Alice Cooper - Years Ago/Steven/The Awakening - FIRST TIME REACTION

[@doplinger1]

You picked an EXCELLENT suite of songs to start out with! Much of the rest of the album really rocks, so I hope you find the time to listen to the whole thing thru.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

This was FANTASTIC!!! If the rest of the album is like this I would definitely be up for a deeper dive. Hope you enjoy the reaction. I had fun with this one!

[@weshoward450]

Hang on to your hat here - Alice did another album following the character Steven later in his life when he is a serial killer who is taking his orders from a spider. The album is called "Along Came a Spider". There's a mini-movie / music video that has a medley of some songs from the album called "Along Came a Spider: The Movie". (It might be the only chance you will get to see Slash strolling down the hallway of an insane asylum with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth while he's shredding his guitar) My take on this storyline is that Steven is an adult, but his mental state goes back to being a child.

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Oh wow, that's cool that he revisited Steven later on! May have to take a look at that album!

[@weshoward450]

@@MusicForTheSoulReactions it's a killer album with a good mix of that Alice Cooper dark humor and creepy vibe

[@HilaryOwen-td2dj]

Love this album, don't listen to it too often now, but I've been a fan for 35 years now.. Alice has had his ups and downs, but he really has a great range of amazing stuff. Great singer and great presence on stage.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Definitely agree with the stage presence! Don't find many artists who nail every single album or era they go through but always good to know they they got it right sometimes!

[@nancymjohnson]

Saw the Welcome to My Nightmare tour. Excellent. Seen Cooper dozens of times, and he usually does at least part of this album onstage. Love his shows!!

[@Gary-f2n]

One of my all time favourite albums. Saw him in Manchester this week. Stilll has it.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Ah must have been the gig those people I mentioned from work went too, they said it was ace. Glad you had a good time

[@Gary-f2n]

@@MusicForTheSoulReactions probably mate. Seen him a few times - always great.

[@WayneHawk-h2u]

I've been listening to this since 1975 and it still sends chills up my spine.

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I can see why, it was a creepy song executed to perfection!

[@gerryrafferty7500]

Loved the reaction , a better choice than my recommendation welcome to my nightmare . Alice cooper always played on the horror vibe , he is a witty intelligent man who doesn’t take himself to seriously , he was a guest on the muppet show and it’s hysterical , I am a shrink and Steven is describing schizophrenic symptoms . Probably not wise of me to listen to this at 6 30 in the morning when I am getting up in the dark to feed my horses . Thanks that was excellent

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Well I will certainly accept your professional diagnosis of Steven for his wild behaviour, sheds light and the mindframe of his I was trying to figure out! I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction. Haha hope you dont get spooked out there! Cool that you have horses though!

[@gerryrafferty7500]

@@MusicForTheSoulReactions we breed race horses on the farm , seldom make money but I like having them around . Steven is describing auditory hallucinations which are third party and telling him what to do , paranoia and dissociation all first rank schizophrenic symptoms , usually presents in late adolescence when a child becomes an adult , hence the duality of child v man in the songs

[@suesaul4727]

This album is of my top 3 Alice Cooper albums. Alice Cooper Goes to Hell and From the Inside are the other two. I saw him again a few years ago - he still puts on an amazing show!

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Yeah this was a banger! I loved seeing him last year, his energy and attitude was off the charts, Brilliant stuff. Thanks for commenting

[@Karen_in_Canada]

I went to this concert. One of my first. Called Welcome to My Nightmare

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Amazing stuff! Bet it was a gig to remember!

[@peterschon3717]

At the Nightmare Show at 1975 "Steven" was a 5 meter high Cyclops who wanted to kill Steven (Alice Cooper)! It was sensational for this time, that such a monster went over the stage!

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Sounds amazing! What a show that must have been!

[@allengray5748]

Ehhh now! That eeez prohhpah creepy now ennnn-ett?? Great stuff from a great album. The title song is great and I believe ONLY WOMEN BLEED 🩸 is on this album. Another great triple song is from the 1971 album Love It To Death; HOLLOWED BE MY NAME,,,, SECOND COMING and BALLAD OF DWIGHT FRY!! I seen Alice Cooper in 1979 on his From The Inside tour. Awesome show,, ok album! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎🎸🤟🏼🎄

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Hehehe oh god is that how I sound?! 🤣🤦‍♂️ cheers for the suggestions re Alice Cooper!

[@allengray5748]

@MusicForTheSoulReactions I don't reeeely know. I get my act sense from the muuveez and dock you meant Terry's! 😜 I'm a big fan of maybe 20 Alice Cooper songs including; I'LL NEVER CRY MILLION DOLLAR BABIES IS IT MY BODY and of course his most famous SCHOOLS OUT. Might have to scan your channel and see what else you got? ☯️☮️

[@lexiburrows8127]

Great reaction, my guy - and this is coming from a 60 year-old Woman who still looks up at Alice like a dewy-eyed school-girl!

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Thank you very kindly, nowt wrong with going doe eyed at someone such as Alice, that guy just charisma in bucket loads for you ladies

[@sopwithpuppy]

The first time I heard this I was tripping balls, headphones on full blast, sitting in a dark room alone. And yes, my name is Stephen. The chemical "assistance" I utilised magnified the feeling many times. This doesn't get much radio airplay, so this is the second time I've endured this. Very, VERY creepy. Thanks.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Wowzeers! That must have been one creepy experience, amplified by the repeated moments of your name being called, it freaked my brain out being unaided by 'chemical assistance'!

[@sophiecooper1824]

You need to see him live ❤ If you want creepy , i recommend his song Ballad Of Dwight Fry live 2017. Hope you're gonna react to more Alice

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

I saw him as part of Hollywood Vampires last year, that guy has still got it in abundance!!

[@sophiecooper1824]

@@MusicForTheSoulReactions oh definitely and i love them but that's nothing compared to his actual shows , which are very theatrical with props and snakes and guillotines and straight jackets ...

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@@sophiecooper1824 Hahaha yeah that does sound on a whole other level of theatrics!!!

[@alanwaine4186]

Great album. I'd have gone for the title track followed by The Black Widow...after all, it has Vincent Price on it....enough said !!

[@lazarus550]

First saw the great man in Glasgow 1972 Schools Out tour and many times since then.that was a delight and so very different. Not rocking Alice but apt for your Halloween theme. You are a very sharp boy Steven Charon and the river Styx.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Yeah it was all about the theme this month and this matched it perfectly. Glad you've seen them live loads of times

[@Rowenband]

Well I didn't know this piece. It was great. I loved Alice Cooper when I was a teenager but stopped listening him a few years after. Don't know why. It seems I missed something. Thanks Steve.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Hey Rowanband. Not heard from you in a while. Glad you're all good. I'd say this was quite a delight for me, creepy, message delivered on point. Glad you got something out of it too 🙂

[@Rowenband]

@@MusicForTheSoulReactions Well I'm under pressure with the coming out (here in France) of my new booK Yet I left you a comment about Peter Hammill's Fall of The Usher House song, Architecture. But I have 2-3 videos from you that I still have to watch. Go ahead with this channel. Your choices are great.

[@amarok9097]

Glorious orchestration on this album.

[@gtweath]

This was the first album I ever bought about 46 years ago at 16 or 17 y.o.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

I wonder what your 16 year old brain made of this creepy song?!

[@andrewwhite7868]

Love these three songs! Creepiest I've ever heard in rock. Check out Alice Cooper's Ballad of Dwight Fry. I think you'll really like it.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Yeah this was definitely beautifully delivered in its creepy message. Loved it. Thanks for the extra suggestion

[@morbiouslenoir]

With all the great live videos on YT, you went with the album?

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🤷🏻

[@ianfrancis417]

I bought this albumn back in 1975. Wasn't ever that gripped by it, but there's good stuff there. Very clever, very emotive. I can appreciate it more now I'm older. It's not something you'd have on your playlist though is it? Early Cooper albumns, the group really, are great. Killer, Schools Out, Love It To Death. Doubt you'd have time to listen to the whole lot, but you should have a go a one or two early Alice Coopers.

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

I find that most bands, perhaps from the rare one or two struggle to have a complete library of perfect material. I consider it lucky if one has a good solid 10 amazing top tier records, enough to compose a greatest hits album for instance. I hope to hear more of Alice Coopers bangers. Cheers for the comment

[@ravenwraith2720]

You missed only women bleed from the album, which is what the end of the awakening eludes to lol

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Ah did I?! 🤦‍♂️

[@Karen_in_Canada]

Want to visit horror you have to include Meatloaf, there are a few cuts

[@redmackinnon4590]

I wish you would have waited until the end to comment as you broke it up so much

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Fair play, appreciate the feedback

[@Tarkus_]

I'm a huge fan of the original Alice Cooper band, but I'm not so crazy about Alice's solo career. With one huge exception. This album is crazy good. There was also a TV special in which it was performed on stage, which was really good (if a bit cheesy).

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Yeah I liked the imagery the song conjured up in my mind, I thought about watching a love performance but thought it would ruin the experience, glad I chose correctly!

[@alanwaine4186]

@@MusicForTheSoulReactions yes, you don't want to watch the love performance lol !!!

[@nealjones255]

Hi Stephen Daughter went to see him at Birmingham the other night Yes he’s still got it fair do’s Alice ! Neal

[@LeeQuinnell]

Hey mate...thanks for doing this...loved your reaction to this..just off to a wedding.....might give them a blast of this.... love and peace to you my friend...later dude

[@MusicForTheSoulReactions]

Hey bud, appreciated the great recommendation, hope you saw the multiple shoutouts I gave you 🤣 Enjoy the wedding, have a blinder of a weekend fella

[@LeeQuinnell]

Yeah mate you done me and Alice proud...yep got a bit of a thirst on later Steve mate ​@MusicForTheSoulReactions

[@Pcrimson1]

Sorry, pass...not for me.

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Fair doo's Roadie