Marilyn Manson

Well, maybe. That is certainly one "Target Audience" But a 15 year old high schooler might not get all of the fantastic wordplay and lyrical content in his peak work. I'd say one of my favorite points to his music would be the lyrical content. That, and the dark atmosphere that his songs conjure. Looking past his image, you can find a lot of solid writing, song craft, skill, and musicianship.

Alitare wrote: Well, maybe. That is certainly one "Target Audience" But a 15 year old high schooler might not get all of the fantastic wordplay and lyrical content in his peak work. I'd say one of my favorite points to his music would be the lyrical content. That, and the dark atmosphere that his songs conjure. Looking past his image, you can find a lot of solid writing, song craft, skill, and musicianship.

There is no doubt, as I said I DO like his music, at least the older stuff. I just think the message of it all maybe lost on people who don't quite get it all. As you pointed out.

A 90s buffoon that makes his dollars from aping Alice Cooper and playing vaguely-distorted "music" for the kiddies. Snooze.

Well, I kinda liked what I heard on myspace, so I'll definitely be checking out something.  Thanks guys for the recommendations. 

By the way, this kicks butt on Alice Cooper. 

Finnforest wrote: Well, I kinda liked what I heard on myspace, so I'll definitely be checking out something.  Thanks guys for the recommendations.  By the way, this kicks butt on Alice Cooper.

Don't count Coop out, yet. If you like Manson, check out his "Brutal Planet" release. My favorite album by him, actually.

Alitare wrote: Finnforest wrote: Well, I kinda liked what I heard on myspace, so I'll definitely be checking out something.  Thanks guys for the recommendations.  By the way, this kicks butt on Alice Cooper.  Don't count Coop out, yet. If you like Manson, check out his "Brutal Planet" release. My favorite album by him, actually.

Sorry.....I shouldn't have dissed the Coop, he's got some good tunes. 

Hey, here's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A really funny guy and a gifted pop musician.

I loved it how he was on Jay Leno once when Shaggy was the musical act, and the grinning Shaggy gave him an enormous hug after finishing the song.


Edited by Visitor13 - May 05 2009 at 12:36

I had my short fashination with MM around Mechanical Animals and went to see the freakshow when it came to town. Entertaining but certainly not great art IMO. I purchased the successor to Mechanical Animals too but lost interest after that one. The MM albums I own are now packed away in my basement with all the other music I might take out and listen to in ten years time.

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: Alitare wrote: WalterDigsTunes wrote: A 90s buffoon that makes his dollars from aping Alice Cooper and playing vaguely-distorted "music" for the kiddies. Snooze. Yeah yeah yeah. All music past 1989 is worthless and  no one should ever play music, again.   No, nobobody said that, there's plenty good music after 1989 or 1999, but some of us think Marilyn Manson is not one of those cases, just a poser created to sell rebelion to kids who want to be rebels without leaving the comfort of their houses IMHO.   A market product, and not a good one I believe.   Iván

Actually, Walter keeps saying that on every given occasion

Tuzvihar wrote: I became acquainted with Marilyn by my ex-girlfriend who was his devotee. I really liked his albums "Holy Wood" and "The Golden Age Of Grotesque".

If you really liked Holy Wood, chances are, you'd enjoy Antichrist Superstar, too. Mechanical Animals being the more glam and accessible of the three.