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“Halo of Flies”: Just the name of the song is evil. It’s accompanying music is spellbinding, and it’s lyrics are vividly picturesque. I always wondered: How did this masterpiece come to be? In a personal conversation I was lucky enough to have with Cooper at a 2016 convention, he said the song was partly inspired by, surprisingly, bad reviews of their previous album, Love It to Death. Alice Cooper were no strangers to criticism, but apparently when one reviewer called them “lackluster musicians”, that’s where they drew the line. Cooper described “Halo of Flies” as their “attempt at prog”. “If King Crimson and Yes could do it, so could we.” Although not as complex as either band in arrangement and instrumentation, “Halo of Flies” is indeed a suite of grandiose proportion. It’s lyrics were inspired by classic James Bond movies, yet again showcasing the band’s love for Hollywood. It’s an appropriate pairing as “Halo of Flies” is definitely cinematic in nature, and for my money, the greatest Alice Cooper song ever recorded. From: https://defendersofthefaithmetal.com/top-10-alice-cooper-the-band-songs/
"Halo of Flies" is a 1973 single by rock band Alice Cooper taken from their 1971 album Killer. The single was only released in the Netherlands, two years after the song appeared on the album. The song was, according to Cooper's liner notes in the compilation The Definitive Alice Cooper, an attempt by the band to prove that they could perform King Crimson-like progressive rock suites, and was supposedly about a spy organization. Upon its 1973 single release, the song became a top 10 hit in the Netherlands and also charted in neighboring Belgium because of imports. The single release featured the B-side "Under My Wheels", also a song of the Killer album, which had already been released as a single two years prior. The noise rock band Halo of Flies named themselves after this song. Jello Biafra and The Melvins covered the song on their release Sieg Howdy!, while Haunted Garage covered it for the 1993 Cooper tribute Welcome to Our Nightmare. The song was also used in the VR experience Dreams of Dali. This song was performed live by Tripping Daisy Aug 27, 2022 at the Kessler Theatre as part of a Homage Nation tribute to the Alice Cooper band. From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_of_Flies_(song)
Alice Cooper (also known as the Alice Cooper Group or the Alice Cooper Band) was an American rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964. The band consisted of lead singer Vince Furnier (stage name Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Michael Bruce (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Dennis Dunaway (bass guitar), and Neal Smith (drums). Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and has had a solo career under that name since the band became inactive in 1975. The band was notorious for their elaborate, theatrical shock rock stage shows. After years of obscurity, the Alice Cooper band rose to fame in 1971 with the hit single "I'm Eighteen" and the album Love It to Death. Success continued with the popular single "School's Out" and the album of the same name in 1972. The band peaked in popularity in 1973 with their next album Billion Dollar Babies and its tour, which broke box-office records previously held by the Rolling Stones. From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper_(band)
