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Brutal Planet (2000)

Where the lyrics of Brutal Planet take you, and where it was really made.

Alice Cooper's fourteenth solo album moved to a darker, industrial metal sound, and its story was continued by the sequel Dragontown the following year.

Key places

A&M Studios in Los Angeles (2000)

Recording site A&M Recording Studios — Brutal Planet was recorded at A&M Studios in Los Angeles, and the mixing and mastering were also done there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Blue Room in Woodland Hills (2000)

Recording site Very Loud House (Woodland Hills) — Part of the album was recorded at the Blue Room in Woodland Hills, California. The map point sits at the city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Brutal Planet: 14th solo and 21st studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper
• Released in 2000, on 6 June 2000
• Musically darker and heavier than Cooper's previous albums
• Industrial and metal sound with a modern feel
• Lyrics built on dark social fiction
• Themes include domestic violence, prejudice, psychopathic behavior, war, depression, suicide, Neo-Nazism and school shootings

Background

• Spitfire Records released the album in North America; Eagle Records in Europe
• Produced by Bob Marlette; executive producer Bob Ezrin
• Cooper wanted a more aggressive and heavier record while keeping melody
• The album was influenced by the bands of the time, Rob Zombie and Rage Against the Machine
• Concept: a bleak, pessimistic view of the future

Recording

• Recorded at the Blue Room, Woodland Hills, CA and at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
• Mixed and mastered at A&M Studios
• Four guitarists: Phil X, China, Ryan Roxie and Bob Marlette
• Eric Singer on drums
• Sid Riggs on additional programming and sound design
• Eva King arranged the strings

Cover

• No cover information in the source

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Alice Cooper originated in Phoenix, Arizona in 1964 as a band formed by Vincent Damon Furnier, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith.
• The group first performed as the Earwigs and later renamed themselves the Spiders and then Nazz.
• In 1968 the band adopted the name Alice Cooper, which was later also the new legal name of Furnier.

Members

• The classic lineup consisted of Furnier (lead vocals), Buxton (lead guitar), Bruce (rhythm guitar), Dunaway (bass) and Smith (drums).
• Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper after the band disbanded in 1975.

Career

• The band released seven studio albums from 1969 to 1973, including Love It to Death, Killer, School's Out and Billion Dollar Babies.
• The band is known as a pioneer of shock rock, using theatrical stage shows with props and illusions.
• As a solo artist he released Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975 and has released 30 studio albums in total.
• The original band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
• Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers to be 'The Godfather of Shock Rock'.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Doug Van Pelt, editor of HM Magazine, an alternative Christian music magazine, said the lyrics communicated biblical morals in a very powerful way
• Van Pelt said the final argument is provided in the title track, which condemns the systems of judgment the world uses
• Van Pelt said Blow Me a Kiss urges the listener to think more deeply about spiritual matters

Records

• Billboard 200 (US): number 193 in the week of 24 June 2000
• Top Independent Albums (US): number 11
• Charted in five European countries
• United Kingdom: number 38
• Germany: number 23
• Sweden: number 31
• Austria: number 49
• Switzerland: number 66

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album was followed by a sequel titled Dragontown in 2001.
• Drummer Eric Singer was a former member of Kiss.
• Cooper recorded the album with four guitarists: Phil X, China, Ryan Roxie and Bob Marlette.
• Cooper described the concept as a bleak view of the future.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

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