Dennis Dunaway, bassist, songwriter, visionary for the Alice Cooper group joins host Jason Barnard to talk about his definitive book on the band ‘Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!’. Subtitled ‘My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Group’ his account is the must read rock autobiography of 2015.
- The Spiders – Why Don’t You Love Me (Single A-side, Mascot, 1965)
- The Spiders – Don’t Blow Your Mind (Single A-side, Santa Cruz, 1966)
- Nazz – Lay Down And Die, Goodbye (Single A-side, Very Record, 1967)
- Alice Cooper – Fields Of Regret (Pretties For You, Straight, 1969)
- Alice Cooper – Nobody Likes Me (Live At The Whisky A-Go-Go 1969, Edsel, 1992)
- Alice Cooper – Return Of The Spiders (For Gene Vincent) (Easy Action, Straight, 1970)
- Alice Cooper – I’m Eighteen (Love It To Death, Warner Brothers, 1971)
- Alice Cooper – Dead Babies (Killer, Warner Brothers, 1971)
- Alice Cooper – Under My Wheels (Under My Wheels, Warner Brothers, 1971)
- Alice Cooper – School’s Out (School’s Out, Warner Brothers, 1972)
- Alice Cooper – Elected (Billion Dollar Babies, Warner Brothers, 1973)
- Alice Cooper – Woman Machine (Muscle Of Love, Warner Brothers, 1973)
- Billion Dollar Babies – Battle Axe (Battle Axe, Polydor, 1977)
- Alice Cooper – A Runaway Train (Welcome 2 My Nightmare, UMe, 2011)
- Blue Coupe feat Alice Cooper – Hallow’s Grave (Million Miles More, CD Baby, 2013)
Playing tracks from across his incredible career listen to Dennis talk about Alice Cooper’s creation in the ’60s, strange glory in the ’70s, and the legendary characters they met along the way. More information on Snakes… is also available at dennisdunaway.com
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Im listening to the Dennis Dunaway interview ,really good stuff .this was the first time I heard the spiders.and the Yard birds influence ,,,who would of thunk…lol
Fantastic interview… truly follows the 50-year musical career of Hall of Fame bass player, Dennis Dunaway. Great tracks with Dennis’ narrative behind the tracks and commentary on the influences and the times. Perfect.
Wow, great chance to hear all these songs…. course I have these albums, but still, fun show!
For me, Dennis and his music have been a guru sven-tastic lifelong personal ride. This interview is an indispensable audio compendium to his new and utterly essential book. Sort of like visuals for the ears.
Excellent program. For those waffling on reading Dennis’s book, get it, in whatever format you prefer, and read the history of Dennis and his life. Fascinating.