Lie: The Love and Terror Cult

Charles Manson - Lie: The Love and Terror Cult
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KIDWITHGUNs
75

☆☆☆ 1/2

If I didn't know who Charles was while listening to this record I'd still unironically enjoy it. But I feel like this album holds more weight on the listener when they understand and read into how awful this man's life was.

During his childhood, enough damage had already been dealt to his psyche to morph him into a petty thief who was prone to fits of rage. Psychos such as himself are characterized by vacant emotion, hence there being apt descriptions of his mental disorder ... read more

StygianHollow
60

Continuing with tonight's weirdness; this folk album by infamous criminal Charles Manson, is...

...actually pretty good
It's very creepy with the context of what he did later in his life. Lots of foreshadowing involved, even in the album title, whether it was intentional or not. The unnerving factor is also increased by how amateur and innocent a lot of the lyrics are, with lines like "garbage dump, oh, garbage dump, why are you called a garbage dump" or "don't do anything you ... read more

halbery
NR

once upon a time in hollywood was good but why do ppl on letterboxd keep talking abt this guy???/
EDIT: after doing some research I have concluded I will NEVER see a charles manson show

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Added on: November 23, 2016