Remember the Coop....

Playlist
Miles Davis - Relaxin'
King Crimson - A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson (2CD)
Pink Floyd - Wish You were Here
Alice Cooper - Live at Montreux 2005

Off to Murrayfield tonight for Hearts v AEK Athens, but not before I'd bought the two Alice Cooper DVDs I'd been thinking about buying...

"Good to See You Again Alice Cooper" is a film set around the triumphant Billion Dollar Babies Tour of 1973, when the group were the biggest on the planet...

And "Live at Montreux 2005" from the latest Coop tour where his four piece backing band were on fire...

To quote from a fan's review on Amazon, "Considering the fact that ALICE COOPER was 57 years old at the date of this recording, it is astounding just how good he sounds right from the first note of 'Department of Youth', to the very last of encore closer 'Under My Wheels' . This is a top vocal performance and his presence on stage is still massive. One thing's for sure when you watch this DVD, the man himself is still enjoying every minute of his life as the world greatest shock rocker."

And so off to the game...

Good - especially the nerve-wracking 2nd half. I thought Hearts just might sneak the win but oh dear...

Two corners to Athens in the first two minutes, set the scene...

It was backs to the wall for almost the entire first half for the Jam Tarts...

They came out fighting in the second though and went ahead after an hour through a great goal from Mikalaunus...

A couple of minutes later though - Bruno Aguar(??) was sent off. The Ref gave him the yellow straight away re throwing the ball away - but I wonder if he would have if he'd realise the player was the same one he booked in the first half...

The bottom line though, was 2 bookings (second one PARTICULARLY STUPID when Bruno knew he was on a yellow) and he deserved to walk....

And so backs to the wall again as shot after shot rained in on the Hearts goal...

Then a heartbreaking finish (no pun intended) as Athens grabbed two goals in the last couple of minutes of the game...

All things considered, AEK were far superior to Hearts and even if Hearts had one 1-0 they were facing a pasting in Greece...

It might be different now though as the JTs need to play a 1-1-8 formation in Athens to score as many goals as possible (and win by at least two clear goals)!!

To Anne's mum's for coffee and a scone after the match before heading home, watching the pundits' end of match review and then some vintage Cooper before bed...

Highlight of the Day : Alice Cooper Live in 1973