Alice Cooper holds The Who in the highest regard, considering Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend's band "the benchmark" for every rock band who has followed in their wake: he once told Rolling Stone that the group's 1965 debut album, My Generation, is among his 10 favourite albums of all time. The respect Cooper has for the band only adds an extra layer of black comedy to his memory of his longtime friend and producer Bob Ezrin (also known for his work with Pink Floyd, and Kiss, among others) vomiting all over The Who during a night out with Cooper and his band in London in the mid '70s.
More than just a regular night out, the evening was set up as a "drink off" between the two bands, both groups being aware of the other act's reputation as party animals.
