 Matt Zakosek of "The Chicago Maroon" wrote "sometime in the midst of all that devilish preening and posturing, [Manson] found the time to make some pretty good music.I'm speaking specifically of songs like 'Rock is Dead' and 'The Fight Song,' each of which contain lyrics a lot more insightful than 'I'm a black rainbow,' thank God (or, in this case, thank Satan).