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).
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
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).
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