Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper
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Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper is an Alice Cooper
film. First released as a feature film
in 1974 and eventually restored and released onto DVD
in 2005, this movie features footage of a live show from the band's Billion Dollar Babies
tour, filmed in Texas
in April 1973, with some footage from other tour stops, including the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, intercut with scenes of a somewhat confused storyline regarding a German film director chasing the "Cooper gang" after they abandon his would-be masterpiece movie.
Poorly edited and virtually unscripted, the 'storyline' segments were replaced during the film's original release with excerpts from old Hollywood movies. The concert segments were performed by the original five-piece band line-up (plus two live session musicians) at their artistic and commercial peak, and there is ample evidence of the behaviour and implications which made the early Alice Cooper character such a controversial figure. The heavy sarcasm, pointed social satire (mannequin stage-props equipped with pubic hair, skewered baby dolls, a bloody 'execution' sequence, and in the show's finale, when an American flag is unfurled and a Richard M. Nixon impersonator is 'beaten up' by the entire band), confrontational improvisation (frontman Cooper genuinely annoys members of the audience, notices, and deliberately continues to taunt them), and the infamous boa constrictor were all present and correct.
This DVD provides a glimpse of a far less family-friendly Alice Cooper than that portrayed in the Welcome to My Nightmare concert film
, shot two years later on the lead singer's first solo tour.
The special features of the DVD are:
On September 14, 2010 Shout! Factory
released the film on Blu-ray for the first time
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
film. First released as a feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
in 1974 and eventually restored and released onto DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in 2005, this movie features footage of a live show from the band's Billion Dollar Babies
Billion Dollar Babies
Billion Dollar Babies is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1973. 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...
tour, filmed in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in April 1973, with some footage from other tour stops, including the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, intercut with scenes of a somewhat confused storyline regarding a German film director chasing the "Cooper gang" after they abandon his would-be masterpiece movie.
Poorly edited and virtually unscripted, the 'storyline' segments were replaced during the film's original release with excerpts from old Hollywood movies. The concert segments were performed by the original five-piece band line-up (plus two live session musicians) at their artistic and commercial peak, and there is ample evidence of the behaviour and implications which made the early Alice Cooper character such a controversial figure. The heavy sarcasm, pointed social satire (mannequin stage-props equipped with pubic hair, skewered baby dolls, a bloody 'execution' sequence, and in the show's finale, when an American flag is unfurled and a Richard M. Nixon impersonator is 'beaten up' by the entire band), confrontational improvisation (frontman Cooper genuinely annoys members of the audience, notices, and deliberately continues to taunt them), and the infamous boa constrictor were all present and correct.
This DVD provides a glimpse of a far less family-friendly Alice Cooper than that portrayed in the Welcome to My Nightmare concert film
Welcome to My Nightmare (film)
Welcome to My Nightmare is a 1976 music concert film of Alice Cooper's show of the same name, produced, directed and choreographed by David Winters...
, shot two years later on the lead singer's first solo tour.
The special features of the DVD are:
- Audio commentary by Alice Cooper
- Anamorphic widescreen and 5.1 surround sound
- "Play concert only" viewing option
- Original theatrical trailer and radio spots
- Deleted scenes and outtakes
- Easter eggs
- Poster gallery with original promotional material
- Band biographies
On September 14, 2010 Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is an entertainment company founded in 2003 that was started by Richard Foos , Bob Emmer and Garson Foos initially as a specialty music label...
released the film on Blu-ray for the first time
Track listing
- "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Studio segment)
- "Hello Hooray"
- "Billion Dollar Babies"
- "Elected"
- "I'm EighteenI'm Eighteen"I'm Eighteen" is a 1970 song by rock band Alice Cooper, featured on their first major label release album Love It to Death. It was released in November 1970, 3 months prior to the album, and became the band's breakthrough hit.-Achievements:...
" - "Raped and Freezin'"
- "No More Mr. Nice GuyNo More Mr. Nice Guy (song)"No More Mr. Nice Guy" is a single by the hard rock group Alice Cooper, taken from the 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies. The single reached #25 on the US charts and #10 on the UK charts, and helped Billion Dollar Babies to reach #1 in both the UK and the US...
" - "My Stars"
- "Unfinished Sweet"
- "Sick Things"
- "Dead Babies"
- "I Love the Dead"
- "School's OutSchool's Out (song)Female pop duo Daphne & Celeste, released a cover of the song in 2000. The chorus is based on Alice Cooper's hit of the same name, and some other elements of that song have been retained, although much of the song is "original", in a pop-rap style...
" - "Under My WheelsUnder My Wheels"Under My Wheels" is a rock song by Alice Cooper. It was originally released on the group's Killer album in 1971, and was also that album's first single release.The song was written by Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Bob Ezrin...
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The band
- Alice CooperAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
(vocals) - Michael Bruce (guitar)
- Glen BuxtonGlen BuxtonGlen Edward Buxton was an American musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band. He was born in Akron, Ohio....
(guitar) - Dennis DunawayDennis DunawayDennis Dunaway was the bass guitarist for The Spiders , The Earwigs , Alice Cooper group from 1969–1974.He co-wrote such hits as "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out"....
(bass) - Neal Smith (drums)