My First Time Listening To Alice Cooper - School's Out!!!

[@magicbrownie1357]

Check out more Alice: "Only Women Bleed" "Billion Dollar Baby" "I'm Eighteen" "No Mr. Nice Guy"

[@stevedahlberg8680]

💯. Although one of my favorite songs of his from his album Love It To Death is Long Way To Go. It was featured in the movie The World According to G.A.R.P., but really I love every song on that classic album from 1973 or 1974. I've even covered a couple of those in a band I was in at one point. We did our own spin on them and the audiences inevitably loved it.

[@luvutons411]

Alice is now 75 years young and still pouring out great shows. If you can Silas definitely see him "live"...🎤🎸👍

[@VidiotSavante]

We used to hear this on the radio at the end of every school year growing up and we'd all sing along. Here's a few more from Alice Cooper you should hit next: I'm Eighteen, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Under My Wheels, Be My Lover, Dead Babies, Clones (We're All), Cold Ethyl, and Only Women Bleed.

[@jaquestraw1]

He is no doubt the first of his kind. This entire album is excellent. He doesn't get the credit he deserves for being a really brilliant songwriter and lyricist.

[@shasta810]

They were The first of their kind don't forget Alice Cooper is the entire band name here not one person. The band members are also the writers of these great songs back then.

[@smffeb58]

You know what all of us school kids from 1972 going forward sang at the end of the year (May/June) depending on location. My senior year was 1975, Alice Cooper was the bomb, actually music in the 60/70/80s was nuclear bombs. Enjoy, check out No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice C. Another fun rocker

[@bettybailey8804]

That was played over the loud speaker at our school at the end of every year

[@donaldanderson6604]

I remember when this came out; the grown ups thought it was the end of civilisation as we know it! Like many artists he had to come over to England to make it. He said us Brits "got it" and realised the whole thing was just pantomime. 50 years later this still rocks.

[@LilyNJNY]

Alice Cooper was the 1st concert I attended at the age of 15 in 1971. Amazing then, and never forgot it.

[@MisterWondrous]

Your enthusiasm is infectious. Great to hear this again. It was popular when I was graduating high school, and was certainly the theme song, and reality for many, who said screw school and hitched around the country or Europe, if well-heeled. Good to take time way and figure out things.

[@latheofheaven1017]

I was a teenager when this album came out. My friend had a copy, and we immediately set about replicating the desktop on the cover of the album on one of the desks at school. 😁

[@jonathanlocke6404]

Alice Cooper was the first concert I ever attended. I was 14 and it was 1975. I was allowed to go because my oldest brother would be taking and supervising me. (This passed muster with the parents, even though I think they would have been upset that the "supervision" wasn't stricter, heh.) He graduated high school in 1972, and this was voted his class song. By the time I saw Alice, he had broken up the original band heard here. He had top flight people in his new band (the legendary guitarists Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner, known for their work with Lou Reed, among them) but I liked his first band, because they really were a group of guys who knew each other and hung out together in high school, starting in garages and growing up together through the lean years until they were pretty accomplished and very tight as a band. You will want to hit "I'm Eighteen" (often called "America's 'My Generation'"), and "Billion Dollar Babies"...At one point, around 1973 or 74, they might have been the biggest American rock band. I remember reading that they outgrossed the Rolling Stones in touring revenue one year...

[@adamelliott18]

Pretty well anything by Alice will be fire. Live, even better. Have fun! 😊

[@doplinger1]

I loved Alice and I’ve seen him 6 or 8 times, but I don’t care for much that he did after 1980. The early stuff is absolutely killer, even the deep cuts. And he’s still awesome to see in concert!

[@Sopmylo]

That the album was originally released wrapped in panties is about as 70's as you get.

[@phillipharrison7283]

If you plan on doing a whole album then my recommendation would be 'Billion Dollar Babies'. Thoroughly brilliant. Then you may like to follow up with 'Welcome to my Nightmare'. Cheers Silas ✌

[@jazzyboy7784]

"No more Mr. Nice guy"...great song you'll enjoy. "Billion dollar babies ".

[@rdumontdebeque]

Also check out: “Elected”, “Hello, Hooray”

[@hoinkinator]

Good reaction. Alice Cooper was my first concert. It was 1978 and Blondie was the opening act. He put on an awesome show.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

I saw him a few years ago and the show was incredible. He sounded amazing, the music was loud and hard and it was one hit after another. IDK if he started touring again after the big C but if he is, Silas, I HIGHLY recommend taking Olivia to one of the best R&R shows out there. The oldies are fading fast. Get out and see them bc after they're gone, what's left?

[@steveowens2505]

A sub teacher suggested going to see Alice in a local club when I was in middle school. She confused him with a female folk singer. He was swinging in rafters in his hole ridden underwear. Lol!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I love Alice Cooper to death. In fact that's the name of my favorite classic album from him, Love It To Death. I think it's from around 1973. Silas, I bet you would totally dig that whole album. And it does have some nice sequencing to some of the tracks. School's Out came out a little earlier and I can remember us belting this at the top of our lungs on the playground in grade school when it was getting close to the end of the school year in Spring and everyone was so antsy.

[@edb6690]

We used it for our graduation in '74, all the kids loved it!

[@garylarue3899]

interesting live performances is an understatement! You must check out one of his live shows. Saw them several times over the years and it was always fantastic. A really humble down to earth guy off stage as well.

[@DannyD714]

alice got the term "school's out" from an old dead end kids movie from the 1930s. one of the characters told another "school's out" while tapping his temple, meaning it was time to grow up. in alice's song it takes a more literal meaning.

[@sabbatopuella6733]

This is an anthem. You don't want a rock hit, you want an anthem. Legend.

[@maryannturton9830]

Hey Silas,this was the anthem of every high school senior on the last day of school!🎶👊

[@cletushouse906]

Saw Alice back in ‘73. Never have seen another show like it and I’ve seen several.

[@79BlackRose]

This was released 51 years ago! The vinyl record was wrapped in a pair of paper panties! But they were liable to catch fire so they stopped putting them in there, lol. 😂 This single was very successful and spent 3 weeks at #1 in the UK. 👍

[@littlejimmy7402]

I had the best songs playing on the last day of school. This, "The Wall", so many KISS songs, The Who, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin

[@jalkabre5904]

Every kids anthem back in the day. Last day of school song blaring to welcome in summer vacation.

[@joeheffernan5268]

This song was played every last day of school at 3:15 on the local radio station during the 70's and 80"s were I grew up..lol it was the start of summer break

[@joannparker1977]

This is the song you listened to the last day of school. And I remember right after I took my last final exam in college, it was especially powerful. But, then real life began… FYI. This guy is brilliant. Very intelligent and philosophical. Great guy.

[@xr4tihonk]

There is a great documentary about him called "Super Duper Alice Cooper". He talks about being such an alcoholic that he used to keep an open beer next to his bed, so the first thing he did when he woke up was have a drink. He is also huge into golf, he did commercials for Cleveland irons.

[@sophiecooper1824]

Awesome reaction , and yes please react to some of his live shows. I recommend you watch the live version of school's out from 2017 in Paris . You'll enjoy it

[@jenniferandrews1917]

This song was played by me for the last 4 years of high school on the last day. Everything you read about Alice’s concerts is real. My favorite part was when he used a gigantic hypothermic needle to draw blood from the evil nurses. Alice is native to Phoenix AZ and still lives there. He owns a few restaurants and tours periodically. Great guy who loves baseball.

[@singluna888]

I was in high school when this came out. We all loved this one.

[@vernhoke7730]

I recorded this to 8-track back in '72 and played it as loud as my car stereo would go leaving on the last day of school. Well if I had this song in '72 that's 51 years, and counting.

[@user-gy5cx5db2i]

alice cooper schools out one of the greatest teen anthems of all time -classic performance on top of the tops when he had his sword and pretended to hang a female audience member by her hair!! then followed up with elected ,also great..

[@carrerlluna66]

Nice one Silas ! Alice Cooper was originally the name of the band but the singer, Vincent Furnier took it as his own. The writing credit a lot of the time goes to all of the band. Rhythm guitarist Michael Bruce wrote or co wrote many of the songs and hits, Glen Buxton wrote a bit too and was a unique lead guitarist with a wiggly vibrato, Dennis Dunaway played bass and wrote some songs too with the awesome Neal Smith on drums. I love all the albums from the 1st " Pretties For You" all the way to " Muscle of Love " but my classic 4 are " Love it To Death", " Killer", " School's Out " and " Billion Dollar Babies". To me when the original members left it just wasn't the same. Please more early classic Alice Cooper, Silas and Co. !!

[@T-ShirtMagic]

My 20s experience in front row live show gore - we'd leave concert arena covered in fake blood. On stage ten foot monsters and decapitations. Also remember how mesmerizing his drummer was with stick tricks, but never missing a beat!

[@reverts3031]

This song was a joy to listen to when the school year ended.

[@BrockHagen]

Great live show ... 50 years ago. Alice was a Zappa discovery ... one of the first to sign on Zappa's label. Speaking of Zappa ... try Inca Roads, Montana or the Yellow Snow suite.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

I knew you liked it when I saw you get out of your seat! Alice Cooper is incredible. I got to see the band once, they put on quite a show. Songs to check out: Under My Wheels, I'm 18, Dead Babies, Luney Tunes, Billion Dollar Babies, Public Animal #9, I can go on and on. Great stuff!

[@margiemcpeak9304]

Silas! You've gotta SEE some of his videos, too‼🔥

[@stephenroberge7824]

Hi guy this is Steven from Montreal you want good live performances from him check out theatre of blood and take out the songs go to hell or Black Widow that whole show is amazing. He works as a disc jockey for Chom in Montreal radio station love your reactions keep the good work

[@stephenroberge7824]

And by the way I saw him three times in the seventies in Montreal.

[@erikahlander3489]

Most influental rock and prog muscians in 60s and early 70s were from the UK. Alice Cooper (and Frank Zappa, Sparks, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and a few more) were from the US. Arthur Brown had his hit "Fire" in 1968. Black Sabbath released Paranoid in 1970, and Alice Cooper's first hit "I'm eighteen" was released 1971.

[@heartlessbasturd5481]

Always played this on the last day of school. It was a given.

[@biffmalibu9488]

Under My Wheels, Be My Lover, I'm Eighteen. Can't go wrong...

[@pauldonaldson6203]

Hi Silas another great reaction. I recommend his appearence on Top of the Pops 1972

[@dann7788]

Check out the whole album BILLION DOLLAR BABIES.

[@despinakollas]

Used to work overnight in a NYC deli, and this man, amazing. Kind, respectful, fabulous.

[@showyourvidz]

Alice Cooper did some videos back in the 70's with Spanish artist Salvador Dalí. I think you might like.

[@timothybush9633]

Hi Silas, I met and live around the place where he lives and Yes He's Cool😀

[@norahdenovan8658]

God we used to sing this when school broke up for summer holiday’s here in the UK ☺️

[@sophiapangloss2149]

Glad you enjoyed this Rock God, this was a blast back in 1972. Don't know if you noticed but the album cover is the top lid of an old-fashioned school desk, complete with scratched graffiti, and it lifted up to show the inside of the desk, very cool. He would be great to see live, but I'm afraid after 50 years and more of doing his own thing, the TRAs have come for him because he said that blocking puberty in gay kids, leading to their sterilisation and medicalisation, is just a 'fad', and of course he's nearly right, it's more like a major scandal than a fad, but anyway, for expressing his opinion he is currently being 'cancelled' losing a contract to advertise make-up, they're coming for him now... It's a funny ol' world...

[@gandalf679]

Hello again from Wyoming, now that you've dipped your toe in "Cooper" you must check out his "Welcome to my Nightmare" LP, including Vincent Price adding some very nice "spooky" soliloquy to boot...enjoy your content brother, Rock ON!!

[@SRG1966]

Hes still touring and releasing new material. His hits are great but check out deep cuts like "Black Juju" or "Dead Babies" to truly appreciate his stuff.

[@23cutemonkey]

Playing that the last day of school was certainly what we did! ,max volume out the windows into the quad. Such a good feeling. It was so hated by out teachers and parents who thought Alice Cooper was evil. up there with Mick Jagger for his terrible influence on the young.

[@KalElvis]

Alice rules. Last time he was at the Murat downtown I went. GREAT live show.

[@justjack0715]

Well, now you did it! You opened the AC vault! There's so many ways to go from here. Sick Things? Elected? Generation Landslide? Billion Dollar Babies? Or you may want to delve into his ballad laced sober stuff like, "How You Gonna See Me Now", or "I'll Never Cry" - Well, no matter what, you can't go wrong with Alice! Well done! 😁

[@user-yl9wz7uc3u]

WE PLAYED THIS SONG EVERY SUMMER LOL!!!!!

[@DougJables]

Even teachers play this on the last day of school!

[@danrieke9988]

First heard 'Coop in '72. Never looked back. Watched him hang himself on stage. The 'Coop. You MUST listen to the entire album start-to-finish.

[@jamesanderson5268]

Alice had two outstanding albums that didn't get much air play. They are "Alice Cooper Goes To Hell" and "From The Inside". The first is a dream he had about going to Hell. The second is about his time in rehab. They are on KZbin if you want to check them out.

[@damnyancey]

Welcome to my Nightmare. The whole album.

[@johnstrome007]

I'm always shocked when I see that young people do not know Alice Cooper's school's out. Back in the 70s, that song was probably sung by every student in the English speaking world. At my school, they tried all kinds of threats to try and stop us from singing that song. Then, in 79 6:22 , Pink Floyd released "The Wall" and that became a new school anthem song.

[@bobmorgan1575]

One song I see missing from the other comments I've read is "Poison".

[@StoneShards]

Do "Public Animal #9"!

[@TerryKrysinski]

You've opened up Pandora's Box now,Silas. You could easily react to full albums 'Love It To Death, Killer, School's Out, Billion Dollar Babies,Muscle Of Love and Welcome To My Nightmare, Fantastic classic hard rock- top tier stuff,bro! And get this...his brand new album,'Road' is another great album front to back! Dive in,guy--it's a wild ride! T

[@sergebrunet4218]

Check out Holywood Vampires, It s a second band he s got with Johnny Depp ! 😎

[@paullynn473]

Great song actually a celebration of school😅 hopefully you will try some early seventies Glam Rock❤

[@Montyliciuos69]

Live is fkn amazing🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🇦🇺👈

[@NoBSchannel313]

You would love the guitar in Halo of Flies By Alice.

[@dann7788]

The first band for Alice, Billion Dollar Babies band is also very under-rated.

[@paulrt3]

Next should be "No more Mr. Nice Guy"

[@jefflester299]

All your reaction should be live performance of the song you're reacting to

[@iansmith1286]

He’s also a really good golfer.

[@donwest5387]

Alice going to blow some newbies away

[@latheofheaven1017]

People say Alice was a progenitor of shock rock. I remember it just being fun. And I'm sure Alice's tongue has always been set firmly in his cheek. He's a very clever guy though; just listen to any interview he's done, and you'll see an observer and commentator like Frank Zappa.

[@johnthegreek5836]

This actually more one of his pop songs

[@billhealey2060]

Please do Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies" - you won't regret

[@ninjafirewolf]

James Brown TAMI Performance

[@rodb9275]

Dear god, you are a handsome young man. Not tryin to be weird, but it HAS to be said. What a charmer

[@Ceeeje]

more like almost ^six* decades !!

[@fenderchamp8241]

The Ballad of Dwight Fry is a ACB deep track but still great anyway.

[@davidhumiston6500]

Will you play that every year since it came out at the end of school year..

[@mattbailey9396]

👍

[@chrisjenkins6120]

He’s an old guy now and last I heard he was livin in Vegas.

[@edb6690]

I'm pretty positive he lives in Phoenix. He has several restaurants there, and many celebraties talk about playing golf with him there. He was very good friends with country star Glen Campbell until Glen's death.

[@MattJaissleFilms]

Eighteen, No More Mr Nice Guy, Billion Dollar Babies, Welcome to my Nightmare...

[@janetcraft]

Hey dude, you gotta find a Part/Time job. By the way - thanks for this music. Keep the faith. :)

[@Ceeeje]

listen to: "the ballad of dwight fry"...👊👊👊

[@voodoochild2968]

18 for harder Alice and "You and me" for the softer Alice

[@JoeThornhill]

Is it just me being in England or is your Don Henley reaction unavailable? I have the notification, It has the thumbnail, it showed up at the end of this video but it wont play when I click on it, either all white or black screen with the time all zeros.

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

I'M 18, BILLION DOLLAR BABIES.

[@Farmlandsfallfan]

This is good but Elected is another level.

[@davidhumiston6500]

This is a rabbit hole you would enjoy.. Alice has some great too many to count

[@craigmarkowski7156]

You better hurry he's a 109 😂

[@scottlaughlin9897]

Only women bleed live is great!

[@davidpeters44]

bad audio on this upload. thumbs down.

[@edb6690]

I just heard it and the audio was fine.