[kj] New Van Halen Album

[TB]

Alex Smith wrote:


> Oh, I'll always stand by...er....THE WALL. It had such a massive impact on me as, well, a child (I was

> in grammar school --fittingly -- when it came out), and I completely immersed myself in it. It

> probably set the template for my later fandom of bands like Devo, Killing Joke and beyond. And as

> bloated a wedding cake as it inarguably is, it's still a great record (in my opinion). Is it pompous

> and ego-driven? Absolutely, but certainly no more so than, say,..... Outside the Gate.


Mid - late 70's Pink Floyd, especially The Wall is a major influence on Trent Reznor and much of Nine Inch Nails' music, especially
The Downwards Spiral and most noticeably, The Fragile albums and of course a lot of Reznors more ambient stuff.

T.B.