This album doesn't get enough credit. This album kicked mainstream music in the face and changed it forever. When i was 16, and this came out, i don't think I've ever had as much of an emotional response to any piece of music.
XxBryanxX He essentially got the death metal aesthetic onto the mainstream airwaves, that's a serious achievement and paved the way for many new genres
This album is such an underrated and overlooked masterpiece of the 90's. Not only in the music but the videos, performances from Manson, the image and persona he created and the reaction the album received. I feel like a lot of people treat Manson as a bit of a joke or gimmick and so don't actually listen to the music. To me the album is such an insight into the philosophy of destruction and hatred among many other things that i've heard in nothing else. Production is amazing as well. To people that write Manson off as a gimmick or stupid give this album a listen from start to finish and see how you feel.
Your kidding right? Underrated and Overlooked? More like overrated and over saturated it was everywhere at the time and is obviously still subject of praise to this day. If anything it was a album that drove trends in Metal probably still well into the modern era.
James Marlon I don't think I've ever seen a list from anywhere that don't have AS from Manson in the top 100 Greatest Rock albums of all time. Usually its in the top 20. Manson has way better though.
Antichrist Superstar is alright imo... The Beautiful People and the title track are very strong. But........I massively prefer Mechanical Animals. Much more interesting musically. Same goes for Portrait.......in terms of sheer musical creativity(as opposed to the arching thematic later albums) it's probably my favorite.
I've gone through so many musical phases throughout my life, but I still include this album in my top 3 all-time favorite albums start to finish. It's an absolute masterpiece.
I bought Portrait Of An American Family hidden from my family when I was 13 in 1998, I used to listening in my discman feeling so rebel!! Antichrist Superstar is definitely a masterpiece, but my favorite album remains Mechanical Animals, I still have all MM albums till 2009!
cmaccedo Word. I was only 9 when Antichrist came out, and remember adults going apeshit. I also remember a couple years later when Mechanical Animals came out, and seeing “The Dope Show” video, thinking he was a demon, or some shit like that. I was the rebel listening to Manson too, but not until I was 14-15, in the early 2000s.. My parents thought he was proof of the eminent return of Christ.. 😂 I gotta agree on Mechanical Animals, though, it’s definitely my fav. ✌🏼
cmaccedo Listen to his most recent albums, the most recent 2 are on par with his 90s material if not better (especially The Pale Emperor, dear fucking lord that album is incredible)
Michael Bunn I’ve moved on with my taste in music to a large extent, most of my enjoyment of his older stuff definitely has to do with nostalgia, and that it’s rather catchy. That said, I do think, for what it is (a mainstream rock artist past his prime), Pale Emperor is fantastic, way better than 99% of other mainstream rock artist’s music. I listened to a couple songs from the newest one, have yet to listen to the whole thing, but I liked what I heard. It definitely sounded catchy, and I like the gothy synth-pop aesthetics a lot. ✌🏼
Marilyn Manson was real Marilyn Manson until 2001! When the real forces start leave the band like Twiggy, Pogo and John 5 like Ginger, Marilyn Manson beginning to finish! Today Marilyn Manson say zero to me, but that Manson until 2001 was Everything to ME
I really really really didn't expect this one, couldn't even imagine it. But it's a great album, Manson is often looked as an edgy musician for nu metal fans, I think he doesn't deserve that, he's a great songwriter.
Surprised to see this. Antichrist Superstar blew my mind as a young kid and is the single biggest inspiration for my love of music. This record meant everything to me in '96 when I was attending a private christian school and began to challenge the ideas being forced on me. I miss when Manson was shocking for his intelligence and not the dumbass antics he pulls now.
If you only like Manson because he is/was shocking, you've missed the entire point of everything he has stood for. You obviously have not been paying attention to what he's been saying since day one. It's about the music. It's about being yourself in a messed-up world. It's not about the shock factor. Besides, it's almost impossible to be shocking nowadays, on any level, because politics and "reality TV" have rendered the word shocking almost meaningless. Manson is still Manson. He may be getting older and not as controversial as before (see above) but he clearly still cares about his craft. His "antics" as you call them, seem in line with a man near 50. How old are you? Are you still pulling the pranks you pulled at 20?
It’s crazy to think how far we’ve come from those days. I mean, I was 9 years old when this came out, growing up in your all-American evangelical ultra far right Christian family, attending a private Christian school, and I remember being warned by adults about Manson’s satanic music. People were literally terrified of him. I actually heard adults, in direct response to the fear of Manson, say that surely Jesus would be coming back before the next century... The struggle against Manson, for Christians in the late 90s, was VERY real, and looking back, very hilarious. Then at 15 or so (so circa 2001-02), I actually listened to my first Manson song, and became a pretty big fan. I still love some of those tunes from his first few albums, and check out his new music just to see what he’s up to. Those first couple records though, man, the cultural impact was serious. #WeWereThere
I grew up in a German household where my brothers would listen to Depeche Mode, NIN, Rammstein and Manson dressing all in black and with my parents and brothers having tattoos. I was 13 when I started listening to Manson and NIN and my Mom said that Manson sounds cool^^
@Aldrich Uyliong lmao it's the ignorant braindead war criminal Obama worshipping retards that have destroyed this country. You idiots are still peddling Russian collusion propaganda because your corrupt corporate outlets tell you
@Aldrich Uyliong I wish so much that an album this culturally and religiously influential could come out in a trump era. I didn't capitalize that name because it doesn't deserve the respect of capitalization. We need a new Manson so badly and I hope we can all collectively influence the world in respect for Marilyn. F**k catholicism. F**k government. F**k the spoils of capitalism and its harm upon the common people. MANSON FOR PRESIDENT.
This album along with the book that came out just afterwards were prized possessions to me. I saw no depth or opinion in anything else around me...the album was laid out really well with plenty of thought put into the back story of the album. The album sleeve artwork was special and had a lot of thought put into it too. Just sitting through the whole album was enjoyable...it really is an evolving story...and the music is seriously on point. Some beautiful dark melodies...Tourniquet has always been my favorite. Mechanical Animals held on pretty good but everything after that lacked meaning...
Even as a fan of new Manson albums, I agree(though Id argue that Holy Wood was pretty story based as well and had the most politically charged lyrics) that his newer record sort of lack direction, though The Pale Emperor was pretty great.
Nicely put...you're right...they are complete opposites and I have never even noticed that...man there's some killer melodies on Mechanical Animals...hairs still stand up when listening to some of those tracks...
It is crazy to think that this was so controversial at the time as it has paved the way for so many artists now to release stuff that is equally as dark and provocative. What would an artist have to do nowadays to get the entire establishment rallying against them?
You'd have to rail against PC culture now to get outrage like Manson had back in the day. The left is the new 'Christian Right' in terms of wanting to silence people.
You'd get more outrage saying "Fuck Islam" today than you would "Fuck Christianity". Why a girl wearing a joking "Make Bitcoin Great Again" hat can get assaulted violently in the street. The violence and hate today is no longer from ignorant right wingers but ignorant left wingers.
Exactly! Trump is the Evangelical Right's fucking poster-boy. The idea that saying 'Fuck Islam' is anything like saying 'Fuck American Evangelism' is conspiracy theory bullshit. Muslims have *no* power in the USA. The Evangelical Right controls the fucking white house.
I think you’ve hit on a key reason why there’s no Marilyn Mansons around these days. The 90s were a sort of golden age for Neoliberalism - the post-war Keynesian new deal had been toppled, but the upwardly mobile social and economic shifts it brought about were still in effect. For example, mass manufacturing outsourcing to the global south had begun on a large scale, but its effects were still only beginning to be felt. Mainly because of how the contemporary middle-classes had traded material asset ownership acquired during the Keynesian era, for fairy-tale levels of bank owed debt. And we all know how that ultimately ended up. These days there just isn’t the economic elbow room to carve out music empires like Manson did in the 90s. Place atop this how the internet has stripped the music industry of a major revenue stream, and you’ve got the cultural wasteland we live in today. Its this state of ever increasing levels of economic and cultural stagnation, which reactionary authoritarian propagandists can exploit so easily. This is the exact sort of situation Keynes was attempting to lessen and guard against, as he lived through what happened when a previous incarnation of Neoliberal economics crashed the world’s economy in the 1920s. He'd been alive when the gas-chamber chimneys where pluming smoke and the world had, yet again, been tipped into a state of total-war. This actually adds a double level of irony to the above Edge Lords' Alt-Right bullshit. Manson was, in the 90s, one of the greatest symbols to the Reactionary Right of *how* Keynesian New Deal economics had failed. The situations that gave rise to aberrations like him had to be shut down or brought under control. People seriously thought Manson was a sign of America’s impending collapse. Trump represents a major, world shaking victory for the forces Manson stood up against. Yet the idiots above see Trump *as* a modern Marilyn Manson. Its ludicrous.
SP’s catalog defined “alternative music”. you wouldn’t think songs like XYU, tonight tonight, cherub rock, beautiful, and rhinoceros would come from the same band
Oooooh yes! Although I think Siamese Dream is the stronger album for a video like this. In terms of their most underrated album....that for me is far and away Machina (1 & 2). The Machina era might actually be my favorite in terms of repeat listens. It's SO dense and musically fascinating. Deep heavy shoegaze dream pop...with riffs!
I was way too young when this album came out. 5 years to be exact, and I don't really think I listened to it then. I remember my uncle listening to it and bring a huge fans even creating the artwork that was kind of Manson's whole style. I remember seeing Manson and looking at the art of it and comparing it and being so intrigued by it. I loved it but I was too young to understand. Today this is my all time favorite record I absolutely love it. And I love those memories
I remember people being genuinely freaked out and looking at me sideways because of Manson shirt I had at the time. I wasn't welcome anywhere. The impact MM had at the time was huge
Im from '99, and grew up in a household where rock and metal are pretty important, and Marilyn Manson was one of the first bands I looked up to as an idol! They changed my life for the better and teached me to be myself and to not let others bring me down. I will never forget the first time I saw the clip for Beautiful People, absolutely life changing.
Manson to me is probably the greatest artist the image he created-his unique vocals-dis delivery- his earlier performances- his intelligence-his paintings-his outlook- i really wish he would gotten into full blown horror directing,writing, and acting-him doing horror n thriller with money backing him up would be 🤯🤯🤯🤯
I love how Manson and rock music are always blamed for deaths and suicide. Biggie Smalls has an entire album named "Ready To Die" where he talks about killing people, rising to success, and wanting to die. He has a song called Suicidal Thoughts where he acts out committing suicide and literally has the lyrics "when i die I wanna go to hell". No disrespect to Big Poppa, I'm a huge Biggie fan and Manson fan, I'm just saying.
I am half black and half white. I respect the music of 2pac and biggie but their lyrics perpetuate gun violence and ironically look what happened to both of them. Manson's lyrics are about death too but on more a phillisophical level not promoting gun violence but rather shaming it. In the 90's his shock value was just misinterpreted because angry parents needed someone to blame for their own failures as parents. Your kid kills himself? Manson's fault. No, dumba$$ you were just a $#itty parent. Marilyn is a pessimist but a genius.
Brian and Mikes best album together! From begining to end not a bad sound or bad moment. Was a really great tour as well! Should be one of the top 100 albulms of all time! Its in my top 50 of all time forsure!!!!
Thank you for talking of THE BAND. As they were definitely a band then. And an excellent one!!! Gacy and Ramirez with Manson created a masterpiece of rare sharpness.
person I wasn't disappointed. It was pretty fun! He really tried when he sang. He broke his leg so he wasn't stomping around the stage. He was able to just focus on singing. Better than a lot of his recent shows. :)
I grew up in a Christian household. I was open minded enough to love this album & go to one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. I disagreed with the Bible ripping/burning but hey, it’s a free country as they say. I’ll never forget the fake snow falling during ‘Man That You Fear’. Somehow I managed to hold onto Jesus & my faith after all these years. 😄🤘🏾
This is the kind of thing that moves us forward, at the time was controversial and shit but we need people like him to set us free of our christian ways.
Confession: I bought this when it first came out after being deeply impressed with Portrait Of and Smells Like. I hated it and still do. The only project since Smells Like that I enjoy has been Golden Age. I straight broke this CD in protest. Ok, I'm on the cross, do what you must.
Saw them on this tour in 96. I was 14! Me and my friends saw them unloading the podium, it was very exciting! Also went home with a bible page. Fucking amazing show.Was lucky enough to see them several times . BTW there should be _ALOT_ more love for Floria Sigismondi. Her aesthetic ( obviously they collaborated, )really helped shape the imagery into what it metamorphosed into after the spooky kids / american family era (which I also really loved). She is an amazing visual artist, it was really a beautiful match.
Antichrist Superstar is alright imo... The Beautiful People and the title track are very strong. But........I massively prefer Mechanical Animals. Much more interesting musically. Same goes for Portrait.......in terms of sheer musical creativity(as opposed to the arching thematic later albums) it's probably my favorite.
shouldve went much further into this album. Its Still a powerful album. Id like to know how they decided to add 99 tracks on the CD and make 80 or so Blank 2 second tracks, then on track 99 the Subliminal mix of Manson saying "something has blown in his chest" etc etc, which leads into Track 1 Intro. I was just getting into this video when it ended.
I've been listening to Marilyn Manson litterally since I was a baby, and I've never been driven to suicide because of it. Also you should a dress chriporchild
3:38 I find it stupid how parents try to find a scapegoat when they realize they were too incompetent to find out what was really wrong in their child's life...
The irony is that, “Jesus Christ Superstar” was extremely controversial to the Christian Right at its release. Around 20years later Manson’s, “Antichrist Superstar” was a reflection of how little society had grown by that point.
I used to change into a Manson t-shirt on the way to middle school cause my mom hated him and wouldn't let me wear it. Then when she saw him in concert with me in 99 he views changed greatly.
It would be amazing if they did this same video for all his other albums cause one thing that I love about him is that all his albums are so different. If not a video like this for all his albums at least one for Mechanical Animals, Holy Wood, and High End Of Low would be my three picks if I had to choose three more for you guys to make a video like this for.
Dear Pitchfork, I hope you continue doing this Liner Notes series. If I have to be honest, however, I feel like these album retrospectives - although decent - come off as cheap when it's just a 5 minute video. Just my opinion, but I think you'd get a lot more respect/more fans/compete with other TH-camrs (considering these are videos) if you extended the videos to at least 10 minutes. Hell, I wish you'd put all that money into those full-length documentaries like the ones you did for Lonesome Crowded West, Souvlaki, and If You're Feeling Sinister. Those are SOOOOOOOOOO good. Yeah, they'd take awhile. but quality over quantity imo. It's not just my tastes - I think the long-form and more arduous-to-make content would benefit Pitchfork in the long-run. I'd love to see more of those. i'd even pay for them. But a good middle-ground would be to continue this series but go more in-depth. 10 minutes at a minimum....20 minutes would be even better.
Marilyn Manson was real Marilyn Manson until 2001! When the real forces start leave the band like Twiggy, Pogo and John 5 like Ginger, Marilyn Manson beginning to finish! Today Marilyn Manson say zero to me, but that Manson until 2001 was Everything to ME
*sigh* I really LOVE young Manson in this time period. To me he was the most attractive and most creative then. I was too young to be a fan of it when it came out but I knew of its existance. I didn‘t like him much after „The Golden Age of Grotesque“. He went downhill after that. But damn was he interesting during Antichrist Superstar/Holy Wood. Although I didn‘t like the album „The Golden Age of Grotesque“ that much except for the song (S)aint which remains one of my favourites...he was still damn sexy then. Even moving to Berlin for a short time period and starting to paint and all (he is good at aquarell painting). My painties were floating for him af. But then he became really lame. Such a shame. I don‘t think he is attractive anymore. He has become old.
you should add "Peel off of those eyes! Crawl into the Dark, You've poisoned all your children to camoflauge your scars!" it's a reference to the 5th - 4th b.C. Oedipus by Sophocles! or Adam, in teology the Fall of Man from a higher state!
Can you guys do one of these albums? Madvilliany Remain In Light Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Endtroducing A golden era Neil Young album(After The Gold Rush, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Tonight's The Night, Harvest, On The Beach, etc.)
Anyone looking for more in depth analysis should visit the Marilyn Manson encyclopedia website that went online back in 95. It’s still up and it explains all of the numerology. Mythology and much more of the very thick and layered presentation of the album itself.
This album doesn't get enough credit. This album kicked mainstream music in the face and changed it forever.
When i was 16, and this came out, i don't think I've ever had as much of an emotional response to any piece of music.
XxBryanxX He essentially got the death metal aesthetic onto the mainstream airwaves, that's a serious achievement and paved the way for many new genres
Michael Feld Exactly. I totally agree.
This, along with The Downward Spiral. All thanks to Trent.
Matthew Charland Not me
I was 12 when this album came out and I too have never had such an emotional response to a piece of music :).
This album is such an underrated and overlooked masterpiece of the 90's. Not only in the music but the videos, performances from Manson, the image and persona he created and the reaction the album received. I feel like a lot of people treat Manson as a bit of a joke or gimmick and so don't actually listen to the music. To me the album is such an insight into the philosophy of destruction and hatred among many other things that i've heard in nothing else. Production is amazing as well.
To people that write Manson off as a gimmick or stupid give this album a listen from start to finish and see how you feel.
I dunno man, it's a great record, but would be lucky to get in the best 100 records of that decade.
MegaCrasherMusic But Todays it's kinda got in oblivion.
Your kidding right? Underrated and Overlooked? More like overrated and over saturated it was everywhere at the time and is obviously still subject of praise to this day. If anything it was a album that drove trends in Metal probably still well into the modern era.
TheEvolver311 Well said TheEvolver 311..... I think some people just she horribly & forget what the F is going on.
James Marlon I don't think I've ever seen a list from anywhere that don't have AS from Manson in the top 100 Greatest Rock albums of all time. Usually its in the top 20. Manson has way better though.
One of the greatest albums to ever exist
Crazy considering it was fueled by insomnia and crystal meth. Lol
@@rawsauce7101 Artists create despite drugs and disease, not because of them... If such was the case, any crackhead could be a potential Picasso...
@@pdzombie1906 true….or maybe they never tried lol
Absolutely!!!
More important than most realize.
This album was like a lightning bolt to my chest when I heard it when I was 10 or 11.
Reznor, now Manson?
Gotta love this series.
Vasari O It's really the only reason I subscribed haha. They had me when they did Daydream Nation.
welp, time for TOOL bb
Cryptorchid is still one of the most unsettling songs I've ever heard.
mr. silence - it’s def one of th coolest on th album. I love how weird it turned out.
It kinda relaxes me and clears my mind.
They said Sweet Dreams is a scary video
I'll show Cryptorchid video to them
Mannn I love that song
This album is criminally underrated. The intelligent lyrics, powerful musicianship, the ambience, production and sound design... all flawless
You need to address the whole tryptich. Antichrist, Mechanical Animals, and Holy Wood. All three are concepts and have similar themes.
reverse trilogy, holywood is him as a teen, mechanical animals is when omega shot to superstardom and antichrist is the corruption and downfall.
Antichrist Superstar is alright imo... The Beautiful People and the title track are very strong.
But........I massively prefer Mechanical Animals. Much more interesting musically.
Same goes for Portrait.......in terms of sheer musical creativity(as opposed to the arching thematic later albums) it's probably my favorite.
I've gone through so many musical phases throughout my life, but I still include this album in my top 3 all-time favorite albums start to finish. It's an absolute masterpiece.
I bought Portrait Of An American Family hidden from my family when I was 13 in 1998, I used to listening in my discman feeling so rebel!! Antichrist Superstar is definitely a masterpiece, but my favorite album remains Mechanical Animals, I still have all MM albums till 2009!
cmaccedo Word. I was only 9 when Antichrist came out, and remember adults going apeshit. I also remember a couple years later when Mechanical Animals came out, and seeing “The Dope Show” video, thinking he was a demon, or some shit like that. I was the rebel listening to Manson too, but not until I was 14-15, in the early 2000s.. My parents thought he was proof of the eminent return of Christ.. 😂 I gotta agree on Mechanical Animals, though, it’s definitely my fav. ✌🏼
cmaccedo Listen to his most recent albums, the most recent 2 are on par with his 90s material if not better (especially The Pale Emperor, dear fucking lord that album is incredible)
Michael Bunn I’ve moved on with my taste in music to a large extent, most of my enjoyment of his older stuff definitely has to do with nostalgia, and that it’s rather catchy. That said, I do think, for what it is (a mainstream rock artist past his prime), Pale Emperor is fantastic, way better than 99% of other mainstream rock artist’s music. I listened to a couple songs from the newest one, have yet to listen to the whole thing, but I liked what I heard. It definitely sounded catchy, and I like the gothy synth-pop aesthetics a lot. ✌🏼
Holy Wood ftw!!
Marilyn Manson was real Marilyn Manson until 2001! When the real forces start leave the band like Twiggy, Pogo and John 5 like Ginger, Marilyn Manson beginning to finish! Today Marilyn Manson say zero to me, but that Manson until 2001 was Everything to ME
I really really really didn't expect this one, couldn't even imagine it. But it's a great album, Manson is often looked as an edgy musician for nu metal fans, I think he doesn't deserve that, he's a great songwriter.
Portrait and Antichrist Superstar were both fuckin incredible, and even though it was a remix album, Smells Like Children was a masterpiece
Surprised to see this. Antichrist Superstar blew my mind as a young kid and is the single biggest inspiration for my love of music. This record meant everything to me in '96 when I was attending a private christian school and began to challenge the ideas being forced on me. I miss when Manson was shocking for his intelligence and not the dumbass antics he pulls now.
rampface85 saw that tour l7 opened it was awesome
If you only like Manson because he is/was shocking, you've missed the entire point of everything he has stood for.
You obviously have not been paying attention to what he's been saying since day one.
It's about the music. It's about being yourself in a messed-up world. It's not about the shock factor.
Besides, it's almost impossible to be shocking nowadays, on any level, because politics and "reality TV" have rendered the word shocking almost meaningless.
Manson is still Manson.
He may be getting older and not as controversial as before (see above) but he clearly still cares about his craft. His "antics" as you call them, seem in line with a man near 50. How old are you? Are you still pulling the pranks you pulled at 20?
I feel the same way. I was like 16 and this album affected me like none other. I feel lucky to have been 16 when this was put out.
rampface85 what dumbass antics?
He's still incredible. Maybe it's you that's changed.
Greatest album of my childhood. Legendary.
Sounds like a very limited childhood my dude
Jeremy Kimble how?
Chris Jones there we so many more albums and this the greatest.....word?
Boco Corwin like legit bro 96 there were a shit ton of classics from 2pac to rage against the machine
@@vibangigan5336 You had potential there...Could of mentioned something like Ænima but you didn't....
It’s crazy to think how far we’ve come from those days. I mean, I was 9 years old when this came out, growing up in your all-American evangelical ultra far right Christian family, attending a private Christian school, and I remember being warned by adults about Manson’s satanic music. People were literally terrified of him. I actually heard adults, in direct response to the fear of Manson, say that surely Jesus would be coming back before the next century... The struggle against Manson, for Christians in the late 90s, was VERY real, and looking back, very hilarious. Then at 15 or so (so circa 2001-02), I actually listened to my first Manson song, and became a pretty big fan. I still love some of those tunes from his first few albums, and check out his new music just to see what he’s up to. Those first couple records though, man, the cultural impact was serious. #WeWereThere
Aldrich Uyliong Fair points. ✌🏼
I grew up in a German household where my brothers would listen to Depeche Mode, NIN, Rammstein and Manson dressing all in black and with my parents and brothers having tattoos. I was 13 when I started listening to Manson and NIN and my Mom said that Manson sounds cool^^
@Aldrich Uyliong lmao it's the ignorant braindead war criminal Obama worshipping retards that have destroyed this country. You idiots are still peddling Russian collusion propaganda because your corrupt corporate outlets tell you
@Aldrich Uyliong I wish so much that an album this culturally and religiously influential could come out in a trump era. I didn't capitalize that name because it doesn't deserve the respect of capitalization. We need a new Manson so badly and I hope we can all collectively influence the world in respect for Marilyn. F**k catholicism. F**k government. F**k the spoils of capitalism and its harm upon the common people. MANSON FOR PRESIDENT.
i really really fuck with this. good job pitchfork, didnt expect this
This album along with the book that came out just afterwards were prized possessions to me. I saw no depth or opinion in anything else around me...the album was laid out really well with plenty of thought put into the back story of the album. The album sleeve artwork was special and had a lot of thought put into it too. Just sitting through the whole album was enjoyable...it really is an evolving story...and the music is seriously on point. Some beautiful dark melodies...Tourniquet has always been my favorite. Mechanical Animals held on pretty good but everything after that lacked meaning...
Even as a fan of new Manson albums, I agree(though Id argue that Holy Wood was pretty story based as well and had the most politically charged lyrics) that his newer record sort of lack direction, though The Pale Emperor was pretty great.
Nicely put...you're right...they are complete opposites and I have never even noticed that...man there's some killer melodies on Mechanical Animals...hairs still stand up when listening to some of those tracks...
My favorite album of all time, by my favorite band of all time. It's by far not the best musically, but it has such a good concept and impact.
Manson isn't just an artist ,he is a work of art
Euronymous amen :)
fuckin*
He tastes famous.
He drew her a heart
Euronymous , he is an entertainer. A good one.
Still remember that the first taste of nihilism in my life was induced by the work. Sweet 90s
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Sweet 90s
It is crazy to think that this was so controversial at the time as it has paved the way for so many artists now to release stuff that is equally as dark and provocative. What would an artist have to do nowadays to get the entire establishment rallying against them?
You'd have to rail against PC culture now to get outrage like Manson had back in the day. The left is the new 'Christian Right' in terms of wanting to silence people.
You'd get more outrage saying "Fuck Islam" today than you would "Fuck Christianity". Why a girl wearing a joking "Make Bitcoin Great Again" hat can get assaulted violently in the street. The violence and hate today is no longer from ignorant right wingers but ignorant left wingers.
Exactly! Trump is the Evangelical Right's fucking poster-boy. The idea that saying 'Fuck Islam' is anything like saying 'Fuck American Evangelism' is conspiracy theory bullshit. Muslims have *no* power in the USA. The Evangelical Right controls the fucking white house.
I think you’ve hit on a key reason why there’s no Marilyn Mansons around these days.
The 90s were a sort of golden age for Neoliberalism - the post-war Keynesian new deal had been toppled, but the upwardly mobile social and economic shifts it brought about were still in effect.
For example, mass manufacturing outsourcing to the global south had begun on a large scale, but its effects were still only beginning to be felt. Mainly because of how the contemporary middle-classes had traded material asset ownership acquired during the Keynesian era, for fairy-tale levels of bank owed debt. And we all know how that ultimately ended up.
These days there just isn’t the economic elbow room to carve out music empires like Manson did in the 90s. Place atop this how the internet has stripped the music industry of a major revenue stream, and you’ve got the cultural wasteland we live in today.
Its this state of ever increasing levels of economic and cultural stagnation, which reactionary authoritarian propagandists can exploit so easily. This is the exact sort of situation Keynes was attempting to lessen and guard against, as he lived through what happened when a previous incarnation of Neoliberal economics crashed the world’s economy in the 1920s. He'd been alive when the gas-chamber chimneys where pluming smoke and the world had, yet again, been tipped into a state of total-war.
This actually adds a double level of irony to the above Edge Lords' Alt-Right bullshit. Manson was, in the 90s, one of the greatest symbols to the Reactionary Right of *how* Keynesian New Deal economics had failed. The situations that gave rise to aberrations like him had to be shut down or brought under control. People seriously thought Manson was a sign of America’s impending collapse.
Trump represents a major, world shaking victory for the forces Manson stood up against. Yet the idiots above see Trump *as* a modern Marilyn Manson. Its ludicrous.
Awesome video. Can you do Smashing Pumpkins' "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" next?
smsharf great album! My favorite by them!
SP’s catalog defined “alternative music”.
you wouldn’t think songs like XYU, tonight tonight, cherub rock, beautiful, and rhinoceros would come from the same band
Oooooh yes!
Although I think Siamese Dream is the stronger album for a video like this.
In terms of their most underrated album....that for me is far and away Machina (1 & 2). The Machina era might actually be my favorite in terms of repeat listens. It's SO dense and musically fascinating. Deep heavy shoegaze dream pop...with riffs!
I was way too young when this album came out. 5 years to be exact, and I don't really think I listened to it then. I remember my uncle listening to it and bring a huge fans even creating the artwork that was kind of Manson's whole style. I remember seeing Manson and looking at the art of it and comparing it and being so intrigued by it. I loved it but I was too young to understand. Today this is my all time favorite record I absolutely love it. And I love those memories
You should make one about Blur's 13, Suede - Dog Man Star, Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible and Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
THE HOLY BIBLE FUCK YEH
Upvoted for Siamese Dream
all opinions are subjective too. fuck off
Definitely the Holy Bible. I'm a big Manson fan but the HB is darker than anything he has ever recorded.
I remember people being genuinely freaked out and looking at me sideways because of Manson shirt I had at the time.
I wasn't welcome anywhere. The impact MM had at the time was huge
Im from '99, and grew up in a household where rock and metal are pretty important, and Marilyn Manson was one of the first bands I looked up to as an idol! They changed my life for the better and teached me to be myself and to not let others bring me down. I will never forget the first time I saw the clip for Beautiful People, absolutely life changing.
Manson to me is probably the greatest artist the image he created-his unique vocals-dis delivery- his earlier performances- his intelligence-his paintings-his outlook- i really wish he would gotten into full blown horror directing,writing, and acting-him doing horror n thriller with money backing him up would be 🤯🤯🤯🤯
A really well made video! I enjoyed it, keep going :)!
That album is the cornerstone of my actual self. 21 years old, and still sounds amazing and real.
I love how Manson and rock music are always blamed for deaths and suicide. Biggie Smalls has an entire album named "Ready To Die" where he talks about killing people, rising to success, and wanting to die. He has a song called Suicidal Thoughts where he acts out committing suicide and literally has the lyrics "when i die I wanna go to hell". No disrespect to Big Poppa, I'm a huge Biggie fan and Manson fan, I'm just saying.
I am half black and half white. I respect the music of 2pac and biggie but their lyrics perpetuate gun violence and ironically look what happened to both of them. Manson's lyrics are about death too but on more a phillisophical level not promoting gun violence but rather shaming it. In the 90's his shock value was just misinterpreted because angry parents needed someone to blame for their own failures as parents. Your kid kills himself? Manson's fault. No, dumba$$ you were just a $#itty parent. Marilyn is a pessimist but a genius.
One of my favorite hard rock/metal albums. From the intro to the hidden tracks, this album is just good
Emergency & I would be really cool. Love these
If I don't have s-s-s-s-s-s-sex by the end of the week, I'm g-g-g-going to diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie
yes -albert einstein
This album was 98% Trent Reznor.
that whole album is amazing, it just gets better with age IMO :D
As much as I love the music videos, nothing beats seeing them LIVE! Man, what a show!
Brian and Mikes best album together! From begining to end not a bad sound or bad moment. Was a really great tour as well! Should be one of the top 100 albulms of all time! Its in my top 50 of all time forsure!!!!
Thank you for talking of THE BAND. As they were definitely a band then. And an excellent one!!! Gacy and Ramirez with Manson created a masterpiece of rare sharpness.
I saw Manson last night. It was pretty damn good!
i am seeing him next week, even with his injury he's back in action?
Jesse Lithium I honestly think the injury improved the performance
I'm seeing him tomorrow how amazing was your concert?
person I wasn't disappointed. It was pretty fun! He really tried when he sang. He broke his leg so he wasn't stomping around the stage. He was able to just focus on singing. Better than a lot of his recent shows. :)
I grew up in a Christian household. I was open minded enough to love this album & go to one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. I disagreed with the Bible ripping/burning but hey, it’s a free country as they say. I’ll never forget the fake snow falling during ‘Man That You Fear’. Somehow I managed to hold onto Jesus & my faith after all these years. 😄🤘🏾
This is the kind of thing that moves us forward, at the time was controversial and shit but we need people like him to set us free of our christian ways.
Confession: I bought this when it first came out after being deeply impressed with Portrait Of and Smells Like. I hated it and still do. The only project since Smells Like that I enjoy has been Golden Age. I straight broke this CD in protest. Ok, I'm on the cross, do what you must.
Saw them on this tour in 96. I was 14! Me and my friends saw them unloading the podium, it was very exciting! Also went home with a bible page. Fucking amazing show.Was lucky enough to see them several times . BTW there should be _ALOT_ more love for Floria Sigismondi. Her aesthetic ( obviously they collaborated, )really helped shape the imagery into what it metamorphosed into after the spooky kids / american family era (which I also really loved). She is an amazing visual artist, it was really a beautiful match.
Manson does not deserve the hate he gets as an artist
Great album of all time.
1996 off this album is my favorite Manson song
Same, cant listen to it without going apeshit
0:01 the best intro for a MM show.
I started listening to this album again in the last two weeks best Marilyn manson album in my oppinon
0:31 when the teacher makes the group
Marilynthony Mantano
I attended the OKC concert on this tour. America is NOT a free cuntry. I love MM allbums. He is a intelligent human.
Antichrist Superstar is alright imo... The Beautiful People and the title track are very strong.
But........I massively prefer Mechanical Animals. Much more interesting musically.
Same goes for Portrait.......in terms of sheer musical creativity(as opposed to the arching thematic later albums) it's probably my favorite.
the last sentence you said 👏
shouldve went much further into this album. Its Still a powerful album. Id like to know how they decided to add 99 tracks on the CD and make 80 or so Blank 2 second tracks, then on track 99 the Subliminal mix of Manson saying "something has blown in his chest" etc etc, which leads into Track 1 Intro. I was just getting into this video when it ended.
This album was the shit. Top notch. Since then nothing was the same, and sadly, neither his music
Thank You Do More of These!
I've been listening to Marilyn Manson litterally since I was a baby, and I've never been driven to suicide because of it. Also you should a dress chriporchild
There’s a reason why Reznor has so much control over this record
3:38 I find it stupid how parents try to find a scapegoat when they realize they were too incompetent to find out what was really wrong in their child's life...
Amazing album
You just made my day:)
The irony is that, “Jesus Christ Superstar” was extremely controversial to the Christian Right at its release. Around 20years later Manson’s, “Antichrist Superstar” was a reflection of how little society had grown by that point.
I used to change into a Manson t-shirt on the way to middle school cause my mom hated him and wouldn't let me wear it. Then when she saw him in concert with me in 99 he views changed greatly.
I always loved this album!
CLOSE ENOUGH THANK YOU!
this and downward spiral are amazing concept albums
This album is an undeniable masterpiece of music.
It would be amazing if they did this same video for all his other albums cause one thing that I love about him is that all his albums are so different. If not a video like this for all his albums at least one for Mechanical Animals, Holy Wood, and High End Of Low would be my three picks if I had to choose three more for you guys to make a video like this for.
Dear Pitchfork,
I hope you continue doing this Liner Notes series. If I have to be honest, however, I feel like these album retrospectives - although decent - come off as cheap when it's just a 5 minute video. Just my opinion, but I think you'd get a lot more respect/more fans/compete with other TH-camrs (considering these are videos) if you extended the videos to at least 10 minutes.
Hell, I wish you'd put all that money into those full-length documentaries like the ones you did for Lonesome Crowded West, Souvlaki, and If You're Feeling Sinister. Those are SOOOOOOOOOO good. Yeah, they'd take awhile. but quality over quantity imo. It's not just my tastes - I think the long-form and more arduous-to-make content would benefit Pitchfork in the long-run. I'd love to see more of those. i'd even pay for them. But a good middle-ground would be to continue this series but go more in-depth. 10 minutes at a minimum....20 minutes would be even better.
this is for all of us forgot what a force manson WAS, and not only in our lives...
Yesss, thank you pitchfork
All I can think of when watching this is how much it looks like Bentley is telling me what my mission is from sly cooper
Will Always Love Manson and what his music did for me when I was a Teen
Some of these songs are my favorite songs on earth
I don’t know why but I feel things whenever I hear man that you fear.
Marilyn Manson was real Marilyn Manson until 2001! When the real forces start leave the band like Twiggy, Pogo and John 5 like Ginger, Marilyn Manson beginning to finish! Today Marilyn Manson say zero to me, but that Manson until 2001 was Everything to ME
We need a Mechanical Animals Breakdown !!! please
Such an underrated 90's industrial metal gem (lol no, DIAMOND)
It influenced so much
*sigh* I really LOVE young Manson in this time period. To me he was the most attractive and most creative then. I was too young to be a fan of it when it came out but I knew of its existance.
I didn‘t like him much after „The Golden Age of Grotesque“. He went downhill after that. But damn was he interesting during Antichrist Superstar/Holy Wood. Although I didn‘t like the album „The Golden Age of Grotesque“ that much except for the song (S)aint which remains one of my favourites...he was still damn sexy then. Even moving to Berlin for a short time period and starting to paint and all (he is good at aquarell painting). My painties were floating for him af. But then he became really lame. Such a shame. I don‘t think he is attractive anymore. He has become old.
This album is amazing. Manson is such an artist
This album is a classic! change the world when came out! It's a shame that it got no celebration back in 2016!!
Wish this was cheap on vinyl but still love this album
Awesome insight.
“The Beautiful People” isn’t their mission statement. It’s an observation. A commentary. Is the narrator even a fan?
Sweet. Thanks this video.
Awesome
Pleased to say that Antichrist Superstar was the first song I learnt (in whole) to play on guitar. 🤘
you should add "Peel off of those eyes! Crawl into the Dark, You've poisoned all your children to camoflauge your scars!" it's a reference to the 5th - 4th b.C. Oedipus by Sophocles! or Adam, in teology the Fall of Man from a higher state!
One of the greatest albums ever!!!
Definitely do one for Emergency & I
Please do Energy by Operation Ivy or Shmap'n Shmazz by Cap'n Jazz! Thank you!
Nice use of track 99 at the end there
I cannot find a cheap vinyl version of this album, it’s so sad 😩
Superstar is still an awesome album. Love it
Great review! Would be possible to do Mechanical Animals?
Prob the best concept album ever made...
Can you guys do one of these albums?
Madvilliany
Remain In Light
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Endtroducing
A golden era Neil Young album(After The Gold Rush, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Tonight's The Night, Harvest, On The Beach, etc.)
Good list
Im 55 & I feel This album is awesome.
🖤🖤🖤 best Album🖤🖤🖤
Anyone looking for more in depth analysis should visit the Marilyn Manson encyclopedia website that went online back in 95. It’s still up and it explains all of the numerology. Mythology and much more of the very thick and layered presentation of the album itself.
This was a great video, you should do Mechanical Animals next
Thank You!!