Here's the link to my "The Greater Good" from my remix version of Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero album. I guess I should give a little bit of a
background about this song in the context of Year Zero and the image (which is once again by me). The album is a concept record, concept records often have a story, main character or certain direction. For an example, NIN's 1994 album The Downward Spiral followed the steps of a man on track to self destruction, stopping on the way to denounce god, society, the person they loved and in the end, taking their own life. Year Zero on the other hand is set in the future where religion, politics, the environment is pushed to a breaking point. "The Greater Good" is about Parepin, a drug added to the water to bootstraps the immune system.
However... it also alters the levels of dopamine and serotonin levels, induces muscle spasms, inability to reach orgasm, complacency, dulling of emotions and maybe the reason people see "The Presence".
Lots of info? Well, it's only the tip of the iceberg, you can find more... if you know where to look...
"God Given" is kind of a tongue in cheek look at the church in the Year Zero alternative reality. In that reality church and state has merged with large problems. The song has the character singing (it is a concept CD with multiple narratives going) that their religion is the only right one, insisting that every other religion is wrong and several other lines. The song is dance and poppy... an interesting mix to say the least.
"Meet Your Master". I'm working my way backwards with these remixes remember?
the original one very closely, but I played around with the ending, which feels a lot more destructive and loud. This song is followed by "Another Version of the Truth", so it's a nice contrast.
