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Post by Bastardometer on Apr 25, 2005 18:57:37 GMT -5
The Hand That Feeds single  |
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Post by Bastardometer on Apr 26, 2005 13:05:07 GMT -5
SANTA MONICA, California — Nine Inch Nails' new With Teeth is a deeply personal album with a few exceptions. One of them is the first single, "The Hand That Feeds."
"I was so irritated and fed up with the political situation in this country that it slipped into the lyrics and I couldn't stop it from happening," Nails mastermind Trent Reznor said of the tune, which includes the lyrics "What if this whole crusade's/ A charade/ And behind it all there's a price to be paid/ For the blood/ On which we dine/ Justified in the name of the holy and the divine."
" 'I don't know if I'll include it or not,' that's kind of my safety blanket ... 'I can always throw it out,' " he continued. "And it turned out to be something that I felt good about. I didn't feel it was too heavy-handed in terms of lyrical content, and it fit nicely in the context of the rest of the record."
By context, Reznor's referring not to the album's lyrics, but its music, which he describes as "more like song songs, less soundscapey." Therefore, "The Hand That Feeds," which is reminiscent of some of his biggest singles, especially "Head Like a Hole," is the logical centerpiece.
"With 'The Hand That Feeds' ... I wondered if I should include it because it was coming out catchy, like an obvious song," he said. "For me, what's scary is the stuff that comes out a bit obvious. What wouldn't be scary would be an eight-minute dark epic of weird time signatures. I'm not saying I don't like doing that, but what felt daring and unsure was a track like 'The Hand That Feeds.' "
Reznor's always felt that way about his music, he said, but he drew on those feelings most heavily on With Teeth.
"With Nine Inch Nails, I've enjoyed doing stuff I feel is challenging, but at the same time it has a bit of accessibility that can seduce you in," he explained. "Then I can get you to subversive content. But I like having something that makes you wanna give it another chance. It's easy to create music that's impenetrable under the guise of art, and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, but it's interesting and challenging and hard to do to try to make stuff that's interesting to you as an artist but at the same time having a quality to it that can suck people in. I've enjoyed trying to walk that line.
"The last couple records didn't have songs that announce themselves as something you can latch onto," he continued. "If I didn't feel confident about myself, I wouldn't have included that. This time I'm not really worried about what happens. But the response has been great and unexpected and it feels great."
Reznor is so confident in the track that he's invited fans to remix it. So far the most unexpected version is a mash-up with Britney Spears' "Toxic."
Nine Inch Nails will launch a theater tour Wednesday at the Warfield in San Francisc. Reznor and his new band are also headlining Sunday at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, California.
With Teeth hits store May 3.
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Post by Halo on Apr 26, 2005 15:17:37 GMT -5
Thanks to bastardometer's sharp eye, here's a link to the NIN site at "My Space". You can listen to "With Teeth" in it's entirety. www.myspace.com/ninofficialI need to start checking NIN.com more often. :-) |
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Post by voiceofgod on Apr 26, 2005 15:23:19 GMT -5
First off GREAT post B. And secondly who are the new members joining the tour? I am very curious to know. I would research this on my own, but I am lazy and I figure somebody has an idea here anyway. VOG out! |
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Post by Bastardometer on Apr 26, 2005 15:34:07 GMT -5
First off GREAT post B. And secondly who are the new members joining the tour? I am very curious to know. I would research this on my own, but I am lazy and I figure somebody has an idea here anyway. VOG out! The upcoming tour line-up for the band Nine Inch Nails has been announced via the official NIN website message board. Frontman Trent Reznor comments, "I am very excited about this and we fucking sound great. I've been saying I've wanted this incarnation of the band to be a departure and now it truly is." The "group" now consists of guitarist Aaron North, drummer Jerome Dillon, keyboardist Alessandro Cortini, and bassist Jeordie White. White has played in A Perfect Circle and Marilyn Manson, under the name Twiggy Ramirez. Former NIN guitarist Robin Finck is now a member of Guns N' Roses. |
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Post by voiceofgod on Apr 26, 2005 15:36:17 GMT -5
Thanks B!! ;D
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Post by Halo on Apr 26, 2005 15:44:19 GMT -5
"New" NIN:
Jerome Dillon - Drums
Aaron North - Guitar
Jeordie White - Bass
Allesandro Cortini - Keyboards
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Post by Halo on Apr 26, 2005 15:44:55 GMT -5
Ooops. We must have been posting at the same time.  |
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Post by moneyisevil on Apr 27, 2005 13:07:23 GMT -5
With Teeth
She comes along
She gets inside
She makes you better than anything you’ve tried
It’s in her kiss
The black seal
And it runs deeper than you dare to dream it could be
With teeth
With teeth
With teeth
With teeth
Wave goodbye
To what you were
The rules have changed, the line begins to blur
She comes on hard
She comes on strong
You’ve finally found the place where you belong
With teeth
With teeth
With teeth
With teeth
No, no, no, no, no!
I cannot go through this again /x8
With teeth
With teeth
With teeth
With teeth
No, no, no, no, no!
She will not let you go
Keeps holding on and on
She will not let you go
Keeps holding on
But this time I’m not coming back
She will not let you go
But this time I’m not coming back
But she will not let you go
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Post by Halo on Apr 27, 2005 15:36:44 GMT -5
No, no, no. the "with teeth" line is as follows: uh with uh the teeth uh. |
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Post by Bastardometer on Apr 27, 2005 20:46:57 GMT -5
Nine Inch Nails' sold-out North American tour is just starting, and "The Hand That Feeds" — the first single off their upcoming With Teeth — is hitting radio stations now, but that doesn't mean that Trent Reznor and his cronies aren't already thinking ahead.
They've already shot the video for Teeth's second single, "Only," working with a guy whose eye for the dark and dank might even surpass Reznor's: director David Fincher.
Fincher — famous for the bleak and brutal flicks "Seven" and "Fight Club" — hasn't made a video since A Perfect Circle's "Judith" in 2000, but it's not like he's a newbie to the format: He's also directed clips for Madonna ("Express Yourself") and Aerosmith ("Janie's Got a Gun"). But those videos are walks in the sunshine compared to his recent work, and it's that dark side — combined with a whole bunch of high-tech frippery — that he's bringing to "Only."
According to a spokesperson for Fincher, the new video almost entirely comprises computer-graphics-enhanced shots, and the director developed a brand new CG concept for the clip. Points of reference can be found in the CG shots from "Fight Club," including a scene that looks inside the head of Edward Norton's character. As with most of Fincher's work, the video for "Only" relies heavily on post-production, and as a result, the clip is not expected to be completed until June.
The video's blend of technology and emotion seems like a perfect match for the new NIN album , and now fans can decide for themselves, because NIN are streaming the entire With Teeth album via a special player on Web site/makeshift dating service MySpace.com. Just cruise over to the band's page on MySpace.com and have a listen to "Only" — or any other track on the album — before it hits stores on May 3.
Nine Inch Nails' North American tour kicks off Wednesday (April 27) in San Francisco and runs through a May 31 date in San Diego.
— James Montgomery
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Post by Halo on Apr 27, 2005 23:08:52 GMT -5
the cd package looks great!! no booklet? that would be a surprise. i can't believe there's actually a pic of him on it. Yea... the pic really surprised me too. |
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Post by NeonTool on May 3, 2005 3:31:50 GMT -5
Ok, today is the day, and since there's no record store around here, I'll have to order the album on the internet. But I have a doubt. The only version they have there is a "special digipack", is this the version with the dvd side and 5.1 sound? Because at nin.com it's called "dualdisc" so now I 'm a bit confused. Does anyone know the differences, if any?  |
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Post by Halo on May 3, 2005 7:11:52 GMT -5
The digipack is the single, The Hand that Feeds. It includes 2 remixes and The Hand that Feeds video.
NIN.com now has their store up, you can go there and order With Teeth (and other cool stuff).
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Post by erishkigal on May 3, 2005 8:03:48 GMT -5
Digi Pack cd's are soooo pretty!
*orgasm*
Except I still dont like NIN =P
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