To many peoples shock and happiness, members of the classic Alice Cooper Band were inducted yesterday for the 2011 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Alice Cooper and Co. delivered such classic albums as “Killer”, “Love It To Death”, “Billion Dollar Babies” and “Muscle of Love.” Before GWAR, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper was shocking audiences in an age where music was becoming disposable, safe and downright lifeless. Alice and his cohorts took everyday issues like teenage sexual tension, corrupt politics and even the tender subject of necrophilia and managed to turn them in to tongue and cheek songs that shocked, awed and entertained three generations of fans if not more.
The surviving band members (guitarist Glen Buxton died in 1997) upon hearing the induction news provided the following comments:
“This proves that Glen, Neal, Alice, Michael and I (and all of our fans) weren’t so crazy after all. I’m absolutely thrilled because, let’s face it, this great honor is about as good as it gets.” – Dennis Dunaway
“Sometimes, as we were blazing a new theatrical trail in rock, there were moments in the career of our band that overwhelmingly exceeded even our monstrous expectations. Being inducted into “The Rock n’ Roll Hall Of Fame, Class Of 2011,” with my four best friends Michael, the late Glen Buxton, Alice and Dennis, is one of those incredible moments for our one of a kind rock band.” – Neal Smith
“Take one part Yardbirds, one part West Side Story, starring Bela Lugosi and Bette Davis, and you have Hellzapoppin! and then POOF !! — and you have Alice Cooper. Now if you can digest that, and the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame can digest that, we will happily be the Hall’s arch villains. We are grateful from the bottom of our black little hearts.” – Alice Cooper
“The band that couldn’t shoot straight strikes again, from having all our hits to being in so many Top 100 all-time polls — be careful what you wish for because with hard work and perseverance and a good group of people like Neal, Dennis, Alice and Glen, you just might get it. It’s just a shame that Glen couldn’t be here with us to share in it, but we do also share this with (producer) Bob Ezrin and (manager) Shep Gordon, without whom…” – Michael Bruce
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