[Maurice R. Kelly]

On Sep 9, jeffm@jeack.com.au wrote:

>
> hi bruce,
>
> can't believe i'm writing this, coz i can't stand what the man ostensibly
> represents, but marilyn manson's lyrics are pretty good from a 'let's
> analyse what crap we're getting through the ether' stance, and anti war
> lyrics.  take this one for instance:
>
<snip lyrics>
>
> it's a good song, substance-wise, and if you won't get into trouble talking
> about this stuff with your students, it might be a good shock for them to
> hear you directing them to an artist they wouldn't expect.

I have to place agreement with Jeff here - for all the abuse he gets in
the media, I belive Marilyn Manson is a powerful lyricist - he uses shock
value to get his messages to the masses, but I love listening to the
lyrics just as much as the crunching sounds. Songs like The Love Song and
The Nobodies are fantastic - although I find that a lot of his material is
written from the point of view of the people he is trying to criticise.

-- 
Maurice R. Kelly
mkelly@deadheart.org.uk