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Granted, the majority may not see Manson as someone to look toward, for varying reasons; but when you dig under the surface, there's no one who has really stuck true to who they are throughout their career quite like he has. Even in the face of chaos and public scrutiny for no reason other than daring to be different, he's been a voice of reason. Lest we forget, the [[Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?|tragic events of Columbine]] were attributed to Manson's music, with his perfect response immortalized in the Michael Moore film ''Bowling For Columbine''. | Granted, the majority may not see Manson as someone to look toward, for varying reasons; but when you dig under the surface, there's no one who has really stuck true to who they are throughout their career quite like he has. Even in the face of chaos and public scrutiny for no reason other than daring to be different, he's been a voice of reason. Lest we forget, the [[Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?|tragic events of Columbine]] were attributed to Manson's music, with his perfect response immortalized in the Michael Moore film ''Bowling For Columbine''. | ||
| − | The celebrity feuds keep piling up and the petty little problems that, in the grand scheme of things, don't really matter are gaining unnecessary attention. They're really only distractions from the bigger picture and nine times out of 10 are intelligently orchestrated PR stunts anyway. While [http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taylor_swift_new_image_look_what_you_made_me_do_op_ed Taylor Swift is showing us all what someone made her do], another force is rising. Around Reading Festival in the U.K., posters that bore "[[ | + | The celebrity feuds keep piling up and the petty little problems that, in the grand scheme of things, don't really matter are gaining unnecessary attention. They're really only distractions from the bigger picture and nine times out of 10 are intelligently orchestrated PR stunts anyway. While [http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taylor_swift_new_image_look_what_you_made_me_do_op_ed Taylor Swift is showing us all what someone made her do], another force is rising. Around Reading Festival in the U.K., posters that bore "[[We Know Where You Fucking Live|We know where you f----ing live]]" and a familiar “MM” taking pride of place above, alluded to familiar dark clouds looming over the hill of false bright pastures. Now, we already know Manson’s upcoming 10th album is titled ''[[Heaven Upside Down]]'', and although there’s no solid release date set, it still means he's coming and ready to get back to business. |
There's a small chance that any of what he's planning is politically based, which is the best thing he could avoid. Yes, musicians should talk about politics. They have a platform that people actually listen to, so why shouldn't they highlight the obvious flaws and/or graces of certain figures, and advise of a better future? Listen or don't listen; it makes no real difference to the way the world will work. You'll go your way, they'll go theirs and deal with whatever happens similarly. | There's a small chance that any of what he's planning is politically based, which is the best thing he could avoid. Yes, musicians should talk about politics. They have a platform that people actually listen to, so why shouldn't they highlight the obvious flaws and/or graces of certain figures, and advise of a better future? Listen or don't listen; it makes no real difference to the way the world will work. You'll go your way, they'll go theirs and deal with whatever happens similarly. | ||
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That's not to reduce him to a mere horror show—he's so much more than that. He's the idea that believing in what you want to believe in, and not what you're told to, is okay. If you don't like Manson? No one cares, really. If you do like Manson, good for you, still no one cares. The only person who should is you. | That's not to reduce him to a mere horror show—he's so much more than that. He's the idea that believing in what you want to believe in, and not what you're told to, is okay. If you don't like Manson? No one cares, really. If you do like Manson, good for you, still no one cares. The only person who should is you. | ||
| − | His influence has even acknowledged on the recent HBO documentary series based around Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre and other artists who've broken through the box and done exactly what's been drawn to them. Just look at his pre-show advertisement, highlighting the exact scrutiny that's fuelled his rampaging career. A pop culture icon who arose when pop culture was a fickle factory in the '90s, Manson gave the silent and forsaken a voice and began the real serious incline for alternative culture. | + | His influence has even acknowledged on the recent HBO documentary series based around Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre and other artists who've broken through the box and done exactly what's been drawn to them. Just look at his pre-show advertisement, highlighting the exact scrutiny that's fuelled his rampaging career. A pop culture icon who arose when pop culture was a fickle factory in the '90s, Manson gave the silent and forsaken a voice and began the real serious incline for alternative culture. |
It would be rude to ignore his back catalog, which has always been the antithesis to the American Dream. Take, for example, “[[mOBSCENE]]” which bears the immortal lines "We are the things of shapes to come/Your freedom's not free and dumb." He's always believed in looking forward and not backward. His sound has always had that ominous factor, where you know something else is at play, something that resonates. Over the years, it's gone from being as in-your-face as humanly possible to evolving into a haunting, depth-filled sound that feels more powerful than ever. | It would be rude to ignore his back catalog, which has always been the antithesis to the American Dream. Take, for example, “[[mOBSCENE]]” which bears the immortal lines "We are the things of shapes to come/Your freedom's not free and dumb." He's always believed in looking forward and not backward. His sound has always had that ominous factor, where you know something else is at play, something that resonates. Over the years, it's gone from being as in-your-face as humanly possible to evolving into a haunting, depth-filled sound that feels more powerful than ever. | ||
