Alice Cooper: Don't call it rock 'n' roll

[Dave W]

[nofi]

boy is he lost in the seventies! and that's about how long its been since he's been relevant. what a dufus.

[lowend1]

I'm sure he's real concerned about being relevant. Either one agrees with another's views or they don't. I suppose if you agree, then the person is relevant - and if not...

[OldManC]

I gotta go with Alice on this one. 

[gweimer]

I gotta go with Alice on this one. 

Yeah, but I also recall when Alice said something similar about Marilyn Manson, and now they are touring together.  Of course, I maintain that MM stole "Tourniquet" from Alice.  So there...

[4005]

Yeah, but I also recall when Alice said something similar about Marilyn Manson, and now they are touring together.  Of course, I maintain that MM stole "Tourniquet" from Alice.  So there...

I think AC said, "He has a woman's name and wears makeup. How original."

[Psycho Bass Guy]

Alice makes his money touring, where industry hype doesn't mean squat, and he's been doing it for longer than most of the members of those other bands have been alive. He has a disappearing quality that used to be called "wisdom." The bands he's talking about will be forgotten history in a few years when the labels, media and industry publicists move on to new 'next big things.' It's the culture of pussification where if you're too "mean" or "loud" or "offensive" then you have no place in mass media. This celebration of mediocrity has become so PC and pervasive that bands like this are being called "rock," and they most certainly are NOT. That doesn't mean that being a pop folk/Americana band (Dylan anyone?), what they ACTUALLY are, is bad, nor did Vincent say it was. He was giving a not-so-subtle indictment of the promotional apparatus of the industry whose workers are so lazy/stupid that those bands are being "sold" as rock.

[westen44]

It isn't a clear-cut thing to me.  I like old school rock better than anything on earth.  And, yeah, his comments were funny at times in that.  It did make me laugh.  On the other hand, I wouldn't go so far as to criticize a specific musical instrument like he did when he made the comments about the accordion.  I've got an accordion player right now going to a lot of trouble to get me Golden Earring concert tickets.  She can appreciate that kind of music as well as the kind that I suppose Alice Cooper might not approve of.  She loves all kinds of music.  I can appreciate that, although, like Alice Cooper, I'm probably just stuck in a rock music time warp.  I'm happy with that, but don't feel like criticizing others too much who may not be on the same wavelength I'm on. 

[Hörnisse]

We saw Mumford And Sons at the COA Amphitheater this past June.  I would not call them a rock band but they are very good at what they do and put on a super show.  Sold out 2 nights in a row. (14K plus a night)  Did Alice forget about this one?

[Dave W]

I have to go with Alice on this, too. No disrespect to the artists, it's just not what I call rock 'n' roll. Same with most modern country music. Most of it is just frat boy rock with phony twangs. There are some talented artists, but almost none of it is country music to me.

[lowend1]

He was giving a not-so-subtle indictment of the promotional apparatus of the industry whose workers are so lazy/stupid that those bands are being "sold" as rock.

Talk about an irrelevant industry!

[Highlander]

... Did Alice forget about this one?

The golfing years... 

[Denis]

I've got an accordion player right now going to a lot of trouble to get me Golden Earring concert tickets.

What? You might get to go see Golden Earring? I hate you! 

[westen44]

What? You might get to go see Golden Earring? I hate you! 

It isn't 100% certain, but I have a very good chance. 

[Highlander]

It isn't certain Denis will 100% hate you...

I still have my 1974 Golden Earring/Lynyrd Skynyrd tour shirt...