I Hate Greatest Hits Albums

  One of the things I despise the most is greatest hits albums. They are pointless and are a huge waste of money. I get the fact that they are made to make a quick buck for the record labels and might contain one or two new songs on them. On the other hand they seem to clog up the racks at the record store.
  Most fans despise greatest hits albums because they don't want to spend more money just for two new songs. I have to agree on that 100%. Greatest hits albums are a disease. Everytime I go into Kmart and look at the $5 CD's they have 99.999 % of them are some form of compilation album such as Greatest hits albums or Extended versions. Listen up record labels, nobody wants to buy extended versions or greatest hits albums!
  Greatest Hits albums make no sense at all. For example, Nine Inch Nails was supposed to put out a contractually obligated greatest hits album for their former record label, Universal Music Group, or UMG for short. The album was supposed to have two new songs on it. Here's how Trent Reznor outsmarted UMG, he started out making the two new songs for the greatest hits album and turned them into a brand new Nine Inch Nails album, Hesitation Marks. So Trent Reznor basically gave UMG a middle finger when it came to the Greatest Hits album. It would be weird to hear songs like Head Like a Hole, Down In It, Closer, Starfuckers Inc, Only, March of the Pigs, The Perfect Drug all on one CD when they are meant to be heard on their original albums.
  Also Best buy has tons of Greatest Hits albums that are being shelfwarmers. Move over Rey Mysterio and John Cena there's a new king of the shelfwarmers in town.

20 Trent Reznor Facts

1. Trent Reznor can win an Oscar without even trying.
2. Trent Reznor Doesn't take requests
3. Trent Reznor can read Lady Gaga's Poker Face.
4. Trent Reznor can gargle peanut butter.
5. Trent Reznor once put down walk off stage when fans yell Head Like a Hole on a math test for every answer and got an A+
6. Trent Reznor once got into a knife fight, the knife lost.
7. Trent Reznor can throw a keyboard helluva far.
8. 10 out of 10 doctors recommend not annoying Trent Reznor.
9. Ladies open doors for Trent Reznor.
10. Trent Reznor can slam a revolving door.
11. Trent Reznor can strangle you with a cordless phone.
12. Trent Reznor Can Make a paraplegic run for his life.
13. The Candyman can't but Trent Reznor can.
14. If you have $5 and Trent Reznoe has $5 Trent Reznor has More money than you.
15. Trent Reznor can hear silence.
16. Trent Reznor can speak braille. 
17. Trent Reznor can show a keyboard who's boss.
18. Trent Reznor hates pigs.
19. Trent Reznor wasn't a boy scout, he was a man scout.
20. Trent Reznor hates Twilight.

Slam Bamboo

  Back in the 1980s Trent Reznor played keyboards for a synth pop band called Slam Bamboo. Being in this band is something that I wouldn't be proud of telling about my experiences with playing with them. Slam Bamboo is indeed an 80s nightmare. Why is it an 80s nightmare? Well you see everything that was wrong with the 80s when it came to hairstyles and fashion were in Slam Bamboo, with the exception for Trent Reznor, who wore what he basically still wears to this very day. If the Fashion Police were real, every member of this band, except for Trent Reznor would be in jail for fashion crimes.
   For instance take a look at Slam Bamboo's lead singer, Scott Hanson's hair, it's like he didn't have enough money to get his fro cut all the way off, and only could afford half of a haircut. He's also wearing a bola tie. Who even wears those anymore? Cowboy's and Western folk probably do but that's not important. Not to mention his yellow satin jacket. Jeez what were they thinking back then? Not to mention that this guy has had several ups and downs in his music career, ranging from Slam Bamboo to Hanson: The Movie, to Son of Slam, to his newest venture Scott Hanson and the Champagnes. If you take a look at Trent Reznor's career, he has had success with all of his albums, won two Grammy Awards for his songs Wish and Happiness in Slavery, a Golden Globe and an Oscar for The Social Network score. This is all something that Scott Hanson will never have. I am not going to pick on the other members of Slam Bamboo.

    This next band has everything it takes to make it big. Doing their single now called House on Fire let's welcome Slam Bamboo. LOL! Scott Newell on AM Cleveland saying that Slam Bamboo has everything it takes to make it big. Ironically only one man in that band has everything it takes to make it big, Trent Reznor. Not only is House on Fire really cheesy, it is one of the worst songs that ever came out of the 80s. Nine Inch Nails' song Maybe Just Once, a cheesy unreleased track from the Purest Feeling demo is better than this song.

  I found it hysterical when Scott Newell asked Scott Hanson how hard it was to get airplay on a record around here. Scott Hanson must have bribed local radio DJ's in Cleveland to play this horrendous song. Scott Newell asks also how hard it is being the opening act. Scott Hanson mentions Slam Bamboo had opened for The Bangles, Glass Tiger, Micheal Stanley, The Starship,Models. I believe that they only way Slam Bamboo had opened for these acts is because their original opening act crapped out on them and they got Slam Bamboo as a replacement. I don't know if that is the cause. Then Scott Newell throws in an applaud for Trent Reznor because he showed Scott Hanson's kids some synthesizers. Trent has that embarrassed look on his face when Scott Newell acknowledges him when Trent probably doesn't want to be seen with these losers.

  Now we have Slam Bamboo performing White Lies from their upcoming single due out in 1988. This song is ultra cheesy and is lame like House on Fire. This song was so terrible that Trent went home that night and wrote Terrible Lie, based on how Terrible White Lie(s) was.

  Finally we have a live performance of the B side to White Lies by Slam Bamboo called Cry Like a Baby. Boy oh boy is this one a dandy. I believe this song is about Scott Hanson Crying Like A Baby when Trent Reznor Becomes more Successful than Slam Bamboo will ever be. May I mention that Trent Reznor is not playing keyboards in this performance. I don't know why, but Trent was probably too embarrassed to be seen with this band in another performance.

Score Soundtracks Vs. Various Artists Soundtracks

When I go on my hour lunch break, I walk over to the music store and immediately look at the used soundtracks first. I collect score soundtracks because they are fun to collect. Now what is exactly the point of a song soundtrack? Well on the album art they say that it is Music inspired by the movie usually by various artists. I hate soundtracks that are not scores with the exception of Oh Brother Where Art Thou. Well the soundtracks that have music that is "inspired" by the movie, usually doesn't have anything related to the film at all. How is the music inspired by the movie? This makes no sense because I wouldn't be inspired to write a song after a movie.

What is the point to this?

Best score ever period.

  Score soundtracks on the other hand are harder to find than album soundtracks. I love score soundtracks because they make better sense than an album soundtrack. The only time a song is Ok on the Score soundtrack is when it is the theme from the movie. Also in my opinion is that scores will always beat songs that are inspired by the movie. I mean could you imagine if they released various artists soundtrack alongside Trent Reznor's Oscar winning score for The Social Network. It would suck. The score sets the mood of the movie not a song that is inspired by it. So Various Artist soundtracks are trash and they will never beat score soundtracks ever. The score maybe harder to find than the various artist soundtracks but they are a better investment.

Trent Reznor Won the Golden Globe for The Social Network Score

I am so freaking off the wall because Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails just won a Golden Globe for his score for The Social Network. I am not usually this hyper when it comes to someone winning something like Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning a NASCAR race or winning a stuffed animal from the claw machine. This is a different kind of excitement, it is when someone whose work you enjoy very much wins big. So Congrats to Trent Reznor on the BEST film score of ALL TIME. OF ALL TIME!!!!!