luvlz2 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Legendary rocker Alice Cooper kicked off his summer run with three shows in Michigan this weekend. The trek marks the debut of Alice's new guitarist Nita Strauss, who was recently ranked #1 on Guitar World's list of "10 Female Guitar Players You Should Know." She takes the place of Orianthi, who has toured with Alice for the past few years. Strauss, a longtime Ibanez signature series endorsee who made her name with The Iron Maidens, Femme Fatale and La Kiss, joins the rest of Cooper's band -- guitarists Ryan Roxie and Tommy Henriksen, plus bassist Chuck Garric and drummer Glen Sobel. Asked how she got involved with Cooper, Strauss told Guitarworld.com: "Kip Winger was the one who actually connected the dots. We met each other on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, where he saw me play. He later heard through the grapevine that Alice was looking for someone, so he sent them a few links and videos of me performing. I was then introduced to Shep Gordon [Cooper's manager] and Bob Ezrin [Cooper's producer] who sent me over a few tracks to learn and from there everything just seemed to fall into place. I'm so honored and excited to be a part of this project. It's hard to put into words." Regarding what it was like when she first met Alice, Nita said: "I first met Alice in L.A. when he was recording some material for his new album. Ezrin called and asked me if I'd like to come down to the studio and meet him. So I went down and got to sit in the studio for Alice's recording session. He's such a cool guy. The whole experience was pretty incredible." Asked if she feels added pressure being in a three-guitar band situation, Strauss said: "I come from a band that played Iron Maiden songs, so the multi-guitar-player thing isn't something that's really new to me. By the same token, these are iconic songs and I really want to make sure that I do them justice." http://www.guitarworld.com/guitarist-nita-strauss-talks-touring-alice-cooper-gear-and-three-guitar-attackshttp://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guitarist-nita-strauss-performs-with-alice-cooper-for-first-time-video/ Sault Ste Marie, MI 6/27/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luvlz2 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 According to the Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20140730/ENT04/307300185/dick-wagner-dies-michigan-guitarist , former Alice Cooper guitarist Dick Wagner died this morning (Wednesday, July 30) of respiratory failure. He was 71 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Only Women Bleed is one of rock's great power ballads, imo. It's one of those songs that engages in social commentary without detracting from the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZeppfan77 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 In case you missed it Alice Cooper is at the Ohio St vs Mich st game. Pulled up in a 57 Chevy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 The guy who introduced me to Alice Cooper in Grade 7 is the same guy who introduced me to booze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cosmic_juice Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Only Women Bleed is one of rock's great power ballads, imo. It's one of those songs that engages in social commentary without detracting from the music. I believe Bob Dylan even commented on this song at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Alice Cooper has a thrift shop in Phoenix called Alice's Attic, have not been to it yet, but want to check it out. He gives a tour of it in this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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