Saturday 13 November 2010

Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels


This weekend we are out and flapping in different directions so today's Tune Of The Day is done in advance that you will not miss the excitement. Given the weekend's events at the Globe and we'll share another song with a car theme, though this time we turn the clock back and walk into the 70th century's beginning.

Horror rock's father, Alice Cooper is an American singer and songwriter. Cooper is highly acclaimed for their great stage shows, which include the props consisted of live snakes, guillotines, electric chairs, monsters and executioners. He drew inspiration from horror movies and mixed it into the hard rock to shock. His fearsome makeup at live performances are also well known.



Many rock stars, including KISS, WASP, Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor, Lordi and Rammstein have mentioned Cooper as a great inspiration.



Todays tune "Under My Wheels" is a rock song by Alice Cooper. It was originally released on the group's Killer album in 1971, and was also that album's first single release. The song was written by Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Bob Ezrin. It was re-recorded in 1988 by Cooper as a duet with Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses after the release of the Raise Your Fist and Yell album, with its supporting US tour being opened by Guns N' Roses. It was covered by Manic Street Preachers on the CD Single of Motorcycle Emptiness. It was also covered by Hanoi Rocks on their album All Those Wasted Years. The song can be heard in the background during part of the Megadeth song "502".



Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. called Killer the greatest rock album of all time.

More info @ Official Alice Cooper Website

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