Product Details

• Actors: Alice Cooper
• Directors: Not Specified
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bigger Picture
• DVD Release Date: September 28, 2010
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003YJ8FQ0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,973 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hammering Home at Hammersmith, October 11, 2010

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Christopher J. Schillig (Alliance, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alice Cooper: Theatre Of Death - Live At Hammersmith 2009 (DVD / CD) (DVD)

I had planned to pass on the latest Alice Cooper DVD/CD combo, Theatre of Death: Live at Hammersmith 2009. After all, how many versions of "School's Out" and "18" does a guy need?

At least one more, as it turns out. Despite having two or three other video versions of Cooper shows in my home library, I added this latest set to my collection today, and I'm glad I did. Beautifully filmed, the recording captures a set list and theatrical show virtually identical to the one my wife and I saw just a few weeks back in Cleveland. Apparently, the Cooper tradition of only changing shows every other year still holds true.

Basically, this is Cooper doing what he does best: Serving as ringleader for a group of talented younger musicians and ripping through as many classic tunes from his repertoire as possible. Only a few songs from the last decade make the cut ("Dirty Diamonds," "Wicked Young Man" and "Vengeance Is Mine"), with a few more obscure hits ("Guilty" and "Nurse Rosetta," the last being one of my favorite Cooper tracks from the criminally under-appreciated 1979 album, "From the Inside") inserted for good measure.

This DVD is better than 2005's "Live at Montreux," largely because the theatrics are much stronger. The Hammersmith show offers super-sized syringes, a hanging, a guillotining, and a disturbing belt-sander-to-the-crotch sequence. Cooper's is in fine voice here, and damn if it doesn't get stronger past the halfway point when he serves up two ballads in a row "Only Women Bleed" and "I Never Cry."

Band members Damon Johnson and Keri Kelli (guitars), Chuck Garric (bass) and Jimmy DeGrasso (drums) offer a tight set. Garric is especially effective when he takes over lead vocal duties on "I Love the Dead," giving Cooper a chance to prep for the one-two-three punch of the finale, "No More Mr. Nice Guy," "Under My Wheels," and "School's Out."

Weak points? Well, opening and closing with "School's Out" is overkill, even for such a seminal anthem, and I would love to hear Cooper give some of the newer songs from his oeuvre a chance live. With so many classics to choose from, it's a tough decision to scratch an old standby in favor of something newer, but I wish the ratio of old to new wasn't so skewed.

I'm glad I dropped sixteen dollars on this DVD. Doubtless, I'll give it at least one more play before Halloween. If you're into vintage hard rock with a theatrical flair, this one is practically nirvana.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, September 30, 2010

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cooperfreak63 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alice Cooper: Theatre Of Death - Live At Hammersmith 2009 (DVD / CD) (DVD)

Alice just gets better and better each year.... I saw this concert at Freedom Hill.. It's an amazing dvd, you get to see all the little things you may have missed at the concert. What a show

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected - Alice & band are awesome., October 15, 2010

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Dan (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alice Cooper: Theatre Of Death - Live At Hammersmith 2009 (DVD / CD) (DVD)

My expectations were not that high for this latest AC concert DVD, but damn, I was wrong. I love the new arrangements of these songs compared to the highly polished versions offered up on Live at Montreux from 2005. That was a great band, half of them are back, and guitarist Keri Kelli and long-time/part-time Alice drummer Jimmy DeGrasso make it interesting even if you've seen his more recent shows or concert DVDs. Thanks to Alice for including Wicked Young Man (my personal favorite) from the great Brutal Planet CD, From the Inside, Nurse Rozetta, and Cold Ethyl. Dirty Diamonds is another standout - Alice has a blast and so does the audience, and it's just a great live tune. Other than Alice, how many classic rock stars' recent material can stand up with their classics - NO ONE else. The man truly enjoys what he does and it shows. As long as he can get musicians this talented and put on shows like this, I hope he goes forever.