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RCdc -> RE: New NiN (3/5/2008 8:51:39 AM)
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ORIGINAL: youngsubgeoff
unfortuneatly, this is more proof that trent reznor can do nothing original now. Congrats, trent, you are an embarassment to the cleveland music scene.
This is Darcy
Care to expand on your 'can do nothing original' statement? I'm curious as to why you think that.
Along with Radiohead, who by releasing In Rainbows for download on 10 October last year pipped Reznor's first foray into the download market (with his protege Saul Williams' album The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust) to the post by three weeks, Reznor is pretty much pioneering the way that music is promoted and sold on the internet these days, and in offering this latest release under the 'Creative Commons' copyright system, is allowing anybody to use the music for any project, or remix that they want, pretty much free of the usual copyright infringement issues.
This is itself an extension of the recently opened www.remix.nin.com website, on which Reznor has created a groundbreaking, and yes original, forum where fans can download the component parts of various NIN tracks and then remix and post them for the rest of the community to comment on and download.
More originality came with the ARG (alternate reality game) that Reznor created, and paid for out of his own pocket, that gave NIN fans a fascinating 'treasure hunt' for the two months prior to last year's March release of yearzero. This took viral marketing and the concept of the ARG to new heights, and is now being used as the template for other record company campaigns (all of whom are, of course, claiming it as their own original idea).
As for the deluxe editions, I say fair play to him. I personally shelled out for the $75 version because I'm a huge fan, and this - much like the $80/£40 Discbox that Radiohead put out to accompany their In Rainbows release - is a great way to replace any revenue that may be lost these days through file sharing. There are some who complain that this is ripping off the fans, but how? You can download the whole album for $5 (less than the price of a pint of beer here in the UK), or get a physical double CD for $10. Nobody has to get the deluxe editions. I'm lucky in that I can afford to splash out on it, but if I weren't then I'd still be able to get the music for next to nothing.
As a music fan, and in particular a NIN fan, I'm very impressed at this latest venture. It means that we can get music the minute an artist wants to release it, rather than waiting for record companies to dictate release dates, and it gives us the choice as to whether we want to pay $5 for the bare bones album, or $75 for the nicely packaged version.
As for the album, I really like it. As wkdshadow says, no two NIN albums sound alike, and I love the range of music on here. Some is reminiscent of previous work, other parts are definite new territory (is that a banjo in there? ;) ).
Not for everyone, but I never understand people who just say things like 'NIN suck!". At least explain why they suck for you. I'm curious. Too loud? Too distorted? Too complicated? Too deep? Not Top 40 enough for you? Too challenging? Not enough like Britney, or Justin? I'm curious - enlighten me! :)
Ah well, takes all sorts. I'm happy, and liking it, so all is good. :)
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