It’s hard to describe what an impact the single Schools Out had on a young boy who was just about to turn thirteen. “Schools Out Forever,” “Schools Been Blown To Pieces”. To me, who hated school at the time, this was music to my ears. Yes please, I’ll have some of that! That simple riff with Cooper’s sinister imagery – I was all in.
Unfortunately, the rest of the album does not have the impact of that track. The only other song other that grabs me is Gutter Cat Vs The Jets, with its obvious reference to a certain film. There is still a lot of the LA scene art rock vibes about on the rest of the album that I am not a fan of. Check out Blue Turk, they so are desperately trying to be The Doors. To me Billion Dollar Babies is a far superior record but that one track did all the business and put Alice Cooper firmly on the rock map.
7/10 from The Grooveman.
