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Opening Summary: Nine Inch Nails’ “Ruiner” is the paranoid, crisis-fueled hangover to the manic high of “Closer.” As Track 6 on The Downward Spiral, it represents the narrator’s realization that…
Nine Inch Nails’ “March of the Pigs” is the “deadbeat” (to use your Tame Impala project term) narrator’s “declaration of war” on the “normal world” (Tame Impala term). This song…
Opening Summary: Nine Inch Nails’ “Piggy” is the crucial first event of The Downward Spiral narrative. It is the “crisis” that proves the “Mr. Self Destruct” (Track 1) “voice” was…
Opening Summary: Nine Inch Nails’ titular track, “The Downward Spiral,” is the horrifying and literal climax of the 1994 concept album. It is not a song of reflection but of…
Opening Summary: Nine Inch Nails’ “Mr. Self Destruct” is the terrifying mission statement for the entire Downward Spiral album. It is not sung by the human narrator, but by the…
Opening Summary: Nine Inch Nails’ 1992 Grammy-winning song “Wish” is a raw, nihilistic anthem of total and complete disillusionment. It is the narrative pivot point between the external war of…
Opening Summary: Nine Inch Nails’ song “Reptile” is the dark, rotting, and paranoid “morning after” to the “euphoric” animalistic high of “Closer.” It represents the moment the narrator of The…
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