School's Out

Boring as all hell

The only thing that I noticed about this album was the West Side Story song. Why is it there? I really don’t care for hard rock. All of these albums just go through one ear and out the other.

An iconic guitar riff opens to a shockingly young growling Alice! wow. Gutter Cat vs. The Jets has a killer bass tone, but the overall tone of the song just sounds so dated. Though props for going at a showtune like that. WHO IS THIS BASS PLAYER?! Damn this album really opens up into these breathy bluesy wide soundscapes in the middle of the album. Grande Finale is not something I would have expected on this album. Big important listen for rock and roll history. for blues rock fans this is an easy 5. I'm not a blues rock fan.

Just ok other than the title song.

Not a fan

When we were kids, nothing brought my brother and I more joy than playing this song at the end of the school year. We'd start about a week before the last day but it definitely hit hardest when we'd get home on the first day of summer break and toss this LP on in his room and rock the fuck out! I would leave the room after this song. I had things to do...it was summer. Listening now I don't feel like I missed anything great. Except maybe discovering that Alice Cooper is not as subversive as I thought way back then. I

Not the greatest example of its type. Starts off well but deteriorates into mediocrity

While this album has a couple of good moments and a few pretty nice guitar parts in particular, I'm not a fan of "pop metal" or "party hard rock". The title song was quite obnoxious and most of the rest of the album also felt pretty superficial and soulless. It wasn't horrible, but I preferred the quiet when it was done.

Inte ens låten School's out är särskilt kul.

1 massive tune, the rest underwhelming, not like his other album on here

Couple enjoyable moments, but unfortunately this thing is a mess. Love the jazz/rock combinations, but most of the album is just mediocre and a chore to get through. The energy Cooper brings and some great riffs make this project worth a listen but don't think I'll be revisiting most of the songs on this one.

Listening to "School's Out" while driving to teach high school at 7:15 on a September morning was probably a mistake. I felt taunted by the album generator. But then I was curious as to how Cooper would follow up on that classic track. Weirdly, it turns out. Particularly when "West Side Story" suddenly interjects itself. I don't think I get Alice Cooper. Don't judge a book by it's cover? Who knew that under that cover was a hard rocker with a passion for Sondheim and jazz. "Blue Turk" was interesting, maybe even enjoyable, but most of this album just left me scratching my head.

My conclusion is that this album’s reputation is entirely based on one hook (the title track chorus) and Alice Cooper’s bad makeup. School’s Out Isn’t even a good song. The chorus is vastly overrated from where I sit, but I can see why it gets the youth excited. I’m not trying to shit all over this album, but I don’t know what is must hear. It’s tolerable, not enjoyable.

Title/opening track is obviously iconic. Definitely wasn’t expecting a little West Side Story reference on here. A lot of the synth tones sound like they are straight out of a SNES game ost. I did not expect the weird jazz break in the middle. Other than the title track the best thing about this record is how short it is. This record is out completely.

Interesting production by Bob Ezrin, of *Berlin* and *The Wall* fame. Funny how children were also involved in those Lou Reed and Pink Floyd LPs at some point. I wonder if that's a coincidence or if it is the influence the producer had on the artists as he was producing them... Unfortunately, apart from "My Stars" and "Luney Tunes" (nice main riff on this one), the songs are not striking enough musically speaking. Even the famous title track seems a little overrated now. I understand some rock fans were in awe with Alice Cooper's persona, hence his place in the rock pantheon. Honestly, his voice can be a little grating--even annoying on some tracks--but I imagine its *outré* theatrics are actually the very thing that his fans have found endearing, so I'm ready to suspend my judgment here. Yet one can't help feeling all of this feels a little insubtantial, in spite of a few funny or memorable lyrics in some spots... Besides, there's something very weird about *what* this record is about as a whole. You have whiffs of a rock opera or concept album coming from it, but it's as if it was left unfinished, as if the band couldn't be arsed writing its ending at some point. It's not sprawling enough. And since most of the individual songs are nothing but somewhat derivative drivel, there's not much that can satisfy you there. Best (or worst) example: the "Grand Finale" instrumental closing this LP. Ezrin does a little of his usual magic here, bringing a vast array of synths, orchestral arrangements and nice guitar effects to the table. But take away those baroque trimmings and rococo flourishes, what we have left is just by-the-number rock'n'roll played and written without much invention in mind, ironically. It's a little as if you took out the make-up of a diva or a glam-rocker, and suddenly realize there's no one but a old hag or an old fart under all that paint. And here, in *School's Out*, you can easily see through those thin layers, as theatrical and outrageous as the lead vocalist thought he was. Sometimes theatrics won't fill the hole inside you. And the more you use them, the more that hole becomes visible to others. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: less than 800, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far  Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter (including this one)

Alice Cooper? Oh man, the image does not fit the sound! I've heard Andrew Lloyd Webber go harder than this!!!

I used to listen to the song Schools Out when I was younger. Rest of the album doesn't match the energy.

boring

Not for me at all...

Not terrible but meh for me

Only notable for its title track, 2/5 Highlight-"Schools Out"

Just realized that the lines “we got no class, we got no principles” is clever. Hah why is it west side story?

Buiten de title song een zeer saai album. Beats zaten soms wel goed, maar tekst is niet veel waard.

Theatrical and a bit hokey to me. Even the title track felt off once I took off my rose-tinted glasses.

My original exposure to Alice Cooper was his guest starring spot on The Muppet Show. I was creeped out by Cooper then, and not much has changed. It's not a frightened version of creepy, but creepy - I need to wretch a little and go wash up. I don't understand who Cooper is writing for with topics including blood, jail, fighting, getting out of school, and possible sexual assault of underage women. Cooper is playing a character, but I'm not sure that I understand the character. Singing about "no more teacher's dirty looks", and adaptations of music from West Side Story keeps me confused. There was more musicality than I expected from this album. "School's Out" could be a good rock song I could follow if there were different lyrics. The instrumentals ("Street Fight", "Grande Finale") held my attention, and it's possible that I could like "Blue Turk". School's Out was an interesting listen, and had several unexpected surprises, but I don't want to listen to it again. Should I round up to 3 stars when I know that I would skip this album in the future? "Alma Mater" and "Luney Tune" say 2 stars.

While I enjoyed listening, this album was SUPER all over the place with so many shifts in musical style and genre. While it lent to making it interesting since you never knew what kind of song was coming next, it didn't impress me cohesively.

Alice Cooper is a highly influential artist, shocking audiences with his punk attitude and controversial shows years before the movement was popularized. This album isn't his best nor does it accurately show his wild displays he does in live shows. The highlight of course is "School's Out" one of his most famous songs and a landmark in glam rock. The other songs are nothing to talk about, although they're decent examples of the genre and show his wild and wacky sides. The lofi sound works against them. There's a few quirks (especially in the keyboard effects), but Cooper could be more energetic, and the instrumental progression is predictable. At least the first side has some interesting ideas ("Blue Turk" has jazz and rockabilly influence), but the second side is just generic glam rock (and a Lennon copycat).

So puzzling why anyone thought this was "edgy", more like musical theater than "rock'n'roll" and not in an entertaining Meat Loaf way. Self-satisfied and boring, but not bad enough for a 1*

can see why school's out is the only one anyone has heard off this album, very different to the rest of the album, enjoyed the last 2 songs but not great overall

I expected a lot of screaming and pounding drums, but there was much more musical variety than that, along with some cool sound effects. Still, none of the songs grabbed me, and some of the lyrics were juvenile: the school's been blown to pieces? Hmm...

A cpl good songs, I wanted to like more though

Ok… It starts off with the album’s title track it’s got an alright guitar riff and singing is eh, I mean the song should really appeal to me but it doesn’t. Luney tune is slightly better Imo it’s more slower and downtempo but not a slow song, it’s just not clicking though. Then we have gutter cat vs the jets it’s probably the best so far great intro, fitting singing and a cool subtle keyboards so yeah cool for this album. Street fight is just an instrumental interesting but nothing special. The first half ends with blue turk I mean it’s got a good bass line and the song is fine just a bit generic you know. My stars has an awesome intro but it’s not as good as the song progresses actually now I think that its his voice that puts me off this music. Public animal #9 is a better song a stomper of a track a little early 60’s sounding I do like it though especially compared to the majority of this thing. Gloomy rain tripes throughout the album’s penultimate track alma matter It’s decent slow but likeable. The album closes on grande finale it’s cool and grand but not a favourite of mine I don’t know it just doesn’t feel right really not the worst but still a 2.

Andra Alice Cooper-albumet på kort tid för mig! Och precis som i Billion Dollar Babies fortsätter Alice Cooper krossa mina förutfattade meningar om bandet. Det är lekfullt, humoristiskt och genreöverskridande. Även om grunden ligger i rocken utforskas många olika sounds och stilar. Är det bra då? Nja. Albumet känns tyvärr inte lika genomarbetat som Billion Dollar Babies. Titelspåret har kanske NÅNTING, men för mig är den mest den enklaste och tråkigaste första låten på Guitar Hero III som man alltid tvingades igenom när man startade ny campaign. Också temamässigt är det svårt att engageras. Många låtarna har något sorts high-school-tema. Jag vill be den då 24-årige Vince Furnier att SLÄPPA den tiden och sjunga om vuxensaker i stället. Bäst är Blue Turk, med sin vemodiga refräng och 2-3-minutslånga gitarrbastrumpetdel i mitten. Lagom skruvat. Gillade också Luney Tune. Gutter Cats vs. The Jets är urdålig och fjantig!!! Bästa låt: Blue Turk

bleh

Yep. That's Alice Cooper...

Apart from the title track this is generic stuff. Varied tracks but nothing world-shattering. It had been already done better and was soon superceded in 1972 by other genres. It's pleasant enough but that's all.

Fetch me some Jack Daniels and some ass-less leather chaps, we're rock and rolling all night.

It's a bit glam, it's a bit prog, it's a lot dull. It's a mess of an album, it goes in a million different directions, a bit of jazz here, a bit of cabaret there and none if it hits home with me. Based on the music alone this album would have been long forgotten. Vince Furnier creating Alice Cooper was a stroke of genius, he is still a household name in 2022 and it sure as hell isn't due to the strength of the music on this album.

2.5

betty’s mom can really rock!

Detta sög !!!!!

Quite boring to be honest, although I didn't hate it. Even the hit single is cheesy and overplayed at this point, so there's really no need to ever hear it ever again.

It’s whatever

Wtf is this At least it's it's short 2

Novelty rock.

Weird album! Not very heavy at all aside from the title track. Also not very interesting

Peakalo na prvoj pjesmi, volim. Ostalo meh.

Inte så illa, en del bra låtar och intressant texter. 2.5 just nu.

Sorry Coop, even with the school's out nostalgia this was crap.

It was more diverse than I expected - I thought it would be the same kind of cheesy rock sound as the (admittedly very fun) title track and was pleasantly surprised by the variety on here - but nothing really stuck with me and I can't imagine going back to this record

First listen, a bit disappointing and meh, but gets better with repeated listens. It's a bit too theatrical in a pantomime way - which makes it hard to consider as more than a cartoon-y or novelty album. But title track is I guess a bit of a classic in it's own way. What stood out for me was 'Public Animal #9' and, strangely 'Gutter Cats vs. The Jets' - but all in all, didn't feel that great as an album

meh....

Overly theatrical for me. Only bit I really enjoyed was the end of Gutter Cat that sounded a bit like The Birthday Party for a few seconds.

I feel quite meh about this album. Was there anything memorable about it besides a song about getting out of school for summer vacation? Probably not. Also some weird lyrics scattered across this thing. 3/10

Meh

Seemed childish. Never heard it before and don't regret it.

ну чот вроде есть интересное, но не сказать чтоб переслушал бы снова. Запись плоская такая, надо ремастер сделать

The title track is great. My mom used to sing it every last day of the school. It was a great thing to hear. Past that, I think this kinda sucks. I mean, it's fine. But ever since I took the plunge on The Stooges, there really isn't a way for me to think this record is "edgy." This is edgy in the same way that buying a Rancid T-shit at Hot Topic, is. So, even in 1972, you didn't have to look very hard to find darker, more interesting, rebellious music. Sorry Alice. Your cameo in Wayne's World is still one of my favorites.

I was never a big Alice Cooper fan, but this album is okay. It's odd that he's portrayed as this "shock-rock" icon when most of these songs are kinda goofy, jazz-based tunes. It reminded me of the Stray Cats more than anything else. School's Out is awesome though.

Not heard before. Didn’t do anything for me at all, just dated and a bit silly.

School's out is a good tune but was not for me. Respect Alice Cooper and i like some for their songs, but I was pretty bored. It's a bad sign that I was distracted as his band's appearance in Wayne's World kept popping in my head.

It was okay. I probably would have liked this a lot had I been around in 1972.

Kinda garbage.

This is the fifth album from the Alice Cooper band; it's a hard rock album released in the early 70's. Can't go wrong with rock from its golden age, however it doesn't seem like you would miss a lot if you skipped this album. The most well known song is the title song, but in my opinion there is a remixed version that is much better. Fun fact: some people believe this is a concept album about youth feeling lost when leaving school.

Pretty trashy. I think Cooper is going for some kind of classic 50's American High School mood - maybe this is the original High School Musical? - and there's something to be said for the nostalgia vibes - but it's just not an enjoyable listen. The lyrics and vocals are tired, the glam rock is all up in your face and it's only the first and final track that really holds your attention. And, dude, if you love West Side Story so much, go listen to the soundtrack and save us from your re-interpretation/cover version. A dud.

He wears scary makeup! Yay...I mean yawn. This is a generic rock album

This album felt tedious. The messy rock songs on it for the most part were pretty boring, a couple of them stood out as a bit more interesting but not enough to make a 35 minute long album feel like an hour. The problem is the messy, sometimes discordant rock isn't actually doing anything interesting with that sound.

Not for me

Apart from the single School's Out which immediately transported me back to my schooldays, this album was very boring

Interesting concept album that all hung together pretty nicely. That being said, School's Out is the standout track, and one I'm so tired of hearing that it doesn't do anything for me. The rest don't have the mojo to stand on their own, so really this is an all-or-nothing proposition. If I'm honest, I don't know that I'll ever listen to this end to end again.

Alice should think himself lucky to get a 2. Could easily drop to a 1 with the West Side Story covers

A high 2, considered a 3, but honestly only the first song is much fun to listen to, and even it kinda overstays its welcome

i'd probably listen to it over cat stevens? at least it was short.

No hay canción más emblemática de Alice Cooper que School's Out, también es, en mi opinión, de sus canciones más flojas y sin chiste (aunque pegajosa). De él solo había escuchado como tal el disco Billion Dollar Babies (que se lleva a este de calle) y canciones aisladas. Se siente demasiado como disco para espantar niños de secundaria, de otras canciones de él le he visto letras más... "exquisitas" creo es la única palabra que se me ocurre en cuanto a ese punto de mórbido/humor. Este disco no tiene eso, en letras se siente plano y sin tanto chiste. Tiene un par de canciones agradables pero de hecho son las que más salen del estilo de la banda al que estamos acostumbrados como Blue Turk. Añadido que en mi opinión la verdadera atracción de Alice Cooper es poder ver todo un espectaculo tanto en música como en visual dentro de un concierto; la música sola no es que sea mala pero si palidece un poco. Musicalmente estándar sin mucho destacado para lo que había escuchado y en letras un poco más infantilizado y menos macabro de lo que le conozco.

weak

I mean, "School's Out" is a classic. But, outside the title track, the album doesn't 'wow.' It's a good sound, but not something that I would turn to again.

Contains School's Out. Really there are some west side story rehashes. that is all.

Oikeastaan pelkkä nimikko toimii ja sekin varmaan toistojen kautta tullut tutuksi...

Varmasti omalla aikakaudellaan jossain määrin merkittävä teos, mut ei enää tänä päivänä säväytä. Ainakaan mua.

1972: School's Out

Not a serious album. Thin

basic. a song to hear before i die, not an album.

Grating

Schlechte Popsongs schlecht gemacht. Okay, das kann wirklich weg. Braucht niemand mehr.

Never was a fan. After a new listen? I remember why.

I saw Alice Cooper and immediately thought there would be nothing of value. That was a mistake. There were a few lovely moments of West Side Story covers.

Really didn’t enjoy. I hate screaming ape rock

man. I like him as a person and school's out on guitar hero helped expand my classic rock knowledge and my general enjoyment of rock but I hate this record.

Didn't get into this at all! Man whose whole schtick was to scare teenage boys in to buying his records and go to his concerts forgets to write tunes that the milkman can whistle. Typical po-faced 70s rock album with one well-known song. So boring.

only got through the first song

1. Okay i've heard this song before, it's alright. I think I heard in dazed and confused maybe? That's what I associate it with. It's alright. 2. I just heard it and I COULD NOT be able to pick it out of a line-up, absolutely zero defining melody, lyric, or moment. I've already forgotten what it sounds like. 3. Sorry, had to skip this one. 4. Wow. oKAY. nothing. 5. I do not love a saxaphone in the middle of a rock album. It just sounds wrong. 9. I skipped all the way to grande finale because it sounds cool. And I was right JUST KIDDING this sucks. It's just noise im sorry I can't.

Another boring album of little consequnece

Meh

there is one decent song on this

Meaningless music, maybe important in terms of show and shocking an american conservative public.

oh fuck fuck fuck my username wasnt unique fuck FUCK fuck fuck

Not my vibe didn’t really enjoy it can’t see myself coming back to it

a proper struggle

Nope. Pass.

Corny garbage

i couldn't get past the second song i'm so sorry this album is not for me

Fuck me! It's like a rock opera

1. zkull - 2 2. tune - 1 3. jettz - 0 4. Fight -0 5. Turk - 1.5 6. Stars - 0 7. Animal -1 8. Alma - 0 9. Finale -1.5

I know it's supposed to be humorous and throwing off the shackles of expectations with its rock, jazz, psych, and what the fuck ever. But it a miserable blast of Alice Cooper vomit in congealed record form and no, thanks, I will forever and ever pass.

this sucks. was probably cool to hear in 1971 though. i have no further comments at this time please get out of my house

Forgettable

nope

Wildly random album. Musical genre changes every song. Lyrics are generally terrible. One of these songs has something to do with being a cat and fighting the Jets from West Side Story? A lot of weird nonsense stuff. Some of the songs are interesting musically. Notable tracks include School’s Out, Blue Turk…..maybe My Stars. This album definitely should not be on this list.

Nope

I liked the song School’s Out for a brief period in the 80s when I was at school - it’s definitely a song you grow out of but I can still just about appreciate its charm. It’s never really occurred to me to listen to anything else by Alice Cooper though - in fact, I’d never listened to anything else by him until today when I heard a whole album. A whole album! Who knew such a thing existed? Anyway, it was all pretty awful so I can see why he only has one famous song. There were moments when I quite liked some of the music but they were few and far between. He sounds like he needs a Strepsil.

Off the cuff remark: ooh this'll be fun, I thought, knowing only the throwaway "Schools Out". What a dull disappointment. Standout track: disposable "School's Out" just about bears repeat listening Revisit?: no ta

Schools out is OK and pretty fun. But the rest of the album just did not do it for me. Its a bit dorky, always themes about American high school. 2/10

1/5. I loved Alice Cooper's following album from this list, I thought he nailed the theatrics mixed with the songwriting aspects very well. Unfortunately, it seems he and his band were still figuring it out here because I don't think I liked a single song on here, except maybe the opener and closer, but they did not save this one. It kind of felt like discount Rolling Stones meets an American Kinks cover band. I wish I liked this more but it really was all over the place and not in a good way. A jack of all trades, master of none. Best Song: School's Out, Grand Finale

Alice Cooper, School's Out ⭐️ My first single star review! Early 70s had to be rough. Either you're a master of your craft, like Led Zeppelin or The Who. Or you're rebellious and powerful, like Iggy Pop. Maybe you're pioneering and on the fringe like Gram Parsons. Orrrrrr. You could be mixed in with this mediocrity of the age. Your Foghats and other such stuff that doesn't really even rise to the level of, say, Mountain. Bands that, sorry not sorry, you can guess their quality by the name and logo: Average White Band for instance. And you don't have the easy-going feel of what's to come, like Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac. To be honest you don't even come close to the sinister feel of Black Sabbath and the in-your-face metal-adjacent rock of Guns'n'Roses and The Cult is still 15 years off. So you're stuck. You're Alice Cooper doing your best poor man's Ozzy. And hey. We all have limited time here. Go listen to Oz instead. Or The Eagles. Or Taylor Swift. Anything, really. Watch the movie Frank and you'll have come closer to quality rock'n'roll. Peace.

I was thinking about the scope of this project, arguably spanning over 50 years with 1000 albums, which calculates to like 20 albums per year. Perhaps that explains how this one snuck through. I line Alice Cooper and it opens with a classic rock anthem, but then it’s mostly crap. Maybe there’s an interesting backstory here, but I don’t even think this is representative of the somewhat innovative artist that Alice Cooper was. Is Britney Fox going to make this list? What about Silverchair?

God help us.

unlistenable

This was weird and surprising and juvenile. I only know Alice Cooper from Schools out and waynes world. I had this impression if hard rock, but this was not that. Its really poppy and fake, with weird kiddy lyrics. I was surprised at how 70's and kitsch it sounded and really found it jarring

Horrible

While the title track is memorable, the rest is pomp-rock at its most vapid. Complete shite

I think I'm gonna hate dad rock as much as the other music snobs by the end of this list. I didn't mind the last two tracks.

dnf. this may have been edgy back in the day but it sounds like clown music now

it started off weird to the point where I /almost/ liked some of it but then it turned into boomer shit again. I feel a great fatigue

Fuck this shit

School's Out, and so am I.

heavily dissapointed the lead singer is not a woman. assumed this was a woman artist not a band by the name lol meh music also i got a headache from the super high pitched whine present throughout this album

Back in 72 I was still in grade school and "School's out" was all the rage at that time, the rebellious lyrics and vocals probably stuck a chord with many kids so I’m not surprised that it made it to No. 3 on the Canadian charts. However, I didn’t think it was such a big deal then and 50 yrs later I still don’t see the appeal. The same goes for the rest of this album.

Nein

I think I would be better served going back in time, to high school, to listen to this record. I still don't think I would like it, but thematically it would make more sense. I think I would prefer instrumental tracks. It was the lyrics that kept pulling me out of the moment.

Not a fan.

Cat: this is the second time I’ve had to listen to Alice Cooper 🙄 I have always liked School’s Out. The cat one is lame af. I guess it’s supposed to be fun and tongue in cheek. More trashy sex rock. Cool horns here and there. Just not for me. Was groovin a little to Public Animal 9 AJ: School’s Out is a cool song, always makes me think of Dazed & Confused. Other than that? Fuck off with this shit.

Just never liked this album

When I was a kid and saw photos of Alice cooper, I always thought his music would be so dark and scary but really it’s symphonic kids bop for a children’s spooptastic Halloween party and I’m sorry but I hate it

Okay, this was unintentionally hilarious. He’s just soooooo SCARY. The makeup, the spooky tunes, the Wayne’s World Cameo… everything adds up to one SCARY guy. 2/5 just because I got a good laugh. Wait, on second thought, he utilized a children’s choir so that brings it back down to 1/5.

poopy shit

The title track definitely runs away with the album and then you hit a string of WTF. Blue Turk is like an awful Doors song would sound if you had your head under water. I deeply regret that I had to listen to this twice to pen these conclusions.

Thought it was a bit shit really. Other better classic rock albums

Barely noticed this album was on.

This was apparently shock rock in the 70's. School's Out is a good track on it's own, but the rest of the album sucks. The lyrics are all so cheesy and cornball. Not an album I'll want to listen to again, stick to Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits.

Everyone has heard School’s Out the song but as an album I find it largely forgettable. There isn’t another track on here I’d see myself playing again. Alice Cooper has a mystique that isn’t represented on this album at all besides some lyrics here and there about graveyards in your soul. I’d skip this and listen to something else.

Teatralsk, shock-rock

Schools out

mmm i don't understand it :c