Welcome To My Nightmare: Expanded Edition - Alice Cooper

Born Vincent Damon Furnier on 4th Feb 1948 in Detroit, Michigan USA, Alice Cooper has thrilled audiences worldwide since the mid 1960's. His roots lie in rock music but changes his sound and style regularly to keep surprising us. Well known for his theatrical live shows, over the years his props have included gallows, guillotines, electric chairs and an assortment of ghoulish henchman all vying for his soul. Welcome To My Nightmare was released in 1975 and the sound is very much of that era, raw and uncooked but well balanced and sprinkled with enough effects when necessary. With so much going on in the songs and the concept and feel of the album overall, the ...  Read the complete review

Welcome to My Nightmare was Alice Cooper's first solo album without the original members of the band. Released in 1975, it features Wagner on guitar whilst John Prakash and Tony Levin play bass on different tracks as do Pentti Glan and Johnny Badanjek on drums. Ezrin once again produces it and no doubt had quite a lot of influence. The album is a concept album which takes you through the nightmares of a man called Steven. The musical style is quite eclectic, with progressive rock, hard rock, gentle piano ballads and even a bit of jazz getting a look in. My personal favourites from the album are the title track, which I happen to find rather jolly ...  Read the complete review