 |
Thank you for not taking so damn long to put out another album since you last one. And thank you for a "return to form" (clichéd perhaps, but true in my estimation) albeit in a new direction. Not since The Downward Spiral have I enjoyed one of your albums so much. I have to admit that though I like With Teeth, I don't love it, and it has not gotten a lot of play in my CD player. Well baby, that has change with Year Zero. Political and Social issues aside, it is a great concept for an album and a great sound. I actually like Capital G, contrary to another reviewers take, and it is the most "poppy" of the songs on this expansive album. I really love the sound textures that are explored, and the music itself really engages me. I would rank it up there with Downward Spiral and Pretty Hate Machine, my two favorite NIN albums, though it has a more "Broken" feel to it in places. It edges out The Fragile for my 3rd favorite, and it well ahead of With Teeth (sorry Trent). All in all, I like this new direction stylistically and musically. The lyrics are an improvement over With Teeth as well. Keep experimenting, you seem to find your muse that way. Superbly engineered, excellent audio quality. Bring on the sound collages and I look forward to hearing what follows. But for now, my ears are feasting... 4 1/2 Stars ...I'm hoping the best is yet to come. EDIT: Okay, I've been listening to YZ for over a week now and it is still a rewarding experience. Some may say it does not have the depth of former albums but to you I say, keep listening. I am finding new things to hear on every spin, and the songs are growing on me even more -- getting under my skin. Truly a complete work, I journey through it then want to hit repeat to take the journey again. YZ also got me to throw With Teeth back in my CD player and I have to say that I am appreciating it more than I used to. While I found Year Zero almost immediately accessible, that by no means makes it simple and I am do discover new things with every listen. Don't compare it to previous works and enjoy it for what it is.Read full review
I have to admit I was a bit disappointed with this. I have come to expect that everything that came after TDS would be a steady systematic decline. But this one seemed to fall off of the chart for me. Everything pre-TDS was excellent! Some of my favorite tracks came off of Broken and PHM. But for some reason after TDS came out it seemed as though Trent started to slip. The Fragile was great, not quite TDS but pretty close. [W_T] was great but a big step down from The Fragile. So I assumed this would be a bit worse than W_T, but it was completely out of left field for me. It's not even NIN in my opinion. The best part of NIN is how Trent could make an album that is like a soundtrack to my life. Singing of his own life and the depression and aggression experienced throughout. But this is this Sci-Fi, 15 years in the future, political statement about the way the US may be in the future if the right wing continues in the direction they are going. I like the statement, it's kind of cool what he has done to make a sort of lifestyle around it, but I just can't get into it like I could every other album. How is it possible to relate to something that is just a bizarre fantasy about the future? There is not one single sad track that I have always looked forward to on every album. Like Something I Can Never Have, Hurt, etc. Even W_T had RWIB & EDIETS. I don't know...not what I have come to expect from Trent. Maybe in the future he will go back to what he is so good at...making music that people can actually relate to, and sing about things that relate to him and life. I hope this isn't "the new NIN!"Read full review
Year Zero is the sixth album by Nine Inch Nails (if you not counting the remixes, singles and live albums), and just like all of the previous albums it is completely unique. Unlike the rest of the albums, the music on this album correlates with a specific theme throughout. In Year Zero Trent Reznor paints the listener a picture of a not so far future where things have taken a turn for the worst. Along with this idea he has also hidden clues in the music, on the disc and on the packaging that reveal more of the story. Year Zero definitely seeks to get the audience involved. The music is of course greatly composed and innovative. The songs “The beginning of the End”, “Survivalism”, “The Good Solider”, “Capital G”, “The Warning” and “Another Version of the Truth” are great tracks and well worth the money. Over all I would say that this is a must have album for any fan.Read full review
NIN switches gears from song to song like pros on their first concept album Year Zero. Trent's matter-of-fact vocals talk us through grim yet familiar territory as we are introduced to our future. Here, it seems, the singer suggests we've earned some form of lasting peace. On "Me, I'm Not" we cringe and coax ourselves towards (peace) the unnavoidable acceptance of this living nightmare. "If I take it all back/someway somehow/if i knew back then/ what i know right now!" Whiplash fast the albums point is revealed - this is Trent Reznor in true form, revolting violently as always. Breaking form only to reveal that NIN had mastered it's perfection. Next lesson, Year Zero remixed - where we will no doubt dissect this perfection and see it reborn.
Best album after almost 20 years in the biz!!! Wow, that is quite an feat considering his work over the years. If you want NIN circa '93, listen to the Downward Spiral. If you have grown from then, listen to this CD and be blown away. It isn't like every other NIN album (Thank god Trent is creative and doesn't make the same album twice), it has shown his maturity as a true musician in every sense of the word. I will say your ears will be blessed time and time again! Buy it!!!!!!
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in CDs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on CDs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
