He performed on the groups early albums pretties for you and easy action, their breakout album love it to death and the subsequent successful albums killer, schools out, and billion dollar babies. Billion dollar babies by alice cooper on amazon music. Billion dollar babies battle axe 1977 full album vinyl. Alice cooper billion dollar babies 45th anniversary facebook. Alice cooper billion dollar babies releases discogs. Playback options listening on switch spotify device. Alice cooper group reunion billion dollar babies duration. Billion dollar babies deluxe version by alice cooper on. Unfollow alice cooper billion dollar babies to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Team 2 of the 2017 school of rock allstars performing billion dollar babies by alice cooper at the pike room in pontiac, mi on july 28, 2017 vocals.
Billion dollar babies tourbook long sleeve tee alice cooper. Alice cooper tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including billion dollar babies, bed of nails, dead babies, ballad of dwight fry, department of youth. Billion dollar babies probably one of the best alice cooper songs ever written. Greene travelled as a member of the alice cooper band during the billion dollar babies holiday tour of 73. The track is a duet between alice cooper and donovan, who provides the falsetto vocals. Alice cooper concert setlist at pirates world, dania beach.
People fuss about alice cooper so much and billion dollar babies is exactly why. This is the alice cooper son of billion dollar babies 7, released on desperado in 2019. Bob greene discusses his book billion dollar baby the wfmt. This sixth alice cooper album, produced by bob ezrin, refined some of the basic rock grit of earlier work with the theatrical glam of the now famous or infamous live shows. Members of the original act formed billion dollar babies, which was named after the original bands hit song. Billion dollar babies is a prime example of what can be achieved if you strike while the iron is hot. Billion dollar babies the alice cooper show home facebook. As lead singer vincent furnier became the known as alice cooper and sucked up all the notoriety the band received, the guitarist, bass player, and drummer from the alice cooper band left and formed a group called the billion dollar babies. Polydor did a very limited test pressing and decided to shelve it. Comes with a billion dollar banknote foldout and a printed inner sleeve with lyrics. Alice cooper billion dollar babies 2002, dvd discogs. To trim away a touch of the heavier guitar sounds and produce a glitzy extravaganza.
Get the alice cooper setlist of the concert at pirates world, dania beach, fl, usa on april 21, 1973 from the billion dollar babies tour and other alice cooper setlists for free on. The album became the best selling alice cooper record at the time of its release, hit number one on the album charts in both the united states and the united kingdom, and went on to be certified platinum by the recording industry association of america. In 1973, the who, alice cooper and led zeppelin changed history as new book, what you want is in the limo, details their road to debauchery. While occasionally performing with one another and glen buxton, they would not reunite with alice until october 23, 1999, at the second glen buxton memorial weekend for a show at cooperstown in phoenix buxton having died in 1997. Bob greene thought he was joining alice cooper for the follow up to the most successful concert tour in the history popular musicthe billion dollar babies tourwhat he got was a frontrow seat for the unraveling of the most dangerous band in the world. Another nod to the original is the packaging with reproduced artwork, lyrics, photos and the replicated billion dollar bill that came with the lp. Make offer alice cooper billion dollar babies hes back the man behind the mask record.
Glen buxton and michael bruce, dick wagner and steve hunter lou reed, even orianthi michael jackson in 2011. Billion dollar babies by alice cooper album, hard rock. This is a brand new copy direct from get hip distribution. Donovan appears through the courtesy of epic records. Donovan, during a postshow interview, on adding lyrics to coopers billion dollar babies. If you have received damaged, defective or incorrectly shipped merchandise, please contact customer service and return the product within 30 days of receipt following the returnexchange instructions below. Billion dollar babies is the sixth studio album by american rock band alice cooper, released in 1973. Song for song, billion dollar babies is probably the original alice cooper groups finest and strongest. In 1973, the who, alice cooper and led zeppelin changed.
Billion dollar babies by alice cooper 75992726924 cd barnes. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Alice cooper billion dollar babies official official by alice cooper with free online tab player, speed control and loop. Besides welcome to my nightmare solo alice cooper never came close to this peak with the alice cooper group the first seven albums were done by the group alice cooper. A provocative young journalist chronicles his adventures on tour as a performing member of the alice cooper rockandroll band greene, bob on. Who never conceived those billion dollar babies submit corrections. A provocative young journalist chronicles his adventures on tour as a performing member of the alice cooper rockandroll band hardcover 1974 by bob greene author. Bruces solo album, in my own way, had been sold to polydor in germany. Alice cooper billion dollar babies 1973, gatefold, vinyl. The years in the run up to this albums release saw alice cooper establish themselves as the great black hope of american rock and roll, with love it to death andkiller establishing them as an act capable of penning albums that found a willing and sizeable. Alice cooper billion dollar babies live 1973 youtube. Bob greene thought he was joining alice cooper for the follow up to the most successful concert tour in the history popular musicthe billion dollar babies tourwhat he got was a frontrow seat for the unraveling of the most dangerous band. Billion dollar babies is both an indictment of early 70s american life and a celebration of it. The alice cooper billion dollar babies tourbook long sleeve tee features the classic alice cooper tourbook artwork in vivid colors.
The book is probably the closest that anybody not on the tour could get to knowing what it. They let him in and this is the book he wrote about it. This list is about the members of the post1973 era alice cooper solo act and not the original alice cooper band. New listing 2 cloth patches alice cooper billion dollar babies tour nrfp lp star 1973. Billion dollar babies, released in 1973, would be cooper s bid to expand the bands appeal to a wider audience. Bruce, dunaway and smith would go on to form the shortlived band billion dollar babies, producing one album battle axe in 1977.
Nita strauss alice cooper billion dollar babies youtube. Alice cooper billion dollar babies studio album first released february 25, 1973 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia billion dollar babies is an album by american hard rock band alice cooper, released in february 1973. It is widely praised as one of the best alice cooper albums, and showcased the group at their artistic and commercial peak. Greene also reads a quote from alice cooper about how much he loves america, and the interview opens and closes with the song billion dollar babies by alice.
Its graceful, creepy, rocking, intelligent, raw, evil, epic and great. I like the drummer, the guitar riffs are all onpoint and memorable, and the subject matter in the lyrics are some of the most interesting, if controversial than any youll find. Alice cooper billion dollar babies hes back the man behind the mask record. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. The album became the best selling alice cooper record at. Donovan, during a postshow interview, on adding lyrics to cooper s billion dollar babies. Billion dollar babies is a classic hard rock album of the 70s and an essential part of any music collection. The alice cooper billion dollar babies tourbook vintage tee features the classic alice cooper tourbook artwork in vivid colors.
Alice cooper s billion dollar babies live lp, recorded live at sam houston coliseum in houston on april 28, 1973. Alice cooper billion dollar babies 2017 school of rock. Watch the video for billion dollar babies from alice cooper s billion dollar babies for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Billion dollar babies tourbook vintage tee alice cooper. The official website of alice cooper providing recent news, tour dates, music, history, and other ways for fans to interact.
Dennis dunaway, michael bruce, neal smith, glen buxton, alice cooper. The legend of shep gordon the baby used in the main gatefold photoshoot, died a. Alice cooper son of billion dollar babies 7 new hardrock. A provocative young journalist chronicles his adventures on. Alice was downstairs and i was upstairs at morgan studios when he was doing billion dollar. Buy alice coopers album titled billion dollar babies to enjoy in your home or car, or. Even way past his sixtieth birthday, the original american boogeyman keeps on roaming stages looking for fresh fans to conquer. Mar 05, 2014 1975, billion dollar baby by bob greene, paperback. Billion dollar babies was the name of the band founded in 1976 by michael bruce, mike marconi, dennis dunaway, bob dolin and neal smith after they split from alice cooper in 1974. After that alice went solo taking the name with him. The end of the band part 3 other stuff the original glen.
Alice cooper billion dollar babies front row youtube. Sounds like something bowie should have had a hand in. Music video by alice cooper performing billion dollar babies live from alice cooper. A fairly young reporter, bob greene from chicago, pitched the idea of traveling with them on their christmas tour, the billion dollar babies tour, as a singer and performer he couldnt sing worth a hill of beans, but thats another story. Ive also read many other alice cooper books over the years and ive got to. 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. Cooper later wrote an autobiography with steven gaines called me, alice which gave the singers version of that era of his career, among other things. Cooper said the name was influenced by the success of his fourth album schools out after it held the no. Alice cooper born vincent damon is an american rock singer, songwriter and broadcaster whose career spans more than five decades. With billion dollar babies, alice cooper refined the raw grit of their earlier work in favor of a slightly more polished sound courtesy of superproducer bob ezrin, resulting in a megahit album that reached the top of the u. Alice cooper billion dollar babies lyrics genius lyrics.
The original alice cooper was a band of five musicians. It was released in july 1973, months after the album had been released. Billion dollar babies in the style of alice cooper youtube. The alice cooper band reached their commercial peak with 1973s billion dollar babies.
For information about the original act, please use this link. Mar 30, 2018 billion dollar babies 2292018 murat theater indianapolis. Billion dollar babies was the peak, the pinnacle, that absolute perfection that was the alice cooper band. Check out billion dollar babies by alice cooper on amazon music. Dec, 2014 billion dollar babies live at the nec, birmingham, uk december 1989 alice cooper, reggie vincent, michael bruce. Get the best deals on alice cooper memorabilia when you shop the largest online selection at. Another look at life on the road, this time with alice cooper. The band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their sixth studio album, billion dollar babies. Billion dollar babies is a popular 1973 single by the rock group alice cooper, taken from the album billion dollar babies. This rsd black friday release is the first vinyl pressing for this historic concert. Through a shapeshifting fiftyyear career, going from rock to industrial metal through cabaret, alice always surrounded himself with fantastic guitarists.
On april 21st, 1973 alice cooper s album billion dollar babies reached no. New exclusive design made to celebrate the 45th anniversary of billion dollar babies. In 2011, alice cooper was officially inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. A provocative young journalist chronicles his adventures on tour as a performing member of the alice cooper rockandroll band hardcover 1974 by bob greene. Previously released on the deluxe cd edition of billion dollar babies in 2001. His book billion dollar baby, released in november 1974, painted a lessthanflattering picture of the band, showing a group in total disharmony. Alice cooper billion dollar babies guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. This deceptively smart, glitterheavy concoction is pure rock n roll theater too, from opener hello hooray to creepy closer i love the dead.