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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by pitkin88 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:34 pm

Ted Sallis wrote:
pitkin88 wrote:I think MB played bass on it as Dennis was not around for some reason. Great song.
Neal Smith has stated that no one but Dennis played bass on any ACG albums.

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Can someone chime in?

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by sickthing » Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:00 pm

The way I remember it from interviews is that Michael Bruce wrote the bass part for My Stars while Dennis was sick and then Dennis played the same thing on the recording.

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by pitkin88 » Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:17 am

sickthing wrote:The way I remember it from interviews is that Michael Bruce wrote the bass part for My Stars while Dennis was sick and then Dennis played the same thing on the recording.


Good memory.
I just asked Dennis:I was in the hospital while the song was being created so MB played bass in my absence. I used most of his ideas but it's me on the recording.

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by pitkin88 » Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:24 am

Dennis Dunaway I played my own bass parts on every original Alice Cooper group track except "Living" and "Mary Ann" which had no bass. Bob was a key part in making my bass sound great, including on the Hollywood Vampires version of "School's Out."

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Babysquid » Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:15 am

pitkin88 wrote:Dennis Dunaway I played my own bass parts on every original Alice Cooper group track except "Living" and "Mary Ann" which had no bass. Bob was a key part in making my bass sound great, including on the Hollywood Vampires version of "School's Out."
Does 'living' have no bass? I'll have to listen to that one again. If so its a strange song to decide it doesn't require a bassline. Please excuse my cloth ears but I'd never noticed.

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Babysquid » Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:02 am

Just listening to it now and there's definitely a bass in there. So if Dennis didn't play it who did?

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Devon » Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:51 am

Probably Michael.

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by pitkin88 » Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:50 pm

Babysquid wrote:Just listening to it now and there's definitely a bass in there. So if Dennis didn't play it who did?

Dennis said the answer is in his book.

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Docwyoming » Fri Sep 11, 2015 2:01 am

Stacanova wrote: I wished Dennis would have talked a bit more about the Battle Axe album, that is still a great record and had Alice returned after "Welcome to my Nightmare" and participated, I think it would have been huge and seen as a return to form by Alice Cooper. When you listen to a song like "Too Young" and hear Dennis and Neal's syncopated rhythms under the chorus and realize how special and unique it was and still is, it makes you long for a proper reissue. Or a song like "wasn't I the one" and imagine a twist or two in the lyric from Alice and how great of an Alice Cooper song it might have been?
My only real disappointment with this otherwise excellent book was that he didn't cover the years of 75, 76 and 77 in more depth. I was hoping to hear a track by track discussion of Battle Axe. I think Dennis is great and I tend to side with him and his take on things, but I do wonder: Why didn't the rest of the band grind it out a bit harder: tour whatever venues they could fill, even if they were small. Punk music was the rage, and they were the original punks. Imagine them touring and trying to rebuild the rest of the band into something new.

I still wonder what they all did instead.

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by rtbuck » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:30 pm

I just received an e-mail from Premiere Collectables(where I ordered my copy through) & they're having a Summer Clearance sale

& the book is on sale for $22.95 autographed(they also have the Joe Perry book too)

http://premierecollectibles.com/snakes- ... ic-chairs/

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Parish » Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:09 pm

I liked the book but thought there would be a lot more detail on the "break up" then there was.

I guess Dennis decided to let guy bonds be bygones and turn the other cheeky...

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by wind_up_toy » Sat Dec 12, 2015 1:00 pm

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Mr.Bluelegs » Sat Dec 12, 2015 3:22 pm

Hey Wind Up Toy, great job on your fan site. Enjoyed what I read so far.

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

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Mr.Bluelegs wrote:Hey Wind Up Toy, great job on your fan site. Enjoyed what I read so far.
Thanks very much, I'll have it finished in about 5 years!
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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Si » Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:14 pm

wind_up_toy wrote:
Mr.Bluelegs wrote:Hey Wind Up Toy, great job on your fan site. Enjoyed what I read so far.
Thanks very much, I'll have it finished in about 5 years!
That`s what I said about 15 years ago....

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by wind_up_toy » Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:44 pm

Si wrote:
wind_up_toy wrote:
Mr.Bluelegs wrote:Hey Wind Up Toy, great job on your fan site. Enjoyed what I read so far.
Thanks very much, I'll have it finished in about 5 years!
That`s what I said about 15 years ago....
Ah but this is a veritable mansion of a website, full of antiquities to preserve.

Mine is a 2-bedroom flat which just needs a few walls painting.
Visit my fan site: http://www.welcometomynightmare.co.uk

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Si » Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:09 am

wind_up_toy wrote:
Si wrote:
That`s what I said about 15 years ago....
Ah but this is a veritable mansion of a website, full of antiquities to preserve.

Mine is a 2-bedroom flat which just needs a few walls painting.
:rotfl:

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Mr.Bluelegs » Sun Dec 13, 2015 3:40 am

Hey SI, this is, without a doubt, the best Alice website in the world! Phenomenal job.

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Re: Dennis Dunaway book reviews

Post by Babysquid » Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:10 am

Mr.Bluelegs wrote:Hey SI, this is, without a doubt, the best Alice website in the world! Phenomenal job.
Not only the best Alice site but probably the best website devoted to a group/ musician full stop!

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