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Horia Diaconescu Pretties For You (1969)

31 Martie 2006

de Horia Diaconescu

Alice Cooper - Pretties For You

Vincent Furnier s-a nascut pe 4 februarie 1948 intr-un spital cu reputatie proasta din Detroit, supranumit “Butcher’s Palace”, nou-nascutul suferind de eczeme faciale si astm infantil. In 1965, intr-o repetitie rock acrobata, Furnier cade si isi rupe nasul, care va ramane coroiat, ramanand un semn distinctiv al imagisticii Alice Cooper.

 

In 1968, Frank Zappa isi fondeaza propria casa de discuri – Bizarre Records – si semneaza trei anomalii ale scenei americane: Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper si Girls Together Outrageously (singura trupa de “groupies”). GTO va sucomba in urma unor excese narcotice si sexuale, Beefheart va deveni cel mai atipic grup rock al undergroundului, iar Alice Cooper se va impune in cultura-pop prin showurile teatrale grotesti.

 

Cam asa comenta dl. Vincent Furnier momentul zero al trupei care l-a facut celebru: “Zappa was regarded unofficially as a drug freak, a nut, but that wasn't the case at all. He never touched drugs and he was the straightest, strictest businessman I ever dealt with. He told me that he was starting his own record company and looking for acts to sign, especially comedy and psychedelic acts that nobody else would take a chance on... As the party went on and he got drunker, I got more insistent. Finally he said: Allright! Miss Christine, from GTO, let us into his house at the break of dawn, and we set up our equipment and lights in his basement and started playing. Zappa came rushing downstairs, naked, holding his ears. "All right, all right" he shouted, his cock swinging back and forth as he shook his head... I'll sign you! I'll sign you! Just stop playing!”

 

La debut, formatia Alice Cooper este specializata in cacofonii si evacuarea spectatorilor din cluburi. De altfel, Zappa a folosit grupul in deschidere, pentru trierea audientei. Albumul Pretties for you este prima tentativa discografica a formulei “de aur” Alice Cooper: Vincent Furnier - voce, muzicuta, Neal Smith – baterie, Dennis Dunaway – bas, Glen Buxton – chitara solo, Michael Bruce – chitara ritm, pian, orga. Zappa a realizat selectia si mixajul celor 13 piese, pornind de la o sesiune de jam si inregistrari din care a colectat diverse deraieri Alice Cooper. O paleta restransa de riffuri garage-rock, efecte psihedelice a la Syd Barret si disonante in exces. Este poate cel mai atipic album al grupului, cel putin pentru faptul ca se intrevede greu incotro ajung piesele (daca pleaca sau daca ajung undeva). Sing low, sweet cherio (3) si Fields of regret (6) sunt cele mai elocvente mostre de amatorism si libertinaj rock.

 

Interventiile solo ale lui Glen Buxton constituie singurele lucruri interesante, muzical vorbind. Probabil cea mai reusita piesa este Levity ball (8), in stilul schizoid cu care Alice Cooper va “marca” in anii ‘70. Mai departe, un asemenea album se adreseaza in principiu fanilor Beefheart sau The Residents, atunci cand acestia isi pierd uzul ratiunii. Reflected (10) nu este decat o varianta primara din care se va extrage hitul Elected, patru ani mai tarziu. In Today Mueller (4), Living (5) sau No longer umpire (7), Vincent Furnier are mana libera sa isi puna in practica fanteziile de vodevil. Soundul infect de jam-session nu aduce insa vreun serviciu pieselor. Poate doar krauterilor instabili, celor care isi injecteaza periodic cate o portie de melasa Amon Duul 1, de exemplu. Ca fapt divers, la momentul lansarii, Pretties for you a primit atentie numai in Germania. Desi nu e tocmai de colo sa ai o recomandare de la Zappa: “Alice Cooper it’s a band that everybody laughs at. I like’em!”.

 

Un album pentru colectionari, pentru vinilisti si pentru cei ce indexeaza originile rockului. Clasorul cu emanatii ale anilor ’60 are oricum destule file.

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01 Ianuarie 2005

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