Legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper pulled into Windsor #YQG for a show of legendary proportions. The rock icon was in town to kick off his North American Paranormal Tour, which runs across the continent until March 29.
Cooper was in town all week at The Colosseum rehearsing with his band, which included members Chuck Garric (bass), Ryan Roxie (guitar), Tommy Henriksen (guitar), Glen Sobel (drums) and Nita Strauss (guitar). While in town, he was spotted signing autographs at the Devonshire Mall during the week but spent most of his time readying the show.
The presentation was loaded with flash, balls, plenty of lights and opened with a wash of pyrotechnics. Sobel’s bass drum heads were filled with images of Cooper’s eye makeup and seemed to stare at you the whole night.
The presentation was loaded with flash, balls, plenty of lights and opened with a wash of pyrotechnics.
Loaded with classic rockers like "Billion Dollar Babies," "Under My Wheels," and "I'm Eighteen," he also whipped out a couple of rare tracks like the *Welcome to My Nightmare* shocker "Cold Ethyl," "Halo of Flies" from *Killer*, and "Serious" from his 1978 album *From the Inside*.
He also performed a couple of tracks from his latest album *Paranormal*, including "Paranoiac Personality" and "Fallen in Love." For fans of Cooper’s glammy 80s rock, he included his 1989 Top 10 Billboard hit "Poison" from the album *Trash* and "Feed My Frankenstein" from the album *Hey Stoopid*.
It was a well-rounded set, which easily could have had a few more gems added to it – like "Hey Stoopid," "Welcome to My Nightmare," "Clones (We’re All)," and "House of Fire." It was however great to see "Brutal Planet" in the set, a power song from early 2000 that defines the modern Cooper sound so well.
The band worked well together, with Strauss' guitar work captivating the crowd at every turn. The star of the show, as always, is Cooper himself. When combined with all the gimmicks, tricks and props, he puts on a show that can't be topped.
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