Stimpson (stimpson@total.net)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 22:44:15 -0500
I've been a fairly avid fan of Trent Reznor and NIN since his first
record came out (saw him perform during the first Lollapalooza tour, as well
as in a small club in 1990 and no one showed up!!!) and quite appreciate his
vast volumes of remixes and ep's, as they are almost always completely
different than the original song versions and essentially new material.
However, I can't say that I've ever considered his post-apocalyptic
style of writing to be anything remotely funky. Another listmember emailed
me saying that he had read a recent article in which Trent Reznor claimed to
have been listening to quite a few 70's records, so I guess we know that he
was in a funky mindstate while recording this often-delayed new release (it
was supposed to be out last summer!!!!!), but I just can't imagine it: Mr.
Goth himself getting his groove on! Anyhow, it should certainly be
interesting, and certain to spark quite a bit of debate if the album winds
up being funk after all!!
Stimpson
-----Original Message-----
From: MR JOHN C BOOK <YCAA10A@prodigy.com>
To: funky-music@ai.mit.edu <funky-music@ai.mit.edu>
Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: nine inch nails doing FUNK????????
>nine inch nails has often had its funky moments. Listen to the demo
>version of "Down On It", some of the remixes of "The Perfect Drug",
>or one of Trent Reznor's funkiest moments, "Closer To God". To me,
>that song is a mix of Prince and Gary Numan. Maxwell covered the
>song as well, so there are some funk elements within his music.
>Angry-funk? He's been doing it since 1990.
>
>p.e.a.c.e.
>
>____
>-John Book
>
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>"dance, the dance electric/
> listen to the rhythm of your soul/
> dance, the dance electric/
> you better love each other/
> it's almost time to go..."
>Andre Cymone, "The Dance Electric" (1985)
> (written by Prince Rogers Nelson)
>
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