Brutal Planet

Brutal Planet
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2000
Recorded2000
StudioBlue Room, A&M (Hollywood)
Genre
Length47:58
LabelSpitfire
ProducerBob Marlette
Alice Cooper chronology
A Fistful of Alice
(1997)
Brutal Planet
(2000)
Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper
(2001)
Singles from Brutal Planet
  1. "Brutal Planet"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Gimme"
    Released: August 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
HM Magazine[4]
Metal Heads Forever Magazine76/100[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Brutal Planet is the fourteenth solo studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper, released in 2000. Musically, this finds Alice tackling a much darker and heavier approach than on previous albums, with many songs approaching a somewhat modern-sounding, industrial/metal sound. Lyrically, it deals with themes of dark "social fiction", including domestic violence ("Take It Like a Woman"), prejudice ("Blow Me a Kiss"), psychopathic behavior ("It's the Little Things"), war ("Pick Up the Bones"), depression, suicide ("Sanctuary"), Neo-Nazism and school shootings ("Wicked Young Man"). The album was followed by a sequel, titled Dragontown (2001).

Doug Van Pelt, editor of the alternative Christian music-oriented HM Magazine, found that the lyrics communicated biblical morals "in a very powerful way".[4] Van Pelt stated further that the final argument is provided in the title track, which condemns the systems of judgment that the world uses.[4] Moreover, "Blow Me a Kiss" urges the listener to think deeper about spiritual matters.[4]

  1. ^ "Classic Alice Cooper Albums To Be Released On Vinyl". Blabbermouth.net. September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Allmusic link
  3. ^ Coleman, Mark; Edmonds, Ben (2004). "Alice Cooper". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ a b c d Van Pelt, Doug (September–October 2000). "Reviews / Brutal Planet". HM Magazine (85): 65.
  5. ^ "Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet Album Review | Metalheads Forever Magazine". April 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside Books. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.