Author Topic: Nine Inch Nails (Read 43618 times)

The only snobbish remark in this thread that I see is "Stop with the shitty attitude already," which just stemmed from someone who was upset that he didn't share a similar opinion. The only shitty attitude I see in this thread is radiating from the same person who voiced the remark.

Maybe we should all just circle-jerk to everything Trent has ever done, said, touched, eaten, drank, and crapped, and keep any discussion or differing opinions exempt from this thread.

Yeah, what a wonderful bunch of robots we would be.

Slain · « **Reply #113 on:** June 19, 2011, 01:33:19 PM »

Quote from: Sigz on June 17, 2011, 07:22:17 AM

Dude, that post is two years old, wrath got banned ages ago

Haha... lol, that's what I get for lurking around the forums blindly all of the time

faemir · « **Reply #114 on:** June 19, 2011, 01:37:00 PM »

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Huh? Oh, Ghosts. Yeah, that exists.

if you don't think that that's a shitty way to go about discussing things, then I don't know what to say.

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It's great in the sense that watching paint dry is exciting, golf is a sport, and stubbing your toe is sexy.

OOOOH! Sarcasm! Edgey statement about golf!

And no, I don't think everything Reznor has done is great. By any stretch. But it helps to actually quantify statements instead of trying to be witty and clever, whilst actually coming off as nothing but an idiot. Forums are for discussion and debate, not crap like this.

LeeHarveyKennedy · « **Reply #115 on:** June 19, 2011, 02:08:25 PM »

Quote from: Ravenheart on June 19, 2011, 01:09:48 PM

The only snobbish remark in this thread that I see is "Stop with the shitty attitude already," which just stemmed from someone who was upset that he didn't share a similar opinion. The only shitty attitude I see in this thread is radiating from the same person who voiced the remark.

Maybe we should all just circle-jerk to everything Trent has ever done, said, touched, eaten, drank, and crapped, and keep any discussion or differing opinions exempt from this thread.

Yeah, what a wonderful bunch of robots we would be.

Nah, he's right. I was at work and didn't have a tremendous amount of time in between calls, so brevity usually trumps introspection. Plus, talking to people invariably pisses me off. I was kind of a dickbag.

Anyway, Corona Radiata (Which I'm listening to as I type this) still bores the piss out of me. It's 7 1/2 minutes of droning noise that leads nowhere. I'm a fan of industrial music, so I certainly don't mind random noise on tracks, but I do expect it to lead somewhere. Right now, it's simply some garbled crackling with that aforementioned drone in the background, has been for three minutes, and will be for another four (Never mind, nearly five minutes in and I get some beats). While I'm a fan of Trent's, his instrumentals have been taking a turn for the boring lately. A Warm Place fit right in with TDS and The Fragile was an amazing album, my favorite musically for NIN, but after that? YZ has the skippable Another Version of the Truth, and The Slip has the yawn-inducing 999,999 as an intro for 1,000,000, and I'm sure you all have a pretty good idea of my thoughts on CR (Although it does start to pick up a bit at the end, I'd forgotten) and as for Ghosts... Well, I legitimately forget that even exists, I so rarely put it on. I like it, but when there's so much else on my iPod, I never find myself reaching for that.

The Four of Us Are Dying, however, is a pretty badass track, but in going back to my previous point about The Slip, can't you see it fitting in nicely behind Pilgrimage or Just Like You Imagined (Superior tracks in my opinion, by the way) on The Fragile Left rather than blazing any new trails for NIN? It feels like a look back on a time that was already pretty decent in my eyes, and thus sort of unnecessary. On the plus side, Demon Seed totally surprised me then, and even now sounds like the immediate precursor for How To Destroy Angels

Speaking of, anyone else excited to see what comes of that? I wasn't overly blown away by their debut, but I think once they get comfortable with their sound, they could really knock it out of the park.

faemir · « **Reply #116 on:** June 19, 2011, 02:30:14 PM »

I guess I appreciate the long quiet songs after quite a few hard-hitting songs - hell Letting You is one of Trent's most aggressive songs since TDS. I'd say Corona Radiata is the weakest of the three atmospheric tracks, and definitely would not listen to it on it's own, but as part of the album it flows fine (much like glass arm shattering on Deadwing). The quiet section of the album feels like the proper integration of Ghosts into NIN's normal sound, which I really like the combination of. I still find the quiet three songs better than about half of Fragile: right too. Then Demon Seed kicks in with just about NIN's all-time best drumming, and ends the album with a bam, unlike past albums which ended with the quiet song.

As for HTDA, I loved a couple of the songs, the others were pretty okay. I like her voice, but it seems like she has more range than is let on by the songs written so far. A Drowning is particularly great though.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #117 on:** June 19, 2011, 02:52:30 PM »

I find Ghosts really good to listen to when doing homework or some other menial task. It's not the kind of music to sit down and listen to intently as I've found. I dunno.

I thought the How To Destroy Angels EP was pretty cool, but I though more could have been done with it. I wanna see what Trent plans on doing after the The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo OST. I know there's talk of a Year Zero TV show, and there was also a rumor of a sequel to Year Zero, though I don't really see that happening.

LeeHarveyKennedy · « **Reply #118 on:** June 19, 2011, 03:11:08 PM »

Which sucks, because YZ is my favorite NIN album, and I was looking forward to that stuff. Ah well, wanting is better than having, as they say.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #119 on:** June 19, 2011, 03:14:19 PM »

A YZ 2.0 could be great, but as you mentioned, Trent could pull a Queensryche with it.

I'd like to see him continue with conceptual albums. The Downward Spiral, The Fragile, and Year Zero all worked beautifully as albums with a story flowing through them. He really has a niche for it, while many artists lack it.

LeeHarveyKennedy · « **Reply #120 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:04:35 PM »

And the more I think about it, where would a potential sequel go? The world was destroyed. Would YZ2.0 find us 3,000 years in the future on a planet of Portuguese colonists. I guess I'm fine where we ended off.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #121 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:11:43 PM »

It could be told from the aliens' point of view.

"Dear diary, a funny thing happened today when I put my hand down on Earth..." And so on.

faemir · « **Reply #122 on:** June 20, 2011, 02:20:19 PM »

Been watching and listening to a lot of NIN live stuff, I honestly think that he does a better job now (or rather in recent years) compared to his TDS/Fragile years.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #123 on:** June 20, 2011, 02:45:13 PM »

He was awesome in the TDS days--a total madman on stage. The Closure footage does a pretty good job of depicting that.

He sort of mellowed beginning in The Fragile days, and more so in the With Teeth years and onward. But that's to be expected with age and longevity. A grown man can only wear gloves, eyeliner, and fishnets for so long before it looks like he's just trying to relive his youth. He still puts on a great show, though.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #124 on:** July 26, 2011, 12:34:02 AM »

Let's have some appreciation for Robin Finck up in this bitch. He's one of my favorite guitarists, not just for NIN but in general, and his onstage persona makes him even more awesome.

I loved his look in the Self-Destruct tour days. It's probably my favorite look of his:

Ravenheart · « **Reply #125 on:** July 26, 2011, 02:53:10 PM »

Moar Robin:

Also, I gave The Slip another listen yesterday. It really just does nothing at all for me, I'm sad to say.

LeeHarveyKennedy · « **Reply #126 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:19:18 PM »

That's odd. I listened to The Fragile the other day and loved it.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #127 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:21:49 PM »

That's because The Fragile is a classic.

But yeah, how's about that Robin Finck?

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #128 on:** July 26, 2011, 07:32:20 PM »

Quote from: Ravenheart on July 26, 2011, 03:21:49 PM

But yeah, how's about that Robin Finck?

Sure is a manly looking lady.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #129 on:** July 26, 2011, 08:10:10 PM »

I think he looks really cool.

faemir · « **Reply #130 on:** July 29, 2011, 11:20:44 AM »

Still lovin' The Slip

Ravenheart · « **Reply #131 on:** July 29, 2011, 11:24:35 AM »

Still feelin' numb to The Slip.

faemir · « **Reply #132 on:** November 08, 2011, 09:26:25 AM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SToOccPytl8

You can't be numb to that.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #133 on:** November 08, 2011, 10:39:07 AM »

I'm so glad this thread popped up.

I was just listening to Pretty Hate Machine and The Fragile over past couple of days. Man, I love those albums.

faemir · « **Reply #134 on:** November 09, 2011, 03:07:58 AM »

I can't wait for the Fragile remaster, TDS sounds so much better for it.

faemir · « **Reply #135 on:** November 09, 2011, 10:48:03 AM »

Just heard Burn for the first time... wow!

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #136 on:** November 09, 2011, 07:21:35 PM »

Quote from: faemir on November 09, 2011, 03:07:58 AM

I can't wait for the Fragile remaster, TDS sounds so much better for it.

I was waiting for that to come out... last Christmas.

I hope he gets it done soon, I've been holding off on getting The Fragile because of it's supposedly imminent release.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #137 on:** November 09, 2011, 07:23:35 PM »

Quote from: faemir on November 09, 2011, 10:48:03 AM

Just heard Burn for the first time... wow!

You heard it just today?

JUST TODAY?!

Nel · « **Reply #138 on:** November 09, 2011, 07:29:04 PM »

"1 Ghosts I" would make great music for a villain's sad, whimpering death...

If I ever get my story turned into an animated series, I will personally ask Reznor if I can use that track. XD

faemir · « **Reply #139 on:** November 12, 2011, 08:02:08 PM »

Quote from: The King in Crimson on November 09, 2011, 07:21:35 PM

Quote from: faemir on November 09, 2011, 03:07:58 AM
I can't wait for the Fragile remaster, TDS sounds so much better for it.
I was waiting for that to come out... last Christmas.

I hope he gets it done soon, I've been holding off on getting The Fragile because of it's supposedly imminent release.

Me too! I'm really curious to what the cover art should have been (I know it's a waterfall and a shell, but still)

Quote from: Ravenheart on November 09, 2011, 07:23:35 PM

Quote from: faemir on November 09, 2011, 10:48:03 AM
Just heard Burn for the first time... wow!

You heard it just today?

JUST TODAY?!

I bought the DVD-A version of TDS, not the SACD one (I can rip DVD-A 2.0/5.1, but not SACDs) and it doesn't have the second disc. Nor do I have the soundtrack from NBK.

The live version sounded even better too

WHY COULDNT I SEE THEM LIVE

Quote from: Nel on November 09, 2011, 07:29:04 PM

"1 Ghosts I" would make great music for a villain's sad, whimpering death...

If I ever get my story turned into an animated series, I will personally ask Reznor if I can use that track. XD

Well the track is creative commons non-commercial sharealike.

"in effect allowing anyone to use or rework the material for any non-profit purpose, as long as credit is provided and the resulting work is released under a similar license."

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