The Downward Spiral is 30 years old today. Ruiner remains the ultimate “how the fuck can a track do these things in 2 channel stereo” for me.

Homegrove Probably not, but it felt that way back in the 90s, same as the Chillies.

Head Like a Hole is etched on my brain.

    Closer is the ultimate strippers tune. Sleazy as fuck.

    Quite a few bands that I like, like NiN. But for whatever reason they never did anything for me.

      When I first read the title I thought you were off to Jewsons.

      Oy vey!

      I’ve been done up like a Yom Kippur!

      hugopal Quite a few bands that I like, like NiN. But for whatever reason they never did anything for me.

      Quite like them, but preferred Ministry

          Never actively listened to NIN apart from playing Quake. Just seemed to be noise

          Took a client to go see them at the O2 back in 2009, sat in the Philips corporate box. Gary Newman came on and sang ‘Cars’ with them. Didn’t really care for NIN. I was there for the support act, Jane’s Addiction.

            I’m surprised Ed hasn’t tried to claim Pappa Smalls, was the ghost writer behind ‘hurt’ yet.

              ScottBailey I was at that gig, Jane’s Addiction were fairly decent from memory, but NIN were shit. Not sure why I went as wasn’t my kind of music

                Have a word FFS Grant, you liked Lush but not Jane’s Addiction?

                Perry Farrell was probably 50% responsible for Lush’s brief popularity in the US by putting them on the Lollapalooza bill.

                  Just Because is a fucking belter. Didn’t Perry like his Prog or have i imagined that?

                  Dry-Tinder I’m surprised Ed hasn’t tried to claim Pappa Smalls, was the ghost writer behind ‘hurt’ yet.

                  Not his bag, manufactured pop bands however…

                      Farrell is an interesting one. Loved this from a few years back:

                      Smallman1 Not his bag, manufactured pop bands however…

                      Snr missed a trick not getting you into a boy band. Just imagine what could have been. Screaming dorises following you everywhere, rolling out of The End looking worse for wear, the “is he isn’t he” rumours in the the media, splitting from the band because they didn’t want to go in the wrecking ball prog direction. The nearly tragic event when a misunderstanding over a soufflé sans cheese led to a “touch and go” near death stay in hospital. Not to mention the autobiography dedicated to a mysterious builder that took 3 years to write one page.

                          whatever
                          “Touch & Go” was the code-word for Darren’s late night booty calls after 12 pints in the Winchester

                            Dry-Tinder Señor smallman has even less credits on Discogs than me. 😂

                            He’ll be absolutely FEWMIN I’m sure!

                              Reznor is being shortchanged here. His soundtrack work deserves more than a mention. From The Social Network, Gone Girl, Mank, Soul to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, they all excellent film scores illustrating his talent.