tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post7659352042009753290..comments2024-02-22T03:24:41.617-05:00Comments on 33 1/3 has moved to http://333sound.com: Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine - Daphne CarrDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07317377313622554323noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-38985137131335360232011-04-12T19:35:22.832-04:002011-04-12T19:35:22.832-04:00Also, if an author was only allowed to talk about ...Also, if an author was only allowed to talk about the musician's exact intent for making songs, it would be a pretty boring world of music writing. Music exists in the listening world and even an artist's idea about their reasons for doing thing change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-24612609205712255732011-02-07T01:33:39.301-05:002011-02-07T01:33:39.301-05:00Its not too much to firmly situate PHM in its era;...Its not too much to firmly situate PHM in its era; no context, no art. Poverty was on Reznor's mind at the time. He was some kind of janitor/intern at a studio in the Rust Belt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-47044755721159059932010-11-15T16:38:08.898-05:002010-11-15T16:38:08.898-05:00Reznor grew up in Western PA, came of age making i...Reznor grew up in Western PA, came of age making industrial music in Cleveland in the 80s for chrissakes. You can't really talk about 'industrial' anything in the 80s without mentioning Reagan. Without a foundation to build on, a discussion of the music's 'true nature' would be a swamp of adjectives pointing at nothing but each other. Writers tell stories, and this looks like a very small part of a much bigger story. Let's give her a chance to talk first, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-90150495430607553082010-11-06T00:12:43.126-04:002010-11-06T00:12:43.126-04:00I am hoping this chapter is the only one about the...I am hoping this chapter is the only one about the societal backgrounds of Reznor's music. I love Nine Inch Nails, but I know the main drag of its catalog boiled down to scream therapy for Reznor. To see the words "Ronald Reagan" and "no insurance" strike me as unfaithful to the music's true nature. In such a short book, I would much rather read about Pretty Hate Machine than any incidental historical background.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-20112339059300580892010-10-25T20:26:03.784-04:002010-10-25T20:26:03.784-04:00Can't wait for this book. Go D.C.!Can't wait for this book. Go D.C.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-62264926492366558052010-10-25T07:35:06.727-04:002010-10-25T07:35:06.727-04:00I am a HUGE NIN/Reznor fan, but I highly doubt pol...I am a HUGE NIN/Reznor fan, but I highly doubt politics fueled the creation of PHM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-39855998984490427262010-10-24T15:28:50.562-04:002010-10-24T15:28:50.562-04:00Anyone else think this might be...I don't know...Anyone else think this might be...I don't know...overintellectualizing things a bit? Has Reznor EVER spoken about ANY of these things spurring him to write PHM?<br />I am looking forward to checking out the finished product, but I'm just a bit concerned it might be 80% wank/ 20% salient information.Guido Paparazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744756048337506633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-32708026598233009482010-10-20T13:40:02.654-04:002010-10-20T13:40:02.654-04:00No kidding!No kidding!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11905858.post-63174666827899237452010-10-20T13:21:58.644-04:002010-10-20T13:21:58.644-04:00Wow it's about bloody time this one saw the li...Wow it's about bloody time this one saw the light of day! Looking forward to it!Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817525516356141103noreply@blogger.com