Received wisdom usually credits either the CBGB-based New York City scene (Talking Heads, Ramones, Blondie) or the UK’s Class Of ’76 (Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers) with instigating the punk movement, yet the Alice Cooper band had already been there, done that and left the scorched earth behind them. Matching the showmanship and inherent theatricality of Alice Cooper the man with the dynamism and ambition of Alice Cooper the band, these Detroit hell-raisers electrified rock during the early 70s with a string of era-defining discs celebrated in this countdown of the best Alice Cooper band albums.
Listen to the best of Alice Cooper here, and check out the best Alice Cooper band albums, below.