Billion Dollar Babies: Expanded Version - Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper (Vincent Damon Furnier) was born on Feb 4th 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Fundamentally a rock performer, he has regularly experimented with his sound and style and never been afraid to move with the times. Famed for his elaborate, theatrical and often gruesome stage shows he has thrilled audiences since the mid 1960s. He was the original 'Shock Rocker' who many have tried to emulate since. Billion Dollar Babies was released in 1973, a satirical look at politics and American life in general. Its roots are based in rock with a nice raw cutting sound, which, if you prefer your music honest and not too over produced as I do will please you greatly. As ...  Read the complete review

Sex, violence, outrage, shocking theatrics - Alice Cooper anticipated all the rock trends. If you know him mainly for the songs like "School's Out" or his appearance in "Wayne's World" - well, it's time you explored further, and the 70s albums are a good place to start. Opening track "Hello hooray", with the menacing voice, and its freakshow theme sets the tone nicely. "Elected" must be familiar to everyone, it's rolled out every time we have elections, but it also seemes to be making a statement about Cooper's own fame, following his previous album "School's out" ("I gotta get ...  Read the complete review

The year this album was made was the year I was born. What a fantastic comment to make comparing the two when you listen to this album you will know what I mean! Vincent Furnier (aka Alice Cooper) is one of the most talented musicians alive today. Not only is he a showman and a totally professional performer, he is creative and 100% original. The same cannot be said for certain rock bands around today who still try to imitate Mr Cooper's legendary songs and musical style. The Alice Cooper Group comprising of Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Michael Bruce (rhythm guitar), Dennis Dunaway (bass) and Neal Smith (drums) will totally blow you away on this ...  Read the complete review

This is one of Alices best ever, and is widely regarded as a classic. It is a shame that vinyl is no longer available as the original came with a gatefold sleeve and had an Alice Billion Dollar Bill - probably a real collectors item now. The best songs are Elected, Generation Landslide (a live version which is just awesome - decent live Alice material is hard to find, which is odd as he is great on stage!). The title track, Billion Dollar Babies is good and there is some wierd stuff too like I Love the Dead - worth buying the album just for that track in my opinion. A great album! ...  Read the complete review