NIN - The Downward Spiral

harmless_little_f***
harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited December 2007 in Other Music
Just listening now.... Hats off to Trent. Come on man, you're so capable of genius.. what happened on the last one??
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

- the great Sir Leo Harrison
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  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Trent Reznor - musical genius, but absolute dickhead. :D
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    March Of The Pigs!!!

    Oh. Fuck. :D

    'Doesn't it make you feel better?'
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Trent Reznor - musical genius, but absolute dickhead. :D

    Don't know much about him... how so?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Just my opinion :D

    My faves...Mr self-destruct or Hurt
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Just my opinion :D

    My faves...Mr self-destruct or Hurt

    I'd have to say March of the Pigs or Hurt.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I'd have to say March of the Pigs or Hurt.

    March of the Pigs :cool:
    A human being that was given to fly.

    Wembley 18/06/07

    If there was a reason, it was you.

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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    urbanhippie wrote:
    March of the Pigs :cool:

    Yes... :cool: indeed.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    I love that album but still, I think Closer is the best. That song is amazing. One of my favourites of all time. That kind of song you never get tired of hearing, y'know?
  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    I love that album but still, I think Closer is the best. That song is amazing. One of my favourites of all time. That kind of song you never get tired of hearing, y'know?

    I like Closer, but it's not the kind of song you want to sing along to on the bus is it ? :o

    I'll bet it's pretty wild to see it live though....:cool:
    A human being that was given to fly.

    Wembley 18/06/07

    If there was a reason, it was you.

    O2 Arena 18/09/09
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    I love that album but still, I think Closer is the best. That song is amazing. One of my favourites of all time. That kind of song you never get tired of hearing, y'know?

    Closer is cool.

    :cool: :cool: :cool:

    NIN makes me feel like a right hardnut, like I could go and whop some people in the head.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Just listening now.... Hats off to Trent. Come on man, you're so capable of genius.. what happened on the last one??

    I thought Year Zero was great at first but it grew kinda stale, alot of the songs sounded too similar.........still love the theme though
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Heresy is my fav....that second verse gets me every time.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    I thought Year Zero was great at first but it grew kinda stale, alot of the songs sounded too similar.........still love the theme though

    I feel the same way... nice idea, but what's with all the replicated drum beats? Arrgh annoying.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    I bought Year Zero when it came out and still haven't listened to it much. I think I might have listened to it all the way through once.

    Last night "In the Twilight" came on my ipod on shuffle and I dug it.

    I agree that The Downward Spiral is amazing.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    c'mon people, "Ruiner" is the best!! "Mr. Self-Destruct" is stellar too. never bought anything after the Still EP.
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    You're perfectly entitled to your opinions, but Trent has always come across as a decent guy to me.

    I love The Downward Spiral. I have to be in the mood to listen to it, but when I do...WOW.

    Closer...i've never been a fan of. And have grown bored of. Very bored of. Especially live. There are so many better songs on this album for me. Mr. Self Destruct, Heresy, March Of The Pigs, Ruiner, The Becommnig, Eraser (I LOVE this song)...

    All the material comes off so well live aswell. Very powerfull stuff.
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    audiodave wrote:
    You're perfectly entitled to your opinions, but Trent has always come across as a decent guy to me.

    I love The Downward Spiral. I have to be in the mood to listen to it, but when I do...WOW.

    Closer...i've never been a fan of. And have grown bored of. Very bored of. Especially live. There are so many better songs on this album for me. Mr. Self Destruct, Heresy, March Of The Pigs, Ruiner, The Becommnig, Eraser (I LOVE this song)...

    All the material comes off so well live aswell. Very powerfull stuff.
    Totally...Closer live has very little life left in it. I hope he replaces it.
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    Saturnal wrote:
    Totally...Closer live has very little life left in it. I hope he replaces it.
    The only thing I like about it is the keyboard synth riff from The Only Time that they do in the bridge. I'd much rather hear The Only Time though.

    I'm intruiged as to what will happen live now he's fired the band.
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

    I don't wanna think, I wanna feel

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  • uninnocent
    uninnocent Posts: 1,565
    just for fun i'ma make an ascending ordered list of my favourites off this album:

    14. the downward spiral
    13. a warm place
    12. i do not want this
    11. closer
    10. hurt
    09. eraser
    08. big man with a gun
    07. ruiner
    06. mr. self destruct
    05. piggy
    04. the becoming
    03. reptile
    02. march of the pigs
    01. heresy
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    audiodave wrote:
    The only thing I like about it is the keyboard synth riff from The Only Time that they do in the bridge. I'd much rather hear The Only Time though.

    I'm intruiged as to what will happen live now he's fired the band.

    He fired the band?
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."

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