The Uplifting Nature of Nine Inch Nails

When I'm feeling dirge-ful I like to put on either Bauhaus or Joy Division, depending on the timbre of the dirge-fulness. But I draw the line at NIN. Poor Trent has a few too many issues for this archergirl.

I dunno; misery has a limit beyond which it becomes extremely self-indulgent. I find that kind of misery a bit boring. It's like, yeah right, pull your socks up and sort yourself out, mate! *Your* life (meaning Trent's) ain't so bad. I'm not sure I feel uplifted by such thoughts, though! Mostly just exasperated.

I suggest that the honourable Pepsoid has it correct for the second option.

Well, he *did* look kinda sexy all trussed up like a turkey in that video from years ago; but he's getting a bit long in the tooth to keep perpetuating that idea that his life's so bad. I mean, he earns enough; why not get some counselling, fer crissakes? I'm sure it's just an industry thing; much like Marilyn Manson is actually a very normal, intelligent man outside his stage persona. I think.

I rarely watch Jonathan Woss. His lisp weally bugs me for some weason, although the man can pick a suit! I'm waiting for Neil Diamond to come on.

GONNASMASHMYSELFTOPIECES I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO a youth anthem for me. I tried. I gave up. Fuckin' knew I would! Oh Trent is full of tongue-in-cheek. Like Faust, he used to lock himself away and record himself playing with chainsaws. Now - faust did that when they were chock-full with psilocybin - reznor did it for hobby, There's nothing more mind-teasing than the incomprehensible eagerly avowed - Dennet

Johnny Cash breathed life into the NIN song "Hurt". Trent's version just sound like another rock singer singing a rock song, whereas Cash sounds like he knows what he's on about! I think Trent tries too hard to be tough and ends up sounding wimpy. Killing Joke everytime for this sort of thing. No humour.

Good to hear joy division, bauhaus and the joke are still doing their thing for people out there. Ah, the maukishness of youth, where would we be without it? Great fan of all three (particuallarly JD). yes you are right josiedog, Johnny Cash breathed life into his version of Hurt. We live a a generation of instant 'classics' and young 'stars' pontificating about their hard life and how they 'beat' the system in some way and 'I'm a survivor' - spare me! hard life surviving the mickey mouse club and middleclass mundanity... On a serious note, does anyone have a record player they don't want? I have an entire collection of Joy division on vinyl (some bauhaus and joke) and you know when you just get in the mood to listen, and there aint no player! PS had to look the word 'vinyl' up to check the spelling - it has been a long long time since I used the word.