Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

I tried to hear it yesterday, because Q101 in Chicago was doing a stream of the entire album start to finish. Too bad the kids were screaming and giggling too much for me to really hear it. :( Ah well, just over a week til I can throw it on my ipod and listen while I'm gardening, lol.
 
Fellina said:
I tried to hear it yesterday, because Q101 in Chicago was doing a stream of the entire album start to finish. Too bad the kids were screaming and giggling too much for me to really hear it. :( Ah well, just over a week til I can throw it on my ipod and listen while I'm gardening, lol.
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I heard it on Q101 also last night.
 
The four tracks on their myspace page are pretty god damn horrible.

Edit: Just attempted to listen to all of the songs. That was some pretty horrible shit. They went overboard on the synthesizers. I realize it's industrial but, jesus, you've got to draw the line somewhere. Then again, I guess I should blame myself for expecting old school NIN.
 
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Legomyeggo said:
The four tracks on their myspace page are pretty god damn horrible.

Edit: Just attempted to listen to all of the songs. That was some pretty horrible shit. They went overboard on the synthesizers. I realize it's industrial but, jesus, you've got to draw the line somewhere. Then again, I guess I should blame myself for expecting old school NIN.
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Yeah, I heard the cd on the radio yesterday. When it was all finished, I thought it was awful.
 
I haven't liked what I've heard so far either, from the MySpace page. But then I think Reznor reached his peak with The Fragile, even though he seems to want to disown it these days.
 
Saw them live in London a few weeks back.

Was life afirming.
 
I like it a lot. It's much edgier than the disappointing With Teeth.

No, it's no The Fragile, but then again, what is?

At least Reznor's being edgy and experimental again unlike WT.
 
Legomyeggo said:
The four tracks on their myspace page are pretty god damn horrible.

Edit: Just attempted to listen to all of the songs. That was some pretty horrible shit. They went overboard on the synthesizers. I realize it's industrial but, jesus, you've got to draw the line somewhere. Then again, I guess I should blame myself for expecting old school NIN.
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Pasquale said:
Yeah, I heard the cd on the radio yesterday. When it was all finished, I thought it was awful.
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Ugh. :wacko:
 
I got a leak this morning, and it's ok. I'm liking it much better than With Teeth.
 
Mr.Wonko said:
I got a leak this morning, and it's ok. I'm liking it much better than With Teeth.
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That's pretty much what I think of it, With Teeth was okay but it just didn't sound like Reznor was really putting much effort into it, this album is much more characteristic of Reznor. It bodes well for the future of NIN.
 
I don't know. I thought With Teeth, while not being remotely near their better albums, was a lot better than Year Zero. Year Zero is pretty dull to me. :/
 
Hyperpower! has those lame repetitive snares throughout the song and that white noise-esque crash it sneaks into at the end is just odd, but it's the intro track, so it's okay for it to not be a winner I guess.

The Beginning Of The End has decent lyrics but it just doesn't feel like Reznor. The song sounds like a cheap 80's song, and while I don't mind that, I do mind those retarded warbles at the last quarter of the song. They were so out of place and made no sense to actually have them in the song. Leave that shit for the dudes who made those annoying Starfucker's Inc. remixes

Survivalism. Okay, I like this song, but I don't know if it's because I genuinely like it, or because it's being played damn near every where and it has imbedded itself into my head. Be that as it may, I like it.

The Good Soldier couldn't grab my interest for very long. The beat was pretty dun dun dun dun dun, until roughly halfway and that guitar riff kicks in, and the instrument I could only describe as a xylophone joins in and the song is really good... and then the beat goes flat and they kick in to this lame guitar riff. I haven't had a chance to overlook the lyrics but it doesn't seem like I think they'll be great.

Vessel starts out pretty good but much like The Good Soldier, it never delivers. The beat is pretty shaky, especially at the end. The lyrics are on par, but again, the vocals just don't deliver them.

Me, I'm Not had a shitty... everything. If it was louder I would've kicked back to it. I've heard mixed stories of what the lyrics mean, but it's nothing I genuinely care about.

Capital G, I skipped this song. That shit is old news, and I'm tired of complaining. He's only got a little over 1 year left in office, cry moar.

My Violent Heart is another song I like. Not a huge amount, but I like it.

The Warning, same thing as the others. Iffy beat, dull instrumentals, good lyrics, horrible vocals.

God Given is great. I like a lot. So far it's my favorite on the album. This is what I wanted to hear more of, but that's not what happened. :(

Meet Your Master, sounded like old school NIN until the end. I just don't like it. It lost me at the end, just like almost every other track.

The Greater Good is just plain odd. The whispers were pretty cool though, heh. "Breathe us in, Breathe slowly"

The Great Destroyer, I won't lie, the titles for these songs are pretty cliche. As far as annoying goes on this album, this one is the winner. I wanted to stop listening to the hold album right here, but I have faith in NIN.

Another Version Of The Truth is okay for an instrumental. Instrumentals won't make an album though.

In This Twilight is another good song, so I'll just leave it at that.

Zero Sum was just... whatever. At this point I'm tired of it all and I didn't care for it after being disappointed throughout the album.

So in conclusion, you can see I like some songs in Year Zero, but I expected better from NIN.
 
Legomyeggo said:
I realize it's industrial but, jesus, you've got to draw the line somewhere. Then again, I guess I should blame myself for expecting old school NIN.
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After a few listens of Pretty Hate Machine, I really don't have a rebuttal. You're right, old school Nine Inch Nails had more rock in it than his latest effort. :roll:

Legomyeggo said:
Hyperpower! has those lame repetitive snares throughout the song and that white noise-esque crash it sneaks into at the end is just odd, but it's the intro track, so it's okay for it to not be a winner I guess.

The Beginning Of The End has decent lyrics but it just doesn't feel like Reznor. The song sounds like a cheap 80's song, and while I don't mind that, I do mind those retarded warbles at the last quarter of the song. They were so out of place and made no sense to actually have them in the song. Leave that shit for the dudes who made those annoying Starfucker's Inc. remixes

Survivalism. Okay, I like this song, but I don't know if it's because I genuinely like it, or because it's being played damn near every where and it has imbedded itself into my head. Be that as it may, I like it.

The Good Soldier couldn't grab my interest for very long. The beat was pretty dun dun dun dun dun, until roughly halfway and that guitar riff kicks in, and the instrument I could only describe as a xylophone joins in and the song is really good... and then the beat goes flat and they kick in to this lame guitar riff. I haven't had a chance to overlook the lyrics but it doesn't seem like I think they'll be great.

Vessel starts out pretty good but much like The Good Soldier, it never delivers. The beat is pretty shaky, especially at the end. The lyrics are on par, but again, the vocals just don't deliver them.

Me, I'm Not had a shitty... everything. If it was louder I would've kicked back to it. I've heard mixed stories of what the lyrics mean, but it's nothing I genuinely care about.

Capital G, I skipped this song. That shit is old news, and I'm tired of complaining. He's only got a little over 1 year left in office, cry moar.

My Violent Heart is another song I like. Not a huge amount, but I like it.

The Warning, same thing as the others. Iffy beat, dull instrumentals, good lyrics, horrible vocals.

God Given is great. I like a lot. So far it's my favorite on the album. This is what I wanted to hear more of, but that's not what happened. :(

Meet Your Master, sounded like old school NIN until the end. I just don't like it. It lost me at the end, just like almost every other track.

The Greater Good is just plain odd. The whispers were pretty cool though, heh. "Breathe us in, Breathe slowly"

The Great Destroyer, I won't lie, the titles for these songs are pretty cliche. As far as annoying goes on this album, this one is the winner. I wanted to stop listening to the hold album right here, but I have faith in NIN.

Another Version Of The Truth is okay for an instrumental. Instrumentals won't make an album though.

In This Twilight is another good song, so I'll just leave it at that.

Zero Sum was just... whatever. At this point I'm tired of it all and I didn't care for it after being disappointed throughout the album.

So in conclusion, you can see I like some songs in Year Zero, but I expected better from NIN.
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I'd love to know what delivers for you, and what keeps your attention until the end of a song. You seem to be either lost in the lyrics or seemingly not interested in the subject.

That's all right, I guess. The end of the world isn't for everybody. :biggrin:
 
Well, Mirewen says I have ADHD, so that might be the reason for not listening to the end of the songs, lol. :/

If it makes you feel any better, I still have the whole album in my iPod, :wink: .
 
Capital G is good, so what if it's another GWB song.

And yes, My Violent Heart is awesome. XD
 
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