[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Don't be embarrassed, there is no shame in having Dwight Yoakam as a guilty pleasure, the guy was good.

 

[louder]

john legend - love in the future

 

[Genteel Death]

The Decay - Back From the Death 7''
Slicing Grandpa - Chaos Midnight
Effigies - Reside

[EVOLghost]

tsushimamire on grooveshark.

[hirsute_biped]

 

Holy shit...

[Severian]

Originally Posted by guest

re: NIN, I find it really difficult to validate my distaste for reznor without going into a rambling, incoherent diatribe about how he destroyed industrial by being a disingenous, self-obsessed arsehole.

on a purely musical level, while I understand their cultural relevance 20 (!!!) years ago, eschewing all that (in my mind) his music is crap. his lyrics are horrible, his voice is like fucking babies crying to me, and for someone who has such incredible equipment at his disposal the sounds he conjures are interminably dull.

for a more idiotic, emotional exploration of my hate for reznor, please see here: http://www.tohereknowswhen.org/smf/i...p?topic=1610.0

His lyrics are definitely not great.
His music has been great, and it has been, at times, woefully and utterly lacking in originality.
His effect on industrial? I don't know that I can bitch about that much. He's like the Beck of the genre; went his own way, but insisted on continuing to support and collaborate with acts like Pigface and Ministry, and many of the next wave industrial artists, who blended their style with electronic music, owe Reznor a heavy debt for using Nothing as an imprint for Autechre and other artists that now stand on their own, and remain influential and productive.
He still uses his popularity to bring less well known bands on the road, like Health and (I some others I forget... Justice? Dammit, who else has he toured with from that pool of pitchfork flavor of the week'ers?)

Aside from being a brutish, what-if-Henry-Rollins-was-a-libertarian, kind of media presence, I think he's done a lot of good things for crossover electronic music, and I honestly do believe that The Downward Spiral is an album of OK Computer-level magnitude. It's pretty goddamn perfect. It is just as relevant and relatable to me as an adult as it was to me as a teenager. I still want to smash things and drive fast when I hear Mr Self Destruct, and I still (sometimes. Ok; always) cry when I listen to A Warm Place, or Hurt.

...

Like I said, my love of NIN is mainly a result of nostalgia, and respect for an artist whose music has grown and changed with the people who listen to it. Very smart business move; many many artists would benefit from taking a page from the book of Trent. Unlike White/Rob Zombie, he hasn't confined himself to the "13-15-year-old and-pro-wrestling" demographic.

Also, Hesitation Marks is lyrically solid. Still room for growth, but there are no cringe-worthy lines about "your God" or "disease" or whateverthefuck. The best song is one of the bonus tracks (The "While I'm Still here" Breyer P-Orrige remix. Probably the most adventurous track ever released under the NIN name.)

[Severian]

Originally Posted by foreverasskiss

love in the future is when i crack yr skull and you'll forgive me. because i'm a sexy R&B singer!!! you fucking slave cunt. the light is my fist in yo eye!!! you think you wish bitch? i take my chances busting yr nose. COPS???? it's just "flashing lights" in my deep dark fantasy!!!! cool. i'll be out!!!!

"we were made to love". sittin here waiting for my blowjob cunt tease!!!!!0 i. feel. like. a. man.

out. in my uniform.

What?

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by Severian

What?

"But Chris and Rihanna are fucking again so I guess that there is still hope..

...

 

That shit is like destroying a Renaissance painting, somebody still got to fuck that ninja Chris Brown up for this, period. End of sentence, I don't care what Rihanna does or thinks, but somebody got boo-bop Chris Brown on principle.

[louder]

Originally Posted by Severian

What?

foreverasskiss is drunk again.

[louder]

don't even dare to compare Breezy to John Legend.

also, wtf is up with all the Kanye references? lol. Kanye would never put his hands on a female.

[louder]

Originally Posted by foreverasskiss

is it just me? or does anyone think loader is a unpolitical bitch?

"unpolitical"? maybe.. but a bitch?!?! yo that's too far.

()

[pony]

 

[Severian]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

...

 

That shit is like destroying a Renaissance painting, somebody still got to fuck that ninja Chris Brown up for this, period. End of sentence, I don't care what Rihanna does or thinks, but somebody got boo-bop Chris Brown on principle.

Ok, recognize the Earl lyric, but haven't the foggiest idea where that first paragraph came from.

When was this picture taken? I've never seen this, not that I'm big on People magazine, or pop news... Still, if you're saying he got her back, then beat her again, then he definitely needs to get his shit kicked.

Why wasn't this guy blacklisted back when this first happened by everyone in the pop (and especially hip-hop/R&B) world? Why didn't President Z and Secretary of State West call a meeting of the hip hop illuminati to make sure this guy slept with the fishes in a pair of concrete boots?

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

No, he didn't do it again, those are the original pictures, needs to get boo-bopped for the original in the first place, and it seems that was what foreverasskiss's drunken rant was insinuating

[pony]

 

[Severian]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

No, he didn't do it again, those are the original pictures, needs to get boo-bopped for the original in the first place, and it seems that was what foreverasskiss's drunken rant was insinuating

Yeah, I literally cannot believe he did not get a harsh beat down by one of the many mother/woman/hot girl loving rappers out there. His little birch face would make a nice punching bag for The Game's next public beat down. Though I'd rather see Jay and Kanye double team him. Less muscle (even between them) but more focused anger. I think Game would beat the shit out of anyone if you handed him a blunt and pointed.

[louder]

Originally Posted by pony

 

good stuff.

[louder]

Originally Posted by Severian

Yeah, I literally cannot believe he did not get a harsh beat down by one of the many mother/woman/hot girl loving rappers out there. His little birch face would make a nice punching bag for The Game's next public beat down. Though I'd rather see Jay and Kanye double team him. Less muscle (even between them) but more focused anger. I think Game would beat the shit out of anyone if you handed him a blunt and pointed.

maybe younger Jay, current Jay wouldn't take a risk that could possibly result in ruining his public image, he gotta stay White House friendly.

Kanye isn't really made for beef either. even if another artist clowned him he wouldn't bother to respond.

[Torn Curtain]

Neil Young - No more (Paris, 1989)

[Genteel Death]

 

Smelly Tongues - Slack Heep