Alice Cooper with original line up - First Direct Arena, Leeds, England, 11-11-17

Alice Cooper with the surviving members of the original line up performing I'm Eighteen, Billion Dollar Babies, No More Mr Nice Guy, Muscle of Love & Schools Out at the First Direct Arena, Leeds, England, 11th November 2017.

[@RokDAWG1]

Holy shit! That chemistry is still...so perfect! That is a signature sound that can't be replaced or replicated! It's the authentic, real killer sound of Alice Cooper!

[@kellywright675]

Alice even sings differently when he's back with the boys !

[@RokDAWG1]

Kelly Wright Yes you're very correct. It's like he took a step back in time.

[@bigvrocks2480]

@@kellywright675 you're 100% right. When he's with the original AC guys, he's just one of he guys and not the whole show like he is with the backup band (who are really geat in their own right)...

[@PopShoppekid]

The original lineup is totally the best. Saw them in Toronto in 1974 !

[@seeya4832]

Boston garden 1976

[@seeya4832]

not the original line up but was my first concert

[@cudapower4me]

MSG (nyc) AND Roosevelt Stadium (Jersey CITY) 1975

[@johnmurphy3920]

Absolutely first class need to see more of the original coopers but I wish glen was still around.

[@bigvrocks2480]

Yep, Glen was the original 'bad ass' of the band and gave them their attitude!

[@lawrencearansaspasstx4374]

This IS the Alice Cooper band and I know that people will disagree, but NOTHING that Alice did after "Muscle of Love", ever compared to what the ORIGINAL line-up put out. These guys worked too hard, too long, for them NOT to be playing together. Mike, Neal, Dennis and Alice, I STILL love you guys. Too bad GLEN didn't live to see this happen. Hey guys, release some NEW STUFF!!!

[@56353000]

I totally agree with you

[@oehoe]

Amen brother! One of the best bands ever.

[@jesusofnazareth6254]

Welcome to my nightmare was majestic

[@philipholmes5884]

I love the orig band members...i could care less about how great of musicians or hot the girl guitar player is...lol...these guys are Alice Cooper & no one else !

[@2broketim479]

you got that right brother. Muscle of Love was the "end of the line" for that sound. Alice cooper was a band not a person!

[@toavm]

Incredible, Fantastic. Dunaways Bass is irreplaceable, Bruce is in shape again. They even grew their hair long again. WOW

[@marguskiis7711]

Smith is amazing too.

[@60zeller]

Dunaway still looks and sounds great

[@viking_2112]

The first gig I ever went to. This moment was so magical and one of the best concert moments of my life

[@ricardodoliveira8631]

Love it. Had to listen. The sound of the real Alice Cooper band!!!

[@jonathandyson1906]

I was at this gig, near the front and ended up with tears in my eyes seeing this line-up. Hooked from the age of 10 when I was bought Billion Dollar Babies for my birthday. Thanks for posting

[@kissed61]

One of my biggest musical regrets was missing the BDB tour. I was only 12. It gives me a warm feeling seeing most of the COOPER family reunited here.

[@stevecavalli2249]

I was also at Leeds, and have been a huge fan since 1972 (but was too young to get to see the original band). Now i can die a happy man. Just a shame that Glen couldn't be here to join in.

[@uncleelmer]

Alice is performing with an energy that is not there without the original guys. He is just a different performer with the original band and really digging the moment. He's a totally energized performer with the original line-up. Good post!! Thank-you so much!

[@randygrayson9015]

Alice and his wife sat behind me at First Baptist Church in Dallas 2017......didn't know he was behind me until I turned around to shake hands and suddenly looked up and we were eye to eye and hand to hand. Saw Alice in Dallas again at Dennis's book signing.....they played this line-up to about 250 of us!!!!!! Intimate up close and personal! Saw him in the 70's and Nightmare in 80"s.....our lives have crossed paths providentially......very special since we both are belivers.

[@gregorylapointe4157]

Thanks for sharing, this is awesome for us older fans of the original group!

[@htbud11]

My brother and I have seen Alice many times. We used to have posters all over our bedroom. My brother actually rode to Maryland in the back of a pickup truck from Ky. to see them when he was 15 . I will be 60 my next birthday. would love to take him to see the original lineup one more time.

[@mr.magister5531]

The real Alice Cooper ....it's just the sound, it really is 1972 all over again!

[@ronaldthwaites177]

I listened to the schools out album today. Alice Cooper has been a part of my life for about 45 years. I'm 60 now. I was going to see Alice Cooper in the 70s... but I wound up in jail for a few days and missed out. I loved this band, and was a bit of a rebel as a kid. Ah the good old days. Now it takes me all night to do what I use to do all night...

[@dereckvon]

They sound fantastic.

[@pmxl2004]

The more I hear and observe Neal Smith makes me think he has to be on any drummers must learn list! It's text book pure music

[@Killroy10096]

Criminaly underrated

[@pmxl2004]

What is interesting to me is their first concerts of this tour Neal Smith had a completely different drum set. Simple single base.

[@Wedget]

I bet this crew has some wild stories to tell, brilliant old skool musicians, awesome

[@philouze1815]

Yeah... They were the greatest. They'll always be. We miss you, Glen.

[@jenseal165]

Damn they sound excellent! I have seen Alice 6 times and every time he amazes me more....always a phenomenal show!

[@panzamartin]

I´ve seen him yesterday - he is super !!

[@Cosmasoniccosmaphone]

I was at this..such a buzz to see the guys who were in the room when these classics (& more) were being rehearsed up and recorded- I am so pleased I got a chance to see (most) of The Alice Cooper band

[@bigvrocks2480]

Man, that was a murderous 26 minutes of high energy music for the young guys, I have no idea how the original AC's pulled that off! Fantastic!

[@1976GeorgeMa]

These guys still sound GREAT! I'd like to see a full USA tour with JUST the original band. Too many great songs to play. Five songs just isn't enough for the the "original" band to play. I want to hear more!!!!

[@paulyabe]

would love to see Michael behind a keyboard too

[@philipholmes5884]

Proper full album & tour before someone joins Glen...that includes me too !

[@andyb5287]

Good Lord! These cats really still do have it! please continue. Rock on gents... RIP Glen.

[@flyinwalenda]

Funny as something so simple as these guys getting back together can make you smile ! Replacement musicians sound good but you can never replace the sound and style of the originals. Hope they can do more...if they are up to it !

[@terrypussypower]

“…’cause I’m *EIGHTY!* And I don’t give a damn….”!! Original band were always the best! You just can’t replicate that vibe with anyone else. Neil, Michael, Dennis and Alice….you just can’t beat it! Well, only if Glen had still been around…but you can’t have everything!

[@baabaameal]

Thanks for posting this outstanding show. Been reading Dennis Dunaway's book, a good read! (RIP Glen)

[@PopShoppekid]

Michael Bruce to me is the most talented guy in the band, he wrote a ton of their songs, but we sure miss Glen Buxton for sure.

[@ravenbishop5232]

Amen, plus Neal Smith is awesome

[@kchappelle]

This is F-ing great. The Alice Cooper that I knew and loved. Had all the albums up until Muscle of love. All the great stuff.

[@bassking6718]

I was there !!! such a amazing show. The new band, the old band,... all together !

[@leonakita]

Jesus! This is so much better than those hokie-ass metal-band arrangements and members he does those mega-tours with! These songs were meant to be played as originally intended!...PLEASE DO MORE OF THIS ALICE !!!

[@ohnothimagen1566]

I hope we get an official dvd out of these performances at least.

[@willywonka5037]

What a TREAT this is !!! Grew up listening to these very guys but was just a bit too young to see them. Thought I might make up for it back in 1986 and was very disappointed in how the band a that time played these songs. These guys never lost it! How wonderful to see them playing together. Magical. I stumbled onto this today .... made it a great day !! Thanks !!!

[@joesuburb]

Thanks for taping and sharing!

[@greglapointe1311]

Great to see these guys together again! Michael has lost a lot of weight, back in fighting shape. They all look and sound great.

[@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this great video of this great show. Live at Leeds! The original Alice Cooper, our American Beatles, the greatest American rock band, imo. So happy they performed together again. Missing Glen, very sadly.. Ryan Roxie is perfect playing with our Original Guys. His great spirit and respect for the OGs make him a great welcome presence. I hope for the chance to see the reunited original Alice Cooper in the U.S. The San Francisco Bay Area loves you guys! The Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View is a really great place for a summer or fall show, hint hint..

[@aknevomn]

Many thanks for sharing!!!..I was at Wembley last night it was a great show!..To see the old band and Alice's MRS..Sheryl was truely awesome!

[@jeffreyoldham55]

Bloody hell...monster show! Absolutely MEGA! Great video, mate...thanks!

[@dommadonia9207]

I bet zappa was impressed when he heard these guys for the first time.

[@brandonhendrix7223]

Not really. Zappa pretty much thought they were a joke. Pretty much washed his hands of them after the first album because they didn't want to do any of his ideas (eg--changing name to Alice Cookies! Using Herb for their manager, etc). Begrudgingly let them do a second record. Even though Alice and Co loved and respected FZ they thought he was a real jerk in regards to how he handled them during their tenure on his lable. But he did take a chance on them, which got them "in the door" so he gets credit for that.

[@Bertorama]

I want to see and hear MORE of the original band. Alice should should split up the material between the two lineups with his current band playing only the post 1975 material and leaving the classics to be played by the original band to close the show. I want to hear Hali of Flies, Desperado, I love the dead, Caught in a dream, Is it my body, Guttercats vs The Jets, ETC...

[@catfatherb]

Wish they woulda done Under My Wheels!

[@Thatwackytech]

The "Gunslingers" know EVERY AC tune from soup to nuts... ALICE chooses what gets played, & what there just ain't time for... So thinking that by having the "Hall`o Famers" (Minus Glen, of course... So, it's Not really the "Original" band, is it?) playing Instead of the "Touring band" affects what songs get played, that's simply incorrect.

[@markcastillo2757]

Awesome,the real deal!!!!

[@Fred-rj3er]

Excellent video of a very memorable gig. Loads better than mine lol. Thanks for sharing

[@constantinosxenos5567]

To this Day Alice Cooper is the only one Who keeps all the spirit intact... What a glorious celebration!!!!!!!

[@kathkiedrowski9770]

Manchester last week .. fantastic ! Great to see them together.

[@lynnedanieli733]

What a night!! Enjoyed it so much.

[@michaelshirley441]

If you haven't read it, Dennis Dunaway's book "Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs- My Adventures in the Alice Cooper GROUP" is one of the best rock band histories ever.

[@Chris03121957]

This is awesome! I hope these gigs are trials/warm-ups for a full tour of the USA! You guys still got it! :)

[@johnanderson8624]

Starting back around 1970 we used to frequent a venue in SW Michigan called THE GRAND HAVEN ROLLER RINK AND BALLROOM. held 200-300 people or so. Besides The Stooges, MC5, Bob Segar, Savoy Brown, SRC and many others, Alice Cooper used to play there when their stage prop consisted of a screen door missing the screen, Alice sitting on it in the middle of the audience, singing, "No body loves me." a couple years later, they're playing arenas. at one of which (in Muskegon, MI) my 1st wife knocked him unconscious during the middle of the concert. Back in those days you could get right up to the stage, maybe not always such a good idea...lol Although it was not her intention to do him any harm i read a few years later that he thought he was being attacked. at that time they were my favorite band since thry were one band I'd never miss. Couple years later Alice fired the band and once i heard WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE i never really ever cared for anything he did all that much. to me it sounded too much like Alice had gone Hollywood.

[@God-has-entered-into-my-body]

its so nice to see original band back together and I hear that orginal sound

[@slimedog]

This is perfect, this is the Alice Copper Band at it's peak.

[@MichaelStrahand]

I am soooooooooooooo looking forward to seeing this tonight.

[@classicrocker928]

Finally the original members are back playing again, it's been too long!

[@motleyhoople]

Great stuff! The original band sound awesome. I mean seriously, who are the 3 sad curmudgeons who would actually vote a thumbs down on this great performance?

[@marguskiis7711]

Amazing how well they play!

[@taki384]

Wow! these guys still rock they sound as good as they did in 73 please new album.

[@60zeller]

The sound is all about Dunaway. Very unique bass sound

[@rokarolla]

Love these guys!!

[@oliverjames2298]

it's about time!

[@jimilove7773]

Amazing! The vibe is real!

[@whitebimboman4747]

I used to be a big Alice fan (from 69 to 83) then quit, I didn’t know Glen died, sad, RIP)... man I always love Neil’s drumming

[@fabiobasscam]

Amazing!!!

[@christophertwigden2225]

we went to this last saturday i couldn't believe it when they came on unbelievable and fantastic

[@gorham296]

Dennis and Neal. Holy mama! Listen to the old records and you get it. They weren't the best, but played like nobody else. Amazing!!!

[@daseguin]

I would definitely say they are 3 of the best musically in the genre of rock.... at LEAST in the top 100 of all time.... and yes, that 3 includes Michael Bruce, who wrote most of the songs.

[@chrisroberts-songsfromthel6299]

nothing sounds better than the originals doing these songs. No offense to all the other musicians over the years, but these guys just have a sound that can't be recreated.

[@tonyvandergaag8765]

*THIS* is the REAL deal!! soooo much better sounding than all of Alice's 'back up bands' over the past decades.. :)

[@Scottie_S]

regardless of whether this was shot off a phone or a video camera...It must have sounded great to be there! Lots of energy from the guys and it's like taking a trip back in time because their abilities and sound are as good, if not better than they used to be. Loved it!

[@briano.5746]

Great to hear the music I grew up on played the way it should be , love it to death !!!

[@kentatkinson7496]

Sooooo good

[@Niemsn]

wow really fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stankers4952]

Man O Man... Best band ever.

[@panosxaitagian5817]

M A G I C !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........................

[@matthewwalsh6795]

Please bring this back to the US!! Saw Alice just a couple months ago and he was awesome, but I never got to see the original band live and would love to

[@garyblanco6665]

Alice, the best of the best

[@shabeth7773]

Freakin awesome!!!

[@EduardoLoures]

Great!!

[@jeffreyhinkel3490]

Drums sound like thunder ! Awesome .

[@hazelweddell6871]

What a night that was

[@Lozzlej]

God what a band. BRILLIANT Gives me chills. Love it to death!

[@d5u2ke]

Smokin' Hot Concert! I loved the awesome seque from Schools Out to Another Brick In The Wall! All the more apt since Bob Ezrin produced both tracks and it was Bob's idea to use a real children's choir in both of them. Totally worked in School's Out so he did it again with Pink Floyd!

[@charliehaze9952]

Really good.....and really good to see.

[@mostestgreatest]

That was pretty f-ing cool!!

[@angienic1]

Mike looks good and playing more lead guitar. Great to see old band playing again!

[@jody8526937]

I skipped this for a long time BUT then I finally listened and THIS SOUNDS GREAT. I was worried..but yeah, the original band is awesome. I have to wonder if The lead singer of The Alice Cooper Band is the problem. I won't go and see him again until the real band tours...

[@unclekennymusic]

wow, I'm smiling again, big time!!!

[@xabopoapak3091]

I was there !!!

[@SteveMurrayMusic]

Best Band

[@TacomaPaul]

"Hey, guys... let's get the band back together !" Absofuckinglutely.

[@jaustinkwack]

How Cool was That !

[@felipehones4891]

Dear God...please have the original members of the Alice Cooper (w Ryan Roxie) tour again in the future and please have them play more than 5 songs together (at Good records in Dallas TX they played "Be my lover","Is it my Body", "Under my wheels" and "Elected" ,plus "Caught in a dream" which Mike Bruce sang extra to the songs they played on their 5 date UK tour) that would make a lot if people very happy ! Thank you God , Amen

[@stefanwoehlke1943]

Unglaublich - diese Jungs rocken noch immer, dass es nur so kracht und knallt!!!!

[@alanmarshall175]

Yes-it was that good haha-I was there

[@robertsterling6708]

Damn they sound solid.

[@steelers6titles]

Frank Zappa gave the Detroit group its start. "Alice Cooper" originally applied to the band as a whole. "Love It To Death", the third album (1971), featured "I'm Eighteen".

[@davidfiske1912]

Best show man ever ln my life df school out ma n

[@pyschoman9450]

very good

[@allenamenschonbelegt]

fuck! I missed it. Muscle of love live. What a gas!

[@panzamartin]

Wirklich super !!!

[@Explorer766]

It’s good they had Michael Bruce CRANKED for the solo. It was good and it represented pushing marginal skills into the inexplicable excellence zone. Yeah Bob Ezrin was the 5th Cooper but credit where it is due. THIS is Alice Cooper.