Easy Action

Infobox Album
Name = Easy Action
Type = studio
Artist = Alice Cooper


Released = June 1970
Recorded = 1969–1970
Genre = Rock, hard rock, heavy metal, psychedelic rock, nowrap|acid rock
Length = 35:05
Label = Straight, Enigma Retro
Producer = David Briggs
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:tgde4jj70wai link]
*"Rolling Stone" (unfavorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/alicecooper/albums/album/293975/review/5946249/easy_action link]
*Robert Christgau (C) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=alice+cooper link]
Last album = "Pretties for You"
(1969)
This album = "Easy Action"
(1970)
Next album = "Love It to Death"
(1971)

"Easy Action" is the second studio album by Alice Cooper, released by Straight Records in June 1970. The title comes from a line in the musical film "West Side Story", which was one of the band's favorite films.

Drummer Neal Smith later said of the record producer David Briggs:
"David hated our music and us. I recall the term that he used, referring to our music, was "Psychedelic Shit". I think "Easy Action" sounded too dry, more like a TV or radio commercial and he did not help with song arrangement or positive input in any way." [http://www.nealsmith.com/entrevue.html]

Track listing

All songs written by Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith.

# "Mr. and Misdemeanor" – 3:05
# "Shoe Salesman" – 2:38
# "Still No Air" – 2:32
# "Below Your Means" – 6:41
# "Return of the Spiders" – 4:33
# "Laughing at Me" – 2:12
# "Refrigerator Heaven" – 1:54
# "Beautiful Flyaway" – 3:02
# "Lay Down and Die, Goodbye" – 7:36

Personnel

*Alice Cooper – vocals
*Glen Buxton – lead guitar
*Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar, piano, lead vocals on "Below Your Means" and "Beautiful Flyaway"
*Dennis Dunaway – bass guitar
*Neal Smith – drums
*David Briggs – piano on "Shoe Salesman"

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