NIN Confessions

[Steven]

The only NIN song that everybody loves but I don't is The Great Below. For some reason I always forget about it, hear it on the Fragile, remember that it's great, but then forget about it immediately after.

[Halo Infinity]

The only NIN song that everybody loves but I don't is The Great Below. For some reason I always forget about it, hear it on the Fragile, remember that it's great, but then forget about it immediately after.

This is yet one of the many things in life that's very hard for me to explain, but I actually was that way when it came to The Great Below until I listened to it on And All That Could Have Been (Live). After that, I began to appreciate it so much more.

In a way, I could also say that same thing about The Becoming. While I loved that song instantly, I actually always skipped it to listen to I Do Not Want This instead. However, when I listened to it on And All That Could Have Been (Still), it somehow helped me appreciate it in a different way that I wouldn't have considered at all.

Interestingly enough, it was already the reverse for Something I Can Never Have and The Day The World Went Away, as the album versions were already favorites.

Anyway, now that the trilogy is finally complete, I am very contented, happy and just relieved to know and have Not The Actual Events, Add Violence and Bad Witch on CDs. When it was just NTAE, I was worried that there was going to be no CD at all. (I would've accepted it anyway, but as of right now this is one of those cases where I'm also just glad to be wrong.) I've always loved Nine Inch Nails on CD, (Even in spite of what Trent thought of CDs. But as far as album art, I totally get him when I saw how The Downward Spiral's album art looked on vinyl unfolded.) even though I can appreciate and respect vinyl. Then again, all of the physical mediums concerning albums have always interested me anyway, as I have also enjoyed cassettes. I somehow just forgot to mention that altogether.

And perhaps this is just the 1990s child/2000s teenager in me speaking as well. Anyway, overall it's still just great to see how nicely the 2010s are getting wrapped up so far as far as the world of all things NIN go.