Random NIN Thoughts

[ItsJustDave]

Well, kids, here's the way I see it.
The first time I heard pretty hate machine I almost blew my nuts.
The lyrics were captivating the music cliked.
The first time I heard broken/fixed I thought it sucked.
It sounded too much like speed metal. Then I listened to it more.It still sucks.
I hope the next album is more like phm.
Just my opinion.
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Seconded. Ministry does the speed-metal genre better, IMHO.
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I agree, PHM was his only good CD so far....Broken and fixed was aimed at the stupid lollapoloza crowd..

Seriously guys, like I said, it's ALWAYS been like this.

The trouble is people tend to build a relationship with the music and then Trent ___________ and they feel betrayed, let down, etc. and the break up goes horribly. Sometimes, it's like the ex-girlfriend I had way back when who used to call me up and tell me how she was gonna throw herself in front of a bus because I wouldn't get back together with her.

[WorzelG]

^^^i'm sure I read an interview where Trent said someone waited by the tour bus for hours to tell him, to his face, that the Downward Spiral sucked

[hobochic]

Seriously guys, like I said, it's ALWAYS been like this.

The trouble is people tend to build a relationship with the music and then Trent ___________ and they feel betrayed, let down, etc. and the break up goes horribly. Sometimes, it's like the ex-girlfriend I had way back when who used to call me up and tell me how she was gonna throw herself in front of a bus because I wouldn't get back together with her.
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Is it really a "trouble" that people voice their thoughts on new music from bands they enjoy? Is there a need to address their discussions on a forum like an issue and polarize the camp as either "yes men" or "bitter assholes"? Where's the nuance in being a fan and discussing the ups and downs of a piece of art? We're not talking politics here (which also could use some nuance), we're voicing our often passionate and different views on music, much like Trent does to musicians all the time. Hint, Chris Cornell's adventures with Timbaland and Trent's amusing and hard hitting POV's.

[hobochic]

The problem isn't that people voice their thoughts, is that they act like they're entitled to new music written in a certain way for them. There's a big difference between saying that you don't like a piece of art and acting like the artist should have consulted you and that the sky is falling as a result of them creating what they want to create​.

I would love if you linked me to some of those posts. I've clearly missed them

[GibbonBlack]

The problem isn't that people voice their thoughts, is that they act like they're entitled to new music written in a certain way for them. There's a big difference between saying that you don't like a piece of art and acting like the artist should have consulted you and that the sky is falling as a result of them creating what they want to create​.

To be fair it would have been nice if Reznor had consulted me.......