Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Musician

Forlisteners interested in 1960s outsider/lo-fi recordings, readers curious about controversial cultural figures, and those researching music history.
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The Profile

Charles Milles Manson (1934–2017) was an American criminal and cult leader who also wrote and recorded songs. His recordings include the demo collection LIE: The Love And Terror Cult.

Convicted of murder and conspiracy; recorded home demos in the late 1960s later released as LIE: The Love And Terror Cult (1970).

Two DeBaser reviews evaluate Charles Manson's LIE: The Love And Terror Cult as a collection of home-recorded demos with poor sound quality but occasional strong melodies. Reviewers note country and psychedelic influences, frequent talk-singing, and brief songs. Opinions differ on musical merit; recording quality is repeatedly criticized.

Notable Quotes

❝ First of all, it was a DEMO of ideas and sketches thrown down by Manson with the acoustic guitar and little else, in a home studio with a single take, only one microphone pointed, and tapes that in the desert (where they were brought since Manson lived there) got quite damaged.