Marilyn Manson. The Golden Age Of Grotesque. Explicit Lyrics Parental Advisory

Manson isn't departing from his basic sound - he's following through on the return to basics Holy Wood represented - but his first self-production has resulted in an album that feels light and nimble, even though it's drenched in distortion and screams. It feels as if Manson now feels liberated from not being consistently in the spotlight, and his music has opened up as well. With that new freedom, he gets silly on occasion - the gibberish on the ridiculously titled "This Is the New Sh*t," the appropriation of Faith No More's "Be Aggressive" for "mOBSCENE," the lyric "You are the church/I am the steeple/When we f*ck we are God's People" - but instead of knocking the record off track, they are part of the big picture on this oversized album. Track Listings 1 Theater 2 This Is The New Sh*t 3 mOBSCENE 4 Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag 5 Use Your Fist And Not Your Mouth 6 The Golden Age Of Grotesque 7 (s)AINT 8 Ka-Boom Ka-Boom 9 Slutgarden 10 Spade 11 Para-noir 12 The Bright Young Things 13 Better Of Two Evils 14 Vodevil 15 Obsequy (The Death Of Art) Product information Original Release Date: 2003 Label: Universal Music Group