Brutal_Planet

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Brutal Planet

2000 studio album by Alice Cooper

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).

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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

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All tracks are written by Alice Cooper and Bob Marlette except where noted

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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

References

  1. [1]
    "Classic Alice Cooper Albums To Be Released On Vinyl". Blabbermouth.net. September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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    Allmusic link
  3. [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. [4]
    Van Pelt, Doug (September–October 2000). "Reviews / Brutal Planet". HM Magazine (85): 65.
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    "Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet Album Review | Metalheads Forever Magazine". April 5, 2018.
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    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.
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