Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
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Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) is a Rock & Roll album by Marilyn Manson.
Released on November 13, 2000, it was Manson's first album since the Columbine High School massacre of April 20, 1999, which some elements of the media had blamed him for. The album is focused on guns and death, and especially the fame--driven by the national media--which violent death can bring.
For example, "The Love Song" appears to target America's gun culture, suggesting guns rather than people have become the objects of true love. Lyrics include:
- I've got a crush on a pretty pistol, should I tell her that I feel this way?
"Lamb of God" on the media's presentation of death:
- If you die when there's no-one watching, then your ratings drop and you're forgotten.
- If they kill you on the TV, you're a martyr and a lamb of God.
"The Nobodies" seems to deal directly with the Columbine massacre:
- We are the nobodies, wanna be somebodies.
- When we're dead, they'll know just who we are.
also:
- Some children died the other day:
- We fed machines and then we prayed:
- Puked up and down in morbid faith:
- You should have seen the ratings that day:
Track listing
All songs by Marilyn Manson.
A: In the Shadow
I "Godeatgod" - 2:34
II "The Love Song" - 3:16
III "The Fight Song" - 2:55
IV "Disposable Teens" - 3:01
D: The Androgyne
V "Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)" - 4:18
VI "'President Dead'" - 3:13
VII "In the Shadow of the Valley of Death" - 4:09
VIII "Cruci-Fiction in Space" - 4:56
IX "A Place in the Dirt" - 3:37
A: Of Red Earth
X "The Nobodies" - 3:35
XI "The Death Song" - 3:29
XII "Lamb of God" - 4:39
XIII "Born Again" - 3:20
XIV "Burning Flag" - 3:21
M: The Fallen
XV "Coma Black a) Eden Eye b) The Apple of Discord" - 5:58
XVI "Valentine's Day" - 3:31
XVII "The Fall of Adam" - 2:34
XVIII"King Kill 33°" - 2:18
XIX "Count to Six and Die (The Vacuum of Infinite Space Encompassing)" - 5:55
XX "The Nobodies (Acoustic)" - Bonus track exclusive to certain regions.
Personnel
- Marilyn Manson - Bass, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Art Direction, Concept
- Paul Northfield - Engineer
- Dave Sardy - Guitar (Rhythm), Producer
- Twiggy Ramirez - Guitar, Keyboards
- D. Sardy - Producer, Mixing
- Bon Harris - Synthesizer, Programming, Editing, Electronic Percussion
- P.R. Brown - Art Direction, Design, Photography
- Greg Fidelman - Engineer
- Ginger Fish - Drum Loop
- Nick Raskulinecz - Assistant Engineer
- Joe Zook - Assistant Engineer
- M.W. Gacy - Drums, Ambience
- John5 - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
- Kevin Guarnieri - Assistant Engineer
External link
- Drowned in Sound review (http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/218.html)