Reijo Piippula 2008-10-22

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This album has really made me happy! The songs are absolutely awesome! After "Mechanical Animals", Manson really wrote some great songs, including "The Fight Song", "The Death Song" and "Disposable Teens" etc. In fact, I would say that this is his best album and one of the greatest rock albums ever! This album is mainly about school shooting events that have been in USA. Marilyn Manson was accused by the media and goverment. Marilyn Manson made this album as a revenge. This album truly indicates how not-guilty Manson was for those shootings. The album itself has great riffs and melodies. I like every song except from "The Fall of Adam" which seems to be too short and meaningless song. Marilyn Manson may not be the greatest singer on Earth but his voice fits perfectly for these songs and make a scary feeling.
Stars: The Love Song, Disposable Teens, The Fight Song, The Death Song

B. E Jackson 2008-07-10

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Wow, Marilyn Manson actually has some listenable songs for once. That makes the album passable. Unfortunately he's not a very good songwriter or singer, and the guitar playing is VERY average too. No need to even buy this album because of how average it is for the most part. Just a couple (rather predictable) songwriting moments make a few of the songs tolerable. The obnoxious way the guitar riffs and vocals come across means I give the album a big "no thanks". No point going into detail for each song since they all sound the same anyway.

Adam M. Whitford 2007-11-07

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This is the MM that the public hates! Just my taste. It is much more enjoyable than his newest disk.

VertigoXpress 2007-08-21

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

This album is like a giant CD single. It has a couple of great songs on it, obvious singles or just rockin album tracks, and the rest of it is a collection of throwaway B-sides. Whatever resonance Marilyn Manson musters up here is drawn from the misguided implications of his influence in the Colombine shootings, as well as his commentary on being a highly visible performer and media personality.

"Disposable Teens" really rocks and is a great track, depending on whether you like the somewhat standard glam stomp that it is. It's not exactly original as far as the rockage goes, but Manson's lyrics are interesting; he seems to be saying that the so-called "outrage" over the Colombine murders would be short-lived and disposable, used for a political boost by all parties who were not directly involved, and he was right.

The slower tracks become extremely monotonous, however. They all run together so much that the album is too much of a downer. Whereas before Manson was questioning cultural institutions like religion and rock music, the dirges on this album seem to be mostly about his new favorite subject: Marilyn Manson.

Fast forward to 2007 and the band would record an entire album's worth of material like this, "Eat Me Drink Me". Come back to the five and dime, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson!

P. Walczak 2007-06-18

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This Manson album settles pretty well with me. It has some great tracks, such as "Disposable Teens", "The Fight Song", "Godeatgod", "The Nobodies", "The Love Song", "The Death Song" and even more. It also has some great and well thought out lyrics to accompany its many hit songs. Most of the lyrical content revolves around Manson's feelings toward the Columbine High School incident in 1996 and how the media claimed that the two assassins involved had been great fans of his while only a short time after it was found that not one of the two boys had been even remote fans of Manson's and their statements were disproved.

The only downfall I saw with this album was how it seemed to drag on a bit. It's almost as if Manson was trying to fit just a little too many songs into one disc. Otherwise, the album doesn't have too many noticeable flaws.

Overall, this CD will definitely turn the listener's stomach with its passionately riveting sound and corresponding lyrics. This is definitely one of Manson's more emotionally driven LP's and it's very recognizable to anyone who listens that Manson put his heart and soul into it. This CD will definitely give you something to swallow. Recommended.