Alice Cooper reunion - Cooper'stown Opening 1998 - Part 1

Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, and Neal Smith of the original Alice Cooper band perform together for the first time in 24 years celebrating the opening of Alice's "Cooper'stown" restaurant in Phoenix. Alice Cooper appears courtesy Alive Enterprises. Michael Bruce appears courtesy Torn Ticket Productions. Neal Smith appears courtesy Kachina Records and Neal Smith Music. Part 1 includes performances of "No More Mr. Nice Guy", "Muscle Of Love", and "Is It My Body". Part 2 includes "Desperado" and "Billion Dollar Babies". Special thanks to Steve "Laz" Harrahy, Darin Cody and The Memory Bank. RIP Glen Buxton (1947-1997). Copyright 1998,2010 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

[@elvemor]

It would have been perfect if Dennis Dunaway were playing there as well! Great bass master!

[@Iruparazzo]

i still think neal smith is one of the best drummers ever to ever

[@kare2much]

He certainly inspired my drumming style

[@jaelge]

Yep! Ditto that brother!

[@spiratustreviso9885]

100%! Neal Smith was the Bomb! I just love the original band!

[@buttkid3548]

He's like a human octopus on drums. Arms going everywhere. Awesome

[@wclaurence]

This has brought a huge smile to my face. Can't wait to see the Hall of Fame introduction.

[@MOTOMANIA354]

After watching this video, I dont think he wouldve made it without the theatrical part of the music. Its so cool watching him live and how the music goes with the show. Like modern day opera !!!

[@jaelge]

Any Alice Cooper song that you can remember that had any merit was likely composed and arranged by Michael Bruce. Also he, in my opinion, was every bit the guitarist that G.B. was and an excellent key board player as well. Michael Bruce deserves a place in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame all by himself as far as I'm concerned. Vincent Furnier owes absolutely everything to Neal Smith and Michael Bruce.

[@alwaysopen7970]

Dennis Dunaway did more than anyone wants to admit to. He was a founding member and owns the name of the band as much as Vince.

[@MrAnguscrowe]

Awsome! Never seen Alice look so good!

[@alwaysopen7970]

Vince...Alice was on a golf course.

[@savannahinman8441]

man, his still sings like he did back in the day. and that guy is smokin' on that guitar!

[@tomtate2791]

Muscle of Love is one of my all time favorites.

[@ernestharlow]

Dennis is the glue and Neil is the heart beat!

[@averagenetfool]

Michael really holds fort in a one guitar Alice Cooper attack. He's a talented sob. Thanks for the upload!

[@glutusmaximus]

Mike Bruce does everything to make the sound as original as it was.

[@paulyabe]

Neal also. Certainly missed the second guitar parts but fine job despite.

[@jaelge]

That's because he was responsible for the "original" sound seeing as he likely composed and arranged every song that you just listened to.

[@rjlchristie]

@@jaelge Dead right, Michael Bruce always was the unsung musical and composing backbone of the Coop. It speaks of his commitment to being a team player that he allowed himself to be overshadowed by one or two other preening personalities. Bruce just got on with the job.

[@benkleschinsky]

That's what I love about his playing. I love watching Cooper's modern band but they don't play it like the original. Buxton and Bruce were mean blues players.

[@brnleague99]

Old dudes, indeed. I saw Alice live in Atlanta in 2011...and he TORE THE HOUSE DOWN.

[@thomaslewis7883]

people forget how long these guys were playing,since early 60's,MB has always been a class act on guitar

[@ChimeraAZ]

They sound sooo good here! Watching this makes me sad. Cooperstown is closed now,and I miss it dearly.I used to go there every week,and sometimes I would get tips on when Alice was going to do an impromptu show. The people there always made you feel like family too. (Is it my Body is just one sexy song.Call me strange,but it is. XD)

[@sleeve51]

Went there to Coopers Town in 2007 for my birthday. Great restaurant and excellent atmosphere. My advice is when in Phoenix........Go there!

[@spiratustreviso9885]

What a GREAT video. Too bad that Dennis and GB aren't there!

[@GH-el9ch]

Huge fan since the early 70s ..that said a front man should never be fronting with hand in pocket...come on dude get into it..we are counting on you and so are your band mates

[@kenni123064]

The only real Alice Cooper Band that was just unstoppable! Alice please do a full record with the surviving members for the fans and Glen Buxton! You got nothing to lose! Get Bob Ezrin! It will be better than any record you put out since 1980!

[@terrypussypower]

1. “No More Mr. Nice Guy” (2:53). 2. “Muscle Of Love” (6:44). 3. “Is It My Body” (10:33).

[@slimedog]

this is so friggin' good this is so friggin' good this is so friggin' good

[@terrypussypower]

That was frikkin' awesome ! Smith and Bruce still kick ass and Alice is just Alice. That band was always way more than the sum of it's parts, and that's why Alice Cooper the band was way better than solo Alice.

[@jameskennedy721]

NIGHTMARE was pretty good . After that , pretty lackluster . Alice is a powerfull vocalist , but doesnt seem to care much about putting out quality materiel .

[@siatras1]

awesome stuff it's time it took it's place here in the history of the Cooper's for all to see. Class A job. . . . . . . . . .

[@MrPetty4345]

Nov 2012 just seeing this..awesome to see some back together,didnt know Glenn Passed,God bless and a prayer to the family.Good to see Neil and Michael still Rockin!!!in 98,Hope yall doing ok in 2011,and those of you who keep putting negative things about alice or the band,Go Choke ya Chicken somewhere else ,this is cool,Rock on Alice and Michael and Neal!!!...

[@ryant3600]

I miss hangin' out at CoopersTown.. Such a cool rock and sports club..

[@zenyatta8708]

Damn they sound great, they kicked butt back in the late 60's- mid 70's and they still kick butt. Should have gone on a full tour would have made a fortune!

[@deankstewart4]

Amazing line up!!!!!!! That's a concert tour I want to see happen!

[@savannahinman8441]

not bad for a bunch of old dudes! lovelovelove the original band!

[@leonakita]

agreed.. basically in the absence of Glen , he plays both lead and rhythm ....pretty amazing.

[@josephmarino4069]

Hi Alice Cooper we love doggy songs we grew up all rock and roll man Million Dollar Baby

[@rohancox]

Simply AWESOME footage.... thanks so much "Jatras" for sharing this VERY COOOOL footage. You are way cool for doing that my friend :)

[@1978angelina]

Very cool video Jeff! A great reunion together! But so very happy that they got together as a nominee for the Rock-n-Roll Hall Of Fame!

[@TIME42]

Wow! I also want to go to Cooper's town!!

[@robertallen5686]

+TIME42 I've been there...twice...save your money

[@ChimeraAZ]

TIME42: It's closed now. I went there every week for years for lunch and the shows that were on the weekends.It was great.

[@kalebschulz7310]

I think the man in the leather coat was Vince not Alice which is interesting this was such a cool video.

[@ChimeraAZ]

Kaleb Schulz: Funny.Since Vince IS Alice.

[@gr7673]

@@ChimeraAZ the BAND is Alice Cooper. Vince is in a tribute band now

[@ChimeraAZ]

@@gr7673: Funny that you think Vincent Furnier is in some tribute band now. Are you speaking of some other Vincent? He's still making music under the name ALICE COOPER.His website will let you know where he'll be doing a show next. I mean,the video even says it is Alice Cooper with Michael Bruce, and Neal Smith. If you dont believe me just go check out every album since he left the band in the 70's. They all are by ALICE COOPER. He adopted the band's name as his own name in the 1970s and began a solo career with the 1975 album Welcome to My Nightmare. So,..,if you dont believe Vince and Alice are the same,you can always ask his Mom,Ella Furnier. She's really nice and talks to his fans whenever they approach her.Well,maybe not so much now,as Coopers'town has closed, She used to go there sometimes.His kids would go there with her,a couple of times on Halloween. Oh,and I was at this show. The building now is being turned into an insurance company,..sadly.Sometimes I ride by mountain bike over there just to see what it's like now. My storage unit is across from it. I live about 12 blocks a way from there. Also,he liked the tattoos of him I drew on my arms and had done,..so much sp that he signed my arm,and it too got tattooed on. XD Several of us have had that done. I know these things.Not everything,but a whole lot. Ask me more and I'll tell you.

[@benkleschinsky]

That's true. Wasn't playing the character.

[@davidmcque627]

I get the impression That Alice is not giving 100%.

[@Ricken2022]

David Mcque It is nice to see him in a relaxed state

[@alwaysopen7970]

He wasn't and it was too evident. Michael Bruce was way into it and Alice was letting him down. It was like Sinatra phoning in performance.

[@theart8039]

ya he's wearing a jumper for one thing

[@benkleschinsky]

I can feel the awkwardness. Hey but man can that original band jam. A real garage band. Not that big on the metal stuff.

[@benkleschinsky]

To be fair Alice is way more comfortable playing as a character on a large stage. The Hall Of Fame induction with surviving members he seems a lot more relaxed. It's hard to perform on a small stage like that and be your crazy self in character.

[@omen666100]

yeah!!!

[@burningpriest]

Insane dude

[@ieronimo18]

Dennis Dunaway. He is currently playing in Blue Coupe with Joe and Allen Bouchard, formerly of Blue Oyster Cult. Saw them this summer - incredibly awesome concert.

[@elvemor]

Well, to me he's just relaxed and having a good time with his old friends. I mean he's a legend and been playing there without producers, stage managers, make up, etc... it's just like play at home for him.

[@pfordsq]

Thank you for posting. Great quality documentation of a REAL rarity. But , it's happened twice more since then , so ,who's to say? When you're a Jet , You're a Jet all the way.....

[@syltyler]

Muscle Of Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !! great stuff !! :))

[@glutusmaximus]

Thats the best vocal version alice has done since he left the original band

[@newcastlerabbit]

neal smith kicking ass

[@ekolke]

Great!

[@THECLARENCES]

The Clarences love & support Alice Cooper!

[@GodsPerfect]

This is the first time I've ever seen Alice look like he'd rather be somewhere else.

[@thomasdudley4558]

High school reunion of the track team

[@gogoyubari366]

Michael is having a ball!

[@spaceboy54]

It looks kind of funny to see Alice "just standing there", rather than getting more into it and prowling around the stage like we're used to seeing him. It's also weird seeing Neal behind that little bitty drum kit as opposed to that big, showy double-kick with 25 toms surrounding him like in the "old days." And of course, we miss Glen Buxton! R.I.P, Mr. Buxton!

[@reigersshit]

I couple of old guys having a nice evening...

[@madenew000]

great fun!!!!!!

[@AwesomeBeatles]

Way cool.

[@valentinestigmata]

Neal's still beautiful.

[@randysnewbiebluesrockguita7782]

I've been a huge fan since Killer came out, I've seen Alice 28 times and the Alice Cooper band 8 times. The original band was far better than any of the solo stuff he has done and it's a total shame that it seems like Ol' Alice isn't interested in playing with his old band mates, or at least Mike Bruce. Even if Mike didn't sing the lead vocal on all the songs along with Alice (which was a little annoying even though they ARE his songs)Alice looks like he is still holding that, 'I'm the star' attitude towards the people who made him famous to begin with, like Mike, and Neil and Dennis ( who has more going on musically than to bother worrying about the past). They were Alice Cooper once, but alas no more, and never shall be again, that is an era gone bye. Glad I got to witness it first hand and those are memory's that I will always cherish from my youth.

[@Evpat2000]

Too cool

[@malibubarbie5349]

The band all together was fab, and I'm a big Alice fan, since age 14, but don't forget, if it hadn't been for Frank Zappa would they have succeeded at all?...

[@Shaboh1060]

Excellent..The King Of Shock

[@TheGreatAlan75]

Play FIELDS OF REGRET!!!!!! top 5 most affecting Alice Cooper songs for me

[@thancrow]

He is just not used to small venues with no show and a small stage.

[@tomreid5482]

I was there it was bad ass

[@glutusmaximus]

I would have murdered to be at that gig

[@lmmorales2490]

vaya¡¡si que estan en forma.como cuando eran una banda de verdad.aunq merecian un lugar mucho mejor para reunirsepor Michael no pasan los años.Alice se ve algo desganado.aun asi es novedoso

[@wclaurence]

@CWSteffen I am a few years older than you, and my first concert was also Alice Cooper in December of 1973 during the Billion Dollar Babies tour. If I recall correctly, ZZ Top opened the show.

[@Vandebilt]

I watched this for the first time in a decade just to compare Michael Bruce now and then. It'a an obvious difference between his playing in this video and the UK-gigs last year. I wonder what happened? All though he has played these songs many many times, his playing is not what it used to be last year.

[@keven11224]

glad to se back,petty they not stayed with him

[@RockU2Death5150]

😲🤟🏻🔊🎵🎶

[@davevirag5423]

😍❤💯🤟👍

[@glutusmaximus]

Also the coop is singin it better there than he was doing on his own tours, the original sound and band members must have took him back to what it was like before they split.

[@terrypussypower]

Is that an Electromatic Michael Bruce is playing at 6:56?

[@Zenutheduck]

@BellaDonna826 - I've seen Alice do that before. I think it's a security thing. He doesn't have his make up on, so he can't hide behind the character.

[@philouze1815]

01:08 Alice, Shep and the late great Brian "Renfield" Nelson

[@ChimeraAZ]

Phil Ouze: Ren used to have a lot of my artwork.I wonder where it went.

[@DARRINCONNOR1]

Anybody know why Dennis wasn't there.I always thought he was a great bass player

[@leonakita]

wheres the bass player...whatshisname...faye dunaway or something.....

[@highdb1]

Are you insane? DD is alive and well and touring with Blue Coupe!

[@mekjefjefj]

Agreed. It is very weird. Something must have been up

[@pgpchannelproduction]

It stinks that Alice couldn't make it, but Vince was a good substitute!

[@NewSchumalice]

1:06 Alice, Shep and Renfield...

[@shirtshine73blitz]

Where is Dennis?

[@lastdaysguitar]

@publicanimal9 You can't answer... that's what I thought.

[@robelrahman6735]

f j o utrez

[@robelrahman6735]

rdg5t

[@aschule5684]

Where's Denis?????

[@robbiedaug]

Why are they BOTH singing?

[@SwingRiots]

Can't decide whether Alice is uncomforatble because he's playing with these guys for the first time in X amount of years or because he's performing "out of character", so to speak.

[@RazorX860]

I've been in that restaurant/bar the waitresses were snotty. I asked if Alice ever comes around and they looked at me like I was a weirdo!

[@mm091540]

what? why didn't this last or become a bigger thing at least?

[@WondersOfMonaVie]

It did. After this first little thing, the surviving OGs reunited multple times, along with Dennis Dunaway. There was even a mini tour in the UK, and the album and DVD of Alice Cooper, Live from the Astroturf. Plus the guys have been a part of the last several Alice Cooper records.

[@dontrelliommi2607]

vinny must've owed somebody something..

[@atwaterpub]

CallOfDutyAllDayLong Good for him. Too bad the boys that got him there don't get to share the money or the glory.

[@philouze1815]

No Dennis = no Alice Cooper. Simple as that.

[@CezzCooper]

@publicanimal9 Oh, are you a Christian then? :3 I'm an atheist and I don't care if Alice is a Christian, religion is just... meh

[@billywitchdocter]

Decent enough performance. Nobody is really giving it their all, but then again, why should they? Alice is probably not comfy with the small stage area and, like a lot of singers used to moving about on stage, has no idea what to do with his hands or his body. All this talk of Alice screwing over the band. Nobody but the band really knows the full story anyway, and while they and Cooper did want to go in different musical directions and Cooper did take the name, he has, and still does, pay them a pretty damn good amount of money every year for use of the name.

[@alwaysopen7970]

Shep and Bob fucked up the original formula.

[@benkleschinsky]

Looks like they were a little nervous. First time reunion. Probably in state of disbelief, out of character without makeup. The hall of fame induction they were a lot more polished and relaxed. It's actually a lot harder to play in front of an intimate crowd than an arena. Alice is a very theatrical performer and moves around a lot. He couldn't really get into the action on a small stage like that. I agree. Gotta say they still played awesome though.

[@lastdaysguitar]

@publicanimal9 so why ARE you here?

[@ghodium]

it's cos this was vincent doing it not alice

[@maccanaut]

Alice looks a little uncomfortable up there. He has his back to Michael Bruce a lot of the time too. C'mon guys...bury the hatchet!

[@ericsgarage69]

@robbiedaug Looks like Mike is not happy enough with just being guitarist.

[@valentinestigmata]

Dennis Dunaway is gone :(

[@WondersOfMonaVie]

He was too ill to travel in the late 90s until he eventually got an operation.

[@28if]

Without the music theatrics don't matter. Go listen to Schools Out or Killer. Laid the ground work for bands like GnR. Who covered Under My Wheels btw

[@CallOfDutyAllDayLong]

there the ones that left him. cause they were tired of his theatrics

[@SheldonLefkowitz]

Alice and Neal sound great, but the real star of this upload is Michael. He's almost as good as Glen Buxton!

[@alwaysopen7970]

Michael wrote the tunes and was the riffmeister.

[@rjlchristie]

He is better, and always was better.

[@MOTOMANIA354]

Alice looks like he doesnt know what to do when he;s "Out Of Character" Still sounds great tho

[@ieronimo18]

That is untrue. The original members ALL loved the theatrics - that is what catapulted the band to their stardom. That was a phony reason put out by management to explain the breakup.

[@tomreid5482]

Alice closed the club a few month's ago too bad it was the place to be after a dbacks game

[@glutusmaximus]

And thats coming from an alice cooper no 1 fan,, got everything they ever did and some shit the never