Alice Cooper helped bring concert theatrics to rock and roll, making it a staple. It’s one thing I love about a good rock, especially metal, show. Sure it’s nice to hear them play live, but it’s even better to also see a show. Something for your eyes as well as your ears.

This live version of Alice Cooper from 1971 doing “It’s My Body” is also refreshing to hear because there are mistakes. Alice will slip off key and sing so loud that he overdrives the mic. The guitarist screws up a few times. It’s so refreshing from the uber-slick production that’s the staple of music production today.

Here’s “I Love the Dead” showing off the macabre theatrics: