Oops! Forgot about that one! I was thinking of one of his ballads that hit in the late '70's..... Homewood -----Original Message----- From: Robert Stupay To: audities@smoe.org Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2009 3:10 pm Subject: Re: RRHOF & Alice Cooper ust for accuracy, Coop's last hit was "Poison" which went to #7 in the US in 989. Cliff's version of "I Can See Clearly Now" hit in 1993. I ain't so good t the math, but... To: audities@smoe.org Subject: Re: RRHOF & Alice Cooper Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:09:19 -0500 From: scotthomewood@cs.com Jimmy Cliff actually had a hit in the early '90's with a version of Johnny ash's I Can See Clearly Now, at least 15 years after Cooper's last hit, which oesn't mean much but reggae has few legends and Cliff is definitely one of hem. "Decades of obscurity"...a little hyperbole there? Coop has been making albums nd touring for forty years; albeit his biggest sellers were in the 70s. Did The ollies have a "long arc career"? When is the last time recording artist Jimmy liff was a hot item? Scott Homewood -----Original Message----- From: Holmes Online To: audities@smoe.org Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2009 1:50 pm Subject: Re: RRHOF & Alice Cooper I didn't get a harrumph outta that man. > * The "circus act" atmosphere of his early tours made him seem more > howman than artist, in a period where rock music was supposed to be taken > ery Seriously Indeed Nothing wrong with rock theatre - and the original band (Bruce, Dunaway, etc.) icked ass. I would think doing something a little different would work in his avor. > * Not that many timeless/megaseller songs: "School's Out" was the only > lice Cooper single to make the Billboard Top Ten. Lots of timeless songs never made the Top Ten. "I'm Eighteen" was every bit he rallying cry that "School's Out" was, albeit not as bombastic, but how many rtists release two songs that become teen anthems? Plus there were several ther Coop tunes that got a crapload of airplay and he toured regularly. > * Decades of obscurity since the fame. RRHOF voters like to see a long-arc > areer, and Vincent Furnier has been playing golf instead. "Decades of obscurity"...a little hyperbole there? Coop has been making albums nd touring for forty years; albeit his biggest sellers were in the 70s. Did The ollies have a "long arc career"? When is the last time recording artist Jimmy liff was a hot item? Coop is one of my many HOF "WTF?"s, but if you're looking for name ecognition, record sales, fame and impact...why not KISS? Hit records...how bout The Monkees? Cheap Blog plug follows: http://drbristol.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/five-more-enter-the-hall/ > cheers b ________________________________________________________________ otmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. ttp://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/