Marilyn Manson Album: “Lunchbox”

This is a Maxi CD from the time when Manson singles still used to be great. The original song is one of the very best from Portrait of an American Family (What Manson fan didn't find him/herself wandering through the streets singing 'I've got my Lunchbox and I'm armed real well'?). The remixes are done by Charlie Clouser, and that already says it all. Clouser (NIN- and White-Zombie-keyboarder) is one of the best remixers around, and so Next Motherf***er, Brown Bag, and Metal are all great (though they do sound a bit alike, admittedly). Highschool Drop-Outs is not a remix, but just the censored radio version, and I guess it's rather a joke it landed on this single. The true highlight, however, is the new song Down in the Park, a Gary Newman cover version which is much more mature than many others on the Portrait CD, and the best Manson song from the early years. Amazon.com only lists four tracks, however the 6-track version is the only one I know. Four or six, get it!

This cd is pretty good, the single for Lunchbox (which is one of Manson's best songs) contains 4 remixes and 1 b-side.

Lunchbox - Obviously one of manson's best. Great Song. 5/5

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Let's face it. "Lunchbox" and "Down in the Park" are probably the bet Manson songs there is and them being on the same disc? This is worth it. There are 4 remixes of Lunchbox, the oringinal and the xtra song Down in the Park, which is only on this disc, i think. Go buy it.

Anything by Marilyn is great, but I like his older music better, it sounds more hard core than his latest album, Mechanical Animals. That album is also very good, I tend to stay to his sort of punk rock, filthy stage better.

Lunch box, is a work of art by the best singer in the world, Marilyn Manson. He should be nominated for best original songs, and best preformer. This cd has 6 great songs and Lunchbox is one of them. Lunchbox has a great tune and lyrics, listen to it very closely and you will no what the heck he is talking about. But this cd's best song isn't Lunchbox its Down in the Park. It is a Manson remake, Gary Numan wrote the song originally in 1979. Please buy this cd it really is sincere work.