With Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Erin Moran. Alice was at his peak in the early and mid-70's and 'Welcome To My Nightmare' was him at his best. Buy the DVD at: http://www.shoutfactory.com/?q=node/174845The Strange Case of Alice Cooper is a live concert video release of Alice Cooper, first released on VHS in 1979. [4] The remastered CD version adds three alternate version bonus tracks. It is Alice Cooper’s first solo album (all previous Alice Cooper releases were band efforts), and his only album for the Atlantic Records label. It is Alice Cooper's first solo album (all previous Alice Cooper releases were band efforts), and his only album for the Atlantic Records label. Change won't be easy, but it's their only hope of reclaiming their lives. It’s an ambitious album that catapulted his career into the next phase. With David Hollander, Steve Antin, Sharon Spelman, Robyn Lively. Composer Bob Ezrin's macabre melodies are superb. Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone called the album "a TV soundtrack that sounds like one. Prato considered the album Cooper's best solo work, despite the absence of the original band: "While the music lost most of the gritty edge of the original AC lineup, Welcome to My Nightmare remains Alice's best solo effort – while some tracks stray from his expected hard rock direction, there's plenty of fist-pumping rock to go around." The album is a sequel to his 1975 album Welcome to My Nightmare. [6][8], The opening track has been referred to as "Disco flavored". Repeatable: Yes. Extreme hoarders Chris and Laurie are spiraling out of control. Alice's first solo record was also his most successful as a solo artist, not to say it all went downhill from there but he never would again reach such heights. But in escaping from the mask of rock singer which he claimed he found so confining, Cooper has found just another false face. Hits include "I'm Eighteen," "Be My Lover," "Under My Wheels," "School's Out," "Elected," & "Billion Dollar Babies". "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers", "Shine Like a Radio: The Great Lost 1974 album", "Only Women Bleed – Alice Cooper : Listen, Appearances, Song Review", "40 Years Ago: Alice Cooper Goes Solo With 'Welcome to My Nightmare, "Album Of The Week Club Review: Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare", Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. You say, 'Let's go' Researcher Breoro says 'May the Gods be with you.' A sequel concept album, Welcome 2 My Nightmare, was released in 2011. Alice Cooper was one of the biggest concert draws in the seventies with a string of gold and platinum albums to his name. Zone in Phrase: go. Played in sequence, the songs form a journey through the nightmares of a child named Steven. While the music lost most of the gritty edge of the original AC lineup, Welcome to My … The album also includes covers of the title track and "Only Women Bleed". Subsequently, Ezrin produced and performed on Lou Reed’s 1973 concept album Berlin, including Hunter, Wagner, and Tony Levin. Task Steps: Welcome to My Nightmare is a concept album. "[6] The New York Times, describing the subsequent tour, said that Cooper was much tougher than he looked in concert.[10]. Reed’s band on his following live album Rock 'n' Roll Animal was composed of Hunter, Wagner, Prakash John, and Pentti Glan. You have been assigned the task 'Welcome to My Nightmare'. It is Alice Cooper's first solo album (all previous Alice Cooper releases were band efforts), and his only album for the Atlantic Records label. Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare (Live 1979) - YouTube The cover artwork was created by Drew Struzan for Pacific Eye and Ear. It is the last album from which every song has been performed live, although "The Awakening" was never played until the Trash Tour on November 21, 1989;[12] while "Some Folks"[13] and "Escape"[14] were never performed after the album's support tour apart from a handful of performances of the latter song in 2001. Most of Lou Reed’s band joined Cooper for this record. "[7], In addition, Robert Christgau rated the album a B− grade, stating that it "actually ain't so bad – no worse than all the others". The original version of "Escape" was recorded by The Hollywood Stars for their shelved 1974 album Shine Like a Radio, which was finally released in 2013. Welcome to My Nightmare is a concept album by Alice Cooper, released in 1975. Quest Giver: Researcher Breoro . Requirements: The Beast of Rage, The Beast of Horror, The Beast of the Unknown, The Beast of Rot Request Phrase: ready. Welcome to My Nightmare is a 1976 concert film of Alice Cooper's show of the same name. 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