Holy Wood

Rating

Album: Holy Wood
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Godeatgod	More Info...	0:02
2)	The Love Song	More Info...	0:03
3)	The Fight Song	More Info...	0:03
4)	Disposable Teens	More Info...	0:03
5)	Target Audience	More Info...	0:04
6)	'President Dead'	More Info...	0:03
7)	In The Shadow Of The Valley of Death	More Info...	0:04
8)	Cruci-Fiction In Space	More Info...	0:05
9)	A Place In The Dirt	More Info...	0:03
10)	The Nobodies	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Death Song	More Info...	0:03
12)	Lamb of God	More Info...	0:04
13)	Born Again	More Info...	0:03
14)	Burning Flag	More Info...	0:03
15)	Coma Black	More Info...	0:06
16)	Valentine's Day	More Info...	0:03
17)	The Fall Of Adam	More Info...	0:02
18)	King Kill	More Info...	0:02
19)	Count To Six And Die	More Info...	0:03
20)	The Nobodies	More Info...	0:03

Album: Holy Wood
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Godeatgod	More Info...	0:02
2)	The Love Song	More Info...	0:03
3)	The Fight Song	More Info...	0:03
4)	Disposable Teens	More Info...	0:03
5)	Target Audience	More Info...	0:04
6)	'President Dead'	More Info...	0:03
7)	In The Shadow Of The Valley of Death	More Info...	0:04
8)	Cruci-Fiction In Space	More Info...	0:05
9)	A Place In The Dirt	More Info...	0:03
10)	The Nobodies	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Death Song	More Info...	0:03
12)	Lamb of God	More Info...	0:04
13)	Born Again	More Info...	0:03
14)	Burning Flag	More Info...	0:03
15)	Coma Black	More Info...	0:06
16)	Valentine's Day	More Info...	0:03
17)	The Fall Of Adam	More Info...	0:02
18)	King Kill	More Info...	0:02
19)	Count To Six And Die	More Info...	0:03
20)	The Nobodies	More Info...	0:03

Tracks

1. Godeatgod

2. The Love Song

3. The Fight Song

4. Disposable Teens

5. Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)

6. Presidents Dead

7. In The Shadow Of The Vally Of Death

8. Crucifiction In Space

9. A Place In The Dirt

10. The Nobodies

11. The Death Song

12. Lamb Of Gods

13. Born Again

14. Burning Flag

15. Coma Black

16. Valentines Day

17. The Fal Of Adam

18. King Kill

19. Count To Six And Die

20. The Nobodies (Acoustic)

Performer Notes

Marilyn Manson: Marilyn Manson (vocals, guitar, flute, piano, pianette, electric harpsichord, Mellotron, keyboards, synthesized bass, syncussion); John 5 (acoustic, electric, slide & synthesized guitars); Twiggy Ramirez (guitar, keyboards, bass); M.W. Gacy (Mellotron, keyboards, synthesizer, synthesized bass, samples); Ginger Fish (drums, loops).
Additional personnel: Dave Sardy (guitar, programming); Bon Harris (piano, synthesizer, bass, hi-hat cymbal, programming, electronics); Danny Saber (loops).
U.K. edition features "Nobodies" (acoustic version) as a bonus track and a two-postcard set of collectable game pieces.
Personnel: Marilyn Manson (vocals, guitar, flute, piano, Mellotron, keyboards, bass synthesizer); Twiggy Ramirez (guitar); John 5 (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, guitar synthesizer, sampler); Bon Harris (piano, synthesizer, sleigh bell, programming, drum programming); Madonna Wayne Gacy (Mellotron, keyboards, synthesizer, string synthesizer, drums, loops, sound effects, siren); Ginger Fish (drums, drum machine, loops, siren); Dave Sardy (drum programming); Danny Saber (loops).
Audio Mixer: Dave Sardy.
Recording information: Holly Studios; Sunset sound Factory; The Mansion; Westlake Audio.
Editor: Bon Harris.
Photographer: P.R. Brown.
Arranger: Marilyn Manson.
From the outset, as the slowly churning guitar riffs of "Godeatgod" pound their way into your ear, it's clear that Marilyn Manson plans to make few deviations from its previously established industrial rock ways on HOLY WOOD. This is an admirable display of canniness on the band's part, as the fruits of playing to their strengths are apparent throughout the album.
The ironically titled "The Love Song" features a savagely pounding chorus and screamed expletives, while "The Fight Song" makes no attempt to hide its self-referential qualities, which concern being "a big rock star, celebrated victim of your fame." Despite its ominous title, "In the Shadow of the Valley of Death" offers some momentary solace amid HOLY WOOD's sonic maelstrom, by way of a melodic, softly sung refrain (along the way, it also happens to rescue the classic fuzz bass sound from the dustbin of '60s psychedelia). The closing track "Count to Six (The Vacuum of Infinite Space Encompassing)" drops the metallic guitars and thrashing drums in favor of gothic-sounding keyboards and creepily intoned vocals, making for a low-key but nevertheless unsettling brew that's equally reminiscent of Bauhaus and Manson mentor Trent Reznor.

Professional Reviews

Q (12/00, p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Brutal gothrock...deadly and addictive....suggesting a shock-rock protagonist who finally has something to say."

CMJ (11/13/00, p.4) - "...It's Manson's answer to his adversaries, sonically uniting the garish glam rock of MECHANICAL ANIMALS with the industrial dissonance and controlled chaos of the band's earlier work..."

Melody Maker (11/14/00, p.50) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Compelling....A pouting, teeth-baring, stranger-snogging tart of an album, a glorious, blistering cacophony, an explosive death-glam rampage. Marilyn is to T.Rex what jungle is to techno..."

NME (Magazine) (12/30/00, p.79) - Ranked #34 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year".

NME (Magazine) (11/11/00, p.32) - 8 out of 10 - "...Melds the glam-frocked space-rock of MECHANICAL ANIMALS with the industrial crunch of ANTICHRIST, he has hit upon something thrilling....brilliantly executed..."