"Brutal Planet" is the fourteenth solo studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 2000. Musically, it features Cooper adopting a darker and heavier style compared to his previous works, with many tracks incorporating a modern industrial/metal sound.
Lyrically, Brutal Planet addresses of dark " fiction," including domestic violence ("Take It Like a Woman"), prejudice ("Blow Me a Kiss"), psychopathic behavior (" the Little"), warPick 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 music-oriented Magazine, asserted the lyrics conveyed biblical morals "in a very powerful way." Van Pelt further noted that the final argument is presented in the title track, which denounces the systems of judgment employed by the world] Additionally "Blow a Kiss" encourages the listener to spiritual matters
The single "Gimme" was released on July 31st, and was its first and only single. Its highest chart position was 85 in the UK. The song was written by Cooper and Bob Marlette.
The song is about a deal with the Devil, sung from the point of view of Satan. This is a recurring theme for Cooper, and a motif he uses in songs like "I'm The Coolest" from 1976's Alice Cooper Goes to Hell and "I Just Wanna Be God" on Dragontown, the follow-up album to Brutal Planet. The lyrics also make a reference to "Nothing's Free" from The Last Temptation, another song with the same theme.
ALICE COOPER
BRUTAL PLANEL
THE NEW ALBUMOut Now
"Contains some of Cooper's finest work for nigh on two decades..."
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Alice Cooper
THE NEW SINGLE
'Gimme'
Out July 31
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