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On first listen, this is easily the best thing he's put out since Hesitation Marks. Those At The Heart Of It All-esque instrumentals are what I've wanted from him for ages now.
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il_cornuto posted:On first listen, this is easily the best thing he's put out since Hesitation Marks. Those At The Heart Of It All-esque instrumentals are what I've wanted from him for ages now. Trent has heavily implied that there is a story tying the three EPs together, and to be honest I just don't see much of a theme other than reality is a dream.
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Jun 19, 2018 17:23
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I feel like there could be a sonic connection between "Branches/Bones" and "poo poo Mirror", and between "The Lovers" and "Over And Out", but I haven't had a chance to listen really closely yet.
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Jun 19, 2018 17:33
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I could've sworn I heard a part in Over and Out that was used for the off time loop in The Lovers, but it may just be similar.
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I got an email notification that my LP has shipped but the download link still only shows the God Break Down The Door single. Thank goodness for  I guess.
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Jun 19, 2018 17:54
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my only disappoint with this album is that I wanted him to say "everybody seems to be asleep" one more time as a nice way of connecting the three projects. guess it's not that easy!
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Jun 19, 2018 19:29
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The long gap between this one and the last 2 EPs makes me wonder if Trent originally wrote this album to have more direct references to the previous 2 EPs but decided to make it more of a standalone album instead. There's some callbacks to the previous EPs but it doesn't really acknowledge whatever worldbuilding and connection to Year Zero that Add Violence was hinting towards.
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Jun 19, 2018 20:53
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HorseRenoir posted:The long gap between this one and the last 2 EPs makes me wonder if Trent originally wrote this album to have more direct references to the previous 2 EPs but decided to make it more of a standalone album instead. There's some callbacks to the previous EPs but it doesn't really acknowledge whatever worldbuilding and connection to Year Zero that Add Violence was hinting towards. I think he pretty much said exactly this in the Apple Radio interview. He felt like things were going in too much of a “sci fi” direction and things were entirely too hosed up in the real world for him to continue down that path, so they scrapped what they were working on and went in more of an experimental direction. I would’ve liked the third part of Dear World/The Lovers, too, but it sure wouldn’t fit with this group of songs.
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I'm sure we're all inevitably gonna try playing all 3 EPs/LPs in a row. I like how each piece of this trilogy functions on its own, with a beginning and end, so I'm not big on the previously proposed idea of compiling them onto one album. But I do think a playing order of AV - NTAE - BW works pretty well. There's a progression of sound/style/mood that feels right. "Burning Bright" sets the stage pretty nicely for "poo poo Mirror" too. The end of each record is definitely a "flip to the next side" moment though -- you need a moment of silence after "The Background World" for sure.
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Jun 19, 2018 21:40
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No God no more ARGs, trying to piece together the Slip graphics into something coherent almost broke my brain for good
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Jun 19, 2018 22:23
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There Will Be ARGs, I mean Trent is the guy who once said "if I spent half as much time making music as I do playing DOOM I'd have made ten Downward Spirals by now"
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Jun 19, 2018 22:57
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i call bullshit on their being a cohesive story here, that won't stop NIN heads from piecing one together
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Jun 20, 2018 00:18
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https://twitter.com/rob_sheridan/status/1009132432673497088
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is the album available for digital purchase anywhere i don't have a record player
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Jun 20, 2018 01:53
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STONE COLD 64 posted:is the album available for digital purchase anywhere i don't have a record player
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Play The Goddamned Part into God Break Down The Door is the highlight of the album for me. I've grown to really love the Bowie worship. This one feels more connected to NTAE for me because both NTAE and Bad Witch are kind of weird, where Add Violence is more straight-forward. I'm kind of sad that Over and Out isn't as epic as The Background World. I might try sequencing the tracks of all 3 releases in a long playlist, but I don't think the chronological order of the tracks would actually work particularly well. I think I have the same problem with Bad Witch as I did with NTAE: Because it is on the more experimental end, I feel like it could benefit from being slightly longer. NTAE especially, I feel like it's just getting going, then it stops. e: Despite complaints about Over and Out it's still a great song and the other LP highlight. nomapple fucked around with this message at 11:03 on Jun 20, 2018 |
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So why is it called Bad Witch anyway? It's not totally nonsensical, but it seems unconnected to any of the themes other than being a vaguely dark-sounding thing. Then there's the question of poo poo Mirror, of course... Also, if there is any good "supercut" playlist to be had that disrupts the records' track orders at all, I think it could be: NTAE first 2 tracks, then AV, NTAE last 3 tracks, BW. If not that, I think my previous idea of just doing AV first still works. But "The Background World" being track 5 of 16 does feel a little off.
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Sir Lemming posted:So why is it called Bad Witch anyway? It's not totally nonsensical, but it seems unconnected to any of the themes other than being a vaguely dark-sounding thing. Then there's the question of poo poo Mirror, of course... I'm playing around with this too, here's what I've put together so far: code:
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Jun 20, 2018 16:45
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Has it been brought up that Play the Goddamned Part sounds like a song that was written after Trent watched Whiplash?
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Jun 20, 2018 18:05
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I tried the thing, and made sure to keep the songs in the same order relative to one another that they had on their original releases 1. Branches/Bones 2. Dear World, 3. Less Than 4. She's Gone Away 5. The Idea of You 6. The Lovers 7. This Isn't the Place 8. Not Anymore 9. poo poo Mirror 10. Ahead of Ourselves 11. Play the Goddamned Part 12. God Break Down the Door 13. I'm Not From this World 14. Burning Bright (Field on Fire) 15. Over and Out 16. The Background World I think it flows pretty well
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Jun 20, 2018 18:40
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I'm halfway through the record. I'm getting major Lost Highway OST vibes. Pretty cool considering I recently went back to record on a whim.
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Jun 21, 2018 02:15
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i was about to say, poo poo mirror sounds like it fell off With Teeth
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Jun 21, 2018 02:28
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STONE COLD 64 posted:i was about to say, poo poo mirror sounds like it fell off With Teeth (I wish I could say I liked poo poo Mirror more but I do not.) Maybe hearing it played live would make me come around on it, but I don't dig the studio version that much.
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i only got to listen to a couple songs from youtube but i think i enjoy add violence the most of the three EPs.
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Jun 21, 2018 04:34
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My vinyl copy has arrived but I've only had a link to download God Breaks Down The Door and not the rest of the album. Is this normal? My record player is broken right now  edit: oh, the store says the MP3s are due tomorrow.
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Jun 21, 2018 09:45
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https://twitter.com/consequence/status/1009497398106841089 https://twitter.com/consequence/status/1009855998402727937 My man
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It’s good to know that TR likes the migos
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Now I'm thinking about a NIN/Childish Gambino collaboration and I think I need to go lie down under a fan Trent Reznor praises Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”, calls Atlanta TV show “loving genius” "I find myself playing it for people," he said, "like, 'You've got to loving see this.'" Atlanta is pretty amazing.
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Atlanta is really good yeah. Childish Gambino's music, however, is... not really good.
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Also holy poo poo, he's at 4 kids now?  , Trent,
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Mein Kampf Enthusiast posted:Also holy poo poo, he's at 4 kids now? I guess this is why there hasn't been any more How to Destroy Angels stuff.
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Not that his kids are any of our business but a few pages back somebody pointed out how they've been given the most insufferable names ever:quote:They have four children: Lazarus Echo Reznor (born October 10, 2010)[138] and Balthazar Venn Reznor (born December 31, 2011),[139][140] a third son whose name has not been revealed (born November 1, 2015),[141] and daughter Nova Lux Reznor (born December 2016)
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Man in suit: Hello, Mr Reznor. I'm from Child Protective services Trent Reznor: Is there a problem Man in suit: This might seem unusual but I have here an injunction that prevents you from naming your own children. This isn't something we usually do but it's come to our attention this is something you can no longer be trusted to do Trent Reznor: Oh come on now, I'm not that bad at naming. Random studio guy: Hey Trent, here's the final mix for song poo poo Mirror off your upcoming album Bad Witch *Man in suit's eyes narrow as Trent Reznor starts sweating profusely*
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Trent Reznor is a huge dork and probably insufferable in some ways but I still like him and Kanye sucks
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When I was a kid, we always teased each other over the bands we liked, right? So I was a big, dorky NIN fan and my buddies teased me over Trent's ridiculous emo lyrics. It was all in good fun and everything but one of my friends/rivals' favorite band was Oasis and those guys were loving chodes -- and where did they end up? Who knows! Trent is winning academy awards now for his soundtracks. The friend was English though so it might've been slightly more acceptable in his case. This is my petty, meaningless victory.
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:When I was a kid, we always teased each other over the bands we liked, right? So I was a big, dorky NIN fan and my buddies teased me over Trent's ridiculous emo lyrics. It was all in good fun and everything but one of my friends/rivals' favorite band was Oasis and those guys were loving chodes -- and where did they end up? Who knows! Trent is winning academy awards now for his soundtracks. To add more balm to your wound, even the people I knew who liked Oasis think everything after their 2nd album is straight trash (personally, I like the song "Where did it all go wrong", but that's about it)
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El Gallinero Gros posted:To add more balm to your wound, even the people I knew who liked Oasis think everything after their 2nd album is straight trash (personally, I like the song "Where did it all go wrong", but that's about it) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyJU2136ym4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6X0rOC32AA
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Yeah when did he have those other 2? lol Last I heard, he was at 2. something something sex pun on how to destroy angels sexually Rageaholic Monkey posted:I like Oasis and they had some strong tracks after their 2nd album, like these, but the songs were kinda samey after that and they never had a front to back classic album like Morning Glory again after that: I dunno which one of the 2 brothers that hate each other is responsible for the actual music, but Oasis sucks, Blur is a million times better, and the only not-awful Oasis song is coincidentally an instrumental: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5tv7mtJTB8
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I like Oasis and they had some strong tracks after their 2nd album, like these, but the songs were kinda samey after that and they never had a front to back classic album like Morning Glory again after that:
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Also the Gallagher brothers are at the very least in the top 10 for "musicians with the biggest egos of all time," with the added bonus that a good chunk of their ego-stoking involves making GBS threads on each other
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