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No matter how hard I tried I could never get into him. He’s an acquired taste.

Trower IMO gets the best tones out of a Strat than just about anyone else.

Well you can’t spell Crap without the rap in it. Coincidence ? I think not.

Pre Perry Journey was a hell of a band. Didn’t match record sales with Perry but I ll take early Journey any day. Lucky enough to see them too

I’m 95 percent certain I saw that Midnight Special show from 73. I know they did a In Concert appearance or two around the same time period. Use to live for those two shows.

Hard to find anyone playing that kind of boogie rock anymore. Foghat was a very good band.

Hope it’s good but I think that’s a memory best left in the past. I think only one is left and the few pictures I saw a few years back didn’t look good. They didn’t age well. Hope I’m wrong.

The back album photo on Love it to Death should have been on the cover. To this day it just screams rock n roll. When you consider it came out in 71 it made a lot of parents nervous.

I think Phil Cambell’s latest Old Lions still Roar is very good. He uses a bunch of guest vocalists. Worth a listen.

That new Hollywood Vampires release is very good. Much better than the first time around. Mostly new songs this time and they sound like a actual band, not just a bunch of guest musicians. Better sound quality too. First was more modern production and it was harsh. Tommy Henriksen is producing this one and less is more here.

I'm into this new one. Some straight up fast rockers mixed in with Alice's off center style of rock to satisfy the fans. Even a little Texas boogie with the signature sound of Mr. Gibbons playing guitar on "I've Fallen in Love and Can't get Up". Hard to believe nobody came up with that twist before. Neal Smith's drumming on three cuts just drives the music even further. Still has major chops and still a very under appreciated drummer.

Were those 2 girls on America Got Talent a few years Back ??

That one still get's heavy play with me.

"I can think of at least 20 acts that I'd rather see than Alice Cooper on the Bonnaroo stage. Alice Cooper was (as is many things in life), a person in a place and time... his music had no real message and he was just concerned with putting on the best show possible (making as much money as possible)." That is way, way off. It's fine if you don't care all that much for someones music for any number of reasons, but to say Alice Cooper's music had no real message is just not true. He has commented on some of our social issues in his own unique way in his music. He has put a spotlight on many things that the rest of us would rather just sweep under the rug. It does not always show up in the singles but it is explored on the deep cuts on many of the albums. If you are looking for a message try these on for size. Refrigererator Heaven, Second Coming, Hallowed Be my Name, Dead Babies, My Stars, Generation Landside, Hey Stoopid, Brutal Planet, Wicked Young Man, Pick up the Bones, When Hell Comes Home. A whole lot of messages right there and that's just off the top of my head. And I watched a lot of Bonnaroo on youtube. Some of those "hip" bands were painful to watch. I actually felt sorry for the kids today if this is what passes for rock with some of those acts. I also use to work security for concerts and have seen a ton of bands, including Phis. Christ almighty I had to go on suicide watch after about an hour. I wanted to take a swany off the upper deck into the parking lot. Bored out of my mind. But that is just my opinion.

He also sums up politics pretty good in Elected too. Especially the last verse. I know we have problems. We got problems right here in Central City. We have problems on the northside, southside, eastside and westside. We have problems in NYC, St. Louis, Philly, LA, Detroit, Chicago. Everybody has problems. And personally, I DON'T CARE. The Alice Cooper persona and concert is the antithesis of all politics.