The History Of Marilyn Manson(and the spooky kids)
1987
After graduating from high school in Canton Ohio, Marilyn Manson, then Brian Warner, and his family moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. One of the first people he met was Twiggy Ramirez at a local mall.
Sometime later, Manson and Ramirez form a fake Christian death metal band called Satan on Fire, which spawned the single, "Mosh for Jesus" that was played on a local radio. Twiggy sang while Manson played bass. Another band that they put together was called Mrs. Scabtree. Twiggy dressed like a black woman and sang lead while Manson played the drums. They had a single called "Herpes" that was played on the local radio station.
1989
Marilyn Manson and Daisy Berkowitz teamed up together to form Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Marilyn Manson handled the lyrics while Berkowitz played the music. Previously, Marilyn had spent a short time as a journalist for a local newspaper covering the music scene. in his spare time he wrote fiction and poetry(how nice). This would be Manson's first time singing in a band but Berkowitz guitar for numbers of local bands. The original band was:
Marilyn Manson:vocals
Daisy Berkowitz:guitar
Olivia Newton Bundy:bass
Zsa Zsa Speck:keyboards
the drum machine
The band released the following albums:
Meat Beat Clever Beat - 1989 Self Released Cassette
Track Listing
Red in my Head
Son of Man
IV-TV
Talk of One Thought of None
Meat For a Queen
She's Not My Girlfriend.
Band Members
Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz : guitar, bass, drum machine
Snuffy's VCR - 19xx Self Released Cassette
Track Listing
Junk The Magic Dragon
Devil in my Luchbox
Number 9
Cat in the Hat
Justify My Love.
Band Members
Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz : guitar, bass, drum machine
Grist-O-Line - 19xx Self Released Cassette
Track Listing
Dune Buggy
Cake and Sodomy
Meat For A Queen
She's Not My Girlfriend.
Band Members
Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz : guitar, bass, drum machine
1990
Sometime between 1989 and 1990, Marilyn Manson meets Trent Reznor while Nine Inch Nails is touring in Florida. The two become friends and remain in contact over the next couple years by trading tapes of their music.
Drummer Sara Lee Lucas joins the band and replaces the drum machine and plays his first show with the spooky kids on July 19th, 1990. The spooky kids incorperate theatrics into their stage show which includes visual props as lite bright, caged girls, and Madonna Wayne gacy's booth that reads Pogo's Playshouse. one of their onstage antics includes throwing peanut butter sandwiches at the audience
1991
People start to take notice of Marilyn Manson and the spooky kids and their fan base starts to grow. The band promotes themselves by designing their own illustrated newsletters and flyers, and set up their own answering machine hotline. To further promote the band, the spooky kids release their own self-produced cassettes. There were 100 copies of the cassette made, titled "Refrigerator", which was only sold at concerts and at local record stores.
After School Special - 1991 Self Released Cassette
Track Listing
Negative Three
Lunchbox
Choklit Factory
Cyclops
Band Members
Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz : guitar
Gidget Gein : bass
Madonna Wayne Gacy: keyboards
Sara Lee Lucas : drums
Lunchbox - 1991 Self Released Cassette
Track List
Dune Buggy
My Monkey
Learning To Swim
Cake and Sodomy
Band Members
Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz : guitar
Gidget Gein : bass
Madonna Wayne Gacy: keyboards
Sara Lee Lucas : drums
The Family Jams - 1991 Self Released Cassette
Track List
Side Ma
Dope Hat
Strange Same Dogma
Let Your Ego Die
Side Pa
Thingmaker
White Knuckles
Luci In The Sky With Demons
Band Members
Marilyn Manson
Mr. No Name Manson: vocals
Daisy Berkowitz: guitar, drum machine
Gidget Gein : bass
Madonna Wayne Gacy :keyboards
Sara Lee Lucas :drums
1992
August 1, 1992 marks the final show of the band under the name Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids. The group decides to just go by the name Marilyn Manson. The band nominated for "best hard alternative band" and "band of the year" by South Florida's Rock Awards. They are also honoured by New Times Magazine for the "best heavy metal band".
1993
Marilyn Manson receives a number of nominations at the Slammies, South Florida's Rock Awards. The band walks off with two awards:
"band of the year" and "song of the year" for "dope hat"
During the summer, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor launches his own label, Nothing Records, distributed by Interscope Records, and Marilyn Manson is the first band to join the label.
Marilyn Manson heads into Cuteria Studios to record Portrait Of An American Family with producer Roli Mossiman. Unhappy with the way their music was captured, Marilyn Manson lets Trent Reznor hear the tracks. Both agree that it didnt meet up the the traditional Marilyn Manson sound and Trent Reznor became the producer. For seven weeks Marilyn Manson held themselves in the record studio. The album featured some guest performances by Hope Nichols on saxaphone on "Get your gunn" and backing vocals on "Dogma". Trent Reznor on horns in "My Monkey" and additional guitar on "Lunchbox". Five year old Robert Pierce provides lead vocals on "My Monkey".
Twiggy Ramirez, former guitarist of the Florida metal band, Amoog-A-Lard, joins Marilyn Manson replacing Gidget Gein on bass
Refrigerator - 1993 Self Released Cassette
Track List
Side One
Cake And Sodomy
Suicide Snowman
My Monkey
Lunchbox.
Side Two
Thrift
Filth
Wrapped In Plastic
Dope Hat
Band Members
Marilyn Manson
M. Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz: guitar, drum machine
Gidget Gein : bass
Madonna Wayne Gacy: keyboards
Sara Lee Lucas : drums
1994
Back home in Ft. Lauderdale the band holds a party for their record release. During the spring, Marilyn Manson joins Nine Inch Nails on their Self Destructive '94 Tour.
Marilyn Manson's first major record, Portrait Of An American Family is released through Nothing Records. Gidget Gein plays all the bass parts before leaving the band. Twiggy Ramirez's half-brother is the child on the sleeve(the one with the needle)
Rumors start over the chicken inncident claiming that Manson killed a chicken in a Texas show. The band supposedly requested a chicken as a joke and was reported that it was returned back to the farm safe and sound.
Manson meets with Dr. Anton Lavey at his home in San Fransisco. It's here that Manson gets ordained into the church of satan and gets the title Reverand Marilyn Manson.
Get Your Gunn - Nothing Records Single
Track Listing
Get Your Gunn (album version)
Misery Machine (album version)
Mother Inferior Got Her Gunn
Revelation #9.
Band Members
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz: guitar
Gidget Gein : bass on cd
Twiggy Ramirez: bass live
Madonna Wayne Gacy :keyboards
Sara Lee Lucas :drums
Portrait of an American Family - 1994 Nothing Records Release
Track Listing
Prelude (The Family Trip)
Cake and Sodomy
Lunchbox
Organ Grinder
Cyclops
Dope Hat
Get Your Gunn
Wrapped in Plastic
Dogma
Sweet Tooth
Snake Eyes and Sissies
My Monkey
Misery Machine
Band Members
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz: guitar
Gidget Gein bass on CD
Twiggy Ramirez bass live
Madonna Wayne Gacy keyboards
Sara Lee Lucas drums
1995
Marilyn Manson begins their long tour in support of Portrait Of An American Family. First they embark with Monster Voodoo Machine. Then they opened for Danzig and Korn
On March 10, 1995 in North Carolina, Marilyn sets Sara Lee Lucas' drums on fire with the drummer behind them. The next day Sara Lee quit the band. Giner Fish, whom the band met in Las Vegas, became the new drummer.
Marilyn Manson wins the 1995 South Florida Rock Awards for "Best national release" with Portrait Of An American Family and one "best single" with lunchbox.
Marilyn Manson shoot their video for "Dope Hat" which features Anton LaVey
During the fall, Portrait Of An American Family reaches gold status(100,000)
Lunchbox - 1995 Nothing Records Single
Track List
Lunchbox
Next Motherfucker (Remix)
Down in the Park
Brown Bag (Remix)
Metal (Remix)
Lunchbox (Highschool Drop-outs)
Band Members
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz: guitar
Gidget Gein : bass on CD
Twiggy Ramirez: bass live
Madonna Wayne Gacy: keyboards
Sara Lee Lucas : drums
Smells Like Children - 1995 Nothing Records Release
Track List
The Hands of Small Children
Diary of a Dope Fiend
Shitty Chicken Gang Bang
Kiddie Grinder (Remix)
Sympathy for the Parents
Sweet Dreams (are made of this)
Everlasting Cocksucker (Remix)
Fuck Frankie
I Put a Spell on You
May Cause Discoloration of the Urine or Feces
Scabs Guns and Peanut Butter
Dance of the Dope Hats (Remix)
White Trash (Tony f. Wiggins)
Rock'n'Roll Nigger
Band Members
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Daisy Berkowitz: guitar
Twiggy Ramirez: bass
Madonna Wayne Gacy: keyboards
Ginger Fish: drums
1996
The EP Smells Like Children is released in September and debuts at #53on the Billboards top 200 Album Charts
"Sweet Dreams" becomes Marilyn Manson's first breakthrough single. The band starts a tour to support Smells Like Children and is later dubbed the Snow Tour because of the servere weather conditions. The band had oxygen tanks on stage and most of the members had to fight off the colds they had during this tour. Some of the January tour dates were canceled due to the cold. One incident from the tour was when the band were trapped in Allentown, Pennsylvania during the blizzard of 96 that dumped 2-3 feet of snow along the east coast. The band shared a hotel with the sesame street live and the Orlando Majic basketball team. Jon Conak from the basketball team told the New York Times, "remember the bar scene from Star Wars with all the animals and aliens? Thats what that night looked like. A bunch of basketball players, sesame street and some guy with green hair dressed like the Grim Reaper chain-smoking(it was Daisy Berkowitz)."
The recording of Antichrist Superstar takes place at Trent Reznor's recording studio in New Orleans with Reznor co-producing with Skinny Puppy's Dave Ogilivie. Daisy Berkowitz left during the recording of Antichrist Superstar and the band brought in ZimZum to fill in.
Antichrist Svperstar - 1996 Nothing Records Release
Track List
Irresponsible Hate Anthem ('recorded live, Feb. 14, 1997')
The Beautiful People
Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World
Tourniquet
Little Horn
Cryptorchid
Deformography
Wormboy
Mister Superstar
Angel With the Scabbed Wings
Kinderfeld
Antichrist Superstar
1996
The Minute of Decay
The Reflecting God
Man That You Fear
Band Members
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson : vocals
Zim Zum : guitar
Twiggy Ramirez: bass
Madonna Wayne Gacy: keyboards
Ginger Fish : drums
Links
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