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jackhammer · 06-24-2007, 05:07 PM

I think the latest album YEAR ZERO is very good. For some strange reason TOOL have completely bypassed me, I don't think i have consciously ever heard a track!

A band like NIN seem to divide opinion, but MINISTRY who were around just a little earlier seem to be immune from criticism. Maybe it's because NIN have had good commercial success and Reznor is poster friendly? I'm not saying this is the only reason, but when a modicum of success is achieved, it is easier to shoot them down.

Of course, you may genuinely not like their music, but MINISTRY are similar and have made just as many duff tracks, yet are not discussed. A link with MINISTRY may seem a tenuous link, but I believe that commercial success is both a blessing and curse.

I think NIN are an influential band, and have never sold out.

06-24-2007, 05:07 PM	#78 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I think the latest album YEAR ZERO is very good. For some strange reason TOOL have completely bypassed me, I don't think i have consciously ever heard a track! A band like NIN seem to divide opinion, but MINISTRY who were around just a little earlier seem to be immune from criticism. Maybe it's because NIN have had good commercial success and Reznor is poster friendly? I'm not saying this is the only reason, but when a modicum of success is achieved, it is easier to shoot them down. Of course, you may genuinely not like their music, but MINISTRY are similar and have made just as many duff tracks, yet are not discussed. A link with MINISTRY may seem a tenuous link, but I believe that commercial success is both a blessing and curse. I think NIN are an influential band, and have never sold out. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”