I am pretty sure that Marlyn Manson is just like his hero Alice Cooper and it's all just an act. Like Iron Maiden.
Nah do some research on how him and the band recorded the records etc, along with the sexual assault stuff it's not a act
The inherent problem with threads like this is sifting though the things people post that they actually like or have a working knowledge of vs. what people would love you to believe they like and have a working knowledge of. See also: any recent music/movie thread.
I've spent hours watching some of his stuff on YouTube. The stuff he made with Bernie Worrell, Buckethead and Brian Mantia is just mind blowing!
I've seen Maiden 3x live. And have about 2/3 of their albums. There's nothing phony or weird about them. Straight up rock. Nothing freaky.
Yeah maiden is a clean cut christian band after all. Sorta like the singer for AILD that hired a dude to off his wife
I love IM. But their schtick is just that. Like Ozzy. They're taking the piss and hiding good music behind ridiculous and entertaining trappings. Did Jimmy Paige really make a deal with the devil? No. He just copied Robert Johnson's B.S. to sell to the suckers who don't really care about the music, but the image. KISS. Gwar. Liberace. Elton John. Schein as well as Schön. I'm not complaining or running anyone down. Art is business and they do whatever the have to to get as many punters in the bleachers as possible. Dread Zeppelin takes it to the extreme. But listen without thinking about the act and they're damn fine musicians. I'm all for it. I just think most of it is fake. (And I don't really like KISS or Sir Elton.)