Brutal Planet

Brutal Planet
Studio album by Alice Cooper
Released	June 6, 2000
Recorded	2000
Studio	Blue Room, A&M (Hollywood)
Genre	Industrial metal [1] hard rock [2] [3]
Length	47:58
Label	Spitfire
Producer	Bob Marlette
Alice Cooper chronology
The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper (1999) Brutal Planet (2000) Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper (2001)
Singles from Brutal Planet
"Brutal Planet (promo only)" Released: 2000 "Gimme" Released: August 2000 "Blow Me a Kiss" Released: 2000 "It's the Little Things (promo only)" Released: 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
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.

Themes

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
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

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me"	4:09

2001 tour edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel

• Alice Cooper – vocals
• Ryan Roxie – guitars
• Phil X – guitars
• China – guitars
• Eric Singer – drums
• Bob Marlette – rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards

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

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7]	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8]	23
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9]	32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10]	31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11]	66
UK Albums (OCC) [12]	38
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [13]	5
US Billboard 200 [14]	193
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15]	11

References

1. "Classic Alice Cooper Albums To Be Released On Vinyl". Blabbermouth.net. September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
2. Vigilone, Joe. "Brutal Planet Review". AllMusic . Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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. 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.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
13. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
14. "Alice Cooper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
15. "Alice Cooper Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2024.