Potent Quotables: Cooper Cuts Deep
- Posted on Sep 4th 2009 1:00PM by Kim Davis
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"Are all American bands metro-sexual now? What happened to the balls?" --Alice Cooper
The original shock rocker slammed Stateside indie rockers, calling out "Gap t-shirt"-wearing Vampire Weekend for their "wimpy" stage presence.
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Mike Fat 9-05-2009
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BALLS? This from a male named ALICE. I wonder what he/she has.
luis quispehuamanat 9-05-2009
what happened to balls Mike? exactly.. although the new bands have talent. they are a new genre and can't be compared to alice or rock bands of the past. they historically changed the face of music and took it to the top of their respected levels. If you were to ask these bands of today for sure they would count the bands of past
as influences. Alice as you know him is quite the business man and made more million due to investments made wisely.
givemeyourskullat 9-05-2009
youre fucking kidding right? alice was the man in the seventies. i agree with him. seems like every band out there now are a bunch of whiny pussies.
mikeat 9-05-2009
Its obvious you don't know who Alice Cooper is or what he has contributed to the music world. He is right, many of todays so called ROCK bands lack the rough edge or grit that the rockers of yesterday had.
Richardat 9-05-2009
music has went to hell. in the 80's music was hard and reall. it kicked ass.now it bends over and takes it up the ass.now its like everyones worried about offending someone.in the 80's we didnt care if you didnt like it F... off.
Dave Pat 9-05-2009
Mike F Are you 15 or what. You better stick with Hanah Montana or Jonas Bro's. I don't think you could handle a Alice Cooper Show
MITCHat 9-05-2009
YOU UNDERSTAND NOTHING ABOUT MUSIC IF YOU INSULT ALICE COOPER OR ANY REAL ROCK BAND UNLIKE THESE LAME BANDS THAT ARE OUT TODAY,YOU PROBABLY LISTEN TO THE JONAS BROTHERS OR HANSEN.SMARTEN UP OR CUT YOUR EARS OFF
Chrisat 9-05-2009
His real name is Vincent Furnier......Alice Cooper is his stage name....asshole
Frank S.at 9-05-2009
Mike,
I'm sorry the Debate Team cut you from the squad. There's always the Chess Team. I suggest you enroll in Music Appreciation before you start popping off on Alice Cooper.
"School's Out" Mikey
T-Boneat 9-05-2009
I agree with 'hte coop", where's the shock value in these so called 'rock stars"? marilyn manson and trent reznor are the only 2 i can honestly say do "it' with an entertaining style. most of these "rockers' have no stage presence, style, or image.......they look like guys who work night =shift stocking shelves at wal-mart. i played in rock bands in the late 80's ands early 90's before that seattle crap happened, that was when rock died!!!!!!
brazat 9-05-2009
Yeah your right, because having an image is way cooler than the actual music you produce. Stage presence is a good thing, and Cooper had it. But VW as well as other bands have made some great music. And if you want stage presence for a contemporary band, check out Radiohead ignorant one.
Jat 9-05-2009
While i completely agree with cooper..t bone your obviously not a
real musician to call what happened in the early 90s with Seattle
crap..Alice in chains, Soundgarden, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam all hailed
from Seattle and were master crafstmen..so your opinion is no longer
credible haha
Joyceat 9-05-2009
Rock died in 1980. There were about a dozen songs in the 80s that were even decent. There are some current bands out there that are worth your money. If you want pure talent, it's Gov't Mule. For gritty southern rock, it's Drive By Truckers. For pure rock it's Shinedown. For contemporary grit, right now, it's Theory of a Deadman. To me some of the bands of today are the best since the 1970s. Of course Lynyrd Skynyrd will always be the BEST American Rock band. And don't diss Alice Cooper cause he definitely has the nads.
T-Boneat 9-05-2009
where are the LA GUNS, GUNS N ROSES,SOCIAL DISTORTIONS,RAMONES,ALICE COOPERS? these new "metal bands" (lol)all sound the same, sing the same depressing crap! theyre like "american idol" meets the "seattle era'
Jo-Jo Moceriat 9-08-2009
Hey I love the original Seatle band's, Sound Garden, Alice In Chain's, and a few other's but then a bunch of Nirvana wannabee's and other shit copy cat version's came out and ruined it, but other then that I completely agree with Alice Cooper, I have been sayin' this for year's! I am completely in to whats new but this is wimpy shit, I grew up worshiping Angus Yound and AC?DC they are anything but pretty or wimpy!
T-Boneat 9-05-2009
In 20 more years you'll still have people wanting vintage cooper, kiss, gun n roses,etc,,........i highly doubt some kid will walk into a rock memorabilia store and ask "uh, where's you're vintage daughtry or disturbed stuuff dude?"
Mattat 9-05-2009
Coop is totally right! Political correctness has created a wimpy society and its reflected in the music! These kids simply lack the testosterone to put out real music! Bunch of sissys!!!
YoungVsOldat 9-05-2009
THE FACT IS, SOCIETY FINALLY FOUND A GENERATION THAT LACKS THE ABILITY TO REBEL PUBLICALLY - EARLY ROCK SHOWS THAT THE OLDER GENERATION WANTED IT BANNED SO ROCK DIDNT EXIST - WELL WITH THE AGE OF HEAVY METAL, THEY RELAIZED THEY COULDNT CONTROL THE OUTRAGE - THE PANTERAS, MEGADETH, I MEAN, QUEEN HAD MORE BALLS THAN THESE GUYS - FACT IS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS HAD NOTHING ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION - FACT IS, MUSIC IS FUCKED, IF YOU WANT TRUE PUNK ROCK, YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO BANDS FROM THE 90S -- WANT TRU HEAVY METAL WITH SICK GUITAR RIFF, YOUR GONNA NEED TO PASS UP THIS NEW AGE BULLSHIT - YOU EVER SEEN BLACK SABBATH ON THE TOP OF BILLBOARD TOP 100 -- LOL --- FACT IS, MUSIC ISNT THE SAME, ITS FILTERED BY OLD PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT A MEGADETH ALBUM IS NOISE!!! I SEEN STYX PERFORM 2 YEARS AGO IN CHICAGO -- THEY HAD MORE STAGE FLARE THAN HINDER -- GOES TO SHOW THAT THE OLD SCHOOL WILL NEVER DIE - THIS IS A PHASE, SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD, SOME KID WILL PICK UP HIS GUITAR AND PLAY ALONG TO A SLASH ALBUM, AT THAT VERY MOMENT, HE WILL BEGIN THE RE-REVOLUTION OF TRUE ROCK, UNTIL THEN, GET OVER THESE NEW BANDS, LISTEN TO THE CLASSICS!!!
Frank S.at 9-05-2009
Alice has been showcasing his original style of American Rock and Roll for over four decades. It was fashionable to rip him off in the 70's (too many bands to mention). It's a shame the upstart bands of today mimic The Backstreet Boys and Brittany Spears. This sickness has even spread to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame committee. How in the world is Run DMC inducted into the Hall ? Alice is much more active on stage than any band out there. 80's rock was embarrassing ! I made the mistake of attending a Cure concert and witnessed Robert Smith stand in the same position for over 2 hours ? We need more muscle (testes) in our Rock. The rest of the country needs to get that Cleveland/Detroit attitude back in action !! Take your kids to an Alice Cooper show. It's like the 4th of July with great music and a little blood. A gift of a lifetime !!! Oct. 23-25 Viva Las Vegas ~ Frank
markat 9-05-2009
Because rundmc single handedly revived aerosmith