![]() Listen to Alice's powerful new version of "Rock & Roll" featuring Johnny "Bee" Badanjek ( DETROIT WHEELS), Steve Hunter ( DETROIT), Paul Randolph (legendary Detroit jazz and R&B bassist) and special guests Joe Bonamassa and Tommy Henriksen (for this occasion, crowned "Honorary Detroiters"). Alice and Bob can't remember how many albums this is and have been creative partners for 50 years. Bob and Lou collaborated several other times and were dear friends for 40 years. He toured and recorded with Alice and with Lou Reed as well…and that same riff is the backbone of this new recording of the song which was done in… Detroit, of course.Īlice Cooper and Lou Reed shared a relationship of mutual respect and friendship over the years. Steve Hunter, the amazing guitar player who created the iconic main riff that drives DETROIT's cover of the song in 1971, ended up working with Ezrin on many of his productions. Their collaboration produced the seminal and fascinating classic album "Berlin". ![]() It was when he heard that version that Lou Reed decided to work with Ezrin on the follow-up to his monster hit album "Transformer". Around the same time, also in Detroit, a band called… DETROIT, which featured Mitch Ryder, Johnny Bee and Steve Hunter, recorded a heavy new arrangement of Lou Reed's "Rock & Roll" also produced by… Bob Ezrin. In 1971, the ALICE COOPER GROUP was working in Detroit, with producer Bob Ezrin. Here are some interesting Detroit Stories for the fans of rock and roll trivia and for those who believe that nothing happens by chance (especially in Detroit). "Rock & Roll", a classic song by THE VELVET UNDERGROUND from the album "Loaded", is not a casual choice: It's a song of joy and celebration of that magical moment when we all first turned on rock and roll radio …and it saved our lives. Alice Cooper has released "Rock & Roll" today as a first taste of the upcoming studio album "Detroit Stories", coming Februon earMUSIC.
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