Marilyn Manson

Lest We Forget: The Best of Marilyn Manson (Interscope)

Almost lost in the pre- and post-Columbine uproar over the former Mr. Warner is the fact that his best songs – “The Beautiful People,” “The Dope Show,” “Disposable Teens” – mirror modern rock’s craven, bloated, strung-out countenance. Good ear for covers too, of which Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” is the latest (and reportedly last). God of Fuck, we hardly knew ye. ***

– Christopher Gray

This article appears in December 31 • 2004.

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San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.

Greg Beets was born in Lubbock on the day Richard Nixon was elected president. He has covered music for the Chronicle since 1992, writing about everyone from Roky Erickson to Yanni. Beets has also written for Billboard,Uncut, Blurt, Elmore, and Pop Culture Press. Before his digestive tract cried uncle, he co-published Hey! Hey! Buffet!, an award-winning fanzine about all-you-can-eat buffets.