The
pioneer of shock rock Alice Cooper will bring his theatrical music experience
to the Pearl inside Palms Casino Resort on November 30, 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets
start at $49, plus any additional service fees.
For
more than 40 years, Alice Cooper has shocked audiences around the world with
his live performances and wild stage antics. This unconventional style has made
Cooper a staple amongst the list of “must see live” artists.
In
1975, Alice Cooper joined forces with longtime collaborator and producer Bob
Ezrin to record his first solo album Welcome to My Nightmare, a theatrical
concept album about the nightmares of a young boy named Steven. Now, Cooper has
followed Steven into adulthood and presents Welcome 2 My Nightmare (2011), a new
but familiar concept album about the fear, anxiety and disgust that haunt
Cooper’s dreams in an era of Facebook, Lady Gaga, Sketchers and Angry Birds.
A
wild, surreal odyssey, Welcome 2 My Nightmare provided Cooper and Ezrin the
opportunity to work with numerous musicians and experiment with various musical
styles. The three surviving members of the original band, guitarist Michael
Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith, co-wrote three songs and
they all played on “When Hell Comes Home,” a gritty ’70s-style rock track about
the nightmare of domestic abuse. The collaborations with his fellow original
band members stemmed from their 2010 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, for which they reunited to play four songs
The
first single from Welcome 2 My Nightmare, “I’ll Bite Your Face Off,” is about a
gorgeous but deadly female who takes Alice by the hand and guides him through
the various scenes of his nightmare. The song was co-written by Neal Smith and
features a swaggering ’60s British rock rhythm, brash, bluesy guitars and
sneering, seductive vocals. On “Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever,” Cooper combines
a tongue-in-cheek disco beat and rhythm with near-rap vocals and lyrics about
taking a machine gun to zombie disco dancers who refuse to die. Then there’s
the zany surf rock of “Ghoul’s Gone Wild,” the derelict down-on-his-luck slur
of “The Last Man on Earth,” and the Beatles meet Gary Glitter show tune “The
Congregation,” which stars Rob Zombie as a narrator describing such modern-day
nightmares as telemarketers, lawyers, pimps, mariachi bands and mimes.
One
of the highlights for Cooper is the throbbing, modern rocker “What Baby Wants,”
which stars Ke$ha as the devil. Like The original Welcome To My Nightmare,
which was highlighted by “Only Women Bleed,” Welcome 2 My Nightmare also
features a lovelorn ballad, “Something to Remember Me By,” which was written
with Dick Wagner back when they released “I Never Cry” in 1976.
Welcome
To My Nightmare, which was released in 1975, was a landmark album for Cooper.
It was his first solo release, following a historic string of anthems written
and recorded by the original band between 1971 and 1974, including “School’s
Out,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “Elected,” and “I’m Eighteen.” A multimedia smash
long before the dawn of music television, Welcome To My Nightmare proved that
Cooper could remain popular musically and could take theatricality to an
entirely new level of dream by exposing audiences to the crippling fears of a
seven-year-old child with an active imagination.
Doors
at the Pearl will open at 7 p.m. and show time is 8 p.m. The Pearl Box Office
is open daily from noon until 7 p.m. with extended hours on select event days.
The Pearl is now on Twitter. Follow @PearlatPalms for concert announcements and
event information.
UPCOMING
EVENTS AT THE PEARL
August
19 – YES with special guest Procol Harum; Tickets start at $44
September
7 – Mary J. Blige & D’Angelo with special guest Melanie Fiona; Tickets
start at $99
September
20 – Stone Temple Pilots; Tickets start at $49
September
22 – Joe Walsh; Tickets start at $50
September
29 – Australian Pink Floyd; Tickets start at $34
October
13 – Chris Tucker; Tickets start at $69
October
20 – Don Felder: An Evening at the Hotel California; Tickets start at $34
October
31 & November 1 – Eddie Vedder with special guests Glen Hansard; Tickets
start at $79
November
30 – Alice Cooper; Tickets start at $49
About
the Pearl
The
Pearl is Las Vegas’ premier concert theater boasting accommodations for up to
2,500 ticket holders. Featuring a stage just four feet from the floor and the
farthest seating area being a mere 120 feet from the stage, the Pearl offers
the utmost in intimate viewing of your favorite acts. Private and semi-private
skyboxes are located on each side of the venue offering private bars, lounges
and restrooms. The Pearl is a marvel of modern technology using only top
quality sound and video equipment throughout. Hard wired to Studio at the
Palms, the Pearl allows artists to create a cost-effective live album with
efficiency and without additional venue set-up. For more information, please
visit www.palms.com.
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