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Track Listings
| 1. Devour |
| 2. Pretty as a ($) |
| 3. Leave A Scar |
| 4. Four Rusted Horses |
| 5. Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon |
| 6. Blank and White |
| 7. Running To The Edge Of The World |
| 8. I Want To Kill You Like They Do In the Movies |
| 9. WOW |
| 10. Wight Spider |
| 11. Unkillable Monster |
| 12. We're From America |
| 13. I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell |
| 14. Into the Fire |
| 15. 15 |
| 16. Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon (Teddybear's Remix) |
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Following 2007's lacklustre Eat Me, Drink Me, the uncommon introspection of which was prompted by his failed marriage to burlesque performer Dita Von Teese, Marilyn Manson seemed a spent force. While High End Of Low isn't nearly the equal of career highlights Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood, it nevertheless proves there's still a fair dose of blood and bile to pour from his carcass yet. More impressively, at its best it provides a pointed satirical commentary on noughties America.
This return to form of sorts is partly down to the return of bassist and co-songwriter Twiggy Ramirez, who parted company with Manson in 2002. It's his lolloping bassline that powers what would be High End Of Low's most clear-cut hit (if it wasn't more full of swears than Gordon Ramsay's kitchen on a bad day). Even its title - Arma-Goddamn-F***ng-Geddon - doesn't escape. Redolent of Beautiful People, it isn't going to win Manson new admirers, but existing fans will be relieved to hear he can still kick out the jams.
More interesting and unusual fare lies elsewhere. Four Rusted Horses begins with a twanging bluesy acoustic guitar line, its back-porch foot-stomp beat and gathering storm clouds of electronic noise building towards a persecution-complex of a chorus - ''Everyone will come to my funeral/To make sure that I stay dead'' - that sounds like it's bleeding from Manson's throat before it can make it to his mouth.
Best of all is We're From America, where Manson fully lives up to his occasionally over-hyped reputation as an intelligently scabrous lyricist. Singing, ''God is an excuse'' with a Johnny Rotten-like atonal insistence above tom-toms playing a relentless, menacing glam-rock beat (Manson's love for Ziggy Stardust-era Bowie and T-Rex is shot through this album) he tosses off killer couplets like, ''We don't like to kill our unborn/We need them to grow up and fight our wars''. Delivered with a gleeful sneer, the line is about as out of kilter with the age of Obama as you can get. But then the Bush-era wars are still being waged and, let's face it, cheerleading really isn't Manson's shtick. --Chris Power
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have owned this album since the release date and have been a long term fan of Marilyn Manson. I am rarely compelled to write reviews on albums however having listened to this album many many times since owning I suddenly realised today that "good God this album is good!! I must tell people!!". The main reason for my surprise was that while I loved Antichrist, Mechanical Animals & Holywood, the last two albums were quite simply awful and I bought this more out of hope then any real sense of expectation. The main reason it has taken me so long to realise how good this album is is largely based on the lack of imagery associated with this collection of songs. It is by and large the first Marilyn Manson album that has lacked a proper identity since 'Portrait' and it is this reason alone (and the frankly dire 'we're from America') That has stopped me rating this 5 stars. Not wishing to risk hyperbole this sounds like a straight up amalgamation of his three best albums with more of a lean to Antichrist then anything (although don't get too excited - Antichrist it ain't!!). There's not many really truly rocking songs, instead largely slower more introverted tracks but what is most important is subject matter, with a huge swing bang to songs about Guns, Gods & Governments!!! There's some songs about love and relationships but it's not done in such an embarrassing way like on the last album and you never feel like the band are trying too hard for subject matter like on 'Golden Age'. I won't go into a breakdown of each individual song but I promise you this album is great if you give it a chance and listen with an open mind. I urge anybody who liked the trilogy to buy this album if they want their faith in the music of this band restored (and not their live act - last good on the Holywood tour - never will be good again!!!).
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The High End of Low is mansons best album since the golden age of grotesque. eat me drink me was an album manson had to make to get his feelings out and yes it was the correct way to do it but it was not the greatest album manson had ever done in his career.
The high end of low starts off with devour which starts of like a manson album should slow and then kicks in to action in true manson and ramirez style. The album is full of this and many tracks are absolutely brilliant.
The return of Twiggy Ramirez to the band makes this album even better as manson and ramirez together are an unstopable force which makes this album so powerfull and magnificent.
recomended to anyone who likes any of mansons work.
The high end of low starts off with devour which starts of like a manson album should slow and then kicks in to action in true manson and ramirez style. The album is full of this and many tracks are absolutely brilliant.
The return of Twiggy Ramirez to the band makes this album even better as manson and ramirez together are an unstopable force which makes this album so powerfull and magnificent.
recomended to anyone who likes any of mansons work.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having owned all Mansons' previous albums and feeling underwhelmed by GAOG and bitterly dissappoined with Eat me Drink Me (Heart shaped sunglasses made me violently ill), it has come as a Huge relief that High end of low is more than a return to form. The reason for this renaissance, none other than the return of Jeordie White. He was and is the real talent behind Manson, a triple A class musician who can turn his considerable talent easily to other musical genres, (check out Goon Moon). I don't consider myself a Metal Head but someone who appreciates high quality music and as such this album has it in spades.
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Marilyn Manson - The High End Of Low
The High End Of Low was the seventh full-length studio album by Marilyn Manson. It was released in 2009 and saw Twiggy Ramirez rejoin the band after a two-album absence. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gentlegiantprog
Fantastic return from Marilyn Manson
I have been a fan of Marilyn Manson for a year or so now and have the majority of his albums and none have disappointed me (even Eat Me, Drink Me). Read more
Published 18 months ago by H. Carling
High End Of Low by Marilyn Manson
This is his best album since Holywood, powerful lyrics and they all flow along.
Published 19 months ago by Harry
I don't know
This album does not represent Marilyn Manson as we knoe him. I myself am a big fan, but i think recently he lacks a spirit of a younger Marilyn Manson, and a deluxe edition is... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Bekzhan
Not Impressed.
Much as I admire Marilyn Manson I am really not impressed with this CD. His voice as always is excellent but the songs just do not do it for me. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2009 by SJ6
High End Of Low Review
A bit dissapointed with Marilyn Manson's last work. I missed the energy of the old days.
Published on 26 Oct 2009 by MadaboutU2
great
bought this cd for my mother and she loves it,this cd is one of his best
Published on 28 Sep 2009 by Kelly L. John
Hmmmmm let's see...I love MM but
Ok well this is 100% better than Eat Me, Drink Me.
But it is still along those same lines. I like the fact that MM sounds raw and more personal, BUT some of the lyrics make... Read more
But it is still along those same lines. I like the fact that MM sounds raw and more personal, BUT some of the lyrics make... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2009 by Melloney
Manson has still got it
After much deliberation, having read various reviews about how MM has lost it and should retire, i purchased the album and must say i was not disapointed. Read more
Published on 30 July 2009 by Mr. G. Shooter
high end of low
i love this CD,a bit more mellow than the others but brillant all the same.
Published on 13 July 2009 by serious metal fan
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