marilyn manson

I love him, but you can 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 on a platform of sex, drugs and Satanism. Though widely dismissed by critics, his brand of metal nevertheless struck a major chord with the youth market — on the strength of a masterfully orchestrated marketing campaign, he became a mainstream anti-hero, much to the chagrin of conservative politicians and concerned parents. Manson was born Brian Warner in Canton, Ohio; at the age of 18, he relocated to Tampa Bay, Florida, working there as a music journalist. In 1989, he became friends with guitarist and fellow outsider Scott Mitchell; they decided to form a band, with Mitchell rechristening himself Daisy Berkowitz and Warner adopting the name Marilyn Manson.
With the addition of bassist Gidget Gein and keyboardist Madonna Wayne-Gacy, the group — originally dubbed Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids — begin self-releasing cassettes and playing gigs, their gothic stage show notable for Manson's elaborate make-up and homemade special effects. Jettisioning their drum machine in favor of one Sara Lee Lucas, the band's sound began taking on a harder edge, and by 1992 they were among the most popular acts in the South Florida area. In 1993, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor came calling, offering both a contract with his Nothing Records label as well as the chance to open for NIN the following spring; Manson accepted both offers, and the group's debut LP, Portrait of an American Family, appeared during the summer of 1994. With new bassist Twiggy Ramirez replacing Gein, the group's notoriety began to soar — most infamously, during an appearance in Salt Lake City, Manson ripped apart a copy of the Book of Mormon while onstage. The Church of Satan's founder Anton LaVey also bestowed upon him the title of "Reverend."

While some onlookers dismissed Manson's behavior as crass audience manipulation, his cult following — comprised almost entirely of disaffected white suburban teens — continued to swell, and with the release of the 1995's Smells Like Children EP the band broke into the mainstream, propelled by their hit cover of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." Berkowitz quit a short time later, and was replaced by guitarist Zim Zum; their next LP, 1996's Antichrist Superstar, debuted at the number three spot on the pop album charts. As Manson's popularity grew, so did the furor surrounding him — his concerts were regularly picketed by civic groups, and his music was the subject of widespread attacks from the right-wing and religious fronts. Again, however, his quick embrace of the media spotlight called into question the true sincerity of his revolutionary aims — with a cover story in Rolling Stone and a best-selling autobiography, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, some onlookers doubted whether Manson had sold his soul to Satan, or just sold his soul, period. The glam-inspired Mechanical Animals followed in 1998, with the resulting tour yielding the live Last Tour on Earth a year later.

Portrait of an American Family

1. Prelude (The Family Trip) - 1:20
2. Cake and Sodomy (Berkowitz/Marilyn Manson) - 3:46
3. Lunchbox (Berkowitz/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 4:32
4. Organ Grinder (Berkowitz/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 4:22
5. Cyclops (Berkowitz/Gacy/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 3:32
6. Dope Hat (Berkowitz/Gacy/Marilyn Manson) - 4:21
7. Get Your Gunn (Berkowitz/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 3:18
8. Wrapped in Plastic (Berkowitz/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 5:35
9. Dogma (Berkowitz/Marilyn Manson) - 3:22
10. Sweet Tooth (Gacy/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 5:03
11. Snake Eyes and Sissies (Berkowitz/Gacy/Gein) - 4:07
12. My Monkey performed by Marilyn Manson / Daisy Berkowitz / Gein - 4:31
13. Misery Machine (Berkowitz/Gacy/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 13:11

Smells like Children

1. The Hands of Small Children (Gacy/Marilyn Manson) - 1:34
2. Diary of a Dope Fiend - 5:55
3. S****y Chicken Gang Bang - 1:19
4. Kiddie Grinder [Remix] (Stewart) - 4:23
5. Sympathy for the Parents - 1:00
6. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 4:53
7. Everlasting C***sucker [Remix] - 5:13
8. F*** Frankie (Gacy) - 1:48
9. I Put a Spell on You (Hawkins) - 3:36
10. May Cause Discoloration of the Urine or... (Wyer) - 3:59
11. Scabs, Guns and Peanut Butter performed by Marilyn Manson / Twiggy Ramirez - 1:01
12. Dance of the Dope Hats [Remix] - 4:39
13. White Trash [Remix] performed by Marilyn Manson / Tony, Twiggy F. - 2:47
14. Dancing With the One-Legged - :46
15. Rock 'N' Roll Ni**er - 3:31

Antichrist Superstar

1. Irresponsible Hate Anthem (Berkowitz/Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 4:17
2. The Beautiful People (Manson/Ramirez) - 3:38
3. Dried up, Tied and Dead to the World (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 4:15
4. Tourniquet (Berkowitz/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 4:29
5. Little Horn (Marilyn Manson) - 2:43
6. Cryptorchild (Gacy/Marilyn Manson) - 2:44
7. Deformography (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez/Renzor) - 4:31
8. Wormboy (Berkowitz/Marilyn Manson) - 3:56
9. Mister Superstar (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 5:04
10. Angel With the Scabbed Wings (Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 3:52
11. Kinderfeld (Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 4:51
12. Antichrist Superstar (Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 5:14
13. 1996 (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 4:01
14. Minute of Decay (Marilyn Manson) - 4:44
15. The Reflecting God (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez/Reznor) - 5:36
16. Man That You Fear (Berkowitz/Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 6:10

Mechanical Animals

1. Great Big White World - 5:01
2. The Dope Show (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 3:46
3. Mechanical Animals (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 4:33
4. Rock Is Dead - 3:09
5. Disassociative - 4:50
6. The Speed of Pain - 5:30
7. Posthuman - 4:17
8. I Want to Disappear (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 2:56
9. I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like - 5:03
10. New Model, No. 15 (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 3:40
11. User Friendly - 4:17
12. Fundamentally Loathsome (Gacy/Marilyn Manson) - 4:49
13. The Last Day on Earth - 5:01
14. Coma White - 8:10

The Last Tour on Earth

1. Inauguration of the Mechanical Christ (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 2:45
2. The Reflecting God (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez/Reznor) - 5:32
3. Great Big White World (Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez/Zim Zum) - 5:21
4. Get Your Gunn (Berkowitz/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 3:37
5. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)/Hell Outro (Stewart) - 5:36
6. Rock Is Dead (Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 3:56
7. The Dope Show (Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 8:35
8. Lunchbox (Berkowitz/Gein/Marilyn Manson) - 7:31
9. I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like (Mason/Ramirez/Zum) - 5:15
10. Antichrist Superstar (Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 4:30
11. The Beautiful People (Manson/Ramirez) - 4:40
12. Irresponsible Hate Anthem (Berkowitz/Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 4:26
13. The Last Day on Earth (Gacy/Marilyn Manson/Ramirez) - 3:59
14. Astonishing Panorama of the End Times (Marilyn Manson) - 3:59

Holy Wood

1. Godeatgod (Marilyn Manson) - 2:34
2. The Love Song (Marilyn Manson) - 3:16
3. The Fight Song (Marilyn Manson) - 2:55
4. Disposable Teens (Marilyn Manson) - 3:01
5. Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis) (Marilyn Manson) - 4:18
6. President Dead (Marilyn Manson) - 3:13
7. In the Shadow of the Valley of Death (Marilyn Manson) - 4:09
8. Cruci-Fiction in Space (Marilyn Manson) - 4:56
9. A Place in the Dirt (Marilyn Manson) - 3:37
10. The Nobodies (Marilyn Manson) - 3:35
11. The Death Song (Marilyn Manson) - 3:29
12. Lamb of God (Marilyn Manson) - 4:39
13. Born Again (Marilyn Manson) - 3:20
14. Burning Flag (Marilyn Manson) - 3:21
15. Coma Black: Eden Eye/The Apple of Discord (Marilyn Manson) - 5:58
16. Valentine's Day (Marilyn Manson) - 3:31
17. The Fall of Adam (Marilyn Manson) - 2:34
18. King Kill (Marilyn Manson) - 2:18
19. Count to 6 and Die (Marilyn Manson) - 5:55

The Golden Age of Grotesque

1. Thaeter (Gacy/Manson/Skold) - 1:14
2. This Is the New Shit (5/Manson/Skold) - 4:19
3. Mobscene (5/Manson) - 3:25
4. Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag (5/Manson/Skold) - 4:10
5. Use Your Fist and Not Your Mouth (5/Manson) - 3:34
6. The Golden Age of Grotesque (5/Manson/Skold) - 4:05
7. (S)aint (5/Manson/Skold) - 3:42
8. Ka-Boom Ka-Boom (5/Manson/Skold) - 4:02
9. Slutgarden (5/Marilyn Manson) - 4:06
10. (5/Manson) - 4:34
11. Para-Noir (5/Gacy/Manson/Skold) - 6:01
12. The Bright Young Things (5/Manson) - 4:19
13. Better of Two Evils (5/Gacy/Manson/Skold) - 3:48
14. Vodevil (5/Manson/Skold) - 4:39
15. Obsequey (The Death of Art) (Manson/Skold) - 1:35