School's Out catapulted Alice Cooper into the hard rock stratosphere, largely due to its timeless, all-time classic title track. But while the song became Alice's highest-charting single ever (reaching number seven on the U.S. charts) and recalled the brash, three-and-a-half-minute garage rock of yore, the majority of the album signaled a more complex compositional directional for the band. Unlike Cooper's previous releases (Love It to Death, Killer), which contained several instantly identifiable hard rock classics, School's Out appears to be a concept album, and aside from the aforementioned title track anthem, few of the other tracks have ever popped up in concert. That's not to say they weren't still strong and memorable; while such cuts as "Gutter Cat vs. the Jets," "Street Fight," "My Stars," and "Grande Finale" came off like mini-epics with a slightly progressive edge, Alice Cooper still managed to maintain their raw, unrefined punk edges, regardless. Other highlights included the rowdy "Public Animal #9," the mid-paced "Luney Tune," and the sinister, cabaret-esque "Blue Turk."
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Audio Fidelity will release the classic 1972 album by the original Alice Cooper band, 'School's Out' in a numbered, limited edition 24KT gold CD form, remastered from the original master tapes February 10, 2009. The title track"School's Out" became Alice Cooper's first major hit single, and propelled the album to #2 on the Billboard 200, selling over a million copies. The song reached #1 ...
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The Alice Cooper Band's classic 1972 album, "School's Out", will be reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl with a fold-out sleeve on June 2 via Friday Music. Originally produced by Bob Ezrin, this multi-platinum effort forever etched the word superstar to Alice Cooper, as this legacy recording has truly stood the test of time.Aside from the smash title track, the album contained equally strong a...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 School's Out |
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| 2 Luney Tune |
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| 3 Gutter Cat vs. The Jets |
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| 4 Street Fight |
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| 5 Blue Turk |
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| 6 My Stars |
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| 7 Public Animal #9 |
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| 8 Alma Mater |
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| 9 Grande Finale |
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