Marilyn Manson

The Golden Age Of Grotesque

This IS the new sh*t

Review Score:

(4/10)
Well, I must say I'm a big fan of the "Antichrist Superstar", "Portrait of an American Family" and "Mechanical Animals" -era albums. I got a chance to listen to "The Golden Age of the Grotesque" on an hour car ride to a friends, and I found the album to be below my expectations. Almost all of the songs sound the same, and tunes like "Ka-boom Ka-boom" and "Doll-Dagga.." seem almost silly. I felt like Manson ran out of words and just decided to throw in nonsense. If you were map out the entire beat structure of the album, each song would have the same beat and rhythm. I was frankly bored with this album. Now, "mOBSCENE" and "(s)AINT" are good tracks, definite rockers, and probably the only two songs I liked off this album. Maybe its the fact that Manson has made his money and no longer cares about the quality of his/their music *cough*METALLICA*cough*ST.ANGER*cough*. I'm definitely a fan of the older Marilyn Manson material.. I was hoping this album would be as good as the hype.. but I was let down.

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