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ALICE COOPER Killer (WEA) Glam-rock, theatre-rock and shock-rock combined to give us the Alice Cooper experience. Certainly the Alice Cooper Group was influenced by Frank Zappa. 'I'm Eighteen' was Alice Cooper's first international hit, and that stage the band consisted of Vince Furnier aka Alice Cooper (vocals), Glen Buxton (lead guitar-died 1997), Michael Bruce (keyboards/guitars), Dennis Dunaway (bass), Neil Smith (drums). Killer opens with the driving rocker 'Under My Wheels' that even Hanoi Rocks covered. 'Halo Of Flies' is one of my favourite tracks off Killer, and comprises of a variety of styles; amazingly waxed together to give you an overall theatrical experience. 'Dead Babies' is possibly a dig at social conscience. At that time their may have been a few baby deaths in and around Detroit. 'Killer' is song about a bloke who is about to be executed, and this reminds me of 'Ole Sparkie' from Stephen King's Green Mile. Other songs included 'Be My Lover', 'Desperado' (not the Eagles song), 'You Drive Me Nervous', and 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah' (not the Beatles song). Keyboard player and record producer Bob Ezrin produced Killer, and also co-wrote 'Under My Wheels'. He soon became a member of Alice Cooper, and replaced the original back up members with gutarists Steve Hunter (Bob Dylan, Lou Reed) and Dick Wagner (Frost). The apex of his recordings with Alice Cooper was Welcome To My Nightmare that even included special guest Vincent Price.Gazz Click on album image to see larger album cover 
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