Portrait of an American Family by Marilyn Manson

Pros: "Lunchbox"!
Cons: "Cyclops" and "Dogma" fall flat.

Formed in 1989 by 3 Florida 20-somethings Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids made their major record label debut under the guidance of Nine Inch Nails creator Trent Reznor 5 years later. On June 9, 1994 the world was treated to the release of the ...

Pros: It's raw, loud and in-your-face hard rock music.
Cons: It's hard to listen to when you got polished Manson records out there.

By the time this album came out in 1994, I was only 4 years old. Fast forward to 2007, I've grown up 13 more years before I had bought Marilyn Manson's debut album. Who is Marilyn Manson? Well, I'm sure you've heard of the band now, but back then you ...

Pros: The anger was fully-formed at birth. Starts off strong enough...
Cons: ...but eventually kind of waffles in its industrial-strength punk punch bowl.

Long before he/they became the scapegoat for every school shooter, Gothic criminal, and heavy metal deviant of the late 1990’s and beyond, I was hearing about Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids. While drumming for a band that plied roughly the same ...

Pros: NONE
Cons: EVERYTHING

Pros: This contains some of Mansons best songs.
Cons: Some tracks are uninspired.

Everything starts somewhere and the most controversial band in rock started here. They started with Gidget Gein on bass,Sara Lee Lucas on drums and Daisy Berkowitz on guitar although by the time they reached the 'Antichrist' these members would be gone...

Pros: Good lyrics, spooky sound samples
Cons: none

You really get a different perspective on Manson when looking back on his older material. The music is much more raw and hard, as compared to the glossy feel of the highly produced, more synthetic music that the band performs today. Even back then, there...

Pros: A LOUD, POUNDING, DEMENTED INDUSTRIAL MASTERPIECE
Cons: ====

It was 1996, and it was Irving Plaza in New York City. I was attending my fourth Marilyn Manson show. I was well aware of the demented chaos that went on at this band's shows. However, the raucous little Jedi in me needed to feel the...

Pros: Reznor's Production, Humor, Performance, Lyrics, Vocals, & Aggressive Style.
Cons: Not For Audiences with Sensitive Views on Huge Themes.

Since the dawn of Rock N' Roll, rock music has been known to shock people. In the 70s, you had Alice Cooper who brought shock rock to the masses with his strange theatrics. Since Cooper, there has been numerous shock rock acts taking things to the ...

Pros: Creative, inspired and intelligent lyrics mixed with creepy production by Trent Reznor
Cons: If you joined the Manson family because of Sweet Dreams or after The Beautiful People, then you probably won't get too much out of this

"You spoonfed us saturday morning mouthfuls of maggots and lies disguised in your sugary breakfast cereals. The plates you made us clean were filled with your fears. These things have hardened in our soft pink bellies. We are what you made us. We...

Pros: Excelent Lyrics and meaning.
Cons: None

As I walk down the hallways of my school with my Marilyn Manson t-shirt on, I hear comments like this, "He Sucks", "Hes a Freak", and so on. My question back to them is "Then why did his new album reach #5 on the music chart?"

This here is...

Pros:

My Monkey.

Birth Of Marilyn Manson.

Pogo is at his best.
Cons:

Some misguided lyrics

Too many drug references for some

This is the debut album from the self proclaimed Anti-Christ. The album came out of nowhere and took the world by storm. This album helped lay the groundwork for the next ten years of the musical landscape. The album is creepy with some of the most ...

Pros: creative and amusing songs
Cons: some of the magic here was lost in albums that would come later

Although 'Antichrist Superstar' was my first glimpse into Marilyn Manson, 'Portrait of An American Family' was in my opinion their best effort to date.

This was their debut album that would start it all...the transformation of the band's...

Pros: Marilyn Manson at his best. An amazing portrayal of reality as it is today.
Cons: "Thrift" is not on the CD. He should have added it.

Portrait of an American Family is probably one of the most unique albums to come out in a long time. In his debut album, Marilyn Manson totally defies all classic approaches toward music. He sings about all of the realities that many people are...

Pros: Raw, sick, twisted, anti-pop!
Cons: too weird/scary/demented and dark for the average person to appreciate.

This was back when Marilyn Manson was just RAW! It was great! Sick and demented this album is not for the easily offended! This was before fame changed our beloved Brian. I don't knock him for changing over the years. Fame, money, love and life ...

Pros: Imagery, Sound, Lyrics rock
Cons: ...

Manson's artwork on the album's cover tell you right from the start that this isn't just another shock-rocker out to make some money and get attention. This, Marilyn Manson's first album, is a good indication that perhaps there is some intelligence...