1990s MTV come back, we miss you

[transemacabre]

So I was trolling Youtube today, reliving some of my childhood memories and mourning the slow, ignoble demise of MTV. Flisters, I am so old I remember when MTV played music videos. MTV was shocking, and everything was awesomely low-rent up until about 1998. I mean, they hired VJs right off the street and every year there would be the insanity of the VMAs. Somebody was always getting into a fight, or a bassist would be climbing some scaffolding, or Madonna would be rolling around onstage showing off her panties -- my point is it was wild.

So I stumbled upon Marilyn Manson's 1997 VMA performance of "Beautiful People" and I was like, Omigod I thought I dreamed this! Watch it, it's a thing of beauty, people. I remember that it was this year or the next when Marilyn Manson was banned from playing in Mississippi because of the Antichrist thing. Check out how the audience is frozen in their seats with shock (and how fetching Twiggy looks in his dress). Why can't award shows put on more performances like this? NSFW!

Most lolarious Youtube comment: I had my goldfish in a bowl in front the computer screen and they all died before it was over.

Comments

[harlot-ohara.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh. I miss a Marilyn Manson that I could respect as more than a sellout. I wish he still made albumns that were worth buying.

[ykoriana.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, the moment the band started playing this all came back to me... Marilyn Manson had such energy back then! I love the early albuns, the recent stuff not so. In hindsigh, it's sadly ironic that MTV seems to have been taken over by the "beautiful people". Le sigh.

I love how the guy on the first row around 2:48 and 3:00 is totally "Um, I am definitely not ogling Marilyn's shapely buttocks. No, I'm not."

[transemacabre.livejournal.com]

HAHA the ogling is hilarious -- this is right when Marilyn Manson hit it big, and there was still a lot of confusion and rumors swirling about them, including about their true genders. Twiggy in particular caused people fits, as he looked like a beautiful young lady during this period. That reminds me...

Marilyn/Twiggy BROTP.



ADORKABLE.

I guess I'm a little bit of a weirdo, as I like the old stuff and the 'new shit' -- current Marilyn Manson doesn't have the energy of classic MM, but they're in their forties and that's to be expected, I think.

And yes, the corpse of what was once quality MTV is sad and pathetic.

[ziggythewalrus.livejournal.com]

Awwwrrr, they give me warm fuzzies.

[transemacabre.livejournal.com]

I wanna pinch their cheeks!

[ziggythewalrus.livejournal.com]

That video epitomises why I love Marilyn Manson! Fiery rock'n'roll and a stunning image!