This album contains some brilliant tracks, but too many are just plain rock as opposed to MMs usual mix of heavy metal, industrial and glam which worked so well on the later trilogy. The album is very weird, and some of the tracks are spoilt by screams of pain and other weird things, especially Dogma. Cake and Sodomy is a brilliant track, whether you can stomach the lyrics or not. Organ Grinder rides the border between carnival and serious perfectly. Dope Hat is the best on the album alongside C&S, whilst Get your Gunn and Dogma are heavy, shoutey and utterly enjoyable. Unfortunately, the other tracks, Lunchbox, Cyclops, Wrapped in Plastic,My Monkey Sweet Tooth and Snake Eyes and sissies are too dreary, especially the last two, and too much like the old spooky kids stuff which isnt very good. Misery Machine is somewhere in the middle, though the 13 minute telephone ringing followed by a message left by an irate parent was a good way of showing the world the band just didn't care. Along with Smells Like Children, this album gave many people the image of Manson being sick and twisted. A shame, because Antichrist, Mechanical and Holy Wood are pure genius.
