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According to one music critic, Marilyn Manson just released a country album...

When reading a review of a film, a book, or an album, have you ever wondered to yourself, "Did this critic even read the book?" or "Did (s)he watch a different movie than I did?" This doesn't happen to me very often, but every now and again, I have to re-read the review and double-check to make sure I'm not on The Onion's homepage.

This very thing happened to me this morning, when I read a review of Marilyn Manson's new album, The Pale Emperor, by JC Macek III of PopMatters.

In this review, Mazek said the following things:

- "...Instead, the Marilyn Manson we hear on The Pale Emperor presents himself in the form of a slow and driving murky metal that brings in elements of dark blues rock and even alternative country..."

- "...The driving metallic Honky-tonk guitars give way to some trippy Ennie Morricone-esque spaghetti western-styled desert rock..."

- "...While the rest of the album does play with alternative country as a genre, 'Day 3' can scarcely be described as anything else..."

Yes, to one person in this world, music critic JC Mazek III, Marilyn Manson just released a country album, and no, I didn't find this review on The Onion's homepage.

In light of Mazek's review, expect him to say the following things at some point in his life:

- "Have you ever heard a better rapper than Elton John? I mean, seriously..."

- "Carole King sounded an awful lot like Barry White in that one album of her's."

- "The most powerful video in the career of Michael Jackson was for that song 'Red or Green.'"

- "When I think of Christian rock, the first band that comes to mind is Slayer."

- "Madonna's most controversial moment was when she placed full-sized motorcycle helmets on each of her breasts while performing on stage."

- "My favorite Red Hot Ghost Peppers song was probably 'Over the River and Through the Bridge.'"

- "Isn't it kind of ironic that Kurt Cocaine died of heroin?"

- "I always get Metallica mixed up with James Taylor when I hear them."

- "Prince was such a big dude, it's a wonder why he never played pro basketball."

- "The best album in the history of music has to be that Kevin Federline one."

http://www.popmatters.com/review/189822-marilyn-manson-the-pale-emperor/

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