Billion Dollar Babies

I've been unapologetically enjoying this album all day. It's a true delight in rock music, where Alice really goes all out—especially in terms of production, thanks to Bob Ezrin. This album is phenomenal, filled with only strong songs and sound effects that enhance the listening experience, like the cheers in "Elected" and the drill sounds in "Unfinished Sweet." It's also clever how he addresses some pretty unusual topics. I still believe this is his best album, and it’s definitely much stronger than the other one on this list.

Great

This album is just filled to the brim with excellent riffs, fills, songs, moods, solos. Fucking incredible. There's a reason Alice Cooper is who I've seen in concert the most of any artist. Puts on a damn good show in person and in the studio. Love the theatrical quality to this record

One of the only things me and my older brother agree on is that early Alice Cooper is genius And this is one of his best albums

Great album! I knew a gre songs already but never heard the album all the way through. Will for sure listen again. Reminds me of my older brother while we were growing up.

Well this was a blast from the past. My mum used to play this when I was little. It's interesting hearing it again decades later. Alice is nowhere near as campy as I remember. Great musicianship from the band and lyrics that are more clever than you expect. These are songs that get stuck in your head and beg you to sing along.

Great shock rock album

A sometimes fruity, sometimes progy and all the time campy vampryic opera for the damned. You can practically hear the eye liner. Although not the amazingly mind-blowing life-changing will-never-hear music-the-same-again album to finish this project on, I'm very pleased to have finished on something interesting, engaging and perfectly listenable. I decided to listen to album number 1084 on a Sunday walk through my local bushland and am now sitting on a bench reflecting on how incredible the last 3.5 years of eye opening musical exposure has been. It has without doubt exponentially influenced my music taste and knowledge. It's also an incredible motivator to continue deep diving into the thousands of rich, complex and beautiful musical rabbit holes that exist throughout culture and history. That's enough. Thank you Slidegunner for making this incredible website. DONE.

classic LP, played this record a lot in the old days

Excellent old rock album

So sweet. I think this is kind of the quintessential Alice Cooper album with all of the vaudeville and horror imagery that it entails.

Not sure if I've ever listened to all this before. I really enjoyed it.

5/5

Somehow, I think I’m at a 5. I can’t really explain why – I just enjoyed the hell out of this. At the first track, I was trying so hard to place what the vocals reminded me of, and it took until I Love The Dead to realize that Alice Cooper sounds like Weird Al for parts of this album; maybe that’s just a subconscious thing that added to my enjoyment of this album. Even without that connection, I think the album just sounds fantastic. It’s got such a good variance of styles, from the sort of rock arena anthem that is Hello Hooray, to the James Bond vibes of Unfinished Sweet, to the sort of jovial and Elton John-esque No More Mr. Nice Guy, and to the blatantly obvious Bob Dylan homage that is Generation Landslide. There’s just a lot of fun to be had on this album. It does sort of falter by the last 3 tracks, where it tries to take a sort of moodier approach (but they're still fine), but I think the strength of those first 7 tracks and the fun I had with them just gets me to a 5. I enjoyed it that much; great instrumentation, fun vocals, good vibes, awesome album. Definitely deserves to be on the list.

Alice Cooper is an under appreciated artist. This album like most of his work is masterfully crafted and has a lot of bangers. Had the pleasure of seeing him live a few years ago. For a dude in his 70s he put on one hell of a show. All energy for over 2 hours. Giving some of these newer acts a run for their money. At any rate, don't sleep on this album! Stand out Tracks: Hello Hooray, Billion Dollar Babies, No More Mr. Nice Guy

Probably my favourite Alice Cooper album, so many great tracks, "Hello Hooray", "Elected", "No More Mr. Nice Guy", "I Love the Dead", the title track "Billion Dollar Babies", dental nighmare, "Unfinished Sweet", and my favourite "Sick Things".

- Kind of surprising that I am giving this 5 stars. But I have found myself listening to the album multiple times in the past 24 hours, so my rating should reflect that. - I like Alice Cooper's style; on this particular album he is giving me shades of "Paul McCartney's evil twin"? This was most reflected in "Mary Ann." - Was not expecting there to be so much variation in these tracks, particularly with the often odd backing elements and distortions. All of these songs are bangers. They are all fun, raucous, mesmerizing, disturbing, affecting, or some combination of the above. Personally love "Hello Hooray." - "Sick Things" and "I Love the Dead" are both incredibly dark and macabre, but both kept me hooked in.

Man this album is entertaining as all hell. Way better than it has any right to be.

I think this is Alice's Dark Side of the Moon. His albums leading up to it were rock classics, but this is when he put it all together - hard rock, clever lyrics, with his gender bending social commentary. The song Billion Dollar Babies has a great duet with Donavan, an iconic guitar solo, and some of Alice's best vocals imo. Would listen again.

What a great record! How did I not know that Donovan did vocals on the title track?! I love how theatrical this whole album is, and I love that they never tried to transform themselves from shock rock. Smart lyrics and great musicianship. So good.

After doubling down on the experimentation aspect of their music with the excellent School’s Out, Alice Cooper’s next album Billion Dollar Babies is a relatively straightforward affair. By which I mean there are no horn sections of quotations from Musicals. Billion Dollar Babies is bombastic and complex, often employing string sections and multi-layered arrangements of electric and acoustic guitars, but it does it without ever becoming overbearing. It’s complex and arranged, but also loud and funny, and because of the shock value lyrics never loses the edge that put them at the forefront of the American Glam movement. Also it was Chris Cornell’s favourite album apparently, so that’s enough for me. God do I love Alice Cooper

The beginning of the king of shock rock. I will always been a fan.

Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!

Perfect. Non-stop great rock songs. I go with the consensus view on this album. The opening song must be the best cover song ever. Billion Dollar Babies might be my favourite Alice Cooper song etc etc. Clearly, AC's best record and one of the best albums from the 70s. Score: 10/10

Wow, outstanding bum. I had only really ever heard a couple Alice Cooper things in like commercials, and I think Billion Dollar Babies was in Rock Band or something, but this grabbed me immediately with Hello Hooray. This was an incredible album.

It rocks. It glams. It’s theatrical. It’s Alice Cooper. Filled with fascinating instrumentation, this is Alice Cooper at his best. Honestly, it’s theatric rock at its best.

I had two 👍s on this album. Pretty fun album. Way better than what I thought I’d get from AC.

I’m not sure what I expect from an Alice Cooper album, but for some reason I was surprised at how theatrical it all is. Closer to Meat Loaf than Marilyn Manson… and that’s a good thing to me. This was a lot of fun to listen to… had lots of interesting messages and great performances. Really good stuff!

This is the biggest surprise album I’ve had yet I think. I was not at all interested in this, did not expect to like it at all, and ended up loving it. Multiple times I was listening to a song that felt “generic old rock”, but then just totally changed and got way more interesting (the end of “Raped and Freezin”, the horns in “Elected”, the harmonica on “Generation Landslide”). I could clearly hear The Velvet Underground influence, and at other times I got Queen vibes. It’s gritty, and in more of a horror movie way than a sex and drugs way like most of TVU stuff. Something about it works for me though. The sounds are unique, Cooper’s voice is great (though he oversings in a real ‘70s rock way at times, but it is what it is), and it stays interesting throughout. I could have had infinite guesses about who sings Mary Ann and I don’t think I ever would have guessed Alice Cooper. My biggest downside here is that there’s not that song or two that’s totally iconic. No More Mister Nice Guy is the closest one on here (and it’s probably the most tame and polished song too). Really feels like the whole is better than the sum of the parts overall though. Favorite song: Mary Ann Other: Raped and Freezin, Elected, Unfinished Sweet, No More Mister Nice Guy, I Love the Dead

Very nice album. Need to check other works.

This is surprisingly a great album. I always like some of Alice Cooper songs room to go to listen to this album all the way through, though I’m obviously heard several of these songs because they were hit singles all in all a great band… Even though the man Alice Cooper has terrible politics. He knows how to play a rock ‘n’ roll band and put one together.

Was really surprised by this one. I really liked it, and will be revisiting it. It reminded me of something like Bowie, but with sillier/darker lyrics. 4.5/5

Lots of cool stuff going on here. Very pioneering and influential for 73. First listen was a 3, second listen a 4 and found the time to bump it up to 5 with a 3rd spin. I bet the visual was pretty intense back then too.

Elected is a banger. The horns. Forgot I wanna be sedated is basically a rip off. No More Mr Nice Guy is a banger. Everything else is good. Not sure what Unfinished Sweet is meant to be.

cool

outstanding, top drawer

This one was a surprised I really had fun with this!

Not as macabre as later stuff. All good songs.

Classic Alice Cooper.

Wow… that was a surprise. I exhaled a little bit when this landed, and shame on me. What a belter of an album, and it’s exactly why I was excited to do this challenge. Ordinarily I would never have looked out for an Alice Cooper album and more fool me. As I was listening I was thinking… this is a three… actually maybe it’s a four. Then I asked myself, “what’s stopping me giving this a five?!” The answer: Nothing. Superb album. I especially love the title track, Unfinished Sweet and Generation Landslide.

'No More Mr. Nice Guy', 'Hello Hooray', 'Elected', 'Generation Landslide', 'I Love the Dead', 'Billion Dollar Babies'... This record is like a 'greatest hits' album of best hard rock in the 70s. All in one record. By just one artist

Detroit classic

Own this one! Especially side 1 is great.

Sometimes a little disjointed but always interesting and jarring. Mostly great music and creepy without being pastiche.

Fun and surprisingly tender!

this album has no more Mr nice guy.

Oh wow. I remember buying this at a car boot sale and I still absolutely adore it. It's pure over the top silly spectacle, a prototype for shock rock - Marilyn Manson did nothing that Alice Cooper hadn't already set in motion. Still put this on and rock out from time to time. It's interesting when you read about Alice Cooper's sound basically changed later on so that they could be more commercially successful - mind you, that doesn't mean that Trash and Hey Stoopid aren't also awesome.

Only knew Elected and had never actually heard the album before. Loved it. How much did i love this album ! Track 1, i think, is my new fav Alice Cooper tune. Really enjoyed...

Fantastic

Clássico.

Another one from my youth, Alice Cooper was an innovator and the start of shock rock

ovo san čekala!! top album al moran izdvojit basista, wow wow wow! vrhunski

Rock perfection

Visceral

schools out foreve!

Still brilliant

One of the high water marks for the classic lineup - excellent songs, great arrangements. Elected is particularly stellar - the rolling buildup of the bass at the start, the horns ....

I'm surprised that there are two Alice Cooper albums on this list. I didn't think he was that influential, and I didn't realize this work was early 70s. I would have thought it was late 70s or early 80s.

Obra maestra absoluta. Alice es uno de los grandes y este es su mejor trabajo. De ellos me gustan hasta sus andares, y es que disfruto mucho de sus discos más heavys, pero no hay nada como su rock más clásico cuando eran una banda.

Amazing album, sure its shock rock, but the music and lyrics make for a great time

I listened several times and remain weirdly fascinated with this album, which is all over the place. I never thought I'd enjoy an Alice Cooper album so much.

i had a lot of fun with this one! i love the dead was the only one that took this album down a peg for me. i've never actually listened to alice cooper before so i didn't know what to expect, but i'm pleasantly surprised. maybe my rock bias is showing but i'd rate this a solid 4/5.

great glam rock! way better than anything KISS put out!

Went somewhat skeptic but ended up quite liking it.

This is right up my alley! This feels like one long episode of Regular Show to me. I was unfamiliar with all things Alice Cooper, and had hardly even heard the name before. Billion Dollar Babies was a pleasant surprise and an easy listen. There is not a dull moment on this record, and Alice Cooper has interesting riffs in spades. The bass on this album was a huge highlight to me, and the piano on "Mary Ann" was a great change of pace. I'm fond of every song on this record, and even some of the more interesting pieces ("I Love the Dead") have elements that keep me returning to them. I wasn't aware of Alice Cooper's thing being shock rock, but the tongue-in-cheek nature of the lyrics prevented anything from becoming uncomfortable. I am a sucker for glam rock, and this album has it in spades. It is also an incredibly funny and witty project, which keeps a smile on my face. I am glad to be on the folks on here who gets a pleasant surprise like this.

Vinyl time. Half of this is great, half is ok. Probably the 3rd best Alice Cooper album and the other 2 aren’t on the list.

So creepy and weird and I'm here for it.

Favorite track(s): Elected, Billion Dollar Babies, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Generation Landslide,

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Dope

70s glam rock with a hint of horror. Much tamer than I expected. Kkind of camp. Their bestselling album. Really fun.

Was cruising to another three-star ranking until a surprisingly strong back half of the album. Terrific sound and a lot of power.

Not at all what I expected from Alice Cooper, ended up enjoying this quite a bit.

4/5 - This was really great (except for I Love the Dead, which sucked). Dated, sure, but much better than a lot of the early 70s stuff on this list. Solid riffs.

I can't help but think of Wayne's World when I hear Alice Cooper. I honestly know nothing else about him. No More Mr. Nice Guy was familiar. Overall it was pretty rocking! The themes were dark but the music was so happy.

I really, really, don't buy into the whole persona, and the last couple of tracks are pretty terrible. Strong start though, and honestly much better than I expected.

Okay, this album is a lot better than I thought it would be--so many crazy things crawled out of the early 70s. This might get to a 4.5 for me eventually.

Thought this was going to be a 1. Really surprised on this. 3.5 stars.

Blind album, know the artist. Pleasantly surprised by this whole album and its flair and glam. 4.

Never have I ever heard an Alice Cooper album before… Oh my, this was so much better than I expected. Dare I say it was fun? Another example where the appearance of the band does them no favors. And of course I have been a Tom Waits fan for a very long time. So theatricality doesn’t scare me away. Wow, I actually think I am going 4. Oh this is so tongue in cheek! Yeah it’s getting a 4. Don’t tell my brother. 4 Boolean: yes, this right here is the good of this exercise. I am very glad I heard this before I died, and without a reason there is no way I ever, ever would have just thought “you know what? I think I need to try out Alice Cooper today, you know, see what that was all about.”

Kooky

I thoroughly enjoyed this album and each song seemed to grow on me throughout. I've never really listened to a full Alice Cooper album before I just knew a load of songs, however I'm fortunate to have seen them live about 7 or 8 years ago and would HIGHLY recommend, such a fantastic show. This album has a few hits such as "Elected" "No More Mr Nice Guy" and the title track, all of which are great. Other highlights for me are "Generation Landslide" and "Unfinished Sweet". No one quite does what he does better.

Great album!

Great classic rock record, theres a warmness to it like the the feeling after the sun sets like something is about to happen Good listen

A nice 70s Hard Rock Album. Production and some sound ideas are a bit dated, but I consider it still very enjoyable.

This is my third favorite of the trifecta *Killer*/*School's Out*/*Billion Dollar Babies*. This one has probably the most hits, but I still think I would have preferred *Killer* on this because, even though it's not the first album he introduced his horror movie rock style, it was the one most consistent. (9.5) ★★★★½

A low-stakes, campy, fun rock record. Couple solid hits on here that still sound great (‘Billion Dollar Babies’, ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’), and a few good deep tracks I forgot about (‘Elected’ was my favorite of those). Not exactly required listening for the classic rock genre, but it’s pretty fun and bit weird at times (in a good, “shock horror” kinda way). Alice Cooper is crazy good live, you should go see them if you can. Would be a perfect candidate for a 3.5 on a proper rating system, so I’ll bump it to a low 4/5. One dud song doesn’t lower this album to a 3 for me.

nice

Alice Cooper rocks!

Once this album hooked me in, I loved it. The first two tracks land quite dully for me but as soon as Elected exploded to life, I was sold. There's so much to like on this album - the energy, songwriting and instrumentals are all fantastic when at their peak, making me enjoy it way more than I expected. There are ebbs and flows though, so I can't score higher than an 8/10.

Complex chord and harmonic structure is blowing my mind for Alice Freakin Cooper. Live brass instruments, and a string section, god I loved the 70s. Stride piano. Wow. This album is ambitious and all over the place stylistically. A nod to Blue Moon in I love the Dead, now that's just awesome cheeky monkey.

I was not expecting this from Alice cooper, I always thought he (technically the band at the time) were a lot harder then they actually were. The album was quite good, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Mary Anne but everything else was quite good. I really loved the song I loved the dead, the lyrics do not match the glam rock aesthetics and it’s such a smart choice and made me laugh

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Nice album, but not The best of him

Des tubes comme No more Mr. Nice guy mais ça reste du rock un peu répétitif même si un peu plus glam et reconnaissable que certains groupes de la masse

Mieux que prévu ! Je m’attendais à plus hard rock / glam rock que ça

This is Alice at his musical and artistic peak. If you were to form a venn diagram featuring David Bowie, The Who, and Frank Zappa, this album would sit within the precious overlap of them all. Arrangements throughout mess with the hard rock templates that Alice would eventually become beholden to; tracks like Hello Hooray and Elected still feel under-appreciated to this day. I only wish the album had a stronger close.

Always thought Alice Cooper was a meme but that shit slapped

Good solid rock, I've heard better masters of the better songs but I guess it was the 70s

Another classic rock album but this one a deserved inclusion

album #27 the way these songs are constructed feels like they have represented a different genre of horror in every song. the whole album has been carefully built to sound chaotic and almost disjointed to emphasise the theatrical horror aspects. it's clever, fun, and delightfully crazy. the fact this came out in '73 before the satanic panic is so cool, and clearly influenced many of the artists of that period. alice cooper, you truly rock! ꩜ average track rating: 3.7/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): generation landslide, mary ann, hello hooray ꩜ least favourite track(s): unfinished sweet ꩜ album rating: ★★★★☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,062 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 14 (+1 Billion Dollar Babies) ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 6 (+1 Billion Dollar Babies) ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 21

Yeah most if it really good

I really wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did but it's really creative, well-performed, excellently produced, hits a few different styles of 70s rock in ways that are good and feel slightly ahead of their time (I never realized how good 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' is, I think I took it for granted because I'd hear it on the radio all the time but melodically it feels like something power pop bands of the late 70s and early 80s are aiming for all the time). 'Generation Landslide' was my sneaky favorite pick.

Enjoyed it. Standout songs: Unfinished Sweet Generational Landslide Sick Things

Håller toppenbra! Grym energi och feeling.

Riktigt härligt och klassiskt sound som håller än.

Sounds fresh and new - not like 1973. The production quality is excellent. Didn’t expect to enjoy this album but it’s good.

Good roadtrip rock. Really liked it and I might even bump up the score on a relisten.

This probably set the base of the rock of the 80's as a record. Theres a lot of influence in this. My favourite it's "No More Mr. Nice Guy"

Surprising how solid it was. Fell apart a little at the end.

I had never put on Alice Cooper end to end like this. This album is great. Maybe it just surpassed my expectations but I like the backing tracks and I like his singing style. There's some classics on here

A peculiar but fairly pleasant glam-rock sound. I can't find much to criticise, other than the songs being in an uncanny valley between ultra-wacky (think Aladdin Sane-era Bowie) and catchy. It's a valley Bowie himself often falls into, along with the likes of Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, and T Rex. Now, let's be honest: the singing isn't great. In fact, I daresay it's bad. But considering how much worse it gets in the 70s, I'm willing to give Cooper a pass. Why there's a track called "Raped and Freezin'", I have no idea. Cooper's belting out an excited, upbeat tune recounting how he was chased naked through the Mexican desert by a prostitute. I want to fault it, but dang it, the rock sound is so good. And Elected continues with much the same energy, this time prematurely celebrating an election win in the good ol' U.S. of A. And this time, the instruments are arranged and performed so darn well that I have to love it. Great bassline during the main horn hook that can easily be missed if you're playing this in the background. Billion Dollar Babies, too, is deserving of a large amount of praise. That shredding on the guitar, together with the low, powerful second guitar holding down the excellent riff... the vocal improv throughout the piece... Undeniably great. No idea what's going on in the proggy Unfinished Sweet; it's somewhere between espionage plot and UK national anthem knock-off. The first track on side 2, No More Mr. Nice Guy, stands out as the obvious pick for lead single. Heavily harmonised lead vocals in a chorus which is itself repetitive yet exceptionally catchy? I don't even need to look at the number of streams. (It's still a good song, though.) Generation Landslide makes the album's political messaging crystal-clear (if it wasn't already), and also takes a Sympathy For The Devil approach to texture-building – though it could just be the understated-yet-hasty drumming that gives that impression. Also, I-VIIb-IV progressions are always a win. No idea what to think of the loudly unsettling Sick Things, but it's kind of good, I guess. The weakest so far, though. Great piano line in Mary Ann, but nothing that constitutes particularly great songwriting. I Love The Dead is a hilarious tune to end the album, but it isn't particularly strong. It just has a chorus that's going to cause me to bang my head against a concrete wall in a couple days. 4/5 Key tracks: Elected, Billion Dollar Babies, Generation Landslide

Well yes Unfinished sweet reminds me of club penguin, it's like a mix between the detective theme and surfing theme We started off strong, but it just got a bit weird towards the end

This album completely ripped apart my pre-conceived notions of Alice Cooper. I’d classified him as a novelty artist in my mind having only heard some of his hits. I always enjoyed them mind you, but they felt an oddity even still. This album gives many Bowie albums a run for their money. How’s that for a review? It’s pure glam rock and it’s awesome It’s hard for me to rate any album 5/5. I’m doing it here for the exceeded expectations alone. I often think a 10 point scale would be better.

Although considered more of a novelty act now I was a big fan of Alice when I started listening to music. Couple throw away tunes here but mostly good rockers

At 13, Alice Cooper was one of my gateway artists into the proper world of rock music. He introduced, to me, shocking concepts in a song, the idea of being provocative and "edgy", which to an impressionable young man like myself, was alluring for both the right and the wrong reasons. Billion Dollar Babies was one of the records I latched onto for a period of time, and yet it's been nearly 10 years since I last heard a single track off this record. I've always been more of a "solo Alice" fan - Welcome to My Nightmare and Goes To Hell come to mind - but this is a record that shines and sparks in the wake of the post-Ziggy glam explosion. It's a fine line between cringe and confident in this genre but this one steers towards the confident. I will say that it's lost all of the shock for me a decade later, but as a document of time in my life where songs like "I Love The Dead" sent a genuine chill down my spine, I look back on it somewhat fondly. If only that level of innocence were still so common.

I’ve known of Alice Cooper but hasn’t given him a chance other than his big hits. Wasn’t expecting this album from him, at least not this style, given what I knew. Probably not a 4, more high 3.

Brought out the teen boy in me. Lyrics amused me, and musically mixed it up more than I expected.

This was super fun. I need to dig into the catalog more. Felt like a cross between T Rex & Thin Lizzy

me espero algo onda kiss, algo glam, mas con el nombre que tiene que suena a re glam rock y con lo que escuché de alice cooper no fue tan glam, es mas, no fue glam en absoluto. por momentos me hizo acordar a pink floyd, pero con toques de rock pesado y mas comercial, definitivamente es un buen album y lo volveria a escuchar completo

Really good album, last track was a real disappointment though

Day776 - not as shocking as it used to be but i really enjoyed it. no more mr nice guy is a rock staple

Was never a fan of Cooper, but the work is solid and definitely light years ahead of most of this list. Listening to all the crap makes this better. Plus one for new appreciation of old classics.

I’d heard “no more Mr nice guy”. I liked “Elected”. Decent album. Maybe relisten

Coming into this album, I know a handful of Alice Cooper songs already, including this album's No More Mr. Nice Guy, and I like each of those songs a lot, so I'm looking forward to listening to some more. • Hello Hooray kicks the album off with a bit of a different sound to what I expected, with a heavy piano focus, and it almost feels reminiscient of the Rocky Horror soundtrack. • I can't help but notice the similarity between Elected and I Wanna Be Sedated • I like that Billion Dollar Babies is a duet, the second vocalist adds a lot to the song and makes it stand out. I also really like the bass in this song, especially the glissando that happens a couple of times • Unfinished Sweet is very trippy. I love how the music ties into the lyrics here, it gets really weird when he's under anesthetics and comes back as the drugs wear off. • I've realised that I only really know the chorus of No More Mr. Nice Guy, the verses aren't familiar to me at all. It's a very good song though. • The acoustic guitar and harmonica on Generation Landslide is such a different sound to the rest of the album, and I'm happy to hear something a little different. • Sick Things has another really distinct sound, and it leads very smoothly into the equally unique Mary Ann • I Love The Dead is really eclectic, and the way it starts to fall into pandemonium before landing back on its slower chorus works well. The completely different outro is a bit jarring, and the sudden stop makes for a memorable end to the album A really enjoyable album. I don't think this album has my favourite Alice Cooper song on it, as none of the tracks clicked with me the way Poison or Schools Out do, but it's a very consistent album with a lot of solid songs on it. Favourite song: No More Mr. Nice Guy

Ooh, I loved this. Less musical theatre than their last offering on here. Some good tunes, interesting lyrics and great musicianship on display. Unexpected high 4 for this one

This surprised me. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting but it wasn't what I got. A name I recognised of course, but I don't think I could tell you the name of an Alice Cooper track or pick it out of a lineup before today. I'm actually still not sure I can. Not a bad experience but just a quite, quite odd album. There's some really good music here; glam rock with excellent guitar work and plenty of hooks. But it also sits alongside some bits that I think might be gothic comedy prog?! On repeated listens, the weird stuff has just amused me more and the more straightforwardly enjoyable stuff has stood out more, which can only be a good thing.

My only frame for Alice Cooper was the 90s Metal iteration. He was way more inventive in the early 70s. Recommend the 50th anniversary edition of this album as it contains quite a bit of live tracks and frankly sounds like Alice put on a helluva live show back in the day.

Paul McCartney would not have "sung this better", John

Subversive heavy rock, pretty fun. Worthy of Uber regarded classic

Ezrin polished up the Alice Cooper band and ended up with a great rock album with some really catchy singles. Haven't played for a while but still sounds good 53 years later!

Surprised me. Quite a good album through and through, a lot of depths for the early throws of this genre.

Herregud, dette starter jo dritkult. Ikke hva jeg hadde forventet av Alice Cooper i det hele tatt. Håper dette holder hele skiva! Nå har jeg hørt hele og det holder seg! Veldig positivt overraska. Før jeg hørte dette trodde jeg Alice Cooper var et shitty ballerock band alla Jon Bovi. Så feil kan man ta.

Mer experimentell än jag minns den. Riktigt riktigt bra rockskiva. Stark och tydlig 4a!

Mycket bättre än förväntat, aldrig lyssnat förutom Poison och School's Out (förvisso bangers).

I was not expecting to like this so much. The variety of instruments was awesome and really kept me on my toes. Generation landslide and Mary Ann were my favorites. I just appreciated the diversity of the music and how they were all done so well.

I didn’t expect a song about necrophilia to be the biggest earworm of this album, but so it goes. I love that you never know what you’re going to get with Alice Cooper. He keeps you on your toes! This was a super fun album, with a lot of cool variety and instrumentation that kept me engaged and enjoying the ride.

Wayne Campbell: So, do you come to Milwaukee often? Alice Cooper: Well, I'm a regular visitor here, but Milwaukee has certainly had its share of visitors. The French missionaries and explorers were coming here as early as the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans. Pete: In fact, isn't "Milwaukee" an Indian name? Alice Cooper: Yes, Pete, it is. Actually, it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land." Wayne Campbell: I was not aware of that Alice Cooper: Stick around. Hang out with us. Garth Algar: Cool! Yeah, we'll stay and hang around with youse - with Alice Cooper. Wayne Campbell, Garth Algar: We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're scum! We suck! (Alice has his hand straight as Wayne & Garth bow down on the knees.) I'm referencing this infamous scene due to how unexpected this album is. The Milwaukee quote plays on the unexpected intelligence that one wouldn't expect from a Shock Rocker like Alice Cooper. And of course Wayne & Garth not being WORTHY to be in his presence. I was expecting it to be heavier but each song sounded different. Even a ballad in Mary Ann. An Unexpected Harmonica in Generation Landslide. He was always Schlocky even back then. Although it is a little uneven at times. 4

Probably scary as hell in 72, nowadays just fun goofy rock.

The Mothers sang about him ... Alice Cooper, baby... woaaahhhhh, Well it gets me so hot I can scream Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper ... waaaahhhhowwwww ... Alice Cooper Alice Cooper. If Frank sings about him then you know he is up there with the best. 'Nuff said.

Way more fun to listen to than I thought it would be!

I've already listened to his album (46).

I was very pleasantly surprised to really enjoy this album! From the song titles, I wasn’t sure, but I thought it was a fun time!

From the first track you know you are in for a show, break out the popcorn and settle in. Billion Dollar Babies is worth every penny you paid for this ticket. I knew two song going in, I like both songs and was expecting more of that type of song, but this album threw me for a loop. Nearly as many styles as songs on this album, it's all over the place, but tied together nicely. This is a band of very talented musicians firing on all cylinders, their 6th album together and they are flying. Every track is a performance and tells a story. Some are pretty strange, one a bit cringey, but none the less they are all interesting and fun. I can help but think of the influence this album has had, this is like watching an old horror movie like Psycho. Classics that have very clear and direct influence on future pieces. There is no Marilyn Manson without Alice Cooper. This more than theatrics, they are making great music,just with a bit of a twist.

4.8

Quite cool experience to listen to such album! Really well produced and catchy, reminds me a lot of later Beatles stuff/ Pet Sounds and even a tiny bit of Stone Roses. Great discovery!

I've always liked Alice Cooper - this has got done great things on but not quite a 5 for me.

classic

I really didn’t enjoy School’s Out when I got that a while ago but this is dramatically better. It tails off towards the end but before that it’s a really enjoyable rock album.

Actually charming and comforting somehow

Just the right side of schlock in this rock - earnest, grand and powerful music counterbalanced by silly, fun lyrics but with enough sincere social satire to make you suspend your gag reflex (that makes Queen unpalatable for example). Some great music that was/is underrated and much referenced throughout the 80s

Alice Cooper’s edge seems to have aged much like the hardcore rappers of the 90s. It was probably shocking then but just seems a little goofy now. Guitar solos were on point and No More Mr. Nice Guy will always be a bop but it just feels so performative.

Big, loud and fun, exactly what I’d expect from Mr Cooper

OVERRASKENDE bra! Har aldri egentlig hørt på alice cooper, men dette var mye mere bluesete / 70 talls aktig enn jeg trodde! Dette var virkelig bra og gøy. Minner om bowie en slags..

Well, it looks as though I'm back to getting albums from repeat artists semi-frequently again. That's fine. I mean, when said repeat artists are as good as Alice Cooper, it's hard to be mad. Compared to getting a second Ryan Adams album a few days ago, having 2 Alice Cooper albums on here is a lot more justifiable. For one, Alice Cooper was on the Muppet Show and Ryan Adams was not, so Alice Cooper is better by default. I kid... or do I? For real, I do think that Alice Cooper having 2 albums on this list is somewhat justifiable, though I can't say for sure whether it's truly necessary or not. If I had to cut one of the two though, it wouldn't be Billion Dollar Babies, as I think this is a little bit better than School's Out. Pretty much all of the praise that I gave that album applies here too. The energy is strong. The band does a great job with the music. Between the two that I've heard now, Alice Cooper's albums have shown themselves to be a lot more versatile than one would expect. There's some fun experiments on here and I love it. The writing is pretty interesting. There's a reason as to why Alice Cooper is considered a pioneer of shock rock. Songs like "I Love the Dead" and "Sick Things" are playfully sinister in a way that you didn't really hear in music at the time. By this point, Cooper had already made a name for himself, which shows through the showmanship on a track like the ever-iconic "No More Mr. Nice Guy." Great song. Overall, Billion Dollar Babies is an enjoyable album. It's engaging, fun, a little spooky, and generally quite good. It's probably the better of the two Alice Cooper albums on the list, but it's a fairly close call. Great stuff. 4/5.

why did it kinda eat…

3.5

Det här är trivsamt, skivan rullar på och helt plötsligt är jag på låt tre igen.

Wait a second, Alice Cooper is good? Not “good” like the olde doods who think everything from the 70s was good… Like, legitimately good?!

Pleasantly surprised by how much fun listening to this album was.

Man this was so much better than I thought it would be!!

Well done

Better than I expected, but still pretty meh

3.5 stars. Catchy 70’s rock album but not sure I’d ever re-spin it. Was an enjoyable listen though.

More fun than I was expecting. Its theatric but musically sound and great drum and bass riffs.

Love this album, it's sort of a peak for the band great singles taken from the album. The production is in full swing here, some great songs including generation landslide. Cracking album

I was definitely already a huge fan of Alice Cooper before listening to this album to review it. But I thought it’d be like most of his albums where it’s good but it’s carried by the one or two massive radio hits. This album is not like that, it’s very well balanced. Not perfect, but very very good. There were a few forgettable songs, like sick things, and I actually HATED Unfinished Sweet. It should be illegal to use the sound of dentist drills in music without a trigger warning!! No joking aside, I actually did get repulsed by this song because of the drill noises. But aside from that, it’s a stellar hard rock album that holds up very well. I’d even go as far to say this is probably his best album, it’s definitely the most well rounded.

Bit expensive innit

Hitti biisit oli tutut. I Love The Deadja Mary Ann jäi mieleen myös hyvinä biiseinä.

3.5 stars.

Never listened to a full Alice Cooper album but I was familiar with the hits. This was a fun album! Quirky at times, catchy at others. Looking forward to any other of his albums on this list.

Alice Cooper is such a fun performer. Songs are great if you don't take yourself too seriously.

Only skip is Sick Things. Amazing album all around. British Invasion type music.

Good album of 70s rock classics

Makes me want to watch rocky horror picture Show again

Rock. Took a while to grow on me but I think would be good with more listens.

Liked it. It kind of listens like a rock opera.

This is the first time I’ve ever sat down and listened to an Alice Cooper album. I’m impressed!

4.5

Pensaba yo que un disco de Alice Cooper podía ser "demasiado" y no, 'tá bien

Not his strongest, but we are still not worthy

Pleasantly surprised! I was expecting this to be some standard arena rock, but I loved how interesting the music was and how much the songs pulled from other corners of the genre. Best Track: Hello Hooray

It’s funny to think that Alice Cooper ever had a reputation for being the devil’s spawn. This is theatre kid music. I’ll always have a special place in my heart for it.

Someone came to the door while I was listening to a song about fucking dead people. They really don't make em like they used to, huh?

I actually quite enjoyed this album it was a good listen. I’ll probably never go back to it again but it’ll get a high rating out of me!

Rock legend releases legendary rock album.

This is a great album. Fun, campy, experimental without ever becoming annoying or self-indulgent. Art that entertains. Alice Cooper is so much more than shock rock. He is a surrealist.

Gotta love Alice!

I don’t know if Alice Cooper is the most amazing artist ever. But the camp joy of this and school’s out is impossible to ignore.

There are several really good songs on this album, but also several that I don't much like. 4 stars or B-.

I do enjoy me some Alice Cooper. I absolutely love the opening “Hello Hooray”. “Raped And Freezin’” is super catchy. The title track is excellent, I really liked “Unfinished Sweet” and of course like everyone with ears I love “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, “Generation Landslide” is excellent and “Mary Ann” is a change from the other tracks and is excellent. The worst stuff here is only kinda meh and the best is excellent

Was never a huge Alice Cooper fan, but this was a genuine pleasure.

Didn’t expect to like this as much as I did! My first time listening to Alice Cooper and what an intro it was. So good. Reminds me of campy horror movie soundtracks which I LOVE.

Ya know, even though I've seen Alice Cooper live twice, I've managed to have never heard this album in full before. And, as I have learned, Billion Dollar Babies is a fantastic rock album. At this point, I shouldn't have to tell you that Alice Cooper is an incredibly charismatic performer and his personality is felt throughout this whole thing. The sound here also has a sort of theatrical flair which adds a little camp, but Alice Cooper has enough real cool factor that there is kind of a neat balance struck here. It also helps that on songs like Unfinished Sweet, those theatrical elements almost get kind of art rock-y, and it contributes to this album feeling so unique and memorable. The lyrics strike another balance, a lot of these songs are tongue and cheek, but the writing is up with rock's best. Elected is super catchy, tons of fun, and bitingly satirical. And while some may think I Love The Dead is a bit much, I think it pulls off something really difficult: it isn't too funny to be kind of genuinely uneasy, and it isn't too dark for some comedy to shine through. The songwriting is is also amazing, No More Mr. Nice Guy is a hell of a catchy rock song, and the title track is covered in great riffs and cool sections. You also have some cool soundscape stuff here on songs like the aforementioned Unfinished Sweet (with it's dentists' drills) and Sick Things, which has a really cool atmosphere. We even get a short ballad with Mary Ann. This is a remarkably consistent and incredibly unique rock album which serves as a reminder that Alice Cooper is more than a great image and a hell of a performer. The music is definitely there, and I really enjoy it.

All I can think of while listening to this album is how much influence Paul McCartney has on this sound. I'm not sure if it's true, but all I hear is Paul McCartney. The Titular track is amazing, great melodies and rhythms, Cooper really plays along with a syncopation from the instrumentation and the vocals. Then Unfinished sweets starts and I hear Back in the USSR.. I get the "spooky" vibe Cooper strives for though, something that puts him out from a Beatles copy-cat. Unfinished Sweets is a good follow up to Billion Dollar Babies. Generation Landslide is the first track that doesn't sound like the Beatles-anything harmonica I'm a sucker for! The intro to Sick Things put a huge smile on my face, very interesting sounded track and feels completely original. Sick things was the best track so far. Mary Ann sounds like a Beatles track but the piano diddy during the fade out is fun, cute short track. I Love The Dead is a good closer track, Cooper excels when he plays up the creepy vibes.

I know I’ve said it before but I’m still surprised by how much musicality these albums have.

An introduction to Alice Cooper for me and a very nice surprise. Musically intriguing while living up to the "Shock Rock" moniker he's known for in songs such as Raped and Freezin', I Love The Dead, and Elected. Overall an enjoyable listen and evocative of The Rolling Stones in ways. Perhaps not as intense as modern stuff but makes me question if I like Alice Cooper now.

We're not worthy

I have to say, I totally misjudged Alice Cooper. I'd heard the hits and thought not for me , but this album is actually quite enjoyable. Definite Rolling Stones vibes, particularly in the first half. When things did get more dark and mysterious i actually quite enjoyed and I thought the vocals were pretty great actually. Some top soloing. Overall an enjoyable listen. Favourite track - No More Nice Guy. 7.5/10

Good album.

Great.

Super fucking fun. Must-listen #190.

A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do with a gun rack?

FUN :)

Agréablement surprise, pas trop rock, prenant

Didn't get through all of it, but was surprised how straigh-ahead-rock-album it was. Not bad!

I rate this record several ghost emojis

not half bad!

Overall pretty good, Sick Things was really pretty cool and Unfinished Sweet (minus the drilling sounds) and I've heard No More Mr Nice Guy of course. Overall a pretty good 4 star. Reminds me of Frank Zappa and maybe Sensational Alex Harvey Band?

Surprisingly diverse music on this album.

I like Alice Cooper the human better than Alice Cooper the band. That said, there are some great songs on here. Just solid classic rock tunes.

I Love the Dead too, Alice. This album is fine. Just fine. 3.5/5 = 4 stars

I thought this was fantastic, I don't know what I thought of Alice Cooper, but this is wonderful and his voice is quite soulful and great.

8/10 better than I expected! I don’t really like Alice Cooper, but this was surprisingly enjoyable!

It's very basic classic rock, but fun nonetheless. It can get a bit too tryhard poorly aged edgelord at times but it's a fun and goofy album if you don't really take the shock in shock-rock seriously. The hits on here are good, I really like Elected. There's a bunch of nice deepcuts as well, pleasant surprise overall.

they really were a killer group, and it's a shame vince's later shock-shlock eclipsed these records in the popular imagination. check out dennis dunaway's bass on bdb. my older brother was crazy about all eras of alice, and indoctrinated me as a baby. a thrift store copy of this was also one of my earliest lps, unfortunately missing the $1000000000 bill.

Whaaa?? Sorry for harshly judging you based off of two songs I’ve basically only heard in the background my entire life. This is great!

It's a bit of a smorgasbord, with Cooper leading proceedings as the gothed-up ringmaster. It has a theatrical frivolity to it, rather than shock value. I can imagine it would have been a right hoot live. I'm not sure if there are enough great songs to tip it to four but it feels very close. I'm going to let it through the gate on the basis of the authenticity of it, the influence it has had, and the interweaving of different styles whilst staying true to their sound. The fact that whenever I've seen Alice interviewed he's a bloody good guy doesn't hurt either.

A misunderstood artist. When I first heard them in the 80s they were doing the metal thing and that coupled with the songs I knew from the radio I had an idea of what they were. It's not until I heard Only Woman Bleed that I realized i might have been wrong. Even Frank Zappa - the man who brought AC to the masses - didn't fully understand what they were all about. But he knew they had something. And do they ever. I have seen this album referred to as Cooper's Pet Sounds. I'm not validating that - I'm just saying it's been said. And it's fun the write those words. But it is where it all comes together - songs, playing, production. Even a duet with Donovan. 4.5 stars

That was way more fun that what I expected. It's actually good hard rock from the seventies; it's well executed (pun intended), it's silly but it's not like they are to be taken serioulsy -- at least for the lyrics and the attitude, the music is solid.

Great tracks well outweigh the good. Still give this the odd spin. Classic Cooper.

Alice Cooper wordt wat te vaak gereduceerd tot Poison, maar zijn 70s albums zijn echt wel geweldig. 4.4

I enjoyed it but it started to all blend after a few songs. 3.5

I have heard of Alice Cooper before. From this album, I already knew "No More Mr. Nice Guy." Some of the themes I didn't really care for; however, I listened to the album through and through. 4 stars

Really enjoyed this, the sound / melodies / lyrics / writing / execution was all class

From the guy who taught us all what the name 'Milwaukee' means, it's Alice Cooper and his album 'Billion Dollar Babies', which delivers a nice blast from the 70s rock scene and provides us with a few classic rock tunes that are unfamiliar to the seasoned fan. It's nothing experimental, and it never strays into the paths of cheesy or unique, but that might actually be a good thing in this case. Alice gives us what he's good at, and it's displayed neatly in this album.

Solid classic rock

Billion Dollar Babies is peak Alice Cooper — theatrical, loud, and weird in the best way possible. It’s like a haunted house you willingly walk into because the riffs are just that good. Songs like “Elected” and the title track go hard, and the whole thing has that sleazy, glammy swagger that defined Alice’s prime. Also, bonus points for cultural significance: the man gave us one of the most unexpectedly wholesome cameos in Wayne’s World history. “Actually, it’s pronounced mill-e-wah-que, which is Algonquin for 'the good land.’” An all-time moment. And if you can listen to this album and not think of “Hundred Dollar Baby” from Always Sunny... well, you’re doing it wrong.

Not sure we ever really knew what Alice Cooper sounded like until listening to this? He has a much strong voice than anticipated, and we also enjoyed this album a lot more than expected. Feels like real classic 70s rock. No More Mr Nice Guy is a strong song, as is Generation Landslide.

Amazingly electrifying. Surprised me.

Listens: 2 Standout tracks: Many of them: Unfinished Sweet, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Generation Landslide, Sick Things, Mary Ann, I Love The Dead. In Unfinished Sweet I enjoy the transition from a regular song into a bit of a Munsters ditty into a rendition of James Bond theme. Interesting. Mary Ann has an interesting bit of Piano in is which is a significant instrument insofar that most of the rest of the album is basically all guitar, drums and bass. I Love The Dead has wildly transgressive lyrics. I could certainly listen to this again. 4

Can't go too wrong with a bit of glam rock. Feels dated but still a fun listen.

The Good: We won’t have to worry about college tuition for our Babies! The Bad: Finding out that the dollars are play money… The Ugly: Trying to get Alice Cooper to give you your money back… Of course the song No More Mr Nice Guy is a classic… yet I’d never listened to this album before, so most of the songs were new for me. While listening, the thought that constantly ran through my mind was “how can this album from 1973 sound like an album from the ‘80s?” By the way, this is my second AC album on this list, the second album I never listened to, and the second time that I have wondered why I’d never listened to his albums before, because they’ve all been really enjoyable. So does this mean that I will dish out 5*? No, and the reason is simple: too many songs drag on too long, which results in one wanting to press skip to next if you are really paying attention to the album. However, I am not going to nit-pick, I will give this album 4 1/2* downgraded to 4*, but definitely an album which I will be playing again!

I considered it OK until the end, that was great.

Ça devait être quelque chose de voir Alice Cooper en show dans ses bonnes années 70'. No More Mr. Nice Guy est réconfortante. Début d'album rock qui évolue vers du un peu plus mundo bizarro: Sick Things.

Not at all what I was expecting, quite good actually 4*

First time I’d listened to this. I really enjoyed it.

WTF, I... love this? It's camp! It almost has musical theatre vibes, but gross and offensive lol. Mary Ann almost sounds like a McCartney track. I will be revisiting! 3.5

I'm not an Alice Cooper fan, but I think this album was pretty versatile. I wasn't expecting to hear the different styles that I did.

Of course we knew "No More Mr. Nice Guy". But, the rest turned out to be really great! Will revisit.

I have always been aware of Alice Cooper’s presence in the music world, but I’ve never really given him much attention. I always felt like he was a goth clown prone to gimmicky stage shows. But honestly, this album rocks. And after listening to it, I listened to a ton of his songs and realized I really like the 1970s Alice Cooper so much more than the persona and style the developed through the later 80s and into today.

Alice Cooper is a bit of an anomaly to me. Technically the band falls directly into the "classic" era and in that sense should be relegated to the back shelves where the middle aged guys look for their childhood gems. But for some reason Alice Cooper NEVER felt classic to me. Not from the first listen and not on this one either. Maybe it is just too... not serious? Lyrically it is often parody and musically it changes up enough to not have that "classic" vibe anyhow. I don't know. But I do know it does not get old and remains outside hard labels. It is fun. And maybe that alone is enough?

Probably his best. Elected was a brilliant single.

As a young listener who went through a pretty intense metal phase, I never got into Alice Cooper the way I assumed I should've. Years later, I feel like I understand this band now. This is theatre; the way Meatloaf is theatre. Mr. Cooper and company are writing us a play, and we are meant to be swept away in pure fantasy. And when you look at this record that way, it works, very well. I found myself smiling alone during some of these bass lines. The arrangements here are almost "goofy", especially given the musical climate in which they were released.

Billion Dollar Bombast, Babies: Alice dials up the malice for a shock rock classic oozing with camp and theatricality.

A very fun album, entertaining all the way through. First I've really listened to Aluce Cooper, wondering what else I've missed. Interesting arrangements, not at all want I expected in a very good way.

Ei ollut entuudestaan tuttu muuten kuin nimeltä, mutta tykkäsin! Hyvät soundit, ja vauhtia sopivasti muttei liikaa.

Todella jykevä ja kova rock-albumi. Tempaa mukaansa todella hyvin. Riffit ovat kovatasoisia. En ole oikeastaan aiemmin Alice Cooperiin tutustunut sen tarkemmin, mutta tämän perusteella tähän tullee muutos. 4.

This was much better than i expected. Solid 70s rock

Enjoyed it. Old school rock album. My dad and I was just talking about Alice Cooper a couple days ago so this was ironic.

No More Mr. Nice Guy, No More Mr. Clean 1001 Albums Generator 15 (04/23/2025) Alice Cooper (band) was (is) a band led by frontman Alice Cooper (guy). Active during the first half of the 70's, Alice Cooper (band) was a key group in the glam rock movement that emerged in the UK, but they always had a very theatrical, American sound about them. Billion Dollar Babies, released in 1973, was their most popular album and features smash hit No More Mr. Nice Guy. It was also the last of their critically acclaimed quartet of albums that started with 1971's Love It To Death. As a personal note, as a kid growing up playing music in the Phoenix area, Alice Cooper (guy) was an awesome presence in the community. He hosted a yearly battle of the bands called Proof Is In The Pudding, and I got to play a few shows at his restaurant Cooperstown before it sadly closed in 2017. He is a really cool guy for allowing young, local Arizona musicians to play on such cool stages. Because Billion Dollar Babies, at its core, is hard rock drenched in glam, I expected it to have a very basic sound, but there are a lot of really strange elements here. The second song, the unfortunately titled Raped And Freezin', features a random Mexican sounding breakdown at the end. Unfinished Sweet and Sick Things are quite experimental, with the former featuring some droning instrumentals throughout, perhaps the closest the band ever got to Krautrock, and the latter sounding like a gothic, slowed down version of a normal hard rock song. Generation Landslide has a Beatles-esque intro and a country breakdown. Mary Ann, the penultimate track, is a vaudeville ragtime tune. The whole album features Alice Cooper's (band) signature theatrics, although it is tuned down from the show tunes of their previous outing. There is a lot more than meets the eye happening here and it's really amazing that this thing went number 1 in the US and the UK. Alice Cooper (guy) is a captivating showman and is the godfather of shock rock for a reason. His raspy voice is so distinct, showcased best on the upbeat, symphonic rocker Elected, where he screams about wanting to be elected President of the United States in a way that is very similar to Ramones' I Wanna Be Sedated. He also has a great falsetto register, which features prominently on the title track and the chorus of the iconic No More Mr. Nice Guy. The lyrics on this thing are very unserious, which I love. Alice Cooper (band AND guy) set out to shock people, and I'm sure that in the age before Liveleak and 4chan, it probably worked, although the shock value is gone with the ages a bit. I'm sure necrophilia, sexual harrasment, and the dentist were shocking topics back in 1973, but now I open Instagram and am immediately greeted by a video of a Chinese man dying in an industrial accident. However, the societal desensitization to violence is not something that I can properly hold against this album. Some of the tracks don't work for me. Raped And Freezin' feels like a pretty boilerplate rocker, at least until that outro, and it doesn't stick with me. The pair of tracks Sick Things and Mary Ann near the end of the album are also a bit of a lull, although both for different reasons. I appreciate what Mary Ann is as an interlude, and the piano really is well played, but it's a bit cheeseball for my tastes. Sick Things is certainly experimental, but I don't think the experiment works and this was the one song that I really think would have been better left on the cutting room floor. I have always thought of Alice Cooper (band) as a back-to-basics hard rock group with quality singles but not much else. Billion Dollar Babies surprised me, in both its surprisingly experimental, artistic nature and its relatively consistent quality. While there are moments that I don't like, I would say this is a solid 4/5. Favs: Elected No More Mr. Nice guy Generation Landslide Least Fav: Sick Things

Shock rock. Not too shabby.

Like lots of other reviewers, I knew the Alice Cooper persona more than the music! Found it really enjoyable - it's definitely glam rock in parts, but I was surprised how sixties (slightly psych/wall of sound) some of the songs sound, given it was released in 1973.

The only Alice cooper album I like.

A solid album that I kind of expected to go darker.

A classic. Fun and a little spooky

82% Best: Raped and Freezin’; Elected; Billion Dollar Babies; Unfinished Sweet Must-Hear? Sure

This was a fantastic album. It was great music, not as heavy as I was thinking, and really flowed well together.

Catchy, a good rockin' tune with some commentary here and there.

This sound isn't all that distinctive from its contemporaries so it distinguishes itself by having a good singer who makes a great act. It doesn't take itself too seriously which in this case really works. It is politically aware and kicks against some holy houses so points for that. Good on you Cooper.

Really solid album. Didn’t know Alice could sing like that. I was impressed by this one.

I have never been a huge fan of Alice Cooper, but I do like this album better than most of his other songs.

This album feels sick. As in, are you alright man? Feeling all good? Pretty fun, but I have no strong feelings about it apart from that. Strong 3, weak 4.

This is a genuinely good album. I think its a tie between this and Welcome To My Nightmare for my vote for best AC album. 4/5

Enjoyed this for the most part and appreciated how irreverent it was. Dragged a little at times, but overall still really good. “No More Mr. Nice Guy” is such a great song, and I also really liked “Hello Hooray,” “Mary Ann,” and “I Love The Dead.” Solid album.

Suprisingly good for a classic rock album, which isn't usually my jam. The big singles were the classics as usual, but the rest holds it's own.

Fun, campy (but not glam) theatrical music. Wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did.

Album - Billion Dollar Babies Artist - Alice Cooper Release - 1973 Genre - Hard Rock/Glam Rock/Heavy Metal Heard it before? - N While I'm more partial to "Love It To Death," this album did surprise me. While I often see a lot of critics over-exaggerate the shock aspects of Alice Cooper, I think this album deserves it. It felt like it was sneaking low-budget horror movie theatrics into a Led Zeppelin shell. Jimmy Page may have been making deals with the devil, but Alice Cooper WAS the devil. It's hard to not make a comparison, both in shock value and sound, but the music does feel distanced from all 70s Zeppelin-era hard rock nonsense, much like Queen. If you want to make a hard rock album that is retro-sounding but still distant from all of that, use this as a blueprint. The most surprising thing about this album to me is finding out that the band is from Pheonix, Arizona. Who the hell lives there? My uncle lives there, I guess. But really, who the hell lives there? What's so interesting about the middle of the desert? 7/10

Good album

So cool. So fun. Seems like he was ahead of his time, but they just partied harder in the 70's

Didn't really take it to a level that made me really excited, but a solid batch of classic rock featuring the noteworthy No More Mr. Nice Guy.

Super fan de este álbum, me encanto lo que pasa con el sonido estéreo, espectacular rating: 8.6

Great cover, great tunes. It's wild to hear songs on this that I've known my entire life, but never knew who the artist was. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and "Generation Landslide" are both songs I've 100% heard before but, to find out who actually made them is sick. Every song on here is great, except "I Love the Dead." That song...if I can even call it that. Sounds like a sleazy slimeball redditor is whispering in my ear trying to justify necrophilia while constantly adjusting his fedora. I would 1000% listen to this again, but definitely not that song.

This must have been shocking when it came out, I love it. Campy, psychotic, well composed and recorded.

Alice Cooper, zwarte oogmakeup, glam, jaren '70, School's Out, Poison, stop de tijd! M'n vader is nooit zo van de stevige gitaarmuziek, maar Alice Cooper zit op de één of andere manier in z'n gedooghoek. Al vraag ik me af of hij dit album kent. Tijdens het klussen komen de twee eerder genoemde hits steevast voorbij, ook als het aan mij ligt. Als je alleen die Alice Cooper kent is dit album nog redelijk verrassend. Dit is een stuk minder foute glam / hairmetal en een stuk meer Stones-achtig. Dit album heeft een soort serieusheid, qua kwaliteit en instrumentatie, die ik even niet zag aankomen. Een verrassend album voor mij dus. Dit is kwalitatief allemaal helemaal in orde dankzij het ogenschijnlijke gebrek aan theater. Dat gebrek aan theater wordt overigens meer dan prima opgevangen met wat bombastisch orkestwerk. Een bijzonder leuk album om een keer doorheen te spitten. Prima (nog net?) boomerrock. Een dikke 4 sterren en ik heb zelfs de 5 even overwogen, maar daar vind ik het net niet legendarisch genoeg voor. Ik mis een heel klein beetje het plezier van zo'n School's Out, want daar had ik me op verheugd. Die gaat na dit album gewoon nog even aan voor de lekker. Triiiiiiiiiiiinggggggg!

One of his best!!!

Cool

I can imagine how this would make for an excellent live show. Raped And Freezin is pretty catchy, but clearly titled to fit the shock rock theme. Elected is almost cliche with the "youth rise up and take power" theme at this point, but was pretty rebelious at the time. I really like Billion Dollar Babies, even if it is a bit haunted houseish, it's just a cool song. Unfinished Sweet is probably a killer live, especially with the spy music seeming solo in the middle, though that does make it seem a little jokey. No More Mr. Nice Guy is a classic through and through. Generation Landslide and Sick Things feel like they were made for a live show with props and a show. Mary Ann feels like a bit of a joke, but I do enjoy the piano change up. I Love The Dead was pretty good too.

ah, the genius that is alice cooper. this was the album where the band was really coming into form… vaudeville style entertainment, equal parts drama, absurdity and shock value. my favourite alice album is probably either killer or welcome to my nightmare, but this album is pretty special in its own right. highlights: “elected” “no more mr. nice guy” “generation landslide”

I like a few AC songs but I never listened to this album. This was great!

I surprised myself by really enjoying this album.

I never listened to a whole Alice Cooper album. Good. Glam filth.

I don't think I've heard a full Alice Cooper album before this, just a few singles here and there, so I was looking forward to it. I'd say it mostly delivered. The theatrical hard rock sound was pretty unique, though some parts were uncomfortably creepy, like the implied necrophilia. I'll listen to this again and maybe skip the last couple of tracks. Best track: No More Mr. Nice Guy.

I think this is better than School's Out as an entire album, but I think it's still shy of great. Probably a 3.5 but I'll round up because I'm in a good mood.

Another contender for greatest hits. However this is considered the band's best album. And Alice cooper(before Vince funnier took the name and went solo) was terrific. A crack unit. Strong songs and a theatricality that the British audience got (see T rex, Bowie, Queen, Arthur brown, screaming lord sutch, slade and many others). The Americans did catch up - meatloaf and then the whole LA glam scene. But for a long time Alice Cooooer was the main outlet. Driven by 50s horror, Alice famously got decapitated in one tour. But this album is good. Given the ridiculous ban on greatest hits, this is the Alice cooper band album to listen to - but how you couldn’t have schools out, or welcome to my nightmare, or any of a half dozen more. Grrrr

This rocks way more than I expected? Like a fusion between The Who and David Bowie (drummer is VERY Keith Moon). Very odd that Alice became a sideshow act instead of leaning into good tunes

Love Alice Coopers moxie. Was very familiar with a few of these but had never done the full listen. I think my favorite new track was Raped and Freezin… Elected was also new to me and apparently a single. To my ear it sounds like the descending scale/melody towards the end of the song and the chord progression are completely clashing. Pretty sure they are in completely different keys. I will investigate. Overall, I’m a fan of the vibe and the sound. I would probably skip the fucking dead people song, but that comes with the territory I suppose.

A very solid rock album, despite sounding pretty derivative in places and not having any true stand-outs. There are a couple of ‘shock’ type songs which, while being kind of silly in and of themselves, I think have an interesting effect on the whole. Without the ghoulish songs about fucking corpses and whatever ‘sick things’ is about, this is a fun and good but unremarkable 70s rock album. But with Alice cooper’s image as a sort of wild, goody necromancer, these songs all take on a kind of arch tone, which makes them feel more unique than they are. So while an album with these silly novelty songs weighing it down can’t really reach the highs of a true classic, they also lift it out of mediocrity.

Didn’t really realize this was Alice Cooper’s sound. Way more listenable than I had thought. Always thought he was heavier and more self serious, though that was my reaction to Iron Maiden as well. Sounds like Boston or Jethro Tull at times - or sounds of Zappa who originally discovered them. Stronger A side - are three or four really great songs on here - offbeat lyrical content aside - and the rest are solid. Glen Buxton rips. Cool to kind of stay in the Meat Loaf universe too - read they were good friends and definitely share a similar theatric approach to the art. Another intersection: Todd Rundgren produced Bat Out of Hell. Rundgren had a band called the Nazz, also the original name of Alice Cooper, which they changed to not conflict.

School’s Out may have been the extent of my exposure to Alice Cooper prior to hearing this album, but wow this is really top notch. Unique and influential songs and style. Surprisingly catchy despite the dark subject matter. An unsung hero of the classic rock era.

This album rocks pretty hard. Alice Cooper has such a unique style which is really hard to describe but I like it. Billion Dollar Babies and Generation Landslide are awesome. No More Mr. Nice Guy is the radio hit for sure that definitely works in the album. Not my favorite when listening to it stand alone.

Sweet I loved the last Alice Cooper album. Also reading about Alice Cooper is hilarious. It was the band name and then the lead singer changed his name to who we now know as Alice Cooper. Billion Dollar Babies is a jam. As is No More Mr. Nice Guy. I've heard those before but the rest are all new to me. Sick Things is so weird but I'm into it. Alice I'm with you, I also love the Dead.

Glam rock with a darkness around the edges. Billion Dollar Babies skips right past macabre to the novelty of shock rock, though it doesn’t quite hint at Alice’s sole focus on shock rock that’s to come. 3.9/5

listened twice 1st time better than 2nd time. Elected is a tune though

I had never heard this before, other than 'No More Mr Nice Guy', which is a classic. I was pleasantly surprised. Not a classic album by any stretch, but competent and fun.

“No more mister nice guy” is always a classic. Love Alice cooper and all he’s done for rock/hard rock

Adorned with grit and glitz, Billion Dollar Babies finds Alice Cooper within the peak of its powers and the height of their popularity. Surprising in its legacy (members of Soundgarden and Talking Heads count as fans) as much as its uncompromising approach towards lurid topics, the album crunches and strides with purpose; as though it is in the midst of a new start as opposed to the beginning of the end. Come for the green snakeskin wallet, stay for some of the best hard rock of its era. Favorites: Hello Hooray, Raped and Freezin', Billion Dollar Babies, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Generation Landslide, Sick Things, I Love the Dead.

In a period when the personas became marketed as ever more extreme it clearly worked and AC became very popular in the UK. A well played album at the time in the circle of friends. It captured a teenager's rebelliousness thoughts even if they had no intention of going there. A liberal scattering of some proper sing-along pop songs that still work well belted out today.

Surprised at how much I liked this one. A lot of different styles and had some Who-esque qualities

Hearing Alice’s influences throughout the album as well as the influences this album had on others. Good listenable album for “Hard” rock.