december pain Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I hear talk of them alot on gnr forums, just wondering if any of it is good. I've heard there industrial, do you mean kind of like OMG? Any recomendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I liked With Teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 They are pretty damn good. My favourite album is Pretty Hate Machine. Depends what you want out of them....Downward Spiral is their best album IMO, just don't start with the Fragile, it's pretty boring in most parts. Pretty Hate Machine is a good start I think (it was my first). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 They are good indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Sal Bug Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) I think they are a very good band indeed. the most popular song by them, Id say is "Hurt"....now for me - i cant stand that fucking song. drives me crazy.I cant even liston to it anymore .it's erm i dont know, im not saying there shit, but that song isant for me, you may like it on the other hand. as do ALOT!!! of people. my fave songs by them are as followsWere in this togerther nowEvery day is exactly the sameAll the love in the worldHand that feedsOnly A very different sounding band. defo worth getting into IMO Edited January 17, 2007 by Spark the determination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moop Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I never liked any of their albums besides With Teeth. And even on that there was probably only about 4 good songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Amazing band...absolute quality!Check out Downward Spiral...one of the best releases of the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yes.You might want to start with the live album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yes.You might want to start with the live album. I'll second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubs Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 IMO, just don't start with the Fragile, it's pretty boring in most parts. I have to disagree, as the Fragile was what really got me into NIN.Now their one of my favorite bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 IMO, just don't start with the Fragile, it's pretty boring in most parts. I have to disagree, as the Fragile was what really got me into NIN.Now their one of my favorite bands Well, each album has a different sound to it, so it really comes down to personal preference. Which is why I like to suggest the live album, as it gives you a little taste of each album. Except With Teeth and Year Zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I don't think he's really made a poor album, so you'd best study up and get what interests you most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike bibby Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 get pretty hate machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I really dig Trent's lyrics. March of the Pigs is one of the most chilling social commentaries that I've read in a long time. I don't dig the sound as much as many people. I like the more musical stuff - Hurt, Head Like a Hole, Hand That Feeds, etc - but a lot of the pure industrial comes off as noise to me. I do have a disc or two of theirs on my iPod and I'll listen to em from time to time, but overall I don't listen to em much. Definetly worth checking out, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axingn'r Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 The Broken EP and The Downward Spiral are NIN's best records imo.By the way, it's not really a band. Trent does almost everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 The Broken EP and The Downward Spiral are NIN's best records imo.By the way, it's not really a band. Trent does almost everything.True, but the live band is way better than the trent-do-everything studio recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccoTides Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) "They," by which I mean Trent, are awesome. Seriously though, Trent's a very talented guy. I'd recommend starting with either Pretty Hate Machine or With Teeth, as both are pretty much instantly accessible and full of well-written pop industrial songs.If you like those, then it's on to his masterpiece - The Downward Spiral. It's a grim, stark, and intense journey of a record, but it's easily one of my favorites of all time.Finally, if you're feeling really ambitious, finish off with The Fragile. It's probably the most dense, plodding, and difficult album I've ever listened to, but don't pass it up - I think everyone has a unique reaction to this one, and even a few years after I've purchased it, I still don't quite know where I stand on it. Disc 2 is full of the most forgettable stuff Trent's ever written, but Disc 1... Wow. It's worth a purchase for that first side. Edited January 17, 2007 by EccoTides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_B Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yes.You might want to start with the live album. definately, they're incredible live. i watched the all that could have been dvd for the first time in ages a few weeks ago and i cant belive how good they were. considering trent was at his most fucked up then, he never ceases to impress (though yah some of the tour was awful like the japan bootlegs are terrible). i think part of his appeal onstage was how fucked he was, it was like watching his breakdown onstage and his passion and anger was mesmorising. i still think he has it, the new band are obv good musicians but lack that amazing energy they had during the fragile. the fragile is their best album IMO. i love the instrumentals like la mer and complication. trent truly is a genious, in the same way frank zappa was, his ability to construct songs was flawless, taking random noises and placing them in a song which made it beautiful and make sense of chaos.anyways...i have standing tickets for brixton in march, cant frickin wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddergascar Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I've never been a big fan of Trent's rather whimpy voice and endless self analysis; he's 40 years old for god's sake. I think this was one of the main reasons manson was more successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameless_girl Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I was never really able to get into NIN... Does anyone else get the impression that Trent goes and writes a good song, then tries to fit too many things in and ruins it? A perfect example would be Hurt. The Johnny Cash version, stripped of all the excess, is about a hundred times better than the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 With Teeth is my favourite.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten.. Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yes they are very good! One of my fav bands.. Can't wait for the new DVD and Album..and to see them live in April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martoine Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I was never really able to get into NIN... Does anyone else get the impression that Trent goes and writes a good song, then tries to fit too many things in and ruins it? A perfect example would be Hurt. The Johnny Cash version, stripped of all the excess, is about a hundred times better than the original.how can you say Hurt has excess in it... its one of the most stripped down and simple NIN songs there is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_B Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I was never really able to get into NIN... Does anyone else get the impression that Trent goes and writes a good song, then tries to fit too many things in and ruins it? A perfect example would be Hurt. The Johnny Cash version, stripped of all the excess, is about a hundred times better than the original.how can you say Hurt has excess in it... its one of the most stripped down and simple NIN songs there is...exactly. it's so simple, johnny cash's version was more excessive. and yes i think he fit a lot of "things" into his music, but that's genre specific. he formulated structure and beauty out of industrial chaos. the man is a beautiful song writer and person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Axl Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 NIN is one of my fav bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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