Becket Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 LIVE 1979 - THE MADHOUSE ROCK TOURThis title will be ready for shipment on May 29, 2012. Please note that all orders made before then will be shipped on this date.The Strange Case Of Alice Cooper is more than a concert film. It is the warped tale of one man's descent into madness, a theatrical rock 'n' roll spectacle that could only emerge from the twisted imagination of Alice Cooper.Filmed during a stop on the Madhouse Rock Tour in 1979, Strange Case was inspired by Alice's stay in a New York sanitarium and the people he encountered there. Vincent Price introduces the proceedings as ghoulish doctors and transvestite nurses cross paths with dancing bottles of alcohol. All the while, Alice performs songs off his album From The Inside, as well as many of his most well-known and best-loved hits.This is the DVD debut of the extremely rare film, taped on April 9, 1979, in San Diego, California, long sought after by fans. Only previous home video release was a quickly deleted and now very pricey VHS.The DVD also contains a brand-new commentary track by Alice Cooper.[setlist]From The InsideSeriousNurse RozettaThe Quiet RoomI Never CryDevil's FoodWelcome To My NightmareBillion Dollar BabiesOnly Women BleedNo More Mr. Nice GuyI'm EighteenThe Black WidowWish I Was Born In Beverly HillsBallad Of Dwight FryGo To HellHow You Gonna See Me NowInmates (We're All Crazy)School's Outhttp://alicecooper.com/strange-case-alice-cooper-dvdI'm really looking forward to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Saw this a while ago...thought someone mentioned it on here but maybe not. Definitely picking this one up, From The Inside is my favorite Alice solo album so it'll be great to have all of those live tracks. The VHS rips on YouTube are all dreadful quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becket Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Saw this a while ago...thought someone mentioned it on here but maybe not. Definitely picking this one up, From The Inside is my favorite Alice solo album so it'll be great to have all of those live tracks. The VHS rips on YouTube are all dreadful quality.From The Inside is my favorite too. that one and Dada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Just got this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Well,I can see why Shout Factory just went with a DVD release and not blu-ray.Not sure blu would enhance this much more than what they could do with DVD.First impression I had when I put this on was...this is a jacked up print from a copy of the original VHS release.A friend of mine owns an actual VHS original release of this,and I've had a copy of this for years...in pretty good shape.This release isn't that many notches above it (sound is polished though).In small writing on the case it says "audio,video were mastered from the best known sources".It's not a mint cherry release...but it's Alice...and it's pretty damn cool! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 OK,well...unless you're a rabid "gotta have it now" fan...I'd say wait till this one hits the $10.00 sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Finally picked this one up. I'd never watched the entire concert on YouTube but a couple clips. First thing I've got to say is, while the band sounds killer...fuck was Alice in rough shape! His voice is just dreadfully bad, and he's all over the place with timing. Its really a shame only 3 (I think?) of the FTI songs have been played live at all since the Madhouse Rock Tour. They're such good songs and really deserve to be played more. I mean, The Quiet Room would sound so cool with Alice's current voice and I'd be fine with it being the main ballad for a tour or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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