Shannon’s Perspective:

“Just a fading fucking reminder of who I used to be”

Nothing like being the Victim and running into the Villain to make you truly feel those lyrics.

Larry’s Pick: Something I Can Never Have

It's about time Nine Inch Nails made another appearance. This song is off of the 1989 album Pretty Hate Machine and quite honestly, in a melodramatic way, saved me in 1989. The awesomeness of 80's music had been over for a couple of years and there was absolute shit playing on the radio all the time. Enough that I couldn't stand listening to music at all for a while.

And then Trent Reznor released this album. The clouds darkened and emo industrial music went mainstream and I was saved.

I don't have any tattoos but I've always said that if I ever got one it would be NIN across the back of my neck. Think about that for a moment - not Rush; not Peter Gabriel; not Neil - it would be NIN.

I have followed his career since 1989 and I've never been disappointed. Who would have known he'd go from this genre to working on film scores?

Another fun fact: I introduced Shannon to NIN! I'm sure in the beginning in '92 she wasn't all that thrilled but as he released more albums she let her angry emo side out a little bit more and began to truly understand the power of the dark side.

Moving on to the song - you don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand why this song is on the Villain or Victim list.

30th Anniversary

Our Story - Shannon's Perspective

Our Story - Larry's Perspective

Ghost of a Chance (Rush) and why?