Nine Inch Nails - We’re In This Together

7:16 for July 16th

This might be my favorite NIN song.

Great long songs don’t feel like long songs.

Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

5:15 for May 15th.

I was pulled over and ticketed for going 76mph in a 55mph zone while listening to this song back in 2001.

Nine Inch Nails - The Wretched (steelopus cover)

Well… that was interesting.

There’s really no easy way to cover a NIN song. My original intent was to record a completely stripped down acoustic version, but somewhere along the line I lost my way and took it too far. Trying to actually recreate a song via Reznor’s original formula is just a recipe for humiliating yourself. That dude has some monster synths at his disposal, but more importantly, he knows what the fuck he’s doing with them. Plus, he’s a damn good pianist and that’s something I definitely cannot say about myself. I can hold my own on just about any other instrument, but stick me in front of some keys and I’m mostly useless.

So I guess this falls somewhere between an acoustic guitar arrangement and an attempt at capturing the key tones of the original. I ran out of time at the end and the synth drums are what ended up suffering the most and then I had to rush the final mix.

File this one under: “40 in 40 Songs I’d Like To Revisit Without A Deadline”

(20 down. 20 to go.)

Nine Inch Nails - The Wretched

The Fragile is the best NIN album. The production is fantastic. I still hear something new every time I listen to it.

Now you know. This is what it feels like. 

Nine Inch Nails - We’re In This Together

The Fragile is officially my favorite NIN album.