Unmitigated consumer fraud--a mishmash of covers, remixes, and genderfuck cover art designed to shock, titillate, and promote Manson's current tour. The lyrics to "Shitty Chicken Gangbang" are nonexistent, the lyrics to "Everlasting Cocksucker" incomprehensible. Only on "F--- Frankie", a spoken word number of a female's feigning orgasm does the record deliver what it promises when you realize the title isn't "Feel Frankie" or "Fist Frankie" or "Fire Frankie". It's easily the best thing on the record. C-
Antichrist Superstar [Nothing, 1996] *bomb*
Mechanical Animals [Nothing/Interscope, 1998]
If only the absurd aura of artistic respectability surrounding this arrant self-promoter would teach us that not every icon deserves a thinkpiece, that it's no big deal to have an IQ higher than Ozzy Osbourne, and that the road to the Palace Theater is paved with excess, the production designed to cover up the feebleness of La Manson's vocal affect being passed off as yet one more item with which to flatten willing cerebella. My suspicion is that Manson's banned-in-Wal-Mart slipcase will fade into the haze of records that people found mildly interesting at the time. Catchiest songs--"The Dope Show" and "I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me)". Duh. C-
Manson is objectively garbage though, nobody older than 14 could take him seriously.
Joshua Allen
>likes "Fuck Frankie" because he can jerk off to it
Colton Wright
Reminder that Christgau is a literal cuckold who stayed with his wife after she cheated on him, is obsessed with musician's sex lives and called himself a "rock intellectual"
Samuel Roberts
I don't take him seriously, but he does have some pretty fun well made pop-rock songs
William Rogers
yeah this. he literally rates artists based on much he thinks they get laid. once you see it, you won't be able to unsee it.
Grayson Lewis
I'm honestly going to celebrate when he dies. My friends won't understand why we're drinking top shelf booze that night, but it will be fun nonetheless.
Aaron Thomas
you forgot to add that part about christgau openly admitted to hating anything even remotely masculine because it reminds him about his high school bullies
Xavier King
It's good to see Christgau's writing getting taken less and less seriously with the passing of time. At this point he and his style of writing are pretty much a punchline. As it should have been from day one.
That said, a C- is way too charitable for a Marilyn Manson record.
Aaron Lee
>I don't take him seriously, but he does have some pretty fun well made pop-rock songs Thank you Trent for saving the day with your production.
Levi Cruz
actually I also like mechanical animals and a few tracks from the pale emperor
Brody Myers
When he dies, we should play Iron Maiden at his funeral as one last big fuck you.
Eli Price
>La Manson HAHAHAHAHA
Chase Evans
>Christgau admitted that he enjoys viewing pornography and that "it performs its designated arousal function".
Joshua Campbell
His entire discography deserved a bomb rating, but ok.
David Reyes
He also wrote an entire essay about wanting to fuck Janet Jackson.
Jeremiah Lewis
The more i learn about the man the worst it gets. I consider him directly responsible for the snarky nu-male tone in vice, pitchfork, tinymixtapes, et al. reviews for any music made by a white man
