3.30.2011

My Top 50 Favorite Songs: 30

30. "Mechanical Animals" by Marilyn Manson

Despite the fact that in the eyes of the masses he transformed from Antichrist to Late Night punchline in less than a decade, Brian Warner and crew, better known to the world as Marilyn Manson, created some of the most memorable hard rock this side of the 70's. The album Mechanical Animals is another favorite album, and the title track is my favorite track off of that album. I like the way it changes from a 90's hard rock song to a 70's glam-rock song to an 80's industrial ballad and back, and it has a killer outro that builds up like a hand-grenade explosion. The lyrics are meaningful and interesting, full of Manson's usual creative wordplay, the music has its influences in just about everything, and more than anything else, it (like the album itself) shows a side to the band that no one ever expected.

3 comments:

  1. Love that we both hold this album in such high esteem. I've never grown tired of it, and I don't think I ever will. I'll be seventy singing along at top volume to "Coma White", I just know it!

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  2. I like the video. This is such a great site! I like the way you set this up! Great content and images as well! Thanks for sharing this!...Daniel

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  3. Agreed Justin, this album never gets old, just becomes more of a classic album.

    Daniel, thanks! I'm glad you stopped by. Your paintings are amazing, btw. Your brushwork in particular is astonishing.

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