Anyway, I still think Mechanical Animals is great, and I still like parts of Antichrist Superstar, but that's about it.― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, September 23, 2017 9:56 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, September 23, 2017 9:56 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Actually, hang on, I liked Holy Wood too, it was The Golden Age of Grotesque where I stopped listening.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Monday, 2 October 2017 20:22 (six years ago) link
lol I didn't remember what thread this originally was
― Marcus Hiles Remains Steadfast About Planting Trees.jpg (DJP), Monday, 2 October 2017 20:32 (six years ago) link
I saw him on the Holy Wood tour, was pretty good. That's partly what makes him so lame, that he's pretty smart and can be compelling without the boringly transgressive garbage, but still feels the need to lean so hard on that lazy shit.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 October 2017 20:35 (six years ago) link
enh, for all the image stuff there was nothing all that try-hard I can recall on the last album. pretty standard goth-rock themes.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 2 October 2017 20:36 (six years ago) link
Well, it's not about the records, it's about the performance. That's where all the "transgressive" shit comes out. It's not like any of his songs are innately shocking or offensive. It's his stage show and persona that got him branded a boogeyman. The Bible ripping, the cartoon fascist costumes. Like, the piece of set that fell on him was two giant guns, right?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 2 October 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link