I know, I know. I've only officially done music reviews so far. My excuse? I read too slow to do a book review once a week, and I haven't read anything relatively new in a while. So sit down and shut up.
As for movies, no one wants to see movies with me. I have a few recorded to watch but WHO HAS TIME FO' DAT, REALLY.
Anywho, with an upcoming concert to see this metal mastermind on October 20th, I decided that reviewing his latest album would be appropriate.
Marilyn.
Manson.
Haters.
Born Villain is Manson's 9th studio album, following 2009's The High End of Low. Under a new record label, and with fresh, raw emotion, Manson is back and better than ever.
Born Villain was released on May 1, 2012.
I hear a lot of people complaining about how the rocker's music isn't what it used to be. I should probably make an 'Annoyances.' post about that remark. That pisses me off more than anything. When an artist creates music that sounds very similar to their past work, people complain that it's all the same. When they try new styles and explore other musical territory, people STILL complain about things being different.
Again, haters.
Marilyn Manson's first album, Portrait of an American Family, was released in 1994. They blew up in '96 when Antichrist Superstar was released, housing the hit single 'The Beautiful People.'
Since then, they (as a band) have been nominated for 3 Grammys, 3 MTV VMA's (one of which they won: Best Cinematography in a Video for the song 'The Dope Show.'), and won 4 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards. He's appeared in multiple movies, such as Lost Highway and Bowling for Columbine.
In my very important and obviously best opinion, I do hear a lot of different elements (both old and new) in this album. Styles from albums such as 2003's The Golden Age of Grotesque (probably my favorite of his) and 2009's The High End of Low are some of those I can specifically point out. Obviously, Manson has delved into new ground, such as working with other artists for this album. The promo video for the album, featuring the song 'Overneath the Path of Misery,' (my favorite song off the album) was directed by none other than... Shia Lebeauf.
As you can probably tell by the thumbnail, it's Not Safe For Work. But it's artistically brilliant.
Also, Johnny Depp worked with Manson on the last track, a cover of Carly Simon's song 'You're So Vain.'
An article including both the song, the original, and Manson's commentary about Depp and the song.
Some of my favorite songs off this album are 'Overneath the Path of Misery,' as I mentioned before, 'Murderers are Getting Prettier Everyday,' and 'Lay Down Your Goddamn Arms.' They're heavy, theatrical, and very 'Grotesque.'
I'M SO PUNNY.
Ok, I know- It really wasn't that funny.
All-in-all, Marilyn Manson's poetry never fails, for me. That, his music in general, and his shit-not-given attitude just wrap together to form one being of badassery. I highly recommend giving this album a listen, as well as his previous ones. He's made his mark on the world of rock, and I doubt he's going anywhere anytime soon.
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