So last night i watched the movie "Dark Shadows," and one of the highlights in the movie was the cameo by Alice Cooper. I'm familiar with him (as i think most people are), but not so familiar with his music. I only know the really popular songs (No more Mr. Nice Guy, Schools Out). I really enjoyed the songs played in Dark Shadows, songs i hadn't heard of, and i started wondering his impact on music. I used to think of him as sort of the flip side of the coin to Ozzy Osbourne. Is Alice Cooper a respect musician? Is there more to him than just School's Out? Did he contribute more to music than just a stage production a la KISS? Is he up there along side Pink Floyd, Zepplin, and other icons of the 70's?

"strange things happen all the time, and so it goes and so it goes. and the book says, 'we may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us'" - MAGNOLIA