School's Out

*School's out is a great song, but the album doesn't keep that momentum until the Grand Finale.

6/10

Duh! It's a Sunday...

Didn’t know any other Alice Cooper songs aside from the title track. Did not expect the horn sections and genre bending tunes. Definitely a happy surprise even if it’s not my cup of tea. Respect Mr cooper

reminded me of growing up

Weird stuff happening here but I liked it

School's Out is such a banger. It's a shame that the rest of the album can't keep up with it.

Alice Cooper is a spectacle show more than an album. The music is inconsequential and is the equivalent of putting Cirque du Soleil on here.

So if I only judged this by the title track it would clearly be 5 stars, but this is not how I do things here, and sadly I am only familiar with the title track despite loving Mr. Cooper. Will be a treat, but so far after listening to it once I have to say this is not the strongest offering from Mr. Cooper I have heard so far. Will probably need to grow on me, but at the moment between 3 and 4 stars and most likely 3.5 on RYM. The rest of the album could not be any different from the title track, even some jazz influences here, some cabaret which is pretty cool, but does feel a bit loose and undefined, on the 2nd listen still learning towards 3 stars. P.S. On 2nd listen I really like "Alma Mater" and closing instrumental track

I was kind of ready to hate this, and while it wasn't really my thing, I respect it for being a lot more varied than I was expecting. I liked the songs that were more laid back more than the 70's hard rock stuff.

Detroit muscle. Alice was more of a singles band than an album band...their original greatest hits is a powerhouse. Most importantly, WE CAN'T EVEN THINK OF A WORD THAT RHYMES!

Favorite track: Grand Finale - A swooning, orchestral finish to an album filled with juvenile lyrics that will be forever immortalized by the giant middle finger of the title track. Imagine Alice Cooper conducting this beautiful song. His face must have been so happy to know he was capable of such beauty amidst the snakes and leather bravado of his stage persona.

Rapide et efficace Ça ressort du lot niveau sonorités Le « grande finale » a un côté james bond avec les cuivres

Oui c'était sympa et un peu original mais ça m'a pas transcendé

Decent listen.

Klassiker men kjedelig i lengden

Holy cow this was unexpected. I’ve never listened to Alice Cooper beyond what was played on the radio. Why was School’s Out released as the single when pretty much every other song on this album is better?

pretty solid but not my fav

ou, francamente? não é ruim tava esperando rockzão, veio rockzão com um temperinho de funk

The title track is the best and it's not even that awesome

Entertaining, moments of positive surprises.

353/1089 - I didn't realize Alice Cooper was the band's name and not the singer. Noticed some Bernstein quotes and it seemed eclectic overall but I wasn't a fan of the singer who's name is NOT Alice Cooper (but now is I think).

A good album, I liked School's Out the most.

Some artists are a listen to every album artists, some are greatest hits artists. Alice Cooper seems like the latter. This album is bolstered by the exceptional title track, then the rest is an odd hodgepodge that sounds like a musical. It's fine, but should I give props or take away props for copping 'West Side Story?' Top tracks; "School's Out," "Gutter Cats vs. The Jets"

--School's Out...the bass stands out to me here. otherwise it's a solid anthem at best. if the lyrics weren't so "rebellious" I doubt it would stand out much --Luney Tune...this is weird. I like the distorted guitar in the middle --Gutter Cat vs. The Jets...despite the unfortunate West Side Story references, this humps --Street Fight...a nice bass interlude --Blue Turk...an interesting, unexpected, and jazzy change of pace. not sure I totally dig it but it gives the album a new dimension --My Stars...didn't like the opening much but it starts kicking at the 90 second mark. a little long but fun --Public Animal #9...fun rocker but nothing special --Alma Mater...a 50s/60s heart throb pastiche. more fun --Grand Finale...a spacey instrumental. didn't love this listen but kudos to Alice Cooper for consistently surprising me

I think the only Alice Cooper song I heard before listening to this album was School's Out, which is the first track. I wasn't prepared for the rest of the album to veer into concept album/musical territory. Not my thing, but interesting album.

aren’t you a grown man

This actually surprised me, I expected to hate it but it was alright.

I enjoyed the bits of this album that didn't have any Alice Cooper i.e. all the instrumental bits.

Kult med et gjennomført konseptalbum. Skikkelig teatralsk potpurri, men det er vel bare åpningslåta som er verdt å høre på flere ganger.

It’s good but School’s Out is the obvious hit and where most of the production went. The rest is fun and probably better live.

Ended up being almost unnoticeable as background noise so a true 3

Hørt på veien til Karasjok. Mye forskjellig, litt blues og litt rockeopera som er spennende! Men kun en banger her dessverre.

Helt ok. 3,5. kanskje æ høre igjen.

Artig å tenke på at det her har vært regna som hardt. Høres ut som en blanding av T.Rex og Stooges, med en liten dæsj Doors. Schools Out e jo harry, men litt av ei åpningslåt. De to siste låten e de minst typiske Alice Cooper, men også de to beste. Alma Mater e faktisk dritfin. Hørt nyttårsaften 25🎆

was a favorite of mine as a kid in the ’70s—an unofficial announcement that summer had arrived. Until now, I’d never listened to the rest of the album, and I was surprised by how prominently horns feature in several tracks. It’s unmistakably a product of its era, very ’70s in sound and style, and overall an enjoyable listen.

I usually prefer The Sensational Alex Harvey Band when it comes to theatrical/performative rock, but this record is alright. It's nothing I imagine myself returning to listen, but It's short and somewhat sweet.

Me gusta este álbum. Tiene un buen comienzo y un buen final, tal vez las canciones del medio no me copen tanto. Aún así creo que es un álbum más que escuchable ya que solo dura 35 min y sigue siendo más entretenido que muchos otros álbumes.

Fireb

At first I thought this was a classic Rock album but then it kinda switched to a broadway show?

It has more variety than I thought it would have. In the end it fell short of being great in my opinion.

This is just so-so for me. The music is a 2, but +1 because Alice Cooper is a treasure.

Liked the music, some songs are a bit strange, but the general idea is good. Made me want to listen to more by them. 3,4/5.

His fifth album. Hard Rock. This wasn't the Glam Rock / Cheesy Rock I expected. It's Rock with aome Blues and Jazz sounds through it. Some fun lyrics and good riffs. The album is short, sharp and quite punchy. A lot of fun.

Die openingstrack stemt meteen vrolijk natuurlijk. Ik had hem al eens benoemd in een andere review. Lekker. Wel fout, maar lekker. Daarna is het grotendeels gedaan met de echte pret, maar met 36 minuten is dit heel goed uit te zitten zonder zure man te worden. Al is het wel flink theatraal en zoals zojuist al gezegd best fout. Ik ga er niet te lang over nadenken. 3 sterren.

A bit of a mixed bag, this one. In places, you can hear why Lydon did one of Alice's for his Pistols audition. Other bits are very theatrical, and others just plain weird (not a bad thing). I liked this more than I expected, but the eclecticism got a bit tiring after a while and I stopped really listening.

Music good lyrics about cat fights or maybe it was a very sophisticated metaphor I missed 🤔

Listens: 2.5 Standout Tracks: Blue Turk, Public Animal #9, School's Out (I guess) This is another one of those albums where the artist blows their load on the first song. School's Out is iconic, the titular track and its the first song on the album. The rest of the album isn't too bad, but there isn't really anything to noteworthy either, save for the instrumental section of Blue Turk. And certainly, there's nothing as shocking as Billion Dollar Babies "Raped and Freezin'" or "I Love The Dead". Honestly, the album kind of ends of a depressing note. the penultimate track sort of ends with "Coop" goes from reminiscing about highlights of the school year, to sort of calling out to all his friends at the end of the school year, hoping they'll keep in touch. He's sort of perpetually stuck in school, while everyone else is moving on - graduating. That's obviously the point, but its sort of a grim situation to find one's self in, and probably one that's also pretty familiar to most people; something you wish could last forever, but ultimately ends. I think I gave Billion Dollar Babies a 4. I am not sure that was correct. This is similar and its solid 3 material.

When this popped up, my preconceptions were that it would be a relatively unsophisticated hard rock album in the vein of something like AC/DC. I'm happy to have been proven wrong on that front, even if I'm not currently of the view that all of the ideas executed here are a resounding success. This album takes you on a journey through jazz rock, blues rock, prog, cabaret, and it even becomes somewhat theatrical at various stages, though few of the ideas ever seem to be fully embraced or locked into, resulting in a curious but fairly disorientating experience (maybe that was the intention). Alice Cooper's vocal style teeters on the threshold of becoming overbearing for me at points as well - not a huge issue in the grand scheme of things, though. This is an album that merits further exploration, and one that probably requires a degree of perseverance.

With the title track feeling a bit overplayed to me I wasn't sure what the album was going to be like but I was actually really impressed but also surprised by the West Side Story influences. Alma Mater was my stand out track as I was into the sound and the vocals managed to remind me of the Beatles but also of the sort of thing I could expect from Mike Patton

As with the other reviews, I was expecting this to be idiot rock like the opening track, but it's actually a much grander performance, and I would agree that it's more like a musical, which the insertion of West Side Story lyrics underlines. Ridiculous but fun. Honestly this is the edge of a four-star rating for me. But I think you would have been disappointed if you heard the title track on the radio and rushed out to buy the album in 1972.

Very theatrical, which I guess I should have expected from Cooper. Enjoyable enough but will never listen to this again

It's actually pretty listenable, but I still consider it a novelty album. The one song I give extra credit to is Blue Turk. I'm pretty sure this was mocking, Jim Morrison and the doors. And I'm here for it

Classic 70s rock. Every song feels different, Cooper hits his stride here

Fun I know this main song.

Some classic anthems with great riffs, wrapped in goth theatrics.

I really wish I liked this album more than I actually did. School's Out and Public Animal were really good tracks, but besides that it was a little all over the place. Cool sounds but a little too mixed for me to rate it higher then a 3 or 3.5.

3.5

Surprised by this one, did not expect it to be so groovy!

Starts with their most famous song, then continues on with what sounds like the soundtrack to a musical about the post high school experience

I was dreading listening to this but it was actually quite a good album, if a bit disjointed, but Gutter Cat Vs the Jets is terrible and i like Sondheim.

it was not horrible but not great either.

It's not what I thought it would be. I assumed the whole thing was like School's Out, but it's quite the variety.

Alice Cooper's legacy is built on his grotesque theatrics. He is a master of the ghoulish shock and awe performances. Sitting down with an entire album made me realize something a little deeper. This guy is just a straight up theater geek. It just makes so much sense now. I believe he's more influenced by Sondheim than he is by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I mean, Gutter Cats vs. The Jets is West Side Story in a back alley garbage can. None of this is a slight to his talent. If anything it's applause for using a historically lauded art form to present something deranged and destructive. While doing so, it's still dramatic and whimsical. The magic and fun is still present even if carried by his slimy growl. I wouldn't say this is my favorite offering from Alice Cooper. I find the titular song to be overplayed and uninspired. Once past that opening track, there is a lot of fun to be had.

Title track is great but apart from that...

Alice Cooper is great.

Like most people I was expecting this album to follow the tone of Schools Out so it was a surprise to find a varied sound throughout. Not unpleasant but of course everything is going to pale in comparison to the title track if it’s not strong enough a song on its own. Bit of a dip in the middle but finished strongly.

A good mix of styles and ultimately a glam rock album rather than anything heavier.

It’s a theatrical and often slightly silly take on a few genres. Varied and entertaining enough, but sadly with just the odd shining light of musical novelty. Personally I thought the last instrumental track was the most novel/interesting. They clearly didn’t share this sentiment given their future direction.

overraskende bra

Musical theatre for 70s edge lords

Way more fun than I was expecting. Some cool bass parts

klassiker. ganz nett

Not really my thing but like schools out

More varied and more theatrical than I expected, and I give it props for defying expectations; while it wasn’t a bad time, it wasn’t a particularly great one, either. I can’t dislike it, though.

fun for the Halloween period I'm listening to this at

I know Alice Cooper is theatrical, but I want expecting him to break out into a full-on showtune. Overall, not as bad as I was expecting.

Good music but don’t like rock that much

When school gets out for the summer, if this is not in your head, we probably don't have much to talk about.

I know Alice Cooper rarely gets much credit as a musician/artist, but it's still hard to deny the role he played alongside the likes of Kiss in carving the way for all sorts of dubiously-talented glam/metal bands to strut around in costumes and belt out forgettable tunes. And there's really nothing all that bad about this album, especially if you don't expect too much. Of course, there's also not a whole lot great about this album--it feels like a more mediocre version of a Meatloaf album. I wonder if it got included as the other Alice Cooper album in this collection simply for the iconic (and very relatable) "School's out" track? Either way, I can only hope "Billion Dollar Babies" is a bit more inspired.

Not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, and Cooper has a pretty good voice. I looked it up to see if this was his debut album (would've liked it even more then) and read this gem from wikipedia: "The vinyl record inside was wrapped in a pair of panties, though this was later discontinued as the paper panties were found to be flammable."

I liked it but was also slightly disappointed… i expected to love it

3 estrelas

Decent album with one banger on it

This is dad rock that aspires to be original. You can feel Bob Ezrin's influence, while the jazz elements embellish the album.

I have a good buddy who refers to Alice Cooper as thin gruel, let's see if he's correct. Hard not to listen to the title track and not think of Dazed and Confused. And it's not a bad song overall, it's a classic and hard not to like. The rest, I can see where this was somewhat shocking or heavy back in the day, but not against something legit like Black Sabbath. It's not a bad album, I just don't think I'd want to listen to it again. My Stars is the only other track that I really like. Got a bit of a driving beat, some cool guitar. Public Animal #9 is good, too. There are bits and pieces throughout this album that I like and wish they'd just go more with THAT vibe but it invariably goes off in another direction. Overall still pretty cool and I can see why people like it but it's just not that great to me. It's not thin gruel, but it's alright.

Meh

A lot of different sounds here than what I was expecting. Surprising in some ways.

Very good, though some of the imagery is very dated, and wasn't great even when it came out.

its quaint and funny that this was considered shock rock. loved how jazzy it got

This is #day419 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… It's October 1st today, so school's pretty much in full swing, as is the autumn. Otherwise, typical early '70s hard rock I wouldn't mind hearing on a classic rock radio. Loving the sax in "Blue Turk," though. There's another Alice Cooper record to go, and, surprise, surprise, it's not Killer. Let it be a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day420.

Eclectic and fun, drawing from a wide variety of musical genres.

Meh

Just don’t really like Alice cooper that much. Not hard to listen to but also not that interesting

Super cool record. Some really great bass riffs

The first song is so good that you almost don’t even realize the rest of it isn’t!

rock. some spacey. brass? ok.

A very surprising album (in a good way). As a native Phoenician I know Cooper from the titular song here and the restaurant he used to own next to the Diamondbacks' stadium. I thought based on that song this would be annoying, bad butt rock. But it was a lot closer to the theatricality of Meatloaf, which is way more my speed. This came shockingly close to 4 stars for me.

Interesting album could revisit on a weird day

Artsy

Another nice surprise. I was expecting Schoils Out and 8 sound alike, but there was orchestration, interesting song structures, and a sense of performance without being self-regarding. I am not a fan of West Side Story, so to get me enjoying The Jets was quite a surprise. Not quite strong enough to really recommend, but much better than expected. Strong 3

This was a surprisingly varied album, but mostly pretty weird. It felt like the titular song followed by a random hodge-podge of other stuff.

rock.

Nice to see some Canadian content on the list. Solid classic rock/glam sound, with great enthusiasm from Alice. A good listen.

This was NOT what I was expecting from Alice Cooper. Who knew he was in to show tunes???

Wow I really thought I was going to hate this because Alice Cooper is, in fact, not a woman and the first song is just something I can’t hear objectively, I’ve just heard to too many times to the point where it means nothing and I hate it and it’s not a real song. But then Blue Turk came on and I was like… hold on… what’s this? That song is cool. So is Grande Finale. Not sure I would listen to the rest again.

I liked the closing track, and how it was named such as being a closing track

Far jazzier than I expected. Pretty smooth all the way through. I didn't think any of the songs were bad, but there was obviously only one popular one from the album. Not something I'd reach for.

Wasn't expecting to like this, since Alice Cooper has been a weird old dude for basically my whole lifetime. But it was honestly pretty good.

I was pleasantly surprised by how musical this was; having only head the title track before I was expecting "dumb rock" but Blue Turk and others were very creative and cool to hear

Best Song: My Stars. I really liked that ascending piano run. Worst Song: Public Animal #9. I cringe at these kinds of songs whose core conceit is "look at what a bad boy I am". Overall: Surprisingly fun and jazzy, given the image that Alice Cooper presents. The opening track is a meme, but the rest is actually quite solid. It is funny to see how what was once considered scandalously edgy now feels like the safest of dad-rock, but we can't blame Alice for the passing of time.

The hits feel like the best part but it is a very solid rock album

Pretty good classic rock album. The titular track is the most well-known, of course, and is probably still played thousands of times in May/June as kids leave school for their summer break.

Interesting album. Not sure I loved it, but some strong songs, and I think I liked the ones that weren't released the most.

Annoyingly I can’t give this a 3.5 and it’s also not a 3.75, so doesn’t earn a 4. Some great 70s power rock in here and a very interesting back half.

It was a solid good album but not great.

Just an all time classic - signature sound - almost like a novelty act.

Interesting but a bit odd

I had never listened to a full Alice Cooper album before. But this kind of felt like it was carried by the single. Not a lot else felt particularly memorable

What kind of bump in streams does Alice get every year in May and June when everyone plays this song on the last day of class?

Much much weirder than I thought it was going to be. Not bad either. Mostly.

meh

What I was expecting: Boilerplate Alice Cooper early 70s rambunctious and rebellious rock and roll. What I heard: A much more diverse musical soundscape and styles where after the first two tracks, Cooper throws out the manual and just does whatever the hell he wants. And it mostly works. It was also nice to get served to us in approximately 37 minutes.

Pretty good overall. Sometimes weird and off-kilter, but that's refreshing.

I like the opening song

It’s kind of felt jazzy at times and very instrumental. I think there were like two hits on there for me so it’s a solid album imo. I can see how it’s influential, but it just isn’t of my genration I can’t see eye to eye with this one entirely.

As others have said, this takes you on quite a surprising journey. It gets pretty jazzy and theatrical, complete with West Side Story references. I'm not letting my heart rule my head, though, just because it was a nice surprise; I reckon the songs are only "mid" (as my son would say).

I liked it because it was so weird. Would be 3.5 if that was a choice.

Camp schlock rock. Good fun

Interesting enough but I wouldn't come back to it. Alice coopers band has more chops than I knew

Nice rock album, kind of cabaret style with entertaining lyrics which sometimes did not age well...

I appreciate the album, but outside of the title track and a couple others, it's not groundbreaking. Very performative work, solid guitar work. Middle of the road. 3/5

This album captures the sound of the time perfectly. The guitars and drums chugging along to the screeching vocal of Alice Cooper cut through any speaker setup. It felt weird playing “School’s Out” in August instead of May. 3

Opens with a triumphant classic rock radio staple and then immediately descends into five tracks of the weirdest shit your ever heard. Ends strong though.

I’d heard the title track a lot before listening to the album. I didn’t realize it was a concept album of sorts. Very theatrical in its execution.

A bit of a hit and miss kinda album.

Aside from the title track, School's Out is an okay album. Not terrible at all and there are some really good tracks here. My Stars is by far the best song here but there are far better albums than this one but because School's Out is such an iconic song everyone seems to gravitate to this as Alice's best. There are some clunkers here. Blue Turk, and even Gutter Cats vs. The Jests among those that just seem to ramble on. I like Alice, but I think Pretties For You and Killers are far better than this.

5.5/10 Not what I was expecting. Not really sure what to think of this. Don't like the vocals. Highlight: School's Out

Pretty fun! I like how theatrical Alice Cooper is, and I enjoyed it, but it's not necessarily something I want to listen to _all the time_. But every so often, it's great!

Not for me

Conocía al artista pero nunca había escuchado un disco, me gustó más de lo que creía.

smak tego albumu porownywalny jest do calkiem dobrego dania w typie kociolka meneliksa ktorego gwiazda jest feta ale pech chcial ze feta akurat sie zepsula i trzeba bylo ja pominac

Did not expect all the variety having only known the title track, decently fun listen, not bad

Other than the opening track (which is a banger) the album doesn't do anything terribly interesting until the final track. Everything else is fine.

Fun little album. Nothing groundbreaking here but nothing unenjoyable either.

Solid hard rock, would be otherwise indistinct if not for a little Cooper flair and some added horns and theatrical bits.

Buen álbum. Mitico. Buenas canciones más allá de la que da título al álbum. Me sorprendió Blue Turk.

nice enough

Not really what I expected based on what I thought I knew of Alice Cooper from pop culture. A lot of it is very theatrical and even silly (like the meowing cats). I think Public Animal #9 was my top track besides the titular one. And just a shade over 30 minutes which is always nice.

This is a lot tamer and almost more childish than I would expect, knowing Alice Cooper only by their stage reputation. Although I'm only just now finding out that the band is related to but seperate from the singer. Choosing to cover a West Side Story song was such a choice though, I loved it. Other than that I think the album was mildly interesting but pretty forgettable, and even after reading about it I don't really understand why it's on this list.

Ordentliches aber unspektakuläres Rockalbum.

Kunne jeg godt lide

was ok

Probably wouldn't listen again but it was ok some cool moments

metal cañero

It's definitely not what you'd expect, and I like the variety of it all. It's just a bit, meh. Nothing really stand out at me. I did enjoy Blue Turk though

Surprised by this. It was not bad.

Highlight "School's out". Den Rest kannte ich nicht. Es sind ein paar Songs dabei, die ich vom Sound nicht mit Alice Cooper in Verbindung gebracht hätte. Spannend zu hören. 3/5

My Stars gefällt mir, Rest eher meh

this dude likes west side story, huh

When I first heard Alice Cooper compared to Marilyn Manson, I was a bit worried; not that Manson is a terrible artist, but his edgy lyrics and persona do not rub me the right way. However, this album is (at least from my view) not edgy at all. It’s got some commentary on society—any good album should—but it’s thoughtful about it and not the gritty Zach Snyder style. Sorry I just saw Superman and he was on the mind. Anyways, the hard rock of this record. Eh. It seems very accessible, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. One could easily say the same thing about Black Sabbath being a wide open door to metal. It’s metal, kinda, but like, only for people who consider Nirvana metal. God I keep getting off track. So yeah, there’s a lot of easy listening throughout this album. Songs like the title and opening track, Schools Out, have the hooks, catchiness, and just right amount of guitar solo to make anyone feel like they’re into rock. However, I wish there was more to work with, particularly with the guitar. There was never anything really special or unique going on. The singing too, though good and very full of range (such as on Gutter Cat vs. The Jets), doesn’t really offer anything new that you wouldn’t see better done from Zeppelin or The Rolling Stones. And let’s talk about The Rolling Stones. Public Animal #9 just sounds like a Rolling Stones track. Alma Mater, too, has some of the same style and pizzaz of Beggars Banquet and perhaps later Beatles as well. I wonder if the cover art is inspired by Beggars Banquet, mayhaps. But yeah, I see the influence and appreciate it, yet it only makes me wanna relisten to some of my favorite Mick Jagger and John Lennon and Paul McCartney songs. Lord knows George Harrison has better guitar solos. Again, this album is more of Hard Rock 101, nothing crazy. To give credit where credit is due, however, the theatrics do offer some fun and creativity throughout. You have the interesting, wordless storytelling of Street Fight and Grande Finale, the la-da-das of My Stars, and some crazy poetry work of school and prison life as seen on Alma Mater. It’s more Glam Rock than Hard. I also have to say, I love the bluesy vibes from Blue Turk. Probably my favorite track. So yeah, this album is definitely good for those interested in delving into some hard rock or perhaps metal, yet who are scared to check it out. Though I’d more so recommend Black Sabbath for that. And I’d more so recommend Rolling Stones or Beatles for the vibes. And I’d more so recommend Pink Floyd for the theatrics or T. Rex or David Bowie for the glam. Ok I’m gonna go listen to them instead.

Pretty good. I thought it would be better, given its status as a classic. The title track is obviously iconic, the others are kinda wallpaper.

A cornerstone of 70s glam rock but still not as beautifully crafted as Ziggy Stardust and other classics. But the weird thing is that tomorrow im going to attend a summer program. so listening to the title track that is really against education on the day before returning to "school" is such a weird experience. but anyway i wish my old school can be blown to pieces. 3/5

Good, title track is worse than I remember though

01) School's Out - 8,5 02) Luney Tune - 7,5 03) Gutter Cat vs. the Jets - 6,5 04) Street Fight - 5,0 05) Blue Turk - 7,0 06) My Stars - 6,5 07) Public Animal #9 - 6,5 08) Alma Mater - 7,0 09) Grande Finale - 7,5 TOTAL: 6,88 (69/100)

Better than expected TBH. Start strong….

The old times when the first song on the album was a banger and then the rest is just OK.

Meh

I just listened to Neil Young, this should be interesting. Honestly this wasn’t that bad.

-hm, i liked this one more than I thought i would. it’s no doubt a little corny but also kind of a vibe -i know nothing about Alice Cooper aside from the name but i was definitely not expecting the solid blues rock sound. Blue Turk is a really good song, i had to play it a few times actually -Favorites are Gutter Cat vs. The Jets and Blue Turk

Ouais sympa mais sans plus

Glam Rock quite entertaining. Some tunes resembling the Beatles at their Rockest. Medium rating for me

There are some cool bits, but mostly theatre kids making music for theater kids.

Kinda annoying and dumb, but also kinda good at the same time

Quick rock album that sticks to its theme. Has some different elements that work well for a rock album.

Ya this kinda rules

Pretty interesting music. the jazzy song was very different for being Alice Cooper High 3/5

Title track is great rest of the album fine.

3.5

Flere sterke låter her. Og en del rart. Hører jazzen helt hjemme her? Håper på flere Cooper-albumer her etterhvert.

Pretty solid and more varied than expected.

Holy shit what a ride. I think there was a moment about halfway through the record when I thought Apple Music had fucked up and accidentally shuffled to Kansas or Genesis. Then I was listening to The Doors or Joni Mitchell. Then back to Alice Cooper. This album is a trip and absolutely took me by surprise. Does it nail every moment? No, there are some choruses or songs that felt a bit more chaotic than enjoyable. But overall it fucking rocks and the instrumentation as well as Alice Cooper’s vocals are excellent. Highlights are School’s Out, Blue Turk and Public Animal #9. Listen to this record.

A lot more West Side Story than I was expecting

I like Alice Cooper, I don’t love them. Having some West Side Story was a surprise but a welcome one.

Interesting mix of rock and musical theater music. Too bad I'm not into music theater :( 3/5

First and last tracks are best. Vintage Alice.

Fav: Blue Turk Least Fav: Public Animal #9 More varied than expected for blues rock

A lot more interesting and wacky than I expected- as others have noted. Not sure it quite hangs together but nevertheless refreshingly bonkers

really a lot better than i expected surprisingly not half bad

School's Out was a banger, then the rest of the album happened and it was fine, yet ultimately forgettable. It's albums like this where I feel like the author and folks he collabed with include albums for nothing more than a single song that they think deserves praise, and not the whole album.

Classic rock and fun summer song

As someone who only really knows Alice Cooper from his hits (and his excellent appearance in Wayne’s World) and tended to view him as extremely boring, I was pleasantly surprised by how odd and digressive this album is, playing with a bunch of difference sounds and genres from psych rock to Broadway. That same scattershot approach prevents it from being particularly good, but it is at the very least interesting.

It was ok, noting amazing.

Fairly enjoyable if a little Inconsistent, I think AC and company can make the more fun type of classic hard rock with a blues rock thing by simply having more personality and more going on in song than trying to stick to one mood all the way thru. I don't love everything about this but I do enjoy it!

School’s Out // Public Animal #9 // Alma Mater // 2.5/5

Not really what I was expecting. Never knew Alice Cooper was way more chilled before he started doing heavy rock. Definitely worth the listen but not really my type.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I thought Alice Cooper would have been one of those old guys I didn't like. There seems to be a theme here where I think an old band is overrated but then when I take the time to actually listen to the entire album, it's actually good! I enjoyed my time with it.

- do love the Alice Cooper horror vaudeville glam rock vibe - love the meowing. narrative songs like this have really died out - electronic synth spectacular also - he was 24 when he wrote this which is really quite interesting - most of these are, but this is truly an Album, not just a collection of songs

3.3 2x

Better than I expected, but some of the hard rock stuff is just kind of eye-rolling to me.

At the end of every academic year Alice Cooper blares across the halls over countless schools in America as the doors are kicked open allowing the ultimate liberation from painful homework, constant attitude and unreasonable expectations….and that’s just what the teachers feel! It’s easy to forget that Alice Cooper was not only the first “Shock Rocker” but was there in the beginning of hard rock/metal. Key songs were, of course, Schools Out, but also Glitter Cats v The Jets, and My Stars. I love the story this entire album tells. This is a classic that should get more recognition as an album rather than a song.

Random thoughts: * this is a little bit like Frank Zappa * Blue Turk is cool jazzy-rock tune that I listened to several times. * School’s Out is a fun song. I loved blasting this song on the last day of school with my kids. Embarrassing them thoroughly. Also, Another Brick in The Wall is a good one for blasting on the last day of school. * Overall this was more interesting than I expected. * It is still weird that Alice Cooper was the band name and then the guy took the name later. He was just Vincent the lead singer at first. This doesn’t make sense in my brain.

Didn't do anything for me.

Although we’ve heard “School’s Out” (the song) millions of times, this is the first time hearing all the other tracks on the album. None of them are as good as the title track, but there are a few good songs on the record. i enjoyed “public animal #9”.

A very good pick for the last day of classes! Alas, would that school were truly out forever. It turns out Alice Cooper's views are pretty bad, but I always liked him as a vh1 talking head. I feel like, as these things go, I didn't really dislike school, but nevertheless the song 'School's Out' always spoke to me. Also, nobody uses pencils or books anymore. Really makes you think. "School's out completely" is a wild last line. I did not expect the West Side Story interlude, but I like it. The album is cohesive and pretty good. Solid cover. To me, feels more recent than it is. It's a 3.5 -- not quite 4 territory.

Cool and snotty midwestern hard rock

My parents were Alice Copper fans but I'm not sure they ever played this one, though Schools Out must be his biggest hit. It was quite rough and ready, sounded more like a debut than a fifth album. Didn't really have the spooky pageantry that I would normally associate with him. It was okay, but just okay, don't think anything really impressed. I'm sure there are good Alice Cooper albums out there but we haven't had one yet. 2.5.

Just okay. I expected to enjoy it more.

Yeah it's not bad. Exactly what you think it'll be. 70's "hard" rock with a pop edge. The Jet Song caught me out of nowhere which is funny because my friend that loves Alice Cooper and says it was the best live show he ever saw hates anything jazz related.

Alice broke ground with his macabre persona and grim lyrics. True performance rock, not much more. Vocals are not good, and the band is average, playing mostly simple notes. Having said that, School’s Out was the party anthem of May and June, played loud, sung with gusto and pleasure. A signal of the coming summer. No sweeter music to a young boy’s ears.

Listening to two Alice Cooper albums back to back made for an interesting comparison! Million Dollar Baby felt camp/theatrical, whereas School's Out feels like a typical rock album. I enjoyed the songs that felt jazzy and let the instruments shine. My favorites were blue turk and public animal #9.

I'm Swimming In Blood Like A Rat On A Sewer Floor 1001 Albums Generator 16 (04/22/2025) Two Alice Cooper albums in a row, huh? If you're curious, the odds of that happening at this point in the list (given that there are only 2 of them on the list, and I already had done 14 albums) is 1 in 577,275. The odds of this Alice Cooper double header happening on THE DAY that the band gets back together to release new music for the first time in over 50 years feels astronomical. I guess I gotta go buy a lottery ticket now. Anyway, School's Out was released in 1972 and directly precedes yesterday's album, Billion Dollar Babies. That album surprised me with its relatively artsy sound and consistent quality outside of the singles. How does School's Out compare? The opening title track is one of Alice Cooper's most iconic songs. Played by quasi-rebellious teens across the anglosphere throughout the month of May, even 50 years later, School's Out is an iconic Proto-Punk anti-school tune. Released 6 years before Pink Floyd's similar Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2, School's Out was actually banned off of some radio stations for encouraging rebellion in children, which is how you know a song is good. I can't think of a more perfect song to be Alice Cooper's first major hit single. In the 70's, Alice Cooper was synonymous with shock and offense and is often called the Godfather of Shock Rock. As such, a single that rebels against the school system, one of the supposed pillars of Western civilization, was a perfect way to introduce people to Alice Cooper. Spoiler alert - no other song on this album nearly hits the highs of the opening track. This isn't to say there aren't great moments. Blue Turk is my next favorite song. It is surprisingly jazzy and features an awesome sax solo and super fusion-y electric piano sounds throughout. It also has a bassline that is totally inspired by walking basslines of old school jazz. Gutter Cat Vs. The Jets is a cool almost proggy song. I love the changes that happens throughout. The first one is about halfway through where the song becomes almost tribal with just drums and a picked bass. Then the song picks up to a 12/8 jam with a cool, sliding synth line. I'm not sure which synth this is, but it sounds like something I would mess around with on FL Studio. The second side is a bit weaker but still features some interesting moments, such as the growling, almost wordless vocals at the end of Public Animal #9 and the shoutout to Camelback High and Cortez High, two local high schools in Phoenix, on Alma Mater. As I alluded to, the second half of this album does fall off in quality. I find all three of the last songs to be mostly forgettable for different reasons. Public Animal #9 has great energy but not much substance behind it. Alma Mater has lyrics that are honestly pretty moving; it captures the feeling of leaving high school, and the uncertainty that comes along with it. I think of it as the Yin to the title track's Yang. Although the lyrics are good, the song is set to a slower, mostly acoustic number, which is not a style that I think Alice Cooper does particularly convincingly. I do like the doo-wop backing vocals. The final song is a perfectly acceptable instrumental, but begs the question a bit by declaring itself "Grande". School's Out is a good album. It is not as consistent as Billion Dollar Babies, but it does feature what is perhaps Alice Cooper's finest song in the title track. This, along with some other interesting moments are enough to bring this album to a 3.5 for me, rounded down to a 3. Please no more glam rock tomorrow. Favs: School's Out Blue Turk My Stars Least Fav: Alma Mater

Production: 3.5/5 Lyricism: 2.5/5 Sound: 3/5 Enjoyment: 2/5 Overall: 2.7/5

I'd heard the hits before, but I don't think I've listened to a full Alice Cooper album before. It was more than I expected, and I can see why he's still cranking out albums as of last year.

Pretty fun, but not totally into it.

Lots of variety in sounds on this album. Alice was never afraid to go where his creative mind led him. Good stuff, but isn't something that I would cite as a classic.

Opening song is a blast! Rest doesn't have the same quality unfortunately...

School’s Out ist ein Album der US-amerikanischen Rockband Alice Cooper, veröffentlicht im Jahr 1972. Die Aufnahmen entstanden im Record Plant Studio in New York City. Die Band trug zu dieser Zeit denselben Namen wie ihr Sänger Vincent Furnier, der später als Solokünstler unter dem Künstlernamen Alice Cooper weiterarbeitete. Musikalisch bewegt sich das Album zwischen Hard Rock und Glam Rock mit Elementen, die an Musiktheater erinnern. Der Titelsong School’s Out entwickelte sich schnell zu einem der bekanntesten Stücke der Band. Mit seinem kraftvollen Riff, dem rebellischen Text und einer auffälligen Struktur bleibt der Song bis heute prägend für die Rockgeschichte. Weitere herausstechende Titel sind Public Animal #9 sowie Gutter Cat vs. The Jets, ein Song, der thematisch und musikalisch auf das Musical West Side Story anspielt. Die Stücke zeigen eine Tendenz zur Inszenierung und Dramaturgie, unterstützt durch verspielte Arrangements und wechselnde Tempi. Die Produktion wirkt zielgerichtet auf eine energiegeladene Atmosphäre ausgerichtet. Dabei spiegeln die Texte Themen wie jugendliche Rebellion, Außenseitertum und ein kritisches Verhältnis zu Autoritäten wider. Der amerikanische Ursprung der Band ist in der Verbindung von Rockmusik mit Showelementen spürbar. School’s Out dokumentiert einen künstlerischen Stil, der Rockmusik mit theatralischer Darstellung verbindet. Das Album erscheint als Momentaufnahme einer Band, die ihre Identität aus der Grenzüberschreitung zwischen Musik und Bühnenspiel zieht, ohne den Bezug zur klassischen Rockstruktur zu verlieren.

3.5/5

🎧Starts off strong with School’s Out and Luney Tune. Doesn’t follow through. What’s with the West Side Story “when you’re a jet” shit?

Man, hard rock is weird. Why are a group of 20-something rockers making a concept album about high school? Why is there a West Side Story song crossed with feline furry play (pre-empting Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats)? Once I stopped reeling from the camp absurdity of it, the album is pretty enjoyable in its eclectic silliness. The music is pretty varied too. There's a piano, a jazzy brass moment, an electric organ at one point. There are some ballads and some instrumental tracks, as well as the rocking tracks. Musicianship is solid. Great bass playing, and the vocals are pretty enjoyable unlike most hard rock groups I've heard. This style of music is a fairly long way from resonating with me, but I can appreciate this one for its strengths. 3.5*

not my favorite Alice album. this better mean welcome to my nightmare and Alice Cooper goes to hell are still on this list

This was a lot and certainly not my vibe. School's in for me, sorry Mr. Cooper. I understand why people like it, but I just will never listen to this again.

School's Out rocks too hard for a song about school getting out

Old school rock vibes, feels like an episode out of Supernatural. Almost as if I’m sitting in the car with Dean Winchester himself and I’m not mad about it. Love some of the jazzy accompaniments, as well as the many guitar solos. Love the catchy riffs. Great album for a road trip with the windows open on a hot breezy day.

Was going to give a 2 but the finale was grand

Kind of unimpressed. It’s not bad but I also can’t remember anything outside the hits

Pretty mixed. Some smashhit, but also cheesy tracks. And Bigband sound?!

Schools out

1 good song and 33 minutes of filler. Weird album.

Alice Cooper-Schools Out ☆☆1/2 [#265] Bombastic rock. A bit cheesy at times. I think it's supposed to emulate a musical, but it just doesn't really work. Highlights: "School's Out" (classic riff rocker), "My Stars" (some nice piano and guitar work), "Public Animal #9" (Stonesy rocker) Notable: "Gutter Cat v. The Jets" (Stonesy vibe to the music at first but then it interpolates "When You're a Jet" from West Side Story and goes off the rails.), "Blue Turk" (reminds me of "Stray Cat Strut".), "Alma Mater" (weird filter on vocals, seems like it's parodying a 50s doo-wop tune), "Grand Finale" (a very 70s sounding instrumental)

Prettyinteresting

Überraschung, viel besser als gedacht oder befürchtet.

I’m torn between a two and a three. It is classic and there are some good driving music in it. It’s just not my favorite. So I’m torn. But I feel generous today so I’ll give it a three.

cool album, mix of pretty cool music probs wouldn’t listen again tho.

I'm not really into it now, but I suspect if I was a teenager in the 70's I would've loved it.

pretty good

While the title track is an all time classic, the rest of the album doesn't really follow through... I'm actually a fairly big fan of Alice Cooper, his approach was truly unique for the time, and he influenced a lot of other acts to come, but many of his records have one or two great songs, and the rest is filler. This was unfortunately quite common in the 1970s and 1980s.

Not my thing but this was pretty enjoyable strroong 3

What a strange album. Showtunes, rock, instrumentals. The parts just don't fit together. I like a few songs and others but I can do without the goofy West Side Story stuff. And we've all heard the title song a million times.

It is ironic and strange to listen to a song like School's Out as a full grow adult. Obviously, I'm not exatly the target group anymore. I can relate, not exactly to the (simple) lyrics, but the energy of the music - there's a powerful riff underlying. Besides, one would have to admit that this is the only outstanding song on the record. If I remember correctly, it was also the major single success for Alice Cooper. The remaining tracks are nowhere close. In particular the sound is dusty, but this is hardly a surprise as the record was released 50 years ago, and recording technology has much improved since. I quite like the arrangement of the last track feat. brass, I guess owing to producer Bob Ezrin, who used similar sounding arrangements with other artists. So once again, I guess the recording was influential and groundbreaking at the time of release, but today it sounds dated and forgettable. I'm not going to listen to this again.

Known about this album most of my life but never really gave it a listen because the bit single was played out by the time I finished 7th grade. However, this album really caught me off guard. Some very interesting arrangements, jammy blues and jazz flares and not the dark heavy rock you'd have expected from Mr Cooper. A pleasant surprise

This feels like another one that was probably groundbreaking when it was new, but is now Perfectly Fine

Heads up for the first record I ever bought! Bits of this stand up well, bits are standard ‘Alice trying to be shocking’. I like the Street Fight/Gutter Cats vs The Jets bit.

Ok, it's a good album. I never really got into Alice Cooper. It's an old heavy metal album. Pretty good, nothing really objectionable.

Alice Cooper pictures himself as a Jellicle Cat whose parts were cut in the final edit.

Not as bad as i expected

Not his best album and he is better live.

It's not bad. I've never been a huge fan of Alice's music. He seems like a cool guy, though. Blue Turk isn't a bad song. The Finale was relatively Grand. 3.5*?

Of course, you know the title track. It's always featured whenever there's a flash back to 1972 / Glam Rock. It's a great single, and above criticism. The rest of the album.... well. It pales in comparison. I hear no reason to listen to the album again.

prior to listening to this album, I really only knew School's Out (the song) from Guitar Hero. It was cool to listen to this album. When reading the description, Alice Cooper was described as 'Shock Rock', and maybe that would have been true in 1972, with his crazy make up and probably weird presence, but it doesn't hold up in 2025. I thought the Gutter Cat track was an interesting take on West Side Story, but didn't really understand how it fits in with the rest of the album. Is it supposed to be about a kid that drops out of school and joins a life of crime? another listen may be necessary, but for now this will sit at a 3.

I think I’m feeling nice today because I was tempted to rate this one a four. Really enjoyed it! It fits my standard for three stars due to it having a 5 star song in schools out, followed by a bunch of pleasant but not amazing songs. Also appreciate it for the length. Good job Arice!!

Not bad, but I'm not going to take anything away from this album besides the title song. "School's Out" is an awesome song that has seated itself properly in history. The rest of the songs are varied enough that I could see why someone would really like this album, but it's pretty mediocre for me.

It's fine

Grande Finale is a great tune. Rest ok 3/5

This is so stupid. If the Beatles teamed up with black Sabbath to write a musical. It's terrible, but Alice Cooper needs to be on this list so this is probably the one to do it.

Good

Ok ish

Of course the title track is an all-time-banger. The rest of the album is o.k. but maybe sounds a bit aged to me.

Decent album, but wasn’t my favorite.

Not a bad album, Cooper’s levity is enjoyable and because of the short album length does not get old. I would give it a 3.5 if I could.

Surprisingly good. In general, I’m not a big fan of his voice but it was decent on this album

well go figure, this was not what I expected & actually enjoyed the listen. very surprised at the variety of sounds among the tracks.

Surprisingly fun and varied for a heavy album of its time. There's creativity here and not just anger.

Aged 8 I developed an unlikely love for Alice Cooper's song Poison. That and School's Out were the only of his songs I knew before listening to this, so this album was a big surprise. I was expecting hair/glam metal and dark lyrics, but what I got was a variety of styles that decidedly don't rock. Fun at times, but ultimately a bit too camp

Was ok but I fell asleep listening to it. That may be more about me than Alice.

It's fine. Not my thing.

Average Rock album, int de bästa 1972 har att bjuda på. Har sina moments

As everyone else is saying, this is unexpected. It doesn’t quite come together as a listening experience for me though. Could imagine some sort of stage should would be fun though. Want to give it 3.5

The title track of School’s Out is an all-time classic, undeniably one of Alice Cooper’s best. “Grande Finale” has a cool vibe, but beyond that, the rest of the album doesn’t really stand out. It’s worth a listen for the highlights, but the magic feels concentrated in just a few moments.

Weird. Not what I was expecting. Quite a bit of jazz and the elements in here.

Great fun throughout. School’s Out is such a strong song that it really carries the whole album though

Es muy bueno. Bien rock pero algo distinto, hay una búsqueda. Detallista, raro. Me gustó.

Pretty good

School's out is a great song, was a bit disappointed by the rest

Other than the iconic title track I was expecting another camp/glam 70s musical horrorshow experience but was happy to have those expectations dashed. This was varied and pretty good in places

After the opening track, I was expecting more of the same... how wrong I was. Turned out to go in many different directions, genres and theatrics.

Another classic.

The last two songs of the album were the most interesting, to be honest. It was pretty good overall, but not stellar.

Before the great Satanic Panic of the early 80's the magnificent theatrical schlock artist Alice Cooper put on notoriously deviant live shows. I never actually listened to his records, so hearing School's Out is quite a refreshing revelation. The band were not just provocateurs (like Marilyn Manson), but talented and playfully subversive. In 1972 it seems like they could have veered off into glam punk, like New York Dolls, or into parodies along with Weird Al, or could have been a proto-Rob Zombie making campy slasher films.

I was prepared to give this a 1 just given a preexisting impression of Alice Cooper, but honestly that was unfounded. This was a solid album - well-sequenced, diverse musical styles that all had a cohesive sound, and a pretty solid second half. Unfortunately, there were a few low points: Luney Tunes, Gutter Cat, Street Fight and Public Animal #9 were less than impressive. I especially thought the west side story nods in the album were tacky. Grande Finale was a great closer. All around a net positive: 3.4/5 -> 3/5

Dad rock. Hearing rock version of west side story is funny

School’s Out is the most iconic track on the album. The rest don’t stand out as much.

This is OK without being anything particularly special. I listened a handful of times, but it was background music in the main and never really caught my attention.

Rock. Ok

With the exception of the title track, I wouldn’t call any of these songs outright classics. But they’ve got a bite, and Alice’s sardonic sense of humor is always appreciated.

Lotta scream lotta creativity

Lukewarm rock. Indifferent to most of the songs but liked some enough that I'll let my temporary generosity win out.

Achei legal! Não achei ultrapassado! Vou ouvir mais!

this guy's weird. school is indeed out forever though

3.5 surprisingly entertaining.

This is on the list for only the titular song. Not really that great of an album otherwise. Just kinda meh. Great titular song though!

Interesting that he was also a denizen of Max’s Kansas City. The whole album deserved more praise.

There was some stuff on here I hadn't heard before. Alice Cooper is basically just a weirdo theatre kid at heart and I appreciate that.

This selection surprised me. He has some great songs and I know his early work is respected, but I have the image of him singing "Poison" which is one of his few hits still getting airplay, it's even popular with the college boys today (they play it at tailgates!). The title song is still a classic rock radio staple. I remember cranking it on the last day of school in like the 6th grade, it resonates with any kid stuck in the doldrums of school and waiting for summer break! Beyond "School's Out", none of these were radio friendly or made his greatest hits. This album could have used his classic (and my favor AC tune) "I'm Eighteen" to muscle it up a bit. It would have fit the theme too. He has a good singing voice when he's not trying to sound like a hard rocker, songs like "Alma Mater" highlight his ability to be more than just a glam rocker. The album isn't stuck in one gear, it has different flavors, highs and lows. I only skipped one song, "Gutter Cat vs The Jets", but overall I don't think it's Top 1001 worthy but I enjoyed getting to know it.

Great hits, as an album its OKish

Ok.

Starting off with the title track, this is alternately raw and in-your-face and melodic, and is a fine introduction to the stylings of Mr Cooper. A most welcome entry into the rock canon.

Classic Alice

For as much as I've heard his name thrown around, I know very little about Alice Cooper. Surface-level research leads me to believe the guy had a very shocking stage persona (one supposedly inspired by Arthur Brown) - so I decided to scope it out for myself on YouTube while listening to this. To me at least, it seems he moreso conjured up the image of being shocking rather than actually being shocking if that makes sense (but then again I "researched" this for 5-minutes tops). In a way, it mirrors the way I felt about this album. For a "hard-rock" record it sure isn't very "hard", and it's quite messy. Alice Cooper himself, as a vocalist and lyricist, while not super special, is the standout here. His voice was built for this time and sound, and lyrically, while it doesn't quite live up to the already loose description "shock rock" (say for maybe the imagery of a school blowing up on the title track), is at least somewhat interesting. Quite a few songs are "anti-school" in their sentiments, thematically this whole thing is quite consistent and plays out almost like some sort of teenage flick. I quite liked 'Public Animal #9' which follows the false promises offered by the schooling system and I interpreted 'My Stars' in a similar fashion. I just wish I enjoyed the music here more. The album uses a wide array of instruments, and I mostly enjoyed the cinematic closing instrumental 'Grande Finale', but there are some tacky-as-all-hell moments here. With that said, the saving grace of this album is just how much character it has.