Finally. Alice Cooper has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It's about time. Just consider a few of Cooper's classic songs—"I'm Eighteen," "Under My Wheels, "School's Out," "Elected," "Only Women Bleed," "Hello, Hooray," "No More Mr. Nice Guy," and "You And Me."
In a 1978 interview with Rolling Stone, none other than Bob Dylan called Cooper "an overlooked songwriter."
More than that, he's a true original. Born Vincent Furnier, Cooper is one of the first rock shockers with his big sound and outlandish stage theatrics. Like a mad scientist, he mixed rock music and horror movies and came up with a potion that would captivate rock fans for four decades.
He would scare you with guillotines, electric chairs, and boa constrictors and then make you reach for a tissue with a sensitive ballad like "I Never Cry." He was glam before the New York Dolls. He was a rock villain before Kiss and Ozzy.
Before Furnier took the role for his own, Alice Cooper was the name of a band, and it's the group that's been nominated for the Hall of Fame. Open the doors and let them in.
To be eligible for nomination into the Hall of Fame, an act must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. The 2011 Nominees had to release their first recording no later than 1985. Ballots will be sent to 500 voters, who will then pick the acts that will be inducted.
Here's the full list of this year's nominees:
· Alice Cooper
· Beastie Boys
· Bon Jovi
· Chic
· Neil Diamond
· Donovan
· Dr. John
· J. Geils Band
· LL Cool J
· Darlene Love
· Laura Nyro
· Donna Summer
· Joe Tex
· Tom Waits
· Chuck Willis
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