“ I'm Eighteen ” is the single Alice Cooper from the album Love It to Death , released three months before its release and brought the group first fame, rising to # 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 [1] .
| I'm Eighteen | |||||||
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| Single Alice Cooper from the album Love It to Death | |||||||
| Released | 1970 | ||||||
| Format | 7 '' - single | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1970 | ||||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||||
| Duration | 3 minutes 00 s | ||||||
| Producer | Bob ezrin | ||||||
| Composer | Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper , Dennis Dunaway, Neal smith Glen buxton | ||||||
| Label | Straight records | ||||||
| Chart Seats | |||||||
# 21 ( US ) | |||||||
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| R s | Position # 487 in the list 500 greatest songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine |
“I'm Eighteen” ranks 39th on the VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs list and 482th on the Rolling Stone magazine ’s list of “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. Guitar Magazine has included her on the list of “50 Hardest Riffs of All Time”.
Anthrax (1984, Fistful of Metal ), Creed (1998, The Faculty soundtrack) and Camp Freddy (with Slash on guitar, Chester Bennington at the microphone) recorded cover versions of I'm Eighteen. This song was "rehearsed" by Johnny Rotten in the Maclaren boutique "Sex": he was heard and offered to join the Sex Pistols .
Song Reviews
The track “I'm Eighteen” was a real revelation. No one in rock has ever spoken to a teenager about pain and loneliness, about growing up and turning into another creature - in the teenage language. Alice was the first. And teenagers all over the world heard him. Heard and understood: Alice also understands them. Because he is as confused and lost as they are. He is one of them. - Jeffrey Morgan. [2]
- “Vincent Fournier’s youthful anthem was My Generation . For the whole new generation, I'm Eighteen has become such a hymn. ” - Steve Demorest, author of Cooper's biography.
- “I'm Eighteen became the prototype of Smells Like Teen Spirit - for the post-hippie generation.” - Gary Graf, Detroit journalist.
- “I'm Eighteen turned Alice Cooper from a group that kills chickens to a group that kills whole stadiums.” - The Village Voice. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Alice Cooper Singles> Eighteen . www.sickthingsuk.co.uk. Date of treatment March 2, 2010. Archived March 18, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Jeffrey Morgan. Alice Cooper biography . www.sing365.com. Date of treatment March 2, 2010. Archived on August 19, 2011.