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oneirophreniaBest line from a Nine Inch Nails song ever. I'm really rather astonished by the fact that I have never once--too my knowledge, at least--used that line in any sort of situation! I've certainly had the opportunity to deploy it in ages past, but...well, somehow it just never surfaces at the right time. It surfaces now, when I am far removed from both booze and objects of fondness.
Pretty Hate Machine was the only truly good NIN album. This is not open to debate: it is simple fact. True, Broken was pretty fly, too (especially the song "Last" and "Happiness in Slavery," which have, at various times in my life, been My Jam(tm)), and The Downward Spiral had several moments of brilliance ("Reptile" and "Mr. Self-Destruct")...but Trent verifiably peaked with his first damn release. That's kind of pathetic, but, man, PHM is just so friggin' good--not a single dull track in the entire collection. There are very few albums Out There that I can honestly say I will consistently listen to nonstop from start to finish, but PHM is definitely one of them. All the others are by New Wave acts or Skinny Puppy...and that kind of explains the appeal of NIN's initial offering: it sounds like a cross between New Wave synthpop (particularly Cabaret Voltaire and New Order) and Skinny Puppy's earlier stuff (a la Remission and maybe Rabies).
OK. Enough musical tomfoolery. I've work to do...and caffeine to ingest in order to make sure I don't end up face-down on my pile of papers, snorin' and droolin'.
Ohyeah, and:
I'm surprised it's that high. The fact that I own Nosferatu fangs probably upped the percentage a bit....But I only ever wore them on Halloween, I SWEAR!
Pretty Hate Machine was the only truly good NIN album. This is not open to debate: it is simple fact. True, Broken was pretty fly, too (especially the song "Last" and "Happiness in Slavery," which have, at various times in my life, been My Jam(tm)), and The Downward Spiral had several moments of brilliance ("Reptile" and "Mr. Self-Destruct")...but Trent verifiably peaked with his first damn release. That's kind of pathetic, but, man, PHM is just so friggin' good--not a single dull track in the entire collection. There are very few albums Out There that I can honestly say I will consistently listen to nonstop from start to finish, but PHM is definitely one of them. All the others are by New Wave acts or Skinny Puppy...and that kind of explains the appeal of NIN's initial offering: it sounds like a cross between New Wave synthpop (particularly Cabaret Voltaire and New Order) and Skinny Puppy's earlier stuff (a la Remission and maybe Rabies).
OK. Enough musical tomfoolery. I've work to do...and caffeine to ingest in order to make sure I don't end up face-down on my pile of papers, snorin' and droolin'.
Ohyeah, and:
I AM 51% GOTH!  Oh My Goth! You Goth, Girl. There is a good chance I am bi. Freakiness pumps through my viens, but I can still laugh at myself. |
I'm surprised it's that high. The fact that I own Nosferatu fangs probably upped the percentage a bit....But I only ever wore them on Halloween, I SWEAR!
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Date: 2004-04-14 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-15 06:10 am (UTC)(HAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHA....Yeah, as IF!)
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Date: 2004-04-14 08:44 pm (UTC)Musically-speaking, I'll agree that PHM was NIN's peak. However, from the perspective of texture and noise, my vote goes to the Downward Spiral or the Quake soundtrack.
And as for everything else, the fame went to his head.
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Date: 2004-04-14 08:54 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-04-15 12:13 pm (UTC)The best part is, you know how I got that result? Not by selecting the "expected responses" for the questions, oh no . . . that only yielded a 97%. No, how I got that result was to SELECT "I DON'T KNOW". For every single response. Thus proving that ultimately, total gothiness is brought about by COMPLETE AND UTTER LACK OF AWARENESS OF THE WORLD AROUND YOU. Hm, maybe that morphine would help afterall . . .
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Date: 2004-04-15 04:38 pm (UTC)i still recall the taste of your tears... and i am still wallowing in angsty goth misery
Date: 2004-04-14 09:46 pm (UTC)I think you've inspired me to listen to PHM. The last time I heard it was a few weeks ago driving home from Florida and it was certainly a blast from the past.