Title: Same old . . .
Product review: Sorry NIN faithful, but Trent doesn't pull through on this one. One of the greatest things about Reznor was always his originality and innovation ('The Downward Spiral' being, in my opinion, one of the greatest, and definitely the most artistic and original, album of the '90's). Don't get me wrong- this album IS good, however, when put up against his other groundbreaking work, there's just nothing NEW here. The guitar is exceptional, the lyrics, as always, whiny, overdramatic and dull. I've always liked NIN's noise-rock, and, even better, when he layered it over dance hooks (check out the 'Fixed' EP), but what we have here only seems like throw-away tracks from 'The Downward Spiral': aggressive, loud, explosive, but just not as catchy (with a couple exceptions: Starfuckers, Inc., Into the Void, We're in this together). 'The Downward Spiral' remains his 'masterpiece'; do yourself a favor and listen to it instead.
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