[TR24][OF] Alice Cooper - Greatest Hits - 1974/2014 (Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal)

Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits album features a compilation of hit singles by rock singer songwriter Alice Cooper. Originally released in 1974, this album spans five records featuring the original band: Love It to Death, Killer, School's Out, Billion Dollar Babies, and Muscle of Love. All songs on the album were remixed by Jack Richardson. In 1974 the album reached number 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Recorded between 1970-73
Alice Cooper - Vocals, harmonica
Glen Buxton - Lead guitar
Michael Bruce - Rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Dennis Dunaway - Bass guitar, backing vocals
Neal Smith - Drums, backing vocals
Produced by Jack Richardson, Jack Douglas, and Bob Ezrin

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"If it weren't for Alice Cooper's onstage antics, Kiss, Marilyn Manson and Glen Danzig might have evolved into summery pop artists suitable for family picnics. Yet as Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits record attests, the grandfather of shock rock brought much more to the rock arena than boa constrictors and simulated decapitations. In addition to classic hard rock anthems like 'I'm Eighteen,' 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' and 'School's Out,' Cooper unleashed rollicking barroom rockers like 'Under My Wheels' and tugged at the heartstrings with cuts like 'Desperado' and 'Hello Hooray.' In retrospect, his songs have more in common with the Who and the Faces than with Black Sabbath or Judas Priest. But his songs were filled with soaring choruses and grandiose horn embellishes that proved he could be larger than life both on and off the stage." -- AllMusic