Portrait of an American Family

Rock · 1994 · 12 tracks

Portrait of an American Family

A gritty, sample-heavy descent into suburban rot. Distorted industrial riffs meet carnival-esque synths and biting social satire.

A sleazy, sample-packed industrial nightmare that sounds like a haunted carnival in a Florida swamp.

A snotty, aggressive, and deeply surreal critique of American culture wrapped in a layer of industrial grime.

Portrait of an American Family · vs · Marilyn Manson

Basement Show+1.5σ

Basement Show saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Prelude (The Family Trip)

1:21

02

Cake and Sodomy

3:46

03

Lunchbox

4:33

04

Organ Grinder

4:22

05

Cyclops

3:33

06

Dope Hat

4:22

08

Wrapped in Plastic

5:35

09

Dogma

3:22

10

Sweet Tooth

5:03

11

Snake Eyes and Sissies

4:07

12

My Monkey

4:31

13

Misery Machine / [Epilogue]

13:10

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring transition from the Willy Wonka-inspired boat ride intro into the crushing opening riff of Cake and Sodomy.

The way the bassline in Lunchbox anchors the chaotic swirl of playground taunts and industrial noise.

The unsettling use of Charles Manson samples buried in the mix of My Monkey, creating a dissonant psychedelic haze.

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