Like it’s a look into a soul of one of the most famous musicians of all time right before they’re about to die. He’s showing us that whatever we ever have had is fleeting and time comes for us all :(

  • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
    ·
    edit-2
    11 months ago

    I am sure I will be the odd reply here but I fuckin hate his version of the song, just absolutely despise it. It sounds awful, he sounds like he's faking it, it was bad and trent reznor should have gotten a job doing mixing or some shit in the late 90s to prevent the rest of his career from happening

    to be clear, the NIN early albums are fucking amazing

    • duane_d_bathtub@infosec.pub
      ·
      11 months ago

      Even Trent Reznor has said Cash’s cover is the definitive version of the song.

      Not saying you’re wrong in your opinion, it’s a matter of taste.

    • darkmode [comrade/them]
      ·
      11 months ago

      I’m gonna go like 90% into your corner however I don’t think the Cash version sounds awful. Like you, TDS means so much to me

      • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
        ·
        11 months ago

        Yeah I listened to everything up to TDS thousands of times, and followed his later career with increasing disinterest

        • darkmode [comrade/them]
          ·
          11 months ago

          fair, that's the era I like the most too however for whatever reason i find myself throwing on ghosts when i'm chillin or on a long drive

    • JuryNullification [he/him]
      ·
      11 months ago

      Gonna disagree on the late NIN. I bounced off the band after that piece of shit With Teeth dropped in 2005. I came back like ten years later and they remain one of my favorite bands (with the exception of With Teeth). The most recent stuff (Not the Actual Events, Add Violence, Bad Witch) are some of my favorites.

    • StalinwasaGryffindor [he/him, comrade/them]
      ·
      11 months ago

      I don’t hate it as much, but I think the praise cash’s version gets is very much coloured by the context he sang it in. It sounds rough and without the story of his emotions it would be criticized a lot harder I feel