I don't know, I thought all of the albums were either good or fantastic. I guess I'll run by them all, here...

Portrait of an American Family-- Good album, but not nearly as great as direhard Manson fans would have you believe. Is it unique and sounds like no other Manson album? Yes. However, I refuse to acknowledge it as the best one just because of that. I think most people who say it's the best one are saying it for the sake of sounding cool. Even Manson said while lyricly it did what he wanted it to do...musically it didn't. Key Tracks: Cake and Sodomy, Lunch Box, Dope Hat, Get Your Gunn, My Monkey

Antichrist Superstar-- Then there are other Manson fans that insist this is the best album. I love this album a lot, and I wish that Reznor and Manson would put their egos aside for one damn second and once again make another album like this. Obviously, this is the album that launched Manson to superstardom and the work put into this album shows. Trent Reznor did a good job of putting a lot of work into this without having too much NIN in there. Key Tracks: Irresponsible Hate Anthem, The Beautiful People, Dried up Tied Up and Dead to the World, Tourniquet, Deformagraphy, Mr. Superstar, Antrichrist Superstar, 1996, The Reflecting God

Mechanical Animals--I remember this album getting a lot of flack when it came out. People were bitching at the different direction Manson took (glam rock and more emotionally driven songs), but I was glad that we didn't get Antichrist Superstar part II. I have to admit that I didn't get into the whole Omega and the Mechanical Animals thing as much, but this is a Manson album that I love to revisit. Also, Manson did a good job showing that the band didn't have to be all, METAL METAL METAL in order to pull off hits. Key Tracks: Great Big White World, The Dope Show, Mechanical Animals, Rock is Dead, The Speed of Pain, I Don't like the Drugs but the Drugs Like Me, Last Day on Earth, Coma White

Holy Wood--Ah yes, dirhard Manson fans either love or hate this album. Me? I thought it was a great effort. I liked how both styles of Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals were combined. Some of the lyrics were obviously trying way too hard to be deep, though. It was a nice way to piece together the whole trilogy Manson had going since Antichrist Superstar. I understand why some people didn't like the album too much, but I think most people are too hard on it. Key Tracks: The Love Song, The Fight Song, Target Audience, In the Shadow of the Valley of Death, Crucifiction in Space, The Death Song, Born Again, Coma Black, Valentine's Day

Golden Age of Grotesque--I really liked this album when it came out, but the lasting appeal wasn't nearly as powerful as Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals, and Holy Wood were. I liked the Manson finaly went into another direction, but I don't think it was the right one for the most part. There are a few solid tracks here, but it just doesn't flow as well as the work found in the trilogy. Key Tracks: This is the New ****, mObscene, Use Your Fist and not Your Mouth, Slutgarden, Para-Noir