{"product_id":"9781466848405","title":"Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!: My Adventures in The Alice Cooper Group","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the Rock\u0026amp;Roll Hall of Fame says: \"Before the world heard of KISS, the New York Dolls, Marilyn Manson or Ozzy Osbourne, there was Alice Cooper, the original shock-rock band.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Alice Cooper became the stuff of legend in the early '70s, their shows were monuments of fun and invention. Riding on a string of hits like \"I'm 18\" and \"School's Out,\" they became America's highest-grossing act, producing four platinum albums and hitting number one on the U.S. and U.K. charts with \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Babies\u003c\/i\u003e in 1973. Their utterly original performance style and look, known as Shock Rock, was swiftly copied by countless bands. Dennis Dunaway, the bassist and co-songwriter for the band, tells a story just as over-the-top crazy as their (in)famous shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs teenagers in Phoenix, Dennis Dunaway and lead singer Vince Furnier, who would later change his name to Alice Cooper, formed a hard-knuckles band that played prisons, cowboy bars and teen clubs. Their journey took them from Hollywood to the ferocious Detroit music scene, along the way adding new dimensions of rock theater. From struggling for recognition to topping the charts, the Alice Cooper group was entertaining, outrageous, and one-of-a-kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! \u003c\/i\u003eis the riveting account of the band's creation in the '60s, strange glory in the '70s, and the legendary characters they met along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157198684400,"sku":"9781466848405","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466848405_p0.jpg?v=1769891464","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466848405","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}