Alice Cooper “Love It to Death” 1971. Today’s pull for the track “I’m Eighteen” because my kid turns 18 today. Hard rocking glam rock, Love It to Death is Alice Cooper’s third studio LP. It’s considered among the vanguard of hard rock/metal of the 70’s and inspired some of the heavy hitters of the 70’s punk scene including Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols (he auditioned for the Pistols by performing “Eighteen” and mimicking Cooper’s delivery), Johnny Ramone of the Ramones (he wrote his first song based on “Eighteen’s” chords) and Pat Smear of the Germs (Smear reportedly was inspired to start playing guitar after listening to Love It to Death). The record hit #35 in the US and went to #28 in the UK. The first single, “I’m Eighteen,” went to #21 in the US, making it the band’s first top 40 hit and its lasting influence has it included in many best-of all time lists. The second single released was “Caught in a Dream,” the album’s opener. A big riff-filled rocker, it squeaked into the top 100 at #94 in the US. Besides those tracks, I also dig “Hallowed Be My Name,” another hard rocker, “Black Juju,” an evil-tinged psych-rocker, and the glammy “Is It My Body.” One of the kiddo’s belated birthday presents is to see Alice Cooper perform here in Milwaukee in May.