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Chris Sligh has started a Q&A much like Schillings. Speaking of Curt Schilling, he is currently in the process of kicking ass and taking names.

I wonder if anyone reads my blog. I have 13 whole views of my profile. Ok, those are all me. Blah. If you are reading this please comment and just let me know that I'm not talking to the wall. Thanks!

Yesterday I was blown away by NIN's new album. Oddly it made me appreciate Half Past Forever's album that much more. I really do have an eclectic music collection.

I'm working on a 100 favorite songs in the spirit of Chris Sligh's 100 favorite songs. I include non-English language songs as well as classical. Chopin is the bomb. His music makes me wish I played piano.

Hey Roland, this song is for you. You'll be here in a few days. w00t

In a moment, love can pass you by
And in a moment, a heart can come alive

Every moment's getting better
Every moment brings me closer to you

Can I hold you till the morning light
Takes away the dead of night
And sunrise shines on you?
Can love take all these fears away
Till morning comes with brand new day?
It's love that pulls us through
In a moment.

In a moment love can tear you down
And in a moment a heart can come around

I feel you in my heart
I feel you in my soul
Oh, you make me whole
In a moment...

Year Zero by Nine Inch Nails

I heart Trent Reznor. For me his music is therapeutic. My life is great and sucks all at the same time. My life is an enigma rapped up in a puzzle. The good is that I have the job that I've been waiting and working towards for 20 years now. But the rest of my life pretty much sucks. I have a husband who is in Germany because he likes it there. I'm not a puppy and therefore I'm not following him to a country were I feel my isolation like a thorn in my side.

This is about the album Year Zero. I'm on the 4th cut of the song. It is currently available on the NIN website. I'm listening to the album on headphones because NIN's music is very layered. I want to hear everything there is to hear.

After listening to Half Past Forever's "Take a chance on something beautiful" I figure this is the yang to that ying. Chris Sligh is a happy Christian while Trent Reznor as definite issues with God and Religion. Odd thing is there are more references to God in NIN's album. So musically is Chris and Trent two sides of the same coin?

I can bet almost anything that both Chris and Trent fans would flame me for those comments.

Overall I really like this album. The song "The Greater Good" actually has harp in it as well as something that sounds like an out of tune music box. I love the contrast between the music and the drum beats. I consider Trent Reznor to be the Mozart of our time. It is the way he paints a song with so many different layers of sounds.

I really liked the song "Another Version of the Truth". I love it when Trent play piano. What I really like about his album is the mix of acoustic and electronic instruments. Yes, NIN is on the short list of albums I just buy because it's NIN but I am buying this album because it is great to listen to. This album is what my soul was craving. Thank-you Trent.