{"id":386815,"date":"2026-01-23T21:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/386815\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T21:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:41:09","slug":"alice-coopers-10-favourite-albums-of-all-time-are-all-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/386815\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Cooper\u2019s 10 favourite albums of all time are all classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Alice<\/p>\n

(Credits: Far Out \/ Alice Cooper)<\/p>\n

Fri 23 January 2026 19:12, UK <\/p>\n

Vincent Furnier, better known by his stage name Alice Cooper<\/a>, is the master of shock rock.<\/p>\n

He is the heroic rock musician who has stood the test of time with his unique raspy vocals and wild live shows, including crazy pyrotechnics, theatrical fake blood, electric chairs and guillotines, leading to the affectionate nickname \u2018The Godfather of Shock Rock\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, he\u2019s always known that shock without substance is a mere sideshow. After all, it was falling in love with the depth that The Beatles seemed to bring to youth culture that made him want to be a rock star in the first place. And that\u2019s a theme that runs throughout all the music that he dearly adores.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, Cooper talked through some of his favourite albums of all time in a feature with Rolling Stone<\/a>. His list is comprised of several classic rock, blues and folk numbers, which hints at the inspirations behind his music, although the master of shock certainly departed from the records\u2019 sonic textures.<\/p>\n

Discussing arguably the least known choice on his list, East-West by the Butterfield Blues Band, Cooper said: \u201cIt\u2019s one of those albums that nobody knows about. Musicians know about it\u201d. The record was released in 1966 and featured performances from Elvin Bishop and Bob Dylan\u2019s player Michael Bloomfield. <\/p>\n

Cooper went on to explain how he discussed the album with Elvin Bishop: \u201cThe thing that really topped it off, I think, after I had worn the album out maybe five or six times \u2013 and I still have it in my 1968 Mustang \u2013 is I talked to Elvin Bishop, and he mentioned that most of those tracks were done live in the studio.\u201d <\/p>\n

This inspired him to always endeavour for that punky freshness on his own output. Detailing further, he added: \u201cOne or two takes, maybe, which made it even more astounding. Because there\u2019s not a mistake, there\u2019s nothing. The feel is magnificent on every song\u201d. The band was led by the legendary Paul Butterfield, who played with the likes of Muddy Waters in his native Chicago hometown.<\/p>\n

Evidently, Cooper also holds massive respect for the biggest band of all time, The Beatles. Of his favourite Fab Four album, he said: \u201cI picked Meet the Beatles! only because it was the first one that totally knocked me out, because I\u2019d never heard anything like that before.\u201d <\/p>\n

Looking back on those halcyon days, he continued, \u201cWe were listening to the Beach Boys and the Four Seasons, and all of a sudden, here\u2019s this band coming along with all this hair and Beatle boots and these suits, and they were singing these songs that you could hear them one time, and you knew them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meet the Beatles! is the second album of the band to be released in the United States, the first issued by Capitol Records. Cooper particularly admires the simplicity of songwriting found on the album<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve always said this, and people might disagree with me, but it\u2019s easier to write something like \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019 than it is to write something like \u2018I Want to Hold Your Hand,’\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m still pretty sure they\u2019re aliens. I don\u2019t think they\u2019re from this planet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, we see mentions of classic records by the likes of The Beach Boys, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Love and Laura Nyro. It\u2019s an eclectic mix, but again, Cooper is an eclectic man. After all, he once wrote a book titled Golf Monster: A rock \u2018n\u2019 rollers 12 steps to becoming a golf addict. And it wasn\u2019t even a joke.<\/p>\n

Check out the complete list of Alice Cooper\u2019s favourite albums below. And they\u2019re all wrapped in a cracking playlist for the freeway, too.<\/p>\n

Alice Cooper\u2019s 10 favourite albums:Pet Sounds \u2013 The Beach BoysMeet the Beatles! \u2013 The BeatlesEast-West \u2013 Butterfield Blues BandEli and the Thirteenth Confession \u2013 Laura NyroHaving a Rave Up \u2013 The YardbirdsDa Capo \u2013 LoveThe Doors \u2013 The DoorsEngland\u2019s Newest Hit Makers \u2013 The Rolling StonesChuck Berry\u2019s Greatest Hits \u2013 Chuck BerryMy Generation \u2013 The Who<\/p>\n

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