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[@TheGreatGig73]

I am shocked that Alice is not reacted to more often. They had many great songs. Huge fan forever!

[@Rhiannon011]

I agree not many will play these type of Alice Cooper band request. I have been asking ALL the youtbers "reactions" to react to this song for over a year now and not one of them did...until this! They are missing out big time!

[@davidlincoln78240]

Me too! He had so many great songs, especially early on.

[@DonaldJones724]

@@davidlincoln78240 I feel the same way, but I''m from Detroit, so I'm crazy biased.

[@jgsrhythm100]

100% Much of this is because it's gets a little confusing when he became a solo artists as opposed to a band, The hits from those brilliant concept albums never get played on Classic Rock Radio 1) Only Women Bleed. 2 ) Cold Ethyl 3) Go to Hell 4) The Quiet Room 5( Nurse Rossetta. 0 radio play. Pure genuis

[@thancrow]

I got to see him in concert, such a good concert. The concert was after he recovered. He is like no one else.

[@victorjohnson7512]

Alice preformed this song in a cameo appearance in the movie "Dark Shadows" starring Johnny Depp as the 250 year old vampire Barnabas Collins. Johnny looks at him and says:"ugliest women ever"...

[@tracycartwright3340]

The interesting thing is that Alice Cooper is a super nice guy, a real class act. This is a brilliant song!!

[@doplinger1]

Alice's early albums are masterpieces. The king of concept albums, all creepy.

[@knockup100]

Back when it was original and alice didnt sound like a copycat of him self.

[@williamladley4291]

Thank Zappa for them ... "Frank was the only one who stuck out his neck for us, for me," recalled Furnier himself. "He was the one who said, 'Here's a band that everybody in the business is laughing at - I like 'em.' … He was the outcast in L.A. and so were we." The first three Alice Cooper albums were released on Zappa's Straight label.

[@gailflora1835]

I will comment. I saw him in the 70’s. Great show. My bro LOVED him. The day of the concert in Cleveland, he took too many drugs (stupid) and he missed the whole damn concert. A friend and I carried him to the rapid transit. Once he was playing this song, and he was wearing a torn tshirt hanging out his window. His bedroom was plastered with Alice pics. Awwwww. Sadly, Steve died 4 years ago, but I still listen to this and think of happy times. Sang it in karaoke this past summer. ❤️

[@mikewoodrow5878]

Alice is the character. It’s all about the theatrical aspect - great on vinyl, and dramatically played out when done live. Sometimes macabre, sometimes tongue in cheek. Welcome to my Nightmare is a great concept album - title track, Cold Ethel, Black Widow are classics. Alice’s whole catalogue is pretty awesome. Originally, the Alice Cooper Band was signed by Frank Zappa. Peace from Toronto

[@ChrisB-xm3mg]

Vincent never refers to himself as Alice. He always speaks of Alice in the third person. He is the one that can do all of the horrible things that a decent person can't, but he doesn't get away with it. That is the reason for the executions they do live. Alice always pays in the end.

[@nancymartineau-bauman6018]

I had the pleasure of seeing this live. Alice wore a straight jacket on stage for this, it was not only a song, it was a stage performance to see. The entire concert was like a play. Loved it!! If you ever get a chance to see one of his shows, go!

[@sophiecooper1824]

Which tour did you see ?

[@ChrisB-xm3mg]

I can't recall... Is this the one where he ends up killing the nurse, or is that Only Women Bleed?

[@maryellenazack4466]

Alice cooper in concert, should be on everyone's bucket list! 🧨🧨🧨

[@yhippiedaddy]

His wife or daughter dress up as the nurse

[@tomvenner6030]

Seen him at least 12 times, all great shows.

[@StoneShards]

"Halo of Flies" is similarly structured, epic, theatrical...Definitely worth a listen.

[@armandourso1526]

Hugs from Brazil ... i'm 55 y.o. and love Alice Cooper !

[@lisasnyder5597]

I just found you guys and I love Alice Cooper and this is my favorite song of his! But I love all of his songs and his concerts are the best I've every seen! This song live is just amazing!

[@jenn31477]

Listening to the Killer album is a must. In particular, Killer, and Under My Wheels. It’s sooooo good.

[@boobookittyfuckxP]

Billion Dollar Babies will always have a special place in my heart ❤️

[@steveneardley7541]

Is It My Body? is great.

[@kenhicks6521]

Second Coming, Ballad of Dwight Fry, and Sun Arise are meant to be heard in a row.

[@geneharvey7]

Great reaction to a wonderful deep track. One of my favorite tracks from the band. Anything from 1971-1975 is worthy of a future reaction.

[@Cashcrop54]

Dwight Frye played Renfield in Dracula with Bela Lugosi and Igor in Frankenstein with Boris Karloff. He scared the heck out of me as a ten year old and still gives me the creeps today. It was destined for Alice to do this song and it's perfect. Alice put on some of the best concerts ever. They were and still are amazing. ADDED: 2024 Came back on this today two years after and you have to check out a live video of this song. It gets very crazy. Lots of mayhem on stage.

[@michaelbarr3039]

In the documentary, they said when they recorded the part of him shouting he has to get out of here, they covered him with a ton of chairs. He was literally trapped on the floor.

[@waynehawk4747]

Love it to Death was the very first album I bought with my own money. I was 12 years old. It literally changed my life. I'm 62 now and still a huge fan. BTW a few notes about this song. Legend has it that when they were recording the Gotta Get outta here parts the producer Bob Ezrin had Alice lying on the floor burried under a pile of metal folding chairs in order to give him that feeling of confinement. Also the explosion sound toward the end of the song was made by dropping an alka seltzer into a miked glass or water and then slowing it down to put on the track.

[@cletushouse906]

This guy used to put on the best stage show you ever saw. Spectacular. Glad you finally got to this song. Don’t stop with him, he’s got some really good stuff. The band really kicks ass as well.

[@Geist973]

Correction he STILL puts on the best stage show you've ever seen

[@foamrob6577]

Still does. It's better today

[@sophiecooper1824]

Still an amazing show

[@brucemclaughlin7845]

He still does at age 74. Best band in the 🌎

[@ann-kathrin77]

I love Alice Cooper !!! Thank you for the great reaction ! I like how you say that you can picture it like a movie. That is why I am a Fan of his music !

[@DazzleMonroe]

An incredibly underrated lyrical storyteller.

[@earthtwin2409]

I always loved the ...DONT TOUCH ME!.... part.

[@Wedget]

Hi, the man choking in the street at the end of the song was indeed choking at the hands of our Dwight Fry, absolutely amazing song and you guys diagnosed it so well, look for a live performance of this song in 1979 when Alice was at an all time low as a result of alcohol and drug abuse and to me he was Dwight Fry during this performance 💥

[@davyvandamme810]

My hair stands strait every time i hear this song... It did remind me of the time i went in rehab... the song is really full of emotions . And has a lot of meaning for all types of people. This man did make a great song with this one. Sorry if my english is not perfect it is not my main tong.

[@Spazzmatazzz]

Ahhh, my high school years and my parents wondering, "WTF is he listening to in there?" lol

[@stephenmolnar3393]

Thanks for reviewing this song. When I was 11 in 1971, my oldest brother brought this album home. Looking at the album cover, gatefold eyes, back cover, my initial thought was, Ok this is weird and freaky. There was nothing like this around at that time. My brother passed away 2 years ago and I now own his album 50 years later. It is now the most important album in my collection. The whole album is excellent!!! Alice still performs this song live to this day with theatrics so if he comes to your area, go and see him live while you can!!!

[@chucksmith6034]

I agree, I’m a major AC fan, since early 70’s. Most rock groups get on stage play their music, but Alice Cooper puts on a theater production!!

[@neeliesolmok58]

My all time favorite Alice Cooper song and finally saw him live doing this song it was awesome

[@EverendeverGroup]

The "Alice Cooper Band" is the most underrated group of the '70s.

[@pegajense]

When you went to an Alice Copper concert you saw a show! My favorite is Eighteen

[@davidlincoln78240]

For me, and I have been an Alice Cooper fan since I can't remember, this song is the perfect blend of lyrics and his voice. He really nails this.

[@NeoRocket001]

LOVE IT! So talking about top pop 40 songs. Schools Out (grew up with that. HS 70-74 as an anthem) and No More Mr Nice Guy. Then you guy are talking about listening to The Ballad of Dwight Fry and all I could think was, you know Alice pop now prepare for the REAL Alice... Bwaha... BWAAAHAHAhahaaaaaaa! Oh and growing up? K -12 here, Southern Aridzona, Phoenix, Tempe, Tucson and the desert. Alice is AZ's son. I remember cruising ASU at start of summer with Schools Out blasting on the radio of a 64 1/2 Mustang. Miss those days.

[@zachedon2793]

Second Coming into Dwight Fry is a must

[@rickandgen]

You need to watch a live video of this song! Alice sings this in a straight jacket and is extremely convincing as a patient needing to “Get out of here!”

[@kostelakoste5378]

First time i heard this song in dark shadows movie cant stop listening since then

[@TheEricthefruitbat]

I love The Ballad of Dwight Fry. An Alice Cooper concert just doesn't feel complete without it. And Love it to Death is my second favourite AC album (after Welcome to My Nightmare - which is on a musical plane all by itself).

[@bam8700]

When he says "Don't touch me" , it is one of the greatest moments of rock!

[@erikmecom4145]

I got to see Alice Cooper in 1978 on July 4TH. He opened with this song. The stage went totally dark, and a movie began playing with a child's voice, then Alice in the straight jacket being wheeled into what looked like a mental hospital. He escapes from the orderlies and begins running down a hall toward the audience, all onscreen, getting smaller and getting out of the straight jacket as he jumps through the screen, which dropped, and the band was there, with explosions and blacklit spider webs on each side o the main stage. People in black and glowing red spider costumes were crawling up and down the webs for the entire show. But that was the start of his two and a half our show. On of the best shows I've seen.

[@jamiehardee266]

I went to see Alice cooper in concert this September 18th 2024 and he was amazing he was heading the freaks on parade tour with rob zombie who I'm also a big fan of but Alice for a 75 yo man he was so energetic and down to earth amazing show

[@CH3NO2Semonious]

I've seen Alice Cooper Live thirteen times. The last time was two weeks ago in fact. Have scar on the back of my hand where his wife stepped on it for being on the stage! lol

[@ronduffield1939]

Billion dollar babies- welcome to my nightmare- steven-im eighteen- 🔥🔥

[@DustinHawke]

I'm Eighteen; Poison and Feed My Frankenstein are musts.

[@1fnklown]

When i was 3-5 that album was always layin around my older 1/2 sisters room i mistaked it for a Foringer or aerosmith album - it didn't have a name on it that looked like the others& they are doing the "hey were a cool band thing" the crossed legs & calm leans that was common - plus the singer had that leopard print thing- & fluffy fluff thing on the bass player looked like the dude in Forigner, I laso used to stare at Elton Johns Captian Fantastic & The Dirt Road Cowboy album- it gave me nightmares cus of the artwork- Fun fact- even though i was a kid i knew Lynyrd Skynyrd was the ruling force even then, there was a powerful vib about them- pre crash obvi

[@gailflora1835]

Thank you. Just thank you. ❤️

[@scottlaughlin9897]

He may have been born in Arizona, but he associates himself as a Detroiter. As that’s where he grew up!

[@chazgross4519]

It's a direct reference not only to Dwight Frye but his character in Dracula Renfield who was locked in Dr John Stewart's Insane Asylum near Carfax England. Reinfield was the one who ate bugs and spiders. So I imagine one would lose weight this way.

[@neilmartin99]

9:24 F YEAH! That's what I'm talking about.

[@KevinRCarr]

My older brother brought this album home when I was in eighth grade. I found the album cover strange and fascinating, and the music was like nothing I'd ever heard. I was an immediate fan. There was actually a hit am radio song from this album, called I'm Eighteen.

[@KevinRCarr]

Now that I think of it, you should probably do this whole album over the next few days. Lots of good dark music, but also some lighter stuff, for instance, the song that was beginning when you cut it off. It's called Sun Arise. It's a good followup to Dwight Fry.

[@spazimdam]

Never seen you guys before, but clicked on this because it's Ballad of Dwight Fry! An excellent song from back in the day. My band in high school covered this song, we even had one of the guitar player's girlfriend do the little girl's voice at the beginning. So cool that you guys appreciated the genius of early Alice Cooper.

[@sch7194]

The one & only ALICE COOPER 🐐

[@Ghoulstille]

6 years after he recorded this song Alice would spend time in a Sanitarium for real to Detox from Alcoholism. He had been drinking two cases of beer and a bottle of whiskey a day as well as to function and in order to get up and function he would drink vodka, which in turn would make him vomit blood. At that time there were no drug detox center's so the only place he could go was a mental institution. When he sobered up he wrote the Album "From The Inside" in 1978.

[@Jessesgirl2013]

Yes, horrifying experience I’m sure. It’s really interesting how certain aspects of his life ended up paralleling this track. After being dry for a short time he tumbled back into alcoholism in the early 80s and added cocaine. His wife threatened divorce and to take their toddler daughter with her. He was emaciated and almost died of cirrhosis. But he got completely clean, for good this time, and made an amazing physical recovery! Even more amazing is how his personal life and marriage recovered. I imagine those experiences affected the way he views this song when performing it live though.

[@billiondollarbaby3276]

Actually BERNIE TAUPIN who wrote all of Elton John's lyrics wrote most of the From the Inside Album.

[@billiondollarbaby3276]

@@Jessesgirl2013 Actually he was on CRACK in the early 80's....not regular Cocaine.

[@clfoster3310]

Ballet of Dwight Fry is a classic. The images you get listening to the song are off the charts. You can actually feel your mind wondering throughout the song.

[@yhippiedaddy]

Watch the concert his wife is in it, so cool, his wife and daughter dress up like a crazy nurse

[@johnduval6377]

The 'killer' album is one of the greatest bass guitar albums you will ever hear. As a matter of fact its in my top ten albums of all time. 'Welcome to my nightmare' is up there also.

[@deeasztalos2520]

I was a teenager when this album came out. I love seeing young people who really like the music from back in the day!

[@stevenmiddlebrook5051]

They say that when he recorded this he was in a strait jacket. So when he is screaming "I gotta get out of here" it was genuine

[@duncansolloway2497]

this is off the album LOVE IT TO DEATH and every song off this album is fire-I M EIGHTEEN and IS IT MY BODY are my personal favs-not to mention CAUGHT IN A DREAM and HALLOWED BY MY NAME

[@daseguin]

Long Way To Go

[@patrickpeterson9873]

Killer halo of flies

[@patrickpeterson9873]

Sorry meant desperat

[@kevinford9994]

The man's work was phenomenal. GOAT

[@lindawulfkoenig4907]

Was fortunate enough to see Alice and his band in 1971 in a very small and intimate venue, the Brown Theater in my hometown Louisville, KY. The band was just taking off then, first hit album just released (the one you've pictured here), and this song was the grand finale. Finally met him and his wife when he was in Louisville in 2019.

[@Rhiannon011]

I saw them at the Hollywood bowl in mid 70's and they had this helicopter flying over with "paper underwear" falling on the whole audience. Don't ask me why, but it was funny as heck! Alice also did the "guillotine" deal on stage, where his head came off!

[@georgeseanor]

i saw him perform this live many times.. amazing live

[@zoolygreb7885]

My older brother was a hippie rocker in the late 60s, early 70s - I grew up listening to this, boys. Welcome to our nightmare!

[@freewheelinfranklin6201]

i think you gonna like it!

[@kenhicks6521]

Dwight Fry is an actor that went insane.

[@richardaragon7813]

Alice had crew place folding chairs on him to get feeling "I got get out of here'

[@flash1660]

This is his masterpiece

[@jasonlong8754]

You ought to see Alice perform this live, in a straight jacket. It's wild! The constant shifts in this song, the off-key nature of it, the odd rhythms, all express the insanity of it all. Alice is great at imagery, both on the album and on stage. "I...I gotta get OUT OF HERE!"... "Leave me alone, I didn't want to be. Don't touch me!"... This entire song is insanity put down in musical form.

[@ibdiesel44]

I'm Eighteen, Billion Dollar Babies, Hello Hurray, Is it my Body

[@T.N.S.A.F.]

Story has it...in the studio while recording this song they restrained him and placed him under chairs I believe to get the emotional scream response which is quite genuine.My sister brought this album home in the early 70's and this was the first Cooper song I ever heard and was hooked it is now 2021 and I am still just as big of a fan. You should review: Steven/The Black Widow Brutal Planet Sick Things I love the Dead Pick up the Bones You drive me nervous

[@michaeldrennan9932]

Oh gotta check out Alice Cooper Band doing "Gutter Cat Versus The Jets" Live from back in the day and actually watch their performance!!

[@donaldballman2825]

Alice Cooper is a must see concert

[@petemiller8296]

This song is part of a medley it starts with Second Coming-The Ballad of Dwight Fry-Sunrise. Should listen to the whole thing. Here is another song Muscle of Love or Generation Landslide! Both are amazing songs!

[@ZachtheUnicorn]

You should see the video from the special "Alice Cooper: The Nightmare" that also featured Vincent Price.

[@mikec.looks4magic554]

This goes with the Welcome to my Nightmare album

[@stuartmazzeo2516]

The best A.C. is which ever one I'm listening to at the time. Gun to my head, it "Ballad of Dwight Fry."

[@kianpa1]

Brilliant

[@merrickmixson362]

# Views From The 502 I am an old fan from around 1972 when my older Brother played his music for me now and then. My interpretation of when the music changed in that song was when he snapped out of his medications and became he true, extreme self....violent and extremely bent.

[@samgamgee42]

1st A.C. song I learned on my 1st electric guitar 😊

[@cliffmitchell5451]

The reason he portrays the insanity card so well is because he was actually locked up in a psycho ward for a short stint. Because of his excessive drinking

[@chrisjensen1067]

The part where he repeatedly yells "I gotta get out of here ", they actually placed Alice under a stack of folding chairs in the studio to help create a feeling of claustrophobia for the recording.

[@astonsfan]

His albums Welcome to my nightmare and Goes to Hell are great at story telling .......

[@stevenfilley7631]

This song just blows my mind 1st time hearing it I was 8. Never been the same. LMAO. but I'm feeling much better now.

[@jeffmartin1026]

Under My Wheels, Be My Lover and My Stars are three great R&R songs. For another one more like this give a listen to Halo of Flies. This song is a classic - Alice performed it on stage in a straight jacket. In the song when he is released from the institution he murders a man which is why the sirens come after him.

[@GoldTopSlinger]

This is my favorite AC album. It's the darkest of the albums that weren't big stage shows, like Welcome To My Nightmare. The truly dark stuff like this, that go well with early Sabbath, is what I love. So of course I'm gonna nominate something from Billion Dollar Babies. Try "Generation Landslide". It's just very different and cool. Twisted and vibey. And fun lyrics.

[@edjasper92]

You should have seen his stage show theatrics. Eighteen is another classic on this album.

[@glenhampson1619]

From the same album that Dwight Fry was on, is “I’m eighteen” which is his greatest hit of all, and he has had many.

[@Rhiannon011]

Yes, I love "I'm Eighteen." I still play this album all the time never tire of it, great musicians great singing performance!

[@brucemclaughlin7845]

Need to watch a concert.performance of this. He could have beena great actor!

[@genaharding6176]

I’m not your “Daily Commenter” but I subscribed bc you did this song - and you liked it 😜

[@booterspaw]

You should have seen it live. The "Welcome to my Nightmare" tour.

[@steveneardley7541]

The band was simply at their best during the Killer album. The way I read the ending of the song, is that he wasn't released, but escaped. The "man who could not breathe" was strangled by Dwight Fry, and the sirens are the police coming to grab him and throw him in jail.

[@mrnobody9104]

always been one of the best tunes they did, love Billion Dollar Babies too!!!!

[@coxscorner]

"Dwight Iliff Frye was an American character actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his portrayals of neurotic, murderous villains in several classic Universal horror films, such as Renfield in Dracula." The song definitely reminds of Renfield in Dracula.

[@ChefRicOrlando]

Music as theater. So GREAT

[@thancrow]

In concert, he sings the whole song in a straight jacket. You need to see this live. I would suggest the performance at the LA greek theater 8/12/18. it will blow your mind.

[@heatherturner6955]

Just got home from working during the day and working volleyball game tonight. I look forward to coming home and watching a new "premier". Even the obscure Halloween songs... You are right, good story telling, but not a goto song. 😊 Alice Cooper is great!

[@brucemclaughlin7845]

You guys are the best reactors! Intelligent and interesting. The live performance is not to be missed. He could win Oscars!

[@reesezpeecez08]

I am so glad you guys did Alice Cooper. I saw them twice, when they released Killer then Billion Dollar Babies. Both concerts were epic. I recommend Halo of Flies (007 type spy song) and Unfinished Sweet about going to the Dentist. Love the part when Alice gets a tooth extracted under the nitrous gas!

[@kelvinkloud]

very innovative to dark metal... very early... mix doors influence w/ new emerging metal that they were on the forefront of..... early cooper is very underrated.

[@jamesfarney7051]

Check out the Cooper song “Halo of Flys” from the album “Killer”…

[@robertwinkler4719]

Alice is the dark story teller, he reaches you in darkness to make you better. He is very special, and Im glad you see it.

[@marceldagenais1893]

The father of shock rock and rock theatre .

[@TheIndependentLens]

Considering Renfield is in an Asylum and put in straight jackets, yes, the song fits. I love the double recorded guitars at the beginning giving them a chime type sound. Also, i love the building groove with the bass as the song keeps leading up to the chorus. Great song!