Marilyn Manson

The Golden Age Of Grotesque

You drained my heart, and made a GREAT record...

Review Score:

(10/10)
I may get a lot of flack for this...but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I like this album more than Antichrist Superstar!

I know that Antichrist Superstar is supposedly his best album. But I disagree. I think THIS album shows that Manson wants to have a little fun instead of making an entire album full of anthems for the depressed teenager that is played out by so many artists today.

With the very first song, not the intro, on the record, a lot of people would go, "'This is the new sh*t'?! How original" But honestly, Manson already made some great records, why don't the fans out there let him have a little fun with his job?!

This album, to me, shows that Manson wanted to make a record that gets the party goin'! From start to finish, this album makes my trunk rattle all the way to class everyday!!

1. This is the New Sh*t: 5/5 - Great song! Great party song.
2. mOBSCENE: 4/5 - Another good party song. Not a standout though.
3. Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag: 5/5 - How creative. Take an entire musical genre and make it something totally different yet very recognizable.
4. Use your fist and not your Mouth: 4/5 - Good tune.
5. Golden age of Grotesque: 6/5 - My favorite song on the album. It's darker, but it works great. Makes me hit my stearing wheel to the beat.
6. (s)AINT: 5/5 - Contrary to what others are saying, I love this song. It's all about having fun and rocking out. Sure the lyrics are a little unthoughtful...who cares, ROCK ON!
7. Ka-Boom Ka-Boom: 5/5 - You're right Manson, screw the record companies.
8. Slutgarden: 4/5 - Yep. Good stuff.
9. Spade: 6/5 - Another one of my favorites on the album. Just...goooood. Chorus ROCKS!
10. Para-noir: 4/5 - A lot of swearing...I LIKE it. Very true song.
11. The Bright Young Things: 4/5 - Creepy lyrics.
12. Better of Two Evils: 4/5 - Just plain truth here.
13 Vodevil: 5/5 - One of the most rockin' tunes on the album. "This isn't music, and we're not a band. We're 5 middle fingers on a mother f*cking hand" NICE!

All in all, this album is just awesome. His other stuff seems to be more of him trying to do good as a musician...now it seems he's just trying to make good tunes to rock out to. If you compare GAOG to his earlier work, then yeah, maybe it's not as good. But musicians have to grow and evolve with the times. You can't make the same stuff over and over. That's why Tantric didn't last, Creed and Nickelback were already doing it!

Trust me on this, don't expect Manson's earlier work to come through on this record, but get ready to slam your head and rock out to some great party music.

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