Nine Inch Nails

[Alecto]

Does anyone else here like Nine Inch Nails? They seem to be a love/hate thing, you love them or hate them. Perfect Drug was one of thier great songs

 

[SaintOfMe]

I'm a huge fan of Nine Inch Nails. The way Trent Reznor plays with and organizes sound is amazing, and I own and like multiple NIN albums. The Downward Spiral is an angst classic, too -- great for when I'm in a horrible mood! Have you heard the new album yet? I had it on my iTunes but I lost it when my hard drive crashed. At least it waited until the day after I turned in my last paper of the quarter.

 

[Alecto]

I dont buy thier albums (Well, I usually dont buy ANYBODDIES albums unless I LOVE them) because they mix some really horrid songs in with some great ones

 

[TerabyTe]

I love NiN. I own all their albums(besides remix/live ones) and I enjoy each quite alot.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

I like the DFA remix of "The Hand that Feeds"... but I like almost every remix that DFA does.

 

[fieldy]

Nine Inch Nails is one the best bands to come out of the 90's. I can't even say I don't like any his songs. He's just too good of a musician.

 

[Chrome]

i've only heard one CD and that new single but i like em, they're some chill out music, stuff like APC too, its just something i'd use when i don't want to hear some ....metal \m/

 

[Mr.Cheese]

I think Pretty Hate Machine was a piece of pure genius, an absolute work of art.
Anything after that...meh.

 

[Skier672]

NIN also did the theme music for Quake 1, and they were going to do it for Doom3, but there was a contractual dispute.

 

[delicate_flower]

I love NIN... that's all I can say.

 

[steve_kyle]

No, can't say that I like them. Just too dark and depressing. Plus, the way he often throws out the anti-christian bone, it just irks me. I can't even say that I think they have good music. Too sterile. JMO

 

[marblehead]

Nine Inch Nails are awesome, but the new album hasn't grown on me yet. If you like NIN then you should at least get a copy of The Downward Spiral, definitely no bad songs there. I don't even think Trent has made a song that I would consider bad.
NIN too sterile?

 

[Alecto]

No, can't say that I like them. Just too dark and depressing. Plus, the way he often throws out the anti-christian bone, it just irks me. I can't even say that I think they have good music. Too sterile. JMO

Dark and depressing isnt always bad

 

[TankGirl]

He's such an exceptional musician - absolutely love his music, esp Pretty Hate Machine...just a shame about some of the ungodly lyrics Often a problem I find with music I love (Killing Joke are my favourite band of all time, but some of Jaz's lyrics..........oh dear!); then there's Ministry, RevCo, Jane's Addiction... ho hum

 

[Alecto]

No offense, but so what if some of the music is ungodly? I listen to songs that dont jive with my religious standards, but its still good music

 

[TankGirl]

No offense, but so what if some of the music is ungodly? I listen to songs that dont jive with my religious standards, but its still good music

Uh...me, too - wasn't that clear from my post? The problem is, I love my husband, and wouldn't want to hear people saying (or singing) bad stuff about him. Same goes for God. It doesn't upset my religious standards (cos I haven't got any!), I just love my Father & my Saviour, and don't enjoy hearing people running them down.

But I do LOVE the sound of the music - it's a dilemma!

Hope that clears that up.

 

[Alecto]

Yeah that clears it up, but it still seems a little pointless to toss good music because of the lyrics.

 

[TankGirl]

Yeah that clears it up, but it still seems a little pointless to toss good music because of the lyrics.

Haven't - love it - listen to it - enjoy it...

...just don't feel so good about some of the words...

...Also, if the words weren't an important and integral part of the song, it would just be an instrumental (and then there wouldn't be an issue!). You can't actually seperate the two. I'm talking about music I love, that really rocks me, with brilliantly written lyrics (if they were cr*p I couldn't enjoy the song), but I just don't feel comfortable with the sentiment.

Please don't get the idea that I'm ignorant & uneducated about music, and would dismiss as rubbish any music just because I don't agree with the lyrics.

Personally, I haven't got any time for Marilyn Manson - not because of any of his shock tactics, his lyrics, or the music (absolutely LOVE the sound); it's just because I don't particularly like the sound of his voice (karaoke Manson would be amazing - all the tunes, with the vocals cut out - yay!), and I'm not very impressed with his apparant assertion that he's some great innovator - Trent Reznor, Jaz Coleman & Al Jourgenson were all at it DECADES before MM ever put in an appearance!

But now we're WAY off topic!

On with the NIN show...

 

[SaintOfMe]

Yay! I have reacquired "With Teeth."

Just a note on listening to music with different viewpoints -- I'm an atheist, but I listen to a lot of gospel music. Some of those choirs are rockin', even if I don't believe a word they're saying.

 

[Z500]

Pretty Hate Machine was okay