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Sorry if this has already come up, but I don't think so. Looking for comments on the NIN "Perfect Drug" EP with remixes by Plug, Spacetime Continuum, Orb, etc. Specifically, is this EP recommended for folks who like the remixers but rather dislike NIN; i.e., do the remixers pretty much eliminate the recognizable presence of Trent Reznor? Thanks in advance. -BWY _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, Brett McCormick wrote:

quoted 4 lines The horrible lyric "You want the Perfect drug" is still there in most

> The horrible lyric "You want the Perfect drug" is still there in most > songs, but plug was the only one who made it bearable. It's pretty > good, nothing stellar though. meat beat mix was a disappointment, but > plug/spacetime was pretty good. I don't remember the orb mix.

the orb mix seemed to mock ol' trenty at times, like making him sound like a crying baby. funny... * #### a disturbance in a system. #### laerm. @voicenet.com #### one time and you're a philosopher; two times and you're a pervert.

Re: (idm) NIN perfect drug remixes:

quoted 1 line The horrible lyric "You want the Perfect drug" is still there

> The horrible lyric "You want the Perfect drug" is still there

Oh? I seem to hear it as "you *are* the perfect drug" " ...And I want you You are the perfect drug without you everything falls apart..." And I actually love Trent's original. Okay - shoot me. I * could be playing : Love is the Drug / Roxy Music :-)

At 09:59 AM 4/7/98 +0200, Irene McC wrote:

quoted 4 lines And I actually love Trent's original.

> >And I actually love Trent's original. >Okay - shoot me. >

Don't worry. I'm with ya. I even think it's better than all the remixes (of which Trent's remix is the best as well). Oh well. - wells oliver / s0ewoliv@titan.vcu.edu

I like that EP pretty well. The reznor elements are still present in most of the tracks, but the best mixes are those in which it's hard to tell. Reznor is as repetitive as anyone else, so a new take on the track was welcome. It's worth the money, anyway. Jason -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- "I paint what I think, not what I see..." - Pablo Picasso "You're not the boss of me!..." - J. A. Hutto (Pre age 3) http://www2.msstate.edu/~jah10 + jah10@ra.msstate.edu

In my opinion, the remixes are amazing. I really dislike Trent Reznor, although I am really looking forward to the remix he's doing for Puffy Combs's new single. The Plug remix is probably the best. I'm told the 3x12" has an exclusive Plug remix which isn't very good at all, but I don't know that firsthand. So, in other words, I highly recommend it. Stormsonic@aol.com

In a message dated 98-04-06 22:11:21 EDT, you write: << In my opinion, the remixes are amazing. I really dislike Trent Reznor, although I am really looking forward to the remix he's doing for Puffy Combs's new single. The Plug remix is probably the best. I'm told the 3x12" has an exclusive Plug remix which isn't very good at all, but I don't know that firsthand. So, in other words, I highly recommend it. >> Hmm. My favorite remix was the nin remix. Liked the plug mix too. After that it was pretty boring.

quoted 3 lines new single. The Plug remix is probably the best. I'm told the 3x12" has an

>new single. The Plug remix is probably the best. I'm told the 3x12" has an >exclusive Plug remix which isn't very good at all, but I don't know that >firsthand. So, in other words, I highly recommend it.

No, the vinyl-only mix of the perfect drug is by Aphrodite...I wasn't too impressed. (Throb, NYC may still have this if you've been looking) You may be thinking of Luke Vibert's US Original Fire promo 12"-only "mix #2" of Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon" which is very good if I do say so! np: BoC - telphasic workshop (excellent! can't wait for the full-length...) Andrew larsonaj@muohio.edu