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Generally favorable reviews- based on 114 Ratings
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Positive: 78 out of 114
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Mixed: 26 out of 114
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Negative: 10 out of 114
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Sep 22, 2010
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KatrinaS.Jul 6, 2009This album incorporates all of Manson's complex and diverse talents. In my opinion, this is the best album Manson has released in years.
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MeiTAug 20, 2009
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JEJun 3, 2009A fairly weak effort. Tame and uninteresting production. Definitely not as heavy as we were lead to believe it was going to be.
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BrandonT.Sep 14, 2009This album is one of the best. but you people are so negative about it. you alll fail.
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BryanMJun 11, 2009Marilyn Manson has obviously run out of ideas. I, too, lost all faith in him after Eat Me, Drink Me, but I was willing to give this another chance. However, with uninspired tracks, weak political commentary, and music that I could come to expect from a Jeffree Star album, there is nothing worth listening to.
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AgonystesBAug 31, 2009Better than Eat me, Drink me, but hardly a good/great album. The lyrics are juvenile, do not provoke thought, and feel tired and recycled. In the end there are maybe 3-4 enjoyable songs, but the rest is lost on a poor attempt to rekindle past success and shock factor.
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Dec 11, 2016It's another let down I'm afraid. After a few up-tempo numbers, it quickly reverts to dull and not-very-interesting rock. Here's hoping that one day, in the not too distant future, another glam-rock Manson album is created.
Yes...I've copied and pasted this from 'Born Villain' - both equal in every way. -
Feb 3, 2015
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borgyMay 26, 2009
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JamalDJun 20, 2009
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JimmyJamesJun 4, 2009I had lost all confidence in Marilyn Manson after his last release (Eat Me, Drink Me), but the return of Twiggy Ramirez appears to be a contributing factor in Manson's success. This album contains some of Manson's best material in almost a decade.
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AliceCooper'sMumOct 18, 2009
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KendoJMay 27, 2009Good. More similar to 'Eat Me, Drink Me' than any of his older work. I was hoping for something more like Mechanical or Grotesque, but still it's a good album in its own right. The Track '15' is the excellent stand-out.
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BorjaMMay 27, 2009Of course it's an averange of 52 if only get the bad reviews, but there are many more, and I'm sure that they are better than these.
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[Anonymous]May 28, 2009Parts of this remind me of early 90's Spooky Kids Manson. Despite Manson occasionally soiling himself lyrically, this album has a very endearing quality to it. The Twiggy influence is astounding. I was not a fan of his last album, but this one is growing on me.
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AidanMMay 29, 2009before i bought it i actually feared it might not be very good since he's been in the industry for so long and a lot of long-lasting artists' work tends to become kind of inert after their peak period, but this album is not that at all. it's quality music to the end.
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LuciferJMay 31, 2009Awesome album...the band has reinvented themselves....best album since holy wood...vast diversity.
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DrRetardJun 1, 2009Very good and a bloody good grower too. Actively worth finding and buying. Standout is devour. For me at least!
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JusinLJun 2, 2009Is it me or does this album have 2 or 3 Coma White like tracks? Of course critics are going to diss MM's new albums because they are waiting for the next Anti-Christ or at least Mechanical Animals. This album is almost genius. If it wasn't so repetitive and had less ballads it would be a 10 for sure. Musically tuned and fun to listen to.
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DominicW.Jun 4, 2009
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GholemSSep 8, 2009It's alright though not so good as M.A or Hollywood.
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JoeSMay 27, 2009
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BonniePMay 27, 2009Good Rock (which is a lot to say this days). !5, Four Rusted Horses, Leave A Scar, I want to kill u... there are plenty of well achieved songs for different ears. Passed the glam and the hole previous decoration, the rock still stands out and strikes again.
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JhonatanYMay 28, 2009Well, that's a really boring album, with mediocre copy of 70's hard rockers, one of the worst albums that I've listened in this year.
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JeffreyHMay 29, 2009The negative reviews are inevitable with an artist like Manson, with the image often taking the precedent over the artist
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RonnieSMay 31, 2009Critics once again miss the spot. This by far manson at his best. A well balanced album I think it is the best album since Mechanical Animals but in a way better. This album is a complete 180 from Eat Me Drink Me I don't know how anyone could compare the two.
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TomJun 23, 2009I find the user vs critics rating discrepancy interesting. anyways, this isn't a groundbreaking, important or relevant album in any way. it's not the 90's anymore. but it doesn't really matter because it doesn't really try to be. this album is exactly what i wanted it to be - catchy, fun guilty pleasure goth rock. and i love it.
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blackieblaxJun 3, 2009Better than previous album, but i feel like manson's music has reached its peak with MecAnimals and probably Holywook was the last good album.
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JMAug 6, 2009i don't know how anyone can take this album seriously. it's the most boring, uninspired waste of time ever. there's no fire at all. as some-one else said it's "like having some-one pee in your ass". even that doesn't fully describe how bad this is.
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Awards & Rankings
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Perhaps the only interesting thing about Manson's latest record is the couple of anomalies hidden within.
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Assuming they haven’t all grown up by now, Manson fans will adore every dark, juvenile flourish. For the rest of us, The High End Of Low serves as a cautionary tale of artistic regression.
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Q MagazineManson the man at least seems re-energised here....The same cannot always be said for his band; their limp glam metal consistently threatens to undermine the performance. [Jul 2009, p.127]