Marilyn Manson - Lest We Forget: The Best of Marilyn Manson [Germany Bonus Track]

Primary Artist
Marilyn Manson
Album Title
Lest We Forget: The Best of Marilyn Manson [Germany Bonus Track]
Release Date
November 9, 2004 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
It's rather ironic that Marilyn Manson, an artist who kept the idea of the concept album alive during the '90s, turns out to have a greater impact as a singles artist, as the 17-track hits compilation Lest We Forget: The Best Of Marilyn Manson illustrates. While each of his post-Portrait Of An American Family LPs were designed to be heard as a whole, their singles unfailingly distilled the attitude and ideas behind the individual albums to their catchy core. Yes, catchy -- at his best, Marilyn Manson had a knack for a heavy, glammy hook, the kind that's hard to get out of your head, no matter how hard you try. Read More