Alice Cooper is responsible for that.
Come to think of it, Alice is pretty much responsible for everything. KISS, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Sex Pistols, The Cramps, GWAR, Green Jelly, Rob Zombie, Genitorturers, Goth music, grunge, the immediate connection between rock music fans and horror movie fans, not to mention any element of theatricality in a live rock stage show. Alice did it before anyone even thought of ripping it off.
It's easy to just write him off as a nostalgia act, but, honestly, the man is no less of a nostalgia act than The Stones or Van Halen. He knows exactly what the fans want and he makes sure we get it. He doesn't try too hard to seem relevant by playing an hour of new songs we never heard. He doesn't talk at all until the last song of the night. He doesn't have time, the show must go on. The band never misses a beat, He never forgets a lyric. He never breaks character. If he had a bad day on the links and has decided to phone it in tonight, you cannot tell. He is part of a dying breed...He is a true entertainer.
Needless to say, this might be why he has yet to be "legitimized" by any Hall Of Fame or awards shows who give out lifetime achievements. It ultimately does not matter. Those of us who get it will continue to do so until he's had enough and retires. Those who never got it can take solace in their Supertramp records.
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