Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare | 
| Actor: Alice Cooper
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Category: DVD
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Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 40142
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: RHID4469D
ISBN: 1566054834
UPC: 081227446925
EAN: 9781566054836
ASIN: 1566054834
Theatrical Release Date: 1975
Release Date: May 4, 1999
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Product Description
This first full-blown rock-theater extravaganza ever contains commentary from alice cooper. Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 06/22/1999 Run time: 109 minutes Rating: Nr
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 A Rock Pinnacle August 2, 2005
Volunteer of America (Austin, Texas)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
This DVD is a fantastic sample of an often dissed rocker - Alice Cooper, who Bob Dylan has said is a greatly underappreciated song writer. I saw this tour in Chicago - Suzi Quattro opened - and the DVD's performance night has Alice perhaps a little more the worse for wear. Nevertheless this DVD shows a great performer backed by a fabulous band (who, I believe, also played on "Rock n Roll Animal"). Alice's red jump suit and saber, the monsters, the colors and lights are Alice during his lengthy prime; when he lets out "welcome to my breakdown - I hope I didn't scare you" with his trademark leer shivers run down my spine.
Alice's greatness, to me, rests on his sublimely original image, his great hard rocking, his appealing melodies and the sympathy and sensitivity that he projects amid an often nightmare world. This is all amply demonstrated on this DVD. For my generation, raised on the British Invasion followed by California and New York psychedelics, Alice represents the last great, truly original rock. Much fine music has followed, but these were the Founding Fathers.
 Alice Cooper - 'Welcome To My Nightmare' (Rhino) 3 1/2 stars March 31, 2005
Mike Reed (USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Wasn't this the ABC TV special that aired JUST once on cable in early '75?Guess not,they must've changed covers on us.Turns out this release is the movie that ran in theaters for a short time in later '75 of Alice's 'Welcome...' world tour.I remember seeing this movie in a theater,twice.Picture isn't perfect,but acceptable.Color may be a bit faded,but that lets the viewer(s)know just how long Alice Cooper has been at his craft.Some Cooper fans might find it somewhat amusing as Alice slurs on the vocals big-time during "Eighteen".The concert here makes full use of props like dancing demons,strutting/fighting giant spiders on "Black Widow" and "Devil's Food" and a cyclops during "Department Of Youth".Other tunes performed here include "Billion Dollar Babies","Steven" and "Escape".Keep in mind this was Alice's very first solo tour.Recommended,if you're a fan of the trend-setting shock rocker.
 ALICE COOPER: WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE! October 19, 2001
Michael Anthony Brenton (The Other Side of the Known Universe)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This DVD preserves for posterity ALICE COOPER's awesome stage show (concert does not really do this thing justice) circa 1975! This was as THEATRICAL as things got back then, boys and girls! ALICE was at the height of his popularity and the band performs 15 of their biggest SHOCK-ROCK hits, such as "School's Out," "I'm Eighteen," and "No More Mr. Nice Guy"! They call this one "Welcome to My Nightmare" but I always think of this as the "Billion Dollar Babies" tour! But even beyond the CONCERT ROCK sound there is the make-up! The props! The SPECIAL EFFECTS! All of which made VINCENT FURNIER one of the great rock and roll SHOWMEN of all time! Even better, this DVD has INTERVIEWS and AUDIO COMMENTARY!
WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE. OH YEAH! February 3, 2000
Joseph P. Skinnell III (Hanover Park, IL United States)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Vintage Coop! Alice Cooper at the top of his form in this beautifuly remastered DVD. The picture, although a little dark and fuzzy in certain ares is otherwise crisp and vibrant. But it's the sound that truely blew me away. Remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1, this audio format takes full advantage of everything multi-channel sound can do. No matter where in the room I moved I felt I was at a live show. Thundering bass, screaming guitars, and howling vocals filled the room. To bad you can't buy all music and concert videos like this. I highly recomend this DVD to the old Cooper fans as well as the new generation. Kick back, crank it way up, and return to the glory days of '70's rock and roll.
Wrong info March 1, 2001
Dave (Waterloo, Ontario Canada)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
After reading all the reviews here I went to my local record store. I had seen the original stage show on VHS 15 years ago and I was curious to see if I was going to find the DVD version, or the version that seems to be reviewed here which should really be titled "The Nightmare Returns" Well.. I found the original.. The one everyone wants.. The cover is exactly as above, if you look at the bottom of the cover above it gives some of the titles of songs found on the DVD as well as the Rhino logo.. Mine is the same, I'm going to go out on the edge here and say the cover above is for sure from the late 70's theater show.. So that's what I'm going to review.. Putting together all the old footage must have been a hard job for the crew at Rhino, as the original tapes weren't cared for.. They did a great job, the audio is clean and the video has been cleaned up as much as possible.. I did notice some changes in audio where they may have used a different sample from one of his other shows during that period. (I'm sure much of the original audio was beyond repair) Some of the cuts were also close, again I'm betting the video wasn't useable.. The fact that they mixed it in Dolby 5.1 was enough to keep me happy.. The extra's on this DVD were pretty impressive.. A 25 minute interview with Alice on the evolution of the character and what he and the original band had set out to do when this ride first stared.. The commentary tracks were great! Tons of info and very funny, it makes it all a must have item for your Cooper Collection! I would recommend this DVD to anyone who can find it! If what I'm reading is true, many Alice Fan's have come across what they thought to be "Welcome to my Nightmare)- 1975 and what they got was "The Nightmare Returns) - 1986 So make sure you read the back of the DVD word for word, they make it quite clear on the back of mine that it is the theater show, but who knows what the '86 DVD says... Perhaps Rhino needs to have their Marketing Department sit down with some real Alice fans so we can get the record straight!
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