Brutal Planet

Alice Cooper | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 6, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spitfire
• ASIN: B00004TLYI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (147 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,507 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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The next time your mother tells you to eat your green beans because people are starving in Africa, you might reference "Eat Some More," one of 11 ferocious tracks on Alice Cooper's appropriately titled Brutal Planet. Though the artist who's arguably the greatest influence on Marilyn Manson has been doing this for longer than most Manson fans have been alive, he's still getting a lot of mileage out of the Angry Young Man archetype. Forget most of what he did in the late 1970s and early '80s; most people probably have. But since 1989's Trash, Cooper's turned out fresher and better recordings than the vast majority of his musical descendants, and Brutal Planet is no exception. The fact that it's a concept album is neither here nor there. Sure, there's quite a bit of cerebral content, but Brutal Planet is not a lecture. It's a rant, as enraged as anything any artist half Cooper's age could come up with, but with the perspective of someone old enough to know better. Alice Cooper, environmental activist? Well, stranger things have happened. --Genevieve Williams

Product Description

Japanese version of the original shock rocker's 2000 album.Produced by Bob Marlette (Union, Alice In Chains) and executive produced by Bob Ezrin ('The Wall', 'Dark Side Of The Moon', 'Destroyer', and Alice's own classic 'Welcome To My Nightmare'). It incl --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't fathom how great this album is., June 6, 2000

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Octoberize - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brutal Planet (Audio CD)

Having been an Alice Cooper fan for well over ten years, I thought I knew what to expect from his latest outing, "Brutal Planet." Those expectations were thrown out the window upon first listening because there's no way to prepare for how near-perfect this disc is. "Brutal Planet" is Alice's best CD since the gory days of the original Alice Cooper Group, and the reason is simple: It's like nothing he's ever done. This is a charging, fist-pumping, head-banging version of the usual glam-style treatment we've come to expect from the master of all that is dark and unholy. Every track hits home in some aspect, whether political, social or personal. "Wicked Young Man," "Cold Machines" and "Sanctuary" prove that theory with a vengeance. Perhaps the best track, however, is "Take it Like a Woman," a throwback to "Only Women Bleed" that takes sentimentality on one of life's grimmest subjects to new heights.

Overall, anyone can prove that this planet is rotten, but no one can do a better job proving that the music on it doesn't need to be.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fair Warning, August 27, 2000

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Alexan Scott Cunningham (N. Hemisphere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brutal Planet (Audio CD)

Brutal Planet is a 'Must Have' for metal/theatre enthusiasts. Alice (the real man), son of a minister, gives us something to seriously consider with this masterpiece. Yes, it's dark, but Alice has always excelled at portraying 'the shadow' figure and giving us something to laugh about at the same time. Aren't we all trying to reconcile the 'yin yang thang' which is our human existance? I admire Coop's ability to toss us a spiritual mickey without compromising his style. He is honest. He plays brilliantly from past material, that the 'faithful' will understand, but I'm not so certain that the disillusioned will catch the deeper meaning. It's my hope that they'll really listen and 'get it'. Gotta love him!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There is no justice., August 22, 2000

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Tom Hardwick (Bethany, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brutal Planet (Audio CD)

If there was justice you would'nt be able to turn on your local heavy/hard rock radio station without hearing Brutal Planet.Spitfire Records (part of Eagle Rock Entertainment)should be promoting this album,not just to long-time A.C. fans but to the "kids" also.The horrible state of our world and the screwed-up people in it is Alice's "nightmare" now-as well as ours.At least he knows its not the "movies I see,the music I dig,"etc. This album is the heaviest,most consistent album of his career.You'd have to go back to "Killer" to come close and then add better production,musicianship,and songwriting.I first saw Alice live in 1970 and he was the best show on the road then and when he comes to your town (or anywhere close)in support of this tremendous album, do yourself a favor and go.... Marilyn Manson? Give me a break! Bands like his and others like Metallica should "open" for the Coop.I'm in my mid-forties and I haven't mellowed a bit-and neither has the Coop.God bless 'em.Come on,Eagle Rock-push this record-it's one of the best albums in many,many years.