-
Recent Posts
- ALICE COOPER Part 7 – Between High School And Old School
- ALICE COOPER Part 6 – Picking Up The Bones And Boxing Them Up
- ALICE COOPER Part 5 – Might As Well Be On Mars / The Hair Metal Years
- ALICE COOPER Part 4 – Skeletons In The Closet (1978-1983)
- ALICE COOPER Part 3 – Nightmares, Hell And A Shot Of Whiskey
Archives
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
Categories
- "B-Sides The Point"
- "Compilation Or Catalog?"
- ALICE COOPER
- BIG STAR
- BLACK SABBATH
- DAVID BOWIE
- ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
- FOO FIGHTERS
- JIMMY BUFFETT
- JONI MITCHELL
- MONTROSE
- NEIL YOUNG
- NICK DRAKE
- PAUL SIMON
- PJ HARVEY
- Polls
- ROXY MUSIC
- TALKING HEADS
- TELEVISION
- THE BAND
- THE BEACH BOYS
- THE COMMODORES
- TOM WAITS
- Uncategorized
- UNCLE TUPELO
- VAN MORRISON
- Year In Review
Meta
Tag Archives: music blog
ALICE COOPER Part 7 – Between High School And Old School
Throughout his career, Alice Cooper has made a habit of confounding the expectations of fans & critics by rarely repeating himself, especially on successive records. One exception, however, took place when he followed up the brilliant Brutal Planet (which I … Continue reading
ALICE COOPER Part 6 – Picking Up The Bones And Boxing Them Up
With the advent of grunge signaling the end of hair metal, Alice Cooper’s change in direction after 1991’s Hey Stoopid came at a perfect time. On The Last Temptation (1994) he didn’t necessarily trade in his makeup and spooky image … Continue reading
Posted in ALICE COOPER
Tagged alice cooper, brutal planet, brutally live, kamertunes, last temptation, life and crimes, music blog, rich kamerman
22 Comments
ALICE COOPER Part 5 – Might As Well Be On Mars / The Hair Metal Years
After Alice Cooper cleaned himself up following the release of 1983’s Dada, he re-emerged three years later on a new record label with Constrictor (1986). Putting the early-80s synth-pop & new wave sounds behind him, this album and its three … Continue reading
Posted in ALICE COOPER
Tagged alice cooper, constrictor, desmond child, hey stoopid, kamertunes, kamertunesblog, kane roberts, music, music blog, poison, raise your fist and yell, rich kamerman, trash
41 Comments
ALICE COOPER Part 4 – Skeletons In The Closet (1978-1983)
The five albums released by Alice Cooper between 1978 and 1983 may not form the most highly regarded portion of his catalog, but after spending a lot of time with these records this past week I came to appreciate them … Continue reading
ALICE COOPER Part 3 – Nightmares, Hell And A Shot Of Whiskey
When Alice Cooper (the band) split up after 1973’s Muscle Of Love and Alice Cooper (the singer) continued recording as a solo artist two years later, most people probably didn’t notice the difference. I wasn’t even 10 when his first … Continue reading
Audio Files Not Working
[Update: Fileden appears to be up & running again, so all of my audio files are functioning. Apparently they're updating their servers, so hopefully these disruptions will be a thing of the past. At least now I have some other … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged kamertunes, kamertunesblog, music, music blog, rich kamerman
2 Comments
ALICE COOPER Part 2 – Hard Hearted Alice
The early 1970’s were a great time to be the Alice Cooper band. Hit records, sold out tours, and success beyond their wildest dreams. Over the course of their first four albums, which I discussed in my previous post, they … Continue reading
ALICE COOPER Part 1 – Thoughts On An Artist / Alice Is A Band
At the beginning, Alice Cooper was both a man and a band. Today many fans think of Alice Cooper as the singer with the ghoulish makeup and the crazy macabre stage antics, but over the course of their first seven … Continue reading
Compilation Or Catalog? – ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
[A brief explanation of my Compilation Or Catalog? series: Although I tend to be a completist, owning everything an artist has released, occasionally the only album I own is a compilation. This can often be a stepping-stone to exploring more … Continue reading
Compilation Or Catalog? – JIMMY BUFFETT
[A brief explanation of my Compilation Or Catalog? series: Although I tend to be a completist, owning everything an artist has released, occasionally the only album I own is a compilation. This can often be a stepping-stone to exploring more … Continue reading
