Being a fan of Nine Inch Nails, I was psyched to check out its (er, Mr. Reznor’s?) latest. Being a cheap bastard I was psyched it was free. I dig it. I think it I’ve gone through the full 43:45 over a dozen times in the last couple of weeks (ok, fine, so I wanted to make sure I had a good feel for the album before I tried to wax familiar), and every time something pops out. Track two, “1,000,000,” with the muddy distortion guitars, or at least a sound akin to muddy distorted guitars (but in this day and age of synthetic sound generation I’m gonna have to cover my ass on this one) is rockin’. I haven’t found much on the album that doesn’t appeal to me, though I must admit that the disjointed nature of “Letting You” was an acquired taste, even for a guy who lived in a house/studio space with Trash Gordon for six months. I’ve read some critical reviews complaining that the album doesn’t have a theme, or that it is all over the place. Maybe, but I likey. The above mentioned “1,000,000” follows “999,999” (yeah, the math works on this one) which is more of a soft and melodic (dare I say soothing?) introduction to the album, a vibe shattered by the following tracks in true Nine Inch Nails style. Contrary to rumor, likely just confusion because of the release of the lyric-less Ghosts I-IV prior to The Slip, The Slip does have lyrics on most of the songs – many rather angst ridden. Go figure. In particular, the track “Discipline:” “Nothing matters to me, nothing matters as much, I see you left a mark, up and down my skin”. Dig it. According to many reports Reznor is sober these days after kicking junk, which makes this album and those lyrics all the more diggable. So check it out. If you don’t like it, I’ll refund your bandwidth. |
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nice review. though i think that its not nin best by a long shot. i think trent knew it wasnt as goos as his last couple thats why he made it free.