Random HTDA thoughts

[snichols]

hey guys, im not sure if the HTDA live in chicago ever had an actual physical DVD with case/artwork but if anyone has a copy they would sell i would love to buy it

[Hyperpower]

hey guys, im not sure if the HTDA live in chicago ever had an actual physical DVD with case/artwork but if anyone has a copy they would sell i would love to buy it

Seconded
I'd pay the cost/shipping for it

[ninlive]

Seconded
I'd pay the cost/shipping for it

Let me add this to the queue of things I want to get done in the coming months.

[sheepdean]

Let me add this to the queue of things I want to get done in the coming months.

Add that as a patreon tier!

[implanted_microchip]

Thematically I think Welcome Oblivion fits 2017 so much better than it fit 2013. It's really resonated with me in a way I don't remember it doing at release or in the years since. Strings and Attractors has got to be one of the most beautiful things Trent's worked on. He and Mariqueen's vocal harmony in the chorus is flawless stuff, and I hope her mention of next year potentially bringing more HTDA ends up being accurate -- the themes of apocalypse, digital detachment, noise as language and language as noise and the exploration of feeling like we're on the edge of losing our individual identities are all very fitting to right now and I'd love to see them explore more of this headspace and sound.

[Microwave Jellyfish]

HTDA confession: it took me five (well, almost) years to discover that Unintended Consequences was a thing. I'm kind of addicted to it now. Wish there was more stuff like this and the Conversation With demos around.

[GibbonBlack]

HTDA confession: it took me five (well, almost) years to discover that Unintended Consequences was a thing.

It took me until this very second

[snichols]

what is unintended consequences???

[implanted_microchip]

what is unintended consequences???

Pretty sure it was one of the songs exclusive to the vinyl tracklisting since I have it on my hard drive ripped from the white label CD but I honestly don't know the standard CD tracklisting.

[Bachy]

I mentioned a while back that I’d love to see HTDA cover “How Soon is Now?”


I still stand by that.

[tremolo]

I mentioned a while back that I’d love to see HTDA cover “How Soon is Now?”


I still stand by that.

Damn that would be amazing! It’s a long “circular” song, the structure fits perfectly with the way HTDA structures their music.

One can only wish.

[chuckrh]

some humour: friends of mine had a band called the aquanettas (were sort of like the bangles) & somehow they were booked to open for NIN in the early days i think in florida. predictably, that sort of music didn't go over real well. my friend's said it was like being in "children of the corn", haha.

[thefragile_jake]

I would've loved this project more if it didn't feel like such a Trent Reznor carbon copy. At the end of the day, the lyrics ... production ... vocal arrangements ... it had the Nine Inch Nails blueprint and formula all over it.

It would've been more exciting to hear Trent's version of garage rock or even something along the lines of FKA twigs style r&b ... something COMPLETELY outside of the wheelhouse of Nine Inch Nails to test what he was capable of musically along with Mariqueen's vocals. But ... when I hear a song like this ...



... I'm sorry, that's just straight up 2005 - 2008 Nine Inch Nails.

[r_z]

It's catchy as he'll tho

[thefragile_jake]

[Vertigo]

It's still great music IMO, but agreed. Does very much feel like recent NIN or TR/AR with Mariqueen's vocals, particularly that initial EP.

I'd really like to see Trent outside his comfort zone with a more analogue band, playing less rigid structures. Absolutely no looping of anything, live instruments, messing around with dynamism, progression and time signatures, maybe even no synths. More garage rock as you say @thefragile_jake .

[BRoswell]

To be honest, I'm over the whole "It sounds too much like Nine Inch Nails!" argument. Anything that Trent plays a major part in creating is going to sound like Nine Inch Nails, and I'm totally fine with that.

[thefragile_jake]

To be honest, I'm over the whole "It sounds too much like Nine Inch Nails!" argument. Anything that Trent plays a major part in creating is going to sound like Nine Inch Nails, and I'm totally fine with that.

Oh for sure, I think that's just the realization that you have to come up with at the end of the day ... but I was trying to revisit some HTDA material recently and found myself just getting a little bored. I just think that this project would've captured my attention if it didn't feel too familiar is all.

[neorev]

Honestly a part of me just wish Trent said fuck it, this is Nine Inch Nails and not go under another name. I think he did it because he anticipated some fans would have bashed him for having his wife on vocals and cry about it like those John & Yoko kinda bashing types out there. It sounds like NIN, just make it be NIN. Especially now that Mariqueen joined him on Not The Actual Events. Just say fuck it and let her be on NIN tracks. If you got a problem with that, then fuck off. This is Nine Inch Nails now, deal with it. Mariqueen can show up whenever she and Trent like to have her on a track.

[bobbie solo]

Just say fuck it and let her be on NIN tracks. If you got a problem with that, then fuck off. This is Nine Inch Nails now, deal with it. Mariqueen can show up whenever she and Trent like to have her on a track.

God no.

[BRoswell]

I don't think he made it a separate band just because of Mariqueen though. I believe he even mentioned in an interview that he wanted to do something where he wasn't the only one in charge, hence why Mariqueen and Atticus and eventually Rob were part of it.

[theburningreptile]

I really hope that a new EP or album within 1-2 years. I prefer HTDA over recent NIN as well.

[eachpassingphase]

I really hope that a new EP or album within 1-2 years. I prefer HTDA over recent NIN as well.

I only JUST got into HTDA and I would love a new album sometime soon too. Mariqueen's vocals are really lovely, frankly, I would just like to hear more of her in general.

[Lerxto]

I want another HTDA t-shirt.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Listening to HTDA again for the first time in what feels like years. Fuck, I missed this song.

[ryanmcfly]

is this band still a thing or no?

[ltrandazzo]

is this band still a thing or no?

Everything is a thing if you think about it hard enough.

[zecho]

is this band still a thing or no?

I hope so. Welcome Oblivion was fantastic.

[Lerxto]

I just think Trent and Atticus just don't have time for HTDA anymore.
But if they create music and it sounds like HTDA, who knows? We could get a surprise announcement anytime.

[zecho]

I just think Trent and Atticus just don't have time for HTDA anymore.
But if they create music and it sounds like HTDA, who knows? We could get a surprise announcement anytime.

I imagine that if they wanted to do more HTDA then time wouldn't be a problem. They'd just work on it instead of NIN for a little bit.