Nine Inch Nails-With Teeth
Finally, the new NIN album is here. I was the first one in the store at Best Buy, I drove to a secluded location, and I sat back and listened to the album in my car. Here is a track by track review of With Teeth.
All The Love In The World- This is a very good opening track. It has all the elements of a great NIN song. Cool piano and layer upon layer of odd sounds. Trent's vocals are a little different from normal, but it works with this song.
You Know What You Are?- Classic Nine Inch Nails aggression. Loud guitars backed by a subtle piano.
The Collector- An energetic song that kind of reminds me of the Pretty Hate Machine days. Not so much the way it actaully sounds, but how the song flows and feels.
The Hand That Feeds- If you listen to the radio, you have probably heard this song. This is the current single right now. Some NIN elitists are a little hard on this song. I personally think it's great. It sounds fresh, but at the same time has many familar NIN elements to it.
Love Is Not Enough- Intresting drums, and a cool guitar. This song reminds me of that same type of attitude of a Cure song.
Every Day Is Exactly The Same- This song could be another radio hit if it gets airplay. But that's not the reason why it's good. This is another NIN song where Trent decided to overload the song with emotion. This might end up as my favorite track.
With Teeth- Once again, odd vocals for Trent. However, this song carries a exquisite drume beat and nice interlude. Great title track.
Only- I know NIN is making a video for this song, so it will probably be the next single. This is an incredibly danceable song, and I love it. I love the uncaring attitude Trent carries in this one.
Getting Smaller- I love how fast this song sounds. It sounds like Trent just went crazy and had a lot of fun with this song. This is one of those tracks that will be real fun to listen to live.
Sunspots- Great bass. The build up in this song comes out of nowhere. Has some disturbing lyrics, but hey, it's NIN. Oh, and a "nothign can stop me now" is thrown in there. Classic.
The Line Begins To Blur- This song has a far away feeling. I don't know what else to say about it. I felt like I was somewhere else while listening to it. It just took me away.
Beside You In Time- This song gave me the chills. As said before, a lot of emotion was poured into this one. Right when you think the song is coming to a close, it comes right back at you and punches you in the face. Plus, it slides perfectly into...
Right Where It Belongs- I can see a lot of NIN fans comparing this one to "The Great Below" and "Hurt" because of the piano and how it generally sounds depressing. However, I feel it takes a life of it's own. I love the lyrics, and it was a perfect closer to a great album.
Overall- I feel the album creeps up on you like a predator. Once it has you in its jaws (or teeth, lol) it doesn't let you go. It's too early for me to comapre it to other NIN albums, but I know that I enjoyed it. It was well worth the wait.
Fun Facts:
*First NIN album in six years.
*Fastest NIN album ever recorded (yeah, it took six years, but Trent started to work on it last year).
*The album containts no lyric book or credits. However, there is a site address you can go to that will let you download lyrics, artwork, and credits.
*Trent recently fought and beat his addiction to alcohol, and says this is the first record he has done sober. He says that he feels so energetic that if he wasn't on tour, he would be working on another album.
