School's Out

Alice Cooper - School's Out

School's Out
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Artist: Alice Cooper
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-11-11
Music Label: Rhino Flashback
Soundtracks:
  1. School's Out
  2. Luney Tune
  3. Gutter Cat vs. the Jets
  4. Street Fight
  5. Blue Turk
  6. My Stars
  7. Public Animal #9
  8. Alma Mater
  9. Grande Finale

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Music Review: school's out
Rating: 4 Stars

even after 35 years die-hard alice fans still argue over which alice cooper album is the best - proving that alice's music touches people on a very personal level. about the only thing they probably do agree on is that the alice cooper group belong in the rock and roll hall of fame (true) and alice the solo artist hasn't made a decent album since "welcome to my nightmare" (not true). while we all hold our breath for a long overdue reunion, we can take comfort in the fact that @61, alice still performs most of his classics on tour and with each new studio release proves that he at least still has a sense of humor.

alice cooper's fifth release, "school's out" opens with one of the best rock anthems of all time. not only does it have a great opening riff and bass line, it contains the classic lyric "we can't even think of a word that rhymes". the song served as the battle cry for millions of teenagers for the next seven years until another bob ezrin produced single, "another brick in the wall" by pink floyd became a #1 single in 1979.

the best packaged lp of the year, "school's out" was a disappointing departure from the heaviness of "killer" and overshadowed by the huge title hit. which is a shame because this often overlooked gem is a great rock album, albeit with a jazzy flair. it featured some of michael bruce and glen buxton's best work with excellent fuzz guitar throughout as well as the addition of great keyboards. although the obvious tribute to "west side story" is not well received by all, "gutter cat vs the jets" has its merits and "blue turk" has got to be one of the most interesting songs in cooper's catalog. i even liked "grand finale". the rockers are "my stars" (guest guitarist dick wagner) and "public animal #9" which ends with a growl that is pure alice. falling into the love it or hate it category - "alma mater" is a rare neal smith treat about their old high school and features the memorable line "remember the coop".

the "school's out" tour featured the same "killer" props as before with alice's pet boa and being hung every night on the gallows. thousands of paper panties were dropped onto the audience from a helicopter before the hollywood bowl show. todd rundgren was the opening act (partial tour). -- set list: instrumental intro/public animal #9/caught in a dream/under my wheels/be my lover/i'm eighteen/is it my body/halo of flies/gutter cat vs the jets/street fight/killer/long way to go/school's out

released june 1972 it reached #2 usa and #4 uk -- single: school's out b/w gutter cat vs the jets (#7) - the first single in the us released in a picture sleeve

every alice cooper album has great songs that never made radio. it's not the hits, but the deeper cuts that are the real black beauties... blinddog pick: my stars / luney tune / blue turk
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Alice Cooper used to claim he wrote entire albums worth of lyrics in an afternoon with the TV on. True or not, whatever led to moments of ultraclarity such as "We got no class / And we got no principles / And we got no innocence / We can't even think of a word that rhymes" should be bottled and force-fed to Marilyn Manson. School's Out (1972) is where Cooper's show-biz tendencies first fully flowered--"Gutter Cat Versus the Jets" more than nods to West Side Story and "Grande Finale" sounds like the band was trying to ace Elmer Bernstein out of a gig--but it also rocks hard, and most of the ambition-laden stuff (especially the epic "My Stars") really does work. Nasty and grande as they wanted to be. --Rickey Wright

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