Alice Cooper - Muscle Of Love - 1973 video free download

This video, for the purpose of music history and education, is a tribute to the Alice Cooper band's career in the '60s and '70s. In 2011 they were deservedly inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "Muscle Of Love" was released on their same-titled album in 1973. It was written by Alice and Michael Bruce.

The Alice Cooper band emerged through several incarnations before becoming the very successful line-up in the early '70s. In 1964 Vince Furnier (aka Alice), with several fellow high school students from Cortez High School in Phoenix, AZ started a group called The Earwigs; they were Vince, Dennis Dunaway (bass), Glen Buxton (guitar), John Tatum (rhythm guitar), and John Speer (drums). At first they couldn't play instruments but won a talent contest mimicking Beatles songs. Quickly learning instruments they renamed themselves The Spiders using a spider web as a stage backdrop. In 1965 they released a single "Why Don't You Love Me" (a Blackwells cover) which Vince learned the harmonica for this song.

In 1966 Michael Bruce replaced Tatum on rhythm guitar and the band had a local #1 radio hit "Don't Blow Your Mind." In 1967 they renamed themselves as The Nazz producing a couple more singles until discovering that Todd Rundgren already had a band with that name. At this time Neal Smith replaced Speer on drums and in 1968 they renamed themselves the Alice Cooper band. This line-up decided to be a uniquely styled band in contrast to the many psychedelic or "hippie" bands of the late '60s employing creative, spontaneous, glam outfits made by Dunaway's wife Cindy, and at times shocking stage shows or with creative ideas such as covering the band with white sheets on stage. Their Toronto '69 concert, which was videotaped, shows their wild performance art and how Alice interacted with the band and audience in a way US audiences had not seen before.

Their first album Pretties For You, released in '69, wasn't very successful nor was their second album Easy Action in 1970. But in 1970 with new producer Bob Ezrin they had their first successful hit with "I'm Eighteen" on their 1971 album Love It Death, which eventually went Platinum. More good things were to come. During this time their shows moved in the direction of the familiar macabre, villainous figures with guillotines, dolls, snakes, and Alice's drippy black eye make-up. In '71 they had hits with "Under My Wheels" and "Be My Lover" from their album Killer, which also went Platinum. In the summer of '72 they released their School's Out album with its unique record cover and goodies inside-and the album peaked at #2 on the US Billboard chart. The same-titled single was their first biggest hit at #7 on the US charts and has become a staple song played live and still on the radio.

Their success continued with their '73 album Billion Dollar Babies reaching #1 on the US album charts, and it went Platinum. Their '73 tour broke records previously held by the Rolling Stones. Their theatrics proved to be a wise decision, but their catchy riffs, melodic and memorable lyrics on their hit singles proved they were not just about a show. The album Muscle Of Love was the last album with this classic line-up. Produced by Jack Douglas and Jack Richardson it reached Gold. The song "Muscle Of Love" also appeared on their Platinum '74 Greatest Hits album.

Their '71-'74 albums, four of them Platinum on the Warner Brothers label, cemented this group as a formidable force and original band of the early '70s. Sadly in 1974 they disbanded. Alice went on to have great success with his solo Welcome To My Nightmare album in 1975, also produced by Bob Ezrin. Today the former original band members remain musicians in their own right and have contributed to Alice's Welcome2MyNightmare album released 9-13-11. Glen Buxton, who is or was on Rolling Stone magazine's All-Time Top 100 Guitarists list, sadly died October 19, 1997 at 50 yrs-old. RIP Glen.

The new documentary Super Duper Alice Cooper (4-22-14) by Banger Films has a lot of great info & photos about their early days that I can't possibly fit here. I thought it was great & informative, and I learned new things about a longtime favorite band since I was 7 yrs old...1973. Our 1st AC album was School's Out on 8-track.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3228830/

Check out alicecooper.com for much more information.

This is where they began: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RGiCNd1a8U

The Spider's hit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dtu8gNmkZ8&playnext=1&list=PL13656DDAC1BB2D37

Toronto Concert '69: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOl_QcVIpWM

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