Oh sure, there was the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, Cream, Zeppelin, Jimi and Janis — the elite golden gods of the glorious first wave of album rock crashing across the shore during the mid to late ‘60s. But, while certainly iconic, for those of us coming of age during the early to mid-‘70s, those artists belonged to our older siblings — we were simply borrowing them. Alice Cooper, Bad Company, Aerosmith, Queen, Elton John, David Bowie and Peter Frampton — that music belonged to us — outright. Of that equally vital second wave, one of the boldest and brightest bands was the Seattle-birthed brigade, Heart. Although the band’s landmark debut, Dreamboat Annie, dropped in Canada via Mushroom Records in late ‘75, the spectacular 10-song set didn’t truly catch fire until it arrived in the State...
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CD + Blu-ray. By 1974, the Alice Cooper group had risen to the upper echelon of rock stardom... and then, parted ways. In October 2015, over 40 years later, record store owner and superfan Chris Penn convinced the original line-up to reunite for a very special performance at his record store Good Records in Dallas, Texas. Alice Cooper (vocals), Michael Bruce (guitar), Dennis Dunaway (bass) and Neal Smith (drums) were joined on stage by Alice's current guitarist Ryan Roxie (standing in for the late Glen Buxton). A packed audience, believing they had come to Good Records for Dennis Dunaway's 'Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!' book signing, were surprised to bear witness to a full-blown happening. The historic reunion show including all-time classics such as "No More Mr. Nice Guy", "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out" is now becoming available for the very first time worldwide. Luckily the event was documented. "Live From The Astroturf, Alice Cooper" (edited and directed by Steven Gaddis) toured the world to the acclaim of music fans and rock journalists alike. The documentary won multiple awards for it's coverage of the historic event. Now all Alice Cooper fans and rock music lovers across the globe can enjoy this movie as it's included as a video bonus to this live album. Pop the popcorn, blow up the balloons, dim the lights, and crank it up!