School's Out | 
| Artist: Alice Cooper
Label: Rhino Flashback
Category: Music
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Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 3681
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 2623
UPC: 081227988784
EAN: 0081227988784
ASIN: B001HADE0U
Release Date: November 11, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | School's Out - Alice Cooper, Bruce, Michael | | • | Luney Tune - Alice Cooper, Cooper, Alice | | • | Gutter Cat vs. The Jets - Alice Cooper, Bernstein, Leonard | | • | Street Fight - Alice Cooper, Bruce, Michael | | • | Blue Turk - Alice Cooper, Bruce, Michael | | • | My Stars - Alice Cooper, Cooper, Alice | | • | Public Animal #9 - Alice Cooper, Bruce, Michael | | • | Alma Mater - Alice Cooper, Smith, Neal [1] | | • | Grande Finale - Alice Cooper, Bernstein, Elmer |
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Alice Cooper used to claim he wrote entire albums worth of lyrics in an afternoon with the TV on. True or not, whatever led to moments of ultraclarity such as "We got no class / And we got no principles / And we got no innocence / We can't even think of a word that rhymes" should be bottled and force-fed to Marilyn Manson. School's Out (1972) is where Cooper's show-biz tendencies first fully flowered--"Gutter Cat Versus the Jets" more than nods to West Side Story and "Grande Finale" sounds like the band was trying to ace Elmer Bernstein out of a gig--but it also rocks hard, and most of the ambition-laden stuff (especially the epic "My Stars") really does work. Nasty and grande as they wanted to be. --Rickey Wright
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 My second favorite Alice Cooper album, and yet Rhino hasn't even touched it yet while I wait for a remastered version July 26, 2006
Rykre (Sacramento, California)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I truly appreciate that Rhino Records re-released and remastered Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies" and "Welcome To My Nightmare" which included bonus tracks and more.
Rhino's 4 CD box set was rather a disappointment because they chopped up or only gave us "single" versions of many of his tracks. So when I saw "Welcome To My Nightmare" come out re-released and remastered from Rhino, I was hoping that Rhino would re-release and remaster Alice Cooper's entire catalog.
At least, Rhino should consider remastering Alice Cooper's "Love it To Death", "Killer", and "School's Out".
"Love it To Death", and "Killer" really need some extra attention. The first and only issues of these two albums from Warner Brothers just sound simply awful.
Come on Rhino, please finish what you started.
School's Back In! May 31, 2000
Brent Evans (Rockhampton, Australia)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
SCHOOL'S OUT was the album that put the Alice Cooper Group way over the top.Taking every worn out cliche of American High School,a dollop of teen angst,and a love of WEST SIDE STORY,and you have a classic seventies(and beyond)release.The title track has always been a song to be played on the last day of school(very loudly!).Many music styles are incorporated:cool jazz(BLUE TURK),space rock(MY STARS),hard rock(PUBLIC ANIMAL NUMBER 9),and broadway show tunes(GUTTER CATS VERSUS THE JETS,FINALE).My favorite track is ALMA MATER because it shows a hitherto unseen sensitive side of the Coop.SCHOOL'S OUT is a perfect concept album for the teenage years.Even the cover was innovative for it's time(I wish I had the first edition with the "surprise" wrapper) .I'd advise all novice Cooper addicts to purchase this release.Remember the Coop,eh?
Classic Albums of 1972: No. 5 June 1, 2005
Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Alice Cooper struck a universal chord with the title track from their fifth album and the group-penned anthem became the only Top 10 hit of their career--"School's Out" peaked at No. 7 in the summer of 1972. [Note: It was also a No. 1 hit for three weeks in the U.K.]
While "School's Out" is the focal point (and only hit) of this apparent concept album, there are other classic Alice Cooper songs here, including the rockin' "Luney Tune" (co-written by bassist Dennis Dunaway and Alice Cooper), the snarling "Public Animal #9, and the jazzy "Blue Turk" (the latter two co-written by guitarist Michael Bruce and Alice Cooper). Two other strong tracks are the ones inspired by the music from WEST SIDE STORY: "Gutter Cat vs. the Jets" and "Grande Finale." [It should be noted that Leonard Bernstein is given co-writer status on both of these tracks.]
In addition to the terrific music, the original LP was housed in an album jacket that could fold into an actual school desk--and the record was not in a paper sleeve but a pair of pink women's underwear! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The opus of a 'Killer' band December 11, 2006
R. Goss (Seoul Korea (South))
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
It's nice to see that there are many fans around who still appreciate what a masterpiece this album was. I grew up a big, big fan of Alice's first band, who were incredibly talented musicians as well as powerful songwriters. People forget what an important player guitarist Michael Bruce was in those days, but if you look back, you'll see his songwriting credits on all the biggies from that era.
Having been practically weaned on Alice, I found it as sad to see this band break up as I imagine it must have been for fans of groups such as Pink Floyd or Van Halen. Sadder even still was watching Alice become less of a musician over the years and more and more of a shock rocker, and knowing that younger generations would never be aware that he had once made some truly remarkable music. Although there were a few flashes of brilliance in his solo period (most notably on 'Welcome to my Nightmare' and 'From the Inside'), there was nothing, to my mind, that ever came close to the stuff that was put out on Love It To Death, Killer, Billion Dollar Babies and School's Out.
To me, however, School's Out was the pinnacle. Not as hard rocking as some of the others, yet delightfully sprinkled with touches of various musical influences ranging from jazz to Broadway musicals, this was the opus for Alice and company. Interestingly, the title song, which was Alice's biggest solo hit with this group, has always been my least favorite. While I do like how it sets the theme of the album, I've always thought that things really kicked off with the second track, "Luney Tune," which is a neatly packaged song about losing it that has what is arguably their tightest song-ending ever. "Gutter Cat," "Blue Turk," "My Stars" and "Alma Mater" are likewise among the band's best tracks, and the closer, "Grande Finale," makes a fitting finale indeed for this particular piece of music.
I agree totally with one of the earlier reviewers who lamented that School's Out has not yet been digitally remastered. If there was ever an Alice Cooper album that would be suited for it, School's Out, with its extensive musical range, is definitely the one. The day that happens, I'll be sending for a copy, and pronto.
Mainstream Alice fans, this might not be to your taste. It's pretty experimental, and there's a lot less rock and guitar work than usual. However, if you consider yourself an Alice Cooper fan and are into musicianship and songwriting, than this should definitely be in your library.
One Killer Guitar Lick July 13, 2007
Jonathan M. Lourie (Marblehead, MA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have read the other reviews and I agree with all of them. But I had to add that this album is worth buying if only for the title song. The opening to School's Out is probably one of the best guitar licks around. Instantly recognizable, like Johnny B. Goode and Smoke on the Water, it is so simple but just screams off the album. Combined with the bass, and Alice's feral screams, the song is amazing. The rest of the album is good but would only merit 3.5-4 stars, especially when compared with Killer and Billion Dollar Babies. It is the title song that kicks it up to five stars.
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