Audio CD review:
Marilyn Manson - Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)

Marilyn Manson - Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)

Band: Marilyn Manson Title: Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death) Rating: Release Date: 14 November, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Godeatgod 2: The Love Song 3: The Fight Song 4: Disposable Teens 5: Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis) 6: 'President Dead' 7: In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death 8: Cruci-Fiction In Space 9: A Place In The Dirt 10: The Nobodies 11: The Death Song 12: Lamb Of God 13: Born Again 14: Burning Flag 15: Coma Black: A. Eden Eye B. The Apple Of Discord 16: Valentine's Day 17: The Fall Of Adam 18: King Kill 33 19: Count To Six And Die (The Vaccuum Of Infinite Space Encompassing)

Editoral Review Although Holy Wood is the third title of a trilogy that began with 1996's Antichrist Superstar, the album stands on its own. The impact of Marilyn Manson's subversive musical agenda has waned, and what's left is a provocative, talented artist writing affecting, powerful, and yes, controversial songs. Rife with references to the Beatles and the Kennedys, and full of pop-culture barbs, Holy Wood is a musically diverse and powerful statement. The memorable sing-along "Disposable Teens" boasts the same kind of staccato, Teutonic, first-thrusting power introduced with "Beautiful People," while "Fight Song" is the Sex Pistols meets Blur by way of Nirvana. While a futuristic, nihilistic tint pervades Manson's work, passion is also prevalent, notably in the spooky acoustic number "A Place in the Dirt" and the brutal "Death Song. " Like Marilyn Manson the man, Holy Wood is intelligent, dynamic, and multifaceted, with myriad charms that are evident to the tuned-in listener. --Katherine Turman .. You can see a complete list of all Marilyn Manson discography, or go back to the Marilyn Manson tabs