Gotta A Babies Brain and An Old Mans Heart.......
Where to begin. I didn't really know a whole lot about Alice Cooper until 1986 when he made his comeback and MTV (yes at one time MTV played music including good music) aired his concert from Detroit live on Halloween night. I was too young to remember his bands heyday back in the '70s so other than having heard "Eighteen" and "Schools Out" that was about the extent of my knowledge. What a show. All sorts of theatrics and weird stuff. Went out and grabbed this CD and "Billion Dollar Babies" shortly afterwards. While I love both of those this one is probably my favorite. While Alice's image conjures up Metal, the music on here is more straight forward, no frills rock and roll much like the Rolling Stones or Faces. When he made his late '80s come back the music would lean more towards Metal. Nothing fancy on here like the stage shows but boy is it great. Every song is awesome on here even "Sun Arise". But the best include "Is it My Body", "Eighteen", "Caught in a Dream"...hell, all of 'em. One thing about it Alice certainly influenced Marilyn Manson with his ourageous stage shows, but the difference is Alice Coopers music stands on it's own. He and the band could have gone without the elaborate stage shows and would have still been great. The music is that good. Manson couldn't dream of that. He couldn't carry Alices' boa constrictor.

classic ALICE
Caught in a dream, I'm Eighteen and Is It My Body are just a few of the classics here. Alice being discovered more or less by Frank Zappa was a breath of fresh air for end of the 60's and early 70's rock n roll American style. THANKS TO HIS REBEL STYLE HE IS UNIQUE AND SHOULD BE LISTENED TO ACCORDINGLY...Charlie

Oh, the memories!
Hey, I remember that summer! This CD has brought back so many memories! So many years ago - still love it! I'm pleased!

Black Juju
Years ago I recall talking with a prog-rock fan who didn't share my taste for Alice Cooper but he did chime in to praise "Black Juju". So I picked up this album and sure enough, best thing on the album. Its rhythms will work their way into your brain; it's the kind of track that will appeal to those who might not otherwise consume Alice's adolescent shock value product.

The album closes with two songs that really belong together. "The Ballad Of Dwight Fry" is one of the album's best numbers, a creepy child's-eye view of someone being committed. That song flows right into Alice's cover of the old Rolf Harris song, "Sun Arise". If you get one, you gotta get the other to get the full effect of this album's closing.

"I'm Eighteen" is a serviceable anthem that appears on every Alice Cooper compilation. Better, though, is the album's opener, "Caught In A Dream". The rest of the album all holds its own with no real lame numbers dragging things down, but the songs I namechecked are the ones you'll remember on your mp3 player and in your nightmares.

love it to death, or just love it a lot
The originator of "shock rock" has a classic album with Love it to Death, an early 70's favorite. This is Alice Cooper at his very best, and even though the shocking moments weren't as popular or commercialized here as they would soon become (such as on Billion Dollar Babies) Alice Cooper CLEARLY had a distinct sound, style and atmosphere. He would go on to influence other popular acts such as Twisted Sister and Marilyn Manson, neither of which could stand up against the great Alice Cooper. Alice knew how to be diverse, and mix in different musical styles to make his experience *always* interesting.

This album is really underrated. You have the Stooges-influenced "Black Juju" with its mysterious atmosphere, a few very heavy and punk-ish pop songs in the beginning that sound similar to Blue Oyster Cult's early albums ("Caught in a Dream" and "Long Way to Go") and just an oddly appealing moody atmosphere running throughout the entire album (especially on "Second Coming"- MAN these lyrics are extremely odd). One of Alice's best albums. Do NOT think "I'm Eighteen" is the only highlight. The entire album is great from start to finish.

It should be mentioned though, that just about ANYONE can relate to the lyrics to "I'm Eighteen", especially the "I'm in the middle without any plans, I'm a boy and I'm a man". Perfect line really.