#21

:open_mouth:
I’m notoriously bad at hearing lyrics correctly. Thanks for your candid feedback.

#22

Flagged my post to the mods like a good citizen.

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#23

I felt like Holy Wood was where he started to believe his own hype. Previously, he barely had to put any effort into riling them up, but Holy Wood was where it felt a bit too obvious. The Columbine accusations really fucked him up.

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#24

Yeah, I guess I got into Manson sooooo long after the fact that I’m not listening to it in the context of all that really. Well, I am, I suppose, but, ummm, I dunno. I guess at that point middle America was more concerned with Eminem.
In any case, I love Holy Wood but can see why fans of the earlier stuff may not musically/lyrically.

#25

Oh, and the run of 3 tracks at the end of Mechanical Animals are among the best songs he/they did - Fundamentally Loathsome, Last Day on Earth and Coma White

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#26

some top tunes there. wasnt expecting that.

#27

lovely stuff

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#28

Enjoyed Mechanical Animals a lot, based off purely anecdotal experience, it really seemed like the album with the most cross over potential, although that cover of Tainted Love definitely exposed him\the band to a wider audience as well.

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#29

Yes yes yes. Mechanical Animals is fucking brilliant. As is Holy Wood.

Saw him last year in Manchester and it was a one of funniest and funnest rock gigs I’ve ever been to

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#30

Aye, really like Marilyn Manson, so many hits. Although I’ve always just thought of him as a glam rock act rather than anything totally shocking. Like, it’s just Alice Cooper really isn’t it?

Think I was 14 when I saw this on the telly, taped it and watched on repeat quite a lot. The way he looked like he’d been burnt and was strutting around in just a thong and cowboy hat flipping the bird at the audience, I thought it was so cool. Rock is Dead is such a banger too.

Saw him at Glasgow green in 2001, an outstanding show!

#31

I saw him in 2001 at the London Arena (RIP) during my (very brief) metal phase. He was supported by Disturbed and my only real memory of it is the lead singer of Disturbed coming out on stage in an electric chair. Remember hating 90% of the crowd and thinking maybe metal wasn’t for me. Dope Show is still a banger, though (and the video was great).

#32

There’s something beautiful about Ronan Keating introducing this :’)

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#33

I was listening to The Nobodies and the bit where he goes “Nah nah nah nah” there’s a sample of someone talking, ducked low in the mix. Can’t make it out but my mate says it’s a sample from the video diaries the Columbine kids used to make. Can’t find any confirmation?

#34

Better than Bon Iver

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#35

Would have loved to have seen him on the Dead to the World Tour back in 96/97 but alas, I had to wait a good 9 years.

Antichrist Superstar is one of the the few albums from that period that I listen to regularly.

I’d be interested to know if it works in anyway while being introduced to it for the the first time without all the context. It doesn’t really sound too dated to me. It’s a real shame the relationship with Trent Reznor went to shit so quickly although there may have been no Mechanical Animals had it not been for their bust up.

#36

Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood - both yes, also The Pale Emperor surprisingly. I really didn’t expect to like a new MM album after so many fairly poor records.

#37

mechanical animals is great, listen to it today now and then. as a 17 year old i really liked holy wood too, but that hasn’t aged well.

still, as mentioned above, clearly better than bon iver at any given point in career.

#38

Anyone see him on the current tour?

I’ve tickets for tonight at Wembley Arena. Tonight will be the fourth time that I’ve seen him. The first being at Big Day Out at Milton Keynes Bowl way back in 1999.

Always fun live despite him tonight singing whilst sat in a wheelchair that they’ve made up to look like a throne.

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#39

I went to that gig too. London Arena was shit. The gig was pretty good.

#40

I would have liked to go, still only seen him the once.