marilyn manson
Bowling for Columbine: the gun and the fear
On 23, Oct 2011 | No Comments | In 影視, 社評 | By admin
I saw Bowling for Columbine yesterday night which is a great inspiration to me. It is about the Columbine high school massacre in 1999. Read more…
MV of Marilyn Manson:Running To The Edge Of The World
On 11, Jan 2010 | No Comments | In 音樂 | By admin
昨晚才發現的新MV。對Manson來說,一張專輯兩隻MV的形式似乎已是定律。選來慢版的《Running To The Edge Of The World》拍第二首MV,出乎意料。專輯中有更流行的、有更爆炸性的,但這是一首慢歌,一首陰冷絕望的歌。
這是個挺有趣的MV,前半部分是自拍影像,到中後段才剪入暴力片段,故事迅速形成——雖然形式大於一切,灑狗血又如何。悲涼的暴力、大起大落的影像——我喜歡。
Devour: Pain’s not ashamed to repeat itself
On 29, May 2009 | One Comment | In 音樂 | By admin
樂迷聽歌去到某個日子之後,便開始對「情歌」皺眉,然後轉而膜拜題材先於歌曲、態度重於詣藝的歌手。歌曲本身平平無奇無所謂,「獨特」販賣的是一種樂迷的感覺良好,多於耳朵接收的東西。而這個現像近年也開始在本地出現,亦不啻是一種另類的社會進步。
Pain’s not ashamed to repeat itself
不是要說甚麼,而是詠嘆當Marilyn Manson不再高舉反基督和社會批判的大旗,歌曲的格局反而比以前開揚。專輯之連貫當然不及早期,但佳句卻來得更好。像【The High End of Low】的《Devour》,是一首挺病態的情歌。Twiggy在主歌彈奏的一段吉他很有神彩,但整首歌最攝人的卻是歌詞。但我只是喜歡而已,不是投入。我已經好了。著魔通常是為了愛情,但亦最不值得。而這歌詞實在寫得非常,非常的出色。
Devour
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I’ll swallow up all of you
Like a big bottle of big, big pills
You’re the one that I should never take
But I can’t sleep until I devour you
I can’t sleep until I devour you
You’re a flower that’s withering
I can’t feel your thorns in my headThis is no impressionability
You’re not crying, this is blood all over me
You’re not crying, this is blood all over me
You’re not crying, this is blood all over meAnd I’ll love you, if you let me
And I’ll love you, if you won’t make me starveI used to hold your heart to neck
I know I’ll miss you if I close my eyes
But this is loaded with an open film
I’ll see you and I’ll blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to piecesAnd I’ll love you, if you let me
And I’ll love you, if you won’t make me starve
Oh oh oh oh… Oh oh oh oh… Oh oh oh oh… Oh oh oh oh…My pain’s not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain’s not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain’s not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain’s not ashamed to repeat itself
I can’t sleep until I devour you
I can’t sleep until I devour you
I can’t sleep until I devour you
I can’t sleep until I devour you
I can’t sleep until I devour youAnd I’ll love you, if you let me
And I’ll love you, if you won’t make me starve
The High End of Low, Marilyn Manson
On 27, May 2009 | 2 Comments | In 音樂 | By admin
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 ($)
- 03: Leave A Scar
- 04: Four Rusted Horses
- 05: Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon
- 06: Blank And White
- 07: Running To The Edge Of The World
- 08: I Want to Kill You Like They Do in the Movies
- 09: WOW
- 10: Wight Spider
- 11: Unkillable Monster
- 12: We’re From America
- 13: I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell
- 14: Into The Fire
- 15: 15
Marilyn Manson – Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon video
On 18, May 2009 | 2 Comments | In 音樂 | By admin
Marilyn Manson第二張單曲是歌名到歌詞都不知所云,計算中有種亂來、亂來中亦有計算的《Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon》。是新碟的第一支MV,並已開始在官網上串流。這次MV的重點似乎是一種極其燥動的剪接。全片幾乎找不到一個超過半秒的分鏡。而吉他和貝斯手Twiggy Ramirez亦「有幸」佔了幾個鏡頭。
新碟的symbol很可能是MV裡出現的$(也太露骨了吧)。值得一提的是Manson在片未被他的粉絲圍毆,頗有一種自嘲的況味。
via : thehighendoflow.net
Marilyn Manson要low一點:《Into The Fire》
On 27, Apr 2009 | 4 Comments | In 音樂 | By admin
一碟十五曲,但我已找到六首泄漏了出來的曲子,不排除還有其他。最要命的是首首都是較高音質的檔案,感覺上像是「官方」行動多於粉絲盜寶。反正他們收益也是靠做tour,賣碟反而只是副業。幸好我不會見到他們無啦啦跑去拍劇和賣廣告。
連日來聽著幾首新歌,感覺上是很銳意要洗脫【Eat Me Drink Me】時沉鬱的調子,復古的吉他蘇勞都擱在一邊,換上雷霆鼓擊、怪誕電音,確是很High,但少了點入味和意味深長的。剛才找到的兩首曲子,聽其中一首《Into The Fire》的那段synth strings,立刻便是觸電的感覺。看歌單,該是放在尾二的,是激烈後的弛放,是吉他織成的一片陰雨淒涼。就是要這樣嘛。藝術家們不妨low一點。
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Into the Fire
This is the film, close to the third act and the misery
It’s not rain, you rapist werewolves
It’s God pissing down on you
We’ll die alone
Cause I’ll break off my own arms
Sharpen my bones
Stab you once for each time I thought of you
Trying to take something
You’ll never be good enough to even look uponIt’s better to push something away that’s slipping
Than to risk being dragged downIf you want to hit bottom
Don’t bother to try taking me with you
I won’t answer if you call
Two heartbeats ended in hell
Trying to break your fallThis isn’t a mob, won’t need to change the names
Everyone around you
Has murdered someone, something sacred
Isn’t one nail without dirt under it
Isn’t any white cotton panties that aren’t soaked and stained redIt’s better to push something away that’s slipping
Than to risk being dragged downIf you want to hit bottom
Don’t bother to try taking me with you
I won’t answer if you call
Two heartbeats ended in hell
Trying to break your fallInto the fire (and fade out)
Marilyn Manson回歸:We’re from America
On 17, Apr 2009 | 6 Comments | In 音樂 | By admin
Marilyn Manson的最新單曲《We’re from America》已經泄漏(leaks)到網路上,不排除他是學師傅Trent般自己把檔案扔到網上以添聲勢。而推出一直遙遙無期的大碟【The High End of Low】亦從官網確定了26th May的發片日期。貝斯和吉他重責均由舊拍檔Twiggy Ramirez一力擔當,從泄漏的幾首歌聽來卻沒聽見太多吉他段落,反而是由霸氣的貝斯和電子音效佔據多數位置。前張專輯的歌德氣氛一去不返,老奉的搖滾之外竟然是一種怪誕的舞曲感。
響頭炮的《We’re from America》由一道高壓的電吉他領著主旋律行進,一派赫武揚威的氣勢,口號式的歌詞內裡卻是句句有骨——美國價值背後霸道黑暗的一面。
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Lyrics:
We’re from America, we’re from America
Where we eat our young
We’re from America, we’re from America
It’s where Jesus was born
We’re from America, we’re from America
Where they let you cum on their faces
We’re from America, we’re from America
We speak AmericanWe don’t believe in credibility
Because we know that we’re fucking incredible
We don’t believe in credibility
Because we know that we’re fucking incredibleI wanna be the martyr don’t wanna be a victim
Be a killer with a gun so they call me a hero
I wanna be the martyr don’t wanna be a victim
Be a killer with a gun so they call me a heroGod is an excuse (x7)
So sing it with me!We’re from America, we’re from America, we’re from America
You can sing it with me
We’re from America, we’re from America, we’re from America
You can sing it with me(From America)
Don’t like to kill our unborn
We need them to grow up and fight our wars
Don’t like to kill our unborn
We need them to grow up and fight our warsWe believe in everything we say
we say it, because we believe it
We believe in everything we say
we say it, because we believe itWe’re from America, we’re from America, we’re from America
You can sing it with me
We’re from America, we’re from America, we’re from America
You can sing it with meWe’re from America, you can sing it with me
We’re from America, you can sing it with meWe’re from America, we’re from America
We turn literature into litter
We’re from America, we’re from America
We believe in being a quitterIm in recovery, im in recovery, im in recover…y
From America
From America
From AmericaSo sing it with me!
We’re from America, we’re from America, we’re from America
You can sing it with me
We’re from America, we’re from America, we’re from America
You can sing it with meFrom America,You can sing it with me
From America,You can sing it with me
(We are, we are)
From America
You can sing it with me
關鍵字:Marilyn Manson
On 17, Jan 2009 | 3 Comments | In 音樂 | By admin
說得熱愛的男歌手,分成兩類。要不就是明哥、David Bowie、Brett Anderson這類camp精;要不就是東洋的一些視覺系單位。可Marilyn Manson就不是任何一類。認識的單位中,數他最難分類——不論是音樂還是其人本身。
摩登撒旦
個人來說,喜歡後期的Marilyn Mason甚於早期的。這想法與很多歌迷倒是背道而馳的。對上一隻大碟【Eat Me Drink Me】就被眾歌迷插到暈,大家都認為他不應該是如此的——無論是形像、音樂或者歌詞的書寫。
對樂迷來說,內斂這形容詞不該放在Manson身上、並要求他繼續扮演一些既定的反面形像:離經叛道、性、毒品、反基督(其實從不認為Manson反基督)諸如此類。【Eat Me Drink Me】都不談這些,而是他自己的內心世界。
其實,還有甚麼理念需要宣揚呢?縱使有,他之前的幾張專輯已經一一陳詞了。看他在2003年的主打《This Is the New Shit》,它的歌詞就正正告訴大家,那個時候的他已經頗為「無貨」。於是他在該張大碟【The Golden Age of Grotesque】之後真沉寂了四年時間,到零七年才再次活動。
早期Manson的所謂反基督、叛逆、恐怖等等,其實也並無甚麼真的驚世駭俗。金屬或搖滾樂界的先輩、或者北歐那群比他hardcore十倍。不過Marilyn Manson的爆紅更多是因為當時社會需要他——需要一個酒神、一個摩登撒旦——純粹只是大家對基督教和主流社會太過感冒。不過Manson的商業計算之精準,倒是搖滾樂手中絕少看見的。所以更喜歡他後期的音樂和行事漸趨成熟,又不失對事物那怪誕而精警的看法。
商人、歌手和藝術家
尚止不談音樂出色,只談這個人的特質,確是個天才。他很有一種music sense,知道應該唱甚麼歌、這團適合做甚麼歌;他又寫詞,最近越寫越好。【Eat Me Drink Me】的歌詞便如是,滿載一種怪誕的文學味;他也負責設計唱片封套、拍照、美術、MV等。中後期的Manson把很多心機用在水彩畫上,並四處開畫展。重點是,他對很多東西仍有很不錯的觀點。沒有因為成名而沉淪。從諸多訪問的不經意間,常常流露智慧之見。固然是商人、歌手,更是藝術家。
1999年美國發生了著名的科倫拜校園槍擊案,「有指」兩名行兇學生乃Manson歌迷,輿論自然罵聲四起、抵制之聲不停,保守勢力自然掩著半邊嘴笑。但事實如何,當然無人在意。2001年,為此他寫了一首單曲《The Nobodies》,以回應公眾指控。米高摩亞在自己的紀錄片【Bowling for Columbine】亦有訪問他——
Manson:我知道他們為什麼選擇我作為引起校園事件的代表。因為拿我的形象在電視裡作宣傳是很容易的事,因為我的形象太具代表性了。我就是所有恐懼的源泉,因為我只說我想說的,做我想做的。
這場校園悲劇所衍生的兩個副產品就是,娛樂節目中的暴力和武器監督制度。多完美的兩個競選綱領啊!這樣,克林頓的萊溫斯基醜聞案,和總統轟炸其他國家的事就沒人關心了。是啊,我是壞人,引起這件事情的主導,就因為我唱搖滾樂。
誰更有影響力呢,是總統還是Marilyn Manson?我個人希望是我自己,但還是總統的好。
Moore :你知道就在科倫拜事件發生這一天,稍早美國在科索沃扔下了整場戰爭中最多的炸彈嗎?
Manson:這個我知道,而且我認為這很有諷刺意味,因為沒人說:「總統對這起流血事件也有影響。」而且媒體也不會這麼報導的。因為在電視和新聞中,人們應該感到充分的恐懼:洪水,愛滋,謀殺。然後是中斷播放廣告時間:「請買這款鞋子,買那款衣服。你有口臭就沒妞會理你;有青春痘沒人會願意上你。」
這是有關恐懼和消費的宣傳。我認為,這所有的一切都來源於一個又一個思想,就是讓所有人保持恐懼,這樣他們才會消費。我認為,可以減少一下這種做法了。
Moore:如果你和科倫拜中學裡的人交談,你會對他們說什麼?
Manson:我不會說一個字,我會聽他們想說甚麼,因為沒人這樣做過。
宗教和繆思
諷刺的是,某些一天到晚提倡道德的宗教領袖,看待事情,非黑即白。主流之外,即管盡情打壓;手裡抱著一堆石頭隨時拿來投擲;經書的金句背得琅琅上口,所作所為卻與之背道而馳。四處製造教眾公敵,動輒騎劫所有教眾、其他不信者的話語權。橫行霸道。西方宗教,倒是有歐人美帝的作風。愛與包容,耶穌以行動體現、宗教家只用口講。
化一個鬼魅般的慘白屍妝、鮮血般的冶艷口紅、一時白一時綠的隱形眼鏡,一切都是誇張失實的極致,Marilyn Manson要扮演一個米奇老鼠,以商業包裝真相。性與愛、毒品、教育、宗教、政治、納粹、暴力等等,是Marilyn Manson的繆思,也是其恆常主題。主流社會視為洪水猛獸的主題,被他置於光天之下。主流社會竭力營造的「和諧社會」,忽爾出現了他的搖滾雜聲,暴露出真實世界的某些輪廓。
成年人總是害怕孩子知道這些、了解這些。例如性、教育、宗教等等問題,「他們」一旦有了自己的想法,思想上即成就了覺醒。成年人的權威地位,變得搖搖欲墜。是故對任何引致雜聲的東西——例如Manson——都極欲除之而後快。幸好,美國——至少在商業上——仍是個自由社會,保守勢力如何張牙舞爪都好,你仍能在唱片店找到他的唱片、在電視上看見他的MV——美國官方不像淫審處般的低智。
後事如何
維基的資料說,Marilyn Manson的第七張大碟將於零九年的二月出版。
Discography Rating:
1994: Portrait of an American Family | C+
1996: Antichrist Superstar | B
1998: Mechanical Animals | A+
2000: Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) | B
2003: The Golden Age of Grotesque | B
2007: Eat Me, Drink Me | A
更多:
marilynmanson.com / Manson的水彩畫廊
中文Wiki / 大部份是以前寫下的,較多從音樂的角度去寫。
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Antichrist Superstar的陰魂不散
On 19, Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | In 音樂 | By admin
早前瑞典的網友告知,Marilyn Manson新專輯可能會在明年情人節推出。Facebook上的Fans專頁得知Manson的新專輯已經大致完工,所有歌曲皆由Manson本人和低音吉他手Twiggy Ramirez合寫——後者在本年一月重新歸隊。
Manson透露這會是一張更類似於Antichrist Superstar的唱片。不過我倒是更期待他們能造出一張可與Mechanical Animals匹敵的摩登經典。其實在他們的大碟裡,AS可能是我最無感覺的一張。但可以肯定的是,不會再有類似Eat Me Drink Me那陰沉迷幻的聲音了,畢竟粉絲不太喜歡這個風格。Manson的言行再藝術家也好,他亦畢竟是個善於計算的商人。
If you're Bonnie, I'll be your Clyde
On 22, Jun 2008 | One Comment | In 日常 | By admin
從小到大一直覺得自己是個慢熱的人,交朋結友,都不是那種第一次見面就能眉飛色舞、一隻手扣著酒杯滿場聊天的社交派。小時候更不喜歡說話,可以說是個孤僻的小朋友,那時候的自己,應該壓根想不到過去幾天的情節。人靜夜闌時審視一下自己,這突變的幾個月,總有種奇怪的感覺。好像一條蛇痛不欲生地脫皮之後,回頭看著自己遺下的一堆舊皮時,爬蟲類的眼睛透露出一層疑惑的薄霧。
也許不只是Sociable得像另一個人般,不只那段Flirt爆的痴線時期。而是深覺自己手握了很久的,那些核心的價值覆滅。很多時候都覺得自己faithless得太過份,有種深深的罪咎感。怎麼變成這樣。很諷刺的,幾個月來傾吐得最多的是半個月才見一次的心理醫生;最近終於排到政府部門的精神科,就轉到了政府去看,因私家醫生的診金和藥貴都貴得驚人。但我比較信任之前的醫生:我會肆無忌憚,將我不會寫出來或說出來的東西嘔給她聽。
或許還有親姊姊。雖然她是個基督徒,但在家裡,我比較信任她。所以也能肆無忌憚地說話。諸如那些「我跟她其實只見過三次」之類的,說給朋友們聽也政治不正確,最後落得個雞同鴨講的下場:「你怎會變得這樣隨便?」我只能吐出一句:「Then Just BLAME Me.」姊姊可能是唯一比較明白背後一切的人,我多想懶係憤世嫉俗地告訴她:「我的傷害是永遠不會好的了」,但我已不是十八廿二、青春無敵了。類似的對白在小說出現,或許還好一點;但在現實生活中說出來,則像個笑話多一點。大佬,現在又不是上海灘許文強大叫「程程!」的年代。
If you’re Bonnie, I’ll be your Clyde
安琪幾個月前跟我解釋過這句歌詞。要不我仍不知Bonnie和Clyde是甚麼東西。講的是美國Great Depression時期的一對強盜戀人。她說:「他們最後被警察亂槍射死,但死的時候仍握著對方的手。」
女朋友昨晚在家裡過夜。這段新關係都開始得都頗快……和一點戲劇性。雖然,其實我清楚,她愛我多於我愛她很多很多。但我們相處得很平和輕鬆,這不是夠了嗎?她只會是我的伴兒,而不會是我trapped和受苦的對像。








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