i actually felt that how to destroy angels was...

she's a better front than him, for the style. my thought at the time was that if reznor is bent on being a pop star then this is a way better way to do it.

that said, i was also hoping that this pop outlet would help him focus on a more serious streak, and in a sense i guess it did - although it all came out in soundtrack work.

it's not his best work. but, i'll take the htda stuff over with teeth or the slip - absolutely.

but, you could make either argument (that it killed him & that it saved him) and be right.