nin year zero
42Steve V. wrote:Bergmann Disney, if you think this record is the most creative thing ever, go ahead.
don't make me think things i never did.
"dissonances are becoming beautiful" - Charles Ives
nin year zero
43Funny thread. Funnier still is the fact that Trent Reznor and Alec Empire (who is a very friendly and unpretentious guy in person) are the same person:
Alec Empire -
Trent Reznor -
Alec Empire -
Trent Reznor -
nin year zero
44For all you people that ran out and bought the cd and were disappointed...
they have high quality steaming mp3's of the whole record, 5 of which you can download for free on the website:
http://yearzero.nin.com/
For all of you that liked the record check this out:
http://ninwiki.com/Year_Zero_Research
It's a complete breakdown of the concept behind the record and all the wierd marketing idea's that were employed...for example:
Whats wrong with a nice little dystopian rock record?
they have high quality steaming mp3's of the whole record, 5 of which you can download for free on the website:
http://yearzero.nin.com/
For all of you that liked the record check this out:
http://ninwiki.com/Year_Zero_Research
It's a complete breakdown of the concept behind the record and all the wierd marketing idea's that were employed...for example:
Discovery
On the back of a new NIN tour shirt, fans noticed that certain letters were highlighted. These highlighted letters form the phrase "I AM TRYING TO BELIEVE." Assuming that this was not mere coincidence, they found that www.iamtryingtobelieve.com is an actual website.
After analyzing the page, certain keywords and phrases piqued fan's interest and more websites relating to the World of Year Zero were uncovered. The information on these websites illustrated a dystopic world of the future, in which a totalitarian government has assumed control of the United States.
Whats wrong with a nice little dystopian rock record?
nin year zero
45i'm actually enjoying this record. 'vessel' and 'survivalism' are pretty ass-kicky. the lyrics are a tidge better overall, but are still pretty juvenile. i don't really care, i don't listen to nin to get smart. its pretty carnal music.
but then again, i really liked alec empire's last solo set, 'futurist.' thus, you might want to ignore this...
but then again, i really liked alec empire's last solo set, 'futurist.' thus, you might want to ignore this...
Christopher J. McGarvey wrote:I remember getting kicked out of class in the 3rd grade because I couldn't stop giggling while our teacher lectured us about homeless people.
nin year zero
46justinjbrown wrote:For all you people that ran out and bought the cd and were disappointed...
they have high quality steaming mp3's of the whole record, 5 of which you can download for free on the website:
http://yearzero.nin.com/
For all of you that liked the record check this out:
http://ninwiki.com/Year_Zero_Research
i'm creeped out by the level of fandom. a nin wiki? they have nin hotlines there? a jillion websites dedicated to "true" and "false" info about a dystopia that's fictional in the first place?
edit: 28 "world of year zero" pages listed there...
nin year zero
47trilonaut wrote:justinjbrown wrote:For all you people that ran out and bought the cd and were disappointed...
they have high quality steaming mp3's of the whole record, 5 of which you can download for free on the website:
http://yearzero.nin.com/
For all of you that liked the record check this out:
http://ninwiki.com/Year_Zero_Research
i'm creeped out by the level of fandom. a nin wiki? they have nin hotlines there? a jillion websites dedicated to "true" and "false" info about a dystopia that's fictional in the first place?
edit: 28 "world of year zero" pages listed there...
yeah, I definitely hear that. But you have to admit it is a pretty clever marketing ply. The pitchforkmedia review was fairly good compared to other nails records reviewed there. This particular reviewer was happy to see that he embraced his nerd fan base...so to each their own I guess.
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48justinjbrown wrote:The pitchforkmedia review was fairly good compared to other nails records reviewed there.
Like that means anything.
I'm gonna say 'fuck it' and say that I actually like several of the songs on this album. I don't care. I guess I'm just a sucker for "bad" lyrics and such.
Oh, and fuck Mars Volta.
nin year zero
49listened to some of this album today....yawn.
oh boy...another "concept" album about how this country is being run by fanatic christians...whoop-dee-do.
the lyrics read like a junior high notebook cover.
who said they had never heard anything like this before?
welcome to the world of watered down industrial pop music...you were better off not hearing it.
crap.
oh boy...another "concept" album about how this country is being run by fanatic christians...whoop-dee-do.
the lyrics read like a junior high notebook cover.
who said they had never heard anything like this before?
welcome to the world of watered down industrial pop music...you were better off not hearing it.
crap.
Uncle Ovipositor wrote:In Tokyo, the Japanese can pee in the streets...
nin year zero
50i don't hear anything new in any of those tracks, though i could only make it through six of them.
CRAP!
CRAP!
To me Steve wrote:I'm curious why[...] you wouldn't just fuck off instead. Let's hear your record, cocksocket.