oh? Mechanical Animals is my favourite Manson album, just barely edging out Antichrist Superstar - of course both albums are nearly polar opposites, so there was quite a reaction when this album came out. Mechanical Animals is somewhat of a throwback to 70's glam rock, and an exaggeration of a glam rock persona/character (Omega & the Mechanical Animals). Everything about the album is great, indeed its pop-ish and soft, but also contains some brilliant songs lke Great Big White World, The Speed of Pain, Fundamentally Loathsome. I think this album has more 'feel' to it than any Manson album, and it was my personal favourite album for quite a long time when I was growing up - it also has the most sentimental value to me than any other album I own.