{"id":24015,"date":"2018-02-07T20:13:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T02:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=24015"},"modified":"2018-02-08T20:48:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T02:48:55","slug":"return-marilyn-manson-chicago-fall-cancellation-brings-sold-show-riviera-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=24015","title":{"rendered":"The Return of Marilyn Manson To Chicago After Fall Cancellation, Brings Sold Out Show To Riviera Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Christopher David<\/p>\n<p>About halfway through his show at the Riviera Theatre on Tuesday night, Marilyn Manson asked a question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know you guys are all in love with me,\u201d he said through a wall of red-lit fog. \u201cBut would you kill for me?\u201d As the band launched into the tightly-wrapped bass groove of \u201cKill4Me\u201d from Manson\u2019s savage new album <em>Heaven Upside Down<\/em>, the capacity crowd bounced along, with more than a few members of the audience shouting affirmatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\"><div class=\"video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NgPPcKk6Ja0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Sporting a boot on the leg that was injured several months back at the start of the tour, the self-proclaimed Antichrist Superstar was perhaps less mobile than usual, though the means by which the injury was integrated into the show actually worked well. A motorized wheelchair doubled as a gothic-looking throne, while surgical assistants joined Manson onstage between songs to light his cigarette and hold his gurney steady during a surprisingly refreshing take on \u201cSweet Dreams.\u201d Strutting around the stage in a black-feathered cape during \u201cThe Dope Show,\u201d casually dragging and puffing smoke, something a friend of mine said about Manson a couple of years ago occurred to me. It was immediately following the release of 2015\u2019s <em>The Pale Emperor,<\/em> an album that saw Manson get a little more bluesy, and the best way my friend could think of to describe the sound of the album was that it was on par with earlier Manson records, but somehow \u201cclassier.\u201d It was true; watching Manson engage the crowd and own the stage without a lot of fancy theatrics was, in a way, a classier version of the creature that strode into America\u2019s living rooms in 1996 proclaiming that his new album (the acclaimed <em>Antichrist Superstar<\/em>) would bring about the apocalypse and usher in the death of religion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24043\" src=\"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-22-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-22-1024x636.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-22-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-22-768x477.jpg 768w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-22.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Which is not to say that Manson\u2019s presence or songs were any less impactful. In some cases, the tone of the impact has changed, particularly during moments like \u201cThe Nobodies\u201d from 2001\u2019s criminally-underrated <em>Holy Wood<\/em>, which explored the horror of school shootings, and even to tongue-in-cheek rock-star anthems like the \u201cThe Dope Show.\u201d A line like \u2018there\u2019s lots of pretty ones who want to get you high\u2019 rings a little differently in a country plagued by opioid addiction, and while social commentary has always been a big part of Manson\u2019s particular brand of evil, the ominousness of the themes at work at each step of his career &#8211; whether you buy into the image or not &#8211; has always been real and continues to resonate, judging from the crowd that didn\u2019t let up for a minute.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24039\" src=\"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-18-1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-18-1024x633.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-18-300x185.jpg 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-18-768x475.jpg 768w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-18.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If anything was missing, it might have been that socio-political angle. After all, the theme of <em>Holy Wood<\/em> was a country obsessed with guns, violence, and religious self-importance, all themes that have reached a tipping point in 2018, so deeper cuts like \u201cBurning Flag\u201d and even <em>Emperor\u2019s<\/em> \u201cKilling Strangers\u201d would have been welcome additions to the set. But Manson has always moved against the tide to say what others won\u2019t, so to that end, straightforward protest in a culture where our days are riddled with them might not have been the answer. Perhaps now is the best time for someone like Manson to get a bit personal with his themes, something that\u2019s certainly been reflected in his last two records, and that focus on the personal came across live in understated ways. A bluesy version of \u201cLunchbox\u201d gave way to new track \u201cSaturnalia,\u201d which was as unexpected as it was welcome. And while the older hits kept the crowd amped, the intensity of new tracks like \u201cRevelation #12\u201d and \u201cSay10\u201d certainly suggested that moving forward was the order of the night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24037\" src=\"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-16-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-16-1024x643.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-16-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-16-768x482.jpg 768w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-16.jpg 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the early \u201890s, it would have been tough to say whether or not Marilyn Manson would weather the storms of popular culture, political movements, and simple shifts in taste to see a career that\u2019s lasted over 25 years. (Hell, in many ways, it\u2019s a miracle he survived.) But any artists worth their salt adapt, and the best ones do it naturally. Some of them even do it with a touch of\u2014dare I say\u2014class. Thankfully, the \u2018God of Fuck\u2019 is no exception.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24026\" src=\"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-5-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-5-1024x693.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-5-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-5-768x520.jpg 768w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marilyn-Manson-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-02-06-18-5.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For more on Marilyn Manson, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marilynmanson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For video samples from this show, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SdFE4X7bYX0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For photos from this show, click <a href=\"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/marilyn-manson-riviera-theatre\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>=======================================================================================================<\/p>\n<p><strong>Setlist: Marilyn Manson live in Chicago at Riviera Theatre &#8211; January 6, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Reflecting God<\/p>\n<p>Deep Six<\/p>\n<p>This is the New Shit<\/p>\n<p>Disposable Teens<\/p>\n<p>mOBSCENE<\/p>\n<p>Kill4Me<\/p>\n<p>Revelation #12<\/p>\n<p>The Dope Show<\/p>\n<p>Sweet Dreams<\/p>\n<p>Tattooed in Reverse<\/p>\n<p>Say10<\/p>\n<p>Lunchbox \/ Saturnalia<\/p>\n<p>The Nobodies<\/p>\n<p>The Beautiful People<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Christopher David About halfway through his show at the Riviera Theatre on Tuesday night, Marilyn Manson asked a question. \u201cI know you guys are all in love with me,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,41,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-features","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}