Phee's musical trivia question of the week.

[Vater Araignee]

isn't that sapose to be "old sweat"?

[phee]

oops you are correct... thanks fixing now

[Vater Araignee]

Clive Barker's short story In the Hills, The Cities

"I told you, I don't want to see another church; the smell of the places

makes me sick. Stale incense, old sweat and lies..."

[phee]

Very good Vater... I am very impressed.... Although Trent has mentioned Clive Barker as an influence, he has never (to my knowledge) mentioned the source of the quote.

[Vater Araignee]

He didn't I use to be a fan boy

[phee]

Ah...

[Vater Araignee]

It has been 7 days got another one?

[phee]

OK...THIS WEEKS QUESTION:

Which artist refered to Frontline Assembly and industrial music as "Boring, uninspired, bullshit"?

[Vater Araignee]

can the answer be found in the 03/92 issue of Spin?

[Fierce Critter]

I won't give away the answer, 'cause I cheated with Google.

But I think you need to rephrase that. I don't see that the person speaking was referring to "all industrial music" in that way, just FA.

[phee]

It has been edited

[Daniel]

Im pretty sure it was Trent Reznor, and I do seem to recall that he was picking on FLA in particular, but was also attacking this "EBM/industrial" cliche that has come about over the years. It has been a while since I read that, though.

[phee]

That is correct... the interviewer called him industrial and he said replied by saying that was like Frontline Assembly and well you know the rest...

[Vater Araignee]

yup I was correct.

Taken from 03/92 issue of Spin....

For every band that I think has something to say, like Ministry, or Meat Beat Manifesto, there's twice as many that have realized the formula for industrial music: repetitive 16th-note bass lines, snarling vocals--usually unintelligible screaming about the horrible condition of the planet or some kind of doomsday message about how shitty things are. Front Line Assembly is a textbook case of a band that---I can't listen to a fucking song, let alone an album. Just monotonous, boring uninspired bullshit. And they're far more traditional and far more exemplary of 'industrial' than NIN is. -Trent Reznor

[phee]

Talk about biting the hand that feeds you huh?

[bav]

Ouch....bad Phee, no biscuit

[Daniel]

yup I was correct.

Taken from 03/92 issue of Spin....

For every band that I think has something to say, like Ministry, or Meat Beat Manifesto, there's twice as many that have realized the formula for industrial music: repetitive 16th-note bass lines, snarling vocals--usually unintelligible screaming about the horrible condition of the planet or some kind of doomsday message about how shitty things are. Front Line Assembly is a textbook case of a band that---I can't listen to a fucking song, let alone an album. Just monotonous, boring uninspired bullshit. And they're far more traditional and far more exemplary of 'industrial' than NIN is. -Trent Reznor

Damnit, I love this! Not that I think what NIN does is fantastic or anything. But, damn, do I ever love this! And in 1992! 13 years later, you still hear the same shit being played everywhere! And it is actual new bands regurgitating this sound! Excellent!

I heard he issued an apology to FLA for this some time afterwards. Seems it was more due to bad press he received than a heart felt apology, but I can't remember. Ironically and even funnier is I heard Bill Leeb trashed Velvet Acid Christ for the same basic thing. He passed the demo onto a label guy, thinking he might enjoy it, but I heard he did so trash talking the demo the whole way. That shit makes me laugh like crazy.

[phee]

Ouch....bad Phee, no biscuit

[bav]

Thought you were making a pun off of the new Nails single..."The Hand That Feeds" =)

[phee]

You give me too much credit...

[Rivet_HeadINC]

Didn't have something to do with whats her name from the Manson Family? Damn if only I could remember her name.

[phee]

THIS WEEKS QUESTION:

What is the name of the band which formed with the concept of being an "Anti-Hippy Project"?

[phee]

Any guesses

[soothsayer]

I guess ~ YES ....... maybe?

[soothsayer]

Or elp or genesis or hmmmmmmmm .... more clues