Originally Posted by
katara
The Year Zero ARG made the album so much more powerful, whereas a new listener might be left cold to some of the true meanings and references in the songs. I suppose it served its purpose, and maybe that was TR's intention all along; to let the experience live on through the people who experienced it. Google searches yield the history of the ARG but it was nothing like being there and playing the game with all of you guys. 2007 (in fact, the whole 2005-2009 era) was an amazing time to be a NIN fan.