Smells Like Children
Mostly a collection of remixed tracks fromPortrait of an American Familyand samples swiped from talk-radio dialogue,Smells Like Childrenis how Marilyn Manson passed the time prior to beginning work onAntichrist Superstar.  Of note among the remixes is Tony Wiggins's acoustic country "White Trash" version of "Cake and Sodomy." This is really a keeper, though, for Manson's clever choice of covers, including an authentically creepy interpretation of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams" and the shot-in-the-arm he gives to Patti Smith's "outside of society" anthem, "Rock 'N' Roll Nigger." (Attention trivia buffs: Manson's unrestrained reworking of Howling Wolf's "I Put a Spell on You" was later included on the soundtrack to David Lynch'sLost Highway.)--Gail Worley