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Btw, have listened to it several times over by now. I like it. I'm not crazy about it, but I like it. To me, I like it about as much as I like Year Zero...probably a tiny bit more. It sounds nothing like Year Zero. It sounds nothing like anything he has ever done, IMO. So many people are so quick to compare it to TDS...which baffles me... I have come to the conclusion that the only reason for this is the similarities between the beginnings of "Copy of A" and "Heresy," both songs located towards the beginning of their albums. That is the only connection I see between the two albums. Speaking of "Copy of A," it is hands down, the highlight of the album.
Some of the other songs are growing on me...I have more patience with this one than I was able to compile with Year Zero and definitely The Slip. I would place this album above those two on my personal NIN album ranking. It is DEFINITELY worth checking out. Like I said, it is very, very different than anything I've heard from NIN. My guess is that he may lose some of his more hard-core fans who lust for another TDH, Broken or Fragile, but may gain a few new fans who are open-minded enough to not disregard NIN as nothing, but a "goth" band and take the chance and check it out. I hate to say it, but some of the new fans may consist of these self-righteous, pretentious hipster douchebags.
This album seems to have a bit of a Kanye-esque vibe to it at times. It's different. Worth checking out, though.
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