Marilyn Manson - what do you think of him?

[Dr Aum]

His music is lovely and from what I've seen on interviews here and there, he's a very thoughtful fellow. Two thumbs up in my book.

[Alive-Cat]

He's amazingly imaginative when it comes to music, art and writing. From what I hear other than his "This Is Halloween" cover he has sort of put Marilyn Manson on a hold to pursue movie making, which I think is going to be amazing. I can't wait to see what he conjures up in a movie.

[Dr Unne]

I listen to him at work.

[Renmiri]

The NRA's type of organization means that they are legally required to hold an annual meeting for members. It was far too late to change it to somewhere else, and it was against the law to postpone it.

I think we are both referring to Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" scenes about it ?

Part of what you say is fact, but it was definitely NOT against the law to cancel it. The NRA was just cheap and insensitive at best, or stubborn and "holier than though" at worst, trying to shove the point "guns not equal violence" down everyone's throat on that city. There are better ways and much proper times to say the same, and the fact that they picked such a sensitive time tells me something bad about their management.

Manson could have done the same and refuse to budge because "rock and roll not equal violence" yet he didn't. That tells me something good about his character.

[Rocket Edge]

He's certainly got great intelligence & talent, but his music isn't to my taste. That doesn't stop me from respecting the guy though, i heard a few interviews with him and he's really not afraid to speak his mind, & with that has got something meaningful & interesting to say aswell.

[Roto13]

I'm not a fan. Shock rock isn't really my thing, not that he's shocking any more anyway. Things stop being shocking once you've seen them a hundred times. Take Goatse, for example. :P

[Novaris]

In my opinion, he sucks as a musician. He seems to be a real intelligent and thoughtful guy, I'll say this, he's like a more theatrical version of Alice Cooper except his music sucks more in my opinion. Cooper ftw

[Leeza]

I listen to him at work.

Do you wear headphones or do have a soundproof office?

I have to keep on the conservative side with what I listen to at work.

BRIAN WARNER~

Didn't he legally change his name to Marilyn Manson? I thought I read somewhere that he did. Of course you can't believe everything that you read on the internet.

[Zeldy]

I like a few songs by him, like Personal Jesus, Tainted Love & MObscene. I havnt actually heard anymore, but Id probably like them.

Not my favourite though.

[theundeadhero]

I've been listening to Marilyn Manson for a very long time. Portrait has always been one of my favorite CDs, and when it comes to heavy music Anti-Christ Superstar has more to it than most other heavy CDs. I really enjoy Mechanical Animals. To me it's always been like a Manson makes a Pink Floyd album. Holy Wood is a very intelligent and thought provoking CD. Very mellow. I've never liked much of Grotesque. It was like Manson was experimenting with music to see if the rest of the music scene would imitate. It failed. When Manson does a cover song, he doesn't just copy a song to his own personal tastes, he transforms the song and makes it his own. Sweet Dreams, Tainted Love, and The KKK Took My Baby Away are all amazing.

I've seen the band in concert three times. In 2000, when he had his Halloween Bash in St. Louis for the Holy Wood tour. In 2001, when he played at Ozzfest. Then in 2003, the first time he was ever allowed to play in Korea. I don't know if he has again since.

Leeza, I never heard anything about a legal name change, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

[Roto13]

BRIAN WARNER~

Didn't he legally change his name to Marilyn Manson? I thought I read somewhere that he did. Of course you can't believe everything that you read on the internet. :)

Especially about him. :P

[Darth Anarcus]

Ditto on Mechanical Animals. It's my favorite album. (Unless you count Lest We Forget, in which case that would be my favorite album.) After that I guess it would be Antichrist Superstar followed by Holy Wood.

I was a bit displeased with what didn't make it onto Lest We Forget: The Best of Marilyn Manson. I've burnt a second CD which I call "So We Did Forget: The Best of Marilyn Manson volume 2." Here is the playlist:

1. Antichrist Superstar
2. This is Halloween
3. Great Big White World
4. I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)
5. Redeemer
6. 1996
7. The Last Day on Earth
8. Burning Flag
9. Apple of Sodom
10. Man That You Fear
11. My Monkey
12. Dope Hat
13. Coma White
14. Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes
15. Highway to Hell
16. Doll-Dagga-Buzz-Buzz-Ziggety-Zag
17. The Death Song

Unfortunately, my burnable CDs can only hold seventeen tracks, so I had to cut out the fat, namely Cake and Sodomy, Use Your First and Not Your Mouth, and Angel With the Scabbed Wings.

[Leeza]

All of Manson's CDs are good, but my best ones are the ones that I burn myself as well, Darth Anarcus. The Best of the Best.

[Polaris]

I never really payed much attention to his work or t him! I look at him and give me chills! But I'd like to start now to her his music... perhpas coz I was too obssessed with Keane and now I started to listen more often other bands like Metallica! :rolleyes2 but I may ned up enjoying it or not! Now he's just an unknown musican for me!

[Moon Rabbits]

I liked his music better when John 5 was with him.

True. Although he's still good now. I guess I can't complain that he doesn't "have the same feel" he did when he started, cuz he changed with every album. I definitely like the character/look/sound he had for GAOG, but it wasn't his best.

Also, Lest We Forget was lame It was his singles mostly, not really his best stuff. He should've released a singles compilation and a Best Of.

Mechanical Animals is an amazing album. I absolutely love Coma White.

That's my favourite Manson album for sure. Although my favourite song is Tourniquet, off of the album prior to MA.

Manson is my favourite artist, of course. I love his music, he is very intelligent as Sephex has stated and he's awesome with his watercolours...even though it's stuff that I would not really want to see on my walls, except for Lily White, Aliester and Greta. I love Lily White! I wish I could afford to buy a print.

He's my favorite artist too, even though I rarely listen to him anymore. He was the first real band/artist I listened to as a fan, so he holds a special place in my music collection, even if it has moved drastically away from the metal/garagband/glamrock/goth/hard + more sound that Manson is.

And yes, his watercolours are very amazing sometimes (other times they're underwhelming to me).