2000 studio album by Alice Cooper
Brutal Planet |
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Studio album by Alice Cooper |
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Released | June 6, 2000 |
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Recorded | 2000 |
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Studio | Blue Room, A&M (Hollywood) |
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Genre | - Heavy metal
- industrial metal[1]
- hard rock[2][3]
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Length | 47:58 |
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Label | Spitfire |
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Producer | Bob Marlette |
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Alice Cooper chronology |
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A Fistful of Alice (1997) | Brutal Planet (2000) | Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper (2001) | |
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Singles from Brutal Planet |
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- "Brutal Planet"
Released: 2000 - "Gimme"
Released: August 2000 |
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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]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Alice Cooper and Bob Marlette except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Brutal Planet" | | 4:40 |
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2. | "Wicked Young Man" | | 3:50 |
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3. | "Sanctuary" | | 4:00 |
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4. | "Blow Me a Kiss" | Cooper, Marlette, Bob Ezrin | 3:18 |
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5. | "Eat Some More" | | 4:36 |
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6. | "Pick Up the Bones" | | 5:14 |
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7. | "Pessi-Mystic" | Cooper, Marlette, Brian Nelson | 4:56 |
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8. | "Gimme" | | 4:46 |
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9. | "It's the Little Things" | | 4:11 |
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10. | "Take It Like a Woman" | | 4:12 |
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11. | "Cold Machines" | | 4:14 |
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Japanese editionNo. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me" | 4:09 |
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Personnel
- Additional musicians
- Sid Riggs – additional programming, sound design
- Eva King – strings arrangement
- Natalie Delaney – backing vocals (track 1)
- Production
- Produced by Bob Marlette
- Executive producer – Bob Ezrin
- Engineered, mixed and arranged by Bob Marlette
- Additional engineering – Dave Reed, German Villacorta
- Assistant engineers – German Villacorta, Jaime Sickora
- Mastered by Dave Collins
- Recorded at the Blue Room, Woodland Hills, CA and the A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
- Mixed, Mastered at the A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Charts
References
- ^ "Classic Alice Cooper Albums To Be Released On Vinyl". Blabbermouth.net. September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Allmusic link
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Van Pelt, Doug (September–October 2000). "Reviews / Brutal Planet". HM Magazine (85): 65.
- ^ "Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet Album Review | Metalheads Forever Magazine". April 5, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Alice Cooper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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