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| − | 18 | + | '''''Portrait of an American Family''''' is [[Marilyn Manson|Marilyn Manson's]] debut album, released in 1994. As on the band's next two releases, [[Trent Reznor]] was a producer. |
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| + | ==Track listing== | ||
| + | #Prelude (The Family Trip) – 1:20 | ||
| + | #Cake and Sodomy – 3:46 | ||
| + | #[[Lunchbox (single)|Lunchbox]] – 4:32 | ||
| + | #Organ Grinder – 4:22 | ||
| + | #Cyclops – 3:32 | ||
| + | #Dope Hat – 4:21 | ||
| + | #[[Get Your Gunn]] – 3:18 | ||
| + | #Wrapped in Plastic – 5:35 | ||
| + | #Dogma – 3:22 | ||
| + | #Sweet Tooth – 5:03 | ||
| + | #Snake Eyes and Sissies – 4:07 | ||
| + | #My Monkey – 4:31 | ||
| + | #Misery Machine – 5:50 | ||
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| + | == Credits == | ||
| + | *[[Marilyn Manson (person)|Marilyn Manson]] — vocals, producer, brass, loops, artwork | ||
| + | *[[Daisy Berkowitz]] — guitars | ||
| + | *[[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] — calliope, Hammond organ, saxophone, theremin, brass, overdubs, loops | ||
| + | *[[Sara Lee Lucas]] — drums, sound effects | ||
| + | *[[Gidget Gein]] — bass | ||
| + | *[[Jeordie White|Twiggy Ramirez]] — in an often misunderstood pun, Twiggy is listed in album artwork as "''base'' tendencies", which of course, would be different from the bass guitar | ||
| + | *[[Trent Reznor]] — producer, executive producer, digital editing, programming, mixing, brass, guitar | ||
| + | *[[Robin Finck]] — synthesis, keyboards (uncredited on album, however Manson has confirmed his involvement) | ||
| + | *[[Roli Mosimann]] — engineer | ||
| + | *[[Sean Beavan]] — assistant producer, programming, digital editing | ||
| + | *[[Alan Moulder]] — assistant producer, engineer, mixing | ||
| + | *[[Charlie Clouser]] — drums, drum programming, editing | ||
| + | *[[Chris Vrenna]] — percussion, programming, assistant engineer | ||
| + | *Tom Baker — mastering | ||
| + | *Chris Meyer — engineer | ||
| + | *Barry Goldberg — assistant engineer | ||
| + | *Brian Pollack — assistant engineer | ||
| + | *Brian Scheuble — assistant engineer | ||
| + | *Mark Gruber — assistant engineer | ||
| + | *Hope Nichols — saxophone, vocals | ||
| + | *Robin Perine — photography | ||
| + | *Jeffrey Weiss — photography | ||
| + | *Gary Talpas — packaging | ||
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| + | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
| + | *Bassist [[Gidget Gein]] was fired after the production of this album. | ||
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| + | *Daisy Berkowitz helped compose music for all of the songs except "Prelude (The Family Trip)" and "Sweet Tooth." | ||
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| + | *The album's original title was ''The Manson Family Album''. | ||
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| + | *"Snake Eyes and Sissies" was originally planned as the lead single but never released; "Get Your Gunn" was released instead. | ||
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| + | *The song "Filth" was deleted from the album prior to release, and has never been officially released. | ||
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| + | *Although there are technically no [[hidden tracks]] on the album, there is some additional audio a few seconds after the end of last track, "Misery Machine". | ||
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| + | *The phrase "We gotta ride to the Abbey of Thelema" in the song Misery Machine is a reference to [[Aleister Crowley]]'s Abbey of Thelema, which was used as the Headquarters from which the doctrines of [[Thelema]] would be spread throughtout the world. | ||
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| + | *Manson has said that he originally wanted to use a nude photograph of himself as a child as artwork for the album jacket, but the label rejected the idea on the grounds that it could constitute [[child pornography]]. | ||
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| + | *The track "My Monkey" borrows certain lyrics from a [[Charles Manson]] song called "Mechanical Man;" the lyrics of "My Monkey" are credited simply to "Manson". | ||
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| + | *At 02:29 of 'Get Your Gunn', there is a sample of a crowd murmuring and a gun shot. This is the audio from the conference in which [[Bud Dwyer]] commited suicide in front of an audience during a press conference. | ||
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| + | ==Billboard charts== | ||
| + | *1995: Portrait of an American Family: Heatseekers: No. 35 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Discography]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Portrait of an American Family]] | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 21 March 2007
Portrait of an American Family is Marilyn Manson's debut album, released in 1994. As on the band's next two releases, Trent Reznor was a producer.
Track listing
- Prelude (The Family Trip) – 1:20
- Cake and Sodomy – 3:46
- Lunchbox – 4:32
- Organ Grinder – 4:22
- Cyclops – 3:32
- Dope Hat – 4:21
- Get Your Gunn – 3:18
- Wrapped in Plastic – 5:35
- Dogma – 3:22
- Sweet Tooth – 5:03
- Snake Eyes and Sissies – 4:07
- My Monkey – 4:31
- Misery Machine – 5:50
Credits
- Marilyn Manson — vocals, producer, brass, loops, artwork
- Daisy Berkowitz — guitars
- Madonna Wayne Gacy — calliope, Hammond organ, saxophone, theremin, brass, overdubs, loops
- Sara Lee Lucas — drums, sound effects
- Gidget Gein — bass
- Twiggy Ramirez — in an often misunderstood pun, Twiggy is listed in album artwork as "base tendencies", which of course, would be different from the bass guitar
- Trent Reznor — producer, executive producer, digital editing, programming, mixing, brass, guitar
- Robin Finck — synthesis, keyboards (uncredited on album, however Manson has confirmed his involvement)
- Roli Mosimann — engineer
- Sean Beavan — assistant producer, programming, digital editing
- Alan Moulder — assistant producer, engineer, mixing
- Charlie Clouser — drums, drum programming, editing
- Chris Vrenna — percussion, programming, assistant engineer
- Tom Baker — mastering
- Chris Meyer — engineer
- Barry Goldberg — assistant engineer
- Brian Pollack — assistant engineer
- Brian Scheuble — assistant engineer
- Mark Gruber — assistant engineer
- Hope Nichols — saxophone, vocals
- Robin Perine — photography
- Jeffrey Weiss — photography
- Gary Talpas — packaging
Miscellaneous
- Bassist Gidget Gein was fired after the production of this album.
- Daisy Berkowitz helped compose music for all of the songs except "Prelude (The Family Trip)" and "Sweet Tooth."
- The album's original title was The Manson Family Album.
- "Snake Eyes and Sissies" was originally planned as the lead single but never released; "Get Your Gunn" was released instead.
- The song "Filth" was deleted from the album prior to release, and has never been officially released.
- Although there are technically no hidden tracks on the album, there is some additional audio a few seconds after the end of last track, "Misery Machine".
- The phrase "We gotta ride to the Abbey of Thelema" in the song Misery Machine is a reference to Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema, which was used as the Headquarters from which the doctrines of Thelema would be spread throughtout the world.
- Manson has said that he originally wanted to use a nude photograph of himself as a child as artwork for the album jacket, but the label rejected the idea on the grounds that it could constitute child pornography.
- The track "My Monkey" borrows certain lyrics from a Charles Manson song called "Mechanical Man;" the lyrics of "My Monkey" are credited simply to "Manson".
- At 02:29 of 'Get Your Gunn', there is a sample of a crowd murmuring and a gun shot. This is the audio from the conference in which Bud Dwyer commited suicide in front of an audience during a press conference.
Billboard charts
- 1995: Portrait of an American Family: Heatseekers: No. 35
