Alice Cooper: Vampire Weekend Have No Balls

09/04/09 12:57pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Alice Cooper isn't a huge fan of Vampire Weekend, despite their name.

Cooper recently told Noisecreep.com he was psyched to check out the band, but became annoyed when he went to see them because they weren't what he was expecting. Apparently that's the case with a lot of bands these days.

"I do get a little annoyed that it seems like a lot of bands that come out now that I read, 'The greatest band that I've ever heard,'" he said. "And I see them and I go, 'There's absolutely no testosterone in this band.'

"I heard the title Vampire Weekend and I thought, 'Oh, man, that's gonna be great. I gotta see it.' And there are these guys with little Gap T-shirts on and they're singing about I don't know what, it was so light I couldn't listen to it. And I'm going, 'What happened to the balls in rock 'n' roll? Why are American bands so wimpy?'

"I'm getting a lot of bands that are kind of going, 'Oh, the summer in the rain and aren't lightning bugs wonderful?' And I'm going, 'What kind of drug are you on?' I think if you asked Ozzy, Iggy and all the other people that come from our generation, we're kind of hoping the young guys step it up a little bit when it comes to being guys."

Wait, Alice Cooper judged Vampire Weekend by their name? Think about that for a second. If you have absolutely no clue who Alice Cooper is (I feel sorry for you if that's the case) then you probably think he's a woman based on the name.

Vampire Weekend are still working on the follow-up to their 2008 self-titled debut, which is due out next year.

Alice Cooper has these dates lined up in support of last year's Along Came A Spider:

Sept. 4 Auckland, New Zealand @ ASB Theatre
Sept. 17 York, PA @ Toyota Grandstand Of Stars
Sept. 18 Erie, PA @ Warner Theatre
Sept. 19 Detroit, MI @ Freedom Hill
Sept. 21 Verona, NY @ Showroom at Turning Stone Casino
Sept. 22 Scranton, PA @ Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple
Sept. 23 Englewood, NJ @ Bergen Performing Arts Center
Sept. 25 Atlantic City, NJ @ House Of Blues
Sept. 26 Mashantucket, CT @ MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
Sept. 27 Torrington, CT @ Warner Theatre
Sept. 29 Richmond, VA @ The National
Sept. 30 Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
Oct. 2 Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct. 3 Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
Oct. 4 Fort Meyers, FL @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Oct. 5 Daytona Beach, FL @ Peabody Auditorium
Oct. 7 Montgomery, AL @ Montgomery Performing Arts Center
Oct. 9 Marksville, LA @ Paragon Casino Resort
Oct. 10 Biloxi, MS @ Beau Rivage Theatre
Oct. 11 Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Oct. 12 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
Oct. 16 Lake Tahoe, NV @ Harrah's South Shore Room
Oct. 17 West Wendover, NV @ Peppermill Concert Hall
Oct. 23-25 Las Vegas, NV @ Showroom at Orleans Hotel & Casino
Oct. 30 Indio, CA @ Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Special Event Center
Oct. 31 Valley Center, CA @ Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort
Nov. 18 Kosice, Slovakia @ Cassosport Hall
Nov. 19 Bratislava, Slovakia @ Sporthall Pasiensky
Nov. 20 Pizen, Czech Republic @ CEZ Arena
Nov. 24 Manchester, England @ Manchester Apollo
Nov. 25 Glasgow, Scotland @ Clyde Auditorium
Nov. 27 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England @ Newcastle City Hall
Nov. 28 Sheffield, England @ Sheffield City Hall
Nov. 29 Swindon, England @ Oasis Leisure Centre
Dec. 1 Wolverhampton, England @ Civic Hall
Dec. 2 Plymouth, England @ Plymouth Pavilions
Dec. 4 Nottingham, England @ Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Dec. 5 Brighton, England @ Brighton Centre
Dec. 6 London, England @ Hammersmith Apollo
Dec. 8 Kerkrade, Netherlands @ Rodahal
Dec. 9 Schwerin, Germany @ Sport And Kongresshalle
Dec. 11 Espoo, Finland @ Espoo Areena
Dec. 12 Oulu, Finland @ Club Teatria
Dec. 14 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Lisebergshallen
Dec. 15 Vasteras, Sweden @ Bombardier Arena