I hated this album when it first came out. It had the album cover, the sound, even the music videos made me hate it even worse. For years I've thought it was a cheap 'modern day' edition of Ziggy Stardust. Years go by and now I am looking at it and have to think to myself 'Is Marilyn Manson trying to tell us something?' It took me over 7 years to finally crack it, and figure this album out. I know... read more
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There's no question that Marilyn Manson's 1995 album Antichrist Superstar was a great-sounding record. It brooded, ripped, and clattered in all the right places, mixing industrial beats and samples with roaring heavy-metal riffs, echoing Goth keys, and the occasional tuneful pop vocal. But for all the sonic appeal, some of the songwr
There's no question that Marilyn Manson's 1995 album Antichrist Superstar was a great-sounding record. It brooded, ripped, and clattered in all the right places, mixing industrial beats and samples with roaring heavy-metal riffs, echoing Goth keys, and the occasional tuneful pop vocal. But for all the sonic appeal, some of the songwriting wasn't too strong. No such problem on Manson's new record, Mechanical Animals, which forsakes some of the band's former grind in favor of dynamic glam rhythms and good old-fashioned melody. When the band tones down, as on the largely acoustic "Speed of Pain" and "Fundamentally Loathsome," Manson even sounds like a candidate for an Unplugged session. Most often, however, as on "Rock Is Dead," "User Friendly," and "The Dope Show," Mechanical Animals is a brash, decadent, and glittery display of self-indulgent hooks and melodramatic vocals that sounds like Aladdin Sane-era David Bowie and T. Rex at their most boisterous crossed with the more modern sounds of today's industrial nation. --Jon Wiederhorn
Album Details
Limited Edition with Bonus CD-ROM Tracks 'Dope Show'(Banned Version) and 'Sweet Dreams'.
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This album cover shows the death of man and how far one will push themselves to fit in. That's what I like about it's artwork despite the fact it is a horrible picture. "
"I wrote a long review a while back about this album and how it's basically the 'Brave New World' of modern music. You can read my review here if you wish.
Why do I think Mechanical Animals was a blue print to the future? It is pretty much right in your face. Look at the album cover. A man on a woman's body, and why do people do this? Why do people up and stop being themselves and become something they are not to try and fit in with the crowd? Marilyn Manson took Ziggy Stardust and re-created i"
“I hated this album when it first came out. It had the album cover, the sound, even the music videos made me hate it even worse. For years I've thought it was a cheap 'modern day' edition of Ziggy Stardust. Years go by and now I am looking at it and have to think to myself 'Is Marilyn Manson trying to tell us something?' It took me over 7 years to finally crack it, and figure this album out. I know there's a great deal of cool artwork in this album. Most versions come with a blue tray to read subliminal lyrics, but I am not focusing on that, yet it does make it easier to understand the main characters human touch and emotions.
This album tells many stories we normally do not want to hear, as we go far off the deep end trying to hide the guilty pleasure to life. Just look at the al” read more
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This is in one instance, where a BMG club edition is different by a big scale.
No sleeve, check
No blue case, check
Also printed on there is the parental advisory label in the opposite corner. I am pretty sure the standard version of this album came with a sleeve, blue case and when you slipped the sleeve off, the front of the booklet did NOT have the text over it.
As much as this album blows, I actually am glad I have it as this version seems rare today to come across.
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"I can tell you what they say in space
That our earth is too grey
But when the spirit is so digital
The body acts this way
That world was killing me
That world was killing me
Disassociative
The nervous systems down, the nervous systems down
I know
I can never get out of here
I don't wanna explode in fear
A dead astronaut in space
Sometimes we walk like we were shot through our heads, my love
We write our song in space like we are already dead and gone
Your world was killing me
Your world was "
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"Song: The Speed of Pain
Lyrics:
"When you want it
It goes away too fast
Times you hate it
It always seems to last
Just remember when you think
You're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me""
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