unofficial import reissue on colored vinyl, originally released in 2004 - 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. Not every single had a great hook -- "Tourniquet" is a moody dirge, indicative of what awaits a listener on the album tracks -- but the best of them did, whether it was "Lunchbox" from the debut, the delirious "The Beautiful People," the glam-stomp of "The Dope Show," or the Faith No More homage "mOBSCENE."
A1 | The Love Song |
A2 | Personal Jesus |
A3 | mOBSCENE |
A4 | The Fight Song |
A5 | Tainted Love |
A6 | The Dope Show |
B1 | This Is The New Shit |
B2 | Disposable Teens |
B3 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) |
B4 | Lunchbox |
B5 | Tourniquet |
C1 | Rock Is Dead |
C2 | Get Your Gunn |
C3 | The Nobodies |
C4 | Long Hard Road Out Of Hell |
C5 | The Beautiful People |
D1 | The Reflecting God |
| Bonus Tracks |
D2 | (s)AINT (International) |
D3 | Irresponsible Hate Anthem (UK, Australia & Japan) |
D4 | Coma White (Japan) |
D5 | Working Class Hero (Japan) |