I like to look at it in a "cautiously optimistic" light, for a number of reasons.
First off, 20 years in rock and roll is fucking dinosaur levels of old. I know that Danny Elfman ended Oingo Boingo at the 20-year mark, because it is at that point you have to look at Mick Jagger and think "is that me? Can I be that dancing corpse?" Not everyone has that level of utter shamelessness.
Second, Trent has been producing and releasing material that is less and less like conventional Nine Inch Nails for a while, now, really ever since the release of Ghosts. The Slip was rather mellow, and half the album was ambient in nature. Not bad by any means, but not really what people expect from NIN.
Third, I recall Trent talking in an interview a long while ago (around the Awitha Teetha release, iirc) that he was thinking about branching out into different styles of music, but if he did get around to it, it wouldn't be under the "Nine Inch Nails" name.
I don't think that Trent has the ability to just stop making music. I think it actually may be the opposite, he has a lot of stuff he wants to release, but doesn't think it'll fit the whole NIN image.
So, if this leads to a new, more creative sound from Trent, it could be a very good thing. I loved Ghosts, I loved The Slip, and I can't wait to see what's coming up next.
First off, 20 years in rock and roll is fucking dinosaur levels of old. I know that Danny Elfman ended Oingo Boingo at the 20-year mark, because it is at that point you have to look at Mick Jagger and think "is that me? Can I be that dancing corpse?" Not everyone has that level of utter shamelessness.
Second, Trent has been producing and releasing material that is less and less like conventional Nine Inch Nails for a while, now, really ever since the release of Ghosts. The Slip was rather mellow, and half the album was ambient in nature. Not bad by any means, but not really what people expect from NIN.
Third, I recall Trent talking in an interview a long while ago (around the Awitha Teetha release, iirc) that he was thinking about branching out into different styles of music, but if he did get around to it, it wouldn't be under the "Nine Inch Nails" name.
I don't think that Trent has the ability to just stop making music. I think it actually may be the opposite, he has a lot of stuff he wants to release, but doesn't think it'll fit the whole NIN image.
So, if this leads to a new, more creative sound from Trent, it could be a very good thing. I loved Ghosts, I loved The Slip, and I can't wait to see what's coming up next.
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