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Generally favorable reviews- based on 118 Ratings
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Positive: 95 out of 118
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Mixed: 14 out of 118
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Negative: 9 out of 118
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bryandMay 29, 2003the new album rules.I am listing to it right now.
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DanCFeb 19, 2008This was my first MM album at the age of 11 and I thought it was amazing. Listening to it now brings back so many memories. My particular favourite songs are: (S)aint Spade Doll - Digga - Buzz - Buzz - Ziggety - Zag.
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RichardHMay 21, 2003This album proves Manson can throw out even more of his best music just when you think he's reached his peak. He's far from over, and we'll be hearing from Manson for a long time. GO MANSON!
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||UND34D|Jun 25, 2003Perfection, bitterness and queer....
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GregJun 7, 2003
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MrSinisterJul 9, 2003This album KICKS ASS as only Marilyn Manson could! The way HolyWood was able to bring out the straight foreward, in your face, evil, this album in it's own way brought out the sinister feelings of the 40s type era.
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magdacOct 1, 2004it's great
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wandersoncMay 3, 2004I like very marilyn manson I love the music(The Golden Age Of Grotesque)ok!!! ok!!!I love you marilyn!!!
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LindsiHJun 13, 2004I love this CD! Manson is a genius and the CD shows it . He has somehow managed to make a cd the is completely different then anything he has done in the past yet still maintain all the qualities in the music that make Manson great.
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JakeWMar 6, 2007Good catchy hooks, awesome guitar riffs, some original drumming, some cool electronic, a well rounded album that you don't want to stop listening to.
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CynthiaVAug 27, 2008Manson does not disappoint. My favorite songs are ''spade'', ''[s]aint'', ''Mobscene'' and...pretty much all of them.
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KendoJMay 27, 2009Simply incredible album. Everything about it screams awesome. Second only to Mechanical Animals but still gets a 10 because MA deserves an 11.
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--May 19, 2003go manson go go go!!!!
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kendallsMay 20, 2003this album is exceptional, im so proud to be a manson fan, and if people ever question why I am, im giving them this cd to listen to
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LapiHJun 14, 2003Manson tells the truth: Golden Age of Shit. BTW brilliant abum.
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melissahJul 5, 2003refreshing i love manson's music and this one just made me love it even more. this one is just different than all his other;s.it's more upbeat snd has less gore and death in it.
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LuísBApr 16, 2004It's perfect. Grotesque it's wonderful. It reach the perfection between the madness and reality.
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SchizoidMay 31, 2004Da best of Manson.
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MirandaRJan 21, 2005Awesome!
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BarryPOct 15, 2003
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mikeeMay 15, 2003fuck you all who aren't down with manson manson isn'tr just a person he's a religion i love this cd and i love every other song of his GET DOWN WITH MANSON
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HerebeorhtH-BMay 21, 2003fun fun
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GreenGothikGooJul 21, 2003I absolutely love this album along with all of Manson's other work. He's a genuis and people that don't like him are close-minded fools. That is all.
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AnnBSep 14, 2003I love i get dressed to go to work to it
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CarolWNov 24, 2003I love Marilyn Manson 2 Death and as much I want to get his newest cd , I just never got the chance to buy one cuz I've been working But I did hear some of it on the internet and And his music ROCKS the EARTH I'm tellin ya!!!! Marilyn Manson Rulz 4ever !!!
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Mar 20, 2021Really good record, but some lyrics are pretty weak although I really love this album.
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AdamTFeb 9, 2005Brilliant album! I was addicted to this for many months! I liked nearly all of the songs (as opposed to most other artists, which, typically I only enjoy 2 or 3 songs per album) The songs are just awsome, mad lyrics and its all great fun when you need some mad music for energy and drive! Manson rules!
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joshuahApr 20, 2004This is by far one of his greatest albums. There are numerous songs on this cd that are catchy. And it is good music to bang your head to.
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MantisXMay 15, 2003
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CharlesGMay 16, 2003You can hear the new sound of marilyn manson, its great!.
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mjMar 26, 2005Good, more "rock" than industrial or experimental or acoustic, less of a war on religion, more on perceptions of sex, pain, love, ect ect.. More like jaded-romantic goth than his last couple cds of appolypse-rock. Miss the antichrist absolutely shocking antics, but this is still very very good+high quality in a different sort of flavor, namely quality vs. experimental.
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Nov 26, 2022Love Marilyn Manson. My favorite songs are (s)aint, mOBSCENE, and tainted Love.
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cerealkillerMay 31, 2003as always tha man turns out another classic. tims influence was obvious, but i figured it would be as soon as i heard he joined the band. i think some of the songs are similar to king kil 33 but that wa the best song on the last albulm
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Dec 12, 2019Marilyn Mansons's best snd worst. Has both some of Marilyn Manson's best songs and some of his worst.
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ColtinMAug 10, 2004The second Manson CD I owned and I thought it rocked because my first was "Smells Like Children". But now that i have AcS and MA my views have changed, i still think it is a pretty good CD but not near as good as his sound once was.
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CameronDMar 20, 2007Not my favorite manson album, but still worth listening too. There are few very good songs on here.
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RandyBJun 14, 2005I really would like to give this a 7.5, but that's unfortunately not an option.... Using trashy burlesque theatre as the inspiration for his fifth album, Marilyn Manson creates a decadent new addition to his body of work. The Golden Age of Grotesque finds twisted beauty in the overall dark-whorehouse theme that lies in its tracks. It opens with
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Jun 9, 2012Recently (about 20 minute ago) I listened to this album for the first time in years; I hadn't done soe consciously, as i remember the album being worse than Manson's previous records. The fact that his following albums are totally lost on me didn't help. So I put it in my player and... Its good! Its not as good as Antichrist or Holy wood, but its a tight album with some pretty good songs.
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BLAug 7, 2007This album suffers from trying to recreate the "classic" Manson sound. The thing is a lot of the songs just aren't that good. mOBSCENE is one of the best and a obvious choice for the single. Golden Age of Grotesque (the song), (s)aint and Para-noir are the other stand-out tracks. The album isn't awful but other than a few tracks it's nothing special.
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KevinAJan 3, 2004It has tons of hooks and really rocks, but it all sounds kind of the same. Definitely not as sharp as Mechanical Animals, Holy Wood, or even Antichrist Superstar. And you're either going to love the lyrical stupidity ("doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag"), and I don't love it.
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NineInchAndyMay 13, 2003
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DavidWMay 27, 2003
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tobylJun 21, 2004Very disappointing. Antichrist, Animals, Holywood were in a completely different league. This though is just one lame routine industrial boom boom. I honestly wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't for Manson's name on it. I've probably listened to it for only three or four times in one year. Please Marilyn. let's get it over with the singles and get to a new album!
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RyanNov 21, 2005Terrible music. Boring, old and rushed. DONT WASTE YOURTIME OR MONEY on this trash!!! Please, just stay away from this junk.
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Awards & Rankings
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MojoBetter than the conceptual barf of its predecessor Holy Wood, but not as sharp as his best record to date, '98's glammy Mechanical Animals. [Jun 2003, p.100]
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Inventive and powerful enough to merit intermittent attention, but ultimately crushed by the weight of its hoary pretensions.
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Q MagazineThe good news is that Grotesque rocks like a bastard.... Not so good news is that Manson's shock shtick still lacks real substance. [Jun 2003, p.103]