Alice was at his peak in the early and mid70s and welcome to my nightmare was him at his best. Welcome 2 my nightmare also known as welcome to my nightmare 2 is the nineteenth solo album by alice cooper, released in september 2011. Alice cooper may not have had a hit single in two decades but hes hardly kept quiet during the two decades that separate 1991s hey stoopid and 2011s welcome 2 my nightmare. Welcome to my nightmare is now available as a graphic novel. A 1975 alice cooper concert hosted by vincent price, with alice cooper s trademark horror stage act, and performances of some of his hit songs, including only women bleed, schools out and steven. Originally released on lp in 1975 and reissued on cd in 2002, welcome to my nightmare is, quite simply, a shock rock masterpiece. Kaufen sie alice cooper welcome to my nightmare gunstig ein. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Steven, a character from alice cooper s album welcome to my nightmare, encounters a surreal dream fantasy, guided by the spirit of the nightmare. Alice cooper is an american rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades. Serious alice cooper, steve lukather, david foster and bernie taupin. August 26 rock n roll legend alice cooper has never been a stranger to the mystic and the macabre. Welcome to my nightmare is the first solo album by alice cooper, released in march 1975.
Vincent price also appears throughout the special, starring as the spirit of the nightmare. Saw alice cooper perform this album in 1975, what a great show and a great album, support at wembley was the heavy metal kids with the late gary bolton on vocals, only women bleed was a hit for julie covington two years later but alices original by far superior. Alice cooper is an american rock star whose career has span. With the 40th anniversary of welcome to my nightmare coming up, cooper is still bringing the nightmare to life. It is alice cooper s first solo album all previous alice cooper releases were band efforts, and his only album for the atlantic records label.
Welcome to my nightmare bonus tracks by alice cooper. This was alice coopers first solo album all previous alice cooper releases were band efforts. Jun 26, 2012 welcome to my nightmare is well written by british musicologist dave thompson. Dave thompson has written and published over 100 books and has contributed to many music magazines including rolling stone, mojo, spin, q, record. Welcome to my nightmare is simply a synthesis of every wildly wicked, tepidly controversial trick in the cooper handbook.
Because ive always been a collector, she would have an easy time buying gifts for me as a young rock fan. In the tv special, alice cooper stars as steven who is trapped in a nightmare he cant wake up from and tries to escape. Autographed alice cooper numbered, framed lithograph. With the 1974 disintegration of the original alice cooper group, alice was free to launch a solo career.
The album is a sequel to his 1975 album welcome to my nightmare the idea for the album came about soon after the thirtieth anniversary of the original. Alice cooper welcome to my nightmare special edition. It is alice coopers first solo album and his only album for the. Alice cooper welcome to my nightmare paperback january 1, 1975 by carol cuellar editor see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Alice cooper born vincent damon is an american rock singer, songwriter and broadcaster whose career spans more than five decades. The nightmare is the rarely seen 1975 tv special that aired on abc in the usa, in conjunction with the release of the. While the music lost most of the gritty edge of the. Oct 31, 2017 alice cooper welcome to my nightmare from alice cooper. Saw alice cooper perform this album in 1975, what a great show and a great album, support at wembley was the heavy metal kids with the late gary bolton on vocals, only women bleed was a hit for julie covington two years later but alice s original by far superior. A description of the 320 page paperback reads as follows. Alice cooper is one of my heroes and this concert film captures him at near the height of his powers. Il sagit du premier album en solo du chanteur, les albums precedents ayant ete. Drawing from exclusive and unpublished interviews with a variety of names and faces from. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Alice cooper performs his horror stage act in a concert in 1975. The nightmare tv special and a worldwide concert tour in 1975, and the welcome to my nightmare concert film in 1976. Collecting the first six issues of the series, this comic is everything you would expect from alice cooper. In addition to his quite good syndicated radio show hes regularly recorded new records, some getting positive notice, some sinking into obscurity, but none have had quite the high profile of welcome 2 my nightmare, an explicit sequel to 1975s welcome to my nightmare that reteams alice with producer bob ezrin along with such alice cooper band.
New alice cooper book, welcome to my nightmare, due in september. He wisely decided to reenlist the services of bob ezrin for his solo debut, welcome to my nightmare, which was a concept album tied into the story line of the highly theatrical concert tour he launched soon after the albums release. Alice cooper welcome to my nightmare cuellar, carol on. Welcome to my nightmare from dynamite comics collects issues 16 of the series. Played in sequence, the songs form a journey through the nightmares of a child named steven. Welcome to my nightmare est le premier album du renouveau dalice cooper. Alice cooper is not just a rock icon, but he is also lord of nightmares, ruling his own kingdom. It is also a conceptual effort that, like other alice cooper releases of the 70s, generated some controversy. Welcome to my nightmare, an album by alice cooper on spotify.
Shockingly, there has not been a comprehensive alice cooper book since the eighties. Whoa, youre welcome to my nightmare, yeah, i think youre gonna like it, i think youre. Its a great time capsule, filmed during the welcome to my nightmare tour in 1976, featuring permances of every song on that album, plus favorites like schools out, no more mr. We sweat, laugh and scream here, cuz life is just a dream here.
Dec 08, 2014 alice cooper on welcoming fans to his nightmare. The album is a sequel to his 1975 album welcome to my nightmare. Alice cooper was one of the biggest concert draws in the seventies with a string of gold and platinum albums to his name. It gets high marks for style, but loses some of them for substance and coherence. With the release of his first solo album welcome to my nightmare, alice toured in support of the album with an elaborate stage show complete with stage sets and a troupe of actors. Welcome 2 my nightmare est le 26e album studio dalice cooper et le 19e en solo sorti le septembre 2011. Epaule par le producteurmusiciencompositeur bob ezrin. In addition to his quite good syndicated radio show hes regularly recorded new records, some getting positive notice, some sinking into obscurity, but none have had quite the high profile of welcome 2 my nightmare, an. There wasnt too much here as an old school fan of alice cooper, i could hardly wait to read this. Steven, a character from alice coopers album welcome to my nightmare, encounters a surreal dream fantasy, guided by the spirit of the nightmare. Alice cooper vol 1 welcome to my nightmare signed edition.
In my opinion, it is the most graphically designed of all his albums and a great piece. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1975 please retry. His stage shows were the stuff of legend, featuring snakes and pyrotechnics, the invocation of dark themes and. Welcome to my nightmare alice cooper and dick wagner. Welcome to my nightmare, yeah welcome to my breakdown i hope i didnt scare you thats just the way we are when we come down, we are we sweat and laugh and scream here cause life is just a dream here inside youre gonna feel right at home here welcome to my nightmare, yeah welcome to my breakdown welcome to my nightmare i think youre gonna. It is alice coopers first solo album all previous alice cooper releases were band efforts, and his only album for the atlantic records label. When i heard about this book, of course i wanted to read it. But in escaping from the mask of rock singer which he claimed he found so confining, cooper has just found just another false face as he says so bluntly in escape. Watch the video for welcome to my nightmare from alice coopers welcome to my nightmare for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Welcome to my nightmare, a nightmare of my own set in this book is fraught with factual errors that people will take as truth. The cover artwork was created by drew struzan for pacific eye and ear. The songs, heard in sequence, form a journey through the nightmares of a child named steven. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors and baby dolls, cooper has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal that was designed to. I myself am a huge cooper fan having seen dozens of his earlier shows.
The special features the welcome to my nightmare album in its entirety, with the addition of the song ballad of dwight fry from the alice cooper album love it to death. Alice coopers welcome to my nightmare special edition. Tout sur welcome to my nightmare alice cooper, cd album et tous les albums musique cd, vinyle. Alice cooper welcome to my nightmare releases discogs. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alice cooper. It originally broadcast in north america on april 25, 1975, by abc.
Welcome to my nightmare is the debut solo album by alice cooper, released in march 1975. Apr 12, 2012 author dave thompson, who has written and published over 100 books and has contributed to many music magazines, will issue his newest title alice cooper welcome to my nightmare on september 1st via omnibus press. When i was 17 years old, i only had a few albums by certain artists. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Welcome to my nightmare is an immense addition to alice cooper scholarship. This special edition dvd feature from alice cooper includes the 1976 concert film welcome to my nightmare and, appearing on dvd for the first time, the 1975 tv special alice cooper. With alice cooper, vincent price, linda googh, robyn blythe.
In addition to his quite good syndicated radio show hes regularly recorded new records, some getting positive notice, some sinking into obscurity, but none have had quite the high profile of welcome 2 my. Welcome to my nightmare sounds like a record put together by people who dont know each other very well and were brought together for an occasion. The nightmare tv special, a worldwide concert tour in 1975, and the welcome to my nightmare concert film in 1976. You know inside you feel right at home, here welcome to my breakdown. Listen free to alice cooper welcome to my nightmare welcome to my nightmare, devils food and more. Features song lyrics for alice coopers welcome to my nightmare album. Jul 01, 2015 alice cooper welcome to my nightmare 1975 my sister used to have a tradition. While cold ethyl, only women bleed, and the title track are the highlights of the album, if one would embrace the albums overall concept and allow the tracks to wear a groove into ones mind, every track on the album will be found to be a gem. During the tour, two shows at the wembly arena in london were filmed. Alice coopers welcome to my nightmare special edition dvd will be released on september 8, 2017 via eagle rock entertainment. The nightmare was a conceptual television special showcasing the music of the welcome to my nightmare album by alice cooper.
New alice cooper book, welcome to my nightmare, due in. Welcome to my nightmare is well written by british musicologist dave thompson. We find that you cannot just listen to one particular track and judge the whole release on it. This was the cover of alices welcome to my nightmare album. Within minutes of ripping the box open and flipping through the pages of alice cooper.
Watch the video for welcome to my nightmare from alice cooper s welcome to my nightmare for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors and baby dolls, cooper has pioneered a grandly theatrical and violent brand of hard rock designed to shock. Given these blasts from the past, it would seem that welcome 2 my nightmare would be a throwback to the 70s, but one of the great unspoken things about alice cooper is that he always makes records that sound like their time and this is no exception, with ezrin pumping alice through enough autotune to compete with kesha, who happens to be. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Alice cooper welcome to my nightmare 1975 my sister used to have a tradition.
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