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Sheeeeeeeeeeeit!
BuckeyeTillIDie said:
Don't worry about being disappointed BTID. This album has nothing in common with St. Anger. I'll try to summarize each song below (please bear with me here) sorry for the length of this post:
All the Love in the World - 10 / 10 - starts very slow with a simple drum loop, a piano and Trent's voice. Trent singing is very soft and delicate. Repeatedly TR sings "Why do you get all the love in the world?" As the song progresses more background noises appear. Then towards the end of the song a piano solo breaks with Dave Grohl using the foot pedals of his drum. Trent is still singing "Why do you get all the love in the world?" The end of the song Trent continues this question getting more aggressive. Great, great opening song.
You Know What You Are? - 8 / 10 - the hardest song on the cd. The chorus is "Don't you fucking know what you are!!!!" Heavy guitars and Dave Grohl's pounding drums.
The Collector - 7 / 10 - nothing too spectacular here. It's a pretty good song though.
The Hand that Feeds - 8 / 10 - the most commercial song Trent has released to date. There has been mixed reviews, but personally I think it is really good. Reznor could fart into a microphone and I would think that it was groundbreaking though.
Love is Not Enough - 9.5 / 10 - I love this song. Classic NIN. Back to the industrial noises from "The Downward Spiral", however not as dark as that material.
Everyday is Exactly the Same - 8 / 10 - I can see TR releasing this song as a single. Not as commercial as "The Hand That Feeds" though.
With Teeth - 7.5 / 10 - Heavy drum & bass at the beginning. It is a slower song. In slower, I mean "Reptile" slower not "Hurt" (if that makes any sense)...The chorus is kind of strange-TR sings like "a witha teeeeetha". Towards the end of the song it completely slows down with TR sing/speaking very softly on top of a piano, then the song ERUPTS!!! A very good ending.
Only - 10 / 10 - This is my favorite song so far. The beginning sounds like an 80s new wave song with synthesizers and all. TR starts singing (ala "Down in It"). He even mentions that "tiny little dot in his eye". The chorus jams. "There is no you, there is only me. There is no you, there is only me. THERE IS NO FUCKING YOU, THERE IS ONLY ME! THERE IS NO FUCKING YOU, THERE IS ONLY ME!" One of my favorite NIN songs of all time. I cannot wait for you all to hear this song.
Getting Smaller - 8 / 10 - Another hard song ala "Gave Up". Good stuff!!
Sunspots - 8.5 / 10 - Not much to say, but at first I didn't care for this song. I have to admit, the more I listen to it, the more I am really getting into it. It starts off slow, but it progressively gets harder.
The Line Begins to Blur - 9 / 10 - Awesome song. Very distorted with Trent singing / almost screaming into the mic. It is a pretty raw song (in a good way).
Beside You in Time - 9 / 10 - The first of two slow songs to close the album. The beat is hard to explain. It's just an electronic constant noise with a guitar strumming over top of it. Trent is singing softly over it. All of the sudden the guitar and singing stops with the constant beat still present. Then the guitar picks up and TR starts singing again. I'm sure if you were "messed up", it would sound pretty strange. Very weird, but good song.
Right Where It Belongs - 9.5 / 10 - Very cool closing track. Alot of people will compare it to "Hurt". It's basically TR singing over a simple piano and electronic beat. The beat starts to pick up as the song progresses. Finally, the song fades into full stereo with a crowd noise present. It sounds live at the end. I cannot wait to hear this song in 5.1!!!
Well there you have it. I hope that I didn't sound like too much of a tool. I realize that I am not good at writing a review, but I wanted you all to get excited about NIN's new album. I cannot wait to get the actual cd with the 5.1 audio. If anyone hasn't picked up "The Downward Spiral" special edition, do yourself a favor and listen to it in 5.1.
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