Living Entropy ([info]bioillogical) wrote,
2005-07-22 18:50:00
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  • Music: George Carlin - You're All Diseased

This needs to be said.

I hate fucking Trent Reznor, I hate fucking NIN, and I hate their fucking "music". Seriously. I used to like it in high school, when I had minimal taste, and liked whatever made me "gothier". Since then, I've developed my own sense of style, some good taste, and a healthy dose of cynicism. Why do I hate fucking Trent Reznor? Well, here's why. His music hasn't evolved. This is what, Halo 15 (gag me with the pretentiousness, BTW)? Fifteen albums of the same drivel? Angst angst *beep*. That's all there is to NIN's music. I swear on all that is holy that if Count Chocula walked in on his girlfriend cheating on him, then got his ass kicked by her and her new lover, and then drank himself into a stupor on Jagermeister nightly, whilst playing Resident Evil or Twisted Metal, he would come up with the same angsty, Transylvanian, hormonal porno songs set to video game music as Trent Reznor. Honestly, I wish someone had broken him when he was still Fragile, but now I have to hunt down and destroy the Hand that Feeds his ego.

*beep, beep* angst. I wonder how many fanboys and girls are going to delete me, after having my own disagreeable opinion about their "god".

P.S. - If you play The Downward Spiral backwards, it sounds like scratchy, crunchy Barry Manilow. No joke.

P.P.S - I demand that you gloss over my run-on sentences. That's right, I DEMAND IT! That, and you buy some good music. Something better than Trent. Like Radiohead. Or the Dayglo Abortions. Or even fuckin' Celine Dion (alright, going too far). :P

[edit]: Wow. I crossposted this to [info]brutal_honesty, and I've reached 75 comments in about an hour. I'm just not going to say that about half of those are my replies, 'cos that's not nearly as impressive. ;)
Tags: trent reznor can bite my shiny metal ass

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[info]takhisis

July 22 2005, 22:03:40 UTC 6 years ago

I'd have to disagree on his music not changing. While I liked (and still do) several of his older songs, his recent stuff has been really "meh" to me. As for the most recent radio release, it sounds to me like he's trying to channel Thrill Kill Kult circa 1994 and failing BADLY. :P

[info]bioillogical

July 22 2005, 22:09:54 UTC 6 years ago

Alright, I should correct myself. His music has changed. Some. At least, some of his music has changed. There's a few songs on a few albums that (if I didn't already know 'em) would take me awhile to realise that they're Trent. But for the most part it all sounds the same. Except, he's becoming more and more homogonised. The latest song, I heard on Q104, the local classic rock station, that plays shit like Nickelback, Tom Petty, and CCR. In fact, it was "Coming up next, Oasis, Wintersleep [a kickass local ban], and NIN." So mostly what changes I notice are simply him getting a little tamer. Perhaps Hot Topic is producing him? I don't know.

(Thanks for the reply...I was hoping this'd start a worthwhile conversation). :)

[info]bioillogical

July 22 2005, 22:11:37 UTC 6 years ago

Forgot to mention, even if he is changing, was it enough of a change for the SIX YEARS that it took him to make this mediocre album? I don't think so.

[info]zibblsnrt

July 22 2005, 22:05:03 UTC 6 years ago

Mmmm, Meatloaf Effect.

[info]bioillogical

July 22 2005, 22:10:35 UTC 6 years ago

Except that he's a talented actor. Personally, I would've called it "The Fruitcake Effect", as in, the same tired, dry old shit passed down year after year.

[info]neilx

July 22 2005, 22:36:45 UTC 6 years ago

Tell me tho how do you really feel? ;)

[info]bioillogical

July 22 2005, 22:42:32 UTC 6 years ago

That's exactly how I feel. The new homogonised NIN sounds almost identical to older NIN, except not nearly as edgy. It's almost as though his age is getting to him, and now even HE realises how fake he is.

[info]ubersmurfy

July 23 2005, 01:05:40 UTC 6 years ago

Hi, random internet stranger here. I don't have posting access in [info]brutal_honesty, so I hope you don't mind if I post my comment here. I'm not going to argue with you about whether NIN is "good" or not, because I believe that musical taste is personal, kinda like religion. However, I have to respectfully disagree with your statement that Trent's music hasn't evolved.

I've been listening to NIN since Pretty Hate Machine came out in '89(?), and I own every album but the new one, With Teeth (although I've heard about half the songs on it thanks to the internets). Each one of his albums is unique. Maybe not subject matter-wise, but definitely music-wise.

And the reason it took him 6 years (or however long) to put out With Teeth is because he was struggling with alcoholism and drug addiction. He was in self-destruct mode for many, many years... his addiction was the worst when he was working on The Fragile, which is why it's so different from the other albums. (I've heard people say it's his best work, and I've heard people say it's his worst. Depends on your taste.)

Many people (myself included) feel that With Teeth is not as edgy as his other albums - this is because he got clean and sober, and is happier than he's ever been. And the funny thing is, I think this album is his worst because of it. It's too mainstream, too poppy. The reason I liked NIN was because it was dramatically angsty. It was what I listened to when I was angry or heartbroken, it cured (or at least alleviated) those feelings for me.

One final thought, The Hand That Feeds is about the Bush administration, not his girlfriend breaking up with him. I'm pretty sure that this is the first song he's ever written that doesn't focus on his own personal misery. If that isn't evolution, then I don't know what is.

~D

P.S.: Trent is not my god. I just like his music. And I am totally not goth, never have been, never pretended to be.

[info]bioillogical

July 23 2005, 01:13:05 UTC 6 years ago

I appreciate that you took the time to come and make your opinion known. I agree that musical tastes are very personal, and I was simply stating mine. :P

However, I still say he hasn't evolved. I USED to own all of the albums, 'til I grew out of 'em. I also thought The Fragile was the best album. And while I know that The Hand that Feeds isn't whining about a girl, I was just making a point. Just because he's written ONE song that's NOT about his own personal misery, that doesn't mean it's evolution. More an exception.

But to each their own, and I appreciate not only your opinion, but that you were able to word it so calmly and politely. :)

[info]zibblsnrt

July 23 2005, 01:14:37 UTC 6 years ago

I find myself tempted to crosspost my attack policy post over there. ;)

[info]bioillogical

July 23 2005, 01:17:46 UTC 6 years ago

I approve. You should join the community. It's a pretty good read sometimes.

[info]ex_the8th72

July 23 2005, 02:02:56 UTC 6 years ago

Over the years I grow more disappointed in them. See, it's not that Trent doesn't have talent, because there was a select few things he has done that were really honestly good. I think he's just lazy now. It's just annoying most of the time.

[info]bioillogical

July 23 2005, 03:47:27 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah, a few. And he may have HAD talent. But he's so conceited that he figures everything he does will be great, and loved by millions. So he doesn't try.

[info]ocelot_eyes

July 23 2005, 02:58:20 UTC 6 years ago

hehe yeah.. i know what you mean. some artists i loved listening to a few years back, then realize now that.. you matured, and they haven't..

[info]bioillogical

July 23 2005, 03:41:00 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah. He/they still cater to pissed-off sixteen year olds. Guess what? I'm not anymore. :P

[info]loopygrrl8

July 23 2005, 03:09:54 UTC 6 years ago

*mental image of count chocula porn* LOL

[info]bioillogical

July 23 2005, 03:40:32 UTC 6 years ago

Innit a great thought? :)

[info]loopygrrl8

July 23 2005, 04:20:19 UTC 6 years ago

oh, how i wish i had photo shop.

[info]magic_missile

July 23 2005, 04:14:33 UTC 6 years ago

Honestly, I wish someone had broken him when he was still Fragile, but now I have to hunt down and destroy the Hand that Feeds his ego.

i still can't decide whether i want to groan at that or applaud with furvor, very nice ^_^

[info]missmartini

July 23 2005, 13:07:35 UTC 6 years ago

i don't think im the demographic for NIN anymore.

[info]articia22

July 24 2005, 22:52:31 UTC 6 years ago

Your rants kick ass, and by the way, I want my damned Dayglo CD. LOL :)

[info]bioillogical

July 25 2005, 05:37:12 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you, thank you. Rants are one of my only real talents. :)

And if you want your CD back, come and get it. ;)

[info]xoraclex

July 25 2005, 22:20:05 UTC 6 years ago

Once I told my ex that Radiohead made me want to throw myself from a moving vehicle. HAHAHAHAHA!

To each their own! ;)

[info]magic_missile

August 1 2005, 13:02:11 UTC 6 years ago

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games/cursorgame.html

cute game
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