Marilyn Manson Appreciation Thread

darthvedder88
darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
edited July 2008 in Other Music
Over the past year or so the shock rocker of the 90's and 00's has become one of my all time fav. artists, making my top 10. What got me hooked to his music? His masterpiece, "Antichrist Superstar." Songs like "Tourniquet," "Mister Superstar," and "The Reflecting God," managed to impress me by a long shot, with the many other great songs off of that album. The man proved even more of a genius when I learned that "Mechanical Animals" and "Holy Wood" served as prequels to "Antichrist Superstar," which all told a story starting with "Holy Wood." Whether you like his music or not, I think people should give him credit for being able to draw large audiences and keep up with the times by constantly changing his sound and even making "dance rock" songs like "Tainted Love" (which I enjoy by the way).

So now it's time to discuss!!! What are some of your fav. Manson albums/songs? And has anyone seen him live?
"Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

-Eddie Vedder

6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
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  • melodyman22
    melodyman22 Posts: 326
    Marilyn Manson is a poser. Who's music sucks.
  • deadmosquito
    deadmosquito Posts: 729
    i really enjoy manson's music as well. i can't wait to hear the next release, as i felt the last one was a little flat. and twiggy's back, so hopefully that will help make things a little better. regardless, manson's live show is an awesome thing to behold. it's pure entertainment through and through. i do not have an extensive knowledge of the music, but i have heard that the 3 records (AS, MA, HW) are all related, but i've never really known how. i'm off to find out....
  • hodge
    hodge Posts: 519
    antichrist superstar and mechanical animals are amazing albums

    my fav manson song is tourniquet
    ..and you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable
  • darthvedder88
    darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    Personally, I thought "Eat Me, Drink Me" was a really solid album. Not his best, but nonetheless way better than the bullshit out there today like Three Days Grace and Nickelback. Really enjoyed the songs "Putting Holes in Happiness," "Just a Car Crash Away," "Evidence," and "If I Was Your Vampire," from the new album.

    As far as the next album is concerned, Manson has said it's gonna be really angry, so I'm excited :D

    For now, my ranking of his albums are as follows...

    1. Antichrist Superstar
    2. Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
    3. Mechanical Animals
    4. Eat Me, Drink Me
    5. The Golden Age of Grotesque
    6. Portrait of an American Family
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

    -Eddie Vedder

    6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
    6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
  • thecory
    thecory Posts: 290
    beautiful people would be my wwf intro music. and, as soon as i pin my opponent it would go right to the part of the song that i can't describe... maybe it's the bridge? idk. its kind of like a shrieking and it leads back into the "hey you whaddya say" part. that would be awesome. think about it.
  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    Antichrist, Mechanical Animals and Holywood are awesome other songs from his catalogue I find hit and miss.
    Mechanical Animals is my favourite album, got to see him on that tour as well.

    Long Hard Road Out of Hell probs my favourite Manson song.
    Sweet Dreams(Eurythmics)
    Golden Years(Bowie) some awesome covers.
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Anything after Mechanical Animals blows...
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • PatrickBateman
    PatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    seen him during ACS and MA tours....really great shows

    Holywood to me was like Metallicas "Black" album ......beginning of the 'meh'.
    If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    saw him this year here. got to see irresponsible hate anthem. insane.

    incredible show. liked manson since beautiful people. his screeching voice is a thing of beauty.
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  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    Mechanical Animals is fantastic. I haven't liked much since, there are certainly some great songs on each however nothing has come close to MA.

    I have seen him 4 or 5 times however each time was on the Portrait tour opening for various artists (NIN, Danzig).

    I think he is talented fellow.
  • AllNiteThing
    AllNiteThing Posts: 1,115
    Really loved the first album. Didn't really follow him after Antichrist. I saw him open for NIN back in like 1994 I think? He didn't really have that whole look he has now, but the music was killer.
    24 years old, mid-life crisis
    nowadays hits you when you're young
  • Joe2TheRevenge
    Joe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    haven't liked much since Holywood, but he is insanely good live.
    You can't spell "dumb" without DMB
  • pjalive21
    pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    the live show sold me on Manson saw him here at the end of last year and was blown away by his live show

    him and Rob Zombie put on spectacles when it comes to live shows

    Fight Song rocks!!!
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    i liked him in highschool and followed his music until Holy Wood. after that i felt his music took a huge nosedive.

    favorite songs:
    Sweet Tooth
    Dope Hat
    Wrapped In Plastic
    Snake Eyes And Sissies
    Misery Machine
    Mister Superstar
    Kinderfeld
    Touriequet
    Wormboy
    Great Big White World
    Coma White
    Coma Black
    Disassociative
    Mechanical Animals
    Last Day on Earth
    Born Again
    Count To Six and Die
    Target Audience
    I Put A Spell On You
    Lamb of God
    Cruci-Fiction In Space
    In The Shadow Of The Valley of Death
    Down In The Park
    Golden Years
    Five To One
    Suicide Is Painless
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    Holywood to me was like Metallicas "Black" album ......beginning of the 'meh'.

    haha! that's the best comparison i've ever read! :D
    transplant wrote:
    I think he is talented fellow.
    Joe2TheRevenge wrote:
    haven't liked much since Holywood, but he is insanely good live.

    He is talented (and also a very intelligent man) but I feel he sold out to sell records and it was the beginning of the end. Portrait, Smells like children, Antichrist and Mechanical Animals are good albums, written well and the material was excellent live. His shows were always something to look forward to (I've seen him 5 times) but the last time I went was awful. As usual, it was the old favourites like My Monkey, 1996 and Lunchbox that stood out... the rest of the time I was just bored.
    I would go and see him again if he went back to the old Marilyn, singing songs like Wormboy, walking over the audience on ridiculous crutches and wearing nothing but ripped pantyhose, big boots and a bit o' make up... fuck the super gleaming 'Hollywood-Dita's Husband' Marilyn, it's just not raw enough for me.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    i still think Holy Wood is his best record, a tad long but very very solid. i remember hearing that mObscene single and thinking automatically of Faith No More's Be Agressive. i burned Golden Age from a guy back when it first came out and the only song i liked was the title track. that cover of Taited Love was pretty bad too. his music as declined so much so that even when i go back and listen to some of those songs on Antichrist Superstar i can't help but say to myself, "shut up dude". Portrait is a classic IMO. Daisy's guitar work on that and the few tracks he played on Antichrist made the band for me back then. Mechanical Animals was very glamy and very different from the darkness of Antichrist that only years later did i realize just how solid that record is.

    he still playes "1996"? i haven't heard that song in YEARS. i use to really like it but that was when i was 17. i need to revisit some songs soon i think.
  • darthvedder88
    darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    "1996" is a really killer song, love the writing style he utilizes!!!

    Always thought the "Tourniquet" video was really badass, and love the "Coma White" video!!

    By the way, I'd like to add that I think Tim Skold is one of the best guitarists he's recorded with/played with. I'm glad Twiggy's back, but damn I'm gonna miss Tim Skold.
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

    -Eddie Vedder

    6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
    6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    does he really do the fucked up shit i hear at his live shows, or is that 100% rumors?
  • Joe2TheRevenge
    Joe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    GlorifiedAnimal wrote:
    does he really do the fucked up shit i hear at his live shows, or is that 100% rumors?

    Depends on what you're talking about

    What he DOES DO:

    - tears up bibles
    - beats up his bandmates
    - cuts himself

    What he DOESN'T DO

    - give himself blow jobs
    - kill animals
    - [insert whatever other sick things christian groups dream up in their sick little minds HERE] (irony huh?)
    You can't spell "dumb" without DMB
  • jasonw
    jasonw Posts: 435
    I think Holywood is byfar his best album.......i feel that his music has gotten drastically worse since then. The Last Tour on Earth is a good live album too

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