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Hey people as you can tell this is all about Marilyn (a.k.a Brain Warner) MY favorite musician!
So here is a little information for you but if you dont like him then LEAVE just playin email me if
ya want to talk.
At a time of Wallflowers and Big-Headed Hooties, along comes Marilyn
Manson and crew to unleash harsh, unrepentant
music that annoys all
manner of authorities and gets the group banned from cities hellbent
on keeping this brand of
blasphemy away from impressive children. Like
the similarly-minded Alice Cooper (whom they are constantly compared
to),
Manson stands apart from other "shock rockers" of his/their
generation by having successful hit singles that receive airplay.
Unlike Cooper, our man Marilyn says his is no act: The Satanic
sloganeering and thinly-veiled fascist imagery may
be part of the
theatrical trappings, but they mean it.
The band formed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1990. Members that
have come and gone have all utilized the sexpot/serial
killer moniker
gimmick, hence, Madonna Wayne Gacy, Twiggy Ramirez, Daisy Berkowitz,
Gidget Gein, etc. Trent Reznor
signed them to his Nothing Records
label, and released their debut in 1994. The band toured the U.S. and
established
a core fan base of kids, mostly from gothic rock and heavy
metal camps. Marilyn became a media figurehead with '90s Evil;
a
dependable coverboy on rock mags from Spin to Alternative Press to
Metal Edge, and has even appeared in Family Circle,
offering up
moshing safety tips. An appearance on The Phil Donahue Show seemed to
indicate a penetration of the establishment,
where he could unravel
from within.
Manson's first hit was their version of the Eurythmics'
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)," which added eerieness
and metallic
fury to the song's inherent familiarity. The EP from which it came,
Smells Like Children, went platinum,
setting the stage for the massive
commercial breakthrough (and subsequent Satanic propaganda campaign)
of Antichrist
Superstar. Musically, their inventive and personal blend
of industrial noise, metal guitar, gothic keys and distorted
vocals
has been somewhat overlooked in favor of their attempts to shock.
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