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The Golden Age of Grotesque by Marilyn Manson (CD, 2003)

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Nothing, Nthg
UPC
0602498000380
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7046068339

Product Key Features

Release Year
2003
Format
CD
Genre
Industrial/Gothic
Artist
Marilyn Manson
Release Title
The Golden Age of Grotesque

Dimensions

Item Height
0.40 in
Item Weight
0.22 lb
Item Length
5.60 in
Item Width
4.90 in

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Number of Tracks
15
Number of Discs
1
Tracks
1.1 Theater 1.2 This Is the New SH*T 1.3 Mobscene 1.4 Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag 1.5 Use Your Fist and Not Your Mouth 1.6 The Golden Age of Grotesque 1.7 (S)Aint 1.8 Ka-Boom Ka-Boom 1.9 Slutgarden 1.10 Spade 1.11 Para-Noir 1.12 The Bright Young Things 1.13 Better of Two Evils 1.14 Vodevil 1.15 Obsequy (The Death of Art)
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Timing is everything in pop music, and Marilyn Manson hit a zeitgeist in the mid-'90s with Antichrist Superstar, riding the post-alternative wave to the top of the charts with his dark, arty, industrial metal. He was a proud shock artist and a great interview, one of the few rockers of his time who stood his own against his attackers by offering articulate, informed counterarguments to their blustering rage. Like any shock rocker, though, the novelty wears thin fast, and what was once scary turns into self-parody. Manson, no stranger to rock history, attempted to circumvent this by turning quickly to the left with the glam-soaked Mechanical Animals, but in doing so he lost huge portions of his audience, and by the time he returned to scary industrial metal form on Holy Wood in 2000, he seemed out of date and few critics or fans paid attention. Three years later, he unleashed his fifth album, the Golden Age of Grotesque, and he still seemed out of step with the times, but there was a difference - he sounded comfortable with that development. Also, by 2003, rock, particularly heavy metal, was in desperate need of artists with a grand vision and ambition, which Manson has in spades. After all, the Golden Age is designed to be a modern update of German art, vaudeville, and decadent Hollywood glamour of the '30s, all given a thudding metallic grind, of course. In an era when heavy rockers have no idea what happened in the '80s, much less the '30s, it's hard not to warm to this, even if his music isn't your own personal bag. Musically, Manson isn't departing from his basic sound - he's following through on the return to basics Holy Wood represented - but his first self-production has resulted in an album that feels light and nimble, even though it's drenched in distortion and screams. It feels as if Manson now feels liberated from not being consistently in the spotlight, and his music has opened up as well. With that new freedom, he gets silly on occasion - the gibberish on the ridiculously titled "This Is the New Sh*t," the appropriation of Faith No More's "Be Aggressive" for "mOBSCENE," the lyric "You are the church/I am the steeple/When we f*ck we are God's People" - but instead of knocking the record off track, they are part of the big picture on this oversized album. What matters here, as it always does on a Marilyn Manson album, is the overarching concept, and while the Golden Age of Grotesque has some kind of theme, it's particulars aren't discernible, but the overall feeling resonates strongly. This messy, unruly, noisy burlesque may fall on it's face, but it puts itself in the position where it can either stand or fall, and, unlike in the past, Manson isn't taking himself so seriously that he sounds stiff. It all adds up to a very good album - maybe not his best, and certainly not one that will attract the most attention, but it's a hell of a lot grander than what his peers are producing, and holds it's own with his previous records. It's also a bit more fun, too, and that counts for a lot.

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4 out of 5 stars
by maranda!Oct 17, 2006
Golden Age
Another great album chalked up the Marilyn Manson's shock-rock career! This album includes his soul-baring, artsy, dark metal in all its glory. Don't let me forget to give credit where credit is due, however: without the help of his mastermind bandmates John5, Tim Skold (musical genius himself), and Madonna Wayne Gacy it would fall flat. The musical content is very good, but muchly similar to styles on their past albums. The lyrical content is worthwhile on most tracks. This album is meant to be styled in vaudeville and old Hollywood glamour, which gives it an interesting twist unlike Manson's past albums. While Mechanical Animals turned toward glam, then Holywood resurrected some of Manson's darker roots, Golden Age brings out something a little different from the band, and that difference seems to refresh the band (most people were assuming Manson had taken it so far that everything from Antichrist Superstar forward would all sound the same). "Mobscene" and "This is the New Shit" were probably the most famous tracks on the album, but don't miss out on "(S)aint", "Golden Age of Grotesque", and "Para-noir" which are my personal favorite tracks. A must-have CD for any serious Manson collection.Read full review
4 out of 5 stars
by prizette_14Feb 19, 2024
broken cd case
well ut was a but cracjed but it's okay it's barely noticeable
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5 out of 5 stars
by kinglouisv617Feb 10, 2016
The best album w/o Twiggy
Manson in top form, John 5's guitar work on this album is his best while with this band. Sadly he was soon dismissed, but this is a must have for any true fan. 🤘🏻
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2 out of 5 stars
by alv0130Jun 07, 2006
The Golden Age of Grotesque - Marilyn Manson
I bought this CD because my grandson says he likes it, but I think he likes it because someone older does. I'm sorry but I can't say much of anything good about it becasue to me, it is nothing but screaming and racket. I can't understand anything he is saying and I simply don't call it music. You can't even sing along with it if you wanted to. Also I don't like the profanity that you pick up part of the time. My teenager likes it though. I would not have bought it if it was just left up to me. Sorry.
5 out of 5 stars
by davd-1172Jan 12, 2024
Perfect cd
Great album
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