The Last Tour on Earth is a live album comprising recordings from Marilyn Manson's Mechanical Animals Tour, Beautiful Monsters Tour and Rock is Dead Tour, released on November 12, 1999.[5] On the studio version of "The Dope Show", Manson says that drugs "are made in California", but in the live version, he says that "drugs, they say, are made right here in Cleveland", to a roar of crowd approval, suggesting that the song was recorded in Cleveland, Ohio. "Lunchbox" was recorded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)" was recorded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "The Last Day on Earth" was recorded in Las Vegas on the Mechanical Animals Tour, and "Get Your Gunn" was recorded some time during the Rock is Dead Tour.
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| Released | November 12, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
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| Length | 69:03 | |||
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| Producer | Marilyn Manson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Billboard | (Favorable)[2] |
| NME |   [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
"Rock is Dead" is introduced as if Omega and the Mechanical Animals, the alter-egos Manson and his band devised for the Mechanical Animals album and tour, were playing. Some of the tracks, most notably "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)", are prefaced with spoken diatribes.
The album includes one new studio track, "Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes", which also appears on the Celebrity Deathmatch soundtrack. A promotional single was released for Celebrity Deathmatch but never commercially released.
Although extensive amounts of performance footage was captured (partially shown In The 40 minute documentary God Is in the T.V.) a live DVD of this tour did not materialize.
Accolades
editIn 2006, sister British magazines Classic Rock & Metal Hammer included The Last Tour on Earth (mislabeled The Last Show on Earth) in The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s.[citation needed]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Inauguration of the Mechanical Christ" (Intro) | 2:45 | |
| 2. | "The Reflecting God" | Antichrist Superstar | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Great Big White World" | Mechanical Animals | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Get Your Gunn" | Portrait of an American Family | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Sweet Dreams / Hell Outro" | Smells Like Children / Spawn: The Album | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Rock Is Dead" | Mechanical Animals | 3:20 |
| 7. | "The Dope Show" | Mechanical Animals | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Lunchbox" | Portrait of an American Family | 8:35 |
| 9. | "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)" | Mechanical Animals | 7:31 |
| 10. | "Antichrist Superstar" | Antichrist Superstar | 5:15 |
| 11. | "The Beautiful People" | Antichrist Superstar | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" | Antichrist Superstar | 4:40 |
| 13. | "The Last Day on Earth" (Acoustic) | Mechanical Animals | 4:26 |
| 14. | "Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes" (Bonus studio recording) | 3:59 | |
| Total length: | 69:03 | ||
Bonus Disc
editA 2CD limited edition was released with a bonus disc, containing 3 tracks exclusive to this release.
| No. | Title | Notes | Length |
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| 1. | "Coma White" | from Mechanical Animals | 5:41 |
| 2. | "Get My Rocks Off" | cover of Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Coma White (Acoustic)" | 5:21 | |
| 4. | "A Rose And A Baby Ruth" | cover of George Hamilton IV | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 16:38 | ||
Personnel
edit- Marilyn Manson – vocals
- John 5 – guitars
- Twiggy Ramirez – bass
- Ginger Fish – drums
- Madonna Wayne Gacy – keyboards
Charts and certifications
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Weekly chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Last Tour on Earth – Marilyn Manson". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ Billboard review Billboard.com
- ^ "NME review". Nme.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 11, 2005. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Manning, Kara (November 16, 1999). "Marilyn Manson Discusses Post-Columbine Shell Shock". MTV News. MTV Networks (Viacom). Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson Australian Charts". australian-charts.com.
- ^ "Results: RPM - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Vol. 70 (6 ed.). November 29, 1999. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson French Charts" (in French). lescharts.com.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson New Zealand Charts". charts.nz.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". Zobbel.
- ^ "Marilyn Manson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Marilyn Manson – The Last Tour on Earth". British Phonographic Industry.
