Brutal Planet
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| Brutal Planet | ||||
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| Released | June 6, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Studio | Blue Room, A&M (Hollywood) | |||
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| Length | 47:58 | |||
| Label | Spitfire | |||
| Producer | Bob Marlette | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| HM Magazine | [4] |
| Metal Heads Forever Magazine | 76/100[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Brutal Planet is the fourteenth solo and twenty-first studio album overall by American rock musician Alice Cooper, released in 2000. Musically, it sees Cooper tackling a much darker and heavier approach than on previous albums, with many songs approaching a somewhat modern-sounding, industrial/metal sound.
Lyrically, Brutal Planet 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).
Reception
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 | |
| 2. | "Wicked Young Man" | 3:50 | |
| 3. | "Sanctuary" | 4:00 | |
| 4. | "Blow Me a Kiss" | Cooper, Marlette, Bob Ezrin | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Eat Some More" | 4:36 | |
| 6. | "Pick Up the Bones" | 5:14 | |
| 7. | "Pessi-Mystic" | Cooper, Marlette, Brian Nelson | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Gimme" | 4:46 | |
| 9. | "It's the Little Things" | 4:11 | |
| 10. | "Take It Like a Woman" | 4:12 | |
| 11. | "Cold Machines" | 4:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me" | 4:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "It's the Little Things" (live) | 5:19 | |
| 13. | "Wicked Young Man" (live) | 3:32 | |
| 14. | "Poison" (live) | Cooper, Desmond Child, John McCurry | 4:52 |
| 15. | "My Generation" (live) | Pete Townshend | 1:32 |
| 16. | "Total Rock Rockumentary" | 35:48 |
