The beginnings

In 1964, the high school band "The Earwigs" formed, consisting of members Vincent Furnier, Glen Buxton and Dennis Dunaway. At first, they were not completely serious about music: The band participated annually in their high school's talent show, their talent: they parodied songs by the Beatles without knowing how to play an instrument or sing. Due to the positive reactions of the audience, they thought about getting into music seriously. 

The rise

After several name changes (The Spiders, The Nazz) and band growth, the band "Alice Cooper" was formed in 1968, now with two more members: Michael Bruce and Neal Smith. Success was a long time coming, then they met the musician Frank Zappa, who called them the worst band in LA and signed them to his label "Straight Records". As a result, the first albums "Pretties for you" and "Easy Action" were released, but they remained unsuccessful. After Zappa ended the collaboration, the band moved back to Detroit to avoid being forgotten.

The breakthrough

When producer Bob Ezrin became aware of them, the friends released the album "Love it to Death" under his direction and made it into the Top 20 in the charts of Great Britian and the U.S. The big international breakthrough came with singles like "I'm Eighteen" and "Schools Out". After that "Alice Cooper" are guarantors for hits and can really clear in Great Britian and the U.S. The band breaks up after the album "Muscle Of Love" and Vincent Furnier becomes a solo artist under the name "Alice Cooper".

(Neala R. - Jul. 2023)

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