Alice cooper neal smith s billion dollar babies 1973. In 1973, the who, alice cooper and led zeppelin changed. There are many great sites which cover the many aspects of alice cooper but this site is designed to focus solely on alice coopers tour programs. Alice cooper billion dollar babies rock memorabilia baby pillow cover pillowcase. When it became clear cooper wasnt ready to give up his successful solo career, the band christened themselves billion dollar babies and finished the album with bruce singing. Journalist bob greene joins studs terkel to talk about his book billion dollar baby and about his experience on tour with rock and roll band alice cooper. Here is a colorful, irreverent poster available at 2016 february 20. Over too quickly and by did it end with a very big bang. Coopers band had scarcely unpacked from the billion dollar babies tour before they were back at work recording a followup. Excess was always best for alice cooper hartford courant. Billion dollar babies is a popular 1973 single by the rock group alice cooper, taken from the album billion dollar babies. For several songs, the group ran a microphone into an empty.
Nice guygeneration landslidesick thingsmary anni love the dead performer notes. It is known in the internet circles that at first neal smith didnt acknowledge this 3cd set release and publicly wrote an open. The billion dollar babies tour was the mother of all tours. Get the best deals on alice cooper memorabilia when you shop the largest online selection at. This book was written by chicago tribune columnist bob greene who toured with the band during billion dollar babies holiday tour of 1973. Jun 26, 2017 some of those songs hold up beautifully, especially the teen anthem schools out. The alice cooper tour programs website tour programs. Bruces solo album, in my own way, had been sold to polydor in germany. It was an americancanadian coproduction by cbs, cinar now cookie jar entertainment, and cbc. Alices isolation was now exacerbated by an aggressive bodyguard who. Bob greene thought he was joining alice cooper for the follow up to the most successful concert tour in the history popular musicthe billion dollar babies tour what he got was a frontrow seat for the unraveling of the most dangerous band in the world. Good to see you again, alice cooper live 1973 billion. Song for song, billion dollar babies is probably the original alice cooper groups finest and strongest. Billion dollar babies is a prime example of what can be achieved if you strike while the iron is hot.
Bob greene wrote a book, billion dollar babies, about this tour. The building still is there, its last use was as a 1920style restaurant. A fairly young reporter, bob greene from chicago, pitched the idea of traveling with them on their christmas tour, the billion dollar babies tour, as a singer and performer he couldnt sing worth a hill of beans, but thats another story. Baby dolls were put to death at the sword wielding hands of alice.
Oct 27, 2012 billion dollar baby 1 the last line most certainly got my attention and has me coming back for more. Dec, 2014 billion dollar babies live at the nec, birmingham, uk december 1989 alice cooper, reggie vincent, michael bruce. A provocative young journalist chronicles his adventures on tour as a performing member of the alice cooper rockandroll band hardcover january 1, 1974 by bob greene author. This was made only to proof the book before it went to press. Jul 26, 20 coopers band had scarcely unpacked from the billion dollar babies tour before they were back at work recording a followup. Led zeppelin, alice cooper, the who and the birth of the mega. The years in the run up to this albums release saw alice cooper establish themselves as the great black hope of american rock and roll, with love it to death andkiller establishing them as an act capable of penning albums that found a willing and sizeable audience of hard rock fans. Share a photovideo of you holding a sign featuring a word from the lyrics to the song and you could be in the final video.
Provided to youtube by rhinowarner records billion dollar babies alice cooper alice coopers greatest hits. Billion dollar babies, an album by alice cooper on spotify. The alice cooper billion dollar babies tourbook vintage tee features the classic alice cooper tourbook artwork in vivid colors. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. To the right is a photo of a blueline proof of the tour book. Alice cooper billion dollar babies tourbook vintage design.
Bob greene discusses his book billion dollar baby the. Ethan has a lot of explaining to do, but nothing is coming out. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from billion dollar babies at the discogs marketplace. Mar 29, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Billion dollar babies er det sjette studioalbum av det amerikanske hardrockbandet alice cooper, gjeven ut i 1973. It was the billion dollar babies tour that shocked the world, though. After the album was released, the band embarked on a tour. Alice cooper will be launching a brandnew song, dont give up on may 15 and he is calling on you to be a part of this special song. To preorder billion dollar babies first ever live show flint 1977 cd, go here. Alice coopers halloween night of fear 2011, bare bones tour, billion dollar babies, british rock symphony, brutal planet, descent into dragontown, dirty diamonds, easy action, flush the fashion, halloween hootenanny theatre of death, hey stoopid, killer, king of the silver screen, life and crimes of alice cooper, live in the. Billion dollar baby rubber little lady, slicker than a weasel grimy as an alley, loves me like no other lover billion dollar baby rubber little monster, baby. A provocative young journalist chronicles his adventures on tour as a performing member of the alice cooper rockandroll band. He helps to take care of the babies but soon turns the babies into a freak show. The rock and roll hall of fame drummer for the alice cooper band used this custom wrapped, 18 piece premier drum kit on the groundbreaking 1973 billion dollar babies tour.
Billion dollar baby 2 hot and intense eve after the bombshell drop. Alice cooper billion dollar babies lyrics genius lyrics. Polydor did a very limited test pressing and decided to shelve it. However, things were becoming strained within the band. Billion dollar babies was the name of the band founded in 1976 by michael bruce, mike marconi, dennis dunaway, bob dolin and neal smith after they split from alice cooper in 1974. Billion dollar baby 1 the last line most certainly got my attention and has me coming back for more. Bob greene was the author of the book billion dollar baby, one of the. Led zeppelin, alice cooper, the who and the birth of the. Sex, drugs and rock n roll became official in 1973 when the who, led zeppelin and alice cooper took their acts on the road and the groupies thronged. Billion dollar babies holiday tour mol bob gruen photo.
It was all about excess, and there hasnt been a tour like it since. With billion dollar babies, alice cooper refined the raw grit of their earlier work in favor of a slightly more polished sound courtesy of superproducer bob ezrin, resulting in a megahit album that reached the top of the u. Treble named it in its list 10 essential glam rock albums. Hello hoorayraped and freezinelectedbillion dollar babiesunfinished sweetno more mr. Make offer alice cooper 1980 commando tour concert program book booklet vg 2 excellent. The album became the best selling alice cooper record at the time of its release, hit number one on the album charts in both the united states and the united kingdom, and went on to be certified platinum by the recording industry association of america. Description alice cooper neal smith s billion dollar babies 1973 tour premier mirror ball drum set. Albumet vart det bestseljande albumet til alice cooper da det kom ut bade i usa og storbritannia og selde til platinaplate i usa.
Some of those songs hold up beautifully, especially the teen anthem schools out. Million dollar babies is a 1994 television film based on the fact based novel time of their livesthe dionne tragedy by john nihmey and stuart foxman. Not before long the government gets involved and the. Jun 30, 2014 two other musicians included bob dolin who worked with the alice cooper band back during the billion dollar babies tour and mike marconi who worked on neal smiths solo album in 74 which never got released until 1999. Alice coopers billion dollar babies tour in 1973 shocked the world. The stage was excessive, the violence perpetrated by alice was excessive, and the show was sexually excessive. The concert itself, the 1973 billion dollar babies tour, is fantastic and mustsee viewing for fans of the alice cooper group. The track is a duet between alice cooper and donovan, who provides the. Billion dollar babies by alice cooper album, hard rock. Alice cooper tour programs is a website designed for alice cooper fans to describe the many different tour programs.
The alice cooper billion dollar babies tourbook long sleeve tee features the classic alice cooper tourbook artwork in vivid colors. Billion dollar baby rubber little lady, slicker than a weasel grimy as an alley loves me like no other lover billion dollar baby rubber little monster, baby, i adore you. Vintage 1988 alice cooper raise your fist and yell tour program book with news 1987 alice cooper raise your fist yell live flesh tour horror rock program book alice cooper 1973 billion dollar babies tour program collector copy alice cooper welcome to my nightmare program alice cooper trashes the world 1989 tour book concert. Billion dollar babies tourbook long sleeve tee alice. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Dennis dunaway describes life in the alice cooper group. Billion dollar babies live at the nec, birmingham, uk december 1989 alice cooper, reggie vincent, michael bruce. Good to see you again, alice cooper is one of the greatest rock movies of all time. However, their 1977 album, battle axe was not a critical success and the band disintegrated. Band formed by three members of the alice cooper group after the group split in 1974.
Billion dollar babies was the brainchild of michael bruce, neal smith and dennis dunaway. The alice cooper tour programs website has been designed to provide information to help those interested in collecting alice coopers tour programs. With beau bridges, roy dupuis, celine bonnier, sean mccann. After the disappointing muscle of love album the band went its separate ways, and after changing his name to alice cooper, cooper took the shock rock to the next level, while his bad mates formed billion dollar babies who chose to go in a completely. Top band in front of the pink pussy cat on santa monica blvd, hollywood.
Billiondollar babies by james fallows the new york. Feb 26, 2007 billion dollar babies was everything outrageous and wonderful that the band had been working up to, and in such a short span of time. Battle axe by billion dollar babies album, hard rock. Billion dollar babies is the sixth studio album by american rock band alice cooper, released in 1973. Billion dollar baby by bob greene, 1974, atheneum edition, hardcover in english 1st ed. Alice cooper billion dollar babies studio album first released february 25, 1973 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia billion dollar babies is an album by american hard rock band alice cooper, released in february 1973. Dennis dunaway describes life in the alice cooper group youtube.
Watch the video for billion dollar babies from alice coopers billion dollar babies for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Explore releases from billion dollar babies at discogs. Greene was known to participate with his writing subjects. Watch the video for billion dollar babies from alice coopers billion dollar babies for.
Bob greene thought he was joining alice cooper for the follow up to the most successful concert tour in the history popular musicthe billion dollar babies tour what he got was a frontrow seat for the unraveling of the most dangerous band in the. The live albums release isnt the first time the billion dollar babies have been in the news in 2017. The concert film, which features the original band lineup in the middle of the legendary 1973 billion dollar babies tour is now making its bluray debut. They let him in and this is the book he wrote about it. Even gets mentions today as a forerunner of the ride along with the band. The end of the band part 3 other stuff the original glen. The object of the billion dollar babies tour was to pull a show business coup based on the concept of greed, cooper, who was born vincent damon furnier, wrote in his autobiography, me, alice. Billion dollar babies tourbook vintage tee alice cooper store. Earlier this year, three members of the group reunited with that bands namesake for a oneoff performance in nashville. Greene talks about the bands inception and their grotesque performance style, and comments on societys particularly the youths acceptance and adoration of this band despite their violent message, and the irony of that. Listening to billion dollar babies today, its hard to imagine that, even at that late stage, alice cooper was regarded by many as a mere novelty act.
Alice sports a pair of thighhigh leopard print boots over a tattered leotard while the band look sharp in white sequined suits. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Two other musicians included bob dolin who worked with the alice cooper band back during the billion dollar babies tour and mike marconi who worked on neal smiths solo album in 74 which never got released until 1999. Billion dollar babies tour dates alice cooper echive. The years in the run up to this albums release saw alice cooper establish themselves as the great black hope of american rock and roll, with love it to death andkiller establishing them as an act capable of penning albums that found a willing and sizeable.
Billion dollar babies the alice cooper show home facebook. This continues to be almost the only inside documented account of the experiences glen and the band had during this time in their career. Plans for, or the overriding theme for, the billion dollar babies tour really took. The billion dollar babies tour was a huge success and became the biggest rock production to that date. Why billion dollar babies, or spiders from mars, for that matter, didnt find an interesting character to back up is a pity. When a poor rural ontario family gives birth to quintuplet, the town doctor doesnt waste a second and takes over the family. Sessions for the album began at the galecie estate, a greenwich, connecticutbased mansion purchased by the group following the success of their 1972 album, schools out. Billion dollar babies tourbook long sleeve tee alice cooper. With six gold and five platinum records to his name, neal smith is a living legend. It was released in july 1973, months after the album had been released.
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