@avclub-9f1f64b519d20e2ccc36e1589a8f7555:disqus Also: What I *particularly* remember was the obsession with "the next big thing." Every year it was like "Electronica: the next big thing in music", "Ska: the next big thing in music", "Rap-Rock: The next big thing in music." The record companies were pushing the shit…

Not to be pedantic, but it's more complicated than that. From the article:

I'll give you this: I'm not a lyrics guy, and I never looked to Nine Inch Nails through the eyes of angsty teen wanting someone to GET me, you know? And if lyrics are important to enjoying your music, then yeah I don't blame you.

I said it elsewhere in the comments, but Ghosts I-IV and The Social Network are probably my favorite Reznor/Ross output. The Social Network ended up being my in my top-5 records of 2010.

It's weirder if you consider this: that path includes a revival of swing music for no apparent reason.

Many years ago, I had a terrible, terrible night. One unending panic attack that lasted for hours ("substances" may or may not have been involved).

I still really like NIN, but I never pay attention to the lyrics. Which explains why Ghosts and the Soundtracks were my favorite Reznor outputs of the 00s.

I agree, and that's partly why I love it.

Remember the 5 disc CD changers? No?

Reading about this reminded me that The Fragile exists, and is still pretty great.

Having been a teenager in the mid-late 90s, looking back on 90s music is really strange. I only remember the shite that passed for mainstream radio rock; mostly awful, an occasional great band got good radio play, and you clung to them for dear life. But over the years, in college and beyond, I gradually found out…

Seven fast for seven furious.

Where I live, that's how you spot the tourists.

Dammit. I'm supposed to hate her now? I just started watching New Girl.

I always think of those as late 90s. Late 90s were the worst (mainstream rock) for music.

Can you give some examples? I'm not trying to be argumentative (I don't think of Death Cab in the same way as James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, or any other of the standards set by 60s-80s rock), but I'm very curious what your ideal of rock music is.

Well that sucks.

Counterpoint: You can't tell me Rock and Roll is dying when you have bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes also gaining popularity at the same time (2003-ish, right?)

Yeah, I often wonder to what degree kids' early political beliefs are shaped by their parents emotional reactions to major events. I know my dad definitely put me on the "Republican=bad" train really early (probably beginning with the '88 election), well before I was old enough to understand why I should feel that…

I don't hate Get Lucky, but I haven't been this sick of a pop song in a very long time.