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''Pretties for You'' is the debut album by the Alice Cooper band. At this time, the name "Alice Cooper" referred to the band, not its lead singer, though the lead singer was also known as Alice Cooper. The music has a psychedelic flavor to it; the group had yet to develop the more concise hard rock sound that they would become famous for. Most of the tracks feature unusual time signatures and arrangements, jarring syncopation, expressive dynamics, sound effects, and an eclectic range of music influences. A few songs, such as "Levity Ball," show the influence of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, with whom Alice Cooper hung out during the British group's U.S. tour.〔Liner notes to ''The Life and Death of Alice Cooper'' box set, p. 62.〕 Too bizarre and avant-garde for its time, ''Pretties for You'' was a critical and commercial failure, only briefly denting the ''Billboard'' Top 200, and none of its songs have ever been played live by Cooper since the release of the band's breakthrough album ''Love It to Death''.〔(Alice Cooper Tour Archive )〕 The song "Reflected", Alice Cooper's first single, was later rewritten as "Elected" (which featured on their 1973 album ''Billion Dollar Babies''). The band also performed during a party scene in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970).〔personal experience (I saw the film during its original theatrical run)〕 The artwork for this album was hanging on the wall of the living room in Frank Zappa's house. However, his wife Gail Zappa claims that it was later stolen from them. The original painting was done by Edward Beardsley. ==Track listing== All songs written by Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith. #"Titanic Overture" – 1:12 #"10 Minutes Before the Worm" – 1:39 #"Sing Low, Sweet Cheerio" – 5:42 #"Today Mueller" – 1:48 #"Living" – 3:12 #"Fields of Regret" – 5:44 #"No Longer Umpire" – 2:02 #"Levity Ball" – 4:39 #"B.B. on Mars" – 1:17 #"Reflected" – 3:17 #"Apple Bush" – 3:08 #"Earwigs to Eternity" – 1:19 #"Changing Arranging" – 3:03 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pretties for You」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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