Controversial Nine Inch Nails opinions

[Krazy]

Dragon Tattoo is the “most NIN like” of the earlier ones IMHO and the music fit the movie a lot better than TSN. After Gone Girl pretty much stopped listening to the scores, lack of vocals and percussion just started to bore me a bit. It’s not for everyone.

+1 for Immigrant Song. Think it’s a great cover.

[botley]

After Gone Girl pretty much stopped listening to the scores, lack of vocals and percussion just started to bore me a bit.

"A Minute to Breathe" and "The Way It Used to Be" notwithstanding?

[SM Rollinger]

Dragon Tattoo is the “most NIN like” of the earlier ones IMHO and the music fit the movie a lot better than TSN. After Gone Girl pretty much stopped listening to the scores, lack of vocals and percussion just started to bore me a bit. It’s not for everyone.

+1 for Immigrant Song. Think it’s a great cover.

Agreeded but The Vietnam War sucked me in, probably because I've watched the entire documentary series 4 times so I'm pretty familiar with the music.

edit:I've been a huge Ken Burns fan since I was a kid and watched Baseball and The Civil War on PBS.

[Jon]

Agreeded but The Vietnam War sucked me in, probably because I've watched the entire documentary series 4 times so I'm pretty familiar with the music.

edit:I've been a huge Ken Burns fan since I was a kid and watched Baseball and The Civil War on PBS.

Yessir, I think people are sleeping on The Vietnam War. As I stated before, it's a great "middle ground" for the score work. I'm not really sure how Dragon Tattoo would make the best album, even if it is your favorite... it's almost 3 hours long. It's like saying SAW II is the best Aphex Twin album for new people to get in to. Think about it...

[Krazy]

"A Minute to Breathe" and "The Way It Used to Be" notwithstanding?

Not familiar with the songs, I honestly really did stop paying attention to the score stuff after trying to get into Gone Girl. I know they’re doing a Pixar film and curious to see how that turns out so I’ll probably attempt to listen to that or at least watch the movie.

[Max]

Watchmen and Vietnam War can stand all on their own, are very interesting to listen to. Or even just pull a few tracks of of each you connect with and make a playlist.

[r_k_f]

Gone Girl (this is my favorite "abnormal weather" score. This always hits me differently)

Absolutely!
Love this on a long stormy drive.

[SM Rollinger]

I love Four Enclosed Walls, so much tension in this song, I just love the way it builds (Everytime they use it in the doc, it's really ramps up that atmosphere too).

[r_k_f]

I love Four Enclosed Walls, so much tension in this song, I just love the way it builds (Everytime they use it in the doc, it's really ramps up that atmosphere too).

love What Comes Back

[r_k_f]

All this Score talk got me thinking, how 'bout this?
Trent, Atticus, Alessandro...

Score Tour 2020

[tony.parente]

All this Score talk got me thinking, how 'bout this?
Trent, Atticus, Alessandro...

Score Tour 2020

I would be devastatingly disappointed if this was a thing and it came to St. Louis. A decision this bad would likely negatively affect my view on nine inch nails forever and would be a horrifying tour to do near the twilight of his touring ability to perform the harder to sing songs.

Lets let him do these songs when he's 65 and can't sing happiness in slavery anymore.

[r_k_f]

lol... i somehow want it even more now.

[Krazy]

lol... i somehow want it even more now.

You wanna see @tony.parente bleed, don’t you?

[brotha52]

Ghosts I-IV has never been officially released in surround.

Add this to the list of 5.1 mixes I have no idea on the source.

[Jon]

Add this to the list of 5.1 mixes I have no idea on the source.

Ghosts, The Slip, and Year Zero were done by a user named demo.

[WorzelG]

I would be devastatingly disappointed if this was a thing and it came to St. Louis. A decision this bad would likely negatively affect my view on nine inch nails forever and would be a horrifying tour to do near the twilight of his touring ability to perform the harder to sing songs.

Lets let him do these songs when he's 65 and can't sing happiness in slavery anymore.

I watched this version of Happiness in Slavery from Radio City Hall, wow the Slaverrrrrryyyy bits, like it was Woodstock all over again (about 1.14 in)

[onthewall2983]

Without the Hollywood cred, they don't get in the Hall of Fame today. Much as I hate to say it, I feel like there is part of this that is true otherwise I wouldn't say such a thing here. It's a bit more of a far-flung example but I am sure there was thinking at the time that Black Sabbath was inducted, it was partly because of the success of Ozzy having a successful reality TV show.

[r_k_f]

I watched this version of Happiness in Slavery from Radio City Hall, wow the Slaverrrrrryyyy bits, like it was Woodstock all over again

That Radio City show was so amazing... The sound quality in that venue blew me away.

[katara]

The album version of The Fragile (song) is just okay.

[Jon]

Reminder that "Sunspots" is still a terrible song.

Nails on a chalkboard.

[ickyvicky]

I always think of Meathead's animation of Trent vacuuming during that song.

[tony.parente]

Reminder that "Sunspots" is still a terrible song.

Nails on a chalkboard.

what the fuck

[kel]

Reminder that "Sunspots" is still a terrible song.

Nails on a chalkboard.

i feel the same way about "even deeper" and "vessel."

[eversonpoe]

Reminder that "Sunspots" is still a terrible song.

yeah, i've never gotten it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i feel the same way about "even deeper"

really!?

and "vessel."

agree on that one

[r_k_f]

i feel the same way about "even deeper" and "vessel."

[clutches pearls] Oh my... I disagree completely. Especially live versions of Vessel.

[mfte]

i feel the same way about "even deeper"

I know that you can't argue subjective taste but this... this is wrong.

[halo eighteen]

Zola Jesus Vessel >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NIN Vessel. I mean, opinions. but yeah.

[tony.parente]

The only TERRIBLE, unlistenable nin track is God Break Down the Door.

The only BAD songs are:
Everything
Satellite
Disappointed
Ahead of Ourselves
Over and Out

Everything else is at least 7/10. I'm not including hesitation marks really because that album doesn't make me feel anything at all.

[Swykk]

Hard no.

Satellite, Ahead of Ourselves, Over And Out, Sunspots, The Fragile, Vessel, and Even Deeper all kick serious amounts of ass.

Must I say it again? I’m Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally is a horrid boring slog. It’s also so out of place on the album. It’s a strong contender for worst NIN song but Running is real bad. I’d have to say it’s probably worse than ILFTJYF.

[SM Rollinger]

Damn without going back thru the previous pages, I love Vessel, Ahead of Ourselves, I'm Looking Forward to Joining You Finally and Satellite. None of the other songs listed are that bad either IMO.

The only truly wretched NIN track is Light In The Sky. To quote @Swykk it's "a horrid boring slog".