As for Alice Cooper the man vs the band, not sure of the specifics. The old band (minus Glen who died in '98 -- scratch that, '97) may well have played at it.

Unfortunately when people hear the name Alice Cooper these days, after 37+ years of him solo, 99% think of Vincent Furnier, not the original Nazz/Spiders/Earwigs line-up. You're probably right that they were all mentioned, but the reason I said it is, IMO I don't think Alice's solo career merits induction -- the '75 & on era mostly underwhelms me. Whereas the band era blows me away. 

To further complicate matters, Furnier had his name legally changed to Alice Cooper in '75, AND purchased the copyright to the band name to use it independently. He actually has to pay the other four annual royalties for continuing to use the "brand name" Alice Cooper.

I see what you're saying about the band being there, but personally if it were up to me, the nomination would've been specifically "Bruce/Buxton/Cooper/Dunaway/Smith" and not Alice Cooper proper, because for over 3 decades Alice Cooper has only meant Furnier and his less than stellar solo act (some of which was quite good, granted, but still ...). I just like to see the original band get their due as much as possible. I feel bad for those guys, breaking up right when they were finally starting to get #1 albums. Maybe I'm splitting hairs though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would actually pay money to see that.

 

John Battles said:

Even IF he'd wanted to , his old lady would have put her foot so far up that woman's ass , there'd be  a mad rush to queue up the drum machines , samplers and synthesizers to document Madonna's "New Sound" , something akin to Sylvester hitting on Geddy Lee's helium tank.

I'd definitely agree with that, Tim.

Tim Napalm Stegall said:

I can think of two who should be in: The Yardbirds and the New York Dolls. Oh, and the Pretty Things.

I can think of two who should be in: The Yardbirds and the New York Dolls. Oh, and the Pretty Things.

I did'nt know Thee Alice Couper GROUP was'nt inducted. Did'nt all the surviving members play  together at the induction ceremony last year , or the year before?

The only good thing about The Stooges being reduced to covering Madonna songs at her induction (Besides the sheer perversity of it.) was seeing Iggy and Madonna "Running into each other " in the hallway , Iggy giving her that "Wanna see my dressing room " look. Not really. Even IF he'd wanted to , his old lady would have put her foot so far up that woman's ass , there'd be  a mad rush to queue up the drum machines , samplers and synthesizers to document Madonna's "New Sound" , something akin to Sylvester hitting on Geddy Lee's helium tank.

I forgot about the Wildcards ...

EMERSON LAKE & PALMER (sorry, but Prog Rock IS drastically underrepresented in there ... it's a far cry from Garage, but it's still a kind of "Rock & Roll," at least peripherally, so ELP and King Crimson gotta be more reasonable choices than Mad Donna or Public Enema)

BE BOP DELUXE (probably the most criminally underrated band of the 70s)

THE ALICE COOPER GROUP (Alice is in there already, but pretty much as a solo act ... the original 1969 to 1974 line-up -- Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith -- deserves its own separate induction) 

THE DICKIES

WENDY O. WILLIAMS & THE PLASMATICS

 

 

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND (Van Vliet was a genius, and every incarnation of the Magic Band was brilliant in a different way)

THE ELASTIK BAND (for Spazz alone they deserve a consideration)

THE PENGUINS

THE KINGSMEN

T. REX

DEEP PURPLE

BLUE OYSTER CULT

FOGHAT

NIRVANA (for Negative Creep if nothing else)

RICHARD O'BRIEN (The Time Warp -- nuff said)

 

There are many other artists that I think should also be in there (ELP, Yes, King Crimson, Brian Eno, America, et.al) but I didn't want to veer too far away from the punk/garage/blues-rock theme we have going.

 

 

thx for the inside skinny on the show

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LAS ARDILLAS (Puerto Rico)

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Tim Napalm Stegall said:

"Rock 'n' roll is supposed to be fun. You're supposed to enjoy it. It's not supposed to be about taking a million fucking years to learn a million fucking chords on the guitar." - Johnny Rotten, 1977

"When your culture abandons you, create your own." Ira Robbins on punk rock, Trouser Press magazine, 1977

I trust you won't , dave , you're into this , too , to the tune of about......I can say no more.

dave said:

Promise I won't tell a soul, John!!

John Battles said:

Me: Do you remember playing this place called The Hot Klub in Dallas in 1980 , and this guy named Bobby Soxx slashed your tires?

Hugh Cornwall: Maybe , not sure...

Me: Well , I thought you might want to know, he's dead , now.

Hugh: Oh. Did you play any part in his demise?

"Rock 'n' roll is supposed to be fun. You're supposed to enjoy it. It's not supposed to be about taking a million fucking years to learn a million fucking chords on the guitar." - Johnny Rotten, 1977

"When your culture abandons you, create your own." Ira Robbins on punk rock, Trouser Press magazine, 1977

Promise I won't tell a soul, John!!

John Battles said:

Me: Do you remember playing this place called The Hot Klub in Dallas in 1980 , and this guy named Bobby Soxx slashed your tires?

Hugh Cornwall: Maybe , not sure...

Me: Well , I thought you might want to know, he's dead , now.

Hugh: Oh. Did you play any part in his demise?

Show #406: "R.I.P. 2012, Part 2 of 4" playlist:

In memory of Bugs Henderson, guitarist (1943-2012)
Mouse - "A Public Execution"

In memory of Terry Teene, singer/pianist (1942-2012)
Terry Teene - "Curse Of The Hearse"

In memory of Chester Brown, singer (1936-2012)
The Counts - "Darling Dear"

In memory of Michael Hossack, drummer (1946-2012)
The Doobie Brothers - "China Grove"

In memory of Cedric Sharpley, drummer (1952-2012)
Druid - "Toward The Sun"

In memory of Khalil Shaheed aka Tom Hall, trumpeter (1949-2012)
Buddy Miles - "Heart's Delight"

In memory of Vince Lovegrove, singer (1948-2012)
The Valentines - "I Can Hear The Raindrops"

In memory of Earl Scruggs, banjoist/guitarist (1924-2012)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"

In memory of Arvid Andersen, bassist (1945-2012)
The Trip - "Corale"

In memory of Barney McKenna, banjoist/mandolinist (1939-2012)
The Dubliners - "The Rising Of The Moon"

In memory of Jim Niven, keyboardist/singer (194?-2012)
The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - "Hotsy Totsy (Everything Is)"

In memory of Ritchie Teeter, drummer/singer (1951-2012)
The Dictators - "Young Fast Scientific"

In memory of Andrew Love, saxophonist (1941-2012)
The Memphis Horns - "Soul Bowl"

In memory of Graham Simpson, bassist (1943-2012)
Roxy Music - "Ladytron"

In memory of Levon Helm, drummer/singer/multi-instrumentalist (1940-2012)
The Band - "The Weight"

In memory of Bert Weedon, guitarist (1920-2012)
Bert Weedon - "Guitar Boogie Shuffle"

In memory of Chris Ethridge, bassist/songwriter/guitarist/pianist (1947-2012)
The Flying Burrito Brothers - "Hot Burrito #2"

In memory of Billy Bryans, drummer/singer/percussionist/producer (1949-2012)
M.G. & The Escorts - "A Someday Fool"

In memory of Jimmy Bond, bassist (1933-2012)
Tim Buckley - "Once I Was"

In memory of Eric Charden, singer/songwriter (1942-2012)
Eric Charden - "Pas Question"

In memory of Skip Pitts, guitarist (1947-2012)
Isaac Hayes - "Theme From Shaft"

In memory of Larry Donn, singer/guitarist/pianist (1941-2012)
Larry Donn - "Honey Bun"

In memory of Lloyd Brevett, double bassist (1931-2012)
The Skatalites - "Guns Of Navarone"

In memory of Willie French Lowery, singer/guitarist/songwriter (1944-2012)
Plant And See - "Put Out My Fire"

In memory of Joe Russell, singer (1939-2012)
The Persuasions - "Party In The Woods"

In memory of Ernest Warren, singer (1934?-2012)
The Spaniels - "Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite"

In memory of Donald "Duck" Dunn, bassist (1941-2012)
The Mar-Keys - "Last Night"

In memory of Chuck Brown, singer/guitarist (1936-2012)
The Soul Searchers - "We The People"

In memory of Doug Dillard, banjoist/guitarist/singer/songwriter (1937-2012)
Dillard & Clark - "Why Not Your Baby"

In memory of Donna Summer, singer/pianist/songwriter (1948-2012)
Donna Summer - "Let's Work Together Now"

In memory of Robin Gibb, singer/songwriter (1949-2012)
Bee Gees - "Massachusetts"

In memory of Robert Nix, drummer/songwriter (1945?-2012)
The Candymen - "Go And Tell The People"

In memory of Yoshiyuki Suzuki, singer/guitarist (1947?-2012)
Takeshi Terauchi & The Bunnys - "Moanin'"

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Hey Tim, nice to see you here:)  And you're right about Kevin.

Tim Napalm Stegall said:

Oh, Prima Donna is fantastic! Their leader, Kevin Preston, is someone I've met in my travels, and he's got a great rock 'n' roll heart and a lot of talent. And yes, we do love the REAL glam around here!

Oh, Prima Donna is fantastic! Their leader, Kevin Preston, is someone I've met in my travels, and he's got a great rock 'n' roll heart and a lot of talent. And yes, we do love the REAL glam around here!

THE ALICE COOPER GROUP "BILLION DOLLAR BILL", JUST LIKE THE CHEECH AND CHONG GIANT ROLLING PAPER INSERT , IS ELUSIVE , BUT , CAN STILL BE FOUND , ALONG WITH THE CARDS THAT ALSO CAME WITH THE RECORD. .... I AGREE , THE FIRST TWO ALICE COOPER ALBUMS ARE MUST - HAVES. IF YOU DON'T GET IT , SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH 'EM , IT'S TIME WELL SPENT.
 
B.B. Fultz said:

I used to have that big billion dollar bill that came with this, way back when. I wish I could find it now. In my teens, track 5 from this album (Unfinished Sweet) was my #1 favorite Alice Cooper song, for some weird reason. It's still probably my favorite track from B$B. The first Alice Cooper song I ever heard was Elected, also from this album ... it was way back when I was 7 or 8. I saw the Elected video with the monkey and the wheelbarrow full of money and never forgot it. I've been a Cooper fan ever since.  

 

If you want to hear another great (and totally underrated) Alice Cooper album, check out the debut album Pretties For You from 1969. It's pure Garage Rock, and comes closer to the spirit of Nuggets than anything he's done since. You can also hear a prominent Frank Zappa influence on it (not too surprising since Zappa co-produced their first two albums). Not to mention that it has what I now consider to be the greatest Alice Cooper song of all, and possibly my favorite song of all time -- Fields of Regret.

 
E.J. Matze said:

featuring ELECTED and HELLO HURRAY WB

I used to have that big billion dollar bill that came with this, way back when. I wish I could find it now. In my teens, track 5 from this album (Unfinished Sweet) was my #1 favorite Alice Cooper song, for some weird reason. It's still probably my favorite track from B$B. The first Alice Cooper song I ever heard was Elected, also from this album ... it was way back when I was 7 or 8. I saw the Elected video with the monkey and the wheelbarrow full of money and never forgot it. I've been a Cooper fan ever since.  

 

If you want to hear another great (and totally underrated) Alice Cooper album, check out the debut album Pretties For You from 1969. It's pure Garage Rock, and comes closer to the spirit of Nuggets than anything he's done since. You can also hear a prominent Frank Zappa influence on it (not too surprising since Zappa co-produced their first two albums). Not to mention that it has what I now consider to be the greatest Alice Cooper song of all, and possibly my favorite song of all time -- Fields of Regret.

 
E.J. Matze said:

featuring ELECTED and HELLO HURRAY WB

Thanks for letting us know about this:)  I'll check it out.

Mottey's Garage said:

Wam Bam Thank You  Mam.........I did it again..been awhile 

Mottey Does Glam

Wam Bam Thank You  Mam.........I did it again..been awhile 

Mottey Does Glam

I don't know if they do vinyl. 

I'm considering a 12 inch release for the NEW dRIVIN bEATS debut LP. Is CD Baby the way to go for distribution? 

I was at the Shadows of Knight show that John mentions. It was at the tail end of the summer, IIRC, at an outdoor festival. Jim Sohns was the only original left. The only actual Shadows songs performed were "Gloria," "Oh Yeah" and "Shake." The rest of their set was fleshed out by cover versions of such asskickers as "This Diamond Ring" and "Sunday Will Never Be The Same." Yikes. That'd be like the Yardbirds covering Chad & Jeremy songs. My hopes were fairly high - the only other time I saw them, it was on a Little Steven garage revue, and they sounded like they got "the fever" back. By the time of this outdoor show, they had reverted back to being a cheesy oldies band. For shame. As for Mitch Ryder, the only time I saw him was, again, at a county fair oldies revue with Spencer Davis, Mark Lindsay and Rare Earth. Under the circumstances, he kicked much ass.
 
John Battles said:

Shadows of Knight have had a reputation for being terrible , or , at best , mediocre , for decades , in Chicagoland. They just did a rare (And free) show in Chicago proper a few months ago , About 3 blocks from my place. Thank God I had a family function to go to ! Jimy Sohns owns the name , so it's always been him and whoever is backing him. Joe Kelly sits in on occasion , or he used to. They're in that documentary on Garage Rock with Sky Saxon , which has it's moments , they're at least doing some of the right songs .  Did Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels do a reunion show ? Mitch may have just been using the name. In more recent live footage I've seen of him , he was killin' it , but , I have'nt seen him do a full set in nearly 20 years , usually with Johnny "B' Badanjek , from The Detroit Wheels on drums and Rob Gillespie (Powertrane , Rob Tyner Band.) on guitar. I've seen Mitch at least a half - dozen times , he was always great , even , and especially , when he was playing to 15 or 30 people.   But , I've heard he's done some bad , or just fair , shows , too.....       If you meant the Greenfuz show at The Ponderosa Stomp , MY GOD! THAT WAS PUTRID !! We all love that record for the cruddy sound , but , those guys sounded like they had'nt even practiced. Plus , the Southern Boogie Rock covers did'nt help. I wanted to love it..........
 
Howie Pyro said:

the worst reunion of a 60's band was The Shadows of Knight oh my god...the worst! Very similar were Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels (who i didn't go see but they were in a festival i was at...seriously everyone, even normal people were running to get outta there! Right up there with those 2 were The Green Fuz, woah, so bad the promoter "punished" them & forced them to come back & play Green Fuz all the way through without introducing the band all the way through it to get to their "important" blues ramblings...i do have a tape of it and it has a running commentary from my friend Todd Abramson that is fucking hysterical...I also saw the Shaggs & thought it was mind blowingly great...

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"New stuff, Old Stuff, Trashy Stuff

The Future Primitives - Try Something That's Really You
The Moonstones - Enough
The Mentalettes - Fine, Fine, Fine
Dick Cooper - Hot Pants
The Shimmy's - Danger Boy
Link Wray - Rumble

Women In Revolt - Oestrogynal Itch
The Mobbs - Ruby Sol
The Ladykillers - Hold On
Mean Bikini - Sick Of Love
Brain Washington -Bad Acid
B.B. Cunningham - Electrode

Wild Evel and the Trashbones- Rumble The Streets
Cheap Freaks - I'm Coming Home
Cavemen V - Don't Play With Me
Los Infierno - I'm Gone
Link Wray - Stupid Pony

The Creeping Ivies - Rock'n'Roll Ghost
Las Vinylators - Adicta
The Mokkers - Indians
Dusty Mush - My Weird Moustache

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