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Before making a trip to the music store to choose band instruments, it is important for musicians to be very realistic about their amount of free time and their personal response to a challenge. An honest assessment can make the difference between buying musical instruments that bring a lifetime of enjoyment or musical instruments that collect dust in the closet, believes many musicians. Musical Instruments Offering Quick Results There are several instruments that promise immediate gratification. Drums, for example are fun to play from day one. On the other hand, a truly accomplished percussionist can deliver complicated rhythms most drummers only dream about. The uncommon bass ukulele, is another instrument that can take a week to learn and a lifetime to perfect. Woodwinds such a...

In the beginning there was a band called "Alice Cooper." The lead singer, Vincent Furnier, took that name as his own, too. While stardom was in the future for Furnier, the group produced some early albums that were interesting, if atypical of the output to follow. Live At the Whiskey A-Go-Go, 1969 For years it had seemed like "Pretties for You" was the first Alice Cooper release. Certainly it was the earliest one in print. However, in recent years, it turns out that this live disc was released before that one, but apparently in a very limited release. The songs here are all presented in studio renditions on "Pretties For You," except for "Nobody Likes Me." The recording is not bad for a live recording of an unknown group in 1969. Some of these recordings have shown up over the...

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Alice Cooper: Album by Album Overview – The Early Band Years