Manson

[DJ Nocker]

Ok, manson has a couple good songs but other than the 4 or 5...i cant stand him, and i dont understand. Does anyone share my opinion? If you dont and you do like him, please dont flame the forum, i didnt make it for that reason.

[Fierce Critter]

What I like about him:

I like that he encourages people to think for themselves.

What I dislike: despite him saying that, he still turns around and tells people - especially young people - that organized religion is bad. So at the same time he's telling people to think for themselves, he's telling them how to think. I find it pretty hypocritical.

What I like about him: when interviewed by Michael Moore in "Bowling for Columbine", Moore asked him what he'd tell kids face-to-face. And his response, rather than an egotistical diatribe on whatever, was something to the effect of "I wouldn't talk - I'd listen to THEM, 'cause nobody ever listens to these kids and that's what they need, for people to listen." I really admired that.

What I don't like about him: I get a sense that he only wants to listen to whomever agrees with him.

What I like about him: Some of his songs are catchy.

What I don't like about him: most of his music.

What I like about him: he certainly does have some... sense of style.

What I don't like about him: I've seen that style myriad places before, especially on Alice Cooper.

What I like about him: his videos are provocative & eyecatching.

What I don't like about him: his videos are provocative & disturbing.

Overall, I mostly don't like him. I get into major rolling-eyes state when he's played at CC, and I do not, in any way shape or form, consider him goth. Metal, maybe. Goth? Hardly.

I mostly disdain the hypocrisy. He tells kids to not let organized religion dictate their life choices to them. But in doing so, he's dictating their life choices to them.

I saw him in concert at St. Andrew's Hall in 1994 or so. I found him tedious and boring. He pulled down his pants, tucked his package down between his legs and masturbated himself from underneath.

Yawn. I ended up heading for the back of the theater to read the Metro Times, only staying 'cause it was my friend who wanted to see him, and I was her ride home.

[Guest Game of Chance]

Overall, I mostly don't like him. I get into major rolling-eyes state when he's played at CC, and I do not, in any way shape or form, consider him goth. Metal, maybe. Goth? Hardly.

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If he's goth or metal...he's pop-goth or pop-metal.

I had a friend who toured with him as his personal assistant for a year. John 5, their former guitar player, went to school in Grosse Pointe. My friend got a job with the band through his friend John 5. Needless to say, my friend got to know Manson fairly well.

I never heard anything good about him.

[Homicidalheathen]

I personally think he is all gimic. His songs are waaaaaaay to simple. Did you read his book? He is kinda wierd too.

My kids love him however. He is like a modern day Alice Cooper sorta, who I never really cared for either. Zappa produced Alice's first Album and thought it was all gimic. Now Zappa was a great musician who knew music.

I also feel Manson does allot of remakes of old covers because he cannot come up with anything good on his own.

Sometimes when listening to it I do get into it but he has nothing but 4/4 time signature music and that just gets so tired. ~Yawn~

[Scary Guy]

Like the music, dislike the man.

His lyrical content is simple, yet to the point which I do like. I like a good majority of his songs. I had that people identify him as the main goth culture icon though.

I too think he's a lot like Alice Cooper, but not as good as him at all. Manson is Glam Rock technically and so is Allice.

[phee]

Two Words: Alice Cooper

[Nerdcore]

besides his shitty cover of "reach out and touch faith" his balls can fry .. I cannot stand the man at all .. sorry kids

[Head Wreck]

i only hate him as he's marrying a woman that should be mine

[phee]

I really dislike the bastard... I have met him, and he was a jerk, I don't like his music, he makes interviews mildley entertaining yes, but there is no originallity in the music, and I just don't get it...

I ask people who do like him: You have listened to other music right? you do know what his music/image are ripping off right?

[Blackmail]

Nerdcore is right, his cover of DM's "personal jesus" was sucky. But then again, I didn't like Johnny Cash's cover of it either.

[The_Dark]

I don't care about him enough to hate him..

[DarkVampire]

The only thing good about him is the remake of Sweet Dreams. :grin

[Nerdcore]

btw even his book sucked

[Aralis]

I like him and have been a fan for awhile now. I like his music and his creativity. He found a way to market himself and make money. Nothing wrong with that.

I saw him in concert and I thought it was very entertaining...very dramatic stage sets and the music sounded good.

I know alot of people are not fond of him. I have never met him in person so I can not say he is an asshole.

We have a framed black and white photo of him in our house. We refer to it as cousin Marilyn..LOL!

[Shade Everdark]

I have never forgiven him for his horrible, thrice-cursed cover of "Sweet Dreams." It was the first thing I heard by him, and I kinda wish it was the last.

[bav]

Two Words: Alice Cooper

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Some more words:

G.G. Allen

Nivek Ogre

Iggy Pop

Pink Floyd

Saw him on the Antichrist Superstar tour and ended up going through and making a list of all the acts he 'incorporated' into his stage performance.

[kellygrrrrrl]

No like .

[Rayne]

I do like a few of his songs.

In high school pretty much all I listened to was Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Megadeth and Ozzy Osbourne.

[Guest Megalicious]

double post sorry =)

[Guest Megalicious]

The only thing good about him is the remake of Sweet Dreams.  :grin

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ewww ... Im sorry I love Anne Lennox ......

I have never forgiven him for his horrible, thrice-cursed cover of "Sweet Dreams."  It was the first thing I heard by him, and I kinda wish it was the last.

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I agree Shade ... ahhh

Manson IS OVERRATED! .... but that doesnt mean he doesnt have good stuff ... one reason I do love him though ...

one WORD .... Dita !!!! oh god she is so hot .... see the who could turn me gay thread !!! lol .... shes hot ... he has good taste not only in clothes ... but in women ...

[phee]

ewww ... Im sorry I love Anne Lennox ......

I agree Shade ... ahhh

Manson IS OVERRATED! .... but that doesnt mean he doesnt have good stuff ... one reason I do love him though ...

one WORD .... Dita !!!! oh god she is so hot .... see the who could turn me gay thread !!! lol .... shes hot ... he has good taste not only in clothes ... but in women ...

I am in AGREEMENT HERE 100%

[Guest Game of Chance]

According to my friend...

One time Manson got pissed off at John 5 over something stupid. John 5 is jewish. He's also a father. Manson told him that if he didn't shut the fuck up that he'd put his kids in the oven.

[phee]

According to my friend...

One time Manson got pissed off at John 5 over something stupid.  John 5 is jewish.  He's also a father.  Manson told him that if he didn't shut the fuck up that he'd put his kids in the oven.

Sounds like him....

[paradox]

that there is grounds for an @$$ kicking. id of smeared his pale scrawny face over a cheese grater, after handing him over to some horney neo-nazi inmates to use as a sex toy, for an ignorant comment like that.

[phee]

that there is grounds for an @$$ kicking.  id of smeared his pale scrawny face over a cheese grater, after handing him over to some horney neo-nazi inmates to use as a sex toy, for an ignorant comment like that.

I second that