- Guns, God and Government
"Guns, God and Government" is a
concert film chronicling the band Marilyn Manson during their Guns, God and Government tour. It was released onOctober 29 ,2002 on the formatsVHS ,DVD andUMD . The DVD contains live tracks and performances that switch between visuals of various shows fromUnited States ,Japan ,Russia , andEurope while maintaining a single consistent music track.The DVD is notable for the documenting the controversial and outlandish theatrics Marilyn Manson uses during his performances, such as stilts, religious props, choreographed lighting,
pyrotechnics , and extravagant costumes. The DVD follows the band between many international locations as they perform songs from their albums "Portrait of an American Family ", "Smells Like Children ", "Antichrist Superstar ", "Mechanical Animals ", and "Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) ".The DVD also contains special features in the form of a short film titled "The Death Parade" that was mixed by Rogers Masson and Marilyn Manson. It features a backstage look at Marilyn Manson's tour including cameos from such artists as
Ozzy Osbourne ,Joey Jordison andEminem . This DVD, unlike the "Lest We Forget" CD/DVD set, is not a collection ofmusic video s but a collection of live performances.Track listing
# Intro / Count to Six and Die
#Irresponsible Hate Anthem
# The Reflecting God
#Great Big White World
#Disposable Teens
#The Fight Song
# The Nobodies
#Rock is Dead
#The Dope Show
# Cruci-Fiction in Space
# Sweet Dreams / Hell Outro
# The Love Song
# The Death Song
# Antichrist Superstar
#The Beautiful People
#Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes
# LunchboxSpecial features
"The Death Parade"
*Behind The Scenes FootageDVD technical specifications
*DVD 9 Dual Layer
*4:3 screen format
*DTS Digital Surround Sound, Dolby Surround 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo
*Running time: Approx. 107 minutesPersonnel
*Marilyn Manson - vocals
*John 5 - guitars
*Madonna Wayne Gacy - keyboards
*Ginger Fish - drums
*Twiggy Ramirez - bassExternal links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339092/ "IMDb" Entry]
* [http://www.dvdweb.co.uk/new/review.asp?mainID=385 "dvd web" Review]
* [http://www.dvd.net.au/review.cgi?review_id=2169 "DVD.net.au" Review]
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