The High End of Low, Marilyn Manson

The High End of Low(2009)
Marilyn Manson
Label: Interscope

[rating:8.1/10]

Almost every fan of Manson said that the previous album Eat Me Drink Me is a shitty work and perhaps the worst album that Marilyn Manson has ever made. In fact the album is not really shitty but EMDM is not suitable to be a Marilyn Manson album in Fans’ mind. As the satanic gimmick artist, Marilyn Manson would really become outdated if he still repeats the old market skill, like tearing a religion book on the concert platform.

I know it’s repetitive to say I quiet like EMDM in the band’s career. It’s not a manson-kind album due to its impressive dark and silent atmosphere. Most guitar solos provided by Tim Skold are gusto. Honestly the depressed Manson is more artistic, sounds and looks like a musician finally, although the previous albums such as Mechanical Animals and Holly Wood have more melodic song structure. Personally I am more impressed by the emotional one that I told before.

Following EMDM, Skold parted and Twiggy is back to be the co-songwriter and producer. Probably because Twiggy is the best member that Marilyn Manson has ever have; with his contribution, The New album The High End of Low sounds pretty violent, noisy and fluent, especially the dirty bass lines. It’s pity to say the record is much more plentiful than EMDM and Golden Age of Grotesque, but the melody still can’t compare with Mechanical Animals. The latest Manson sounds still a little bit depressed in the lyrics, and now he is dare to write more and dig inside to release personal feeling in the song, with the symbolic metaphor like the first song Devour.

Instead of sensitive or emotional song, political thing is still market friendly. We’re From America is unquestionable the most outstanding one in the record. Unfortunately I don’t think Marilyn Manson satirizes what he truly means. A debatable topic is good for commercial as we all know. But who cares? Fortunately, music like this makes people want to shake the head is simply what WE want. Unfortunately, nowadays we see Marilyn Manson has nothing new to say anymore. The music by the band is reborn, but not Brian’s soul.

Track Listing:

• 01: Devour
• 02: Pretty As A ($)
• 03: Leave A Scar
• 04: Four Rusted Horses
• 05: Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon
• 06: Blank And White
• 07: Running To The Edge Of The World
• 08: I Want to Kill You Like They Do in the Movies
• 09: WOW
• 10: Wight Spider
• 11: Unkillable Monster
• 12: We’re From America
• 13: I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell
• 14: Into The Fire
• 15: 15

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