I always liked "I'm the Coolest", too. Remember that Henry Winkler ( Fonzie) was approached to appear on the song but declined. Winkler didn't want to be "typecast" so he turned Alice down. Met the guy once in the '70's (around the time of the album) and he was, pretty much, an egotistical jerk. Gla...

From Mr.Bluelegs: "My point about "Face Off" is that the song had such a great Stones vibe and hook to it that the macabre humor & title diminished the song ( for me)." I think that looking at something like a title in such an unneccesarily microscopic degree of detail and allowing that to take som...

Here's my two cents on GTH and L&W. Side 1 of GTH is great, would not change a thing. Side 2, I'd replace "Give the Kid.." & "Chasing Rainbows" with a couple of rockers. "Give the Kid..."was OK for a while, but it is dispensable. As someone mentioned here, the production on the album is great, sound...

Fom Mr. Bluelegs: "I always felt "Face Off" was hindered because of the title. The title was cool at first, but it was too good of a song to be givin a gimmicky title." Were "Dead Babiess", "I Love The Dead" or "Only Women Bleed" "hindered"? Most of your posts are really great, but it is always a s...

Ezrin is not the problem, it all comes down to the songs (as many already stated). Listen to how great "When Hell Comes Home", "Last Man on Earth" , & "I'll Bite Your Face Off" came out compared to Ghouls & some of the others. It's a matter of song choice, pretty much as well as the performances and...

Obviously, Alice & the band had a falling out period after the breakup. Egos were bruised, divergent plans for their future albums/ tours, and all that goes with a band disbanding. To their credit, it was never a nasty feud played out through the media like Tyler/ Perry, Jagger/Richards, Lennon / Mc...

http://rocknrollworldmagazine.com/2016/ ... es-record/

Very cool to read this.

Now if it were the Oscars, he could've played "You're a Movie". Since it is the Grammys, he should play "I Never Wrote Those Songs".
In all seriousness, he needs to bring back "I'm the Coolest".

Imagine no internet in regards to the careers of classic artists like Alice. How many of us would know what he's up to in this day and age. No cool magazines like Circus or Creem to keep us up-to-date. Rolling Stone is too occupied with politics and sports to feature him on a regular basis. Point is...

kevinuk81 wrote:Do you mean Wicked Young Man?

Yes I do, my error.

My guess would be the Raise The Dead section will be dropped seeing that was the theme for the last tour. I'd like to think that if we're spending our night with Alice then we will see a full Alice show. I used to be fussy as to what Alice played but now I don't care with respect of all the fallen ...

MrD Returns wrote:

Mr.Bluelegs wrote:http://youtu.be/hOAX3g_LAGk
Alice Bowie from 1974.

Dave's not here man.

Yeah, I know. Did you see it's from 1974?

http://youtu.be/hOAX3g_LAGk
Alice Bowie from 1974.

Hi, as this title is just released as a SACD there are on the Hoffmanforum some questions as who is playing the guitarparts on the tracks. As I don't know all the info can someone help me and put me in the good direction. Many thanks. After all these years I still don't understand and regret the de...

I have the Metal Blade version. Is there a noticeable difference? Just wondering if it's worth rebuying. I have the Metal Blade cd and a vinyl rip of the MoL quad but I pulled the trigger on this 4.0 mix simply because it's the quad version and I figured it would be nice to have a pristine version ...

Listening to the Steve Hoffman disc right now. Very clear as you would expect but nothing earth shattering. The end of Woman Machine is a little easier to understand and at the very end of HHA you can hear someone talking very very faintly. One thing that does stand out is that Dennis's playing is ...

Listening to the Steve Hoffman disc right now. Very clear as you would expect but nothing earth shattering. The end of Woman Machine is a little easier to understand and at the very end of HHA you can hear someone talking very very faintly. One thing that does stand out is that Dennis's playing is ...

I'm not sure how much Alice cares about another reinvention. He will be 68 years old in a few weeks and seems pretty comfortable doing what he's doing. I think 2016 will see some new songs and performances with the original band and the album Tommy Henrikson mentioned (possibly one and the same). I...

Have to admit my interest, too has waned a bit. I used to buy his stuff on the day of release but didn't bother even buying RTD and H Vampires. The tours have been pretty much the same for the last few years. Time to ditch the giant step ladder on wheels that he stole from Home Depot. Only an origin...

I have to disagree with the majority here. I think with Alices's immense stage presence there was a possibility of him stealing the USA show the same way a, perceived, washed up queen stole the uk show and relaunched their career. Alice is professional enough to have grasped the possibility. The qu...