Afraid of Americans [Archive]

ComradeChris

3rd February 2005, 16:52

Is this a new song? Or am I just behind the times? If you've heard it what do you think? I thought it was funny as hell the first time I've heard it, but a tad repetitive :lol: .

refuse_resist

4th February 2005, 05:00

That song has been around for awhile now. It came out sometime between 1996-1999.

encephalon

4th February 2005, 06:56

yeah, it came around shortly after the downward spiral.. maybe a year or two. It's not bad.. I prefer a lot of his instrumental stuff though (reznor, not bowie).

speaking of reznor, wasn't a new NIN album supposed to come out for like two years now?

Ian

4th February 2005, 07:16

Why even call it NIN, the band should just be called Reznor, a la John Bon Jovi.

encephalon

4th February 2005, 07:56

considering that NIN only exists on tour, you're right.

Ian

4th February 2005, 08:35

of course Ian is right, the fuck is wrong with you?

seraphim

4th February 2005, 09:35

actually the song was written by David Bowie and Trent Reznor just a small detail..................

encephalon

4th February 2005, 10:08

anyone who bears such a resemblance to fred savage can only be right.

actually the song was written by David Bowie and Trent Reznor just a small detail..................

I was talking about NIN apart from that song, really. I'm assuming Little Fred was as well.

Ian

4th February 2005, 11:15

encapholon knows the game

BOZG

5th February 2005, 06:38

Originally posted by [email protected] 4 2005, 07:56 AM
yeah, it came around shortly after the downward spiral.. maybe a year or two. It's not bad.. I prefer a lot of his instrumental stuff though (reznor, not bowie).

speaking of reznor, wasn't a new NIN album supposed to come out for like two years now?
New album is finished, it should be out soon enough.

encephalon

5th February 2005, 06:52

it's about damned time. Hopefully it's better composed than the last album.

Hate Is Art

5th February 2005, 17:24

Don't insult the Fragile. I'll have you.

ComradeChris

5th February 2005, 21:05

Originally posted by [email protected] 4 2005, 05:35 AM
actually the song was written by David Bowie and Trent Reznor just a small detail..................
Yeah I downloaded it under the Artist David Bowie and it came up Nine Inch Nails.

It came out years ago huh? I guess I'm just behind the times...that's what I get for being a history major I guess :lol: .

FatFreeMilk

6th February 2005, 04:52

I remember watching MTV as little girl and seeing this video. I thought it was the coolest song on the planet.

So did NIN cover it?

encephalon

6th February 2005, 07:23

david bowie and trent reznor worked together on the song.. if you listen to it, you can pick out the parts that were obviously influenced by bowie and reznor, respectively. Interesting mix, at least.

encephalon

6th February 2005, 07:24

I remember watching MTV as little girl and seeing this video. I thought it was the coolest song on the planet.

So did NIN cover it?

You're making me feel old :(

Don't insult the Fragile. I'll have you.

The fragile actually had some decent compositions.. I'm especially fond of "Yes, I'm looking forward to seeing you, finally" (a fool's devotion / swallowed up in empty space / the tears of regret / frozen to the side of his face / the smell of sunshine / i remember sometimes) but as an album, it was shit, and not the least bit cohesive. It was like he just took a bunch of random songs and threw them all together. Songs were okay, but the work just plain lacked direction.

FatFreeMilk

7th February 2005, 04:23

You're making me feel old Why? How old is that song anyways?

encephalon

7th February 2005, 06:31

Why? How old is that song anyways?

It was released in the mid nineties.. it was just a joke though, I'm really not that old. :D I'm just now coming to terms with the fact that I'm no longer considered terribly young.. that is, unless it's concerning the fact that I'm a communist, in which case people say things like "the passion of youth" blah blah blah. It kinda irks me, especially when they find out how old I actually am.

shadows

7th February 2005, 07:02

Bowie has a great early album, Alladin Sane, with a song about the Detroit riots in the sixties (forgot the name of the song, but it has the word 'Detroit' in it). Very situationist, Bowie. Cut and paste lyrics. 'Fashion' even sounded to me like 'fascism' for the longest time.

dev/null

14th February 2005, 02:07

A great song, I’ve always been a fan of both Bowie and Reznor though. There are actually several versions of this particular song though, some of which Bowie did with a different partner (like, ew, Ice Cube). The longer one with Reznor is by far the best though and certainly worth a listen. After all, God is an American :P