Alice's perfect description of being an 18 year old guy. Feeling like one is indestructible and immortal, but so insecure. Now I'm 70 and secure, but the sands of the hour glass are running out!
growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.....When I pull my helmet on Im 27 again :o) when I listen to Alice cooper Im 18 again..except for the aches n pains
Drunk as a skunk, forgets the words to the first verse, can barely stand up, and totally blows tossing around the mic stand. Still puts on a killer performance. I love Alice.
Yeah Steve. Great moment: Alice throws the mic stand into the air so he can catch it like Elvis....and misses! "I got a baby's brain. And an old man's heart." I have no idea what that means....Truest words ever sung.
I doubt it was improvisation while wasted. He's a showman. A song you've done a thousand times means you do it the way you've done before. This was showmanship. Microphone stand drop was him being wasted though for sure.
@D7TzbloAW dLdkHO57Fafh guess you're a bieber fan or just have no taste in music. and unless you know him shut up with your unfounded opinion.dont bother replying because it will just be an insult
D7TzbloAW dLdkHO57Fk8h you obviously came to see the video, you’re fake, you’re obviously just jealous that Alice Cooper and your girlfriend can handle whiskey better than you😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My dad was really worried for me cause i was a 12 yrs old teenage girl listening to Alice Copper The Who Zepplin Kiss The Stones had all their records and posters on my bedroom wall. I never drank any liquor or beer or never smoked or took drugs. I just loved Rock! Im now 58 yrs old mom and grandma still listening to my classic rock i hate what is now mainsteamed. Rock on fellow Monsters of Rock!!!
Coolness Madame!!! I don't listen to mainstream either. We got a great college station broadcasting rock & a plethora of other genres here in Chicago WLUW, Loyola University
Fuck, I don't know how to say it in English . But I wish I want to live in your generation I think that's a correct sentence , please correct me if I'm wrong and sorry
right on - but I saw him do this when I was 18 and it was a strange feeling.. my dad was on my ass to get a job and get out of his face at his house..... the drinking age was still 18 in my state, I think the last to go to 21... it was odd. Jagger and Richards could be out of their minds and do better..
I was a teen in the 60's when Alice Cooper debuted. I saw them in '69 in Phoenix when they opened for the Blues Image. They had the longest hair on any guys I'd ever seen at the time..!!
Me too! Was groovin' to the Guess Who, the Grass Roots, America...then BAM!...like a shotgun blast to the brain, along came The Coop...and my whole life changed. Man...were we lucky, or what?
Wow--saw him 3 times but was never lucky enough to see T Rex with him! So old now that I have no idea who opened for those shows and will have to ask my friends.
I was born in '53 and graduated from High School in '72... yes, I was 18 when this song came out. And it's exactly how I felt at the time. By the way... I'm still 18 :)
Turned 18 May of 1971. Now 18 plus 51. Where I lived that same year they dropped the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. Party summer. Anyone notice Alice was singing the lyrics to American Pie which also came out in 71!
I was a young kid in the 1970s. I remember fondly all the older kids in the neighborhood. Long hair, flare legged pants, flannel, denim vests with lots of patches. I thought the older kids were weird and a little bit intimidating. But there were a lot of cool older kids and mostly people were friendly. They listened to music like this, with rooms covered in posters and black lights. Definitely was very cool to grow up in the 70s.
That sounded like you read that straight out of Wikipedia. Take note, they wore Bell Bottoms, chicks wore Elephant Bells, double knit slacks were flared.
Let's see 1974. First concert. Straight. Thirteen. Came out with second hand buzz. Walked into a wall. Laughing about nothing.hahahaha. It was great. After that. My life was either a jock or a freak. Now it's either business or a freak. Hahahaha.
Damn Alice is Sooooo intense here. The feelings of stress, confusion and frustration that the song is about comes through in his voice and performance. Magical.
@@seltaeb9691 Yeah he’s ego and him turning into a control freak killed the band. I didn’t and still don’t like any of the solo Alice Cooper stuff at all.
@@markrosenquist8259ya gotta remember...it was Michael Bruce that didn't want to work with Bob Ezrin on "Muscle of love" and he and Neal Smith wanted to do solo albums...so Alice gets Ezrin for "Welcome to my nightmare" and it's a platinum success...all I'm saying is if maybe they had Ezrin producing MOL...it would have been a better success like the previous albums and it would have kept them together for a few more years and albums...but we'll never know...😐
Alice is a treasure. He's 100% real. True to himself. I've seen him live this year, and he's still kicking ass, unlike many other rock stars who are much younger. He's a titan of the rock culture. I want Alice to live forever 👀
I want to see him live so much! He was in my city last year on my birthday, but I hadn't listened to much of his music yet and didn't even know he was here~ I'm 17 so I didnt really know about him but now i wish I could go see him after hearing all his music and seeing how awesome he is!!
Michael Stratton Lol! Happy early Birthday ! July is almost here. I turned 62 ( OMG )!!! in January , but, am still loving all the good bands from age 15 on...
I'm not convinced that he forgot the words. I think he just didn't come in where he was supposed to. hence the "oh mama! where are you?" don't see how he could possibly forget the words to this song. no matter HOW drunk he was... but I could be wrong!
This guy set the bar for so many of today's bands. And when you think about when he came on the scene British bands ruled rock. Makes me proud he's one of us(American born & bred!)!
Alice Cooper's band was magnificent. Saw them in concert around 1975. Bought this album in early 1971, freshman year in college. Still a big fan today!
Fact: The whiskey bottle in this video sold at auction in 2012 for $60,000 (bottle was autographed by all the original band members after this show)!!!Just a fun fact for the day guys!!!Peace and love!!!
What a sound this band made in 72. Glen Buxton was brilliant on guitar. Just want to listen to this sound forever. Guitars, Bass, Drums and Keyboards all merge into bliss.
Song was first released in the US as a single in November of 70. It was then included in their album-Love It To Death, which was released in 1971. You are correct, the sound they made in 72 was unreal, but they'd been sounding that cool to the public for over a year when you graduated that year.
Most people disagree with the guy who replied to you. "Woke-up this morning and got myself a beer" was Alice's response to Jim Morrison about his day, back when he was drinking, and Jim incorporated it into his song.
@Quid Malbug and f*** did they write some awesome songs or what ?!? Some of the best of the era , the genre and Rock History... They be some incredible hackers gotta say
I’m Eighteen could be one of the most underrated songs of all time….loved it when I was 13 and heard it for the first time and somehow forgot about how great he was….fast forward 46 years and we were at a party and my son had his guitar and it was like having a jukebox right next to you. People were calling out songs and he played but he starts playing this and it brought me back 46 years like a time machine smh
Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Glenn Buxton and Neil Smith….what a great band they were. After Cooper deserted them I never could listen to him anymore. He never wrote great classic songs without those dudes…
Alice just turned 68....happy fucking birthday Alice! Prior to '72, I saw Alice in concert here in Grand Rapids and it was a bloody gas. I went to a local club to see a bunch of bands and one was "Alice Cooper" who I had never heard of and expected a girl and her back-up band to perform. I was 15 and I was stunned at what I saw and heard. Alice can still rock.
I was eighteen, and I got confused every day! This dude was my introduction into the "ahead of their time" rockers, and he was talking to me with his music. Angry, disillusioned, disconnected, etc.. that was me in the 70s. To hear Vince (Alice) talk about these times is revealing, and I thank God he was part of my growing up!
If I’m correct, the rest of the band wanted Alice to quit doing the theatrics and the face paint and such, Alice didn’t want to give it up, and that’s why they split up.
When a band is named after the singer it's literally written on the wall...its gonna happen...if I was in a band and we were forming I'd say "he'll no" we aren't naming it that!!
It's great that so many new 18s are enjoying this and anticipated playing it for that special occasion, just like we did way back then. Fantastic performance here! Absolutely the best! I saw his Welcome To My Nightmare concert in the 70s, this woke everyone up to their own life nightmares, together. We were all in it together and we were to learn to step out of it, together. Just as so many of us turned 18 together with such similar feelings, we recognized that we are together in the whole thing. Love it to death lol.
@@eh5872 . Neither did Iggy, but you like him....if you measure legend status by gold records than P-off to you r Michael Jackson! NYDs are legendary,!!!
@@davejones5745 iggy was way more influential and was around way longer and made way more money. Alice had 8 or 9 gold records. New York dolls were bad. Just like Sex Pistols. It’s just not good music
June 1975. Portland, OR....My first concert was Alice Cooper. Saw all the big names that would come later, but he still was my all time fav as when you paid your money, you didn't get just a "Concert" you got a WHOLE LOT MORE!!!!
Well.....in '72-73 I WAS 18 and a senior in high school just down the road from this band's base about an hour and a half drive (Tucson). In fact, Alice's old orig. band (The Spiders) played at our high school a few years earlier when I was in jr. high and my best bud Mel and I snuck in and watched a while. So....here in '22 it's now 50 years later.....and I'm 67. I'll be honest here: I STILL dig this tune, and I think so much of that band's stuff STILL holds up even today. God Bless Alice Cooper and his band. We got SO MUCH pleasure out of their work back in the day. I'm so glad most of them are still alive.....up in Phnx. area....and in seemingly good health.
I turned 13 in 1972. I first heard this song the following year and wondered how being 18 would look like. Alice Cooper spoke to us in the 70s with "I'm Eighteen" and other songs. Fortunately, he's still with us!
I turned 16 in ‘72. He was alright but I had already discovered the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream, Albert Lee and many others. They were far more impressive and influential than Alice cooper ever was. A year later, in university, I discovered Bruce Springsteen. Alice who? I’d rather George Harrison, John Lennon, Alvin Lee or even Glenn Frey be with us rather than Alice cooper. He’s just some trump supporter now
@@tiny5500 I believe the word you’re looking for is “milquetoast”. Perhaps if you had spent more time in school, you’d know that. It’s funny but all the professional musicians I know, myself included, agree with my picks. Like I said, he was okay and I’m glad he did ok but he filled a small niche in music.🤷♂
@@hillbillydeluxe27 "all the professional musicians I know" Come on milk toast you can try harder than that, Toad and the wet sprocket named a song after you? Kiss Kiss
I've been to a lot of concerts, festivals, etc., the very best one of all time was Alice Cooper. I'll never forget it. Thank you for being your amazing selves everyone, peace and much love sent from Ontario, Canada.
I’ve always loved all the members of the ACG ever since I heard 18 as a 15 year old in 1971, but I have special regard for Dennis Dunaway. Not only is he an excellent musician, but I love to watch his high kicking and dancing around while he plays the bass. His book about his experiences in the ACG is a great book to read, I highly recommend it.
I was 18 when I saw Alice live. In Boston at this Boston Garden “WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE “. Most fun concert. Everyone sang-everyone knew all the words
Alice Cooper (Band) was one of the best, hardest rock bands of the 1970s (and all time). They were actually one of only a handful of titan groups on the level of Sabbath, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, and a very finite list of others. If that wasn't amazing enough, this stuff has aged incredibly well (compared to many of his contemporaries and music of the period) and really is timeless classic rock.
They had two anthems with this and School's Out'.. Aerosmith had Two with Sweet Emotion and Dream On'. The others you mentioned had others too as we all know but Alice Cooper had musicianship right up there with Aerosmith and Sweet'. They remind me a lot of Sweet. Hard rockin' and bit glam.
Love the first 20 seconds... Vince is positively out to lunch, before the song takes hold and he gives a stunning performance. A masterpiece, way better than the studio version or any others I've come across.
4:42 this whole ending section with Alice Cooper orchestrating, was just ear-gasmic! The distortion and feedback became transcendent... what magic to have witnessed!
Yes he's gotta do it providing he makes it! Judging from this video I'm surprised he lasted throughout the 70's.. He looked totally wasted!! But that's what made the video so badass.. A plastered Alice is still better than most artists at their best and completely sober..
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Enjoy your youth Lauren! There will be hard times ahead. But there will be great times ahead. And you will look back at being 18 and realize that you liked it, loved it. Love your whole life buddy. ;) Tom
I listened to this song when I was 13. I couldn't wait until I was 18. But it wasn't as magical as I imagined. Still couldn't drink legally. But this song reminds me of what I used to expect. 56 now.
My eldest sister introduced me to this song. I think she was at that point of breaking away from family bs. I will always love her for the great things she introduced me to.
She should’ve introduced you to the Eagles, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton or even Alvin Lee….they defined three generations. Alice cooper defined a small wet spot in musical history. When I mentioned him to my grandson, he had to google him. Yet he’s totally familiar with the musicians I mentioned at the beginning. He wasn’t impressed in the least with what he found…lol
Turned 18 in 72. Great time. Great music. Any kid who wanted one could find a summer job. College was affordable for middle class. The pill had been invented and Aids was a decade away from rearing its ugly head. We kids had real friends not Facebook ones.
Actually, the first documented AIDS fatality was in 1969, when 16 year-old Robert Rayford succumbed to the illness. It is likely that HIV was being transmitted in 1973, but it wasn’t recognized as a disease until the early 80s when mostly gay men began dying from it. Some were likely HIV positive for YEARS prior.
@@sketchyold Results of testing for HIV genetic material were reported once at a scientific conference in Australia in 1999; however, the data has never been published in a peer-reviewed medical or scientific journal.
Loved all of that except for the last bit, we still have real connections. It's just hard for you guys to see it, the same way it probably was for your parents to see how listening to Alice Cooper brought people together for anything but Satanism lol. Cool ass generation though
This line-up was one of the greatest all time rock bands in my opinion. Sure, they could be ham-fisted, but what they did was perfectly suited to what they wanted to get across.
For the times I've been dismissive of Cooper as a rock star parody, glammed up with eyeliner, I have to tip my cap to him for this full-on rendition of "I'm Eighteen." Epic. Imagine if we all performed this well at our jobs. And he's likely lit up but look at the commitment in a seemingly effortless display of attitude and meaning. An ounce of this is worth a barrel of any other. It's rock at, or near, maximum hardness. For all the pomp and circumstance of that scene, the tumbling boulders in this version of "I'm Eighteen" prove Cooper was more than parody - the band hammers home the reality of it all.
BRIAN FREEMAN I was 8 when it came out but 14 when I first heard it and I remember thinking" that fucking Alice knows exactly how I feel right now" and it's strange that it still describes me today all these years later.
There's a version I can't find where he changes a verse from, "mom & dad's got me drinking beer", to, "mom and dad's got me drinking whiskey ... ALL NIGHT LONG" !
@@jimmiehultman5351 That sounds like the version from the live album "The Alice Cooper Show" released 1977. It's after Alice had been solo for a few years. Good version but this Beat Club version is by far, my favorite! Love the original band!
My local bar has a jam night every Thursday and this guy named bob sneider plays there once in a while, and he plays this song fairly often. Every time he plays it, it introduces it by saying, “ this next song I actually had the pleasure of playing with the guy who wrote it.” He played this song with Alice cooper many moons ago.
batlizard37- that's strange because Ricky Rachtman and Headbangers Ball used to be my favorite show back in those days yet I don't remeber this video ever playing.
Buffalo Bill i could care less what you remember actually. i saw it numerous times. you must be one of those people who think if they don't see it , it didn't happen
My dad was a Vietnam vet and he never talked about it much,but I was 18 and going nowhere fast, so my dad carried me down to the Marine Corp office and after 2 tours,the first in Afghanistan & the 2nd Iraq. Me and my dad finally had something to talk about. It's crazy how war can bring a father & son closer together. He used to love Alice Cooper. He passed away, and now I'm having a cold beer and remembering my father. Semper Fi
I saw him in 1972 that same year at the old Cincinnati Gardens. I was 17 and couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. Fast forward to 2024 and old Alice C is still touring and kicking ass.
Have been to over 200 concerts, I've seen Alice Cooper 6 times. Hes top 5 out of 6. I was at kiss live # 1and that was great . Alice rest of 5. He never disappoints
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Alice's perfect description of being an 18 year old guy. Feeling like one is indestructible and immortal, but so insecure. Now I'm 70 and secure, but the sands of the hour glass are running out!
growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.....When I pull my helmet on Im 27 again :o) when I listen to Alice cooper Im 18 again..except for the aches n pains
I turned 18 just a couple years after the song came out. Still plenty of insecurity to empathize with out there. And still love hot guitar licks!
Thanks to rockers like Cooper, it was one hell of a ride.👍
Im not even 18 yet, that is crazy, my 65 yrold grandma cant even use youtube.
I am 20😅
Drunk as a skunk, forgets the words to the first verse, can barely stand up, and totally blows tossing around the mic stand. Still puts on a killer performance. I love Alice.
He sure is real
Yeah Steve. Great moment: Alice throws the mic stand into the air so he can catch it like Elvis....and misses!
"I got a baby's brain. And an old man's heart." I have no idea what that means....Truest words ever sung.
@Claire Vittore . Ok lol
@@MikeB-sp6gp It's a great lyric.
Followed by "Took eighteen years to get this far."
Alice cooper, doesn't drink, dumbass. Never has.
Improvising vocals while wasted! This man was and still is one of the most kickass rockers of all time.
I doubt it was improvisation while wasted. He's a showman. A song you've done a thousand times means you do it the way you've done before. This was showmanship. Microphone stand drop was him being wasted though for sure.
@D7TzbloAW dLdkHO57Fafh what did he do to you to get all riled up?
@D7TzbloAW dLdkHO57Fafh guess you're a bieber fan or just have no taste in music. and unless you know him shut up with your unfounded opinion.dont bother replying because it will just be an insult
D7TzbloAW dLdkHO57Fk8h you obviously came to see the video, you’re fake, you’re obviously just jealous that Alice Cooper and your girlfriend can handle whiskey better than you😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
In interviews he said he was never drunk/stoned while on stage ( off stage yes, but never on ). I have no reason not to believe him sooooo
My dad was really worried for me cause i was a 12 yrs old teenage girl listening to Alice Copper The Who Zepplin Kiss The Stones had all their records and posters on my bedroom wall. I never drank any liquor or beer or never smoked or took drugs. I just loved Rock! Im now 58 yrs old mom and grandma still listening to my classic rock i hate what is now mainsteamed. Rock on fellow Monsters of Rock!!!
Same here brother,absolutely love all this old rock/metal stuff,will never tire of it ever until the day I die 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Coolness Madame!!! I don't listen to mainstream either. We got a great college station broadcasting rock & a plethora of other genres here in Chicago WLUW, Loyola University
You and I are two peas in a pod. Have a good day.
I absolutely love stoner rock and I don't smoke dope haha
@gixxusmetalman7435 I'm late to the Party. What bands do you like? SLEEP? Electric Wizard?
This version is so good, his vocals are insane
This is one of the most rock and roll things I've ever seen
All 5 were extremely talented.
I like the early seventies tropes in the background, which come off as just dripping with bitter sarcasm here. "Have a nice day." &tc. Ha!
This version is a completely different league to the standard. 🤘
This is fantastic on so many levels!
Before reading comments I watched it and thought it was a pretty crappy version of a great song! To each their own I guess.
I was so lucky to be a teenager in the 70s.
Ye, I'm pissed off my ass because I was born in the wrong in generation lol
Fuck, I don't know how to say it in English . But I wish I want to live in your generation I think that's a correct sentence , please correct me if I'm wrong and sorry
Graduated in 77 I was there and remember everything.
right on - but I saw him do this when I was 18 and it was a strange feeling.. my dad was on my ass to get a job and get out of his face at his house..... the drinking age was still 18 in my state, I think the last to go to 21... it was odd. Jagger and Richards could be out of their minds and do better..
I was a teen in the 60's when Alice Cooper debuted. I saw them in '69 in Phoenix when they opened for the Blues Image. They had the longest hair on any guys I'd ever seen at the time..!!
Saw Alice in 1973....T.Rex was the opening act....my life was never the same
Me too! Was groovin' to the Guess Who, the Grass Roots, America...then BAM!...like a shotgun blast to the brain, along came The Coop...and my whole life changed. Man...were we lucky, or what?
Wow--saw him 3 times but was never lucky enough to see T Rex with him! So old now that I have no idea who opened for those shows and will have to ask my friends.
That had to be amazing!
That might be the best ever concert bill in rock history!
T. rex is the ones that sing get it on right?
I was born in '53 and graduated from High School in '72... yes, I was 18 when this song came out. And it's exactly how I felt at the time. By the way... I'm still 18 :)
Grad of "71," and I gotta say, kids today have no idea how huge theses guys were, and Alice STILL is !!!
Last day of school in June 72 budting out of the K wing doors singing School’s Out!
Beautiful!
Turned 18 May of 1971. Now 18 plus 51. Where I lived that same year they dropped the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. Party summer. Anyone notice Alice was singing the lyrics to American Pie which also came out in 71!
Like fingernails on a chalkboard. 😱😱😱
Nearly 50 years later and this song is still hardcore. 🤘🔥🤘
It's an anthem
and...inside im still eighteen...in a good way
@@ericpeterson9336 yes
Guy in green pants is fun to look at
Damn right
I was a young kid in the 1970s. I remember fondly all the older kids in the neighborhood. Long hair, flare legged pants, flannel, denim vests with lots of patches. I thought the older kids were weird and a little bit intimidating. But there were a lot of cool older kids and mostly people were friendly. They listened to music like this, with rooms covered in posters and black lights. Definitely was very cool to grow up in the 70s.
it was indeed, lot's of great music with party favours to match
@@marcob6880 Videos like this take me back. I realize back then the people were deeper and more laid back. Simpler and fun times.
That sounded like you read that straight out of Wikipedia. Take note, they wore Bell Bottoms, chicks wore Elephant Bells, double knit slacks were flared.
@@leftylou6070 You're an analyst.
Let's see 1974. First concert. Straight. Thirteen. Came out with second hand buzz. Walked into a wall. Laughing about nothing.hahahaha. It was great. After that. My life was either a jock or a freak. Now it's either business or a freak. Hahahaha.
Damn Alice is Sooooo intense here. The feelings of stress, confusion and frustration that the song is about comes through in his voice and performance. Magical.
It really does, so awesome isn't it!
We are not worthy !!!!!!
If by 'intense' you mean completely hammered, than yes.😆
@@jonlate4581 lol
He nailed this
The original Alice Cooper band was amazing!
Shame Furnier killed the band with his ego.
@@seltaeb9691 Yeah he’s ego and him turning into a control freak killed the band. I didn’t and still don’t like any of the solo Alice Cooper stuff at all.
@@markrosenquist8259ya gotta remember...it was Michael Bruce that didn't want to work with Bob Ezrin on "Muscle of love" and he and Neal Smith wanted to do solo albums...so Alice gets Ezrin for "Welcome to my nightmare" and it's a platinum success...all I'm saying is if maybe they had Ezrin producing MOL...it would have been a better success like the previous albums and it would have kept them together for a few more years and albums...but we'll never know...😐
am I the only one who feels these guys are underrated? such an awesome tune. I just turned 39, and this still gives me goosebumps.
Eles só foram subestimados na Inglaterra , quando foram impedidos de se apresentarem por lá.
They made a shit ton of money if that makes you feel better. They were awesome.
I am 66 and this song was my generation
63 turning 64.
@@maddoman11 109 with one foot in the grave!
This song is truly one of the most genius songs ever written. The chords. The lyrics. A timeless classic. Plus the ultimate rock-'n'-roll frontman.
I remember turning 18 with some buddies driving around the metro park drinking mouse head beer and pooping roar 714s good days
Moose head beer not mouse head
And popping 714s good days
Alice is a treasure. He's 100% real. True to himself. I've seen him live this year, and he's still kicking ass, unlike many other rock stars who are much younger. He's a titan of the rock culture. I want Alice to live forever 👀
Great to know. Thanks man. Alice rocks
I want to see him live so much! He was in my city last year on my birthday, but I hadn't listened to much of his music yet and didn't even know he was here~ I'm 17 so I didnt really know about him but now i wish I could go see him after hearing all his music and seeing how awesome he is!!
Yes
Love Alice 😎!!
Paul Rodgers
No one else is talking about how the bass player killed it.
Dennis Dunaway, great and very underrated bass player.
He wrote great book too. Creswell Oregon.
I was thinking same thing , the bass player was quite the showman , and played great as well
Denis Dunaway!! F....ing Genious!!
Dennis Dunaway is one of the most underrated bass players of all-time! Hands down, bar none! Actually the whole band is underrated.
I was 16 when I first heard this now I'm 60 and still listening.....Thanks Alice
Me too!
Same here brother, I'll be 61 this july
It was legal drinking age then 18 and I liked it
Michael Stratton
Lol! Happy early Birthday ! July is almost here. I turned 62 ( OMG )!!!
in January , but, am still loving all the good bands from age 15 on...
Add me to the list. Come June big 60 my first concert? "Welcome to my nightmare" epic!!! 1975......
Alice Cooper (the original BAND as it was called) was probably the most profound signal that the '60s we're over. An absolute bunch of geniuses!
Absolutely Alice Cooper the Band. Not to take away from Alice Cooper the guy. However Alice Cooper the band was that.
Except that the band formed in 1964. So, no.
@@sjdhgydhfyrn1023 That's not what they called themselves then, though.
I'm not convinced that he forgot the words.
I think he just didn't come in where he was supposed to.
hence the "oh mama! where are you?"
don't see how he could possibly forget the words to this song.
no matter HOW drunk he was...
but
I could be wrong!
Altamont closed the 60’s likethe Hoyas closed Manley
Im 68 ,graduated in 1973,this song still kicks major ass! So many great 70s memories
I've never, ever heard anything like this version. This is the definite, perfect hard rock song.
This is real deal rockin ass music. It’s brilliant
This guy set the bar for so many of today's bands. And when you think about when he came on the scene British bands ruled rock. Makes me proud he's one of us(American born & bred!)!
What a legend! Still singing this song 50 years later live on stage.
yes his shows are great and also I met him and he is nicest guy
In 2028 Alice can change the lyric to "I'm Eighty"!!!
Alice Cooper's band was magnificent. Saw them in concert around 1975. Bought this album in early 1971, freshman year in college. Still a big fan today!
Fact: The whiskey bottle in this video sold at auction in 2012 for $60,000 (bottle was autographed by all the original band members after this show)!!!Just a fun fact for the day guys!!!Peace and love!!!
geeezzz how much alcohol did the winning bidder drink while bidding???
@@USNVA-yn6cp id guess....alot!!!
@@rockydennis4497 hehe
Hey,,,gimme a drink!!!!!!1
@@USNVA-yn6cp buddy..I am drinking the Jameson as we speak...a cheers and a shot to you my friend!!!!Love and peace to you good sir!!
@@rockydennis4497 good stuff...youve got some fine taste there.. Im a ale drinker myself.love Samuel Smiths nut brown ale!
No autotune, rare whiskey power.
wouldint be no fun with out that lmfao ;)
Alice doesn't drink
Eric Knutson Not anymore
He did much worse than drink.
Professional whiskey drinker what a performance. You won't see this shit these days. Our generation is fucked
What a sound this band made in 72. Glen Buxton was brilliant on guitar. Just want to listen to this sound forever. Guitars, Bass, Drums and Keyboards all merge into bliss.
Yes, and then you just add Ezrin as producer and piano man.
@@magnussturesson1722 Oh yes Magnus you are right. Ezrin is a master. I love Lou Reed too and he was a master producer for him too
Song was first released in the US as a single in November of 70. It was then included in their album-Love It To Death, which was released in 1971. You are correct, the sound they made in 72 was unreal, but they'd been sounding that cool to the public for over a year when you graduated that year.
Glenn Buxton was such a great guitarist with a sweet sound. R.I.P.
Glen Buxton, Neal Smith and Dennis Dunaway; What a band.
You forgot Alice, lol!
@@neemaf829 And Michael Bruce!!!
Not sure who they are, but the guitarist sounds like crap
Guess it took a awhile to get to Kane Robert Standards
@@rossbrazier661 Sorry, I forgot about Michael. Didn't mention Alice, was only referring to the musicians.
@@ozzman25 If yo dont know what you are talking about, why not just...
*Nobody hardly mentions how great of a band they were, here's the proof: Alice Cooper BAND!!*
Most people disagree with the guy who replied to you. "Woke-up this morning and got myself a beer" was Alice's response to Jim Morrison about his day, back when he was drinking, and Jim incorporated it into his song.
They’re killing it here.
@Quid Malbug yet here you are...
@Quid Malbug and f*** did they write some awesome songs or what ?!? Some of the best of the era , the genre and Rock History... They be some incredible hackers gotta say
THE WHOLE BAND !!!
I’m Eighteen could be one of the most underrated songs of all time….loved it when I was 13 and heard it for the first time and somehow forgot about how great he was….fast forward 46 years and we were at a party and my son had his guitar and it was like having a jukebox right next to you. People were calling out songs and he played but he starts playing this and it brought me back 46 years like a time machine smh
Si je ressuscite, je veux avoir vite 18 ans et être Alice COOPER !
Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Glenn Buxton and Neil Smith….what a great band they were. After Cooper deserted them I never could listen to him anymore. He never wrote great classic songs without those dudes…
Alice Cooper has always looked 40 years old in my opinion.
lol! Drugs and Alcohol will do that to a person.
Said to be 18
🤣🤣🤣🤣
He might be a vampire
@@QueenetBowie probably suck it w/talent
Totally fresh in 2021.......
I'm waiting somebody can make a song as this today.......... Impossible.
I got my Eighteen album when I was 16 & I'm still an Alice Cooper fan at age 66. He is the ultimate performer. I love you Vincent.
I graduated in 74. Was lucky enough to experience this music in person at concerts. It was awesome. I went to a lot of concerts !
Grad in 73, saw ac two or three times, great shows and performances!
One of the best live performances ever recorded.
100%
agreed
Yes
hell yes
I like Alice a lot and HUGE respect to him for all the years of music. But for me nothing will ever replace the original Alice Cooper Band.
Since AC took control, he has re-united with them, and more recently has surrounded himself with kick ass musicians. ie Nita Straus
@@howardjohny yeahh
Well your twenty now cool happy late birthday todays my 18th birthday 😁
The original Alice Cooper band might have been the greatest rock band of all time. Seriously.
Alice Cooper is pushing 70 years old and still kicking ass, he puts Motley Crue to shame as their opening act.
Agreed.
Even considering Motey Crue actually got there start by being Alice Cooper's opening act.
Don't you have a president you need to save?
Oh yeah 24 hour poison. Rest in peace and all that.
I totally agree with that. I seen them in Birmingham and he really put them to shame
I was a disc jockey at a college radio station in 1976. I got to play this on my eighteenth birthday. It was the best thing that happened that day.
Still have my original vinyl.
62 and still Loving It To Death!
Chip....oh so jealous, but never stop loving it!
Got the 45 at end of 6th grade with allowance money. Loved it, but didn't understand a word of it! I'm 60 now, still love
it.
I bet it's a little torn and frayed around the edges! Coooolll
Alice just turned 68....happy fucking birthday Alice! Prior to '72, I saw Alice in concert here in Grand Rapids and it was a bloody gas. I went to a local club to see a bunch of bands and one was "Alice Cooper" who I had never heard of and expected a girl and her back-up band to perform. I was 15 and I was stunned at what I saw and heard. Alice can still rock.
I was eighteen, and I got confused every day! This dude was my introduction into the "ahead of their time" rockers, and he was talking to me with his music. Angry, disillusioned, disconnected, etc.. that was me in the 70s. To hear Vince (Alice) talk about these times is revealing, and I thank God he was part of my growing up!
This is my favourite version of 18. Powerful vocals.
Agree
Agree 100%. Lyrically it is also a major upgrade from the LP.
He nailed it!
Man I'm so glad I clicked this video after thinking to myself "do I really need to listen to another 18?" Lol so glad I did. New favorite.
One of the rawest yet polished things I’ve ever seen.
Really underrated band. Great riffs and musicality.
Loved this song when I was 18, and still love it at 64.
Loving it too at 63, cheers mate.
@@dannymiles6503 Cheers!
Your comment brings another song to my mind: 'When I'm Sixty Four' by The Beatles. I really like both age related songs.
Alices biggest mistake was breaking up with the original band! They were the best!
If I’m correct, the rest of the band wanted Alice to quit doing the theatrics and the face paint and such, Alice didn’t want to give it up, and that’s why they split up.
Kick Ass band !
When a band is named after the singer it's literally written on the wall...its gonna happen...if I was in a band and we were forming I'd say "he'll no" we aren't naming it that!!
@@wirelessone2986I may be wrong - but it was “Alice Cooper” the band first, Alice Cooper (the singer) took the name from them.
@@chrismartin3197 That sounds like a lawsuit if that's the way it went
Beautiful! Happy 70th birthday Alice Cooper. The godfather of shock rock. May God bless your soul.
I was a teenager in the 60s. Lucky to still be here at 76, listening to Alice Cooper with Orianthi on guitar :))
Thanks so much for the love and support you have showered on me. I pray you never stop listening to my music🤘🤘🕸
It's great that so many new 18s are enjoying this and anticipated playing it for that special occasion, just like we did way back then. Fantastic performance here! Absolutely the best! I saw his Welcome To My Nightmare concert in the 70s, this woke everyone up to their own life nightmares, together. We were all in it together and we were to learn to step out of it, together. Just as so many of us turned 18 together with such similar feelings, we recognized that we are together in the whole thing. Love it to death lol.
This is an incredible punk performance in the same vein as The Stooges and NY Dolls. Loose and loud, what real rock should be!
New York dolls ain’t got shit on Alice or Iggy
@@eh5872 1. Not influenced by the NYDs , but in the same vein. 2. The NYDs were HUGE.......!!!!!!!
@@davejones5745 no they weren’t. I don’t think they had one gold record. They were terrible. Just like Sex Pistols
@@eh5872 . Neither did Iggy, but you like him....if you measure legend status by gold records than P-off to you r Michael Jackson! NYDs are legendary,!!!
@@davejones5745 iggy was way more influential and was around way longer and made way more money. Alice had 8 or 9 gold records. New York dolls were bad. Just like Sex Pistols. It’s just not good music
June 1975. Portland, OR....My first concert was Alice Cooper. Saw all the big names that would come later, but he still was my all time fav as when you paid your money, you didn't get just a "Concert" you got a WHOLE LOT MORE!!!!
well said friend
And tickets sure weren't a couple of hundred dollars!
Well.....in '72-73 I WAS 18 and a senior in high school just down the road from this band's base about an hour and a half drive (Tucson). In fact, Alice's old orig. band (The Spiders) played at our high school a few years earlier when I was in jr. high and my best bud Mel and I snuck in and watched a while. So....here in '22 it's now 50 years later.....and I'm 67. I'll be honest here: I STILL dig this tune, and I think so much of that band's stuff STILL holds up even today. God Bless Alice Cooper and his band. We got SO MUCH pleasure out of their work back in the day. I'm so glad most of them are still alive.....up in Phnx. area....and in seemingly good health.
I turned 13 in 1972. I first heard this song the following year and wondered how being 18 would look like. Alice Cooper spoke to us in the 70s with "I'm Eighteen" and other songs. Fortunately, he's still with us!
I turned 16 in ‘72. He was alright but I had already discovered the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream, Albert Lee and many others. They were far more impressive and influential than Alice cooper ever was. A year later, in university, I discovered Bruce Springsteen. Alice who? I’d rather George Harrison, John Lennon, Alvin Lee or even Glenn Frey be with us rather than Alice cooper. He’s just some trump supporter now
I'm glad Alice is still touring and hope to see him- ✊
@@hillbillydeluxe27 Some of your picks where good then you went milk toast. Alice was never for you and we like it that way.
@@tiny5500 I believe the word you’re looking for is “milquetoast”. Perhaps if you had spent more time in school, you’d know that. It’s funny but all the professional musicians I know, myself included, agree with my picks. Like I said, he was okay and I’m glad he did ok but he filled a small niche in music.🤷♂
@@hillbillydeluxe27 "all the professional musicians I know" Come on milk toast you can try harder than that, Toad and the wet sprocket named a song after you? Kiss Kiss
I've been to a lot of concerts, festivals, etc., the very best one of all time was Alice Cooper. I'll never forget it. Thank you for being your amazing selves everyone, peace and much love sent from Ontario, Canada.
Thanks so much for the love and support you have showered on me. I pray you never stop listening to my music🤘🤘🕸
just love these fuzzy guitars, this band was so great
have to agree the guitar backing was incredible complemented Alice well
killer
Im a killer, I'm a clown, but you knew that when you sat down
I’ve always loved all the members of the ACG ever since I heard 18 as a 15 year old in 1971, but I have special regard for Dennis Dunaway. Not only is he an excellent musician, but I love to watch his high kicking and dancing around while he plays the bass. His book about his experiences in the ACG is a great book to read, I highly recommend it.
yezzz that wuz an awesome read & i don' read nuttin but me Bible
I was 18 when I saw Alice live. In Boston at this Boston Garden “WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE “. Most fun concert. Everyone sang-everyone knew all the words
Alice Cooper (Band) was one of the best, hardest rock bands of the 1970s (and all time). They were actually one of only a handful of titan groups on the level of Sabbath, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, and a very finite list of others. If that wasn't amazing enough, this stuff has aged incredibly well (compared to many of his contemporaries and music of the period) and really is timeless classic rock.
They had two anthems with this and School's Out'.. Aerosmith had Two with Sweet Emotion and Dream On'. The others you mentioned had others too as we all know but Alice Cooper had musicianship right up there with Aerosmith and Sweet'. They remind me a lot of Sweet. Hard rockin' and bit glam.
Agree brother 👍
Yep, they were an awesome band (including their frontman).
They were ok but 100 years from now, they’ll be a footnote or reference in some minor rock historians thesis.
@@M_C79 & the band was awesome here, made up for Alice's slumming on stage.
Love the first 20 seconds... Vince is positively out to lunch, before the song takes hold and he gives a stunning performance. A masterpiece, way better than the studio version or any others I've come across.
"I ain't no American pie!!!". Oh hell yes. This is what rock and roll is supposed to be like!!!
Lead guitar is killin it
I drove my chevy to the levy, but MY levy was dry...classic improv!
Bring it back none of that electronic crap!
@@Deetroiter i dont ever remember him saying this in this original performance. Ive seen this clip allot years ago and dont remember this.
@@angelone1839 can’t say I’ve ever heard it like this before either but sounds pretty good to me!
Last hour of being eighteen, this song will be on repeat for a while!
MrFuzzleste same here!!!
Now you are 22. 4 years went by fast didnt they?
@@swiperthefox777 now 6 years and 24 years of age lol
this band was soooo good. drunk as fuck but the angst in his face really shows the times. Alice's voice is awesome here.
The fantastic Alice Cooper band! Perfect Rock n' roll!!!
alice rulz
Damn the 70's was a crazy time that I wish I could've got to seen 😂 ✌️
Fliptrick 515 i love the 70's vibe
Cause they were eighteen.
I was 18 when this song was climbing the charts.
I WAS THERE
You have no idea....
Just watched his movie on Netflix , he’s awesome, saw him when I was a teen , I’m 57, he’s now 73 ! 🤪❤️
What a powerful blitzing end to the song. Disintergrating in its beauty, thats truly how its done.
4:42 this whole ending section with Alice Cooper orchestrating, was just ear-gasmic! The distortion and feedback became transcendent... what magic to have witnessed!
12 more years and he can sing " I'm Eighty and I like it "
Yes he's gotta do it providing he makes it! Judging from this video I'm surprised he lasted throughout the 70's.. He looked totally wasted!! But that's what made the video so badass.. A plastered Alice is still better than most artists at their best and completely sober..
"I gotta get out of this place" would have a whole new meaning lol
*I CROSS MY FUCKING FINGERS THAT HE GONNA MAKE IT AND THAT I'LL BE THERE WATCHING HIM SINGING IT!*
Dave Duncanson you mean 18, If you were 103 you might not like it
I got to GET OUT HERE
One of the first songs I played in 1971. God bless you Alice! I KNOW YOU KNOW THE TRUTH! OAK PARK, ILLINOIS! 1ST BAPTIST
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I was 18 when this came out. It was quite the time to be around.
Then again, being young was great.
One of the most amazing live performances of all time. Absolutely fucking killed it.
I'm hoping original band would do full length studio cd.. finish something Glen was Workin on. All 5 originals on record. It be blockbuster
A true legend and still rockin' at over 70. I met him in 2005, a great artist, and a great guy ❤️
Thanks so much for the love and support you have showered on me. I pray you never stop listening to my music🤘🤘🕸
What a transition from then to now . The Coop is a well respected artist . At least he survived past the infamous 27 club.
Cheers 01/22/2022
Alice Cooper thrilled audiences throughout the land, with his rock sounds and wild onstage antics.
Today I am Eighteen, I planned to listen to this first thing today since I was 12-13 xD!
Same but i fucking forgot. Now i'm 18 and one day.
same dude i just turned eighteen today xD
So many young whippersnappers with good taste. I'm glad some of you kids are looking into some of the music from the past.
me too
Enjoy your youth Lauren!
There will be hard times ahead. But there will be great times ahead.
And you will look back at being 18 and realize that you liked it, loved it.
Love your whole life buddy. ;)
Tom
I listened to this song when I was 13. I couldn't wait until I was 18. But it wasn't as magical as I imagined. Still couldn't drink legally. But this song reminds me of what I used to expect. 56 now.
Amen brother; we're right there with you
me right now omg but i’m 14 lol
My eldest sister introduced me to this song. I think she was at that point of breaking away from family bs. I will always love her for the great things she introduced me to.
God bless you and your sister.
She should’ve introduced you to the Eagles, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton or even Alvin Lee….they defined three generations. Alice cooper defined a small wet spot in musical history. When I mentioned him to my grandson, he had to google him. Yet he’s totally familiar with the musicians I mentioned at the beginning. He wasn’t impressed in the least with what he found…lol
Turned 18 in 72. Great time. Great music. Any kid who wanted one could find a summer job. College was affordable for middle class. The pill had been invented and Aids was a decade away from rearing its ugly head. We kids had real friends not Facebook ones.
I'm born 1972 😂
Actually, the first documented AIDS fatality was in 1969, when 16 year-old Robert Rayford succumbed to the illness. It is likely that HIV was being transmitted in 1973, but it wasn’t recognized as a disease until the early 80s when mostly gay men began dying from it. Some were likely HIV positive for YEARS prior.
And no Donald the dick!
@@sketchyold Results of testing for HIV genetic material were reported once at a scientific conference in Australia in 1999; however, the data has never been published in a peer-reviewed medical or scientific journal.
Loved all of that except for the last bit, we still have real connections. It's just hard for you guys to see it, the same way it probably was for your parents to see how listening to Alice Cooper brought people together for anything but Satanism lol. Cool ass generation though
This line-up was one of the greatest all time rock bands in my opinion. Sure, they could be ham-fisted, but what they did was perfectly suited to what they wanted to get across.
One of the greatest performances in rock n roll history
Love the 70's , great memories!!! God Bless!!😇🙏
For the times I've been dismissive of Cooper as a rock star parody, glammed up with eyeliner, I have to tip my cap to him for this full-on rendition of "I'm Eighteen."
Epic. Imagine if we all performed this well at our jobs.
And he's likely lit up but look at the commitment in a seemingly effortless display of attitude and meaning. An ounce of this is worth a barrel of any other.
It's rock at, or near, maximum hardness. For all the pomp and circumstance of that scene, the tumbling boulders in this version of "I'm Eighteen" prove Cooper was more than parody - the band hammers home the reality of it all.
I'm 21 now and I think I'll be singing this til I'm 80
I was 12 when this was released, and it still kicks ass.
BRIAN FREEMAN I was 8 when it came out but 14 when I first heard it and I remember thinking" that fucking Alice knows exactly how I feel right now" and it's strange that it still describes me today all these years later.
This was before I was born. The f.n legend. Never was mainstream but they left their mark and inspired many musicians Respect!
Best version of this song I could find. Just raw vocals and guitar..
There's a version I can't find where he changes a verse from, "mom & dad's got me drinking beer", to, "mom and dad's got me drinking whiskey ... ALL NIGHT LONG" !
Jimmie Hultman Doesn’t he sing the whiskey line in this version?
Search for the cover by ClawBoysClaw.... They did this as support for a Nick Cave concert in the Netherlands, 1986 as the Hipcats.....
@@jimmiehultman5351 That sounds like the version from the live album "The Alice Cooper Show" released 1977. It's after Alice had been solo for a few years. Good version but this Beat Club version is by far, my favorite! Love the original band!
My local bar has a jam night every Thursday and this guy named bob sneider plays there once in a while, and he plays this song fairly often. Every time he plays it, it introduces it by saying, “ this next song I actually had the pleasure of playing with the guy who wrote it.” He played this song with Alice cooper many moons ago.
I never heard this version, holy crap it sounds so good !!
Yes it does friend.
this is the video they always played on headbangers ball in the 80's
batlizard37- that's strange because Ricky Rachtman and Headbangers Ball used to be my favorite show back in those days yet I don't remeber this video ever playing.
Buffalo Bill i could care less what you remember actually. i saw it numerous times. you must be one of those people who think if they don't see it , it didn't happen
***** why are u obsessed with my mom? get a life
My dad was a Vietnam vet and he never talked about it much,but I was 18 and going nowhere fast, so my dad carried me down to the Marine Corp office and after 2 tours,the first in Afghanistan & the 2nd Iraq. Me and my dad finally had something to talk about. It's crazy how war can bring a father & son closer together. He used to love Alice Cooper. He passed away, and now I'm having a cold beer and remembering my father. Semper Fi
sounds like a fine man
Thank you, he definitely was@johngrossi166
50 years later and he still singing great and putting on great shows.
Drinking during his performance…. Absolutely amazing this is truly a masterpiece.
I'm 18 today. Had to come listen to this song! 🤘
I saw him in 1972 that same year at the old Cincinnati Gardens. I was 17 and couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. Fast forward to 2024 and old Alice C is still touring and kicking ass.
Honestly one of the best performances of this song, LOVE IT!👍💖
Seen Alice Cooper twice. Best concerts by a mile. That guy knows how to put on a show!
Have been to over 200 concerts, I've seen Alice Cooper 6 times. Hes top 5 out of 6. I was at kiss live # 1and that was great . Alice rest of 5. He never disappoints
When you are a teenager this is how you feel....glad I grew up in this generation....still enjoy the raw youth....now I am 64.