“all time low” is one of the best things he’s ever done. the “stretch across the sky coda” is just one factor… there’s also:HEYEVERYTHING IS NOT OK― ivy., Thursday, April 25, 2024 9:03 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
HEY
EVERYTHING IS NOT OK
― ivy., Thursday, April 25, 2024 9:03 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
I had both Everything and All Time Low pretty high on my list. Just now realized that I accidentally deleted Copy of A from my ballot before submitting, although I can't remember where it was ranked. All Time Low was a song that I hadn't paid much attention to when I first listened to Hesitation Marks. Re-listening for this poll, the thing that jumped out at me was that the vocal cadence reminded me of the Beastie Boys song Girls. A lot better though, for many reasons, including those stated by Ivy.
Jockin' Adrian B. to my dismay.
― peace, man, Friday, 26 April 2024 12:10 (five months ago) link
That's What I Get didn't make my ballot but I really like it and am pleased it got a placement here. With NIN, narrowing it down to 30 was surprisingly easy in that after a certain point it's much of a muchness. There are very few NIN songs I don't like so i tried to rep for ones you don't hear a lot. If I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally doesn't pop up, it was very high on my ballot because I've got a strong attachment to it.
Various Methods of Escape and The Background World are two others I've got that with. In the thread before this there was a bit of discussion of Trent's substance issues and VMEO in particular was a big touchstone for me when I was getting sober. The "I think I could lose myself in here" feels like the weirdly comforting sinking feeling of relapsing, before the shit hits the fan but after you're lucid enough to feel the guilt and the gnawing knowledge that this was an incredibly stupid idea. There's not a lot of other music that captures that for me.
― Lemon Kitten (Dan.S.), Friday, 26 April 2024 17:05 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/jZ9eWZ6.jpeg30. The FragileReleased on The Fragile, 1999232 points, 8 votersStudio versionStill versionLive 2009
― ufo, Friday, 26 April 2024 22:38 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/xvyUV66.jpeg29. The Great BelowReleased on The Fragile, 1999238 points, 7 votersStudio version
― ufo, Friday, 26 April 2024 22:51 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ivPkP8h.jpeg28. Somewhat DamagedReleased on The Fragile, 1999252 points, 7 votersStudio versionLive 2009
― ufo, Friday, 26 April 2024 23:07 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/HNdrDs8.jpeg27. Gave UpReleased on Broken, 1992254 points, 9 votersStudio versionMusic videoLive 2000Live 2008
― ufo, Friday, 26 April 2024 23:18 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/a9sAq4C.jpeg26. And All That Could Have BeenReleased on Still, 2002264 points, 6 votersStudio version
― ufo, Friday, 26 April 2024 23:28 (five months ago) link
this one's a favourite of mine, something like their version of a disintegration track
https://i.imgur.com/bQLpjDc.jpeg25. Happiness In SlaveryReleased on Broken, 1992276 points, 7 votersStudio version
― ufo, Friday, 26 April 2024 23:46 (five months ago) link
24. All The Love In The WorldReleased on With Teeth, 2005280 points, 8 votersStudio version
― ufo, Friday, 26 April 2024 23:58 (five months ago) link
sorry that should be:
https://i.imgur.com/rEZP8NK.jpeg24. All The Love In The WorldReleased on With Teeth, 2005280 points, 8 votersStudio version
― ufo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 00:00 (five months ago) link
another favourite, the piano house coda with those overlapping vocals is fantastic
― ufo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 00:01 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Qy3J1yv.jpeg23. LastReleased on Broken, 1992282 points, 8 votersStudio versionLive 2009
― ufo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 00:15 (five months ago) link
last one for today
oh wait no there's one more
https://i.imgur.com/VSYhd6A.jpeg22. The Day The World Went AwayReleased on The Fragile, 1999310 points, 9 voters, 1 #1 voteStudio versionStill version
― ufo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 00:25 (five months ago) link
my #1 love it so much
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 27 April 2024 01:27 (five months ago) link
It's his highest charting single to this day, right? Such a wild bit of trivia you would not expect. A truly unique single too - in hindsight it's quite a risky pick for the first from The Fragile
― octobeard, Saturday, 27 April 2024 02:42 (five months ago) link
Both Happiness In Slavery and The Great Below were in my top 5. Both really capture Trent's extremes in terms of sound palette.
― octobeard, Saturday, 27 April 2024 02:45 (five months ago) link
“Last” seems less talked about than other Broken songs but I love it so much, maybe the closest he came to a straight rock song but somehow incredibly sexy - the combination reminds me of Jane’s Addiction.
― Tim F, Saturday, 27 April 2024 02:48 (five months ago) link
i really love the wall of guitars on "the day the world went away"
― ufo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 02:51 (five months ago) link
i also forgot about the "quiet" version which was a b-side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmzzu3HqL4c
― ufo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 02:54 (five months ago) link
It's his highest charting single to this day, right? Such a wild bit of trivia you would not expect. A truly unique single too - in hindsight it's quite a risky pick for the first from The Fragile― octobeard, Friday, April 26, 2024 10:42 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
― octobeard, Friday, April 26, 2024 10:42 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
probably isn’t the case, but I’d be completely unsurprised if Reznor tried to push “Starfuckers, Inc.” as the first single
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Saturday, 27 April 2024 03:52 (five months ago) link
the fragile just doesn't really have obvious singles which is surely one of the reasons it underperformed
― ufo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 04:18 (five months ago) link
I will never forget Johnny Depp’s introduction of NIN at the 99 MTV music video awards.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Saturday, 27 April 2024 04:22 (five months ago) link
xxp it is! Went up to 17. I mean shit, I bought the 12". Fans were hungry lol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails_discography#Singles
And I recall where I learned this tidbit from too: Rob Harvila's 60 Songs That Explain the 90's.
His next highest charting single was The Hand That Feeds at 31. Closer peaked at 41.
― octobeard, Saturday, 27 April 2024 06:57 (five months ago) link
Somewhat Damaged never made my ballot but it could've easily. I once had a huge argument with my then boyfriend because I kept absent mindedly playing the opening riff and staring into space for about half an hour. It's a fantastic opening track. Trying to find out what the "angrily sawing wood with a blunt utensil" sound that punctuates the intro was one of the things that made me interested in music production. The sound design on The Fragile is impeccable.
― Lemon Kitten (Dan.S.), Saturday, 27 April 2024 15:37 (five months ago) link
top 20 will be in two days or so
― ufo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 21:28 (five months ago) link
sounds good! thanks for the rollout so far!
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 27 April 2024 21:37 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/o8KVsM8.png
Gonna tuck in my tank top and cuff my jorts to get ready for this industrial music!
― peace, man, Monday, 29 April 2024 16:08 (five months ago) link
Al Jourgensen having a Blue Öyster Cult tattoo surprises me, somehow.
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Monday, 29 April 2024 16:23 (five months ago) link
let's kick off the top 20
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 20:53 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/dTQzFdF.jpeg20. Something I Can Never HaveReleased on Pretty Hate Machine, 1989312 points, 9 voters, 1 #1 voteStudio versionStill version
https://i.imgur.com/sShZxCm.jpeg20. La MerReleased on The Fragile, 1999312 points, 10 votersStudio version
https://i.imgur.com/Tj1Oh2A.jpeg19. Beside You In TimeReleased on With Teeth, 2005314 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 voteStudio versionLive 2006
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:08 (five months ago) link
damn i was starting to think my no. 1 wouldn’t make it
― ivy., Monday, 29 April 2024 21:09 (five months ago) link
Three amazing tracks.
My one time seeing NIN live was this show, the most memorable part of which was certainly this speech before "La Mer".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIsAazPVnFQ
― jmm, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:13 (five months ago) link
kinda wish the rest of With Teeth was more shoegazer/wall of sound style production that Beside You In Time exhibits. Like a whole album building on The Day The World Went Away
― octobeard, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:16 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/65IISFx.jpeg18. Into The VoidReleased on The Fragile, 1999364 points, 11 votersStudio versionMusic video
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:24 (five months ago) link
jmm damn, thanks for sharing that vid
― octobeard, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:25 (five months ago) link
la mer and into the void were nos. 2 and 3 on my ballot
― ivy., Monday, 29 April 2024 21:27 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/bswllm7.jpeg17. EraserReleased on The Downward Spiral, 1994368 points, 9 votersStudio versionLive 2014
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:34 (five months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLFUKBWyves
they did do "la mer" into "into the void" live in 2006
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:35 (five months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtLHcgDJvzA
and like every funk-adjacent track, the 2013 live version of "into the void" is great, though there isn't any pro-shot footage of it (whatever happened to that promised tension concert film release anyway)
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:38 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/YSGrnoP.jpeg16. The WretchedReleased on The Fragile, 1999372 points, 10 votersStudio versionLive 2000Live 2008
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:44 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Ctlkyeg.jpeg15. HeresyReleased on The Downward Spiral, 1994378 points, 9 votersStudio version
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:54 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/bvksuax.jpeg14. Terrible LieReleased on Pretty Hate Machine, 1989384 points, 13 votersStudio versionLive 2008
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 22:08 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/79wbiF1.jpeg12. RuinerReleased on The Downward Spiral, 1994386 points, 9 voters, 1 #1 voteStudio version
https://i.imgur.com/MGjGRfZ.jpeg12. A Warm PlaceReleased on The Downward Spiral, 1994386 points, 11 votersStudio version
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 22:19 (five months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/fFv1nJ4.jpeg11. Just Like You ImaginedReleased on The Fragile, 1999402 points, 12 votersStudio versionLive 2000Live 2009 with Mike Garson
― ufo, Monday, 29 April 2024 22:30 (five months ago) link
top 10 tomorrow!
It comes down to this…
― Doctor Madame Frances Experimento, LLC", Monday, 29 April 2024 23:00 (five months ago) link