Album Rating: 4.0

Doof, there's an instrumental version of the album out that works much better for myself..

Album Rating: 3.0

What's supposed to be a good song on this album?



By that I mean a song that can rival 'Hurt', 'Ruiner' or 'March of the Pigs' cos i'm not fucking around, proper song required, no recycling of previous NIN bs or just production jobs

Album Rating: 3.0

I'd try an instrumental version of this, might make more sense

Album Rating: 4.0

no idea.. la mer maybe..



this is sort of the distinction between the two albums for me.. instrumentally, this is a cohesive, immersive whole, something to sink into.. spiral was always anchored by a few great songs sitting in a pile of industrial wash..

Album Rating: 5.0

La Mer is wonderful. It is also an instrumental track basically anyways.

Album Rating: 3.0

La Mer is one of two songs I have downloaded from this, and yeah I do rate it a 5/5.



I sort of have the opposite opinion to butcher on this - I understood what the reason for the Downward Spiral existing was, it had a focus.



This just sounds like Trent got some new studio tech for Christmas, then decided maybe he could shoehorn ideas into a 'The Wall' (uh oh) type framework.



'La Mer' is a great track, not a great song. This is a double album with no great song....and I think I need a great song on a NIN album.



This has a few good tracks, instrumental/mood piece etc - all a bit wishy washy for me Trent. Sort of a 'soundtrack work' audition.



I mean I have some respect in that he saw that he prob only had so many great song ideas in him and went primarily soundtrack/mood piece for a while after this. That was smart. Because the more trad songs on this are way lacking compared to TDS.

Album Rating: 4.5

somewhat damaged just like you imagined the wretched and the great below absolutely are great songs

Album Rating: 3.0

Sorry, none of them can hold a candle to the best eight songs on TDS for me.



They either sound like remakes or they just aren't that strong in terms of song writing - listening to the album now.

Album Rating: 3.0

'Somewhat Damaged' sounds exactly like a few parts taken from TDS shoved together - brings zero new to the table.

Album Rating: 3.0

'The Day the World Went Away' is another 'non-song in disguise' - its hollow, all window dressing. Sounds half written, just a production job, and quite boring. All 'I'm a truly epic track!' bluster.

Album Rating: 4.0

fair enough, Doof.. i don't know, spiral always turned me off a bit in part because of how zeitgesity it was in its own way.. the best parts i took away from it were pieces of the songs rather than whole songs themselves.. like the electroeffect that kicks in during the second verse of piggy, or the stop-start pace of big man with a gun..

Album Rating: 3.0

I guess maybe I need to approach this like a collection of mood pieces.



I think 'March of the Pigs' to 'I Do Not Want This' are all great songs plus 'Hurt'.



Then honestly the mood pieces/instrumentals on the second half are really good too, as impressive as the best stuff here.



'The Wretched' is decent, not spun it in a while, but really is it all that different to something like 'Heresy' off the previous album. The only addition is some more cyber-fetish production values....and seriously that's what I think people take more from this. As a 'song' it offers nothing different from the TDS material.

Album Rating: 4.0

new charlotte gainsbourg is pretty damn fantastic though, glad you liked it!

Album Rating: 3.0

I've never been totally convinced by her in the past but agreed, that really impressed me on my first listen.

Album Rating: 3.0

Six songs in and...sorry my people, I'm really not enjoying this.



On TDS I'd be up to 'Ruiner' and flying.

Album Rating: 3.0

Side 1 Ratings:



1. Somewhat Damaged [2.5/5]

2. The Day the World Went Away [2.5/5]

3. The Frail [2.5/5]

4. The Wretched [4/5]

5. We're in This Together [3/5]

6. The Fragile [2.5/5]

7. Just Like You Imagined [4/5]

8. Even Deeper [3.5/5]

9. Pilgrimage [3/5]

10. No, You Don't [2.5/5]

11. La Mer [5/5]

12. The Great Below [3/5] Transparently just 'Hurt' with bells and whistles sheesh, vox exact replica



If I remember correctly the second side is patchier so we shall see...

Album Rating: 3.0

Side 2 Ratings:



1. The Way Out Is Through [3/5]

2. Into the Void [3/5]

3. Where Is Everybody? [2.5/5]

4. The Mark Has Been Made [3/5]

5. Please [3/5]

6. Starfuckers, Inc. [2.5/5]

7. Complication [2.5/5]

8. I'm Looking Forward to Joining You, Finally [4/5]

9. The Big Come Down [4/5]

10. Underneath It All [3.5/5]

11. Ripe (With Decay) [4.5/5]



So in conclusion, overall HUGELY disappointed at this, really expected this to impress me a lot more after all these years - I'll bump this to a 3/5 and download a few more songs to make an eight song album. Overall, not an impressive album, and I have 5'd TDS.

Album Rating: 5.0

Eh, glad you at least gave it another chance, Doof. It improved your opinion of it a bit, it seems.

The Great Below 3/5 nigga you insane

Album Rating: 3.0

It's the same as 'Hurt' bloc



I already like 'Hurt' - why do I need another version?