European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The Nightmare returns by Anita Gosch stall writer feel naked Wilri out a Bulcher s knife Alice Cooper Fisl clenched eyes dipping Black makeup stood Blore the press like a Man accused o a heinous crime but the Only crime Alice committed was to return to Tho music scene to haul yet another generation of parents. I just refuse to go away declares Iho master of Snock Yocis whom parents in Iho 7970s loved to Halo i m like a bad disease. There s no cure for the reason or the press conference in Dussel Dott. Wool Germany was Al co s european Lour his first Jince his comeback in t9b6 in lad. His Lisl appearance Here in More than a decade. The four is in support of his latest release raise you fist and yell a hard Locking album that revives Alice s songs of teen age rebellion and Gore Alice s tall 125-Pound Hiramc was swathed in Loose tilling Black leather pants and jacket his straggly Black hair ailing past his shoulders. During the coherence the 40-year-old blast from the past and recovered alcohol sipped firn a Glass of Diot Coke despite his ghoulish makeup and bizarre reputation the lather of two and son of a preacher came across As a Willy amiable Lellow who simply has fun playing Alice. Afire describes Nis tour a 3 splat to movie brought to life on Slaga " according to hts manage Mcnol company some $450.000 went Mlo producing the pm acts for the 80 minute show along Wilh the usual tricks and trapping1 the blood and Guys the 19-f-Wf Beacon Fructo. Fio mock decapitations and stabbing Alice promises new special effects by some of Iho same poop a who worked on the Hofier movies one Fly arid aliens on stage Alice slashes a woman s Thiol. Takes a Hatchet to mannequin s pcs impaled various ghouls builds and Ihen dismember a teen age one sign Etc is based on the naw revolting trilogy chop chop. Chop. Gar and poses on Lvi a lace a psycho drama written specifically Lor tie stage. In Iho hipper Talo Alice becomes a Homicidal Genius who Onty murders girls named Gai. A1 the and of the show Alice receives just retribution Lor his actions and is Strung upon a Gallows. With the current wave of conservatism in America it is not surprising that Alice is regarded As what tie Calls is Public animal no. 1 on his u s. Tour religious groups and other proles left in nearly each City Alle pled to ban his shows. Alice insists that his Brand at entertainment in merely choreographed violence no different Lhart the kind portrayed on to and in the movies a you watch Miami vice or to you go to see fit Foy the f Jan or Nightmare on do Street you a seeing choreographed violence fantasy he said real violence is when you Soo somebody gel their head blown Oli on the news. That to me is Altce s fascination with the new genre of horror movies helped prompt him to resurrect his bizarre stage theatrics. An avid horror movie fan. He says he Vaiches at least three each night. These movies were totally different irom the horror movies of the 60s and 70s." he said. There was a Brand new spark of imagination and special Elf cts ii really was calling Oul loss ii was saying Why Don t you Lake that and put it on slags and put it to music " the new crop of heavy Metal Shock Rock bands thai popped up in the 803 also got Alice s blood sir Reg. Groups such As twisted sister and was p. Were performing the same kind of Shock theatrics on stage that Alice had originated. I was Silling at i was watching everybody do my he recalled. Alice was born Vincent Damon Furnier. Afler performing in High school bands in Phoenix he moved to los Angeles in 1 968 and changed his name to Alice Cooper who according to a ouija Board was a 17th-Century Witch reincarnated As Furnier. He released two unsuccessful albums before striking Gold in 1971 Wilh love i o do in which contained the hit single i m eighteen. A string of Gold and Platinum albums followed Kilter school s out so Ron Dol a babies Muscles of love and weft no to my Nightmare. During the disco aged the Lale 70s whal Alice Calls the dark egos when radio Delusca to play Rock n Roll his rare ballads became Hils. Only women bleed. I never cry and Ubu and to placed in the charts. Alice s next five albums hopped and he was dropped irom his record Label in 1963. He Ihen enl cred a rehabilitation Center for treatment of alcoholism. His two Boutes of whisky a Day habit he said left the 70s nothing but a blur. Every picture Iota anybody Ever a a of me in Iho 70s i had a drink in my hand i always treated it As a prop until 1 realized that f could t walk from Here to there without one.11 to said and i realized throwing up blood on stage is very theatrical but throwing up blood in your bathroom every morning that s a whole dil Lerent thing. I be found that i m crazier now that i Don t i toe at videos of Alice in 73 and videos of Alice now and this Alice is much much scarier than the one in 73 i appreciate his Alice much belief. I like itus Alee Coop Partonn n a Loilo tfx Flint of Smahr a
