I GOT TO SEE ALICE COOPER LIVE
and it was friggin' incredible, best experience of my life, and I also got to hang out with his opening band, Brent James and the Contra Band, a great Blues Rock group (I got a signed cd of theirs.) Everyone should look up Brent James on youtube and listen to their song "Moment of Silence" that they have a video for. They were really tight, really well organized, and put on a great show (especially since most of us, by the time they came on, were fed up standing around and wanted Alice to come out THEN) and really impressed a lot of people.
Alice himself was freaking incredible, though he only did one song of his new album, "Vengeance is Mine," with most of the other songs being from the early 80s, such as "Under My Wheels," "Guilty" and "Is it my body?" He "died" four different times, one guillotine, one noose, one lethal injection, and being stabbed, which was the last death that cued the chorus of "I love the dead." I'd have liked to hear more of his Christian songs, personally, but his choice of songs were still very good. I spent the entire concert screaming the songs, throwing up the horns, and jumping up and down like I never thought I'd do (I guess it wasn't the time for dignity.) His guitarists and bassist were very tight as well, especially since they spent half the time they were playing being "shoved" and climbing platforms. Keri Kelli especially impressed me, playing incredibly quickly and energetically, and sweating so much it looked like he'd flood the stage. All in all, it was the best concert I've ever been to, I'm definitely seeing him again if I can, and I had the time of my life
