Marilyn Manson- Heaven Upside Down
Many of these songs rehash some of Manson’s earlier and even recent musical ideas. “Saturnalia” begins with a vocal riff almost indistinguishable from the hummed pre-chorus to Pale Emperorstandout “Third Day of a Seven Day Binge,” while “KILL4ME” courses atop the Gary Glitter stomp-clap that’s boned up plenty of his songs over the years. But Manson has always seemed most comfortable deeply within the confines of his genre, repetitive as he may have become. This is his turf, and rather than expand it, he seeks to defend it, to reiterate his idiosyncratic spot in popular culture so no one forgets it’s his.
The shock value of his work long worn off, Manson now occupies a curiously nostalgic space among rock lifers. To listen to his albums is to indulge the same impulse that’s tacked “666” to the end of so many Twitter handles. It’s a gesture of affection for the kid you used to be, back when the number of the beast (or the weed number or the sex number) held the power to freak out your parents, your classmates, your teachers. It’s funny now because of how serious it once seemed. In 2017, the open horror of the world easily eclipses anything Manson’s recorded in years. Whatever value his music still holds derives from what you remember of him, and how sweet the memory of your thrill or disgust now rings.
Marilyn Manson- Heaven upside down
Summary:
5.9
Meh.
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