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A intro to Marlyn
Love him or hate him, the self-proclaimed "Antichrist Superstar" Marilyn Manson was indisputably among the most notorious and controversial entertainers of the 1990s. Celebrated by supporters as a crusader for free speech and denounced by detractors as little more than a poor man's Alice Cooper, Manson was the latest in a long line of shock rockers, rising to the top of the charts |
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CURRENT ALBUM
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)In 2000, he not only was recovering from his fans' rejection of Mechanical Animals, he was scarred from Columbine and, worst of all, he was no longer America's demon dog. What was Brian Warner to do, standing on such uneasy ground? As a smart man and savvy marketer, he knew that it was time to consolidate his strengths, blend Omega with the Anti-Christ Superstar, and return with a harsh, controversial, operatic epic: a vulgar concept album to seduce his core audiences of alienated teens and cultural cops. The resulting album, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), is intended as the third part of the trilogy beginning with Anti Christ Superstar, and its convoluted story line is fairly autobiographical, but the amazing isn't the story -- it's that he figured out to meld the hooks and subtle sonic shading of Mechanical Animals with the ugly, neo-industrial metallicisms of Anti-Christ. Consequently, it's easy to see this as the definitive Marilyn Manson album, since it's tuneful and abrasive. Then again, much of its charm lies in Manson trying so hard, perfecting details in the concept, lyrics, themes, production, sequencing, the tarot card parodies in the liner notes, the self-theft, the self-consciously blasphemous cover art. There's so much effort, Holy Wood winds up stronger and more consistent album than any of his other work. If there's any problem, it's that Manson's shock rock seems a little quaint in 2000. Eminem's vibrant, surrealistic white-trash fantasias were the sound of 2000, while Marilyn Manson's rock operas, religious baiting, and goth gear are from an era passed. It's to Warner's credit as, yes, an artist that Holy Wood works anyway.
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Whether you know or don't know who Marilyn Manson is, you will still gain new perspectives about how a man formed a band in order to teach people to be individuals, to think for themselves, and to hold up a mirror to America and say this is who you really are. Since the band shows extreme positive and negative aspects, some of you will be surprised to know that Marilyn is a Christian at heart wanting to become pure again. The quotes speak for themself. Taking on BOTH PERSONALITIES...The "Marilyn Part" and the "Manson Part" (2 different Parts.) While the "Antichrist Superstar" is the part of man that "REJECTS GOD" Why?....Cause he had to sell his soul to get to this position, but he said that is the only way to get the message across. He said there is an exit to what he does. All 4 parts of this letter will change the Manson Haters view about him. The World spreads its legs for another star.Manson himself, has read this letter, and praised the time and effort put into it's creation. Someone did have to go this far.
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