Brutal Planet (Alice Cooper)

I was listening to this album the other day. Nice and heavy with a thought provoking message. This album is great, great, great! I actually think I like Alice's newer stuff better than the classic years.

An cd only ALice Cooper could do. Brilliant

The best Cooper album in twnety years. The songs are heavy and scary. Cooper still has it and this one is worth checking out if you like great hard rock/metal.

This is one of Cooper's greatest moments in rock (and he has had plenty). Every song from this 2000 album completely rocks. I was relatively new to Alice's music but now I am hooked and have gone back and bought the classic stuff. Cooper is a legend and if you aren't familiar with his music then you should be ashamed.

Alice's new stuff owns your mom's bunghole

You know things are bad when even Alice himself admits that his singing is brutal. On this CD he is very Macy Gray like. For those that need reminding, Macy Gray is a screeching singer who's voice makes me run for earplugs! Alice Cooper is a rock man, and fails to keep up with the trends of the time. Fans that have been following him for awhile will like this new effort, but he fails to get new fans with his outdated singing!

this cd was awesome

This CD proves that Cooper can still get it done. Ironically this 200 CD is his best since another CD I reviewed, 1975's Welcome To My Nightmare. Teens if you like it heavy with a great story and vocals this is the one.

This Cd is okay and not as bad as you might first think. The title, Brutal Planet is not a good reflection of this CD. It is not in any way brutal. It is just OK. The only Cd's that deserves to be called Brutal are Macy Gray's CD's.

All of my friends in college, have recently gotten into rock legend Alice Cooper's music. This guy is brilliant and Brutal Planet is probably the best album I have heard in the last few years. The album is moody and heavy. For Alice to be as old as he is, you can't tell it here. I definitely have become a fan, and he is well loved on our campus!

Wow! Cooper is back with a vengenance. This thing is quite simply what hard rock is all about!

I know that Alice is getting up there in the years but this guy has refound himself. Not only is this album good, it is great! A musthave. Check out the title track, Gimme, and Pick Up The Bones. If you like hard rock/metal this is the CD you have been looking for.

This guy is such a legend, and this is his finest work in years. He still has a lot left!

Those two guys who gave Brutal Planet 1 star are total idiots and don't realize how brilliant this man is! I'm only 13 and I'm one of the biggest Alice Cooper fans alive thanks to Brutal Planet. I originally liked "Weird Al" Yankovic but when I got this album it was good-bye Al and Hello Alice! The song and the video for Gimme is one of the best I've seen in years. Sanctuary, Blow Me A Kiss and Wicked Young Man are good songs too. Don't listen to those punks and go out and buy Alice Cooper's Brutal Planet!

The surprise album of the year. I know Alice Cooper is a rock legend and all, but I didn't realize how much juice the guy has left. This album is flat out incredible and he sounds great on the album, with excellent scary thought provoking lyrics. This is a very good stocking stuffer for any rock fan. I can't get over how good it is.

The album of the year in 2000. If you haven't heard it in its entireity, go out and give it a couple of listens and you will be hooked on Alice Cooper.

The CD of the year!

I BOUGHT THIS CD TWO NIGHTS BEFORE I WENT TO SEE HIS BRUTAL PLANET CONCERT. WHAT A GREAT CD! I CAN NOT GET THE BRUTAL PLANET TITLE CUT OUT OF MY HEAD. AND YES HIS CONCERT WAS STILL THE BEST STAGE SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN! ONE DAY WE WILL BE VOTING THIS BEST CLASSIC COOPER!

Bought this album and couldn't bleive how good it was. This guy still knows how to rock!

As good as it gets.

This album is really good; however, I really don't think it measures up to his older stuff. The music is not as versatile as earlier albums and the music is pretty generic. In the past the music alone would be enough to determine that it is Alice Cooper. I think it has a lot to do with the producer Bob Marlette. I think he had Alice Cooper doing things that just aren't Alice Cooper. I just went to see him live the other day and have to say that this is the best concert I have ever seen. This man can still top the rest while even topping himself. If you ever have an opportunity to see his show, do it. Even if you don't like the music the show is worth it. And as I said about Marlette may just be true. These songs from Brutal Planet were 120x better live. If they relese a live album from this tour do not hesitate to buy it.

Anyone who rates this cd any lower than 3 stars either hasn't heard the cd or is afraid to beleive that people outside the nineties originated many of the popular cultures around today. I can understand if he is not your taste but if that's the case you probably didn't buy the cd to rate it. well anyway, all the songs have great rhythms to keep you interested. The lyrics in every song still hit you with that little bit of shock. and classic to his style, there is a comedic song in the little things which is very amusing. The title track gets you set for everything you will hear in the rest of the record. The video Gimme does good on the core of the song. And finally songs like Sanctuary and Cold Machines still show how he knows what it feels like to be alone. It's a great cd that can attract new fans, keep old ones, and hold it's own against any band's music out today with the help of a little marketing.

Dark and heavy. Cooper still has it,despite his age. If you haven't heard this album you are really missing out on a special album.

The best CD i have heard in a long time1

Cooper is fired up on this one! I love it.

Killer Cd!

A lewthal dose of rock. Don't take all these ratings too seriously. Some people are mean and go down and mark different albums without hearing them. Anyone that has heard this knows it is the rock masterpiece of the year!

Just bought this album on you guys recommendations and you are right, it totally rocks!

Just picked up this one and it rocks! Very heavy and great lyrics. Cooper sounds terrific!

I wasn't very familiar with ALice before a few months ago. Don't get me wrong I knew he was a legend and all and had heard the hits but didn't own an album by him, until my buddy bought me Brutal Planet as a gift. Wow! This thing rocks as much as any of the 90's bands I dig so much. Take a chacne on this bad boy. I went yesterday and bought a couple of more Alice albums, and Ihaven't had a chance to listen to them yet, but I am sure they rock!

Not a huge hard rock/metal fan, but after I heard this gem, I couldn't turn it off. A great message and a real thought provoking album. ANyone that hears this albuminits entireity can't help but be blown away by how good it is.

I have always liked Alice and this is a fine album. I think From The Inside or Last Tempatation are better but this is definitely worth buying. The reviews seem positive here for it. Rate it allneed work, alot of people pick out a band they like and give it a five star and them nark the others one, without hearing the albums. I want to give my honest opinion, onalbums I have truly heard.

Terrific album. ANyone who gives this one a bad rating simply hasn't heard the album.

Excellent album. Good to see others appreciate it too. Be careful on these ratings. Some punk kids just give albums low or hihg ratings without hearing them, to keep their favorite band on top.

ALOT OF THE MANSON YOUTH RULING THE ROCK WORLD THESE DAYS("ANNONYMOUS")REALLY DO HATE ALICE BECAUSE HE DEFUSES THE"ORIGINAL FRESHNESS"IN MARY'S VISIONS. HAVING SAID THAT,AT MY FIRST LISTEN "COLD MACHINES" SEEMS HAUNTINGLY LIKE "BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE" OF THE MANSON CATALOG.BUT I HAVE GROWN TO BELIEVE THAT THE RIFF RESEMBLANCE IS INTENTINAL AND LYRICALLY DIRECTED TO MANSON FOLLOWERS. ALICE COOPER HAS NO TWO ALBUMS ALIKE.SOME I LOVE AND SOME I WILL HAVE TO DUST OFF BEFORE I PUT THEM BACK INTO MY ROTATION.THIS ONE I CAN'T TAKE OUT OF SLOT 4 OF MY 5 DISC CHANGER.ALICE(ONCE AGAIN)RE-INVENTS HIS BEING WITH THE STYLE OF THE DAY,WITH A FORCE WE(THE DIE-HARDS...Y'KNOW WHO YOU ARE!)HAVEN'T TASTED SINCE THE LIKES OF "RAISE YOUR FIST AND YELL"WHICH,UNTIL NOW,I LABLED ALICE AT HIS HEAVIEST.THANX FOR STAYING ALICE,ALICE!

Best Cooper in years!

This is as good as a rock album gets1

What an incredible CD. I saw my favorite rocker Ted Nugent and Alice on the same bill once, and became an Alice fan that night. The guy can get it done live, and have always liked some of his osngs, but this CD is something special.

You're kidding me, right? One of the reviewers here calls Brutal Planet "the best hard rock album I personally have ever heard." How many hard rock CDs has that reviewer heard, then - two? And was the other one "New Tattoo" by Motley Crue? "Brutal Planet" is like the rest of Alice Cooper's music - loud, inane, over-hyped crap designed to appeal to adolescent boys. Cooper, like Motley Crue, put out this CD because he's running out of money and wants to cash in on the 80s nostalgia. If you want to help pad his retirement fund, go ahead and buy the CD. If you have any sense in your head, avoid it.

I never thought I was a hard rock fan. I always hated it back in the day, but my boyfriend kept playing this album called Brutal Planet by Alice Cooper. Well,of course I knew who Alice was, the man is a legend, but I guess I didn't pay enough attention. This guy is terrific. This is the best hard rock album,I personally have ever heard.

This album is truly great. Dark apocalyptic music which is very inspirational. Stories of greed, hate, the futility of life. A dark look of the future which in some cases is now. Pick up the Bones, Cold Machines and Gimmie are Alice at his Best.

Bought the CD last week,and on the first listen I thought it was good,on the scond listen very good, on the third I see how awesome it truly is. Cooper is back. Don't miss your chance to hear this great album!

Anyone that gives this album a bad rating, is doing it clearly for meaness or hasn't heard it, because it is flat out awesome. I will be honest, I never owned an ALice album before this one. I had heard some songs on the radio and thought they were good, but after seeing some cool reviews about this one, I thought, "Why not?" I couldn't believe how great the whole thing is. Hard rocking, dark, and a mature album. The type of album Alice needed to make. I got this album two weeks ago, and yesterday went and bought a couple of other Alice albums. This guy is great, and shame on me for overlooking him. I plan to buy more soon, but Alice I am with you and will see you on tour this year!

This album is fantastic. Buy this, and buy the single 'Gimmie'. (Single worth is alone for the dark video. Reminiscent of Seven/Millenium cinematography, very Neil Gaiman-esque with visuals, but all Alice.

A very mature album. Great to see Alice back and kicking so much tail. Alot heavier than you may expect.

The best Cooper album in years! Anyone who rates this thing poorly, is doing it for meaness, so their band will have a higher ranking, because it is obvious you haven't heard the album. This thing blows me away!

I always liked Alice Cooper, but I really thought he had lost his edge and was musicially finished for the most part. However,I took a chance on this album and was blown away. It is the most rocking effort he has had in years, and blows away any other hard rock album I have heard this year, or for that matter in a number of years. If you don't own this album, you simply don't like hard rock and metal. Good to see a real legend still doing something great. Plus he is touring, the tour dates at www.spitfirerecords.com right now, for the next leg of his tour. I am totally there!

The best album of the year by far!

This was well worth the six year wait since his last album. Fantastic sound and killer lyrics. This DESERVES national radio play!

Alice Cooper's refusal to fade away gracefully is a black mark on the music scene. And the fact that he apparently still has a loyal fanbase is even more depressing.