Nice Guy” “Muscle of Love” Dennis continues on the bandstand and the recording studio with Joe and Albert Bouchard in Blue Coupe, guest appearances with the Hollywood Vampires, the Dennis Dunaway Project, original Cooper clan reunions, and as a solo video and recording artist. Photo courtesy of Dennis Dunaway Facebook Dig my select sampling of Dennis’ work with the original Alice Cooper Band, spanning 1969 to 1974: “Shoe Salesman” “Ballad of Dwight Fry” “Halo of Flies” “No More Mr.
Nice Guy”) cascading glissando passages (“Muscle of Love” – kudos to engineer Dennis Ferrante), cool Latin rhythms (several cuts on Pretties for You), and sinuous in-the-pocket grooves all of which served the song. Greatly inspired by the Yardbirds, Cream, and Sir Paul, among others of his generation, and an inspiration to a few generations of hard rockers Dennis worked brilliant upper register motifs (“No More Mr. A composer / conceptualist who commandeers his signature mirrored Fender Jazz and, previously his “Frog” Gibson EB, Dennis Dunaway’s bass passages for the original, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Alice Cooper band were as daring and unconventional as his ensemble. By Thomas Semioli “Rock ‘n’ Roll,” proclaimed Dennis Dunaway to this writer – “if it doesn’t kill ya’ it will keep you forever young!” ‘Twas a time when rock ‘n’ roll actually horrified parents! And no band mortified America’s elders more so than the original Alice Cooper band circa 1969-74.
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