
I'm Eighteen
FollowingthefirsttwoalbumsthatwerereleasedonFrankZappa'sStraightlabel,AliceCooperfoundhisfirsttasteofcommercialsuccesswith"LoveIttoDeath".Thesongscontainedbareallofthetrademarksofthisclassicperiod,butthisistheAliceCooperbandrawandbeforetheelaboratestageshow.Thesoundisfarfrommetalandclosertogaragepunk.Listeningtosongssuchas"IsitMyBody"(latercoveredbySonicYouth),andthenumberonehit"I'mEighteen"showyouwhatacompletelyunderratedandoriginalbandtheywere.Thisisahighlyinfluencialandconsistantlygoodalbum.It'sashamethathislaterworkoftheeightiesandninetiescastsashadowoverhismostoutstandingmaterial.Hisgreatestandmostoriginalworkhasyettoreceivethecreditthatitdeservesinretrospect.Seeforyourself....