School's Out

Classic rock? Reminds me of Wayne’s World! I’d listen to it again.

OK

What a weird concept album. Totally at odds with the Alice Cooper concert I saw on Showtime in the 70s, but maybe I wasn't clued in then. An 4 for the effort.

What a weird album. There's some really good songs on it but also the most unhinged things lol. Big variety of genre blending too. Very interesting.

Much more variety than I would have expected. Really enjoyed it, would probably never have picked it out to listen to without this.

Alice Cooper just school'd me

certaines tracks sont assez surprenantes dans le bons sens?

After "School's Out" the album got a little boring to me. Felt like a bit of a time piece in an archaic way. I didn't really care much for Luney Tune or Gutter Cat. They just felt like what you'd expect Alice Cooper type punky rock. They're fine, but not for me. However once Blue Turk hit everything changed. The album picks up this progressive element and I started to recognize the story this album was going for. Fusing Jazz and Blues into this very complex rock structure. The words started to matter a lot more. Telling a story about a guy being this archetypical "bad guy" getting in trouble all the time, and being unapologetic for it until the end where he finally "graduates" and hopes all of his friends stay his friends. I love it. It all links back to the bonified classic "School's Out" in such an intelligent way. I did not expect such a concept from the album that features "School's Out"

I enjoyed this one a lot more than I expected to.

I enjoyed the variety this album had to offer.

Not my favourite AC album, but probably my favourite from when it was an actual band and not just Alice with hired guns. Everyone knows the title song but it's kind of an outlier - the rest still rocks but has more of a psychedelia influence, kinda similar to early Sabbath. These first days of heavy metal (if you'd call it that at this point) hadn't completely shaken off the 60s influence, so there are a few Beatles-isms around. But they aren't jarring or anything. And at half an hour this is a great album length. 4/5.

I had no idea this was a concept album. Reminds me a bit of the Meat Loaf album. Best track: School's Out

70s classic rock still rings true.

I was not expecting the “West Side Story meets 1970s hard rock” sound at all. I guess now looking at the album art above this text box, it’s not accidental. I enjoyed this album. Kinda fun listening to “School’s Out” in June, too.

good album

strong 3.5 will round up. Other Alice songs off other albums are more fun.

Everyone's favourite cadaverous, golfing evangelical Republican makes his most famous album, the grand celebration of the teenage boy (strictly speaking, this is by the band Alice Cooper, led by Alice Cooper, who would later go solo under the name Alice Cooper). Although not a concept album, School's Out sticks its central theme out like a tongue. This theme is, of course, the unthinking delights of the male adolescent. This extends even to the artwork: the original sleeve came with four legs so the "desk" could stand up, the album opened like a proper desk, revealing depictions of a catapult, a pen knife, marbles and a comic book. Topping all this was a pair of paper knickers covering the vinyl itself, a girl's underwear being the greatest prize a boy's desk could hold. As such the music itself, though firmly hard rocking, actually comes across as oddly ingenuous. It's the music of a 13-year-old playing GTA, still feeling mildly guilty over his fifth wank of the day. The opener and title track, Alice's Cooper's most renowned song, has become the quintessential song about the end of the school year, which is a fantastic turn of events because it is a brilliant song. They pitch the song perfectly, sufficiently childish and mischievous without being obnoxious. However, the album beginning on such an apex may cause the rest of it to appear diminished to the listener. One leitmotif that occurs throughout the album is West Side Story, one of Alice Cooper's (the man, not the band) favourite films. Indeed, Gutter Cats Vs. The Jets lists Bernstein and Sondheim in the credits. The inclusion of these allusions is thematically fitting, what with those finger-snapping street toughs dancing into a rumble. But you may find that this pushes the album over the line from self-awareness to self-parody. Personally, I'm fond of dear Alice, so I'm happy for him to indulge his peccadilloes. The album rocks like a bastard, and has several aces (Public Animal #9 is a particular killer), but I can't quite muster five stars for it. Maybe the issue is structural: you start off with School's Out, you inevitably have to come down after that peak. Still, it's not as if you won't enjoy the descent. Michael Bay's favourite film is also West Side Story.

Классный альбом, необычный, хард-роковый :)

I expected this to be more 80s hair band rock. It was a bit deeper than that imo. A pleasant surprise!

I only knew the title track and the reputation of Alice Cooper as a shock rocker but this was completely unexpected. A wide variety of music that was completely unexpected.

Vet inte alls vad jag ska ge den här skivan men kommer dra till med en fyra bara för att jag blev så förvånad? Aldrig lyssnat på Alice Cooper bortom hitsen, vem visste att de var ett jazzband??

förvånandsvärt bra? me likey

Far Bluesier than I thought and much better than expected too!

Surprisingly fun and creative, wasn't expecting to enjoy this.

Buena conjunción de banda de rock, encabezada por el carismático Alice Cooper. Rock sin estridencias y con buenos ritmos.

'School's Out' è una delle mie canzoni preferite, quindi questo album parte almeno da 4* Purtroppo perde un po' di mordente, ho trovato bella 'Gutter Cat vs. the Jets'

Man I love classic rock. Full of energy and way ahead of it’s time considering it came out in 1972. Alice cooper is sick. Favourite track - school’s out

None of the songs bested the title track, but it was still a pretty good album. Not as good as billion dollar babies but still good. Very eclectic production

Solid

I am fascinated by Alice Cooper Alice Cooper the band, Alice Cooper the character, and Vincent Fournier the person behind the mask. They all (as the story, or stories, behind them) have a depth and substance, and quite some contradiction, that escape to most; dudes be like "Alice rocks!" and they completely miss the point, but I am not here to illustrate. Actually, nobody is, even the documentary that was released a few years ago failed at really getting a grip over the whole thing.  I saw Alice Cooper live a few times in the later years, his shows are quite something, it's a bit like going to the opera and ending up at a horror burlesque theatre. Yes, I saw Alice Cooper stab a baby, slash a nurse, be put in a straighjacket, be hung, be decapitated, and always come back scarred but undefeated. I guess I will be forgiven by the reader if I see all this as a metaphor of the individual struggling with the modern society. And that's exactly what this record tries (and in a way succeeds at doing so) to capture between garage-psych and Broadway-esque musical, and almost everything in between: the theatrics, the horror behind the irony, the Greco-Roman tragedy. Even if I already had the record and had listened to it before, on this occasion it took me several spins to really get an idea of the complexity of these songs; a really challenging but rewarding experience.

“School’s Out” is the second Alice Cooper album I’ve had here in a couple of months (the other being “Billion Dollar Babies”, released the following year). By comparison, “School’s Out” is looser, more varied, more ambitious… and much better. It’s the title track that has become “School’s Out”s stratospheric, enduring legacy (check the Spotify plays of each song for proof). The euphoric, anarchic and somehow slightly menacing chorus call of “school’s out for summer” introduced the Alice Cooper band to the world as a heavier offshoot from glam rock, retaining theatrics and flirting with camp shock value: a pantomime Iggy Pop. It’s an all time classic track and the one most closely associated with Alice Cooper, but there’s much more lurking in the background. “Gutter Cat vs. The Jets” branches from a bass masterclass from Dennis Dunaway into a full-blown West Side Story cover of “Jet Song”. The sleazy “Blue Turk” features a squalling brass section, threatening total collapse but still managing to cling on to a catchy chorus. Alma Mater has a much more interesting chord progression than I expected to hear in an Alice Cooper album, taking cues from Paul McCartney as much as anyone else. It’s easy to see how producer Bob Ezrin (referred to by Cooper as their George Martin) brought out the best in the band and enabled them to work with grander concepts and visions, injecting orchestral arrangements into tracks like “Luney Tune” and the gloriously overblown “Grande Finale”. Also, incidentally, the success of “School’s Out” is perhaps also the start of Ezrin’s strange tendency to use children’s voices in his work (he would go on to include a children’s choir in “Another Brick in the Wall: Part Two” and plaster screaming children all over Lou Reed’s “The Kids”). So it’s sprawling, far-reaching stuff… but at heart, of course, “School’s Out” is still a glam record. It cycles through styles like stunts in a circus routine with unabashed theatricality. Aside from the title track, “Public Animal #9” is the most thrilling rock track on the album and also the most straightforward: it is enough proof that there’s still meat on the band’s bones, substance to their style. This album isn’t perfect- “My Stars” in particular feels like a bit of a misfire, and none of the other tracks strike with the same immediacy as “School’s Out”- but it’s still damn good fun, successfully instilling a giddy teenage wonder at the concepts of rebellion and coming of age.

Rock de Alice Cooper. Un megahit.

Bastante guay. No le pongo 5 porque no tiene la canción Poison.

This album was so much better than I anticipated. There were rock songs, nods to musicals (not my fave but an interesting take), and even a brass send off.

Done. 4.

Liked two of them. My Stars and School's Out. My Stars is fire. I like guitar solos and chorus.

Brought back great memories of a 16 yo guy..still fun although my tastes have changed and after listening again pretty decent album..love the fact that he is also a scratch golfer…rock on Alice

Pretty good

Love Alice, seen him live so this was right up my street.

Funny and good

While Alice Cooper (person) may have been the first to introduce horror and gore imagery into rock&roll, it should not be forgotten that early 1970s Alice Cooper (band) was one of beauty and variety. Interestingly, moments on this album (Alma Mater) remind me of McCartney's early solo work.

Kinda hard to talk about rock legends without Alice Cooper, I think. Solid album too.

Better than I remember. More theatrical.

Dès les premières notes, on s'aperçoit que la prétendue Alice est en fait un homme. On se sent dès lors bien honteux d'avoir jugé l'artiste sans le connaître. Et celui-ci ne manque pas de nous prendre à notre propre jeu en démontant notre pensée binaire. Tout est passé en revue: les jouets roses ne sont pas que pour les filles et les bleus pour les garçons ; une fille peut très bien porter un jean et un garçon une jupe, etc... En bref, un album dérangeant mais nécessaire.

Pretty interesting and not at all as hardcore as I expected from Alice Cooper. Some nice acoustic work even.

Enjoyed this one. Lots of good tracks, not so much a fan of the Westside story rendition and a few other parts were annoying but for the most part a good album

Not what I expected when I saw it was Alice Cooper. Very diverse and well done lyrically

Rock de Alice Cooper. Un megahit.

An obvious classic to start with some underrated songs behind it.

School's Out itself is strong, but the rest of the album is meh.

I know this album but first time listening from start to finish. Alice Cooper is great.

Somewhere between a 3 and 4… but I’m feeling generous. Not as heavy as I was expecting.. some pretty eclectic stuff on here. It’s good.

None of the deep cuts are as good as the stone cold classic title track, but Alice Cooper has a goofy theatrical sense of humor that made this album a pleasure to listen to.

Some are classics and better than expected.

A carnival of musical styles that has much more range than the lead single suggests.

I'm partial to "Killer", but this is still a great album. I was never a fan of Uncle Alice's move to concept albums that bordered on Broadway shows, but this one only skirts that style. Already in my library.

Pretty good album. Alice Cooper is one where I'd like to listen to and get into his music a little more. 1RS

Muy buen album. Intenso

Классный экспериментальный альбом по меркам того времени, переслушал бы в компании.

De la seva primera época daurada, és el disc amb menys hits instantanis. Fora del tema titular, la resta són 'album songs', però això no les fa menors. Tot el contrari, és un dels discos d'Alice Cooper on més es pot tornar a descobrir nous matissos, des dels aires jazzístics de 'Blue Turk' al rock punyent de 'Gutter Cat vs the Jets', passant pel dramatisme d''Alma Mater'

Good album. Didn't expect that from Alice Cooper. (7/10) Favorite Tracks: School's Out, My Stars

Segunda audição confirma a verdadeira aula de hard rock

Boppin trumpets mhm

A wider range that what I thought. Not just a standard rock classic.

not what I expected an alice cooper album to sound like at all!!

Was so weird when I was just listening without looking at the tracklist and suddenly there's a cover of Jet Song from West Side Story 😂 I was pleasantly surprised by this. Obviously I knew the title track and it's always fun, but the rest of this album was better than I expected it to be. Really enjoyed Blue Turk (very jazzy with juicy instrumentation) and Alma Matter

title track brings back memories of playing guitar hero in like 2007 or 2008. this song is so good. look at the gap in streaming numbers between this song and the other album tracks. on song number 2, yeah this is perfectly listenable for me. singer's voice is super nice and music is interesting enough to keep me interested*. song 3 has so many little things i love and cool switch ups and it kind of sounds like a song from a musical lol. oh next song does as well. oh it's just an interlude. lyrics aren't that idiotic or if they are, fittingly so, i'm satisfied. i'm having a great time actually. i was in a little bit of a weird mood but thankfully this album was a lot of fun so it wasn't affected by that. it's also nice and short. it's an easy 4 baybe. *rereading before posting, i'm leaving that sentence as it is to show how tired i am haha

Was not in the right brain space yesterday to give this one it's dues. Listened to a couple tracks, and of course it's good! It's Alice fucking Cooper!

Decent enough album (3-4star)

Overall good, I'm not really a stadium rock fan but it's a good album! I could have done without the loud hissing at the end of My Stars, and the sexual undertones of Gutter Cat vs. The Jets, both minor things though.

Alice & his band were still trying to find their sound at this point but really hit a sweet spot with the title track and a few others. Their music was always more interesting with visual accompaniment but at the same time, what an exciting journey

So weird and so over the top. Alice Cooper was totally somewhere else with his music. I liked it a lot.

Gotta love some classic Alice Cooper

Veel beter dan ik had verwacht. Mooi en gevarieerd plaatje. Ga ik zeker vaker draaien.

There's more than meets the eye. I associated Cooper very much with metal and shockrock, maar this totally different. Pleasent surprise!

Way more interesting than I expected. Fun listen and the perfect length

nice sounds

La verdad me pareció mejor de lo que pensé que iba a ser. No creo que es algo que volvería a escuchar, pero en definitiva me la pasé bien. Está lol pues y tiene momentos moviditos y jazz-ish.... Blue turk fue la que más me gustó. Mood: pero es que si prefiero volver a la escuela

Primer apropament a Alice Cooper i bones sensacions. Un disc de rock conceptual al voltant dels dies d'escola i institut. Comença amb potència, amb un "School's out" impecable i efectiu, que ha vingut per quedar-se. Bon grapat de temes honestos i directes, ben executats i d'escolta agradable. Molt bona recta final del disc amb una secció de cordes sorprenent que esdevé un inmillorable colofó a l'àlbum.

Fun and theatrical and West Side Story??? Also was confused for a while because I confused Alice Cooper with Alice in Chains before I looked it up lol

entertaining from start to finish

Rock and blues plus a theme that ties everything together what more could you ask for?

This album gets "most surprising" of the list so far. The titular track is great and fun, but also I've heard it 10,000 times. Track 2 and 3 were... not great. I was like "Okay, this is middle school boy music", which is fine, but I ain't in middle school anymore. Then we get the rest of the album! There's jazz, there's show tunes, there is a big fan finale. So much depth for a hard rock album. Most improved.

Tres bon album rock. Un classique! 4.25

I liked it - it had a lot of interesting aspects of musical songs.

Lo escuché un par de veces y perdió mi atención. Lo volví a escuchar a conciencia y mi primera impresión fue que no combinaban las canciones, en especial Gutter Cat porque parece más de... de... musical? Entonces cambió mi perspectiva. El disco es como un musical, un disco concepto aunque creo que no desarrolla como tal una historia sino que captura diferentes momentos de chicos que acabaron la preparatoria y que, según vemos en la canciones, no tuvieron los mejores desenlaces. Aunque quizá sea obvio esto, el darme cuenta me permitió quitarme esta expectativa de lo que "debería estar escuchando" y verdaderamente disfruté este disco. Dejando la alineación clásica de una banda de rock, las canciones incluyen metales y sintetizadores para crear una obra maestra. La primera canción, que es la más conocida y que da nombre al disco, nos encamina en una dirección engañosa de música sencilla y riffs pegajosos pero el resto del disco no es así. Las diferentes escenas que retrata cada canción están muy bien construidas, letras que no son obvias aunque con atención no son difíciles de descifrar y arreglos musicales extraordinarios. Al revisar las letras sí me pude formar la imagen que creo que buscaban expresar. Tracks: My Stars, Luney Tune, Public Animal #9

Enjoyable!

Aprendí que Alice Cooper al principio era el nombre de la banda y luego ya el vocal se cambió legalmente el nombre. También aprendí (y me impresionó mucho) que son de la segunda ciudad más aburrida del mundo. Con todo y eso, el disco es muy buen rock setentero y destacan Blue Turk, Public Animal #9, y especialmente Grand Finale que para 1972 tiene unos arreglos de orquesta que nuestra generación pensaba que Metallica se había inventado.

Schoooooooooooooooooool's Out for eveeer

Exceeds expectations.

4/9 Dude just makes great fucking albums. Standout Tracks: Gutter Cat vs. The Jets, Blue Turk, My Stars

So hard to rate this because it’s a wild mix of genres and styles. Not the soft-70s-hair-rock I was expecting. Really enjoyed’ Blue Turk’ which sounds like The Doors then at one point in the second half they turn into prime Rolling Stones. The album is let down by some of the nonsense though, where they just sound like a parody band. An interesting listen.

Had more variety than I expected, but wasn't enough that I would want to relisten I think. Had a cool ending though. Rating: 6/10 Favorite Song: Blue Turk

Okay album

It’s good, his voice is quite unique and it’s a little bit operatic at times

Really surprised how much I enjoy Alice Cooper’s stuff. I grew up thinking he was just a madman. I did not realize how clean and classic his music is. 3+

Appreciate the effort, but it's too much show tune Alice Cooper. The weakest of the classics, but seriously, Love it to Death, Killer and Billion Dollar Babies are hard to beat so no shade.

It’s hard to imagine this album being categorised as hard rock. It’s so camp and glam and it’s awesome! Public animal #9 lol - almost a 4 for creativity!

This is quite a fun album - makes me think of The Doors but with sparkles. How funny it is that Alice Cooper was supposed to be so 'shocking' but its all eyeliner, sax solos, grandiose piano and jazz hands. "I'm like a lifer in a state penitentiary" - no Alice, you're really not.

How does one rate an album with one iconic song but the rest of the album is rather bad? I have no doubt that Schools Out is iconic and a banger. If the album was like that it would get a 5. If School's Out never made it on this album, it wouldn't even be on this list and probably already forgotten about by everyone.

ok, i did not know or expect that this album basically starts out with the title song and runs with it as a glam rock musical about teenagers, complete with a turf war against the jets from west side story at one point? the music is whatever, kind of generic rock opera stuff, but i give points here for going for it. 3/5

This is fine.

Well... we got another Alice Cooper album. The dude hasn't been relevant since some time in the early 80s, and yet here we are. Imagine my surprise when, after "Gutter Cat" which is both legit good and clearly borrowing from Bernstein, to hear the weird-ass lounge tune "Blue Turk." I don't think Cooper was actually quoting Brubek's "Blue Rondo a la Turk" ( and Brubek wasn't actually quoting Mozart's "Rondo alla Turc"), but there is something shared between each of these beyond just similar names. There seems to be real inspiration there. Anyway, I liked Blue Turk, and the possibly imagined linkages make me think I should go back and listen to more Alice Cooper. Or not. It's fine, overall, but not really my jam.

I liked this more than most Alice Cooper. He travels some ground even if it’s never too far away from musical theater. I liked the Gutter Cat and have always liked the title track. A few others were pretty good, too.

Never really listened to Alice Cooper - well, this is really solid, and I can hear a lot of influence that they have made on others. That said, it is just not for me.

Cool classic rock

Take away the song where he pretends to be a kitty cat in a biker gang and you got a pretty ok album!

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Okay rock. Could be a bit corny, albeit in a fun way

I've only just now realized that I've never listened to Alice Cooper before. Outside of what I just listened to on this album, I don't think I've heard a single song of theirs. Kinda surprising given how famous they are. Anyways, this was decent. Some songs were pretty dang catchy. Nothing really stood out to me as absolutely amazing though.

Honestly i didnt pay much attention but i did think the first is ironic considering it’s the end of summer

#231 I knew only 3 things of Alice Cooper: - I knew he wore makeup and dressed in black leather - I knew the songs School's Out and Feed My Frankenstein - and because of him I knew that Milwaukee is the only US city to have elected 3 socialist mayors. This album, outside of School's Out, does not sound anything like his persona would indicate. He tries a lot of different styles on this album, which again is jarring. I felt like this was part metal, part rock, part musical, part like The Doors, and maybe a little Beatles-y at points. A nice surprise to have varied sounds, but its not that cohesive and just feels like a collection of songs. Biggest Hit - School's Out Biggest Miss - Gutter Cat vs. The Jets Hidden Gem - My Stars

THIS ALBUM IS SO FUCKING WEIRD AND THE SOUND IS SO RANDOM AND INCONSISTENT BUT THE GOOD SONGS WERE REALLY GOOD. 3.5

I was expecting some crunchy hard rock like the title track, instead got something much campier and theatrical. This works really well on songs like Blue Turk and My stars. On other tracks the ambition is less realised as they are sometimes a little too theatrical but this was a real surprise and a nice one at that

I never understood the appeal for Alice Cooper. Granted, I hadn’t listened to a lot of his music. I grew up with all the hot take rumors (He is Eddie Haskell from Leave it Beaver and he bit the head off of a chicken on stage, etc.) that quite honestly didn’t make his musical talent worth tracking down. While not profoundly amazing, the album did demonstrate that he is in fact talented and accomplished. Not really sure where and how he would fit in my personal discography, but I was happy to listen and enjoy some of his work.

Hard Rock/Glam Rock Favorite Songs: School’s Out, Public Animal #9 Least Favorite Song: *Did not record, I hate to say it, but I couldn’t care less.* When listening to this album, what I’m getting throughout it is how the main protagonist is showcasing the overall levels of maturity throughout the album. He’s excited that school’s out, but then after that, he thought that he would mature into a hard working adult when getting out only to find out that he’s really not, and it would be in Alma Mater that he reflects this and tries to work his way around it. That’s all fine and all, in fact I’ll give the album one singular flower for this, but honestly, the sound of the instrumentals is not making me become a fan of this album more. I feels a little bit too boring for me, with the exception of Blue Turk, which was a genuine surprised. Yeah, just not something to where I would get myself into. 6/10

# Album Name: School's Out # Artist: Alice Cooper # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Big self titled track. Great tune. The rest was pretty average. # Top Tunes: Schools out # Would I listen to it again? Maybe

Everyone knows the song School’s out, the rest are…there too.

Good album

5/10. Not bad. Es un disco de rock, no hay mucho más que decir. Tiene lindos cambios rítmicos en algunos momentos, que intentan emular al Prog, aunque no creo que conscientemente. No es mal disco, algunos temas son mejores que otros, seguro lo reescuche en algún momento y la puntuación suba.

Not too bad. Better than I thought.

Everyone else enjoyed this a whole lot more than I did.

⭐⭐⭐ Har inte lyssnat så mycket på Alice Cooper mer än det som är hits så hade förväntat mig hårdrock. Men detta är i mestadels mer än så. Här finns jazz, funk men framförallt en stor slev teatralisk musikal. Det är väl egentligen bara School's out som är hårdrock. Det är ok men flyger inte riktigt för mig, det blir en 3a. Bäst är School's out, Blue turk, Public enemy #9

There's a dissonance between the hard rock singing and the more glam rock instrumentals that's somewhat interesting but weakens the album as a whole. The audio quality is poor. The remastered edition significantly improves the vocals, but it still kinda sounds like the lead singer is either too far away from the mic or just needs a better one. My favorite track was "Grand Finale". 2.5 stars.

Love when guitar solos have that self-decimating tone. a strong 3, close 2 4???

more psychedelic than hard rock like i was expecting. lots going on here (somewhat derogatory)

Second album après ‘Billion dollar baby’ que je n'avais pas apprécié (2/5 - rock trop standard). Même sentiment au début : rock très classique. Puis l’album évolue vers un mélange de styles bien plus intéressant. À réécouter. => 3/5

If you're ever looking for Alice Cooper in an index, it's the name of the band, not an actual person's real name, so look under 'A', not 'C'.

Not bad. 3/5

#460 / 1089 Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❌ I like 'Billion Dollar Babies' quite a bit and have it in my collection, this this one is a bit too much... way too heavy on the 70's proggy musical concert hall event vibes. There are few classic songs, plus few I kinda like, but most of this album is way too pompous and orchestrated to count as rock music in my books. I wanted to git it 4/5 but cannot go over 3/5.

My opinion - Alice Cooper is misunderstood. His brand is eye-liner wearing rocker like Ozzy. Which one bit the head off a bat? But this is the second album (I think) on this list that I would have never listened to, but I am glad I did. Still not a fan, but I have a great appreciation for his musical diversity. it's not just rock - it's musical, funk, blues, and more.

I saw Alice Cooper's hot sauce in the Spice Shop in Brighton. But it didn't sound very interesting, so instead I got a tequila, jalapeño and cactus one which was AMAZING. Unfortunately, now I've run out, so I'll need to make another pilgrimage to Brighton soon. Anyways, Alice Cooper's music sounds better than his hot sauce. Maybe he should stick to that.

it was somehow very differerent from what i have expected.

mid

This was not the album I was expecting to hear when I played this. A quick glance at Wikipedia seems to suggest that this album was somewhat of a left turn for the band, and I guess that makes sense. I was not expecting an album that was basically a full musical, with showy horns and string sections, Rolling Stones-style shuffles and jazzy bops I'd hear at Moriarty's on Tuesday nights. I was really surprised by the depth of sounds that were on display here, the band came ready to play and they delivered. Alice has a great voice, with a really good snarl that was menacing but also played well for 70s rock radio. These lyrics are soooooo cheesy though. I get the story it seems to be telling, but they're just not that good. Normally the lyrics don't have this big of an effect on my enjoyment of an album, but they were so damn dopey at times that the other people in the coffee shop could hear my eyes rolling around in their sockets. Still, this was fun enough that I'd listen to it again.

I absolutely did not expect an interpolation of “The Jet Song” on this thing and it kind of rocks? It’s even followed up by an audio simulation of a street fight. More sonic variety and craftsmanship than I was expecting. Like, “Blue Turk” is a straight up blues-jazz jam in the middle of the record. As cited above, there’s a musical theatre interpolation. It’s cool, and also feels a little unfocused. There also seems to be some kind of school concept record at the core here, but I can’t say that it’s particularly riveting. Overall I liked this more than I expected, but I feel there are other albums that do what this one is doing better. Enjoyable but not earth-shattering. Call this a strong three.

Not a huge fan of blues-tinged acid rock, but School's Out is a classic. 2.5⭐️

Я далекий від Еліса Купера (хоча однойменну пісню з цього альбому звісно ж знаю) і мабуть вперше слухаю його альбом повністю. Мені в цілому сподобалось, музика набагато цікавіше ніж середньостатистичний батярок, є кайфові блюзові пісні (blue turk), є якісь інструментали з присмаком кабаре. Не знаю чому Купера називали принцем жаху чи як там, навпаки якась весела позитивна музика. Ставлю 3.5

"School's Out" but its only just starting because I listened to this in August. This was a fun listen and a concept album about school, hence the title. Well produced orchestration.

No es el Alice Cooper que imaginás escuchar cuando te dicen Alice Cooper. Los 70s del tipo eran distintos. Desde ese lado, una sorpresa. No es un álbum que me haya gustado igual. No me llegó. 5/10

One good song, and it came at a bad time, just in time for school.

What an interesting, funny album.

Alice Cooper, I only know the hits and my favourite has always been Halo of Flies next to School's out. I was expecting an album full with glam/hard rock in that style. I was surprised that the album is much more diverse. I did not really expect to hear bits of Beatles (Luney Tune) , The Who (Public Animal #09) and even jazz (Blue Turk) that could have been from old cartoonfilms (Blue Turk). Fun album but sometimes bit too cabaretesque for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’ll never forget Len Houmous shouting across the green room ‘schools well and truly out for you, cooper’ right before they were both appearing on the Russ Abbott Show. 2.8 7/9 Public Animal #9

School's out for now...but for me, it's back in in a week. Great time to get this album, no? As for the actual album, it's a nice enough classic rock album with heavy musical theatre influences(also reflected in Cooper's infamous stage show) and even a jazz-influenced number("Blue Turk"). However, I don't particularly find any of these songs to be truly great. The lyrics are frequently risible, and the songs don't always make up for it. This album should be applauded for trying multiple things beyond guitar-fueled glam cheesiness, but the entire thing is cheesy. I guess that's kind of the point with Alice Cooper, but it still doesn't make for a great album. Or maybe it does, if you're into this sort of thing. This album is ranked #22 of 31 albums released in 1972. Other 1972 albums rated by me: Ziggy Stardust(abbreviated title)(1/31)-4 Vol. 4(4/31)-5 Can't Buy A Thrill(5/31)-4 Talking Book(6/31)-4 Superfly(7/31)-4 Machine Head(11/31)-5 Paul Simon(12/31)-4 All Directions(13/31)-4 Home Is Where The Music Is(14/31)-4 The World Is A Ghetto(15/31)-4 Eagles(16/31)-4 #1 Record(20/31)-5 Manassas(25/31)-2 Something/Anything?(26/31)-3 American Gothic(31/31)-2

Very cool album. Haven't ever heard the whole thing, and only had ever heard schools out. Definitely feels like a complete package, with lots of different instrumentation and style choices. Very classy as is expected for early rock n roll.

This was so much more operatic than I thought. Never heard it before but I knew the singles. I expected it to be so much more guitar focused, but it was piano rock like Elton meets meatloaf. Don’t know who came first. I didn’t get a chance to really listen closely which I think isn’t fair, so I’ll give it a 3 but come back again another time

Pretty good instrumentation Lyrics make me very uncomfortable

Like if a theater kid discovered punk rock but couldn’t figure out how to do both at once. This album is at times interesting and at times annoying and juvenile. There’s an alarming lack of cohesion that makes me really curious what the recording process was like. There were some cool bits that were very quickly offset by the wtf bits. Overall, remarkably mid.

I love Alice Cooper. The first and the best original shock rocker, but not just a showman. He had great songs. Again… album choice not the best. Why not Billion Dollar Babies or Welcome To My Nightmare or one of the early ones when Alice Cooper was the name of the band and not his persona. I don’t want to complain too much because this project seems like lot of work went into it, but Alice deserves more. He’s not just some creepy old guy that hangs out with Johnny Depp. He’s a foundational and influential rock star. 3.7

Honestly wasn’t as bad as I initially thought it was gonna be. Was definitely pleasantly surprised. The musicality of it was my favorite by far, it had a little bit of everything which I enjoyed.

Blind album, know the artist and the hits. Honestly didnt expect much and expectations were met. Glad I tried it thanks to the project.

How was this ever shocking?

I find it hard to believe this was so shocking in the 1970's, then again this is two years before accidental comedy "The Exorcist" reportedly caused widespread fainting and vomiting, so the bar may be in hell. Outside of that sick trombone from session musician Wayne Andre in Blue Turk, there isn't really a lot of substance here. It's fine, but nothing more.

Starts off as hard rock and then takes a turn to be punky, and then jazzy?? Turns out Alice Cooper is full of surprises.

Really liked Blue Turk, rest was OK but overall $1,000,000,000👶👶was better.

Interesting in a vaudevillian kind of way but didn’t grab me in the way the last album did

It was alright. I lock rock and classic rock, but maybe the style of Alice Cooper has been redone so many times over the years that a full album like this doesn't evoke anything in me anymore. I wouldn't turn the album off if it played, but I won't put the whole album on by myself

Sort of dated and silly but still cool.

361/1001 Alice Cooper - School's Out Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ This is completely fine I guess. There's nothing that particularly jumps out at me and there were a few interesting inclusions in the mix, but never fully embraced.

The lead single with 40x plays of the rest of the album tracks combined sums it up really. Public Animal #9 also well worth a listen as wouldn't be out of place on a Stones album, but hard to extrapolate the album from the song now really.

Tosi hyvä! Humoristinen. Hassuja koululyriikoita, mistäköhän ne tulee. Myös uskomaton musikaalibreikki. Torvet jees. Kaikki jees. Mutta ei mitenkään tajunnanräjäyttävä mulle. Hoksaan että ehkä oma kolmosen ja nelosen ero on että kuuntelisinko uusiksi ja en kyllä tätä tuu laittaan varmaan alusta lautaselle.

Tämähän oli ihan mukavan menevä tapaus

Kova! Tää ois hieno musikaali! Onko tää musikaali? Jos ei oo niin pitäis olla! Ihan musikaalikamaa! Sanoinko et toimis myös musikaalina?

Täähän oli hyvää rokin räimettä! En oo yhtään kuunnellu Alice Cooperia ja ennakkoluuloja oli. Mut positiivinen yllätys!

aivan hyvvää räminää, vähän toistoista mutta onhan se alice aivan maukasta kuiten

A couple of classic alice numbers and a few decent tracks, but let down by almost half being mediocre

Solid but not special. A long way from his best albums.

bonne surprise

Favorite song: Public Animal #9

It’s fine. Some good songs musically but a lot of really cheesy lyrics.

Alice was clearly throwing a bunch of ideas at the wall here, to the record's benefit at times (see the proto-slacker rock "Alma Mater") and to its detriment, as it sometimes gets cheesy and confused.

Volim ovaj album, nije ono top topova, ali je dobar, definitivno njegov najbolji. Blue Turk je vrhunska stvar!! Često ju poslušamo. 3/5, 6/10

Nothing mindblowing, it's okay.

Pretty good

This was okay but I really liked Billion Dollar Babies more. I was working when I had this on so maybe it warrants another playthrough in a different listening setup

Decent album. Kind of fell off after schools out, but still was OK.

It wasn't terrible but I'm glad it's over.

Fun album! Fitting timing for this one.

How did they give me this album the moment school let out

Traditional 70’s rock with a sound very similar to Aerosmith from the same period.

Quite a roller coaster of an album. 'School's Out' is a certified banger, but it sounds much much more like a demo tape than I remember it. Still good energy though! It's all rocky and dandy until 'Blue Turk' comes on, and I have to double check if I'm still listening to the same album. Even though the song itself is pretty cool, it feels quite out of place. And from here on it's not the same record anymore. For better or worse I don't know, but there's a clear distinction from the first side. 'Public Animal #9' is a pretty cool song, and so is 'Alma Mater'. One thing I really appreciate with this record is how Alice manages to make it rocky and cool without singing about banging chicks and getting hammered. Overall I liked this surprisingly much. Strong 3!

I think "School's Out" was one of the first rock songs I listened to of my own volition after discovering it on my father's Absolute Rock Classics compilation CD, which I downloaded to my iPod. The song is a classic! The rest of the album wasn't at all what I was expecting. It was much jazzier and poppier than I thought it would be. There are piano parts on multiple tracks, and some of it sounds surprisingly progressive, like "My Stars." When "Blue Turk" came on, I even had to check that I was still listening to the right album because it was so jazzy. "Public Animal #9" was the only other standout track besides "School's Out." I'm giving it a strong 3.

Oh my stars! Yeah, this record was not something I wanted to dive into. If anything has aged poorly to my internal snap judgement centre, it's rock that would play softly from a work truck at a poorly managed construction site. See, as a youngster who was not fond of school, the idea of school being "out forever" made my malicious, undeveloped brain titter with glee, and I really didn't think that anything this album had to offer would lurch even one of my malnourished, microplastic addled, adult brain cells into gear. I was wrong. This thing is pretty fun! It has moments where it sounds like the Beatles for christ's sake. What this album really sounds like to me is a colelction of songs from a band on a really upper-echelon kid's show. Like it's first and foremost there to appeal to young kids, but the music director also wanted it to be good. Well you tell blippi or chippi or whoever that we think his record is juuuust fine. 3 HIGHLIGHTS: The leather puppet who replaced Alice Cooper likes golf!

It's fine. Nothing jumped out.

Tracks like School's Out, Luney Tune and Blue Tark were so good but the last 4 tracks? nah bro not my shit

Very strong 3

Didn't realise how varied Alice Cooper can sound! I liked it for sure

A surprisingly good album with some really interesting songs on it. Not bound to one genre, playful and layered.

Short. Varied. Like 50% of this review.

The albums not bad, but not for me. Really dig “School’s Out” and “Public Animal #9.”

It’s ok. The title track is my favorite but it’s not a bad listen

Huh, had no idea that this is a concept album: a musical about teenage shenanigans in the summer after School’s Out?

This is exactly what I thought it would be. An average glam rock album with one standout song (the title track). This really didn't do anything for me. Mid 3.

Panties?

It's exactly what you expected. Not boring. Strait up the middle rock from the 1970s.

Schools Out is the worst song on here, way more blues than I thought

Nice brass work in Blue Turk. Not what I expected from AC. More brass than I would expect

Fav song: Alma Mater (track 8)

This is a weird one. The first track is the hit and maybe the only AC track that I could name if asked. Of course I would have expected that the album that shares the name as the hit song to sound like that song. That is not the case, this album quickly goes into different and much weirder directions. While I can appreciate the creativity, it's a bit jarring coming down from the title track. I definitely enjoyed parts of it where it got more wacky but overall it was a little too uneven for me.

Primeira musica é banger, o resto é meh

довольно милый и ненапряжный

Tits

Classic hard rock that pulls all stops.

Not yet listened

School's Out - 3.5/5 Luney Tune - 3/5 Gutter Cat vs. The Jets - 3/5 Street Fight - 2.5/5 Blue Turk - 3/5 My Stars - 3/5 Public Animal #9 - 3/5 Alma Mater - 4/5 Grande Finale - 3/5

I know he's being creative which I support, but it's not really my fave, and that's okay. I was a little scared when he started singing that song "---- vs the jets" or something like that because I thought I had accidentally started playing west side story, which I used to be a fan of, but not anymore. I used to really like ben cook and so I was really excited that he was in the new movie of west side story. I appreciate some of the songs, most of them really, and I appreciate aspects of the story especially of the ones about living in america as someone from a different country or as a person of color. However I do not appreciate how Maria's little boo thang kills her brother and then she immediately has sex with him and then trashes on her practically sister-in-law for being mad at him and her. Like what. Oh god I'm sorry I'm mad at you for freaking with the guy who killed MY boo thang. I don't know it's just dumb to me. Anyways...

Ah yes. When albums were sold, wrapped in panties.

Bien a secas. Me sorprendió lo jazzero que puede ponerse: yo esperaba puro rock duro. El tema principal es histórico y se disfruta. El resto del disco está bien, pero siento que algo me faltó para amarlo.

After the title track, some of the rest was a bit unexpected. We get a trombone solo on Blue Turk and a few other styles which are not quite the hard/glam rock I associate with the band. Not sure it was super remarkable but solid 3* mostly for the opener

This was fine. Seemed like pretty typical '70s boomer rock that was an enjoyable experience but nothing out of it was all too memorable.

Отакої))) Ну Таке)))

A fun concept but a lot of the songs here are kind of shallow and dont make for a very interesting listen 6/10 Favourite: School's Out Least Favourite: Gutter Cat Vs. The Jets

Day 26 School's Out by Alice Cooper This was fun. I hadn’t listened to this album before, but of course I knew the title track already. I was honestly expecting more filler and boring rock songs, but this ended up being way more glammy and theatrical than I imagined. There are definitely moments where I lost focus a bit, but the highlights are really strong. Some great riffs, lots of personality, and just a fun chaotic energy throughout. And that final song completely caught me off guard in the best way. Didn’t expect the album to end like that at all. Right now it’s a strong 3 out of 5 for me, but I could definitely see it becoming a 4 after another listen or two. Food pairing? Greasy late-night diner food. Onion rings, burgers, fries, milkshake. Something messy and fun. Wine pairing? Honestly this feels more like cheap red wine drunk out of plastic cups at a weird party. Vinyl? Not for now. Favourite song? “Alma Mater”. First listen? Yes. Overall 3 out of 5.

Some standout tracks and loved how inventive the rock was but it kind of blended all together for me. Could totally see raising this a star after another listen tho.

I have never listened to any Alice Cooper other than the song "Schools Out" so I had always associated him with classic rock so I was pretty blown away by the range on this album. Not just in genre terms but the songs are also mostly interesting as well.

School’s Out saved this from being 2 stars.

This was better than Alice Cooper's last album I got, but it still wasn't that amazing. The more I listen to it the more I realize this may be music for early teenagers.

It was fun, nothing special

Not one of his best despite the title song but it was OK.

One great song, but that will still get you at three

Good album. He’s got a great rock voice.

If I wanted to listen to a musical, I would have

I’ll always remember hearing schools out when the school year would end. It’s a little cheesy but still fun. Rest of the album is very ok

Surprisingly not as bad as I thought it would be.

I can't deny the influence of Alice Cooper. Growing up almost every adult I knew had a Cooper story. Blue Turk for example is incredible. After listening, I don't resonate with it as something I would listen to regularly but I wouldn't change the station if it came on.

Classic album with classic cuts. I have never listened to the entire album before. Cooper is not your average R&R lead singer

Very cool album, with lots of other instruments like piano! Love the cover art!

Alice Cooper is never mind blowing, but it is pretty fun.

I fully expected to give this two stars but it’s actually pretty good.

Great opening song but the rest is not great. 3 stars or C.

Meget mere psykedelisk og bluesy end jeg forventede, og så elsker jeg jo altid lidt West Side Story. Stor 3'er!

School blowing up and going to the circus is never going to be as cool as in 1972. 3+

6/10

not usually my cup of tea but not as loud as I thought. could almost function as background noise.

Half of this album is better than the titular song, the other half is not great. I want to shout out the guttercat song as being one of the worst songs I've ever heard. Favorite song: Blue Turk

This is very much a rock opera rather than an old school hard rock album, which is less to my tastes. I'm struggling a bit with prog in general, it's phenomenally self indulgent, however this did have a darker side to it's rock musical sound which was more enjoyable than most of its ilk.

nada de lo que representa Alice Cooper (los Carmen Mola de la época) me debería interesar, pero no estoy tan sordo como para no apreciar lo que aquí pasa. Se cagan en la escuela, el panóptico y lo que sea a Fucó le gusta esto y a mi como profe también

It was okay

Not the shock rock people think. Decent album with even some jazzy notes Myers but I prefer Billion dollar babies to this one

Favorite Track: School’s Out

4th April 2026. 3pm. I'm not a big fan of his voice sorry :( Otherwise the album is not bad ^^ /10

Schools out is a great toon. Rest is ok

First time listen Seems like an album about school written by a group of guys who were born onto this earth already old and have no actual knowledge of what school is. Lame lyrically. Sonically sometimes good. Favorite tracks: Blue Turk, Grande Finale Least favorite: Luney Tune, Alma Mater 3/5

It is probably not their best, but the title track is iconic by itself. Overall, I quite enjoyed the album. 8/10 [KEEP]

This had so much more variety. Surprisingly theatrical variety, but I dug it. Kicked off by such an epic perennial.

Far from horrible, far from interesting, it’s kind of music you wouldn’t recall after 90s

Somewhat grungy rock with a focus on school, being a delinquent and maybe being a horny cat. Seems fairly straight forward, not bad but nothing that grabbed me in a big way outside of School's Out which is partially due to movie nostalgia.

Très basique pour mon neuvième dernier album, ou est la spice?

I was expecting this to be douchey shock rock, but the music is more interesting, theatrical, and jazzy than I expected. There’s a lot of variety, from blues, jazz, and rock to elements of Broadway. It’s not my type of music, but I can respect that there is musicality and creativity here, even if some of it is pretty cheesy.

6/10… glam rock / blues rock / *1972

Pretty good but also pretty forgettable.

Album extrêmement original. J'ai vraiment bien aimé la variété de sons qui surprends surtout lorsqu'on lance un album d'Alice Cooper. Même si pas mal de sons gardent une énergie "chanté-hurlé" rappelant un peu Thom Waits avec "Public Animal N#9", certains morceaux étaient beaucoup plus surprenant amenant des cuivres et une ambiance plus légère comme avec "Luney Tunes" ou "Gutter Cats vs the Jets". Franchement très bonne ambiance, assez bonne surprise et même si l'album n'est pas parfait, il mérite clairement sa renommée

Nothing special, nothing terrible. Just mid.

First Listen; 3.5; Enjoyed this more after listening than I thought I would. Certainly feels a little cheesy, but the music is interesting enough and not just straight-forward rock and roll throughout the album. There's also more diversity in the instruments and rhythm than I was expecting. Feels like glam rock influences along with some prog/synth stuff. Favorite Track: Public Animal #9

I like when he pretended to be a cat and then sang a song from West Side Story

More subdued than I was expecting

Omituinen otus. Eka biisi perushöttöä, pari biisiä eteenpäin ja alko vähä jännittää että mitähän seuraava biisi on. Yllätyksellinen mutta ei mikään erityisen iskevä. Paitsi viimenen biisi, se oli hyvä.

Oikein menevää perusrokkia, puolessa välissä levyä piti tarkistaa, että oliko vielä sama levy menossa kun rupes menemään sen verta bluusiksi. Nimikkobiisi tuttu kitarasankaripeleistä.

yeah no

I don't know what I was expecting to hear, but this wasn't it. It was okay I guess, but nothing amazing. The title track is a banger, but nothing else really stood out. Three stars.

Pensé que School's Out iba a ser un álbum de rock mucho más pesado, algo más cercano al sonido estruendoso que uno suele asociar con Alice Cooper. Sin embargo, me encontré con algo bastante distinto. Por momentos el disco tiene un aire muy marcado al rock de los años 60, incluso con pasajes que podrían recordar a lo que hacía The Doors. El álbum resulta sorprendentemente digerible.

I'd totally have been into Alice Copper when this came out. It very much a theatrical/vaudevillian vibe. I dig it well enough and would enjoy it if it came on again, but probably wouldn't seek it out.

Good, surprisingly interesting bass parts.

Of course I know Alice, but I never listened to a full record. Glad I did. It was very theatrical which makes sense as he is a very theatrical live performer. I’m torn about rounding down but I think that’s only fair. It’s easily 3.5 but not four. The drummer on this record is what stood out for some reason.

I was amazed to find a couple very nice teacks amidst all this adolescent noise.

That first track, Shool's Out will never not remind me of Dazed and Confused. Man what a great movie. The rest of the album was okay. 3 stars

I appreciate the west side story bits most

Great bass player

Very old, sounds old but not bad at all.

Starting off with one of the best guitar riffs I've discovered recently. The title track is certainly going in my "best of the 70s" playlist for that riff alone. The solo and bassline are also worth shoutouts. Incredibly groovy with a dark, solemn undertone. The lyrics are a bit goofy, possibly to the point of taking away from the song's quality. Still, that duo – School's Out / Luney Tune – is near unbeatable. The drop in quality throughout the rest of the album would go on to prove my theory. Not that later tracks aren't good. Blue Turk takes a turn into small-combo-jazz, including a sweet instrumental over varied harmonies in the middle section. My Stars is much the same, except with keyboards instead of brass. Musically, Alice Cooper's all over the place, but still manages to sound like one consistent band (albeit a Rolling Stones imitation band). Normally I don't provide input on lyrics unless they're terrible. So do with that what you will. But these lyrics... they're really something. Gutter Cat vs. The Jets has the first distractingly bad quality of poetry, and the fluttery bass and weird psychedelia SFX aren't enough to save it (in fact, they arguably make the track even harder to digest). "I went out cattin / Pussyfootin around / ... / Some feline beauty / Waved her tail my way / ... / She made my eyes bug out / Her tail stand up / And I ain't even in heat for a month" – ah. Not good. There's also: "Hey remember the time / We took that snake / And put down little Betsy's dress? / Now I don't think Miss Alexrod / Was much impressed". But hey, at least they're self-aware: "We can't even think of a word that rhymes" 3/5 Key tracks: School's Out, Luney Tune, Public Animal #9

Heard Before? Yup. Notes: - one song doth not an album make. especially if it's the first track. - "Gutter Cats" is perfectly bizarre and over the top. Exactly what I love about Alice Cooper. I sent it to all my cat loving friends. - lots of unexpected musical flourishes and genre experiments. - a big, bold, ridiculous closer wraps things up, but fails to fully deliver on the concept album schtick. - Beatles/Stones mashup "Alma Mater" reminds me that Alice is a more exciting and versatile singer than Mick, John or Paul. Verdict: I love this, but why are we listening to the fourth best Alice Cooper album? For one song? Listen Again? Maybe, just maybe. But I'm willing to bet "From the Inside" is not on this list, and it's my favorite.

Minder hard dan verwacht

I associate Cooper far more with the 80s than I do the 70s, but I don't know why? Regardless It's not really my style of rock. Schools out is fine as a track. The rest of the album is similarly. Enjoyed the west side story jets interlude. looking at the wider field I can give this no more than a 3, but also no less

If you liked it then, I guess you'll like it now.

Most of this album wasn’t for me, but rating higher because of the iconic titular track and surprise west side story homage.

I feel this is a lesson in one track an album does not make I appreciate the theme they go for its just not for me personally

2,5/5

Having only heard the title track, and not being the biggest fan of it either, this has always passed me by. First listen- wow! Like a prototype Bat out of Hell. Will revisit this one. 3

As a teacher I think this album is highly inappropriate.

Appreciated the short runtime of 37 minutes, but the content was a departure from what I expected. While the title track is the hard rock anthem I anticipated, it serves as a gateway to a surprisingly avant-garde and experimental journey. I was caught off guard by the sheer variety of genres, ranging from the brassy, "horn-infested" jazz of "Blue Turk" to the overt musical theater influences in "Gutter Cat vs. The Jets". What stands out most is how the album functions as a cohesive, theatrical concept piece. The production by Bob Ezrin seamlessly blends psychedelic blues, orchestral swells, and progressive elements in tracks like "My Stars". It successfully shatters my preconceived stereotype, revealing a band with immense musical range and humor. Ending on "Grande Finale", the record left me with a much deeper appreciation for their artistry.

+School's Out

3.5/4. Sold Hard Rock, Glam Rock album.

i enjoyed this more than i thought i would! solid album

Why was this ever part of the Satanic Panic? It's good, nothing special

Listening to school's out during september, when kids have to go back to school…how ironic. What terrible timing! First track is an obvious classic. Catchy and likeable. The no more books…teachers bridge part reminds me of the melody from the tv show Balamory. Second track also pretty good and had some nice guitarr moments. Gutter cats had an unxpected organ bit which was really fun. Blue Turk track was forgettable. As was My Stars. Public animal is a snarly punk driven song. Me likey. Great guitar work on this one. Almer Mater felt completely different from the other songs. Strong Beatles/Bowie/glam rock sound to it. Enjoyed. Grand finale was just fun little instrumental. OK but hardly a standout track. Overall, a mixed bag, but there were some stand out tracks. I like the punk energy and general rock feel in the album. It does sound like an album of its time; but its of a particular time I'm endeared to, rock in the 70s!

Feel pretty neutral on this music-wise - mostly basic hard rock with some extra stuff sprinkled in. I do find adult men singing about being in school a bit cringe though

A buddy let me borrow this so I could record it to a cassette tape back in high school. I really liked it back then, and today I listened to it for the first time in over 50 years. It was a great trip down memory lane, and I really enjoyed hearing it again. I think most of my fondness stems from nostalgia though. I would like to give this 3.5 stars, but since I can’t I will settle on three because I don’t think it merits four. I recall did have fun hearing it again, though.

Det er altså ikke så godt som det var oppe i mit hoved. Det havde dog været en oplevelse som have sprunget min hjerne i luften hvis jeg bare var 20 år yngre....

Det lægger stærkt ud på åbneren. Og så bliver det mere og mere mærkeligt. Men egentlig også lidt charmerende. Det er ret teatralsk, dog ikke på den trælse måde som f.eks. Meatloaf. Jeg kommer dog nok aldrig til at høre andre numre end titelnummeret.

Always heard of Alice cooper , super edgy for his time , iconic

Yeah, it's alright!

Nothing was as good as the title track, but still an overall decent album. 3.5/5

This album was pretty interesting and fun. I didn't expect it to sound like it did, but it was pretty good. I wasn't blown away but I was expecting something a bit different knowing Alice Cooper.

It’s not that I wouldn’t expect Alice Cooper to be Musical Theatrey (look at him), but I was still surprised by the flavour of this. I’m never going to listen to it again, but I am going to give it a full extra star for managing to be a Somewhat Listenable Meatloaf, which I would have previously thought was impossible.

All over the place style wise. High point was the Beatles/bad finger like Alma mater, followed by low point of monday night football sounding grande finale

War nett.

Hatte was ganz anderes erwartet. Ein banger in der zweiten Hälfte, hätte es zu einem richtig guten Album gemacht

Cooper is a dreadful, sexist, lyricist and a weak singer but the music here is actually pretty great. The soft rock base veers off in all kinds of fun, unexpected, genre-bending directions with frequest flourishes of prog grandeur.

rock had to start somewhere i respect it