So I was ripping my CDs and putting them on my new iRiver H10 when I came across an old NIN album I haven't listened to in years. Just for fun, I Googled it and came across this:
So what do you all think? Do you think Reznor had all that on his mind during the writing, or do you think these guys are reading just a bit much into it?
(Warning: Although the paper attempts to be somewhat academic, there are quotes from the lyrics which contain profanity. But if you were a NIN fan, you knew that).
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
*raises hand*
Very interesting paper. I do agree with the paper's thesis, which I gathered to be "Trent Reznor's lyrics are written in such a way that many songs -- in fact, many individual lines -- can be taken in a number of different and equally valid ways."
Trent Reznor is a very passionate songwrite and I would believe that he puts that much thought into every one of the lyrics. Much like I thought Kurt Cobain did.
...I wonder what happened to all of my NIN t-shirts...
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Oh, I love that cd! I don't have time to read the paper right now but I'm bumping it so I don't forget later. I'll tell you what I think as soon as I've read it.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I personally think that no one can compare to Kurt Cobain when it comes to song writing, sorry peoples.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
I think Kurt Cobain is good too. But so is Trent. They're different but both good.
I think I disagree with the authors of the dissertation's vision of Downward Spiral, and with their reading of several of the songs. It's interesting that they quote Nietzsche and Dostoyevsky because I was thinking as I read this "this is so 19th century, we've gone beyond this". Anyway, it was an interesting read so thanks for posting it. I love that cd. I think it means much more and much less than the authors claim, but that's how good music is, I guess.
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Anyway, it was an interesting read so thanks for posting it. I love that cd. I think it means much more and much less than the authors claim, but that's how good music is, I guess.