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Title: Better than most of the stuff on the charts nowadays...
Review: I would describe this as NIN's most pared-down, minimalist album since "Pretty Hate Machine". Some of the tracks soar ("Hand that Feeds", "Only", "All the Love in the World" stand out to me), but overall it lacks the dense, endlessly-layered feel of albums like the "Downward Spiral", where songs almost seemed to blend into each other. Still a worthwile effort though, and nice to see that the first single ("Hand that Feeds") thumbs its nose at authority ("what if this whole crusade's a charade...")--even at 40 it's good to know Trent hasn't mellowed out!
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