'I can't help but love you, Moose Jaw'

METALHEAD

- February 8, 2013 at 23:55:49

I have been to hundreds of live shows in my lifetime and Manson was by far, one of the worst live performers I have ever seen. I've been a huge Manson fan for 17 years and was eagerly awaiting this concert. He sang awful and off key, and missed many lyrics. The theatrics of the show were indeed very cool, but his performance lacked enthusiasm and energy. Perhaps performing in Moose Jaw did have an effect on his performance, along with the lame crowd who just stood there doing nothing throughout the concert. Regardless, it was not a good show. I went to hear him sing, and instead got a bunch of mumbled half-sung lyrics. So disappointed.

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jay

- February 7, 2013 at 13:02:40

Maybe some of you would prefer he played at the old CC? Some should remind of the Red Rider concert there a few year back.... no satisfying some people I spose...

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Dori Watson

- February 6, 2013 at 18:25:12

Loved Manson last night, it was totally worth the trip. As for the previous comment about if you liked it you were a drunk moron, no so my friend. My husband and I went for the music , we didn't drink and the atmosphere was awesome. You obviously need to pay more attention to what Manson brings, Knock youon your a** rock , wild and crazy fans and doesn't disappoint. Maybe you should stick to country, just sayin :)

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  JOHNNYB

  - February 7, 2013 at 11:29:11

  I don't do country, and if you think that was 'knock you on your a**' rock, I'm glad you enjoyed yourselves. I stand by my previous comments that it was uninspired and forced. And for the record, if you reread my statement you'll see that I'm not saying you have to be drunk to enjoy Manson, but the morons who's only purpose in life is to get drunk when they're not at work (70% of concert goers in this province) make it difficult for anyone in their vicinity to enjoy the show, be it Apocalyptica, John Fogerty or Manson.

mansonfan

- February 6, 2013 at 17:34:53

i have loved manson since he was with the spooky kids and last night was my first time seeing him live. the show was great but was way too short. alice cooper was a great show too but it was so much longer. i would see manson again in a minute but i would go to a bigger city to see it. and come on moose jaw is fun to say. we should be thankful he even remembered our city's name.

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Dks

- February 6, 2013 at 16:24:50

I couldn't agree more with the above comment. I've been to ALOT of shows an this was by far the worst an I as well would never buy a ticket from mosaic again. Chairs on the floor completely ruined it an the sound system there isn't very good either. I don't blame him at all for giving a short concert. It's a Shane really.

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JohnnyB

- February 6, 2013 at 13:55:31

First off, going to a concert doesn't automatically mean drunkenly expressing bromance (new or old) with constant dancing, high fiving, bro hugs and beer spillage. Some of us are there to take in the show, take in the music and enjoy ourselves on a different level. I, myself, being one of those people with a supposed stick up my a**. I was at that Hip show and couldn't enjoy it because of morons yelling in my ear, falling over each other/on me because they had lost their motor skills 3 beers ago. THAT'S what's killing rock in this province. No one knows how to enjoy artists expressing themselves on stage, they're just looking for a reason to get drunk with their loser friends. As for last night's Marilyn Manson show, anyone happy with it must fit the above description. Despite any technical issues they would have had during the day (because Mosaic Place is NOT set up for live band stages), the chairs being set up (which have no place at a Manson show) or even the hour+ long wait after Butcher Babies (I now refer to as the two dimwitted banshees), I paid $50 to see Marilyn Manson. I instead got to hear a bunch of uninspired mumbling under the sound of backing tracks accompanied with half hearted stage presence. If there was a return policy on the product I paid for, I would enforce it. I've been to dozens of concerts ranging from Feist to Def Leppard to Neil Young and the Wall and this, I have no qualms about saying it, was the worst 60 minutes I ever sat (not even stood, I was in that much disbelief) through.

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  metalhead

  - February 6, 2013 at 16:26:11

  you know you could have just moved last night there were lots of empty seats to get away from the bromance going on. i watch stuck up people like you look down there nose at people having fun at alot of shows and i do 15-20 every year in many different venues. i pay for my seat what i do with it is my right deal with it. and if someone is trying to ruin my evening beside me there is always the rational of trying to talk some sense into them or thats what security is for.

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  JOHNNYB

  - February 6, 2013 at 17:07:48

  @METALHEAD - Last night's issue wasn't the bromance, that was at the Hip concert, sorry if that wasn't clear. As for you doing what you want with your seat, I agree to a certain point. I don't feel it necessary to go into detail but there is a fine line between enjoying yourself and being a complete nuisance to everyone, not just to me. At that point, there is no 'rational' or 'talking sense', they're already off in their little world. And if you go to even half as many concerts as you claim you do, you know as well as I do that security hired for these shows is only there to stop me from getting stabbed by people like you who think 'concert = automatic mayhem', nothing more. So enjoy your next 15-20 shows this year, I hope I don't sit beside you because, although I'm not stuck up, I choose to behave respectfully in public and conversely don't tolerate those who don't.

Rob M

- February 6, 2013 at 13:31:04

The Saskatoon show tonight will not be any different as Manson's setlist has not varied much during this entire tour. I was at his show in Edmonton during the High End Of Low tour and honestly he toned down the theatrics to his shows, some of which has to due with funding the cost of putting on a elaborate stage show. The cost of the theatrics comes out of the bottom lines of the performers themselves, and with records sales no longer being as solid as the industry just does not care as much about artists and their records anymore. I am surprised that people would believe that at the age of 44 Marilyn Manson would still be putting out huge theatrical shows like he did back in the 90's is ludacris. Most of the venues Manson plays at in Canada and the US are shows that have seating, and even when I saw him a few years ago Edmonton was one of few shows where it was a standing area for moshing, and most people there were not getting involved with moshing either. Time takes it's toll on us all. I saw a comment about the Alice Cooper concert and there is another example, Alice rarely ever does his full theatrical stage show anymore due to the high costs involved in doing it. So if you get the privaledge of seeing one of his theatrical shows it is a real treat. In reality if you are not there to enjoy the music and performance by the artists then go to see some local bands for 10 bucks and moshes until you can not mosh no more.

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  Jordan Bell

  - February 6, 2013 at 15:34:24

  Alice Cooper turned 65 yesterday and he puts everything in to each and every show. I saw him last tour in MJ, Calgary and Saskatoon. Besides the lack of atmosphere in MJ due to a barrier that was not in Calgary or Saskatoon, his energy for all three shows (in 3 nights) was the same for all three shows. To say that MM is 44 and can't put on a good show anymore is laughable. Alice has cut down on his theatrics, yes, but doesn't mean the show can't be good. MM is obviously just not professional enough to appreciate that people pay to see him.

xladyx

- February 6, 2013 at 11:12:49

manson is tonight in toon town, as for j taylor saying we will have a better show, he's playing here at the tcu/sid buckwald theater, the seats are fixed to the floor in a opera seating manner, so we will be screwed for having a mosh pit also, either way I am still pumped for tonight.

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JJ

- February 6, 2013 at 10:50:07

Dear Moose Jaw, a rock concert does not have assigned seating on the floor. The Butcher Babies said it best: "Let's petition to get these seats ripped out of here and get these fans riled up..... or are we going to get in trouble for that?" When Manson said "Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw.... I can't help but love you" it was his way of saying he was embarassed by this show and he was only here for the warm up. His music and act was fantastic, but the crowd and venue were terrible. Rock really is dead in the town of Moose Jaw.

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  AAW

  - February 6, 2013 at 13:01:24

  I agree, rock is dead in Regina as well. When we went and seen The Tragically Hip it was a disgrace. I felt embarassed to be in that audience, bunch of people standing still watching like they had a huge stick in their A**. I wonder why Saskatchewan people are so uptight when it comes to good rock shows?

Kat

- February 6, 2013 at 10:47:03

I would have to agree mostly with the above comment. The review doesn't seem to say what really happened last night. Marilyn was AWESOME! yes. He was a great performer! But waiting THAT long for him to come on, and he played for less then a hour actually. The chairs on the floor was a stupid idea! They ended up taking handfuls out because people wanted to get up front and get crazy! They pulled the whole front row back because their were so many people up front. I also agree that the security was a little over the top.ITS A FREAKIN METAL CONCERT! I was very happy with getting my chance to see the one and only Marilyn Manson, but very disappointed in the length of the show. Make us wait that long and you don't even play an hour! Come on! I would buy another concert ticket to Mosaic for sure again, hoping for a better experience. I went to Alice Cooper and he was amazing! I really thought there would be some fake blood sprayed into the crowd or something ha! Everyone was hoping for a more "shocking" performance which just wasn't there.

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J Taylor

- February 6, 2013 at 10:33:45

Butcher Babies went out there and gave it all they got. Ya show started late and ended early, ya the chairs on the floor was a stupid logistical move on Mosaic's part, ya the security really conveyed Moose Jaw's small town prejudice towards an act like Marylin Manson. But the time he spent on stage was good, and the classics were all there. We're clearly just the warm up show for toon town which will probably get a better bang for their buck. Keep em comin though.

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JDCR

- February 6, 2013 at 08:01:11

It was the worst concert I'd ever been to. This review is not the real story. The whole night was void of energy. The chairs sat and controlled the masses where normally a mosh pit creates intensity. Security guards were constantly interrupting fans for being too rowdy because they were moving too much. Manson was laughing at Moose Jaw throughout the show. He'd say, "Moose Jaw. Moose Jaw. Ha ha ha." He didn't care about a quality show at all. He barely played for an hour and it was the tamest hour of rock I'd ever scene coming from the "most shocking" metal performer of all time. I felt like a hero from my high school days officially died that night. Plus, the force and anger of the security guards who wanted make sure everybody conformed to the nice neat rows was very un-Manson-esque. That show was supposed to be about releasing anger and angst and celebrating a refusal to conform. Instead, it was the exact opposite. I will never buy a ticket to a concert in Moose Jaw again.

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