**A hair-raising backstage memoir of the Alice Cooper Group, from the
bassist and co-songwriter, co-written by the journalist who first
covered the band for Rolling Stone, with an all new introduction by
Alice Cooper.
**
"Before the world heard of KISS, the New York Dolls, Marilyn Manson, or
Ozzy Osbourne, there was Alice Cooper, the original shock-rock band."
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
As teenagers in Phoenix, Dennis Dunaway, bassist and co-songwriter for
the Alice Cooper group, and lead singer Vince Furnier (who would later
change his name to Alice Cooper) formed a hard-knuckles band that played
prisons, cowboy bars, and teens clubs. Their wild, impossible journey
took them from Hollywood to the ferocious Detroit music scene, and along
the way they discovered the utterly original performance style and look
that would make them the stuff of legend.
Speaking out for the first time about his adventures in the Alice Cooper
group, Dunaway reveals a band that was obsessed with topping themselves,
with their increasingly outlandish shows and ever-blackening reputation.
Dunaway takes readers into back rooms, behind brainstorming sessions,
and into the most exclusive parties of the 1970s, revealing the talent,
drama, and characters that drove two teenagers to create what would
become America's highest-grossing act.
From struggling for recognition to topping the charts with a string of
hits including "I'm Eighteen," "School's Out," and "No More Mr. Nice
Guy," the Alice Cooper group was entertaining, outrageous, and one of a
kind.
Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! is a riveting account of the
band's creation in the '60s, their strange glory in the '70s, and the
legendary characters they met along the way.
