EDIT: This was directed towards Avarice-Ness. I am too lazy to quote.

Fair enough, but I personally think that Trent has evolved with Year Zero. The Downward Spiral didn't sound like Pretty Hate Machine. The Fragile didn't sound like The Downward Spiral. The Fragile didn't sound like With Teeth. And Year Zero doesn't sound like With Teeth.

I can understand the whole "growing up with" thing. In fact, I grew up with NIN, too (among other bands). I would be a liar if I said that I didn't miss the old style of Trent. However, I do not believe that he is trying to market to a new crowd. In fact, he explicitly stated that he pretty much ignored all of his feeling of any expectations on any level, including current market conidtions and fan expectations (which I thought to be funny because as I said earlier, the NIN fan base is probably the most elitist fanbase EVER).

With all that said, I still say The Downward Spiral is the best thing Trent has ever done (though "And All That Could Have Been" is my favorite song). However, I rather Trent get away from older sounds and I hope NIN continues to evolve. I can't stand it when bands sound the same album after album or try desperatley to emulate an older sound.

Example: If for some bizarre reason the original members of Pink Floyd got back together and recorded a new album, it wouldn't come close to their classic stuff and it would sound different (although in their style)...but that doesn't mean it would be a bad thing.

I guess I like Year Zero and I liked With Teeth (though I will admit that it is NINs weakest album) because of that fact that there is a real musical change through each album. Look at today's music. All the top sellers. I won't name any bands here (because that would just start a different debate altogether and it's not fair too), but how many artists out there have a TRULY different sound from album to album? There's a reason why the music industry is in such a ****ty state.

Year Zero is one of the most original albums I have heard in awhile, and I welcome it.