I am a huge Manson fan... although I will admit that his last album, released in 2010 interested me not one bit so I declined that purchase. Besides that, I have all the rest of his music. One of his albums is actually in my top ten all time fav list: Mechanical Animals. Animals was flawlessly executed with one exception... cheesy background vocals on a couple of the songs. Speed of Pain was the main culprit. Songs like Dope Show, Dis associative and I Don't Like the Drugs more than make up for the little snafu.
The Manson album that got me through this week was not Mechanical Animals though. It was Antichrist Superstar that did it. When you are hurt, angry and depressed all at the same time, listen to the Irresponsible Hate Anthem. Oh man. It really helps. My favorite line from that song is "I wasn't born with enough middle fingers." When ever I hear that lyric I get chills. I take all my negative emotion, gather it up in a big ball in my chest and imagine that I have a million middle fingers to stick out all at once. Then I sing along at the top of my lungs. Then I play the song on repeat a couple more times.
Tourniquet is another song on that album that gets repeated. I'm a girl, what can I say? If I'm really into a song, I can listen to it 6 or 7 times in a row. Amazing. Tourniquet is a song that stays with you. It is perfectly produced and another great song to sing out all of your aggression to. The words to this song are beautiful and eerie. Creepy yet soothing.
"Prosthetic synthesis and butterfly
Sealed up with virgin stitch
If it hurts baby please tell me
Preserve the innocence"
This is definitely some of Manson's best writing ever and many people really believe that this entire album is his best. To me, some of the later songs on this album drag so even though the first half is sublime, the second half takes a little nose dive. Still, great music.
Golden Age of Grotesque is another great, solid, old school Manson. Eat Me, Drink Me... is a recent favorite of mine It is so different from his other work. There is so much electric guitar as a focus, with all the other instruments taking a back seat. It is definitely his tribute to the great music of rock and roll. It is so well written from a lyrical perspective as well, true to his usual style. Sometimes beneath all of the strong music, you forget how great his words are. So next time you listen to Marilyn Manson, take extra care to pay attention to his words or you will miss out.
Here is my favorite one for now... hopefully this helps you throughout your rough times too...
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