1:07 is a good place to start. They’re referring to the Spin article. 1:09 is where Ben is mentioned specifically. Your timeline matches his but Aaron’s take on Ben’s preference leads me to believe him watching Aaron in BYIT would sting a bit.
Edit: The Spin article is a great read if you're into things Aaron. Fun little quotes in there.
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"I get a message, and this guy says he’s Trent Reznor, and he wants me to play with him,” says North, peering up at his old apartment. “I was confused, and thought he was just talking about doing an interview with Buddyhead or something. So I emailed him back and was like, ‘You want me to be in your shitty fucking goth band?'”
1:07 is a good place to start. They’re referring to the Spin article. 1:09 is where Ben is mentioned specifically. Your timeline matches his but Aaron’s take on Ben’s preference leads me to believe him watching Aaron in BYIT would sting a bit.
Edit: The Spin article is a great read if you're into things Aaron. Fun little quotes in there.
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Welp, here's the man himself specifically recalls the same events on the same podcast. (27:00)
So this is kind of interesting: both SW's opinions on NIN, and Trent's opinion on them, and the fact that their drummer was in Exotic Birds
Edit: for the record, I do think T-Rez was being a bit harsh in that interview. He said the same thing that THEY said, that record companies were signing bands that "sounded like NIN" for a minute. But he added "they ripped me off."
I don't think SW was like "hey, let's create an NIN ripoff band!"
Chris Vrenna was IN the damn band for their demo tape in 91 or 92.
AND, their commercial debut came out BEFORE TDS.
(I'm not some big stabbing westward fan; I'm just watching this vid)
EarthQuaker Devices posted a documentary about their Afterneath guitar pedal. Robin is one of the people interviewed in it. They also show him playing some guitar with the pedal. I queued up the link to start in the right place, but if it doesn't work for you, skip to 31:48.
Did we know Trent is going to be on the new Antonio Sánchez album?
From a gig listing
In Spring 2022 Antonio will release SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol 2). The much-anticipated recording features collaborations with artists ranging from Trent Reznor to Lila Downs…from Meshell Ndegeocello to Dave Mathews and more – songs from a spectrum of international singer-songwriters Sanchez greatly admires.
Antonio Sanchez and Bad Hombre will be doing a sneak peek preview of the upcoming new album featuring Dave Matthews, Trent Reznor, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kimbra, Lila Downs, Ana Tijoux, Silvana Estrada & more.
Apparently the tracklisting is:
1. Opening (feat. Ignacio López Tarso)
2. Eh Hee (feat. Dave Matthews, Pat Metheny)
3. Mi palabra (feat. Ana Tijoux)
4. The Bucket (feat. Becca Stevens) 5. I Think We're Past that Now (feat. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross)
6. Alambari (feat. MARO)
7. Doyenne (feat. SONICA)
8. Risa de Mujer (feat. Lila Downs)
9. Trapped (Red Room)
10. Comet, Come to Me (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)
11. Waiting
12. Risa de Mujer (Intetrlude)
13. El agua y la miel (feat. Silvana Estrada)
14. Suspended Animation (feat. Kimbra)
15. M-Power (feat. Rodrigo Y Gabriela)
16. Closing (feat. Ignacio López Tarso)
So this is kind of interesting: both SW's opinions on NIN, and Trent's opinion on them, and the fact that their drummer was in Exotic Birds
Edit: for the record, I do think T-Rez was being a bit harsh in that interview. He said the same thing that THEY said, that record companies were signing bands that "sounded like NIN" for a minute. But he added "they ripped me off."
I don't think SW was like "hey, let's create an NIN ripoff band!"
Chris Vrenna was IN the damn band for their demo tape in 91 or 92.
AND, their commercial debut came out BEFORE TDS.
(I'm not some big stabbing westward fan; I'm just watching this vid)
Well, I am a huge SW fan. Do they have similarities to NIN, absolutely. Do they deny it, NOPE. Do they have their own sound, they sure do. They've put out great music over the past 25-30ish years and are a great live act.
Out of all the supposed "NIN Rip-Off" acts of the 90s (Gravity Kills, God Lives Underwater, etc), they are arguably the most successful band that has come out. I love their blend of rock/industrial music. They have catchy riffs and their synth breakdowns during songs are some of my favorites of any band out there.
Check out their latest album which is pretty much on-par in terms of sound/lyrics from their 90s releases.
Also, if you think SW is a NIN-Rip off, check out Sister Machine Gun's debut, Sins of the Flesh. Pretty Hate Machine, anyone?!?
But to be fair, SMG second album is a banger and worth checking out.
Well, I am a huge SW fan. Do they have similarities to NIN, absolutely. Do they deny it, NOPE. Do they have their own sound, they sure do. They've put out great music over the past 25-30ish years and are a great live act.
Out of all the supposed "NIN Rip-Off" acts of the 90s (Gravity Kills, God Lives Underwater, etc), they are arguably the most successful band that has come out. I love their blend of rock/industrial music. They have catchy riffs and their synth breakdowns during songs are some of my favorites of any band out there.
Check out their latest album which is pretty much on-par in terms of sound/lyrics from their 90s releases.
Also, if you think SW is a NIN-Rip off, check out Sister Machine Gun's debut, Sins of the Flesh. Pretty Hate Machine, anyone?!?
But to be fair, SMG second album is a banger and worth checking out.
For the record, I was saying that I DIDN'T think SW was an NIN ripoff.
I finally got around to listening to the deluxe version of Erra's self-titled album from last year. It's got 7 additional tracks on it, including a cover of "Heresy."
Not the best cover I've heard, but also not the worst. They made it unnecessarily congested in certain parts and switched up aspects that, in my opinion, didn't need to change.
I wrote Bon Harris of Nitzer Ebb a message on Instagram and he replied.
I told him that I had been wondering, if there had been any history between NE and NIN. I learned from an interview with Chris Vrenna that they liked NE and actually sampled some drum sounds from NE albums.
However, there is nothing known (at least to me) that the two bands ever crossed paths or had anything going on between the two. And it felt like to me, that there almost should have been something throughout the years.