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Nowhere near as awful as I expected.
Mix David Bowie with the Beatles and pour over a Halloween sauce.
I’ve never quite known what to do with Alice Cooper. Not the man, not the band, not the circus around it all. On the one hand there’s Halo of Flies, a sprawling, genuinely brilliant track I grew up admiring. On the other, there’s Poison — a cartoonish embarrassment that soundtracked the late ’80s in all its synthetic glory. Reconciling those two has always been impossible. Listening to Billion Dollar Babies again, carefully and with the best headphones I own, hasn’t helped. The album is part glam rock, part prog, part theatrical stunt — often all at once — and while that sounds intriguing in theory, in practice it mostly blurs together into something neither clever nor thrilling. The title track threatens to turn into an epic but never quite gets there; Unfinished Sweet wanders from sugary glam into a brief jazz-prog passage that’s far more interesting than the rest of the song; No More Mr. Nice Guy is fine, catchy enough, but hardly the classic it pretends to be. The record’s tonal confusion peaks with Mary Ann, a honky-tonk piano detour that feels like a dare — or filler. And when Cooper leans into his infamous “shock rock” persona on I Love the Dead and Sick Things, it’s hard to feel shocked or even amused. Mostly, it just feels like theatre that’s outlived its shock value. There are flashes of originality here, sure, but they’re buried under gimmickry. The result is an album that never quite decides whether it wants to be clever, scary, or just loud — and ends up being none of the three.
Fun, weird.
Apart from Poison had not really listened to Alice Cooper previously. Was expecting it to be harder/ more in your face - rather than fairly tame MOR rock - with some rather silly lyrics in places ( I love the dead ?) Enjoyed it much more than I was expecting with some catchy hooks/ chorus. Fav track: No More Mr Nice Guy.
Not what I thought Alice Cooper sounded like. Entertaining, some amusing lyrics, and discovered 'I wanna be Sedated' was modeled on 'Elected'.
It’s okay. I don’t have a taste for Alice Cooper, the schtick feels really contrived. And these tunes have a phony weirdness to them that’s off putting. Kind of dumb really.
Not really shocking anymore, just basic Hard Rock that feels dated, having lost its teeth, although it still manages to be kind of offensive. Like a grandpa with questionable opinions.
Maybe influential for its time, but seems average rock
This one’s fine, but nothing really pulls you back in for another listen. “No More Mr. Nice Guy” is decent enough, but the rest doesn’t leave much of an impression. Not a bad album, just not a special one.
My ex-girlfriend twirled into my life with Alice Cooper and a love of comics. We were 19 and she was clearly too cool for me. I never listened to Alice Cooper, really. I should have. This is great, fun rock. Theatrical and camp.
This is tonally different from the other Alice Cooper albums I have heard and I actually really enjoyed this. The songs all sounded varied while keeping a similar theme which I find a lot of bands, especially from this timeframe pick one and go 100% in that direction. The vocals complimented the instrumentals and really brought the whole thing together. 9/10
Sounds like a musical soudtrack
some nice tracks here worth a listen
Makes me want to watch rocky horror picture Show again
Billion Dollar Babies was an enjoyable album. Cooper is know for his theatrical live shows but he does have enough hits to compilaré a greatest hits album. A few of those coming from here. Billion dollar babies was a good song. As well as the Uber famous no more Mr Nice Guy. This album was experimental too.
Listened to it twice through, enjoyed it.
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!
Didn't think i'd like any of this but I did.
This has some good moments but then there's some really dated moments
4.5
This is a weird dude, but it's clear that that's his intention. I don't think he takes himself too seriously, and his songs are like a carnival sideshow or a silly kind of shock (necromancy, really?), although some of the music is decent. No More Mr. Nice Guy is a keeper. 2.5 stars seem about right.
Alice Cooper based his entire character on what Gene Simmons was like after a 3 day bender with Len Houmous. 3.2 3/10 Elected
Corny
I don't know quite what I thought Alice Cooper was but I didn't know they was/were/is/are a pretty decent glam rock band/lead singer of himself Good music, though not always at the same height, first few songs pretty exciting and it gets into a pretty-good-not-great lull and then the final song brings it back
Pretty mild, it doesn't go as hard as it thinks it does. It's passable, even good, but not great.
6.5/10 Highlights: Elected Unfinished Sweet No More Mr Nice Guy
not my cup of tea
MOR rock.
Alice Cooper is among the greatest of all time and he's still out there rocking it in his late 70s. This album is excellent. Some of my favorite songs and some of his biggest hits are on it - the title track, Elected, No More Mr. Nice Guy... I had heard some of the others before and some were probably new to me. I particularly enjoy the bass lines and the tone Dennis Dunaway got on them. A little stronger in the first half, but good stuff!
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
He has a couple songs I appreciate, but I don’t think I have ever listened to an entire Alice Cooper album all the way through. Maybe, back in the late 70s. He must have a greatest hits collection that someone’s older brother had. Nothing particularly notable here for me, struggling between 2 and 3. I think with the title ‘Raped and Freezin’, I’m going with 2. The title track and ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’ are not enough to overcome this.
Plus rock and roll que hard rock, je ne m'attendais pas à ça.
7.3
More like a 2.5, its fine, but not interesting
Half of the songs on this record sound like what Dirk Diggler was cooking up in the studio in "Boogie Nights"
Certainly a classic Rock and Roll album and an influential one.
Not bad. Would I buy it? No. Would I turn it off? Probably not. Is it on my playlist? Maybe No More Mr. Nice Guy. It's not a four. It's better than a two. I guess that makes it a three! If you play golf with Mr. Cooper, he has a rule, if he leaves a putt short, you are not allowed to say, hit it, Alice!
Decent listen.
great album. You really cant dislike Alice Cooper. Great showman.
Camp. Glam. Banging. Right up my street. Every song rocks. Good fun, and even though I laugh, I Love the Dead is a great song that has it all. Anyone else noticed all the best albums are 40 minutes long? Enough to get a good taste of it, and to leave you wanting more.
Alice Cooper straddles the line here between a hard rock album and a campy theatrical album. Musically, it works better as the latter. The songs mostly settle in the medium-hard range, with some good guitar solos but a dearth of interesting riffs and soaring choruses. The most over-the-top tracks, like the closer, are more effectively sold. But therein lies the biggest weakness of this album. It seems to strive for a goofy horror vibe, but it's surprisingly tame in most places. There are songs about such shocking things as...performing on stage, running for president, and not helping ladies across the street anymore. And then the closer pushes things way too far in the other direction; it's definitely gross, but not in a funny way. Maybe when this was released it was more shocking, but listening to it now, most of the things it tries don't quite work.
Compared to Last two days this was a pleasure. Low bar
Didn’t speak to me.
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!
Again, heard this from my brother's room many times. Comparativly, it's okay, but thank goodness he discovered punk rock, knowarramean?
Okay, I was ready to give this album (maybe?) 1 or 2 stars because the first 3 songs were so horrible (the album should have started with No More Mr. Nice Guy which is a banger) but luckily Billion $ babies was a good (not great song). But after that inauspicious start, the music/songs were good to great. I particularly liked No More Mr. Nice Guy, Billion Dollar Babies, Unfinished Sweet, I Love the Dead. But those first 3 songs almost ruined the whole experience for me. Then that 2nd side saved the album: 3 stars.
Loved this album since I bought it in early 1990's Do not sleep on the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition ❤️🔥
The over the top, flamboyant showman comes over on this album that’s for sure. Do I like it? Well, yes and no. It’s ok in places but overall it’s not really my thing
Theatrical american rock, with some unexpected instrumental elements and arrangements.
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.
Surprisingly good
I've never been a huge Alice Cooper fan, he always seemed too much like a try hard, and the music was never really there for me. But I ended up liking this album more than anticipated. There are some really great moments like the spy-type chase scene sound of the song around 17 minutes in (I'm listening to a full play version on Youtube, so not sure the name of the track, but maybe Unifinished Sweet). No More Mr. Nice Guy is the only track I really knew here. Sick Things is a cool track as well, unique vibe to it. I love the Dead is a funny song, especially considering how much it must have freaked out society at the time. Probably a high 3/5.
Gotta love Alice!
the bit hit single certainly carries this far, but the vibes are good enough to keep me on board for the rest of it. Mary Ann is a great little slice of early 20th century American cabaret music. would love to see more of that in Alice Cooper's work. his grasp of showmanship is his best asset imo. get weird! deserves to be one of the 1001? for its importance to shock rock and glam, yes i think so
In a regular weekend of the 70s, you could easily find albuns like this at the record store. No More Mr Nice Guy playing on the radio... yeah it must have been a hell of an era to live... at least musically speaking.
That was dross.
It’s Alice Cooper it’s bound to be great
Fantastic
Never been a big fan of Alice (don't let my mate Ian hear me say that) but this was pretty good. Mid to high 2s.
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-.
Not unlistenable but I couldn’t pick out a single track on this album to remember even if you paid me
A really good album with a lot of good songs. I liked Hello Hooray, Billion Dollar Babies and Mary Ann the most.
Blues/hard rock, but with an unexpectedly avant garde side. Sounds like a concept album or rock opera? Elected sounds like Sedated? Not as interesting throughout as I'd hoped. More Pink Floyd than Alice Cooper a la Poison or School's Out Best track - Billion Dollor Babies, Unfinished Sweet, Sick Things 3 stars
Странный альбом, не то что я лично ожидал от Элиса Купера. Такой чисто хардрок 80х, без глэм-рокерского налёта. Честно говоря, с музыкальной точки зрения не очень-то интересный. No more Mr. Nice Guy - клевая песня, остальное чет даже не запомнилось.
Decent but pretty forgettable classic rock album. Picks up after a rough start. Lyrics are cheesy as hell.
This type of classic rock/dad rock is just so off putting to me
it's ok kinda generic sounding
not bad, has its moments
I sat with this album for a week! I do have a favourite Alice Cooper album but it's not this one. Saying that, I really enjoyed Billion Dollar Babies! I was close to giving this a 4 but instead settled on a 3. It was a bit to much 'shock' for the sake of shock rather than substance. Its hard to like a track with the word rape in the title. My challenge friend told me that this album could be summed up simply with the word 'Gay'. I agree, but wouldn't say it.
I don't think it was meant to be funny, but Alice Cooper is such an edgelord I kept laughing at how completely ridiculous this album was - its like he sat down and tried to figure out what would be shocking, weird and spooky but then decided to put it to light-rock-panto-music - with a bit of harmonica for good measure (death to harmonicas). In someways this reminded me of Flight of the Concords - except that they are actually trying to be funny, unlike this which maybe hasn't aged that well and is just a bit embarrassing. Maybe you had to be there and I/m born a few decades to late? Not on this album, but I remember my brother being OBSESSED with the Alice Cooper song 'Poison' when he was about 10! I didn't mind the drums in Billion Dollar Babies, but lyrics about SA and necrophilia (even if they weren't supposed to be serious) can get in the fucking bin.
++: Raped and Freezin', Elected, Unfinished Sweet, Generation Landslide, Mary Ann, I Love the Dead +: Hello Hooray, Billion Dollar Babies, No More Mr. Nice Guy +-: Sick Things 7,0/10
5.1
This was better than i thought
Some really good bits in the album ruined by a bit of nonsense
5.5/10
Not my favourite genre
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A few catchy tunes, but this has not aged well (what was i thinking when I was 13?)
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
I believe my only real prior exposure to Alice Cooper has been when he was a guest on the Muppet Show, so that may be contributing to crossed wires here... but at times on this album his voice does seem to me to have a muppet-like quality. not sure how I feel about that being paired with a tongue-in-cheek (ew) song about necrophilia. I did also watch a Mr. Bean sketch covering one of the songs on this album (thankfully *not* "I Love the Dead"). overall I was skeptical that I'd enjoy a shock rock album like this but it's actually pretty decent.
I like Alice Cooper, but I was less familiar with the 70s, non-campy Cooper. This was just good, basic 70s rock, and it showed off Cooper’s legitimate musicianship and skills as a writer. It was great. It was going to be four stars, but that piano transition got me. Five stars.
hm, mag ja Metal und Rock Musik, aber der Alice Cooper-Funke ist bei mir nicht übergesprungen. Find die Stimme leicht anstrengend und manche Lieder wirkten wie Jahrmarktsmusik
Ganz cool, ganz cool
Enjoyable 1970s hard rock delivered occasionally with tongue firmly in cheek.
I feel it’s open to interpretation whether he’s taking himself seriously as a “shock rock” act with edgy lyrics or more like a goofy halloweeny feel, for me it felt more like the latter so I mostly enjoyed it, definitely fits the season I got it in. Although, I find it funny this type of music was so controversial at the time and that it apparently horrified parents as other than the last song it’s just scooby doo vibes at its most extreme. The actual music itself was pretty cool and spooky which helped fit the vibe, especially on unfinished sweet with the ghostly chase ahh bass and the haunting guitar, the vocals were goofy but good and I could picture a cartoonish skeleton singing which pretty much sums ip the vibe I got from this album. Other thsn a few standouts though it was a bit generic or sometimes just weird (especially with the weirdness of sick things and the last song) but was pretty good in general. Favourites: title track, unfinished sweet and Generational landslide. Overall, 6/10.
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Just wasn't very interesting. It was just "Alice Cooper Album" Which doesn't get high marks from me generally.
Not for me
Very interesting. I didn't love it at first but the B side grew on me. I think this one deserves a second listen. 2.5 outta 5
Może byc w tle w pracy, moze do auta samemu
I really was kinda floored by this album, so varied and expansive. Had no idea Copper could sound like this look forward to listening again.
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.
Cringey and fun and who knows what else.
Alice Cooper is one of my favourite personalities in Rock history. A thrilling stage persona with a lot of honesty underneath. Hid music though never made me warm. It's not bad. It's actually solid rock. It just pales in contrast to other rock projects. Still glam rock remains one of my guilty pleasures.
The title track and "No More Mr. Nice Guy" are Alice Cooper classics. That said, I don't think his stuff has aged particularly well. He has a fantastic live stage show and really brought a lot of interesting ideas into rock music as presented in concert. The actual songwriting, both music and lyrics, is definitely fun and also a bit pioneering in terms of "shock rock". "I Love the Dead" feels like it was just put on there to make parents angry and sell records LOL
Not for me. Kinda cheesy. Of it's time I suppose. Learnt that The Ramones I Wanna Be Sedated is 100% a rip off of Elected. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.
Million Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper tries hard to shock and impress, but the result feels hollow. The songs lean too heavily on theatrics and lack the depth or consistency to hold up as a strong album. What should feel rebellious instead comes across as gimmicky, leaving little replay value.
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.
Before I even hit play this was getting top marks from me. Love Alice Cooper, I really hope I can get to see him live someday before he calls it quits. As for the album, it’s brilliant. Cannot fault it at all. Top Track - I hate picking the cliche option but No More Mr. Nice Guy is a classic for a reason They said it best in Waynes World, We’re Not Worthy!
Not my favourite. Couldn't really place it. Not really heavy metal. Not really rock.
I know I’ve said it before but I’m still surprised by how much musicality these albums have.
Oof. Want a whole album that sounds like Elected? This is the one.
Hairmetal, I think?
I was pretty disappointed when this popped up as the album of the day. I was never a fan back in the 70's/80's, as this is the kind of hard rock music I didn't really enjoy listening to. I decided to check out some of the reviews and it seemed some people were pleasantly surprised by how it sounded, so I was maybe a bit hopeful. The very beginning of the first song was a bit different sounding, and I was eager to listen more. Unfortunately it immediately then became exactly what I thought it would be, and I didn't like it at all. This is another example of hard rock from the time that still does nothing for me at all. There are so many bands that just sound the same to me, and it's that bluesy hard rock thing that feels very interchangeable, with no artist standing out as anything different (except the few who did more with it). There's also the usual misogyny of the genre that is such a turn off too. It's a 1.5 for me as it's not unlistenable, so it'll get a 2. Edit: I wrote this review while I was midway through the album. It became worse for me as it went along, with “I Love the Dead” just such a ridiculous song that dropped this down to a 1.
Rating: 5/10 Meh.
Alright
Some of the least shocking shock rock out there. It feels like the soundtrack to a spoof version of Stephen King's IT, but way less interesting than that description sounds.
I did not like this one bit. It seemed so pathetic. Trying to be all edgy and angry and cool bit just sounding none of these things. I just cant square the image of Alice Cooper in waynes world with this perfomative shite
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.
This was less fun than the other Alice Cooper, No More Mr Nice Guy was a banger though
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
Not his most recognisable hits but proves there is a lot more to his art than the loud public persona.
All my life I never took a ride on the Alice train. He was a novelty act, a couple good songs, to my mind crazily overrated. I was listening wrong. Alice is Broadway, he’s musical theater, he’s glitter blown in your face with attitude. He’s more than a rock star: he took all the elements of KISS and Bowie and made his own legend. I’m sorry I took so long to come around, Alice. I am indeed not worthy.
Worth the price of admission alone for ‘Elected’ (which also brings back fond memories of the 90s Rowan Atkinson/Mr Bean cover version with Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden). But the rest of ‘Billion Dollar Babies’ is a lot of a fun too, equal parts, camp, glam, and very, very theatrical.
Hehe extremely good
Fun listen. Thought some of the grooves and riffs were pretty cool and some of the songs are really eccentric. Would probably need to hear it some more to really get into it though.
Good album.
Great.
3.5. Wasn't terrible, but it was just fine, standard rock
Really has its moments. Still didn’t quite hook me
Plodding and nearly circus-like in its opener to singing a little too gleefully about SA, this may be one of Mr. Cooper's more famous works, but I'd rather have Mr. Nice Guy spinning wax than the snake backed by horns on many of these tracks. What offends my ears more than the lyrics is the cliched stomp blues rock that's being peddled here. This is some lowest common denominator rock, all arena-ready and tired-sounding. When the shock is revealed as predictable schlock, without a critical bite, what's the point?
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?
Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies" seems a bit out of date for me. It was definitely something special in the 70s, but today it's rather unremarkable. Still, I like "Hello Hooray" and also "No More Mr. Nice Guy." I was never a big Alice Cooper fan, and I never will be one.
Underwhelmed me. Its not bad at all. But I wanted it to be darker, heavier. But it was mostly inoffensive in its sound.
Es una lástima que el streaming haya reducido cualquier esfuerzo en la presentación física de un álbum (cuando siquiera existe una versión física) a su mínima expresión. Por lo visto, la versión en vinilo original de Billion Dollar Babies, cuya carátula parece una cartera de piel de serpiente, incluía un billete falso de mil millones de dólares. Mola. Y es que, para Alice Cooper, de cuya carrera este álbum es el magnum opus, la presentación es casi tan importante como la música. Maquillaje escénico (anticipándose a Kiss), parafernalia macabra en los conciertos (sangre, guillotinas, miembros amputados, etc.) y letras exageradas que mezclan horror y humor de forma genial. Un pionero del shock rock. En cuanto a la música, es un hard rock no tan duro (que a ratos me llega a recordar a The Who), bastante glam, muy bueno técnicamente, divertido y constante, aunque a día de hoy suena bastante anticuado. La verdad es que ninguna canción me ha llamado mucho la atención, y hacia la segunda mitad del álbum se me empezó a hacer bastante repetitivo y cansino. Pero hay que reconocerle la influencia que tuvo en el rock que vendría más adelante. Dos estrellitas en lo personal, más una por relevancia y legado.
FUN :)
Agréablement surprise, pas trop rock, prenant
4/5 for the music; 1/2 for the lyrics. Strong early 70s glam-ish sound; the shock jock vibe is just stupid. I find it interesting that both Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath state that they are influenced by horror films yet come up with such different expressions of that idea. Is the difference post-WWII US vs UK? Or just the individuals in each group?
Didn't get through all of it, but was surprised how straigh-ahead-rock-album it was. Not bad!
Not bad, although chances are I'll never listen to it again. It's funny that he's considered this heavy metal "godfather of shock rock" because it all sounds pretty tame!
Super generic, sorry Alice, I'm not being a nice guy today I guess.
conceptually i like alice cooper, but i don't think i've ever sat down and listened to an alice cooper album. why does he sound like he's doing a mick jagger impression for most of it? a couple songs were neat though maybe i just liked alice cooper's cameo in wayne's world.
I was expecting a lot more than this based on how shocking Alice Cooper allegedly was to audiences like my mother.
Perfectly acceptable rock and roll with a touch of glam pomp. Groundbreaking? No. Enjoyable? Sort of. Forgettable? Very.
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Somewhere on the journey from The Beatles to glam rock, there is Alice Cooper. You can hear the times -- a little Bowie here, a little Ian Gillan there. The real question is what shock rock holds for us when there's no shock remaining in it -- something I've always wondered for a medium that requires no visual engagement of the listener. I didn't clock anything shocking about the music itself. Standouts: 'No More Mr. Nice Guy', 'Generation Landslide'. In the end, this is a perfectly good record of radio-friendly rock from the early 70's. You'll also hear some callbacks to 60's guitar and to future 70's and 80's hard rock frontmen (Diamond Dave owes something big to Alice Cooper). But that doesn't make it a great record, just another puzzle piece to add to our other 1000. 3/5.
Fav songs: Sick Things; I Love the Dead I find the idea people back in day thought Alice Cooper was scary and satanic precious and quaint. It's so obviously a schtick- see 'I Love the Dead'. It makes me laugh. I listened to the Satan Spawn of AC when I was a kid and they were Marilyn Manson. That band was truly gross. "Antichrist Superstar" still bangs for the most part. As for AC, I prefer my shock rock a little grittier and moister. Looking at MM, you know the stench has to be horrible. AC is a statesman and smells accordingly.
First checked this album out as a teenager after seeing Wayne's World for the first time. I think it's pretty competent rock and roll but it's not something I think I'll revisit
decent vibe but i wouldnt revisit
not half bad!
Highlight Song/s: No More Mr. Nice Guy and Mary Ann Lot of the songs are really poppy which surprised me, as I always thought of Alice Cooper as a hard rock musician; perhaps on other albums, but not this one. Probably more glam rock than hard rock. I thought this album was overly tame and I felt underwhelmed, perhaps I'm desensitised from other music I've listened to and that maybe this album really did push boundaries in the early 70s, but because I'm not 50 years old I just don't get it and the appeal of early 70s hard rock. Some things from the songs themselves that stood out: 'Elected' reminds me a lot of the American Dad intro 'Billion Dollar Babies' has a really cool opening riff The chorus of 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' is amazing 'Mary Ann' is a really sweet interlude track 'I Love the Dead' has a cool cabaret feel to it
This really just isn't my thing, but some of it was fun.
Not what I expected. It was fine
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?
Not bad per se, but I had aways envisioned Alice Cooper's music to be more... hard rock. Kinda felt pretty tame in all honesty. 3/5
Surprisingly diverse music on this album.
3.5/5
hello hooray afoch cute 70er rock sehr tonal sehr mitsinge musig. scho au sehr glam. de breakdown/bridge teil isch sehr cool. he raped and freezin findi als titel chli schwierig?? nöd ideal? aso de song an sich isch cool, super soli vode gitarre nüt speziells. elected chli meh schreirock aber musikalisch isches mega standard 70er rock. i guess d text sind vor 50 johr huere schockierend gsi wells halt mega un perversione goht und so. und d live show mit babypuppe verrisse schono cool haha. aber es tönt im ernst sehr bubble gum? unfinished sweet isch etz chli meh experimentell und finds no cool? so mitem crazy distorted bass, de surfgitarre und so. geil. mary ann isch sehr cute gsi. klavier sehr sehr geil gspielt. i love the dead isch funny, aber gohtmer etz bitz uf de sack. guets album, finds recht stabdard 70er rock.
hahaha und jz alice cooper?? isch natürlich legendär aber kenn das album nöd würkli ussert natürlich no more mr. nice guy ah lol oder doch, hell hooray kenni glaub? de refrain isch megaaa alice cooper raped and freezin findi fast zu fröhlich für de titel😭 jaaa typisch cooper bis jz, voll easy aber nöd meh billion dollar babies isch na cool! NO MOOORE MR. NICE GUY BANGER generation landslide findi auno cool, und d bridge mite schnurregige passt iwie na hahaha wiso tönt s klavier bi mary ann wie thomas die lokomotive? I love the dead isch komisch aber iwie na cool? ouh scho fertig hmm jaaa schlecht ischs nöd aber hetmi nöd vom stüehli ghaue. hii und daaa cooli parts aber jo, leider nöd meh
Glitter and glam, but not really more than that..
Fairly average 70s rock with a couple of decent tracks and some laughably quaint attempts at shock. I feel like I preferred 'Schools Out'.
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.
Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Still not the biggest Alice Cooper fan...but this album was much better than expected.
Eclectic but interesting. Liked it more than I thought I would.
A few good songs, the rest were pretty forgettable. Figured there'd be better stuff on an Alice Cooper album. 3/5
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!
When everybody rose, the Reverend Smith He, he recognized me And punched me in the nose, he said
Not for me, also he's transphobic
For something purporting to be shock rock, I expected this to push the envelope a little more musically. It's...perfectly fine. No More Mr Nice Guy and the title track are still worth a listen, I can't say I want to play the whole album again.
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.
Filth.
Não é de todo ruim, mas acho que só não é pra mim. Além de eu achar um shock rock um pouco tímido pros padrões de hoje, não gosto tanto dessa sonoridade hard/glam.
Niet mijn muziek. Niet lelijk maar ook zeker niet interessant.
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.
Pretty decent. I often find Cooper a bit try hard. And this certainly is ostentatious. But most of the music is good, but not all that essential for me. 3.5/5
I have very mixed feelings about this album. On the one hand, the instrumentals are absolutely incredible. On the other hand, I can’t stand Alice Cooper’s voice. A lot of the songs are ruined by poor vocals. Musically it’s incredible, but vocally it’s shit. Standout Songs: Elected No More Mr. Nice Guy Generation Landslide
3.5/5. Feels like the last day of school in good ol Austin town.
Alright
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!
furðu ljúft rokk. ekki mikill málmur í þessu. óeftirminnilegt.
It's OK, but nothing too special. I guess at the time it was interesting, but I don't think it sounds that exceptional 50-odd years down the line. Some good singles in there.
Not bad. The songwriting was good. The themes seem to be still relevant today. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I felt like the entire track was produced like a comedy skit. Favourite Track(s): Mary Ann Least Favourite Track(s): I Love the Dead
Apart from Poison had not really listened to Alice Cooper previously. Was expecting it to be harder/ more in your face - rather than fairly tame MOR rock - with some rather silly lyrics in places ( I love the dead ?) Enjoyed it much more than I was expecting with some catchy hooks/ chorus. Fav track: No More Mr Nice Guy.
Billion Dollar Babies More listenable for me than Queen in its theatricality, but it's actually not that interesting beyond that. The campy schlockiness is initially fun, but it wears thin fairly quickly, and ultimately the songs just aren’t that great, apart from No More Mr Nice Guy, which is a great mid 70s rocker. I was probably expecting it to be more fun and enjoyable overall, but its lack of musical quality makes it a bit of an effort to get through, and I can’t really imagine coming back to it. 2. 👶👶 Playlist submission: No More Mr Nice Guy
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.
p308. 1973. 3 stars. Early 70s shock rock, badly dated but saved from obscurity by a handful of decent singles. How easily offended we all were in our youth ;)
.. *not my FAVORITE.. in previous comments x Miles D (doctored is a T9 casualty) as for Alice Cooper - no space for him in my world, sorry he totally grosses me out and always has, no desire to listen to his music. not for me..
I remember the pushback on these bands when I was young. They were dangerous! Ridiculous. It’s theatre.
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
I wasn't expecting to like the rhythm and musicality so much considering how old it is. Pretty good 9/10
Quite an oddment. Comes from some netherspace between high camp vaudeville and classic glam rock. Has a track that goes from sounding like Twisted Sister, turns into someone having their teeth drilled then off into a long surf rock middle eight, some widdling prog, ends up back where it started ready for a backmasked psych rock double fade out. If you feel that you’d like to listen to the same sort of music as Otto, the school bus driver from The Simpsons, get this.
I always thought that Alice Cooper was just theatrics and Grand Guignol but this album has an interesting set of songs, at least from a musical perspective with well produced 70s rock. The lyrical content is a little more dubious, with songs about psychopathic dentists, necrophilia and the less said about Raped and Freezin’ the better. On the plus side, Elected covers the subject of corrupt politicians with sharp observations written while Richard Nixon was in charge, and is unfortunately even more relevant today.
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.
A couple of saves here
Classic 70s rock album!
Bien, de rock, me gusta alice cooper
This wasn't special to me...
Alice Cooper wordt wat te vaak gereduceerd tot Poison, maar zijn 70s albums zijn echt wel geweldig. 4.4
didn't hate it as much as i expected to
This was really funny
a bit too quirky.
Solid 3. Never heard anything from him but his hits, and he is actually a pretty cool rocker!
Thoughts before listening: I have been pleasantly surprised by how much I've enjoyed Alice Cooper on here. I mainly know him from the hits and the campy stage persona, but there is a bit more depth to his album work. I know the title song on this one but not much else. Review: Actually, I missed "No More Mr Nice Guy" which is one of my favorites. There are a lot of cool musical ideas going on with Alice Cooper albums, at least the ones that have been on this list. He's really more of a glam rock artist than the hard rock/metal scene I've always lumped him in with. I just wish he didn't write cheesy horror shock songs. I don't need to sit around listening to songs about rape and "loving" the dead. This is 3-stars.
I was really looking forward to this. And I liked it. But less than I thought I would. I even listened twice to be sure. A bit of a mix, and more punky than expected. A high 3 I think.
I enjoyed it but it started to all blend after a few songs. 3.5
This is alright. I love 70s rock music, but I feel with Alice so much is about the theatrics and you don't get that from just the audio. The production sounds a bit lacking, so it didn't blow me away, but the songs are fun. I dunno, I think I want to like it more than I do. He's incredible live though.
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
Gear: ZMF Bokeh Artwork: 🐍🪙👶 Production: 🎧😐👍 Music: 🤘🎭🍬 Rating: 💰💰/5
Not for me. Thought it was going to be far heavier b
Quite funny lyrics lol alrightish!
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.
Hat mich nicht gepackt.
do people genuinely listen to this
Tamer than I expected.
Solid classic rock
Definitely not the best Alice Cooper album but still alright.
Classic 70s. I liked a lot 🤘
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 for me
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
Solid Classic rock.
Норм, и явно очень влиятельный автор, учитывая релиз в начале 70-ых. Лучшая песня - No More Mr. Nice Guy.
Clown music
I have loved this album since the day in 1978 when James Steele handed me his brother's 12" Green Wallet that was the vinyl sleeve. Battered, with all the passport photos falling out and the dollar bill ripped. The music contained inside is the main thing and Alice Cooper never bettered it. There are fantastic songs, excellent moments on other albums, particularly those when 'Alice Cooper' was a band, but this is where it all comes together as a whole. Starting with "Hello Hooray" as an opener, this is an Alice Cooper show. The music is superb and Bob Ezrin's production is sublime. Best moments are the bombast of "Elected" with the campaigning given extra punch by the horn section, the marachi party that breaks out in "Raped and Freezin'" (!), the general Hammer Horror campiness - "I'm so scared your little 'ed will come off in my 'ands..." - the hymn to bad mouth hygiene that is "Unfinished Sweet" which develops into the guillotine in the dentist's chair. And that's just side one, side two is even creepier - what did the protagonist of "No More Mr Nice Guy" do? And "I Love the Dead" never fails to raise a shiver...
There are a couple of good tracks but it's just not for me.
Can't go too wrong with a bit of glam rock. Feels dated but still a fun listen.
Felt like a middle of the road 70s rock album. Better than I expected. I was hoping that I'd leave this with a new appreciated for Alice Cooper, but they're just as I remembered them being.
cooler than i was expecting but not by much. the noodling on "Generation Landslide" is very fun at least
51/100. Aside from No More Mr. Nice Guy, which is a clear standout, the rest of the album ranges from forgettable to downright unenjoyable. The glam rock theatrics and songwriting just didn’t land for me, and the final few tracks felt like a slog to get through. Not my thing overall.
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!
Had never listened to a complete Alice Cooper album until today, and I feel like I’ve been missing out - the variety of styles, the absolute embrace of camp, just so good
I considered it OK until the end, that was great.
Debut du spectacle, du divertissement La fin de la musique Pathétique
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.
I wanna be elected c'est le père de I wanna be sedated des Ramones? Groses guitares. C'est entertainant comme Twisted Sisters peut l'être I guess? La fin on est dans autre chose, les 3 dernières pistes sont super expérimentales autant dans le sujet que la forme/enregistrement (les voix qui proviennent donc ne sait où dans Mary Ann). Belle découverte !
On s’étire dans les années 70! Du bon rock ben straightforward ça fait du bien. No more Mr Nice Guy: quel vers d’oreille! Je me suis surpris à chanter le refrain tout le journée Belle entrée en matière avec Hello Hooray. Belle finale avec I Love the Dead. Commencer et finir avec 2 tubes, que demander de plus. Ok va passer pour la thematique necrophiliaque, mais bon ils aimaient choquer. Elected… clairement les Ramones s’en sont inspirés pour « I wanna be sedated ». Plus largement le son me semble une influence au punk qui arrivera 4-6 ans plus tard. Proto-punk? Bref j’ai adoré! C’est énergétique, original, entraînant. Amenez-en plus!
Classic, but not compelling. Except for the 'Poison' song, never was a Cooper's admirer.
Maybe not revolutionary but essential rock of the 70’s
Not at all what I was expecting, quite good actually 4*
Kinda forgettable. Probably a 2.5 star
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
Not great.
Some good moments, but not sure I’d go back to it regularly.
a couple classic rock songs, otherwise not that great
Liked this a lot
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.
It was fine. There's so many better hard rock options on this list though.
My first pass this was only a two. It took a second listen to start to grow in me. I don't see myself coming back but I'm glad I was here for a spell.
A pleasant surprise, in the way that things often are when your first reaction is 'I would rather chew my own ear off than listen to this'. But actually, it wasn't subtle, it wasn't sophisticated, but it was good fun and I'm glad it exists, so well done Alice.
This album surprised me. I always try to keep an open mind when listening to this list, but my preconceived notions of Alice Cooper was that they were a little forced and corny. This album had some corny, campy, cheesey, forced moments but it wasn’t to over the top, even though “I Love the Dead” was a poor choice to wrap this album up. This was 40 minutes of solid rock n roll. The music was great, and Cooper himself was great. Lyrics were a bit simple, but never a downside of a song. These dudes put together a really strong album that deserves to be on this list. You can hear influence from this album in so many acts from the late 70s to the mid 90s. I will definitely be checking out more of their catalog. 7.1/10 #53/1001
Of course we knew "No More Mr. Nice Guy". But, the rest turned out to be really great! Will revisit.
Alice Cooper was pretty campy, but fun. I can't see me revisiting this all too often though. I appreciate its place in the development of later heavy music forms. 3/5 Album 63/1001
When I saw this I thought, "yeah this will be great!", but it wasn't as good as I imagine. I guess I was expecting something different. There were some good songs, "Elected" for instance and obviously "No More Mr. Nice Guy". Vocals aren't superb.
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.
Okay album. Nothing really stood out from it though.
The about Alice Cooper is that when you remove all the shocking stage antics, we're left with some pretty regular glam-y Hard Rock. Not to say there aren't great songs on here, there certainly are, but Cooper is mostly remembered as a shock-rocker first, and nothing here sounds particularly shocking. Maybe audienced in the 70's found it shocking? I wouldn't know. From what I've this is his (their?) best album. Key tracks: Hello Hooray Elected No More Mr. Nice Guy
A lot of great songs and that are surprisingly pretty diverse
That was less metal then I thought it would be.
Not really what I expected, probably a bit better tbf. Still didn't enjoy it.
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.
Honestly, this is not what I was expecting. I thought it would be dark and dramatic (“Sick Things” was the exception). This was more in the vein of Steely Dan or CCR. It was good.
I Love The Dead is the standout. The rest is standard fair. Pretty decent, Nothing to write home about. Opener is pretty tidy too. It does get better on a second listen. There's a musical quality to it, it feels like the soundtrack to a really great play Better than Schools Out by a distance. I'm thinking 3
Pretty fun
School's Out was one of the best pleasant surprises of this project for me so far. I had high hopes. This one didn't quite hit as well. And actually, I think Killer is better than this and may have been a better choice for the list. Still, it's fun and wacky and very on-brand Alice Cooper. Can't entirely hate it.
yaasss ok so this is my childhood- i was introduced to alice cooper through the muppet show (Episode 307 for reference!) i really do enjoy this album. it is an accessible version of rock music for his era. I also really like the song "unfinished sweet", the instrumental breakdown in the middle of the song is very creative. my favorite song is "no more mr nice guy"
I liked it. Very mellow, and I like the style. My favorite song was probably "Four Seasons in One Day"
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.
dad rock, but it stays pretty interesting throughout. finishes stronger than it starts
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.
Hadn’t aged well
back to back Alice Cooper albums for me on the list, thats entirely too much. Its not bad though! It just seems more tepid and safe compared to School's Out. As a whole its nothing to write home about, No More Mr. Nice Guy is great, love the opening.
We literally had an Alice Cooper album yesterday and I think I enjoyed that one more. There’s some bangers on this one though! No More Mr Nice Guy is great
1970’s glam rock…so bad. Basic, theatrical, shallow, over produced. 2nd spin was a better listen.
Fun album, had never really gotten beyond schools out with Alice Cooper. Elected especially stood out as an absolute banger
I know in 71 his music might have been shocking, after all, it is call shock rock by some. But in 2026, not so much. I'm not even sure why this was a must listen before I die.
Some stuff in the album is quite innovative; the production, the concept, and some themes. In some cases, the lyrics are very original for its time. Otherwise, it feels closer to a musical than a rock album. You don't know if they are for real or just playing a role, in my opinion, it feels like an impersonation. It is a solid album
Strong start, including what may be one of the best opening tracks of the 70s. Then bottoms out by the 5th or 6th track. 2.5/5
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.
Oikeen ikinä ymmärtäny mikä näissä Coopereissa on ollu niin hienoa. Show ja "tosi vallankumouksellinen" ote silloin aikoinaan. Sanoisin et aika mitäänsanomatonta mainstreamrokkia ja vielä aika paskoja biisejä. No mr nice guy on ky iha hyvä
Ei tämä huono ollut vaikka en mikään erityinen koopperi kuuntelija koskaan ole ollutkaan. Mr. Nice guy hyvä ralli.
70-luvun Cooperi olikin näköjään vähän eri kamaa kuin 80-luvun. En rakasta, en vihaa, ihan tykkäsin.
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.
Not for me this whatsoever
this was truly a creative album! I loved the drama behind every song, even if I didn’t likethe song. There were a lot of little details, like unique instruments or weird sounds, and that made it an interesting listen. I think it also reflects the thought that went into the song creation as well! My favorites were the first two tracks, and generation landslide.
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.