Now I see why Marilyn Manson uses theatrics…to keep us interested.
A bootleg of an early MM and the Spooky Kids show, this DVD is one shot taken straight-on and features horrid sound quality and little of interest for anyone other than the abject purist. Others will treat it with about as much genuine interest as any given coffee table book.
Still, Birth of the Anti-Christ is an honest, albeit brief (it ends mid-show), account of one of modern rock’s greatest successes’ humble beginnings. Watching the audience stare at Manson blankly, compared to the devoted masses of today, is refreshing and almost more shocking than his media driven attempts at the same. Maybe if this had come out pre-Hollywood, it might have had some buyers, but at this point it’s flogging a dead horse.
