ALICE COOPER
These days it's a blatantly abused cliché to be called a legend in one's own lifetime - but how else, then, to describe someone who has imposed such a vivid imagination and unusual persona upon an unsuspecting public with as much controversy and success as Alice Cooper? Do you call him The Master of Shock Rock? The Black Humorist Supreme? Or do you simply just acknowledge that he is one of our era's greatest showmen? Because, regardless of whatever title you feel comfortable with bestowing upon him, one fact that is definitely beyond debate is that Alice Cooper's impact on rock & roll is undeniable and everlasting.
From the very beginning, Alice Cooper has been a disturbing proposition that the world has had to learn to deal with. Debuting in 1969, it didn't take long before he turned the music world upside down by wearing outrageous clothing and make-up, and performing loud, hard music that framing witty, sharp-edged lyrics. Alice Cooper dug deep to touch a fresh nerve in the formative minds of teenagers everywhere -- an insidious insurrection that brought him countless gold and platinum albums from all around the world.
His recording successes notwithstanding, it is on stage, both musically and visually, that Alice has had his greatest impact. Colossal concert tours utilizing multi-level stage sets and elaborate scenery in ways unprecedented for a rock band have long been the hallmark of an Alice Cooper encounter. Tours continually topped each preceding one, each one setting a new standard for sheer technical wizardry and audacious theatrical imagination.
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