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by pitkin88
Sun Oct 01, 2023 7:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80470

Re: "Road" - Reviews

I’m struggling to work out why Nita wouldn’t have been offered a pay increase. Is that not a natural thing to do if you are a hired musician, negotiate? I don’t see that as a negative for anyone, just part of doing a job. Are we suggesting the others haven’t had any contract reviews? Of course you ...
by pitkin88
Sun Oct 01, 2023 3:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80470

Re: "Road" - Reviews

del wrote:
Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:17 pm
Some synonyms for “flew the Coop” deserted, cut loose, departed, ditched, dumped, left, walked out.
I'll make sure to run my posts by you before posting.
by pitkin88
Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80470

Re: "Road" - Reviews

A little bird told me that she got a nice little nest egg for coming back after she flew the Coop and that ruffled a few feathers in the hen house. Rubbish. As has been repeatedly said she never left the band, just took time out to do something different. She didn't need any inducement to return. E...
by pitkin88
Sat Sep 30, 2023 5:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If You Could Interview Alice...
Replies: 19
Views: 9288

Re: If You Could Interview Alice...

I see I have been censored here so probably something about censorship.
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80470

Re: "Road" - Reviews

Also. I'm sure the steady paycheck keeps her around too. As we all know Alice's press releases and reality sometimes clash. I'm just wondering if she got a pay increase upon her return? Btw didn't Ezrin tell her she's not a rock guitarist? Explains why she wasn't used on the last two albums. To her...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80470

Re: "Road" - Reviews

If she, in particular, is so amazing then why would Alice and Bob not use what she/they bring to the table? It makes no sense. It's laughable. Congratulations. You've finally caught up to what some of have been saying for years! It IS madness. Same goes for Ryan and Chuck, and to a degree Glen and ...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80470

Re: "Road" - Reviews

Nita Strauss in particular has been a game changer in the band. Besides her solo career (and a couple of high charting singles on the new album), her work with the WWE, the LA Rams, etc has brought Alice a lot of publicity because she gets a lot of coverage and is asked about Alice a lot or is show...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many times have you seen an Alice concert?
Replies: 41
Views: 13895

Re: How many times have you seen an Alice concert?

I think if Alice dropped down to mid sized venues, Brixton academy type size 3-4k, he would pack them in comfortably and would be less reliant on random people who Don't know Alice other than poison or schools out. Sadly Alice doesn't seem interested in dropping down to smaller venues - presumably ...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical Question-Would You Be Okay With Another Heavy Alice Album
Replies: 19
Views: 6895

Re: Hypothetical Question-Would You Be Okay With Another Heavy Alice Album

I'd prefer another DaDa. Not boxed in by anything. Something totally original not a contrived " heavy" album or "metal" album etc He and Ezrin should just put something together and use some top session musicians starting with Steve Hunter. Or strip out classic character as he did in the early 80s ...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80470

Re: "Road" - Reviews

I'm thinking more musical failure. This band was touted as his greatest touring band and there's just nothing there. It's just bog standard riffs and apart from one song nothing stands out. Lyrically it's a complete dud and production wise it's sterile an lifeless. There is not one song here I could...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welcome to my nightmare - new 2lp + SACD
Replies: 15
Views: 6811

Re: Welcome to my nightmare - new 2lp + SACD

Good 1) Bellman has an excellent reputation. 2) From the master tapes. 180 gram vinyl etc 3) You can skip Some Folks and Only Women Bleed. Bad 4) Years ago really should be heard with along with Steven and The Awakening but here you have to flip the disc losing all the impact. Might as well split u...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80470

Re: "Road" - Reviews

Now that the dust has settled who is to blame for the failure of Road?

1) Ezrin and Alice for having final say?
2) The touring band for not delivering musically?
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical Question-Would You Be Okay With Another Heavy Alice Album
Replies: 19
Views: 6895

Re: Hypothetical Question-Would You Be Okay With Another Heavy Alice Album

I would like to hear a new heavier album with a story behind it. I prefer more Alice's solo years because of the different styles. From the Inside, WTMN, Zipper, Dada, Raise, Trash, Brutal Planet, The last temptation...every album has it's own character, it's own sound. The ACG was great 50 years a...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical Question-Would You Be Okay With Another Heavy Alice Album
Replies: 19
Views: 6895

Re: Hypothetical Question-Would You Be Okay With Another Heavy Alice Album

I would like to hear a new heavier album with a story behind it. I prefer more Alice's solo years because of the different styles. From the Inside, WTMN, Zipper, Dada, Raise, Trash, Brutal Planet, The last temptation...every album has it's own character, it's own sound. The ACG was great 50 years a...
by pitkin88
Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many times have you seen an Alice concert?
Replies: 41
Views: 13895

Re: How many times have you seen an Alice concert?

Si wrote:
Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:42 am
del wrote:
Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:43 am
There should be some huge numbers here not least from Si himself.
I think it's somewhere around 160-170.
Was he any good?
by pitkin88
Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many times have you seen an Alice concert?
Replies: 41
Views: 13895

Re: How many times have you seen an Alice concert?

Not sure anymore but:

Liverpool 75 WTMN
Manchester 82 x 2 Special Forces
Manchester 86? Constrictor
Sheffield ( not sure ) early 90's
Del Mar Fair CA ( unsure ) Bare Bones?
Humphrey's By The Bay ( unsure )
Viejas Casino 2001 or 2 I think ( Tiny room )

I gave up after that.
by pitkin88
Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welcome to my nightmare - new 2lp + SACD
Replies: 15
Views: 6811

Re: Welcome to my nightmare - new 2lp + SACD

Good

1) Bellman has an excellent reputation.
2) From the master tapes. 180 gram vinyl etc
3) You can skip Some Folks and Only Women Bleed.

Bad

4) Years ago really should be heard with along with Steven and The Awakening but here you have to flip the disc losing all the impact.
by pitkin88
Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Alice’s future outside the US and Canada?
Replies: 10
Views: 5376

Re: Is Alice’s future outside the US and Canada?

It's not like there is much future left. At some point the lure of the golf course and the grand kids will beat the lure of the road. I seriously doubt he would scale down the US in favor of Europe. Back catalogue and future sales aren't of that much importance these days. Travelling in the US just ...
by pitkin88
Sat Sep 23, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alice “Special Forces” interview.
Replies: 18
Views: 5865

Re: Alice “Special Forces” interview.

I don't like to disagree with the idea, but Alice and MTV were not made for each other. Sure, there were lots of bands from the late 70s that made a splash on the channel, but Alice Cooper was seen as a dinosaur to the forward-thinking audience that MTV was appealing to. It certainly would have tak...
by pitkin88
Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alice “Special Forces” interview.
Replies: 18
Views: 5865

Re: Alice “Special Forces” interview.

I was really talking about the early days of MTV, pre-Nightmare Returns. I think he could have turned his career around years sooner if had jumped on the bandwagon from day one. Bad artists could spend 5 bucks making a crummy video and still be in constant rotation on nationwide cable. Although I a...