NIN:Year Zero debate.

There's a difference between hating your country and having criticisms of it.

Also, why are people bringing up A Pirfect Circle's Emotive as an example? That was a covers record, and as your disliking is lyrically and not musically based, you're essentially dismissing the collective works of John Lennon, Elvis Costello, DEVO, Black Flag, Led Zeppelin, and Depeche Mode.

EDIT: Oh geez... You're last post kind of makes that opening sentence irrelevant.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

And to all the people attacking Aramaethe, cut him some slack. If an artist that I listened to for a while (and you enjoy his music) starts putting in lyrics that I personally find offensive or derivative, I'd be disappointed too. I dunno if I'd post a thread about it, though.

I think the reason people are reacting so harshly in this case in particular is that Nine Inch Nails has so obviously been contrary to general conservative ideals since the bands inception. One only needs to even glance at the lyrics to "Head Like A Hole" – the first song on the first record – to realize this. "God, money, let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised" can hardly be interpreted as anything but an indictment of capitalism.


Also, the covers song comment was more directed to Aramaethe than you, MetheGelfing. The dismissal of an artists collective work only really applies if the cover is disliked due to lyrics, and to be honest I did miss the "dates itself" comment.

How ya doing, buddy?