Classic Rock
Alice Cooper reunites with original bassist Dennis Dunaway on stage
After 51 years, the surviving members of the original Alice Cooper line-up reunited to record a new album which is called “The Revenge of Alice Cooper”. Last May 23 the original bassist Dennis Dunaway reunited with Alice on stage during his show at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut to perform the classic “School’s Out”.
“Black Mamba“, the first single of their upcoming album is already available and features The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger. Are also part of the record the original Alice Cooper guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith. Guitar parts previously recorded by the late guitarist Glen Buxton (Died in 1997) are also part of the album.
Watch Dennis Dunaway playing with Alice Cooper
The original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 and performed together that night. The new record will be out next July 26 via earMUSIC.
Cooper talked with Billboard about the new record, saying: “It was very much like this was our next album after (1973’s) Muscle of Love, just like, ‘OK, this is the next album.’ Isn’t that funny after 50 years? All of a sudden it just falls into place.”
“(…) If we’re gonna do an original Alice record, I want it to sound like the original Alice band. The original band has a darker sound, and a heavier sound. It’s a very different personality, and I even sing differently when I sing with those guys,” he said.
Alice Cooper has many scheduled tour dates in the United States, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Brazil this year.
