Alice Cooper

. He re-recorded some old singles, and worked with The Specials for 1992's King of Kings's, which used hits from Dekker's musical heroes, including Derrick Morgan.
. Only a single live album was released in the late 80s, but a new version of "The Israelites" reawakened public interest in 1990, following its use in a Maxell ad. The Audience tore it to pieces and threw back all the parts on stage, and the next day the paper goes Alice Cooper bites the head off chicken and drinks the blood and all that, I get a call from Frank Zappa asking Did you really do this? and I go No, then he's like Well don't tell anyone because they love it."-Alice Cooper,The History of Rock N Roll. In the early 80s, as the Two Tone movement died out, he saw his fortunes dwindle, and he declared bankruptcy in 1984. "Somebody threw a Chicken On stage, and I come from Detroit i've never been on a farm in my life, so I think well it's a chicken it has wings it'll fly, so I pick up and threw back to the audience thinking it'll fly in the sun set. Though Compass Point did not sell well, Dekker was still a popular live performer, and he toured with The Rumour.

"Look Marilyn Manson is a New School Alice Cooper, he's out there to shock and give a good show, and that's what we were all about"-Alice Cooper, an interview on MTV. His next album was Compass Point, produced by Robert Palmer. How original"-Alice Cooper. His first single was "Israelites", a Top Ten Belgian hit, and was followed by "Please Don't Bend", Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross" and "Book of Rules". On Marilyn Manson "He has a woman's name and wears makeup. He recorded an album called Black & Dekker, which featured his previous hits backed by The Rumour, Graham Parker's backing band. I think we all should support a great guy like Bush and Rock Star should back him up.". At the end of the 1970s, Dekker signed with Stiff Records, a punk label linked with the Two-Tone movement, a fusion of punk and ska.

We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal. He was unable to follow its success, however, and did not chart in the UK for some time, also finding only a limited audience in Jamaica. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. His first hit with the pair was 1975's "Sing a Little Song", which was a British Top Ten. If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Dekker continued recording, but with only limited success, until he began working with the production duo Bruce Anthony in 1974. So when I see all these rock stars up there talking politics, it makes me sick. Among his best known releases of this period was "You Can Get It If You Really Want", written by Jimmy Cliff, which Dekker had not wanted to record but was convinced by Leslie Kong. Kong, whose production had been an instrumental part of both Dekker's and Cliff's careers, died in 1971, and both his protegé's were lost for a period before returning to music.

When I was a kid and my parents started talking about politics, I'd run to my room and put on the Rolling Stones as loud as I could. In the 1970s, Dekker spent most of his time touring and moved to the UK, where he continued to record. Rock should never be in bed with politics. He also released "Problems" and "Pickney Gal", both of which were popular in Jamaica, but saw only limited success elsewhere. I call it treason against rock 'n' roll because rock is the antithesis of politics. 1969 saw the release of "It Mek", which first saw only lukewarm success but was re-recorded and became a hit both in Jamaica and the UK. Bush "To me, that's treason. That same year saw the release of "Beautiful and Dangerous", "Writing on the Wall", "Music Like Dirt", "Bongo Girl" and "Shing a Ling".

On Anti-War Music and Artist that oppose George W. He was the first Jamaican performer to enter US markets with pure Jamaican music, though he never repeated the feat. Malmsteen, Mötley Crüe, Melvins, Tool, UFO, W.A.S.P., Michael Jackson, Megadeth, and of course Marilyn Manson, who has been called an imitation of Cooper. In 1968, Dekker's "The Israelites" was released, appearing on both the US and UK charts, eventually topping the latter and peaking in the Top Ten of the former. Many artists and rock bands claim to be fans of Cooper's, including KISS, Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Alice In Chains, U2, Guttermouth, The Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Yngwie J. Many of the hits from this era came from his debut album, 007 (Shanty Town). Cooper has still not been inducted - on balance, unjustifiably, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His "Pretty Africa" is a long-standing favorite among his fans, and may be the earliest popular song promoting repatriation.

Cooper is also an avid golfer and also has a popular syndicated radio show called "Nights with Alice Cooper" where classic rock and roll songs are showcased. Dekker continued with songs along the same vein, such as "Rude Boy Train" and "Rudie Got Soul", as well as continuing with his previous themes of religion and morality in songs like "It's a Shame", "Wise Man", "Hey Grandma", "Unity", "It Pays", "Mother's Young Girl" and "Sabotage". Cooper owns a rock and roll club called Cooperstown in Arizona and Cleveland, Ohio. "007 (Shanty Town)" was a Top 15 hit in the UK, and he toured the country with a posse of mods following him. Cooper continues to record and tour heavily as of January 2005. The song established Dekker as a rude boy icon, and also became an established hero in the United Kingdom's mod scene. It is located at the corner of Orange Drive and Hollywood Boulevard. Dekker's own songs did not go to the extremes of many other popular tunes, though he did introduce lyrics which resonated with the rude boys, starting with one of his best-known songs, "007 (Shanty Town)".

Cooper received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003. In that year, however, he appeared on Derrick Morgan's "Tougher Than Tough", which helped begin a trend of popular songs glamourizing the violent rude boy culture. 2003 saw the release of The Eyes of Alice Cooper which featured his recent touring band. Until 1967, Dekker's songs were polite and conveyed respectable, mainstream messages. Frankly, these were not much good. Dekker and the Howards recorded a number of hits, including "Parents", "Get Up Edina", "This Woman" and "Mount Zion". It was succeeded by Dragontown in 2001, which has been described by Cooper as being "the worst town on Brutal Planet". Dekker then recruited four brothers, Carl, Patrick, Clive and Barry Howard, who became his backing band, known as The Four Aces.

Brutal Planet is strong, dark and loud with motives from brutality of a real world without much philosophy. The song remains well-known among ska afficionados. A pause, lasting for six years, ended in 2000 with Brutal Planet. It was "King of Ska", a rowdy and jubilant song on which Dekker was backed by The Cherrypies (also known as The Maytals). In 1994 he released The Last Temptation, which contains deeper theological thoughts. His fourth hit, however, made him into one of the island's biggest stars. In 1992, he made a famous cameo in the movie Wayne's World, in which he discusses the history of Milwaukee in some depth. "Honour Your Father and Mother" was a hit, and was followed by "Sinners Come Home" and "Labour for Learning", as well as a name change (from Desmond Dacres to Desmond Dekker).

In 1991, the album Hey Stoopid was released, and the song with same name became an anti-drug anthem. Dekker's "Honour Your Father and Mother" was to be that song. In 1989 he released the Desmond Child-produced Trash with the hit singles "Poison", "Bed Of Nails" and "House Of Fire". With Morgan's suport, Dekker was signed but did not record until 1963, because Leslie Kong wanted to wait for the perfect song. Kane Roberts would go on as a solo artist, while Kip Formed Winger. Neither were impressed by his talents, and the young man moved on to Leslie Kong's Beverley record label, where he auditioned before Derrick Morgan, then the label's biggest star. Both Constrictor and Raise Your Fist and Yell were recorded with guitarist Kane Roberts & bassist Kip Winger, both of whom would leave the band by the end of 1987. In 1961, he auditioned for Coxsone Dodd (Studio One) and Duke Reid (Treasure Isle).

Cooper then released Constrictor (1986) which had more, but still very limited, success, followed by Raise Your Fist And Yell (1987). Dekker began working as a welder, singing around his workplace while his coworkers encouraged him. They were very strange and bizarre at that time, and are now considered cult classics. He was born in Kingston in 1941, and became an orphan as a teenager. His albums from the beginning of 1980s, Flush The Fashion, Special Forces, Zipper Catches Skin, and DaDa, were not commercially successful. Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker was the most well-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it. Cooper himself chipped in over $27,000 for the project, doing it in memory of friend and comedian Groucho Marx. Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1968), "The Israelites" and "You Can Get It If You Really Want".

Around this time Cooper led celebrities in raising money to remodel the famous Hollywood sign in California. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit with "Israelites". The life changing event also led Cooper, whose father was a preacher, to become a Christian. Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Dacres in Kingston, Jamaica on July 16, 1941) is a ska and reggae singer and songwriter. This may be responsible for a surprise return to form on the hard-rocking, semi-autobiographical album From The Inside. After three further disappointing albums, in 1977 Cooper was hospitalized in a New York sanitarium for alcoholism.

The album featured the song and feminist anthem, "Only Women Bleed", but without the old band this album marked out the direction Alice would now take - a move toward rock's mainstream. The album was another top 10 hit for Cooper. He was backed by Lou Reed's band, guitarist Dick Wagner, guitarist Steve Hunter, bassist Prakash John, keyboardist Joseph Chrowski, and drummer Penti Glan. His first solo album was Welcome to my Nightmare.

In 1975, the band split - Cooper himself wanting to retain the theatrics that had brought them so much attention, the rest of the group wanting to concentrate on the music which had given them credibility. With a string of successful concept albums in the bag, the band toured the world - attempts to ban their shocking act by politicians and pressure groups only serving to fuel the myth of Alice Cooper and generate more audience interest. Nice Guy," became a Top 10 hit in Britain, and reached number 25 in the U.S. 1 in both the US and Britain. That album's first single, "No More Mr.

Billion Dollar Babies, released in 1973, was the band's most commercially successful album, reaching no. The title song went Top 10 in the US and a number one single in the UK. The album reached number two on the charts and sold over a million copies. The band's mix of shock and glam captured a teen audience bored with bearded, denim-clad hippy bands and in the summer of 1972, Alice Cooper served up School's Out to their hungry audience, their biggest success.

A hit single soon followed in 1971's "I'm Eighteen". This was the first of more than 10 Alice Cooper group and solo albums done with Ezrin who is credited with having helped to create their definitive sound. In 1970, the band teamed up with fledgling producer Bob Ezrin on their album etitled Love it to Death. Although the band incorporated theatrics in their stage act from the outset, a chance case of press misreporting an unfortunate, unrehearsed stage routine involving Alice and a live chicken led to the band changing tack - capitalising on tabloid sensationalism and creating a new sub-genre, Shock Rock.

After moving to California in 1968, the band enlisted Shep Gordon as their manager, and the band was soon signed to Frank Zappa's label, Straight Records - releasing two competent but outlandish albums, Pretties For You and Easy Action, to a frosty public and critical reception. Furnier, upon learning that Todd Rundgren also had a band called the Nazz, changed the band's name to Alice Cooper, which at that time included guitarist Mike Bruce, guitarist Glen Buxton, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith. Furnier, of French ancestry, born in Detroit and heavily influenced by The Beatles, formed a number of rock bands in the 1960s, including the Earwigs, The Spiders, and The Nazz. Furnier officially changed his own name to Alice Cooper for a successful solo career.

Alice Cooper was originally just the name of Furnier's band. He is best known for his stage performances, which are often theatrical and violent, utilizing make-up, electric chairs, guillotines, decapitated human heads, fake blood, and boa constrictors. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. The Eyes Of Alice Cooper (2003).

DragonTown (2001). Brutal Planet (2000). The Life And Crimes Of Alice Cooper (4 CD Box) (1999). A Fistful Of Alice (Live) (1997).

The Last Temptation (1994). Hey Stoopid (1991). Trash (1989). Raise Your Fist And Yell (1987).

Constrictor (1986). DaDa (1983). Zipper Catches Skin (1982). Special Forces (1981).

Flush The Fashion (1980). From The Inside (1978). The Alice Cooper Show (Live) (1977). Lace And Whiskey (1977).

Alice Cooper Goes To Hell (1976). Welcome To My Nightmare (1975). Greatest Hits (1974). Muscle Of Love (1973).

Billion Dollar Babies (1973). School's Out (1972). Killer (1971). Love It To Death (1971).

Easy Action (1970). Pretties For You (1969).