ALICE COOPER - Years ago/Steven REACTION - First time hearing

ALICE COOPER - Years ago/Steven REACTION - First time hearing
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[@72KingDavid]

Each song on his Welcome to my Nightmare album is a piece of the nightmare and really should be listened to as a whole….but each song is brilliant on its own too. Alice never disappoints…especially live.

[@darrylvonrokk]

great album......his best

[@xtheunknown4662]

This was favorite album when I was 13 or 14. Still just as great today. It probably just came out and my older brother played it for me. It was a horror fans dream 😈🤘

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

You know I'm the coolest

[@eivindkaisen6838]

@@notgivennotgiven7776 Who is the coolest? I mean, how do I look? (Sadly, wrong album.)

[@72KingDavid]

@@notgivennotgiven7776 that's ever come around...off Alice Cooper Goes to Hell...another great album.

[@dompstomp4673]

I'm surprised to see this come up. Alice Cooper at his best is a stage performer. His music often allows for him to do things on stage. I saw him live and he kicked ass. You have to be into the art of what he's doing. He helped pioneer the genre "Shock Rock". He also has a great sense of humor and is quite a great guy despite his image of stage. I think this song makes more sense if you hear the whole album as a unit. It's just a part of a journey they take you through. Great reaction, I think songs like Billion dollar babies or other commercial tracks might be more your thing. It's all about context and if you don't know what you're getting yourself into, it's tough to understand what Alice Cooper can be. Thanks!

[@yjwrangler7819]

Best concerts I've ever been to.

[@jhamptonjr]

Vincent Price had a cameo on this album as the Curator at the Spider Exhibit. The whole album is a trip! And Cold Ethyl is a rock and roller!

[@lancepickett5653]

It's on KZbin, kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXrIcol4icqojJo

[@taxidude]

That's right. His narration on Michael Jackson's Thriller was nothing compared to his monologue on Alice Cooper's Black Widow.

[@davidhutchinson5233]

Cold Ethyl LOL. I remember the religious right freaking out about rock and roll in the early to mid 80s. At first I was an avid believer then I realized it was just ridiculous.

[@jhamptonjr]

@@davidhutchinson5233 I come from a family of believers but we also believed that God had a sense of humor and that we had some free will to play the musically wanted to. I was never hampered by it. But yeah cold ethyl was a funny funny song! A lot of analysis songs were funny. Peace!

[@LindaLang-yo8tc]

I sang along with cold ethyl when my adult kids heard it and they flipped 😂😂😂

[@beatledad]

the WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMAR...was a thing of beauty....such an amazing stage show

[@EdJ913]

i saw Alice Cooper in 1979 and to this day it wa the BEST concert ever, Alice cooper said in interviews that his goal was to put just 1 word in everyons mind after the show and that word was "WOW" and from experience thats what happens after 1 of his shows

[@chucksmith6034]

Alice cooper puts on a complete show, not just music, it’s more of a production! He’s fabulous

[@tedr3586]

The Ballad of Dwight Fry is pretty good as well. One of my all time favourites

[@stevenconrad2041]

I agree 100%. Hyper intense.

[@user-vy8zs5xz2t]

Based on a real person.

[@clarkcraig6959]

Harri, This was from 1975 when horror movies were big. Vincent Price did a cameo on this album. The album starts off with the song welcome to mi nightmare and works it way through some horror classics. Only women bleed was the big hit from this album as well as the title track. The album as a whole was a classic this track was more of a story from a twisted mind of the character that Alice was singing about. It was a deeper track and never meant to be a radio hit just a part of the concept album.

[@terryoreilly9365]

I remember this song inside and out. There’s something about this type of song from the 70s that just gets in your brain and will not leave.

[@davidjustsimplefun8484]

"Welcome To My Nightmare" is one of the best constructed albums of all time - in my humble opinion... For some reason it seems to be overlooked or disregarded for the pure genius that it is. I strongly suggest to you to have a look at the full album and you should be able to pick it up on here in a live performance from back in the day. It will surely blow your mind :)

[@suesaul4727]

Yes! That and Alice Cooper goes to Hell are my favorites

[@goldenagenut]

Agreed, each song is excellent on it's own but they really meld together perfectly. A criminally underappreciated album.

[@nathanthomas9035]

Amen

[@sopwithpuppy]

This song REALLY freaked me out when I first heard it. 1. My name is Stephen. 2. It was in a completely dark room, listening at full volume through headphones. 3. I was ...errr....Chemically affected at that time. Messed me up something fierce.

[@CountWulfen]

Holy shit I can imagine lol

[@rcjr68]

lol bet that was a thing

[@cdfdesantis699]

Oh, sir! Mr. Alice Cooper, original glam shock rocker! This song is about a boy/man, with the mind of an 8-year-old, & his mind is consumed by a constant nightmare. As an adult, he becomes a psychotic killer. The song is from Mr. Cooper's album masterpiece, "Welcome To My Nightmare", which is also a gleefully ghoulish song. The whole album follows Steven's hideous life from innocent childhood to depraved adult. My fave Cooper song is also from that album, "Cold Ethyl". Wait till you hear THAT one, sir! Mr. Cooper has reinvented himself as Alice Cooper & the Hollywood Vampires, which features among its many luminaries, Mr. Joe Perry of Aerosmith, & Mr. Johnny Depp. They have a song you also may want to check out, sir - "Heroes". Thank you, sir, for reacting to one of rock 'n' roll's greatest innovators!

[@Pinkfan112173]

I am 48 years old and I remember my dad listening to this album when I was little and at that time it scared the crap out of me but as I got older I understood the genius of it and I love it.

[@deed5811]

Alice writes concept albums. At least initially listening to the tracks in order helps you understand the story. Seeing Alice live is a very theatrical show.

[@johncassinari9175]

One of the best concept albums. Ever.

[@knightngail1]

I've loved Alice since I was 12 years old. This was my first album. 😁

[@lynngarrow7077]

I think the best line ever is That icy breath that whispers screams of pain

[@vampirebrianne]

A masterpiece of rock opera. Steven is in an asylum. I wore out 4 copies of this album back in the day.

[@josephvala8302]

His versatility is so underrated. The best ever.

[@darrellsturrock5795]

I absolutely love the instrumental in the middle of the song. So tasteful. Not the usual guitar shredding and instead layers of guitars (all by Steve Hunter).

[@kerryknight228]

Halo of Flies is a masterpiece ✌️

[@stevenconrad2041]

I agree 100%. "Pretties for you", "Easy action,

[@nancymjohnson]

OMG! Brilliant Alice Cooper is amazing. See him live if you haven’t. It’s a fun show. I’ve never missed him in Dallas since 76. This song is from his “Nightmare”. Steven. Goosebumps! This album needs to be listened to front to back. It tells a story. TY friend, for giving us this. His musicians always too notch. Nita Strauss - check her out.

[@randallclair7358]

Listen to Welcome to my nightmare. The album tells a whole story with each song.

[@2869may]

"I never cry", "You and Me", "Only women bleed".... Some of his best!

[@StevesFunhouse]

Yes, but he had a LOT of "bests", from all over his career.

[@2869may]

@@StevesFunhouse You're right, he did... But Now that I'm older I appreciate these songs more now.

[@burtonmediaprod]

My uncle bought me this album when I was in 3rd grade. I loved it! Black Widow, Only Women Bleed, Welcome To My Nightmare.... But Years Ago really stuck with me. I used to love watching Night Gallery (and Twilight Zone) as a little kid and this album was like the sonic version. Then, Alice Cooper did a TV special around this album and that was it. No turning back at that point. He made it ok to be scared/thrilled.

[@chrisslater6979]

Wow…. Someone else that had this album at an ungodly early age. I was in the 3rd grade as well. I have no idea how I was ever able to have this at that age. Cold Ethyl??? Hello...LOL. The worst sounding name on the album (Only Women Bleed) is the most wholesome (and I think one of their best ever). I LOVE THIS ALBUM.

[@ClarkEClark]

@@chrisslater6979 I agree with Only Women Bleed. Great song!! I listed to the album straight through hundreds of times. Vincent Price?? Come on!

[@stevethomas3502]

My parents were into this album when I was a toddler. When your name is Steven, it’s hard to forget this song. I’m now 47 and I am still enthralled by this album.

[@anpweed]

Our son's name is Steven also. He still remembers it too! Lol

[@raylangley797]

You've never really heard Alice Cooper until you've heard him Live.

[@nancymjohnson]

And SEEN him 😁

[@doplinger1]

Fantastic album, a true concept album, definitely worth a listen all the way through! Great reco KD - talk about a DEEP CUT!

[@timkis64]

an awesome album.i wore out 2 copies on cassette when i discovered it in early 80s.the song "the awakening" ties it all togather for the listener.you can hear the blood dripping from his hands.its a mental horror movie, but the pictures are in your mind, not on a screen.brilliantly written & performed.

[@jonahvx2630]

Brilliant music & lyrics

[@terryoreilly9365]

I remember this song inside and out. It’s the song about slipping from sanity to insanity. There’s something about this type of song from the 70s that just gets in your brain and will not leave It makes more sense when you’re listening to the entire album. It is definitely was one of the freakier tracks .

[@spazimdam]

Very good Harri. Few reactors ever get to this Alice Cooper album, much less this song. Actually, within the song Steven he is a man who has the character of himself as a a boy within him and the boy comes out to play. I bought the vinyl of this when it came out, and while my favorite is his earlier stuff with the original band, it is still very good, and shows yet another side to Alice Cooper. I quite like the orchestration in this, and the song/s have a wonderful sad heaviness that I really dig. Alice Cooper is an amazing composer. Quite a concept album it was. I saw Alice Cooper live in Iowa in like '79 and it was creepy shock rock vaudeville, really quite amazing even without the original band.

[@kdkitchen3175]

Thanks Harri for putting it out there! I know it's hard to listen to for a lot of viewers but, I say "Even Steven" as I've heard many requests I tolerated at best. Keep up the great work Harri! 🇨🇦

[@maryellenazack4466]

A masterpiece ! His concerts are MESMERIZING! Lucky to see 4! And meet and greet him also! A great human!

[@Brandi6666]

I loved it then and still do🤘 this was alice’s finest era. Such a great stage show🤘❤️ wish they could’ve brought the guitar to the front

[@stevensprunger3692]

Yeah I was a big fan of alice cooper My name is Steven So when this song first came out I was young and my experience is kind of match this creepiness

[@marybaillie8907]

Yes Harri, our parents were horrified when this group came along. I'm Eighteen School's Out For Summer I think I felt the same when my girls listened to Marilyn Manson. Lol Not my favourite Alice Cooper song. 😔 Great reaction Harri. Cheers from Canada

[@dennisloveland498]

I DID listen to this song when I was much younger. The year was 1975 and I was 14 going on 15. I saw Alice's TV special The Nightmare, guest starring Vincent Price and it influenced me towards buying the album Welcome to My Nightmare. Before this I was heavily into The Beatles!!

[@dishields7808]

Lol. Same here

[@peterschon3717]

So am I! First Beatles and a little Rock´n´Roll. Then Alice Cooper. This was the begin of my favorit music - Heavy Metal. But Alice Cooper I hear also today. And I was also born 1960.

[@mikebunch3189]

i was 9 going on 10 . love the coop .

[@dennispower5362]

LOVED IT... Go Alice ✌️😁🇦🇺 more

[@LadyPapaMayodora]

Absolutely no one does it like alice cooper

[@publicanimal59]

Alice is a treu hero and living legend. Love him till death

[@donaldbrunner6250]

You have to see him live to appreciate him.

[@dougross8790]

Listened to Alice from 10 years old, my first album was 'Goes to Hell' second was 'Welcome to my Nightmare'. Never gave me bad dreams, only opened my world to more amazing music afterword. The list of the many types of music I listen to now and through my life is vast and I pretty much owe that to Alice and his original band. Glen Buxton and Dennis Dunnaway et al were gods.

[@AngryPostmanStockholm]

"My Alice" is the original band, made 5 top albums one after the other: Killer Love It to Death Billion Dollar Babies Schools Out Muscle of Love I bought this album wich is he's first solo album and it's NOT bad in any sense, but not my oldschool Alice... i was 12 and actually i saw this tour (Welcome to my nightmare) sitting on my fathers shoulders (He hated Cooper thought he was a lunitic) 46 years ago! 😮

[@dishields7808]

Great song. Great album

[@damnyancey]

1st live concert i ever saw was Alice Cooper Welcome to my Nightmare. To this day Best show I've ever seen. Well, accept for the other 3 times i saw Alice Cooper.

[@patshore4359]

the first concert i ever went to. i swear to this day he was jumping in and out of a movie screen.

[@davidtrahan3062]

Great show cool hoist 🎉❤

[@lancepickett5653]

It's from a concept LP, as was much of what Alice Cooper did. this one about Nightmares. I saw the whole done as a Rock/ horror musical.

[@Lamm139]

You should watch him live. Then you might understand better. He gives you the whole theatre package on stage - even with dancers. In 2013 I was at a concert of Alice. He blew me away. And I was lucky to see his wife (a trained ballerina) dancing/playing as a very creepy "Nurse Rosetta". She was fantastic! Sometimes his first born daughter dances for him, too. Alice combines horror with humour and vaudeville-show. He is the inventor of shock rock.

[@knockup100]

love the piano work on this song.

[@vicstamatiou2894]

Welcome to my Nightmare what a Brilliant Album 🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸👌😎

[@cjax2000]

After looking through the comments on this I think most has been said. There are obviously MANY ways to interrupt it since yes its a concept album beginning to end, The ONE thing that have not read about these two songs is just how hard it would be to SING them in the way he does - SO many "different" voices and nuances in them! Young boy, Older Man, little bit off key, totally out right (with growl a bit) Eerily crazy! I personally think it show cases a lost fact that Alice had a GREAT voice used many ways in MANY different styles of songs! As a vocalist I think he has for many years been forgotten or over looked for how good his vocals are.

[@user-vy8zs5xz2t]

This IS a spooky song. Coop is the the master of the macabre.

[@kennethgardner3090]

Alice Cooper spent some time in the Nut Hut, and made an album called "From the inside". If you do this, do the whole album.

[@jean-pierreart891]

the entire show of that album is a unique style and amazing creation !

[@malcolmrowe9003]

Interesting to hear something from Alice other than Poison and School's Out, which are the two songs that many people (including myself) will be familiar with from rock compilations. It was cool, if a bit creepy. I might have to explore some of his other stuff. Thank you.

[@devonvergiels5185]

Alice Cooper as a band is a romp. You are exposed to crazy imagery, weird experiences, and all within a wonderful musical world. I think the worst thing a person can do is take them seriously, it's the end result, the really great music that makes them perennial. Love the band.

[@StevesFunhouse]

Hi Harri, this song is about a twisted little boy, playing evil games with dolls and such. There was a movie that this reminds me of called, Willard, which was about a boy, who WAS a social misfit, and whose only friends are a pair of rats, Socrates and Ben. When Socrates is killed by his boss, he uses the 2 rats, along with a bunch of their "newfound friends" to attack and kill the boss. That movie came out in 1971, and this song in 1975, and it seems to be portraying the same kind of social misfit type of person, always acting very strangely. For instance, when he says, "I'll put pennies on your eyes, and it will go away", it IS creepy ... because that's what they used to do to dead bodies to keep the eyes shut before they started gluing or sewing them closed. So, he is actually singing about killing something, telling them about what he's going to do to them, and acting like it's something he relishes to do. BTW, there was a remake of the movie, Willard, released in 2003, starring Crispin Glover portraying Willard, and Bruce Davison (the original Willard) making a cameo as Willard's father. Davidson was also featured in other films you may have seen or heard of, such as the X-Men film franchise (X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003)) where he portrayed the antagonist, Senator Robert Kelly.

[@MrWestcoast52]

Im 30. My dad used to Show me the Welcome to my nightmare live concert from the 1975 vhs. I remember standin on the TV and sing like its my Show. All my friends laughing about me cause im still Listen to it. But i love it because it remembers me on my Dad who died when i was 11 or something. Sorry for my bad english but i want ro write this down anyway. Love to you all

[@srper2]

Need to listen to the album as an entire work.

[@timkis64]

now that i heard this again, it is MUCH better accompanied by a pint of 100 proof & 4 or 5 bong hits.i miss the pleasures of youth.

[@stephenulmer3781]

The music in this track reminds of music that might be playing on an episode of 60s- 70s horror anthology series Night Gallery

[@caroleann_2142]

Alice is the sweetest & nothing like his persona. One of his closest friends was Glen Campbell 🎸💙 I saw Alice in 1975, it was the 1st Million dollar Show in the States. "Billion Dollar Babies tour" I think of the Movie, "IT" When I hear this. Thanks Harri 💙

[@SanDesigns]

''Years Ago'' is the sound of my childhood trauma echoed in music. I was 3 or 4 years old when my Dad was obsessed with this album. It creeped the hell out of me but I've been fascinated by it my whole life. My dad's younger brother committed unalive. His name was Steven. My Dad used to go somewhere else in his head whenever that song played.

[@terryoreilly9365]

most of the live show has aged relatively well. It’s amazing to hear the voice of Vincent Price narrating over the song called Black widow. It’s really worth seeing. Just one little tip… No brownies before the show.

[@markpk7455]

He is from Detroit Michigan his Halloween show back in the day was the best.

[@freudzwetdream]

One of my favourites!

[@CuriousMind2525]

I guess this gives away my age. I saw Alice Cooper first time 1974 in Phoenix, watch the Welcome To My Nightmare the next year in Phoenix too. Phoenix is Alice's hometown so he would on really special shows there. Local boy makes good.

[@suesaul4727]

Great to see Alice on your channel! The thing about him is you have to listen to the whole album to get the story. Thanks for the great music!

[@maryellenazack4466]

MORE ALICE HARRI!

[@bigdaddyrat7854]

Finally, someone had the balls to react to this masterpiece. The heart and soul of Coopers nightmare along with the awakening. If you listen to the words, it tells the story of a man with the mind of a child who kills his wife...'and it makes him feel like a man'. 'Years Ago' sets the stage, 'Steven' is the murder and 'The Awakening' is the realization...that's my take.

[@ksyodeb]

That's exactly right. And it ties into "Only Women Bleed" from the A side f the album, about the abusive nature of some relationships. Bravo!

[@jimcarmer1685]

l know many probably won't agree with me and that's cool. but I think this is the best album he's done. followed by Goes To Hell

[@ldavis8145]

I like From the Inside a lot too.

[@doplinger1]

“Goes To Hell” and “Lace and Whiskey” are hugely underrated!

[@jimcarmer1685]

@@doplinger1 I agree

[@laurencelevene4333]

@@doplinger1 I've been saying that for years. Goes to hell and Lace and whiskey are classic Alice cooper albums

[@thomasvikstrom8824]

I Totally agree. I hold this as One of the best albums and productions ever.

[@debbiechang5781]

Kinda creepy and eerie. I guess that’s his brand. Interesting song. 🌺✌️

[@terryoreilly9365]

I think I was around 14 when this album came out. My friends and I used to sit around and listen to the entire album over and over. It’s a concept album, but most of the songs can stand on their own. They really messed with your head.just the same as horror movies from that era. They just never quite leave.

[@taxidude]

These two songs together always make me think of the original OMEN movie with Lee Remick and Gregory Peck when they take Damien to the church!

[@stevewynter4519]

Now i can listen to this as a classic but back when i was young this scared the hell out of me it didnt help that my name is Steven

[@nathanwanner..44]

The look on your face is priceless I listened to this when I was 6 or 7 I fucked me up real good

[@kevinford9994]

AC was the top grossing rock act for the 1970s. Their work was phenomenal! Many thanks to Frank Zappa for introducing the world to that preachers son.

[@lewallen86]

It’s about a killer you kissed the last part of the song where he talks about what he has done it’s the awakening

[@bobbymenefee7591]

Love this!!

[@jhamptonjr]

Cold Ethyl is about the singer's infatuation with a woman in the "refrigerator" 😁

[@amarok9097]

Harri. Welcome to my childhood. The nightmare album from 1975 still stands up. For something a little darker try "Pick up the bones" a song about wars in eastern Europe and its effect on family

[@dennislinehan6548]

There was a TV movie of this album done by Alice called the nightmare . Also included Vincent Price . The 70's were crazy ! 😂

[@dontmakemelaugh01]

My dad bought me my first proper stereo when I was 11. This album had just come out , and it was my first purchase . I think my dad questioned buying me that stereo when this was constantly playing .

[@2nemobob]

He's singing about himself from all ages, from fetus to old age. All the voices in the background is what he is hearing through his mother.

[@heinruh9788]

Epic!

[@SeansMusicVault]

Nice deep cuts! A masterpiece album from the nightmare Master.

[@melissawilkinson6472]

They used to do concerts in Detroit on Halloween. It was a party.

[@jeffpetrimoulx6806]

Welcome to My Nightmare really should be enjoyed in order. I remember staying up late to watch the TV movie, I don't remember which network aired it.

[@user-vy8zs5xz2t]

It was must see TV for me back then. It wasn't too good as a TV production as it was a stage show and didn't come off well. But cool af all the same seeing my RnR hero on the small screen.

[@jasonlong8754]

When I first heard this song when I WAS much younger (12 or 13) in the late 80's, this cinched it for me. Alice is amazing! I've been a fan ever since. I've seen him live at least 18 or 19 times over the years, and his shows always blow you away. I've been with people who weren't familiar with him and their reactions were "That was unlike anything I've ever seen!". Alice knows how to put on a show, both on the albums and on stage.

[@kendavis1867]

Alice is the master of the "story arc albums " my personal favorite is "from the inside"

[@fraternachash6015]

It's a damn spooky song. Mental illness is a repeating theme in Alice Cooper's songs. And he himself did a stint in an institution

[@Darryl_Frost]

The album is called "Welcome to my nightmare"!!! (for a reason) and it's a masterpiece !

[@davidkessinger1581]

I lost count years ago (pun intended) on how many times I have seen Alice Cooper live shows. My first was the Welcome to My Nightmare tour. My next time will be in a couple months. Nearing 50 years since my first time and dozens in between.

[@paulharvey5443]

I seen Alice the first time in 96.have since seen him 3 more times.if you've never seen Alice live I highly recommend

[@prettyboyfloydms]

Yes, there IS a live video to this!! It's on the "Welcome To My Nightmare" live tour 1975. I have it.

[@davidmartin1949]

Back in highschool I (1985)I loved a lot of different bands from Motley Crew to WASP Twisted Sister but , Alice was my favorite even had his eye make up cut into the tops of my hands .

[@icysteve46]

Wow brother, thanks for the flashback. It's been 47yrs since I've listened to this beautiful song. I was 13 when it came out. Cooper, Kiss, Styx, Foghat, Boston...... Those were the daze 🥴 Thanks again.

[@Laura_Martin42]

His best album ever, and this is my favorite from it. Thanks for the reaction!

[@trevorjames6185]

Wow! I had completely forgotten these two songs and I love them. Tag Your It would be a good next Alice Cooper song to react to.