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rico · 06-13-2013, 10:25 PM

I have the How to Destroy Angels album. I wanted to like it. I gave a minimal-moderate amount of effort to like it. I just haven't been able to get past 2-3 listens with it. Never feel the urge to. Maybe it will grow on me, but I just...I dunno. Just not impressed so far, but it still has a chance to grow on me.

Year Zero had a couple of bright spots, IMO, but overall, I wasn't pleased. I couldn't get into the "concept" of the album. It just struck me as kind of pretentious.

The Slip, blech. A bunch of leftovers, I swear.

"Ghosts" was relatively decent and was an interesting change in direction for NIN. I don't mind putting it on as "background" music for when I am around the house engaging in various household tasks. I've put it in and fallen asleep to it. That is nice. It's just nothing I'll put in to jam out to.

If I force myself to be honest with myself, I agree with the over-whelming majority of what Dane wrote. I'd say where my opinion of NIN differs from Dane (and most critics/some NIN fans) the most is that he hasn't produced anything unique since "The Fragile." I loved "With Teeth." Loved the tour as well. I'll admit that it wasn't groundbreaking...The album was relatively successful, but didn't make that big of a splash. I did think the album had it's unique moments though. My favorite songs on the album were ones that didn't become hits. Were and still are and always be pretty obscure. I absolutely loved, "All the Love in the World," "Beside You in Time," "Right Where it Belongs," "The Line Begins to Blur," "Sunspots" and "You Know What You Are?" I liked them better than the hits from that album; "Only," "The Hand that Feeds" and "Every Day is Exactly the Same." I dunno, I know a lot of people who are probably more credible of a source than me were not satisfied with it. And heck, I may be blissfully unaware as to how not unique it actually is. FWIW, it was/is unique to me, though.

I am HOPING, HOPING, HOPING for this album to take me back to how NIN used to make me feel when I initially purchased the album. Haven't been real "euphoric" about purchasing a new album since "With Teeth." I do realize the "HOPING, HOPING, HOPING" side of me is influenced by my inner NIN-homer, true-fan side.

06-13-2013, 10:25 PM	#13
rico ON CP YOU’RE SOMEBODY’S BITCH! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Da SEI Casino cash: $4424809	I have the How to Destroy Angels album. I wanted to like it. I gave a minimal-moderate amount of effort to like it. I just haven't been able to get past 2-3 listens with it. Never feel the urge to. Maybe it will grow on me, but I just...I dunno. Just not impressed so far, but it still has a chance to grow on me. Year Zero had a couple of bright spots, IMO, but overall, I wasn't pleased. I couldn't get into the "concept" of the album. It just struck me as kind of pretentious. The Slip, blech. A bunch of leftovers, I swear. "Ghosts" was relatively decent and was an interesting change in direction for NIN. I don't mind putting it on as "background" music for when I am around the house engaging in various household tasks. I've put it in and fallen asleep to it. That is nice. It's just nothing I'll put in to jam out to. If I force myself to be honest with myself, I agree with the over-whelming majority of what Dane wrote. I'd say where my opinion of NIN differs from Dane (and most critics/some NIN fans) the most is that he hasn't produced anything unique since "The Fragile." I loved "With Teeth." Loved the tour as well. I'll admit that it wasn't groundbreaking...The album was relatively successful, but didn't make that big of a splash. I did think the album had it's unique moments though. My favorite songs on the album were ones that didn't become hits. Were and still are and always be pretty obscure. I absolutely loved, "All the Love in the World," "Beside You in Time," "Right Where it Belongs," "The Line Begins to Blur," "Sunspots" and "You Know What You Are?" I liked them better than the hits from that album; "Only," "The Hand that Feeds" and "Every Day is Exactly the Same." I dunno, I know a lot of people who are probably more credible of a source than me were not satisfied with it. And heck, I may be blissfully unaware as to how not unique it actually is. FWIW, it was/is unique to me, though. I am HOPING, HOPING, HOPING for this album to take me back to how NIN used to make me feel when I initially purchased the album. Haven't been real "euphoric" about purchasing a new album since "With Teeth." I do realize the "HOPING, HOPING, HOPING" side of me is influenced by my inner NIN-homer, true-fan side.
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