Quiz #57 - Marilyn Manson "The beautiful people"

This contest is valid during the August 13 - 20 week.

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Love him or hate him, the self-proclaimed "Antichrist Superstar," Marilyn Manson, was indisputably among the most notorious and controversial entertainers of the 1990s. Celebrated by supporters as a crusader for free speech and denounced by detractors as little more than a poor man's Alice Cooper, Manson was the latest in a long line of shock rockers, rising to the top of the charts on a platform of sex, drugs, and Satanism.

While some onlookers dismissed Manson's behavior as crass audience manipulation, his cult following — comprised almost entirely of disaffected white suburban teens — continued to swell, and with the release of 1995's "Smells Like Children" EP the band broke into the mainstream, propelled by their hit cover of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." Berkowitz quit a short time later and was replaced by guitarist Zim Zum; their next LP, 1996's "Antichrist Superstar", debuted at the number three spot on the pop album charts.

As Manson's popularity grew, so did the furor surrounding him. His concerts were regularly picketed by civic groups, and his music was the subject of widespread attacks from the right-wing and religious fronts. Again, however, his quick embrace of the media spotlight called into question the true sincerity of his revolutionary aims. With a cover story in Rolling Stone and a best-selling autobiography, "The Long Hard Road Out of Hell", some onlookers doubted whether Manson had sold his soul to Satan, or just sold his soul, period.

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Marilyn Manson "The beautiful people"
Album "Antichrist Superstar" - 1996