Alice's Tasteful Nightmare
Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 12 April 1975
THE NEW Alice Cooper Revue, which opened in Chicago last week and moved on to Detroit and Cincinnati, is yet another step forward in the growing close relationship between theatrical choreography and what was once called rock 'n' roll. Cooper, who has not only dropped his old band but also dropped much of the ghoulish trickery that went with it, is treading the same boards as David Bowie with his new tour.
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