • Glen Buxton
  • Michael Bruce
  • Dennis Dunaway
  • Neal Smith



Muscle Of Love  
1973 Warner Bros.
  1. Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo)
  2. Never Been Sold Before
  3. Heard Hearted Alice
  4. Crazy Little Child
  5. Teenage Lament '74
  6. Woman Machine
  • Alice Cooper
  • Glen Buxton
  • Michael Bruce
  • Dennis Dunaway
  • Neal Smith



Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits  COMPILATION
1974 Warner Bros.



Welcome To My Nightmare  
1975 Warner Bros.
  1. Welcome To My Nightmare
  2. Devil's Food
  3. The Black Window
  4. Some Folks
  5. Only Women Greed
  6. Department Of Youth
  7. Cold Ethyl
  8. Years Ago
  9. Steven
  10. The Awakening
  11. Escape
  • Alice Cooper
  • Steve Hunter
  • Dick Wagner
  • Prakash John
  • Penti Glan



Alice Cooper Goes To Hell  
1976 Warner Bros.
  1. A Bedtime Story
  2. Go To Hell
  3. You Gotta Dance
  4. I'm The Coolest
  5. Didn't We Meet
  6. I Never Cry
  7. Give The Kid A Break
  8. Guilty
  9. Wake Me Gently
  10. Wish You Were Here
  11. I'ì Always Chasing Rainbows
  12. Going Home
  • Alice Cooper
  • Steve Hunter
  • Dick Wagner
  • John Tropea
  • Tony Levin
  • Bob Ezrin
  • Allan Schwartzberg
  • Jimmy Maelen



Lace And Whiskey  
1977 Warner Bros.
  1. It´s Hot Tonight
  2. Lace And Whiskey
  3. Road Rats
  4. Damned If You Do
  5. You And Me
  6. King Of The Silver Screen
  7. Ubangi Stomp
  8. (No More) Love At Your Convenience
  9. I Never Wrote Those Songs
  10. My God
  • Alice Cooper
  • Steve Hunter
  • Dick Wagner
  • Bob Babbitt
  • Allan Schwartzberg



The Alice Cooper Show  LIVE
1977 Warner Bros.
  1. Under My Wheels
  2. Eighteen
  3. Only Woman Bleed
  4. Sick Things
  5. Is It My Body
  6. I Never Cry
  7. Billion Dollar Babies
  8. Devil´s Food/The Black Widow
  9. You And Me
  10. I Love The Dead/Go To Hell
  11. Wish You Were Here
  12. School´s Out
  • Alice Cooper
  • Steve Hunter
  • Fred Mandel
  • Dick Wagner
  • Prakash John
  • Penti Glan



From The Inside  
1978 Warner Bros.
  1. From The Inside
  2. Wish I Were Born In Beverly Hills
  3. The Quiet Room
  4. Nurse Rozetta
  5. Millie And Billie
  6. Serious
  7. How You Gonna See Me Now
  8. For Veronica's Sake
  9. Jackknife Johnny
  10. Inmates (We're All Crazy)
  • Alice Cooper



Flush The Fashion  
1980 Warner Bros.
  1. Talk Talk
  2. Clones (We´re All)
  3. Pain
  4. Leather Boots
  5. Asprin Damage
  6. Nuclear Infected
  7. Grim Facts
  8. Model Citizen
  9. Dance Your Self To Death
  10. Headlines
  • Alice Cooper
  • Davey Johnstone
  • Fred Mandel
  • John LoPresti
  • Dennis Conway



Special Forces  
1981 Warner Bros.
  1. Who Do You Think We Are
  2. Seven & Seven Is
  3. Prettiest Cop On The Block
  4. Don´t Talk Old To Me
  5. Generation Landslide ´81 (Live)
  6. Skeletons In The Closet
  7. You Want It, You Got It
  8. You Look Good In Rags
  9. You´re A Movie
  10. Vicious Rumours
  • Alice Cooper
  • Danny Johnson
  • Mike Pinera
  • Erik Scott
  • Duane Hitchings
  • Craig Krampf



Zipper Catches Skin  
1982 Warner Bros.
  1. Zorro´s Ascent
  2. Make That Money (Scrooge´s Song)
  3. I Am The Future
  4. No Baloney Homosapiens
  5. Adaptable (Anything For You)
  6. I Like Girls
  7. Remarkably Insincere
  8. Tag, You´re It
  9. I Better Be Good
  10. I´m Alive (That Was The Day My Dead Pet Returned To Save My Life)
  • Alice Cooper



Da Da  
1983 Warner Bros.
  1. Da Da
  2. Enough´s Enough
  3. Former Lee Warmer
  4. No Man´s Land
  5. Dyslexia
  6. Scarlet And Sheba
  7. I Love America
  8. Fresh Blood
  9. Pass The Gun Around
  • Alice Cooper
  • Dick Wagner
  • Greham Shaw



Constrictor  
1986 Warner Bros.
  1. Teenage Frankenstein
  2. Give It Up
  3. Thrill My Gorilla
  4. Life And Death Of The Party
  5. Simple Disobedience
  6. The World Needs Guts
  7. Trick Bag
  8. Crawlin´
  9. Great American Success Story
  10. He´s Back (The Man Behind The Mask)
  • Alice Cooper
  • Kane Roberts
  • Kip Winger
  • Donnie Kisselback
  • Paul Delph
  • David Rosenberg



Raise Your Fist And Yell  
1987 Warner Bros.
  1. Freedom
  2. Lock Me Up
  3. Give The Radio Back
  4. Step On You
  5. Not That Kind Of Love
  6. Prince Of Darkness
  7. Time To Kill
  8. Chop, Chop, Chop
  9. Gail
  10. Roses On White Lace
  • Alice Cooper
  • Kane Roberts
  • Kip Winger
  • Paul Horowitz
  • Ken Mary



Trash  
1989 Sony
  1. Poison
  2. Spark In The Dark
  3. House Of Fire
  4. Why Trust You
  5. Only My Hart Talkin'
  6. Bed Of Nails
  7. This Maniac's In Love With You
  8. Trash
  9. Hell Is Living Without You
  10. I'm Your Gun
  • Alice Cooper



Hey Stoopid  
1991 Sony
  1. Hey Stoopid
  2. Love's A Loaded Gun
  3. Snakebite
  4. Burning Our Bed
  5. Dangerous Tonight
  6. Might As Well Be on Mars
  7. Feed My Frankenstein
  8. Hurricane Years
  9. Little by Little
  10. Die for You
  11. Dirty Dreams
  12. Wind-Up Toy
  • Alice Cooper



The Last Temptation  
1994 Sony
  1. Side Show
  2. Nothing´s Free
  3. Lost In America
  4. Bad Place Alone
  5. You´re My Temptation
  6. Stolen Prayer
  7. Unholly War
  8. Lullaby
  9. It´s Me
  10. Cleansed By Fire
  • Alice Cooper
  • Stef Burns
  • Greg Smith
  • Derek Sherinian
  • David Vosikkinen



A Fistful Of Alice  LIVE
1997 Capitol
  1. School´s Out
  2. Under My Wheels
  3. I´m Eighteen
  4. Desperado
  5. Lost In America
  6. Teenage Lament ´74
  7. I Never Cry
  8. Poison
  9. No More Mr. Nice Guy
  10. (intro Steven) Welcome To My Nightmare
  11. Only Woman Bleed
  12. Feed My Frankenstein
  13. Elected
  14. Is Anyone Home?
  • Alice Cooper
  • Reb Beach
  • Ryan Roxie
  • Todd Jensen
  • Paul Taylor
  • Jimmy DeGrasso



Brutal Planet  
2000 Spitfire
  1. Brutal Planet
  2. Wicked Young Man
  3. Sanctuary
  4. Blow Me A Kiss
  5. Eat Some More (Taste The Pain)
  6. Pick Up The Bones
  7. Pessi-Mystic
  8. Gimme
  9. It's The Little Things
  10. Take It Like A Woman
  11. Cold Machines
  • Alice Cooper
  • Ryan Roxie
  • Phil X.
  • Bob Marlette
  • Eric Singer



Dragon Town  
2002 Spitfire
  1. Triggerman
  2. Deeper
  3. Dragontown
  4. Sex, Death And Money
  5. Fantasy Man
  6. Somewhere In The Jungle
  7. Disgraceland
  8. Sister Sara
  9. Every Woman Has A Name
  10. I Just Wanna Be God
  11. It's Much Too Late
  12. Sentinel
  • Alice Cooper
  • Ryan Roxie
  • Tim Pierce
  • Greg Smith
  • Kenny Aronoff
2002 Readers' Album #69




The Eyes Of Alice Cooper  
2003 Spitfire
  1. Detroit City
  2. What Do You Want From Me?
  3. Love Should Never Feel Like This
  4. Spirits Rebellious
  5. Novocain
  6. Man Of The Year
  7. Bye Bye Baby
  8. Be With You Awhile
  9. I'm So Angry
  10. Between High School And The Old School
  11. This House Is Haunted
  12. Backyard Brawl
  13. The Song That Didn't Rhyme
  • Alice Cooper
  • Ryan Roxie
  • Eric Dover
  • Chuck Garric
  • Teddy Andreadis
  • Eric Singer
2003 Readers' Album #66




Dirty Diamonds  
2005 Spitfire
  1. Woman Of Mass Distraction
  2. You Make Me Wanna
  3. Perfect
  4. Dirty Diamonds
  5. Pretty Ballerina
  6. Sunset Babies (All Got Rabies)
  7. Zombie Dance
  8. The Saga Of Jesse Jane
  9. Six Hours
  10. Steal That Car
  11. Run Down The Devil
  12. Your Own Worst Enemy
  13. Stand (Bonus)
  • Alice Cooper
  • Ryan Roxie
  • Damon Johnson
  • Chuck Garric
  • Tommy Clufetos
2005 Readers' Album #70




Along Came A Spider  
2008 Steamhammer/SPV
  1. Prologue/I Know Where You Live
  2. Vengeance Is Mine
  3. Wake the Dead
  4. Catch Me If You Can
  5. (In Touch with) Your Feminine Side
  6. Wrapped in Silk
  7. Killed by Love
  8. I'm Hungry
  9. The One That Got Away
  10. Salvation
  11. I Am the Spider/Epilogue
  • Alice Cooper
  • Danny Saber
  • Greg Hampton
  • Eric Singer
2008 Readers' Album #53




Alice Does Alice  EP
2010
  1. School's Out
  2. No More Mr. Nice Guy
  3. Elected
  4. Eighteen
  5. Welcome To My Nightmare



Welcome 2 My Nightmare  
2011 Universal
  1. I Am Made Of You
  2. Caffeine
  3. The Nightmare Returns
  4. A Runaway Train
  5. Last Man On Earth
  6. The Congregation
  7. I'll Bite Your Face Off
  8. Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever
  9. Ghouls Gone Wild
  10. Something To Remember Me By
  11. When Hell Comes Home
  12. What Baby Wants
  13. I Gotta Get Outta Here
  14. The Underture
  • Alice Cooper
  • Tommy Henrikson
2011 Readers' Album #25




Paranormal  
2017 earMUSIC
  1. Paranormal
  2. Dead Flies
  3. Fireball
  4. Paranoiac Personality
  5. Fallen In Love
  6. Dynamite Road
  7. Private Public Breakdown
  8. Holy Water
  9. Rats
  10. The Sound Of A
  11. Genuine American Girl
  12. You And All Of Your Friends
  13. No More Mr. Nice Guy (live)
  14. Under My Wheels (live)
  15. Billion Dollar Babies (live)
  16. Feed My Frankenstein (live)
  17. Only Women Bleed (live)
  18. School's Out (live)
  • Alice Cooper
  • Tommy Henrikson
  • Tommy Denander
  • Dennis Dunaway
  • Jimmy Sloas
  • Larry Mullen
2017 Readers' Album #16




The Breadcrumbs EP  EP
2019
  1. Detroit City 2020
  2. Go Man Go
  3. East Side Story
  4. Your Mama Won't Like Me
  5. Devil With a Blue Dress / Chains of Love
  6. Sister Anne



Detroit Stories  
2021
  1. Rock 'n' Roll
  2. Go Man Go
  3. Our Love Will Change The World
  4. Social Debris
  5. $1000 High Heel Shoes
  6. Hail Mary
  7. Detroit City 2021
  8. Drunk and In Love
  9. Independence Dave
  10. I Hate You
  11. Wonderful World
  12. Sister Anne
  13. Hanging On By A Thread (Don't Give Up)
  14. Shut Up And Rock
  15. East Side Story



Road  
2023 earMUSIC
  1. I'm Alice
  2. Welcome to the Show
  3. All Over the World
  4. Dead Don't Dance
  5. Go Away
  6. White Line Frankenstein
  7. Big Boots
  8. Rules of the Road
  9. The Big Goodbye
  10. Road Rats Forever
  11. Baby Please Don't Go
  12. 100 More Miles
  13. Magic Bus
  • Alice Cooper
  • Ryan Roxie
  • Nita Strauss
  • Tommy Henrikson
  • Tommy Denander
  • Chuck Garric
  • Glen Sobel




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