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From: jbuck@epicen.UUCP (Joe Buck)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Alice anyone?
Message-ID: <127@epicen.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-May-85 20:43:57 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 15 20:43:57 1985
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Organization: Entropic Processing, Inc., Cupertino, CA
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Summary: sacrilege!

> From: michaelf@ISM780.UUCP
> Date: 10 May 85 13:48:00 GMT
> 
>	... 
>       What I want to know is, is anyone else awaiting an Alice
>       Cooper Revival? I think his music is very underrated.
>       Listen to the Killer album. It sounds like it was recorded
>       yesterday. I consider him to be a rock heavyweight. ( Can
>       anyone confirm my belief that the Velvet Underground was
>       his band in his film WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE?)
> 	...

You've got to be kidding. Alice Cooper, while he had talent,
was at best a cheap imitation of the real thing (Velvet Underground).
In fact, I saw a liner note (on a V.U. album released after the band
broke up, I forget which one) in which David Bowie accused Alice
Cooper of stealing everything from V.U. Since this went on a liner
note to a Velvet album, I doubt that the band was close to Cooper.
Of course, Bowie stole a lot from them as well. Other blatent imitators:
Iggy Pop and Dream Syndicate.

Listen to any of the later Velvet albums (especially "Loaded"). It
also sounds very fresh, and has some amazing vocal performances by
Lou Reed.

Forget the imitation. Get the real thing. MGM/Verve has recently re-released
several Velvet albums, as well as a collection of previously unreleased
material that was apparently meant for their never-released fourth album
(called "VU"). Buy them all. My only beef is that the liner notes to "VU"
try to give you the impression that "Loaded" is worthless (recorded by 
A Different Record Company).
-- 
Joe Buck		Entropic Processing, Inc. (epi)
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