Sledgehammer vs. Closer

"my whole existence is flawed" is, however, not

"NIN is digital prog rock" well he did have Adrian Belew on the Downward Spiral (and invited him, then disinvited him, from joining the live band)

And Mike Garson (from David Bowie's mid-70s band) plays piano on several tracks from The Fragile.

"I want to fuck you like an animal" is a fine lyric

― akm, Monday, December 28, 2020

if sung by Peter Gabriel

Digging in the Dirt vs. Closer might be a better match here

(which are Reznor's own primary focus, acc to Song Exploder!).

― Marconi plays the mamba (Sund4r), Monday, December 28, 2020 11:29 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

he works hard on them, of course there’s no guarantee theyll be good even if you put the work in. i’ve prob claimed otherwise on this board i’m at the point in my life where i think his lyrics are effective and work in their context even if they’re often beholden to my least favorite rhyme schemes. and i’m not sure nin as a concept would work for me with a better lyricist

I know we've discussed it to varying degrees on ilx, but it generally seems like good lyrics can make a good song better, but bad lyrics won't make a good song appreciably worse.

when i hear closer i always think that if it had banal lyrics about rocking til the break of dawn or something it would be a masterpiece

What if it had lyrics about 10,000 fireflies?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytYJBxmpGb8

"I want to fuck you like an animal" is a fine lyric

― akm, Monday, December 28, 2020

if sung by Peter Gabriel

I can 100% hear that in my head and now I feel dirty

when i hear closer i always think that if it had banal lyrics about rocking til the break of dawn or something it would be a masterpiece

― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, December 29, 2020 2:15 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

i want to rock you til the auroral
i want to get down til the sun shines
i want to rock you til the auroral
the caffeination is on
you get me closer to dawn