Brutal Planet

Alice Cooper

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 6, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spitfire
• ASIN: B00004TLYI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (133 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #80,700 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
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

Customer Reviews

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Octoberize - See all my reviews

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice, Brutal Alice, August 16, 2006

By	BUFFY/CHARMED/Star Wars Finatic! "starchild212" (RHODE ISLAND) - See all my reviews

Been a fan of AC since I was 4 (now 33). This is his BEST album ever!!! Still, it predacessors: DRAGONTOWN, THE EYES OF ALICE COOPER and DIRTY DIAMONDS can't touch this album. (Though EYES is a great, fun AC album,too).

This album is, well, BRUTAL. Lyricly it's sinister, tough and thought provoking with social angst=All the essential elements of a great AC album. It's all here on the title track,Eat Some More, Pick Up the Bones, Wicked Young Man and Blow Me A Kiss. Like Bob Ezrin did with KISS on REVENGE, he helps out again the Legendary Alice to make a top notch, heavy rock album. (Plus Eric Singer of KISS (The new CATMAN) drums on this Alice Gem = and Also did on the KISS: REVENGE album!!). From start to finish,you can't just listen to a handfull of tracks or listen to it halfway/It's the type of album you pop into the cd player and let it Rip!!! The production is awesome, sound is balls to the wall and all the track orders is the perfect flow of heavy hitting rock n' roll by the Godfather of Theatrical Rock!!! If I could, I'd give the cd 10 stars!!! FANTASTIC HEAVY ROCK ALBUM. Buy it!! It'll be worth every penny to have this cd in your heavy rock collection!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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!