Sometimes, musicians are true to their word when they say it’s not about money. Trent Reznor, now the Oscar/Golden Globe-winning man behind Nine Inch Nails, isn’t the first person that comes to mind when I think of people sincerely doin’ it for the music, man, but maybe I’ve misjudged him. In a recent Twitter post that’s now blowing up across the internet, Reznor entreated fans not to buy the most recently reissued version of Pretty Hate Machine.
On July 14, trent_reznor tweeted:
“NIN fans, don’t waste your money on this version of PHM that was just released. … a record label bullshit move repackaging the old version. Ignore please.”
This latest reissue (not remastered, we might add), is not to be mistaken with Pretty Hate Machine: 2010 Remaster, which came out last November. The latter includes a bonus track — a cover of “Get Down, Make Love” by Queen — and is a “greatly improved sonic experience,” Reznor said. But hey, if you don’t already have four copies of the CD and you don’t like quality sound or Queen, then sure, go for the newer reissue, which is reportedly very much like the original version released on TVT in 1989. It’s not like it sounded bad then, after all.
• Nine Inch Nails: http://www.nin.com
