Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Entertaining strange trip.
School's out is a slapper for sure. The rest of Album is okay.
3-; not bad hard rock album, epic Alice Coopers voice
Opener is a classic springtime ritual. Rest is average. Grade inflation bumps this to a C+, but I just can’t get it to a B.
It's alright. The first track has been ruined a bit for me by the fact it's in shitty TV adverts. Also I wasn't expecting the west side story cover..
This was interesting listen for me as I've never delved into Mr.Cooper. of course I've heard all the hits and even like a few songs but his image put me off. It was a lot better and more interesting than I gave him credit for. Has he earned a new fan, no but certainly a new appreciation.
what a mad mish mash of an album. bit of everything. some of it was surprisingly not terrible, whereas the rest of it was a bunch of rubbish 70s drama music.
like it more funky and weird than expected.
Something of a musical hodgepodge. I like it
Helt lustigt! Inte riktigt min stil men jag gillade hur Alice Cooper alltid hade glimten i ögat.
Like to listen Alice Cooper, not the artist Id like the more, but good music to remember.
Curiously goofy.
Kunde varit en tvåa men ett par låtar räddar upp det (typ my stars och grande finale)
3.5/5 First song of the album School’s out is an brilliant start of an album. The other songs are good to, but not blown away by it. Favourite songs: - School’s out - Public animal #9
Has some pretty cool songs. Could see myself throwing this in again
Jazz for skids.
Slušljivo, okej album sve u svemu. Nemam nekog lošeg mišljenja. Ili si to slušao prije pa ti još to dobro ili si tek prvi put čuo pa ti je ono, eh, mog i bez tog albuma preživit. Okej glazba, dobar lik, nije moj đir.
Not my thing, but I can appreciate the artistry. 6.5/10.
Enjoyed this one more than I expected. Had heard Schools Out many times but hadn't been exposed to much else. Fun album that has some high moments. 3.5/4
very theatrical. i knew he was theatrical going in, but this could have been confused for West Side Story.
Classic Alice Cooper sound and a few classic songs at their dirtiest sounding moments. Less than memorable songs for most of its run time though. 2.5/5
This was fun but a bit of a mess
Better, and with more variety than expected. I had onlt heard School's Out before and remember it from it being released when I was a young teen
Better than I was expecting. The only song I was familiar with was the title track, which got radio play in the 70s. Blue Turk was a nice surprise.
A strange pick for an Alice Cooper album because this is not even close to his best. Relistening this, I also put on Killer, Billion Dollar Babies and Love It To Death, in my opinion all 3 better albums than this one. The opener, that everyone know, is brilliant. School's Out really is a classic. But the rest of the album is not up to standard of the opening song and plays on 2 minds between rock and musical, and it's just not doing it for me. After 3 listens I put on some of his other work and have been rocking out at my desk this workday
Nothing particularly wrong with this, but I didn’t massively enjoy it either.
3-; not bad hard rock album, epic Alice Coopers voice
Surprised to find an album from my fellow Detroiter Vince Furnier on this list. Can't deny the appeal of the anthemic School's Out, but the rest of it sort of devolves into Meatloaf-like theater rock. There are some good moments on the album, and I do appreciate his vocals. Overall just okay. 2.5 stars, rounding up to 3.
Other than the title track which gave me true flashback nostalgia to my guitar hero days, the rest of the album is kinda whack. Fun listen, but wouldn’t listen to again by choice. Favorite song: Schools Out
there were some hits, but I just can't put my finger on WHY i only felt like this was OK.
1/26/2021 Today's Album: "School's Out" by Alice Cooper - This album was another surprise for me. I always saw Alice Cooper as a darker artist, and although you get some of that from this album, I'm really just blown away with the melodies created and some killer performances. No one song really blew me away, but as I listened to it on the walk to and from school, it was definitely enjoyable and climactic. I also really like the west side story reference in the 3rd track it's a nice touch. Overall, interesting album that I will most likely be coming back to Score: 6.5/10 pleasantly suprised Highlights: School's Out, Gutter Cat vs The Jets, Grand Finale
Solid classic rock album. The title song is a rock classic and will be played forever. The rest of the album has a variety of styles. Some songs are a bit harder rock. Alma matter sounds like it could be a Beatles song. Blue Turk has a very New Orleans feel to it. It’s a good album that goes quick and keeps you interested. 7.0/10
I've heard "School's Out" a million times but the rest of this album is not what I expected at all. I expected glam rock or heavy metal but this a pretty eclectic mix of enjoyable songs. More than 3, but less than 4 stars.
The excesses of both Cooper and high-schooler rock are represented here, elevated by a diverse set of compositions. The performances were very competent and several songs got smiles, if not grins.
Much more varied in sound than I was expecting. Starts off as you think that it would with some classic rock, changes from show tunes, to jazz, to some softer rock, and ends on the epic "Grande Finale" all while keeping that edge Alice Cooper is known for. Favorite Song: Blue Turk
Love the 1st song, reminds me of all the pure elation of running out of school and jumping into a summer of possibility. Sadly, the rest of the album didn't quite hit the same mark.
takes me back to guitar hero
Too theatrical
School's Out was my favorite, however, the rest of the album I didn't find captivating enough to finish. I can see how in the 70s this may have been an influential album, to me it pales in comparison to the other greats of the 70s
Iconic first song, album kinda flops after thatb
Some killer tracks surrounded by penny ante theatrical numbers that are the crux of the Alice Cooper personality. Not completely for me but not a bad album.
Depuis quelques semaines, j'ai comme vous le savez pris l'habitude de lancer l'album du jour de bon matin, en faisant ma vaisselle. Ceci me permet ainsi de joindre l'utile à l'agréable, et d'ainsi démarrer ma journéee du bon pied. Aujourd'hui, c'est l'exact opposé qui s'est produit, cet album m'ayant mis de très mauvais poil. De plus, je me suis retrouvé à casser trois assiettes et un verre à pied, ce qui vient amincir un peu plus mon stock de vaisselle déjà diminué par l'écoute récente des Germs. Affaire à suivre.
Classic.
Some great songs on here but also some ropey stuff. Especially when it tries to be a bit proggy.
One really known song. The rest of the album was alright but not really noteworthy.
Never realised how varied Alice Cooper’s sound was. What a kooky album
Really naff and corny but in quite a sweet way. Liked Grand Finale.
An album made for 13 yr old boys. And I mean in the most emphatically positive way. Rock on, Mr Cooper.
School’s Out is a classic. Liked a few of the others as well
This is music for theater kids. Is this a concept album? Like Screamin' Jay Hawkins before him and Marilyn Manson after him, the image of the artist is so much bigger than the actual music.
A bunch of decent songs and a bunch of average ones. Kind of jazzy, very vaudeville and very glam. As many have stated, you could just about build a rock opera or musical around this record. It won't change the world, but it's a fun listen.
141121 14:04 3.5
Enjoyed it
True Rating: 66/100
3/5 there are some interesting songs in this, but it didn't make the cut.
Schoooooooollll'sss Ouuuutttt!!! Classic song that's been used as an anthem for school leavers since it's release. The rest of the album doesn't quite hit the mark in terms of the peak that School's Out was able to achieve. Interesting to note that on their greatest hits album, the only featured song from this album is School's Out. The remainder of the album is a little lacklustre with some potentially questionable lyrics - it's ambiguous if the lyrics relate to consensual acts or otherwise. A couple of other songs do have the themes of school/school leaving but the others do not. The instrumental's weren't too bad either. Best: School's Out; Public Animal #9 Worst: Blue Turk
Cooler than expected!
If you’re in 1972 and want something different to get behind, have I got a thing for you! Not 1972? Appreciate this classic
Just pretty bland.
Fifth Alice Cooper's studio album. According to Wikipedia the original album cover (designed by Craig Braun) had the sleeve opening in the manner of a wooden school desk, similar to Thinks: School Stinks, by Hotlegs, released two years earlier. 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. The actual desk photographed for the album cover is on display in the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas.
worried about rock. Fine. Catchy but outside my comfort zone.
Intermitente pero sin desperdicio.
Buen disco. No todo
Paint by numbers but still solid
Alice, son of a priest... heard it for the first time when I was 17.
Not a big Alice Cooper fan, but this album was a surprise. Didn't enjoy every song but there was a few that I did like and might revisit in the future, like Luney Tune, Blue Turk and Alma Mater. 3/5 stars.
Bastante bueno
Been listening to this album since I was like 3 years old. While I think ive partly outgrown it (not a huge fan of the lyrics in general), theres still some really interesting moments here. Closer to a 3.5 (partly for Nostalgias sake). Looney Tunes has an amazing guitar riff (also, is blue turk a reference to Dave Brubeck?).
A couple good songs on this one, but it seemd like they just gave up and added songs on here like they didnt try!!!!
This rock n roll sound he has going really appeals to me - the dirty guitar driven hooky sound. The subject matter is adolescent and overtly strange, which is a bit eye rolly but also fun.
Some of this fun but some is so ridiculous like "Gutter cat vs the Jets" that I can't take it seriously as an album.
of course everyone knows the first song and i absolutely love it, but i’d never heard the rest of this album and i honestly do not know how to feel. every song is different, and i was never expecting such a variety. i enjoyed all the different genres but at times some of the songs became a tad boring, but i did enjoy the surprises.
This album was not really my thing, but it breezed by pretty quickly. I can see why people would have thought that this was a big deal in 1972 3/5
More instrumentals than I would have thought. Probably provocative for it's time but I've heard more provocative music in my life.
Super solid hard rock record. Dope listen.
Not bad
I knew the title track, but the rest of the album was new to me. I enjoy his theatrical style, but the rest of the album isn't all that memorable.
Actually really liked it, 1st track is classic, but a few others are quite catchy as well. Bass playing is gold.
A bit too dark for me in some places. The albums starts off on a high note with 'School's Out', which is a jam, but begins to kind of fall flat as it goes along, with nothing really standing out.
That's more like it. Not played this for more than 40 years.The vinyl version had a fold-out cover that made a desk. Intro guitar on My Stars was played by Dick Wagner, who was also lead guitar on Rock and roll animal/Lou Reed Live - brilliant. Not Alice Cooper's best, but a decent warm-up for Billion Dollar Babies.
It was decent. Didn’t finish.
SCHOOOOOOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER so TRUE so EXACTLY! also this guitar is banging. i like the man's voice. i'd defo use this as a soundtrack to my life if i was a character in stand by me
*thought it was going to be similar jams like school's out *all over the place *jazzy song that i loved - Blue Turk *weird cat additions
Yeah agreed Ben.
old classic.
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interesante but completamente forgettable
More bluesy than expected and liked the brass...definitely not quite what I was expecting, but a bit corny haha probably won't listen to it again Blue Turk is the stand out
Best divers wat die Alice hier neerzet! Had ik niet verwacht. Veel meer dan alleen 70's shock-rock. Ik hoorde een nummer wat niet had misstaan op een plaat van The Doors.
Wel leuke rock. Niet heel bijzonder maar toch.
“School’s Out” by Alice Cooper (1972). I was a junior in high school when this came out, and the people I hung out with thought that the Alice Cooper name/makeup/violence shtick was kinda lame (Back then, “Alice Cooper” referred to the band, not frontman Vince Fournier). We didn’t take the music seriously, but the riff of the title track was appealing, and it was in everyone’s head. That summer, after school was out, I ran away from home, headed for L.A., but that’s another story. Now at the age of 66 I listen to this seriously for the first time. Lyrics basically declaim, “I’m bad, I’m violent, ergo, I’m cool.”—a basic Rolling Stones posture, but shallower and more explicit. Some of the subtle paronomasia is silly. This not good poetry, nor does it prompt much thought. But the hard driving rock, with plenty of great rhythm grooves and power, evokes the mood of lower middle class suburban youth searching really, really hard for something to complain about. Lead singer Furnier has an excellent raspy rock tone, and both lead and rhythm guitars are well done. Solid rhythm section and excellent guest musicians (e.g., “Blue Turk”). This album displays plenty of variety in composition, arrangements, and production. With very colorful musical forays into jazz (“Blue Turk”), time signature shifts (“My Stars”), and big band (the exquisitely orchestral “Grande Finale”) give (shocking?) evidence of influence of Leonard Bernstein. They even rip off “West Side Story” in several places (“Gutter Cat vs. The Jets” and elsewhere). These guys have a very eclectic musical sense, and the ability to put it on tape with class. This album is better than I thought it would be. 3/5
Rollo.
wow this guy really likes west side story
Otro disco que me suena a lo que siento que la gente le gusta cuando dice que es rockera. A veces me da risa la voz de Alice Cooper (y luego el maullido, jaja). Desenfadado, con sus buenos momentos, está bueno para pasar el rato, pero no me hago fan de él. Ese interlude, "Street Fight" está cagado. Y me gustaron "School's Out" y "Public Animal #9". El "Grand Finale" sí le hace honor a su nombre... 7/10
Alice Cooper is a legend and I always respected him. Not the best album I’ve heard but I like the element if theatre and the same theme carried out throughout.
Pretty fun album. Kinda rough around the edges, but kinda Alice’s stile, right? Probably won’t revisit it, but it was fun. Favorite Tracks: “School’s Out” and “Blue Turk”
Schools out is the obvious winner of the album, the rest was just pretty generic rock/hard rock for me
school's out is one of my favorite songs. unfortunately for this album, it's the first and best song on it.
I liked the concept of it, felt a little pandering to the kids of the era. But overall good sound to it and quite liked some songs
Today I learned that I am kind of meh about Alice Cooper
Tuve que darle una segunda escuchada a este disco porque en la primera de plano no me latió nada. Escuchándolo con más detalle, me da la impresión de ser una transición entre the Doors y Aerosmith. Agradable, pero nada extraordinario. Guardé la canción de "Alma Mater" porque se me hizo simpática la letra.
I expected your standard classic rock album but this was... weird af lol. Points for weirdness.
Me predispuse a decir que no me iba a gustar el disco pero la verdad es que no es malo, tal vez escuché a Cooper cuando era muy niño y por eso no me gustaba (la verdad es que poison no me late) pero no sabía que tenía baladas muy buenas y que sobre todo este disco estuviera plagado de ellas
Classic, hard rock. Not my favorite type of music, but I can appreciate why people like it. It’s not bad instrumentals, but I don’t love the vocals. It has some musical vibes and unexpected parts. Interesting/unique sounds.
Enjoyable. Like Motorhead, one I'd never have listened to either but I was very pleasantly surprised.
Starts with the classic, then okay rock.
Fav Song: School's Out
The song “schools out” absolutely rules and it’s an end the school year summer anthem for kids everywhere, probably will be forever. But the rest of the album falls short after a great opener
honestly not what I expected from Alice Cooper, more artsy than expected but some songs lack energy
Eh… some good stuff here
Alice Cooper was considered "devil music" as a function of my upbringing. My, how times have changed! Realizing that this was as hard as you could rock at the time, I recognize its boldness. I enjoyed the album, and would listen to it again, but it's another in the "wouldn't seek it out" club. 3 stars.
Concept album? Good jams, but also weird
4/5. Energetic, experimental and rebellious, strummy electric guitair and a strong bass line make for a good classic rock listen on the less expirimental tracks. Some are too expirimental (Gutter cat vs the jets) but some are fun and bluesy (Blue Turk). Fun for active listening but not great jam out music.
Decent rock album but nothing more because the rest of the albums fails to live up to the quality of the first, title giving song
Not bad actually. Some jazzy in here.
I'm not too familiar with Alice Cooper. Starts off with a banger, School's Out. Then tries something that feels completely different. Maybe that's his style. IDK man. It's a good album, it's got history, it's got style and grace, it's got that signature AC voice.
i already knew the title track and at first was let down by the rest, but after listening more the album grew on me
The first of a great run of albums.
okeeei medio un rejunte de muchas cosas, pasan demasiadas cosas
"Gutter Cat vs. The Jets" followed by "Street Fight" is a fun combination. My dad has a fondness for West Side Story that I now connect to this album. Not for me, just ok
Barely remember listening to this. Just didn’t grab my attention at all. Probably deserving of a relisten and rerate but I’ll wait a little for that
Yo ya conocía la canción homónima del disco por haberla tocado en el Guitar Hero, así que arrancó dentro de todo bien. Después la verdad que no es el tipo de rock que me fascine, igual estuvo bien.
I was never a huge fan of School's Out (kid singing urgh). And the rest is meh. Surprised to see this on here honestly - inoffensive commercial trash
Lame music made for teens 4/10
A few surprises in this album but outside of the albums title track, no other stand outs
Aside from the title track, this isn't what I expected. It's very varied, but having waded through Tommy, Queen and Meat Loaf, I just don't need any more rock show tunes in my life :(
fine but not necessarily for me
Kinda silly
School's Out is a great song, but the rest of this album is aggressively boring
I really like Alice Cooper personally, and obviously there’s some hits on this album and the music is good in general, but I can’t write home about it. There’s nothing on here super impressive that I feel like I want to show off. I don’t feel like it open my eyes are like I learned anything much. There might’ve been a time when this classic rock music meant a lot more to me, but I’ve heard so much at this point. It doesn’t seem like there’s many hidden gems, not here anyway.
Just for respect I will give 2 stars. No reasons for less or more.
For a reason, my Alice Cooper listening has been pretty much limited to the Trash album, and now I really understand why. This not-so-good bluesy/jazzy album, with trombones and everything, just doesn’t resonate with me.
Tosco, mas eu achei que seria pior. Digo, eu sempre achei a faixa titular bem ruinzinha, então já tinha esse preconceito. Eu esperava um disco mais genérico, mas a realidade é que existem aqui algumas estranhezas que o deixa um pouco mais interessante. Assim como um acidente de carro é interessante. A dureza dos fatos é que a banda simplesmente não é tão boa. A voz é agravante, e todo o resto do enredo é pedestre. O que eles fazem aqui já foi feito antes e depois de formas mais convincentes. Passo. 2/5
much more sonically eclectic than i thought it would be. still a few too many rawk songs about Being Boys At School for my taste. also fuck alice cooper highlights: luney tune, blue turk
Well School’s Out is a classic song. Alice Cooper was big in the early to mid-70s. Shock rock. School’s out is by far the best song on the album. None of the other songs stand out. Music is okay. Guitar based. Typical Detroit rock. Lyrics aren’t impressive. Lyrics emphasize Alice’s bad boy persona. Songs about street fights and gang warfare. One good song does not make a good album. Below average. Two stars.
Not what I was expecting, but still not my jam
Didn’t care for it.
Awww silly theatre kid decides he wants to play heavy metal. Seriously though, he has a song. I get it. But as far as concept albums, this wasn't good. As far as metal albums, this wasn't good. There just isn't much here. It's probably on the list because it is a heavy metal concept album and...well typically they are fun. This isn't.
Meh
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This shit sucks, even schools out is a bad classic song
Some decent instrumentals in part, but other than that this wasn’t enthralling.
No
Dead music
An interesting children's album.
I liked the jazzy bit. The rest was meh.
Top songs: my stars, public animal #9 (had me feeling like I’m in a funny movie or something)
Classic rock, but not particularly good classic rock. Title track it good, but all else is pretty forgettable
Notable Textzeile: I slipped into my jeans Lookin' hard and feelin' mean I took a spit at the moon It's all in this luney tune Alles klingt irgendwie geklaut und die Texte sind eher von der simplen Sorte. Aber ist auch Abwechslungsreich und handwerklich okay gemacht. Nicht toll und ohne den Titeltrack wäre es vermutlich längst vergessen.
Was für eine Wundertüte. Und wie belanglos nach dem Opener teilweise, verstehe aber warum Kids in den 70ern das gute fanden.
Besides the namesake, this album fell flat.
Bizarre mix of glam, hard and jazz rock. No doubt gets certain musos waxing lyrical, it's too weird
One good song. The rest of the album sounded like a Broadway show. I seriously doubt the dudes in Dazed and Confused were listening to the entire album.
what a weird mess of an album. cooper is a creep too. like, okay, rock and circus and experimental and back to rock? jeez. tiring. overplayed.
It was fine
Didn’t vibe with it
Hmm I can't say this does much for me at all. Seems like really formulaic hair rock, perhaps it was fresh at the time. Won't be listening again I'm afraid.
I wasn’t in the mood for it today so found it largely forgettable. They do try a lot of different styles in a short amount of time which I appreciate. Also I had no idea Alice Cooper was from Arizona. Rating: 2.4
School's out is a good song, but the rest of the album was just kind of mid to me
Better than I thought it would be but I thought it would be terrible
Excited by the intro, got bored
Was expecting an average mediocre 70’s rock album….. Big tune to kick this album off and one of a couple I know. Never listened to this before and better than expected but still a bit of an average rock album from that time to me.
Hmmm, not what I was expecting. Was waiting for John Travolta and Olivia Newton John to appear on a couple of tracks. Or Queen and Flash Gordon. School's Out is a classic song and the rest is... not what I was expecting from a group with a reputation of satanic hard rock. Oh those uptight '70s parents.
2.5
What the heck? Alice Cooper is definitely not as advertised. Schools Out is obviously a banger but the rest of this album (and the other album of his on this list) sound nothing like his hits. Luney Tune, Gutter Cat - didn’t care for. Blue Turk - what in the bluesy jazz? Grande Finale sounded like a marching band at half time with a rock band backup. I don’t get it. (2)
Titelnummeret er en kæmpe banger, men meget af pladen var altså for fjollet
No hate to Alice Cooper but this wasn't really my vibe. Take my review with a grain of salt because up until this point, I don't think I've ever listen to rock/heavy metal.
“School’s Out” is anthemic but at the end of the day most of these songs are cookie cutter rock designed to kind of shock
1 decent song
This album was pretty dumb.
Eh
The 'shock rocker' Alice Cooper fails to impress. Aside from the title track, School's out fails to deliver anything more than middle of the road rock tunes, attempts at doowop and musical theatre, and generally a boring album.
Seminal title track, clear narrative arc (i.e., school)
Was that a crazy fever dream or a fucked up version of West Side Story?
it seems like it was much easier to make millions of dollars as a rock star in 1972
Relativ Langwilig
Some ok tracks. A little too theatrical for me. Not into Schools Out
whatever
1.89
bit weird
Some vocals and instrumental is not so bad but too much feels like annoying noise to be an enjoyable experience . Glad its over. No repeats
Marginally interesting.
Helt ok med et par høydepunkt, blant annet sistelåta. Har gode minner med Schools out på Guitar Hero, lett å få 100%.
School's Out is a great glam rock staple. The rest of this album isn't super fun. I like musical theater and I can appreciate some of the ideas, but it doesn't come together in a way that interests me.
2.5 - Meh
I get why it was popular when it was, and get that it’s fun. But didn’t really enjoy listening to it.
it's unapologetically theatre kid. I think that theatre kids should apologize. I hate the title track. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
Try my to find something positive to say …. Nope. That’s it. Just nope.
5/10
fav song: School's out and My stars
boring. if not for the titular track and maybe public animal #9 the whole album would be skippable. reminds me of something ive heard before just done not as well
Not at all what I expected
I'm sure this was edgy back in the day, but to me it's just a boring mess. Somehow the most popular song on this thing was one of the worst ones.
This genre of music isn’t for me. I get the appeal, but I couldn’t make it through listening to this. It’s not because the music is bad I just don’t prefer it.
Meh
Not for me
It’s an alright album, I’ve heard better from him. The title track is classic for sure though. 2/5
It felt like I was forgetting the songs as I was hearing them.
I know Alice Cooper is cool, and I'm supposed to like Alice Cooper. But it's still US rock shite. I haven't spent the best part of four decades forming my finely tuned musical prejudices to give into this posturing.
The music doesn’t really fit the persona. I’ve known Schools Out forever. But never really listened to any other AC. Just normal 70s rock. Thought it would be a bit more Ozzy. 2.75
It’s been 957 albums since I reviewed Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies, and here we are, on December 1, with School’s Out, an album that couldn’t possibly be more seasonably inappropriate. Looking back at my review for Billion Dollar Babies, I feel like I was too harsh, giving it only two stars. Maybe I was having an off day when I wrote that review, but I don’t expect to feel the same way about School’s Out. Well, I guess I wasn’t being that much of a grump when I reviewed Billion Dollar Babies, because I didn’t care much for School’s Out either. Before I get into my reasons why I didn’t care for this, I’ll give Alice Cooper their flowers. These guys have obviously had a massive impact on music, and not just on glam rock or hard rock. Alice Cooper have built a very unique style of over-the-top showmanship without becoming some kind of hacky merchandising outfit (I’m looking at you, Kiss). They’ve shown how important it is to have an identity, and that you can craft an identity in way that’s fun and exciting. Alice Cooper does have some songs that I enjoy, although I’d have to say that “Poison” is my favorite one, even though that’s a solo effort from Alice the man and not Alice the band. I think that “Poison” being my favorite Alice Cooper song says a lot about why these two Alice Cooper albums haven’t really been my speed. I love that “Poison” has such a sense of atmosphere to it, and I love the way the keyboards and guitars sound together. It’s a distinctly eighties way to craft a song, but my ears love it. While the title track from School’s Out is excellent, the rest of the album just didn’t have anything distinct about it in my opinion. The other songs weren’t bad to listen to, but they didn’t really have any fun hooks, catchy melodies, or hard rock punch to them. I don’t know if that’s because of how this album was produced, or because that’s just how Alice Cooper arranged their music, but I just didn’t care for it. I enjoyed the keyboard and bass playing on “Gutter Cat vs. The Jets,” but the lyrics really took me out of it, because they were silly and nonsensical. I wasn’t sure if this was some sort of blend of Cats and West Side Story or not. But back to “School’s Out” for a minute here. This is easily the best song on the album. It has a catchy and instantly recognizable hook, vocals with a snarling attitude, a killer bridge, and just the right amount of added sound effects so as to create a sense of place, without making the song feel like it came from a Broadway show. I guess that’s something else I don’t care for about this album: it tried to create a sense of place, but isn’t very effective at it. Again, this wasn’t an unlistenable album, but my low rating for it just a reflection of my personal tastes.
has it's moments, but sounds dated now
Sorry Alice but this wasn’t great
This wasn’t as one note as I assumed it would be. Every song I’ve heard of Alice Cooper, mostly just the hits, have been pretty samey. This album has some more unique tracks like Blue Turk and Alma Mater. I didn’t love it but was pleasantly surprised by the variety.
An interesting carnival.
I’m out, forever.
Not terrible, quite diverse and a style of singing I hadn't heard from Alice before. It just didn't hit, ya know?
One good song
I don't like the vocals but I was pleasantly surprised by the music and production. It is a very listenable album for me despite my distaste for the vocals.
I'm sure alice cooper has been having a hard time ever since the coyotes left phoenix, and me posting my review of his dork music won't help, but unfortunately this is dork music
Glad it was not more than 35 mins.
extra star for the line "we can't even think of a word that rhymes." the rest of this is pretty forgettable.
I'd believe you if you told me half of this album was The Doors. boring
The hit still hits, the rest still misses. 2.5
What a classic. Probably going to give it 2 stars though. Just not very good.
Wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t listen to it on my own
Jazzy and Fun, Not what I expected
Meh, nothing special
Decidedly mid and surprisingly inconsequential. Gets a 2nd star for what's his face's use of the title track in the paddling/hazing scene in Dazed and Confused.
Curator, you can have one AC record, it's Billion Dollar Babies, smh
I'm not sold on this album. Schools out is a big hit of a song, enduring even now as a rebellious anthem, but the rest of the album doesn't match up in tone. I wonder what age group Alice Cooper was aiming his music at?
A musical theatre version of a rock album.
My older brother had it spinning nonstop in the late ’70s, so it is more than familiar. But wow… talk about theatrical rock overload. Beyond the still-great anthem “School’s Out,” Alice and crew wander off into cabaret, horns, and even a full-on Broadway lift from West Side Story (“when you’re a Jet…” why?). It’s campy, theatrical, and more “stage show” than rock album. 1.5 stars in truth, but I’ll round up to 2 for nostalgia and because that title track really does still rip.
Silly and sloppy and not at all worth the time. This is pretty close to full-on novelty act territory. Two albums by AC is two too many.
H: school themes weaved throughout a mid album. The only reason this one is on here is because Schools out is a classic. 5/10 H fav: Schools out Z: conceptually simple yet nostalgic. Not knowing anything about this album as a whole, I wonder if it was created as a soundtrack or for a play? It sounded cohesive and made for a stage. Not a fan of Cooper’s voice— in between rock and punk in a whiny, irksome manner. 5.5/10 Z fav: Schools out
Enough classic rock
kinda mid ngl
Wasn't a huge fan of this and at this point I think classic rock just isn't my bag.
Aika groovy - mutta aika basic. School’s out on ärsyttävä renkutus mut on taito tehdä sellainen.
Ihan ok rokkisetti.
Top heavy. Not that interesting outside the title track.
He was a good actor, but His music.....
I don't want to disrespect Alice Cooper but there wasn't a lot here distinguishing it from other rock and roll of the same era. Really more of a 2.5.
Meh. I get lost in the noise on most of these songs. I kept finding myself turning the volume lower and lower and lower.
A classic but it just didn’t click for me like other rock albums. Maybe need to listen to it a few more times
Cheesy, sorry Dad
Okay, but not outstanding.
Probably the only track I liked on this was Blue Turk, which was jazzier than I expected for an Alice Cooper track. Really hate the opening track, a really corny bit of pop-rock that's admittedly been a bit tainted by how overused it is in adverts. The rest of the album is also not for me. The West Side Story cover was like audio poison, whilst Alma Mater has real "we've got The Beatles at home" energy.
Like Weird Al did a glam rock/metal themed album.
schools out…. forever :/
Not even schools out was good enough to save this album.
Interesting but not my preferred style of music
Obviously the title track is an absolute banger, so it kicks the doors off the album with intent. There's a theory that this is a concept album about "youth lost when leaving school; I can't see it. I wasn't expecting the musical theatre aspect of the album but I suppose that's my fault - it is Alice Cooper after all. This album should not be on this list because of the strength of one track. Best Tracks: School's Out; Luney Tune; Public Animal #9
Heard the title track before. Not gonna lie, didn't know what to expect and yet I was a bit surprised suddenly hearing something a big jazzy on one song. Not bad 2/5
First song is a tune, and the rest of the album forgettable. Not sure I actually like the first song, it's just very well known.
I think that Schools Out is overplayed, but it makes sense when you listen to the rest of the album
I do not care for hard rock, so this album almost didn't do anything for me. I liked Blue Turk and Grand Finale though.
Only familar with the title track, and really only remember that from The Muppet Show. I was surprised the variety of the rest of the album. Wouldn't listen to it again, but it was better than I expected.
Never got into Alice Cooper. Title track hits but after that, it's annoying keyboards and overwrought horns that drag this down.
Honestly? I didn't love it. Schools Out is of course a classic hard rock song that's been played to death, and that's fine cause it's a pretty good song, but the rest of the album is kind of lacking. Blue Turk had far too much trombone on it for a rock record.
Schools out is a timeless classic. The rest is really not my cup of tea, not a fan of musicals. Public animal #9 was one i hadn't heard but other than that pretty meh album but i'm not surprised because I always only liked his more rock oriented tracks.
Some nice sounds
It was fine, really. School's Out is a bit of fun, but pre-Satanic elements to the songs, he was rather ordinary. Wikipedia tells me that around this time, they started to have success and could afford the outlandish tour show extravaganza. I expected more of an audio spectacle.
I think I enjoyed this more than the last Alice cooper album we had, but still not a convert. It's too theatrical and musical ish for me. I've never liked schools out. I do think there were better tracks though. I think my stars was my favourite....I actually think I preferred the latter half of the album. 2.5
i like alice cooper but this is meh
#564. He's not any less cheesy here than any of his other albums. There's the one song everybody knows here, but it starts with that and gets less interesting as it goes on. 2/5: meh
Yeah, hard rock again... the sound effect is a bit weird; I can't say I like it. There are some curious fragments, though. If only I didn't lose interest in this kind of music...Grande Finale is interesting, but noting unexpected.
I didn't expect much of this album as I'm not a fan of Cooper. The title track is ok, but the rest reminded me of a mediocre theatrical production with some musical interludes.
School's Out
I’m not a big fan of this one, title track is okay and definitely well known (I refuse to call it a classic). Otherwise it is a fairly boring album to my ears.
This album was far more theatrical than I ever expected. Really this feels like it's just the album of a musical theater production. Really weird and not what I expected. I guess the Alice Cooper stage show makes more sense having heard the whole album, but I was really underwhelmed with the music in general.
Two stars only because of the title track, otherwise this is a terrible album
he kinda right, school is out
Meh. Definitely would have been better in the seventies, a lot more jazzy than I was expecting, I think the initial track, and title single, wrote checks the rest of it couldn't cash.
The highs are high, the lows are catastrophic
Después de algunos discos olvidables, ya en Detroit, y sobre todo antes de convertirse en una parodia de sí mismo, Alice Cooper publicó este y otros discos bastante decentes (sobre todo Billion dolar babies). No incluye I'm Eighteen, de su disco anterior y que sirvió de revulsivo, pero es un listado de temas de buena calidad y completo. No son los Stooges, ni MC5, ni TRex, ni Deep Purple, ni Black Sabbath pero suena bien. Alguna sorpresa como Blue Turk o la beatleliana Alma mater. Disco imprescindible? por supuesto que no... pero ¿Qué importa?
I don't know if Spinal Tap ruined me or what, but it's hard to listen to some of this type of glam rock without thinking it's parody. But Alma Mater and Grand Finale where both enjoyable and pushed this one to a 2.5 by the time it was all done
Starts off with a banger and fades out pretty quick. Maybe I’d like it more on a second listen but even at 36 minutes I was checking the time left. I usually want variety but it felt scattered in terms of what it was trying to deliver. Underwhelming as an album and even with a solid hit I think a 2 is really the best I can do here.
A West Side Story sample was the last thing I expected on an Alice Cooper album. Once you hear School's Out, this album is mostly forgettable. I know Alice Cooper has been an icon for decades now, but I don't think this album had much to do with it. Not bad by any means, just doesn't leave much of an impact.
Alice Cooper cuando empezaba y era más rockero que otra cosa. Me ha gustado el aire años 70 (real) de My starts. No sabía mucho de los orígenes de este músico al que conozco más por su etapa más "Heavy". No está mal como cultura musical, habrá quién lo conozca más y lo valore extra así que lo dejo en 2 estrellas.
Alice Cooper is maybe the foremost artist of the album era who is great but doesn't actually have any Stone Cold Classic albums. There's like 2 or 3 killer songs on every record, some interesting deep cuts, and a couple absolute nutbar choices. Every time.
Pretty cheesie. Rock operaish
I guess I don't like Alice cooper as much as I thought
Great single, poor album.
This album does have an audience, it's just that audience no longer exists. This album was made for teenagers, more specifically teenagers in 1972. Obviously, many people who were teenagers in 1972 are still around today, but they aren't teenagers anymore. They grew out of listening to this kind of thing, and it wasn't accessible to the younger generations, leaving it with no audience. This album is kinda fun I guess, but it has aged like milk in my opinion.
I find his shock rock thing a bit embarrassing. Title track is good of course.
I always liked The Schools Out single ever since it was released. Became a family tradition to play it to my kids on the last school day before the summer holidays. Don’t think I’m unique there but personally never heard anyone else doing that. As for the rest of the album - it’s garbage. Probably a bit unfair as I’ve never really tried to get into Alice Cooper but listening to this album today became a bit of a chore as it always did. Pity because I like Alice Cooper (aka Vincent) as a fellow. I’ve listened to his interviews and read articles about him. A really intelligent and interesting guy but his music sucks. 2/5 5/1/25
ok
scuff
It's ok
I appreciate Alice Cooper as an artist and actor (Prince of Darkness, Wayne's World!) However, I found most of the songs on this album to be quite forgettable. Also, at times, I feel like I'm listening to a lesser than version of the Stooges.
Cool bass leads. Blue Turk was an unexpected jazzy jam. I know the visuals were an appeal to Alice’s shows but some of the music is too theatrical or just plain flat for me. School’s Out will always remain on my radio if it comes on.
The band finds some great grooves and jams that save this album from the dumpster, just like the last Alice cooper album I had. What had it on its way to the dumpster to begin with was that I don’t really like him or his persona and I think it’s ripping off others - the doors (Blue Turk), the Beatles (Alma Mater). But it gets a two because the band is keeping up with other artists of the era, and doing it as well as any other.
so so
More diverse than I was expecting
Somebody seems to have replaced the album with a recording of a local am-dram society performing an acid-tinged reimagination of West Side Story.
School's Out: I'm not sure if this was "just alright" because of its ubiquity and because it's just alright Luney Tune: meh Gutter Cat vs The Jets: funny to hear a West Side Story reference here. Overly long, the lyrics are a real reach, and uninspiring instrumentation Street Fight: this seemed like the last part of the previous song, but they made it its own pointless track because they couldn't release an album with just 8 songs Blue Turk: this was good. I appreciated the jazzy surprise My Stars: not bad at all. Enjoyed this Public Animal #9: this was ok. Kind of the bare minimum quality of song that should be on an album, but definitely of lower quality than I'd expect an album on this list to have Alma Mater: this sounded sort of Beatlesy to. Understandable, given the time period. Kind of a sad ending Grand Finale: This was alright too. This album was okay. Sort of confusing, but definitely some nice moments. However, there didn't seem to be much consistency between those moments and the rest of the album. "Lacking coherence" is maybe what I'd say about it 2.5
Schools Out is a bonafide classic, the song, not so much the album. It sadly fell into the in one ear and out the other category. With less than ten tracks at a quick 37 mins I’m not sure what the plan was. But that first song was a classic jam on guitar hero and always will be a great summer rock anthem.
Obviously only included for the title track, which really is a banger. The rest of the album less so, where Alice Cooper never really leans into the hard rock but stays in a safe space as a cheap knock-off of T. Rex with gothic sprinkles on top.
The title track is a classic. No doubt about it. It’s great! The rest of the album? Not that much. Cooper and the band try to be clever and incorporate everything from jazz to progressive rock - they just never pull it off, and it ends up being more comical than impressive.
Alice Cooper is okay. I'm not terribly excited by his music. This was the first time I've listened to an album front to back, and it was interesting that it was a concept album even if I didn't find it particularly inspiring.
Not a fan of the title track despite (or maybe because of)how ubiquitous it is. The rest were similarly not to my taste
This kind of glam-rock is not my thing. As I would say in spanish: "Hard rock para cuñados". If I had to describe this whole genre I would say it's overdone and pretentious. Just not my thing. Exactly the same thing as GnR or Bon Jovi and that type of things. Hard rock for people who don't know hard rock and pretend to do. Why the hell is there a jazz song in this record?
Blue Turk is a real direction switch, dodgy lyrics and all
More interesting than it has any right to be. Oddly the title track is the least interesting track on it. Like a rock musical at points That said. It's passable but I doubt I'd ever listen again TWO
geht soso lala. für mich ist der titeltrack OK, aber einiges weiteres eher weniger.
Eigentlich noch cool, dieser Hardrock auch wenn etwas verstaubt
Some alright moments, but mostly pretty bland
Album was okay. Besides the title track, much of this album just doesn't do much. Overall kind of boring. 2/5 Probably won't listen again
A bit of a rock and roll cliche but it was good to listen to it again! A girlfriend once told me she had bought me tickets to an Alice Cooper gig and I tried SO HARD to like this album... but it just washed over me to be honest.