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List Price: $5.98 | | Label: Prime Cuts
Salesrank: 610282
Released: July 14, 1995 |
| Our Price: $28.99 |
| Used Price: $1.42 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Freak Out Track Listing:
1. Painting a Picture
2. Freak Out Song
3. Nobody Likes Me
4. I've Written Home to Mother
5. C Instrumental
6. Science Fiction
7. Goin' to the River
8. Ain't That Just Like a Woman
Freak Out Reviews:
You're all WRONG!!! 
2008-07-10 - This is some of the best Alice Cooper material out there. Definitely not for the faint at heart. Avant-gaurde noise rock in the same vein as the MC5/Stooges/Blue Cheer. The highlight's are "Painting a Picture", "I've Written Home to Mother", and the brilliantly funny "Nobody Likes Me". - even SPOT?
As a bizarre bonus two Ronnie Hawkins songs("Goin' To The River" and "Ain't That Just Like A Woman") are added to the mix. I always thought they were Alice showing his love for blues/roots rock.
You limp wristed panty waists who want the Alice Jovi of the 80's could not possibly relate. But if you enjoy raw powerful psychotic romps, then this is for you.
This is really bad Alice Cooper 
2006-10-22 - As a die hard fan I like it from a purely historical point of view. But man, talk about sloppy. I remember reading in his autobiography, "Me, Alice" that there was a show when they met their manager. They played and the crowd literally got angry and walked out. Based on their ability to instigate so many people to act, albeit in a negative way, they were signed to a manangement deal and, um, got better. This must be how they sounded! LOL!!! Glad to know the last two songs have nothing to do with Alice Cooper, I was wondering bout that. I don't understand why they are there. Do yourself the favor and look elsewhere. Your money can be better speant on much better Alice Cooper albums.
Is this even Cooper? It's so LAME!
2005-11-15 - Alice Cooper is brilliant but not here! This must be his lame days b/f his band got their 'sound'. Try anything else but this.
A Bad Bootleg
2002-10-31 - This is a bootleg recording of a 1969 show in Toronto. This collection is available under many, many different names including, Science Fiction, Freak Out, Freak Out Song, Painting a Picture, etc., all of which are available from Amazon. The last two songs "Going to the River" and "Ain't That Just Like A Woman" ARE NOT Alice Cooper songs, nor are they performed by Alice Cooper. (You can confirm that with Alice's assistent, Brian "Renfield" Nelson.)
This is a very poor album. Save your money.
The "Plan 9 From Outter Space" of rock 
2000-10-07 - This is a recording of a 1969 concert in Toronto, and has been (and continues to be) frequently released under different names: "Science Fiction", "Ladies Man", "Nobody LIKE Me", "Nobody LIKES" Me", "Snorting Anthrax", and the list goes on. There are also two studio songs, which are NOT by Alice (as for how they ended up there, that's been a big subject of debate). So when you see a cheap Alice Cooper CD, check the track list because it may very well be another clone of "Freak Out".
Alice said that when he and his band played shows in the early days (sometimes opening up for The Doors), people would walk out before the show was over. Alice's band was also called "the ones who droke the stake through the heart of the love generation." One listen to this album, and you'll see why both are true. It's almost pure noise with just a splash of melody and beat. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that they were completely drunk when they recorded it.
Now there is, I suppose, some twisted avant-garde significance to that, which is why I give it 2 stars instead of 1. Frank Zappa (who signed AC to his label) said that there was something special about a band who could clear a room in 10 minutes.
Don't get me wrong -- I am a die-hard Alice Cooper fan, and have every single one of his albums. And yes, I even listen to "Freak Out" once in a while. I love songs like "Nobody Likes Me", but I would only recommend this album to 1) fans who already have most of his other albums or 2) fans of complete noise. Playing this CD would make the average person run out of the room, covering their ears. I was talking with a friend once about Alice Cooper, and he said he didn't really like him. The reason was he bought this album to check him out, but he "had to return it the next day, because it was so bad." So please, by no means take this CD as being a representation of all Alice is capable of. If you're looking for "School's Out" or "Poison", you'll be totally disappointed. You'll greatly appreciate putting aside a few more dollars to get a CD like "Greatest Hits".
