It has been said that art exists to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. i suppose i was far too comfortable and this particular display disturbs me. i understand the concept of what this song attempts to convey. i don't think its the content that bothers me, its the delivery.
i'm trying to imagine if i had heard this from the Cure rather than NIN. Would i like it any better or would it still get on my last nerve? Before the Cure (and/or Joy Division) comparison i was actually trying to imagine Joan Jett covering this song. i think i could tolerate this song better from her rather than NIN, even if i knew Trent wrote it. i realize this uncomfortable feeling is all my own doing. i have a preconceived idea of what i think NIN should do for me. i have looked to NIN to deliver me from exactly what he's trying to serve to me now.
Now for an analogy: Imagine going to your favorite restaurant that serves your favorite dish. One day you go there and your favorite dish has been replaced with your least favorite dish. You could order something else from the menu that's mediocre in comparison, but that other food smell is lingering in the air...... You can get salmon and sweet potatoes somewhere else, but you're still pissed off about the liver and lima beans switcharoo.
i'm trying to imagine if i had heard this from the Cure rather than NIN. Would i like it any better or would it still get on my last nerve? Before the Cure (and/or Joy Division) comparison i was actually trying to imagine Joan Jett covering this song. i think i could tolerate this song better from her rather than NIN, even if i knew Trent wrote it. i realize this uncomfortable feeling is all my own doing. i have a preconceived idea of what i think NIN should do for me. i have looked to NIN to deliver me from exactly what he's trying to serve to me now.
Now for an analogy: Imagine going to your favorite restaurant that serves your favorite dish. One day you go there and your favorite dish has been replaced with your least favorite dish. You could order something else from the menu that's mediocre in comparison, but that other food smell is lingering in the air...... You can get salmon and sweet potatoes somewhere else, but you're still pissed off about the liver and lima beans switcharoo.