A term used WAY too much by myself, "I only like the old stuff...."
The only problem I really have with him is HIM. I feel the Manson we all know now was created by MTV and the media equals. He did all that shit just for more tv/mag coverage. The crazier thing he did the bigger the article was.
But the music is different. He brought a lot of good electronic beats and style to the (at the time) modern rock. Musically, he was a near genius for starting something.