[MplsSteve]

When a person thinks of ballads, they probably think of Barry Manilow or Peter Cetera.

But there is one artist who’s done only a few ballads over the years and his were great sounding.

Alice Cooper.

Yes, seriously. For those of you who’ve never heard one of his ballads, click on these YouTube links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbGM3zGb918 - I Never Cry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd4s3xmP7lI - How You Gonna See Me Now?

A few years ago, I played “I never Cry” for some of the younger guys at work. They had no idea it was Alice Cooper. They thought he sounded great.

[Lazlo in PA]

I wonder if the younger guys you played I Never Cry for scratched their heads about the line "The TV was dead and gone". No one under the age of 30 has seen the Stare Spangled Banner played and a test pattern on TV in their life.

[Fractal Trader]

Actually, I think “Only Women Bleed” is his best.

[Man from Oz]

I concur. I have both of those songs on my iPod..... Besides Poison :)

MFO

[caddie]

Yes old Alice Cooper is awesome, too.

[SupplySider]

I saw Alice on HDNet Concerts recently. It was a great set. I wish I had half his energy.

[supremedoctrine]

wow wow wow. Just listened to this, and it has the sound of a classic. Never knew he did anything like this.Just beautiful, beautiful melody line, beautiful hook, beautiful changes. this would have been a good song for the amazing James Durbin to do, if he weren’t already eliminated from American Idol.