(VI Music)

What a year to be a Marilyn Manson fan! Manson, has a greatest hits CD/DVD package with a cover of the Depeche Mode classic, "Personal Jesus," in the works coming out later in the year. Before we get to reminisce on how much fun these past ten years has been, we can get a glimpse of what Marilyn Manson was like prior to 1994 with the independent release of The Spooky Kids Lunch Boxes and Choklit Cows. Lunch Boxes is a collection of early Manson demos from 1990-93. As most fans know back in the early nineties the group was then known as Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids.

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Sadly you can't talk about Marilyn Manson without hearing about all the controversy that surrounds this ubiquitous artist. I know how Brian and Ashley felt doing their reviews of Deicide and Slipknot respectively -- when all people harp on is the image instead of the music. One of the biggest myths about Manson is he's trying to be scary -- not true! Most people think gothic is about devil worshiping and witchcraft or trying to be vampires. If that is why you get into the gothic lifestyle, then you're as empty-headed as the ones who think that is what it's all about. Truth is most Goths are very artistically talented whether it be music, painting, poetry, or filmmaking. How many people get scared when they watch any Tim Burton film -- Planet of the Apes excluded? It is a proven fact that a majority of people who are scared of him are religious fanatics, trailer park residents/rednecks, and conservative politicians who serve the above. Go to any small town in America and you'll see the difference.

However most of that seems irrelevant with this release cause this is but at the same time is not a Marilyn Manson release. Former guitarist Daisy Berkowitz is behind this release, which does not have Manson's approval. The credits list him as Mr. Manson and last I heard there was a litigation filed against Berkowitz and Empire, the label behind the release, for using Manson's image.

That is such a bummer cause there is some great fucking music on this CD! Such standout songs as "Red (In My) Head," "Dune Buggy," "Meat For a Queen," "White Knuckles" and "Scaredy Cat" not only would be great starters at a rave but are a good supporting cast for the ones that could be classic Manson. "Negative Three" has that dark moody vibe you’ve come to expect from Manson. "Thingmaker" is Mr. Manson's ode to small town America. This is the classic Manson that you're used to ("Fuck you, I don't wanna know you get outta my life motherfucker"). "Insect Pins," "Learning to Swim" and "Thrift" are some good tunes as well that finish off the CD.

The DVD is nothing to write home about. It's just a handheld shot of a show, the most spectacular visual is of a Lite-Brite that says KILL during the performance of “Meat for a Queen.” There is also a Spooky Gallery that shows the same artwork that you see in the CD sleeve.

This is a must have for diehards or any fan of the Manson Portrait of an American Family era. It's quite a collector’s item and no telling whether it's going to around for the next few years with a possible court case pending.

"Shock was never my goal, it’s too juvenile. Anyone can be shocking. But to be provocative, yes. To be controversial, yes. There’s a point behind it." --Marilyn Manson

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Thing666 - 7/20/2008 4:00:20 AM
The fact is, the reason manson hate most of his fans is because of some of the people on this page. You worship him like he's some kind of god, because you have boughten in to his very clever marketing. You're not even smart enough to fully comprehend his lyrics. he's fooled you and suckered you in, and you're too stupid to see it. what manson does is put himself on a higher level than the rest of the world. he talks about things not related to modern day problems like politics and everything else. people have a natural tendancy to admire peolpe putting themselves above the rest (in attitude, appearernce, or otherwise) and they are interested in this "god" as some of you put it. you are a brainless idol-worshipping unthinking animal unfit to live in this world. you follow the leader, you never are one, all you manson cult members.

cemerturyslut - 1/17/2005 4:05:18 PM
MARILIN MANSON ROCKS hes the fuckim antichrist so all you fuckheads that are dissing HE DID MORE THEM U EVER COULD

Reinsuoknera - 10/5/2004 12:18:10 AM
Anybody that thinks that Marilyn Manson is all image and no substance needs to get their head checked. Yes he has produced songs that appear on MTV and he is successful. That doesn't mean that he has sold out or that he is fake. It means that his music is entertaining and in some cases it is able to reach people of all walks of life. Most of the songs that show on MTV are merely a glimpse into what he is really trying to say with an album. Above everything else I have to say that if he were tuley a fake would he forfeit profit to ensure a better album, or that his friends are taken care of? The man is an artist and a kind human being. Just because everybody knows his name doesn't mean they know what he is all about.

Wednesday_13 - 8/4/2004 4:54:40 AM
HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! You two clowns are so fucking gay.

bloodbath13 - 7/12/2004 6:07:34 PM
for aguy who rubs his nuts on somebodys head sounds gay to me he still needs God

fizzgig - 7/11/2004 10:27:33 PM
That's funny, a Manson disciple calling anybody else "sheep." You don't even know it, but Manson does, and he's laughing AT you ... along with the rest of us.

Wednesday_13 - 7/11/2004 11:54:03 AM
HEHEHEHEHEHEHE! All a person has to do is make a little sarcastic joke and the sheep come out of their flock to make themselves sound important. HEHEHEHEHEHE!

bloodbath13 - 7/11/2004 11:02:37 AM
manson is the god of people who put thing's up there ass

metaldominator - 7/10/2004 7:50:54 AM
SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE BIRDASS !!!!

dday167 - 7/9/2004 7:06:02 PM
Did MM ever find his other contact lens? I feel terrible about that.

stevereno - 7/9/2004 4:16:30 AM
once again Fizz - you hit it on the head. He is the most clever form of commercialism. A lot of preaching, dabbling in taboo subjects, shocking getup and video's and all the while snubbing the entertainment machine as if he is not another facet of it. The checks he gets are signed by the same people who sign Britney's and Beyonce's. He is the greatest marketing stunt in music today.

fizzgig - 7/8/2004 11:57:23 PM
The thing that always amused me about Manson was the way he likes to make these grandiose "points" about pop culture and the mindlessness of the public, while his fans hail him as some sort of genius for making those points, not realizing they're fulfilling the prophecy and behaving like the sheep he talks about. I can't help but think Manson himself is amused by it all too.

Wednesday_13 - 7/8/2004 7:43:38 PM
WRONG! Manson IS God!!!!!!!!!!

bloodbath13 - 7/7/2004 9:45:34 PM
manson still needs God

kingdiamondfan - 7/7/2004 7:50:57 PM
marilyn manson is NOT gothic. please never make that mistake again. gothic is christian death, shadow project, two witches, gitane demone, switblade symphony,..., but not that idiot, atention whore marilyn manson

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