Note to self (and possibly others)

[jon_chaisson]

New NIN album--not Ghosts but something completely different called the Slip--available FREE at nin.com under the Creative Commons license.

Per Trent Reznor:

"thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one's on me."

Free and legal, yo! :)

Comments

[peartreealley.livejournal.com]

That's pretty cool. Would you believed I've never listened to them? I should use this is a preview and see if I like their stuff :)

[joncwriter.livejournal.com]

You haven't?!?? Wow...

I haven't heard the new one yet, but I've heard the single "Discipline" and if it's anything like that, it should be okay...it's kinda tough to use any one of his albums as a preview for other albums, as he does vary (and wildly at that). ;)

Maybe this will help:

Pretty Hate Machine: first album, kinda poppy German industrial, kinda tame now but still good. Still a fave of mine.

Broken/Fixed EPs: Err...yeah. You might want to wait on these until later. These are pretty harsh.

The Downward Spiral: Probably his best album...pretty dire, but it's one of those you have to listen to all in one sitting and just be blown away by it. ;)

The Fragile: Too long, could have been better, but has its really good moments...

Still: Live album. Could go either way.

With Teeth: Back to the poppiness but updated and actually a good starting point.

Year Zero: I'm mixed on this one...it's good, but didn't grab me.

Ghosts I-IV: all-instrumental album, good for writing sessions, and probably a good sampler of what his music style is like.


Can't wait to hear the new one! :)

[sushis.livejournal.com]

I stumbled on this entry via a friend's f-list. Hope you don't mind my invasion of your journal. I'm a relatively recent NIN "convert," in need of more NIN fans on my flist, so, I'm adding you, hope you don't mind!

re: "The Slip": I'm loving it, though some parts more than others. "Lights in the Sky" I find hard to listen to, because Trent in sad mode impresses me beyond my powers of comprehension, while simultaneously making me realize that my own life is completely worthless (I *am* exaggerating here, but, still, it's more of this kind of feeling than I like.) I think "Echoplex" is a great song, "Discipline" is a lot of fun, but less artistically stunning ...Actually, I'll shut up for now, will be happy to blab more, if you want.