NIN has never been funnier (or, Trent Reznor, ULTIMATE ROCKIST)

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From Alternative Press, apparently:

NINE INCH NALS
TITLE: bleedthrough (NOTHING)
EXPECT IT: "Soon."

"The record explores loss and possible discovery of self," says Trent Reznor about the follow-up to 1999's The Fragile, "along with alternate layers of reality and perception set inside a nightmare you can't seem to wake up from; with lots of feedback." Reznor has enlisted Atticus Ross, Jerome Dillon, Leo Herrera, mix engineer Rich Costey and Rick Rubin to help mold bleedthrough, which will feature new songs such as "The Line Begins To Blur," "Everyday Is Exactly The Same" and "My Dead Friend." This time out, Reznor is introducing high-tech to low-life. "Computers, among other things, are ruining music these days," he says. "I hate the Pro Tooled sound of perfection and everything being 'fixed.' This record is most definitely 'un-fixed.'" And when it comes to touring behind the release, T. Rez is planning on reinventing the will. "It won't be the last tour over again. That person isn't here anymore."

I couldn't help but giggle when I got to the song titles.

― Simon H., Thursday, 27 November 2003 04:58 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe the cunt should think about writing a tune or two this time

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 27 November 2003 05:07 (twenty-one years ago)

rowr

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 27 November 2003 05:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I know I'm stating the obvious here, but was not The Fragile exactly what Reznor's claiming to hate here?

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 27 November 2003 06:09 (twenty-one years ago)

yes. but self defamation seems to be a reznor theme.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 27 November 2003 06:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Hope so

Those songs sound like old Ultravox titles. Might be cool if they are more punky and less Floydy than his usual.

― sucka (sucka), Thursday, 27 November 2003 06:15 (twenty-one years ago)

"my dead friend" is a judybats song. maybe it's a cover.

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 27 November 2003 06:36 (twenty-one years ago)

When in doubt, do a crap cover. That's how radio play is born.

― Xii (Xii), Thursday, 27 November 2003 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Like everything else he does, it will be great. So nyeh. I sez.

T. Rez

If he pulls a Marc Bolan move, I will be merry.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 November 2003 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Amen.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 27 November 2003 08:34 (twenty-one years ago)

pity it isn't T. Bez

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 27 November 2003 08:40 (twenty-one years ago)

ie. a remake of "All for Love" with Mr. T and Bez

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 27 November 2003 08:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Or if it was still T Rez, then it could be a Mr T cover version of Underworld's Rez!!!!!!

(Ok, I know it's an instrumental to begin with, but we could have Mr T shouting "Fool!!!" over it!!!!!)

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 27 November 2003 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

That is really bizarre - he's rebelling against everything he helped to popularize in the 90s. I guess it makes sense, though.

Eh.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Friday, 28 November 2003 00:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I share Ned's excitement, although i do hope its a tad bit better than The Fragile, which i found disappointing. Haven't listened to it in a while though...

― Matt O'Malley (matthew omalley), Friday, 28 November 2003 05:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I always break into giggles, too, only I didn't need him to put out another fucking record to make me do it.

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 28 November 2003 06:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Trent is sooo not a rockist. He loves rap, dance, idolizes Prince, AND most importantly, the guy took a less accessible genre and gave it hooks and choruses.

I am surprised/disappointed he can still cling to his gothy pretensions. Hopefully this album has more beats then the Fraggle.

― bNINw, Saturday, 29 November 2003 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)

but Prince is a rockist idol too!

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 29 November 2003 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Repeat that to yourself like a mantra.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 29 November 2003 01:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Of course, the big zinger will be it will just be a legit reissue of his teenybopper synthpop stuff pre-Pretty Hate Machine. "HA HA HA fooled you"

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 29 November 2003 02:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 29 November 2003 02:54 (twenty-one years ago)

along with alternate layers of reality and perception set inside a nightmare you can't seem to wake up from

Wait...isn't that what Beyonce's album was all about?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 29 November 2003 03:28 (twenty-one years ago)

i like chocolate

― poopoo (cs appleby), Saturday, 29 November 2003 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

No, that's what R. Kelly's album was all about.

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 29 November 2003 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

an album of NIN covering the judybats sounds brilliant.

― keith m (keithmcl), Saturday, 29 November 2003 20:51 (twenty-one years ago)

i'mamusedthattrentstillwriteslikethis

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 29 November 2003 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Poor TR, the interesting & amusing thing about NIN is that the songs are never about anything besides the ever-increasing difficulty of writing lyrics when there is nothing to write about. I never thought he'd stay that angsty cause existentialism's so passe.

― daria g (daria g), Sunday, 30 November 2003 02:45 (twenty-one years ago)

If Reznor went twee the world would collapse, but paradoxically my own world would be complete.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 30 November 2003 03:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"And now, coming in at #22, 'Daffodil Sunset' by Nine Inch Nails."

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 30 November 2003 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

http://www.lecherousjester.com/finestdrops/rez-tpr1.jpg

― OLD SPICE® CHEMTRAILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ex machina), Thursday, 21 July 2005 02:42 (twenty years ago)

hahahahaha yeah i heard about that!

― latebloomer: lazy r people (latebloomer), Thursday, 21 July 2005 02:52 (twenty years ago)

is it bad that my upthread response made me laugh?

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 21 July 2005 02:54 (twenty years ago)

Did Trent pull a Daniel?

("OMG OMG OMG THE DINETTE! THE DINETTE!")

― donut ferry (donut), Thursday, 21 July 2005 02:59 (twenty years ago)

he's a pretty talented guy overall (especially when it comes to sound design/production) but goddamn, does trent suck at lyric writing.

― latebloomer: lazy r people (latebloomer), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:05 (twenty years ago)

i would've really loved to see him pull a daniel.

― latebloomer: lazy r people (latebloomer), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:06 (twenty years ago)

God love him. Look at the little cherub. Such a far cry from the sullen junkie he once was.

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:50 (twenty years ago)

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