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| Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper - Live 1973 - Billion Dollar Babies Tour | 
| Director: Joe Gannon
Actors: Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith, Glen Buxton
Studio: Shout! Factory
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (53 reviews)
Sales Rank: 29954
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 100 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: SMVD38395D
ISBN: 0738933805
UPC: 826663839593
EAN: 9780738933801
ASIN: B000BCKXT0
Release Date: November 8, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: November 8, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 11/15/2005
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They billed it as "the film that outgrosses them all," but if some of the antics on display in Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper - Live 1973 seem fairly mild some thirty years after the fact, that's mainly because people like Marilyn Manson and some of the more lurid punk and metal acts copped many of their moves from Cooper in the first place. This movie, which combines footage from the band's Billion Dollar Babies concert tour with what might charitably be described as a storyline, had a brief theatrical run in the mid-'70s but has been mostly unseen until this DVD release, which features a high definition transfer and a new sound mix. The group (with its namesake singer joined by original members Michael Bruce and Glen Buxton on guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass, and drummer Neal Smith) was in the midst of a nice run of hits at the time; "No More Mr. Nice Guy," "Eighteen," and "School's Out" are all ably performed here, but it's the stage show in all its Grand Guignol glory that's the prime attraction. Clockwork Orange-style violence, necrophilia, decapitation via guillotine, humping mannequins, sticking baby dolls with swords: that and more is on display here, all in the name of what Cooper, whose commentary track is the major bonus feature, describes as "performance art." Well, maybe. Most of it comes off as little more than a hodgepodge of disconnected images--some vile and vulgar, some merely silly--designed to thrill the kids and piss off the parents, which it most certainly did… and ain't that what rock & roll is all about? As for the "story" (something about a crazed film director out for vengeance after Alice ruins his masterpiece) that's intercut with the concert numbers, the best that can be said about it is that viewers have the option of choosing the "play concert only" option. --Sam Graham
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| Customer Reviews: Read 48 more reviews...
 great November 9, 2008
This is something I have been looking for 35 year's! I was at this concert in Dallas, and belive it or not, I still remember a lot of it. Thank you Amazon, Russell Fleming!
 Clicking to special features doesn't work half the time July 9, 2008
Aside from not realizing this was a movie with horrible interruptions to the concert to ruin the mood of the show, we also found that none of the links would connect - we couldn't get the speciall features to open and play; so we didn't know we could watch a concert version without that horrible bad movie acting sketches in between.
the concert was as good as I remmebered, having been there myself in 73; but the DVD is very difficult to move around in. We never have these problems with any other DVDs - and this was brand new. Even our rentals are in better condition than this was.
Slicing it up with Alice June 9, 2008
As I read some of the other reviews of this film, I read a lot of negatives and they didn't scare me away from buying this video.I was rewarded for sticking with it. Alice Cooper are at their best (don't forget at this time they were a band, not just a man) the concert footage is great. The Stage show was something that wasn't as common as it may be today. Then again it may not be pulled off as well either. If you are into Alice Cooper you want/need this video in your collection.
Alice Cooper - Live 1973 May 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Absolutely stunning. I don't know how they made the sound so good. They must have had a master tape or something back then to be able to do this.
Alice may have been weird, but he had some of the best musician's ever to cross a stage. This band is the original lineup, and is beyond compare!
disappointing Cooper in a Stupor is NOT super-duper February 25, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Here are the BAD POINTS:
very lackluster performance - not hitting the notes, no energy
the audio sounds like the instruments weren't miked - just a couple of mikes pointing at the stage - very muddy, no presence.
the 5.1 audio mix is really poor and "far away" sounding
the skits are amaturish, stupid and endless!
GOOD POINTS:
interesting to see Alice at this stage in his career
his commentary makes parts of it bearable - I still skipped thru a lot of it.
BOTTOM LINE:
Don't expect much. it's okay to watch once. Try to get a buddy to buy it - then watch his copy.
I'm sticking with the studio production CDs. :(
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