Alice Cooper

Brutal Planet

Master Of Shock Rock Modernizes Sound

Review Score:

(8/10)
Butal Planet brings Alice into the year 2000 sounding fresh and updated. Having hung out with friends he has influenced and inspired like Rob Zombie and others much newer to the rock scene probably had a little to do with this change. People who are stuck in either the 70's or 80's will probably not enjoy this disc. I myself don't care for a lot of the music coming out these days. The reason is most new and upcoming bands lack good vocal melodies. Brutal Planet contains excellent vocal melodies by none other than the master himself Alice. The disc is produced by Bob Marlette. Bob also co-writes all of the songs on Brutal Planet. He has worked with Union, Rob Halford's Two project, and many others. Brutal Planet warns us that we are self destructing ourselves and destroying the planet. Song topics include starvation, racism, battered women, warfare, and etc. The subjects may be depressing and dark, however contrary to what some reviewers say there is a touch of Alice's humor thrown in here and there. The cd is strong from start to finish. Favorite songs will vary from one listener to the next. However, my favorites are Blow Me A Kiss, Cold Machines, Pessi-mystic, and Gimme. The drums on this disc are played by Eric Singer. His playing is solid and does a lot to drive the music. The guitar playing is very heavy without a lot melody, which is what is in right now. There are a couple of cool leads, but most are cut short. I chose to give this disc a four star rating because Alice needs to give his guitar players a little more room when it comes time for leads. I know he is the highlighted artist here, but Ozzy gives his guitarists the room needed to gain recognition. Overall, Brutal Planet simply rocks and I recomend it to previous Alice fans whom aren't stuck in the 70's or 80's and people who may not have liked Alice in the past because they thought he was to pop oriented.

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