Eine Ewigkeit Unterwegs [Import]

1. Die Schlange Und Das Para

2. Der Blonde Hans

3. In Bali

4. Eine Ewigkeit Unterwegs

5. Kommse Rein Kommse Ran

6. Steaks Und Bier Und Zigar

7. Die Moritat Vom Tigerjonn

8. Kunstlerhande

9. El Indio

10. Goldkuste

Eine Ewigkeit Unterwegs,Achim Reichel,WEA,Germany,World Music

Average customer rating: Average. Nothing Amazing. Post-Apocalyptic Dance Music for the Masses Reznor did it again... abysmally dull, derivative, naive and paranoid lyrics from a political poser Brilliant.

Year Zero Nine Inch Nails Manufacturer: Nothing Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nine Inch Nails - Live - Beside You in Time Minutes to Midnight Survivalism, Pt. 2 We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Volta ASIN: B000O178BY Release Date: 2007-04-17

Tracks:

1. Hyperpower!
2. The Beginning Of The End
3. Survivalism
4. The Good Soldier
5. Vessel
6. Me, I'm Not
7. Capital G
8. My Violent Heart
9. The Warning
10. God Given
11. Meet Your Master
12. The Greater Good
13. The Great Destroyer
14. Another Version Of The Truth
15. In This Twilight
16. Zero-Sum

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Nine Inch Nails' sixth studio release, Year Zero takes the concept album further than it may have ever gone before. In advance of its release, URLs were hidden in tour t-shirts, music- and image-filled USB drives were 'found' at concerts, and dozens of websites have been packed with conspiracy stories that all involve the year 2022 or 'Year Zero.' Each clue is part of a cohesive whole, requiring a listener to follow an exhaustive web trail to grasp the entire tale. Focusing specifically on the music, "The Beginning of the End," the powerful first vocal track, is like the sonic and lyrical equivalent of an emotional ascension to a rollercoaster's peak, with the last few cacophonic seconds equaling the fall of individual freedoms. "Survivalism," Year Zero's first single, follows with guest vocalist/Slam artist Saul Williams pumping up the passion in its urgent chorus. While still industrial in genre, it's clear that Trent Reznor's musical evolution finds him bringing more mellow songs to the mix than he has on previous discs ("The Good Soldier," "The Greater Good," "In This Twilight") as well as an increased number of funk-affected rhythms, specifically in standout tracks "Capitol G" and "Me, I'm Not." Devotees of NIN's harder sound will appreciate the metallic crunch of "My Violent Heart" and "Meet Your Master." On the whole, the Nine Inch Nails we hear on Year Zero is less focused on producing heavy music and more focused on delivering its heavy, conspiratorial doomsday message. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

Average. Nothing Amazing........2007-07-12

or special, but not bad either. Good to have, but its not going to stick in your player. Not as good as With Teeth.

Post-Apocalyptic Dance Music for the Masses.......2007-07-09

Reznor described this album's concept as, "The world has reached the breaking point - politically, spiritually and ecologically." If it's really "set 15 years in the future," why does its world feel all too familiar (check out the lyrics to "Capital G")? This is Reznor at his most political, with the stormtroopers banging on the recording studio's doors.

"Survivalism" is the best track from NIN since "March of the Pigs" launched the "Downward Spiral"-era in 1994. The rest of the album alternates between "sound collages" (Reznor's term) and funk/dance grooves. I have to say that I'm not much of a fan of the "funk" tracks--the only musical flaw on an otherwise five-star album.

Reznor did it again..........2007-07-09

after a more easy listening album ( which is not bad), Trent is back in the darkness and brought us an awesome album, very intense and powerful....this album should be on my top 5 of the year....

abysmally dull, derivative, naive and paranoid lyrics from a political poser.......2007-07-08

Trent's glory days ended with the past millennium. While WITH TEETH was already showing signs of weariness it still featured a few catchy tunes. But YEAR ZERO is Trent's nadir and Waterloo at once. I couldn't care less about his political rants because they are obviously catering to the current trend. They are so embarrassingly hackneyed and dumb that I just cannot take them seriously. Maybe If I were an angry, disaffected, 18-year-old teenager, I'd gobble down each and every word of it. But I've matured since then and can see right through his threadbare, political agenda.
To make matters worse, there isn't a single memorable hook line or melody.
It sounds improvised and random with nothing to perk you up. Where are the glorious soundscapes from THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL? Apaprently, Trent was having a laugh in the studio with YZ. He was testing how far he can go with nonexistent music before people quit buying his product. I believe some people would even be praising his output if it consisted of nothing but him reading the phone book. There is no way I'm ever gonna listen to this cd which makes a greater frisbee than cd. I didn't feel a single song. And the lyrics put me off it straight away.
Maybe Trent should realise that he's past his sell-by-date and he should just go back to lifting weights and join some political party instead. It would be more genuine and dignified than this outrageous excuse for a cd.

Brilliant........2007-07-07

This latest album from Trent Reznor was fantastic, while listening to this album during the past couple of months I realised what a great album it realy is and that its probably one of his best although it does take time to get use to the new sound, it almost sounds like a fresh start. Year Zero is the eagerly anticipated followup to the 2005 release With Teeth it didn't take to long for this to come out unlike the previous albums which usually take almost 5 years or maybe more. Anyway Year Zero is a concept album set fifteen years into an apocalyptic future and it delivers more of the band's trademark industrial rock riffs and dark lyrical subject matter, this album was also more experimental and has more sound effects and distorted beats like in the song The great destroyer and also has a few loud synthisizer beats. The album also has a lot to do with politics and seems very relevant especially in the U.S., instead of focusing on his own tortured emotional state Trent takes a stab at the Bush administration, government conspiracies, greed and corruption ect. there is some pretty good stuff in here as well as some hidden messages which you can check out on other websites I didn't bother with this since I just wanted to listen to the music.

Survivalism is the first single taken from this album and its a very good and catchy song with a great beat then theres Capitol G which is one of my favorite songs its about a fascist war mongering creep who enjoys being a powerful and egotistical politician the lyrics are quite funny and it also describes George W. Bush, this along with Me, I'm not and In this twilight are some of the best songs. All of the songs overflow with a bit of enthusiasm as they start building up into something else and each have a different layer of sound unlike the previous album which I thought was very lacking and just wasn't as good, it was just average with a few good songs like Every day is exactly the same, not bad but could have been alot better. There is however two song on Year Zero that I think just didn't work like My violent heart it doesnt fit and sounds very weird its bad and The great destroyer was just average for sounding more experimental.

There are three instrumental tracks and each one is quite good especially Another version of the truth which is a slow piano piece its very calm as if the world has just ended and Hyperpower! which is more heaver and sounds like a bunch of people being gunned down by some soldiers on the street or it could be something else. Overall I would have to say that this album was very unique and thought provoking its one of the best albums I've listened to this year, this album is a must have for NIN fans and I highly recommend this excellent album.

Average customer rating: Alot of Darkness--and Some Fun Absolute must for NIN fans Not for the faint of heart. NIN at it's almost best downward spiral. excellent.

The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails Manufacturer: Nothing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Fragile With Teeth Pretty Hate Machine Broken Pretty Hate Machine ASIN: B000001Y5Z Release Date: 1994-03-08

Tracks:

1. Mr. Self Destruct
2. Piggy
3. Heresy
4. March Of The Pigs
5. Closer
6. Ruiner
7. The Becoming
8. I Do Not Want This
9. Big Man With A Gun
10. A Warm Place
11. Eraser
12. Reptile
13. The Downward Spiral
14. Hurt

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Nine Inch Nails are a pretty amazing phenomenon when one considers what they--um, he--have done with just a few studio recordings. The Downward Spiral, NIN's second full-length album, is just as packed with vitriol as Pretty Hate Machine and the EP Broken--and has just as solid a base of pop hooks that go a long way toward explaining NIN's popularity. Most recognizable is the down-tempo single "Closer," which remains a staple of dance clubs everywhere. But for the most part, the album is all heavy beats and aggressive guitars--industrial music with a pop angle. That winning combination is what makes Trent Reznor a law unto himself, becoming insanely popular while the main body of industrial music retains its subculture status. --Genevieve Williams

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It's easy to understand why Nine Inch Nails became the industrial band to break out of the techno ghetto and win a larger audience. Trent Reznor, who records the NIN albums almost entirely by himself (although he tours with a full band), tries very hard to pass himself off as an angry young man, but underneath the angst-ridden lyrics, pounding synths, and grating guitars is an irrepressible pop sensibility. On the second full-length NIN album, The Downward Spiral, Reznor builds his constructions of noise and gloom around warm, fuzzy melodies. On the album's first single, "March of the Pigs," for example, Reznor screams about swine lined up for slaughter amid guitars screeching in pain. Suddenly the guitars fall away to reveal the sensually throbbing rhythm track below; then that falls away to reveal a vocal-and-piano track that's as catchy as anything by Elton John. Because Reznor has a better handle on dynamics now, the melodic core is more obvious than ever. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Alot of Darkness--and Some Fun.......2007-07-15

The first time I listened to "The Downward Spiral", I was a bit sickened by the opening gun shots, realizing that Reznor was making a not-too-subtle reference to the so-called Tate murders, where the three male victims were shot, among other things. Time having blunted that effect, I've grown to appreciate not only his utilization of those disgusting crimes as a potent metaphor for his own perceived disintegration (note "Piggy" and the cacophonous "March of the Pigs"), but I've come to the conclusion that, while this work is a bit dark (and noisy) for my tastes, it's nevertheless quite an accomplishment. Unlike "Year Zero", it's never dull. Every song oozes with emotion, be it anger, contempt, desperation--whatever. Lyrically, it runs the gamut between good enough and wow, I wish I'd thought of that. It's technically brilliant--I can't conceive of how the electronic effects could have been rendered any more intriguing. It's obviously a labor of love, meticulously constructed by an obsessive (and perhaps perverted) mind. For all it's stellar qualities, "The Downward Spiral" is, alas, not for every mood, i.e., it has the unique ability to twist an already bad mood into an even worse one--at least that's my experience. Plenty of sunshine and a car ride is the way I take it best. Maybe that will work for you.

Absolute must for NIN fans.......2007-06-27

If you're a fan of NIN and don't own this album, then you should really reconsider calling yourself a fan. This is a classic industrial album and one of their finest works ever.

Not for the faint of heart........2007-06-07

TDS was Reznor's darkest and from what I think his best piece of work in his entire career (and also his most disturbing). If you are trying to get into Nine Inch Nails, I would recommend either With Teeth, Year Zero, or The Fragile, as they are cd's that are less dark than this. However, if you are into NIN, you should DEFINITELY pick up this cd.

My favorite songs: Mr. Self Destruct, Heresy, Closer, March of the Pigs, Ruiner, Eraser, Reptile, A Warm Place, and finally Hurt.

NIN at it's almost best.......2007-05-16

Good work from Trent, but in my book many of the songs on this CD that are performed on the Beside You in Time Blu-ray are a better performance then the originals

downward spiral. excellent........2007-05-07

This is a must own for all nin fans. it is a masterpiece. arguably the best album put out by nin. even if you arent a nin fan, i would still recomend it strongly.

Average customer rating: I agree with Daniel maltzmen. Much better than Part 1, but for Halo collectors only Only for the Halo collector Great song, pretty good remix cool

Survivalism, Pt. 2 Nine Inch Nails Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Survivalism, Pt. 1 Year Zero Nine Inch Nails - Live - Beside You in Time Only Every Day Is Exactly The Same ASIN: B000O178C8 Release Date: 2007-05-01

Tracks:

1. Survivalism (Album Version)
2. Survivalism (Tardusted Remix)
3. Greater Good (Instrumental Version)
4. Survivalism (Directors Cut Video)

Album Description

2007 single scheduled to include the title track, remix version (Stardusted), ''The Greater Good'' instrumental & video. Details/tracks to be confirmed.

Album Details

The First Single Release from Trent Reznor and Co.'s 2007 Album "Year Zero" Follows an Innovative Viral Marketing Campaign Offering Clues on Tour T-shirts that Led Fans to Discover Websites that Describe an "Orwellian Picture of the United States Circa the Year 2022" and a Telephone Number that features a Snippet of "Survivalism". A Thumb Drive Found by a Lucky Fan in a Bathroom Stall at a Nin Show in Lisbon Had the LP Song "my Violent Heart" on It. The Phenomenon of this Treasure Hunt Received Attention on MTV News, USA Today and Rolling Stone and Other Media Outlets. Other Leaked Songs from the LP Include "me, I'm Not" and "in this Twilight", Both Found Again on Thumbdrives in Bathrooms at Concerts on the Band's European Promotional Tour.

Customer Reviews:

I agree with Daniel maltzmen........2007-07-04

I love NIN, and I love the new album, but Trent Reznor, like many successfull musical artists, is a product in the eyes of the record company. trnet has allready made it clear to fans and press alike that he is against the corpoarate interrest to banf NIN fans out of their money. He is also rightfully insulting his recording contract and claiming that they are trying to exploit his artistic interrests for a few more pennies, and alot more hype than he is seeking. If you know Trent, you know that he is brutally honest with the public, and has little to apologize for...so in that regard.....if your a must have collector....buy this. Otherwise, your wasting your time here. Year Zero is epic, but so far the singles are just an avalanche of the haves vrs. the have nots!

Much better than Part 1, but for Halo collectors only.......2007-07-01

"Survivalism", the lead single from Nine Inch Nails' smashing and politically charged album "Year Zero", was released in two parts as a single. "Survivalism, Part 1" featured the song itself along with the "Tardusted Remix" (which is also featured here as well). "Survivalism, Part 2" features all of the above, as well as the instrumental version of "Greater Good", and the rocking video for "Survivalism". You get more here than you do for the rip off that was "Survivalism, Part 1", yet this single still feels like it's meant for hardcore Halo collectors only. What you get here isn't bad, but there still could have been more put here, and the disc itself feels less like a "Part 2" and more like a "Part 1" with bonus tracks. That aside though, you get more bang for your buck here than with "Part 1", but either way, if you're a Halo collector, you'll probably be picking both up regardless.

Only for the Halo collector.......2007-06-16

"Survivalism" (Halo 23) has been released in two parts. Both part I and II contain "Survivalism" the album version and "Survivalism--the tardusted remix." Part two also contains an instrumental version of "The Greater Good" and a video of "Survivalism."

This is the type of Halo that's really just for the NIN completeist, fans who must own every NIN Halo. "Year Zero" (Halo 24) already has "Survivalism" and the tardusted remix included here isn't all that great. It's kind of interesting, with a slower tempo and more layers and effects than the original, but it doesn't really hold up for repeated listens. The instrumental of "The Greater Good" is pretty much like the album version, but without Reznor's voice-over whispering. The video of "Survivalism" is really cool, with cameras spying in on people in a building as they live their lives.

If you are a massive NIN fan, this Halo is worth owning for the novelty two songs and the video, but for everyone else, just stick to "Year Zero." If you do decide to pick up Halo 23, make sure you get part II, as it includes the instrumental version of "The Greater Good" and a video of "Survivalism."

Great song, pretty good remix.......2007-05-12

Both Survivalism and its remix had to grow on me before I loved them. I think for that reason I rank it 4 stars. The remix on this single is not a lot like any remix I've ever heard from Nine Inch Nails. My first thought when listening was that the beat sounded more like it was meant for a slow rap song. After a few listens though I really like it. The instrumental version of "Greater Good" is a nearly unnoticeable change (to me). The first time I heard the original I thought it was an instrumental because the singing is so soft anyhow. I don't think this would be a good single to get if you are a casual listener or are looking for a first single to buy since there are other singles by NIN that have a bit more depth and are more all-encompassing

cool.......2007-05-08

it's nin and it is a halo. the music sounds like nin but the singing what is that. the game he created is cool.over all the single is cool.

Average customer rating: Listen to the Music as Well as the Lyrics. Great Album. Tree Trunk Arms and Cereal Box Philosophy I can't help it. A solid 4 stars for NIN A hitfilled adventure

With Teeth Nine Inch Nails Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Fragile The Downward Spiral Year Zero Pretty Hate Machine Out of Exile ASIN: B000929AJQ Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

1. All The Love In The World
2. You Know What You Are?
3. The Collector
4. The Hand That Feeds
5. Love Is Not Enough
6. Every Day Is Exactly The Same
7. With Teeth
8. Only
9. Getting Smaller
10. Sunspots
11. The Line Begins To Blur
12. Beside You In Time
13. Right Where It Belongs

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Trent Reznor has always been a one-trick-pony, but it's a damn good trick: sunny melodies filtered through ferocious electronics. Unfortunately, the trick's impact was often watered down by a tendency toward petulance and self-absorption. Still, almost six years after NIN's last release, The Fragile, the trick itself has lost none of its Teen-Beat-from-hell appeal. With Teeth blisters from the start with "All the Love in the World," and tracks like "The Collector" take full advantage of Dave Grohl's sledgehammer drumming. Reznor stretches occasionally, trying out different tactics, from crunchy, overtly commercial rave-ups ("The Hand That Feeds") to borderline New Wave ("Only"). But Teeth isn't about stretching. It's about doing the same trick, only better, with less clutter and more bite. By neatly distilling the sparseness of Pretty Hate Machine with Downward Sprial-style density, it ends up being the most focused record in the NIN catalog. -Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Listen to the Music as Well as the Lyrics. Great Album........2007-06-28

I waited a long time to write this review for a reason. I wanted to see, because there are so many haters of this album out there, how it stood up to The Fragile, the album prior to it's release, and Year Zero, the album which came out afterwards. It is comparable to both, with The Fragile and Year Zero being my favorite NIN albums of all. I see all these people writing and saying how terrible this album is, that Trent just put something out to sell records because he hadn't put an album out in a long time. That's bush!! The music on this album is awesome. It's as textured at times as The Downward Spiral or The Fragile, or even Year Zero, and at other times as heavy as Broken. Plus the live drumming that Dave Grohl provides on most of the tracks is excellent. And the lyrics are pretty good if you listen to them. Sure, Trent deals with coping with love, anger ,being lonely, and heartache. This is obvious on tracks "All the Love in the World, "Love is not Enough", "Only", and "Sunspots". He also is leading to the political precursor of Year Zero with tracks like "The Hand that Feeds", and "Right Where it Belongs". This is just a message to all of the haters out there that Trent was writing about the things he knew about and the things that were important to him. And if anyone thinks that the music itself is bad, have your hearing tested. Keep up the great work Trent.

Tree Trunk Arms and Cereal Box Philosophy.......2007-06-25

Have mercy!! Please Mr. Reznor stop making these terrible albums before you destroy your legacy. These lyrics sound like they were penned by a fifteen year old kid that just smoked his first doobie. You used to stand for something....what happened? Mr.Reznor who gave you the philosophy 101 textbook? What's coming next the "Question Reality" tour. Anyways, I'm sure all the little kids you're stealing money from are quite impressed by your lame ramblings............................Don't forget your 5 o'clock workout you muscleman

I can't help it........2007-06-24

I realize that there are more than a few people who consider this to be NIN's weakest album, but speaking for myself, I like everything Trent Reznor touches, including his other music projects. I love this album, and I am a huge NIN fan so I suppose that doesn't qaulify my rating as fair. Oh well, just had to give my imput.

A solid 4 stars for NIN.......2007-04-27

With teeth is agood nin cd. Right where it belongs The line begains to blur Sunspots Every day is exactly the same and Love is not enough. are good solid songs Hand that feeds is not juvenile and is a great commetary on the war. what i dont like are Only and Getting smaller i dont like the attitude of Only or the My Shrona riff for getting smaller. With teeth is mostly solid and underrated.

A hitfilled adventure.......2007-04-24

This album was a comeback of sorts. After the amazing, yet poor selling The Fragile, Trent needed a hit. Much like the Velvet Underground did with Loaded, he churned out a lean mean album, chock full of hits. Unfortunately, by doing so, he lost the depth and intelligence of previous albums. While I've listened to this a ton, it's usually more for the singles than for the entire album. As such, your opinion of the album depends on the type of music goer you may be. While some perfer the entire album effect, others are in it solely for the singes. This album is for those who like catchy songs, surrounded by industrial music.

Average customer rating: EX BEATLES with a heart and mind of his own One of his George's best! Harrison's 2nd Most Important Album Good then - Great now LIKE AN OPULESCENT MOON ALL ALONE IN THE SKY OF A FOREIGN LAND. . .

Cloud Nine George Harrison Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Thirty Three & 1/3 George Harrison All Things Must Pass [DIGI-PAK EDITION] Somewhere in England The Best of George Harrison ASIN: B00014TJ7K Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

1. Cloud Nine
2. That's What It Takes
3. Fish On The Sand
4. Just For Today
5. This Is Love
6. When We Was Fab
7. Devil's Radio
8. Someplace Else
9. Wreck Of The Hesperus
10. Breath Away From Heaven
11. Got My Mind Set On You
12. Shanghai Surprise (Bonus track)
13. Zig Zag (Bonus track)

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The Best of George Harrison	The Concert for Bangladesh	Living in the Material World
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Customer Reviews:

EX BEATLES with a heart and mind of his own.......2007-05-13

One of the most romantic and playable record I've ever listened to: I had already the 33round in vynil and I wanted to have also the more durable CD.

One of his George's best!.......2007-03-09

I bought this album originally when first released, but sadly lost it along the way. Thankfully I recalled it when replacing my ageing collection of records. This is probably the best album George did after All this must pass. He had some teriffic help in making it, Geoff Lynne, Ringo, Elton and Eric Clapton. It was made around the time of the Travelling Wilburys ablbums, which are equally as good as this one, but sadly only available from Russia?
The tracks are very catchy, with I've got my mind set on you, being bar far the best. You can sense that the musicians playing on these numbers are masters of there craft and are truly enjoying making great music.

Harrison's 2nd Most Important Album.......2007-01-29

Review of George Harrison's Cloud Nine

by Mel C. Thompson.

Typically Harrison's albums have maybe one hit, or even no hits, then maybe one or two good songs, and then a lot of pretty iffy material.

Of course All Things Must Pass was an exception. It was, by far, the best post-Beatles album produced by any of the Beatles, and remains, by the way, the best selling of all the post-Beatle albums.

Cloud Nine was, however, a total breakout album for a few reasons. Firstly, the album had one smash hit, Got My Mind Set On You. This hit had such staying power and came so late in Harrison's career that it got Harrison a huge non-Beatles audience, so much so that I met young kids at the time who did not know or believe Harrison had been in the Beatles and simply liked him as a solo artist. That kind of comeback is a very rare achievement for any artist.

But also, the album has two minor hits, The Devil's Radio, and also, the best song on the album, When We Was Fab, a song that not only pokes some lighthearted and serious fun at Harrison's Beatle years, but has a tremendous musical style parody of their psychedelic era, calling to mind arrangements similar to I Am The Walrus and Strawberry Fields. It takes several listenings to really get what a masterpiece that song is.

The Devil's Radio is great because it has a profound spiritual message without leaning in the specific doctrinal tenants of Harrison's Hinduism. I say this with mixed feelings, since I am a Buddhist-Hindu and really enjoy a lot of his very doctrinal and propagandistic works. (True critics need to be human enough to "fall for things," even if they can be poked fun at artistically. In Harrison's case, his religion was a two-edged sword, it provided the inspiration and insight that made him a major and unique influence in the Anglo pop scene, but it also sometimes made him a bit sloppy and complacent.

Cloud specifically said in one interview that he did not want Cloud Nine to be dominated by spirituality, and he succeeded by having the album uplifted by his religion without it being heavy handed. (All that being said, I still like the heavy-handed stuff sometimes too.) The point is, in terms of the worldwide audience, Cloud Nine was perfect for absolutely mass consumption and platinum proportions while still retaining the great philosophical insights Harrison always benefitted from.

It also helps that he had the greatest backup band of all time. While George Harrison sang, played guitar and produced, he had Geoff Lynne coproduce and sing and play instruments, (he was the former create front-man for the Electric Light Orchestra who themselves had a massive career). Furthermore, on drums was his co-Beatle Ringo Starr. And if that weren't enough, Eric Clapton was the lead guitarist and Elton John was the Pianist (with regular contributions by Eighties Mega-Star, now often forgotten, Gary Wright). Given that backup band, it's hard to imagine how the album could go wrong.

Cloud Nine was a masterwork of marketing timing, producing, arranging, personnel management, spirituality and good old quality pop-rock. In some sense, given that Harrison had become a pretty successful film producer by then, in his own right, Cloud Nine probably represents the real Zenith of the solo career of Harrison, because, although All Things Must Pass will always remain the truly immortal work of Harrison's, it was still very much done in the supernova halo of the Beatles. Cloud Nine had proved with time and distance Harrison was a viable artist, and probably, the most important solo artist to come from the Beatles.

For a time it seemed that McCartney would have been by far the most important of the post-Beatles, however he fell far out of critical favor, and his solo work remains very dated and his following rather faded. Harrison fans hang on with a fervor that McCartney could not match. True, Double Fantasy represented a similar victory to Cloud Nine for John Lennon, a true breakout. And while Imagine remains Lennon's Immortal work, it too was also produced in the halo of the Beatles' recent breakup. Lennon's assassination may have prevented him from becoming the preeminent post-Beatle, since he said at the time of making Double Fantasy, that he felt like he'd just begun again and that "nothing's even been done yet."

Good then - Great now.......2007-01-09

An excellent piece of work....heads above his contemporaries....except for the "Traveling Willburys"

LIKE AN OPULESCENT MOON ALL ALONE IN THE SKY OF A FOREIGN LAND. . ........2006-12-02

HARRISON WAS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE BEATTLE. UNLIKE HIS PRIMA DONNA BANDMATES, GEORGE WAS THE QUIET MUSICAL BACKBONE. HIS SOLO WORK IS SUPERB. THE TUNES THAT HE PENNED FOR THE BEATTLES WERE ALWAYS MY FAVORITES.

THIS ALBUM IS PERFECT. MY CHOICE TRACKS HERE ARE:

"SOME PLACE ELSE" WITH IT'S CIRCULAR GUITAR WORK AND GUTTING LYRICS, IT IS ENCHANTING BEYOND. . .

"BREATH AWAY FROM HEAVEN" THE ASIAN INFLUNENCE IS SO ACCURATE, YOU CAN LITERALLY SMELL THE OPIUM DENS. THE LYRICS, YET AGAIN, ARE ACE. ("LIKE AN OPULESCENT MOON ALL ALONE IN THE SKY OF A FOREIGN LAND" LYRICS DON'T GET MUCH BETTER.)

MY ONLY ISSUE WITH THIS ALBUM IS ITS COVER. YUCK. HE LOOKS LIKE ON OF THE GIBB BROS. GROSS.

I AM GLAD TO SEE THE TITLE TRACK FROM HIS WORK ON THE FILM, SHANGHAI SURPRISE. WHATEVER ONE THINKS ABOUT THE ILL-FATED FILM (WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A GUILTY PLEASURE FOR ME), THE MUSIC IS FIRST RATE AND TRULY ENCOMPASSES A GEOGRAPHICAL SOUNDSCAPE.

GEORGE HARRISON WAS AN UNDERRATED MUSICAL GENIUS. BUY THIS REMASTER. YOU WILL BE HUMMING ALONG FOR YEARS. A WORTHY BUY.

Average customer rating: Sweet and sour, but the sweet is sooo sweet Career suicide Music for the dark corners of your soul If I could give it more than five, I would Not Typical

The Fragile Nine Inch Nails Manufacturer: Nothing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Broken The Downward Spiral With Teeth Pretty Hate Machine Pretty Hate Machine ASIN: B00001P4TH Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

1. Somewhat Damaged
2. The Day The World Went Away
3. The Frail
4. The Wretched
5. We're In This Together
6. The Fragile
7. Just Like You Imagined
8. Even Deeper
9. Pilgrimage
10. No, You Don't
11. La Mer
12. The Great Below

Tracks:

1. The Way Out Is Through
2. Into The Void
3. Where Is Everybody?
4. The Mark Has Been Made
5. Please
6. Starfuckers, Inc.
7. Complication
8. I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally
9. The Big Come Down
10. Underneath It All
11. Ripe (With Decay)

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Trent Reznor took five years to record this monstrous double-CD set, wielding a perfectionist's touch in the production and the subtlety of a chainsaw in the musicianship. The result is uncompromising, full of hysterical noise and yet utterly accessible. Somehow, someway, this is one of the best pop records of the year. --Matthew Cooke

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The Fragile is even bleaker than 1994's The Downward Spiral as it lurches along with a perpetual scowl. A frenzied collection of buzz-saw pop, Trent Reznor's grim opus yo-yos through two CDs with scattershot intensity. Hushed one minute and explosive the next, spite and anger intermix with heartbreaking resignation, sometimes in the course of one song. Still, Reznor's dour and uncompromising approach is accessible and undeniably entertaining, even when he eschews vocals altogether. Unchanged are the obsessive lengths that he goes to for the sake of a dynamic thrill ride. The quiet tones that open the instrumental "Just Like You Imagined" suddenly erupt into a barrage of off-time rhythms and noodling keyboard riffs, all rising to a torrid conclusion. The sheer sonic invention on display here is astounding. Reznor's production approaches Brian Eno's in terms of dynamism, though it arises from a profoundly different sensibility. "Starfuckers Inc" uses chopped-up vocals for the verses and a shouting mob for its propulsive, Ministryesque chorus to mercilessly slam some of NIN's imitators (most pointedly, Marilyn Manson). And while there's nothing here as dance-floor-ready as Downward Spiral's "Closer," "Where Is Everybody" comes close, thanks to its slow, sweaty gyrations and Adrian Belew's slippery guitar figures. The Fragile's songs are ultimately simple explorations of deep disillusionment. However, once Reznor finishes twisting them out of shape, they're towering soundscapes of rage that are at once terrifying and beautiful. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Sweet and sour, but the sweet is sooo sweet.......2007-06-02

Off hand, you'd think that 2 cd's is a whole lot of music to listen to. On the other hand, that WOULD be true had this album have roughly 1/2 of it as "skippable" tracks. Don't be disuaded however, this album is still chock full of some of the greatest music I've ever heard. Point blank, this album is musical genius hidden within a number of useless artsy noise. Despite the throwaway tracks, this album is really great. I recommend it entirely, you can skip to the good ones.

Career suicide.......2007-04-07

Eight long years after this album was released and I figure I might as well write a review. I know what people say, that, it wasn't the Downward Spiral 2. Well, I was hoping for something equally as impressive as the Downward Spiral, not the same. I realize bands move on, grow up, GET OLD, but, such a contrast. The Downward Spiral, and previous works, were a progressive movement towards something.. something. The Fragile may have been that something. The world will never know.

I wonder...who will hold the chalice next? Blame it on fear, blame it on drugs, blame it on pressure, blame it on ....whatever, but, this album is the ultimate opportunity lost. Successive works, such as "With Teeth", are just flat out laughable and pathetic. Was Nine Inch Nails ever a great band? I have my doubts... yet, I can still remember being dumbstruck by the glory of Mr. Self Destruct that first time... [8th grade]

As far as I'm concerned, this album was Trent's fall from Godhood. This album has no purpose, no progression. It's a mess of half committed tracks and trivial ambience. There is no plot, no experience. While Downward Spiral was a journey to something divine, this album, however, lacks any magic whatsoever...

Oh, NiN will still be around, perhaps for ten more years, perhaps even twenty. But, that spirit, that anger, that POWER which is found in the Downward Spiral (and Broken) will never show itself again. The sincerity is but a fading memory, and to those just discovering NiN, will never be felt.

All in all, I would rather have never been born than live in a post Fragile world. It was that disapointing to me, and still is. One star for destroying one of the only joys of my childhood.

Music for the dark corners of your soul.......2007-04-06

Trent and co. will wring melody from your mute cacophony. He will make grossly audible your simmering anguish. From your gut-wrenching agony he will rend headphones and speakers and piss off happy yippy-dogged minivanned neighbors. He will take the destroyed junkyard of your soul and from it fashion a japanese mecha-godzilla that no army can slay. And finally, after the journey through your private darkness is complete, he will bow his head and point you at the glimmer of light at the end.

Welcome to NIN. I love all his stuff, but this is his best, darkest, deepest, most musically interesting. If you ever find yourself in a very dark place, catharsis is at hand. This is the hair tonic for your balding soul. Best played loud.

If I could give it more than five, I would.......2007-03-28

It boggles my mind that this album didn't sell better when it came out. It totally lives up to the hype of The Downward Spiral, and is nothing short of epic. I'll try not to sound to cliche here, but this album really changed my musical life. In my opinion, it is easily one of the top ten best musical artworks of the nineties. The songs are amazing, the instrumentals beautiful, the rock is hard and danceable, and it is every bit as risque and meticulously constructed as TDS. I would give you a "list" of standout songs to keep an eye on, but I would end up naming every song on both discs. Every one is a winner here, you will find beauty and pure musical genius on each track. If you liked The Downward Spiral, put The Fragile to the test, it is every bit as good if not better. I don't know what you are waiting for, buy it.

Not Typical.......2007-03-13

If you like NIN just from hearing "The Downward Spiral" then you will either be refreshed or dissapointed. I've owned this album since the first day it was released (almost 8 years) and I still listen to it from time to time.

If you're looking for the song played during the "300" trailer, the track name is "Just Like You Imagined", one of the best instumentals ever.

Like all of NIN's albums, this is a modern classic.

Average customer rating: might wanna look for another live album This is a great live album! Bob Seger is best heard "live". Bob Seger's second live album is just as killer as his first Bob Seger's Greatest Album of the Century

Nine Tonight "Live" Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live Bullet Stranger in Town Against the Wind Night Moves Beautiful Loser ASIN: B000002U94 Release Date: 1989-10-26

Tracks:

1. Nine Tonight
2. Tryin' To Live My Life Without You
3. You'll Accomp'ny Me
4. Hollywood Nights
5. Old Time Rock And Roll
6. Mainstreet
7. Against The Wind
8. The Fire Down Below
9. Her Strut
10. Feel Like A Number
11. Fire Lake
12. Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight
13. We've Got Tonight
14. Night Moves
15. Rock And Roll Never Forgets
16. Let It Rock (Edited for CD)

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Bob Seger Photos

More from Bob Seger

Smokin' O.P.'s	Beautiful Loser	Face The Promise
Greatest Hits	Stranger in Town	Night Moves

Customer Reviews:

might wanna look for another live album.......2007-07-10

Nine Tonight is a very uninteresting live album. It doesn't feel like Bob Seger went out of his way to make any of the songs exciting. It's more like a feeling of Bob and the rest of the band going through the motions, or a feeling of "It's time to release a live album, and this is what we're giving you". I don't believe the band was really feeling the excitement or the energy that made much of these songs sound so good in the studio. If you happen to own these songs on their regular studio albums, you'd be better off avoiding this album altogether and just sticking with what you have. Or better yet, look into some late 60's Bob Seger, which was the absolute high point of his career.

This is a great live album!.......2007-05-14

I bought this on LP when it first came out and it immediately became my favorite live album. So many live albums lose the balance between the music and the audience, where the music overpowers the crowd to the point where you lose the thrill of the event being "live." "Nine Tonight" carries the perfect balance here, as well as providing a nice collection of great rock songs, like "Against The Wind," "Night Moves," and "Rock And Roll Never Forgets." My only complaint about this CD is the need to shorten the final song, "Let It Rock," to fit it onto one CD. That song highlighted Seger's rapport with the audience, and the abridged version is not as good as the original. Other than that, I highly recommend this CD to all Seger, and rock and roll, fans!

Bob Seger is best heard "live"........2007-05-07

This CD captures the experience of Bob Seger live. A must have for Seger fans.

Bob Seger's second live album is just as killer as his first.......2007-01-12

Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band released its second live album Nine Tonight in September of 1981.
Nine Tonight was Seger's thirteenth album in total. This live album is just as good, if not better than 1976's Live Bullet.
Half of Nine Tonight, like Live Bullet, was recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI (tracks 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) in June of 1980 and the other eight tracks (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 15 and 16) were recorded at the Boston Garden in my native Boston, MA in October, 1980.
Seger is joined by longtime Silver Bullet members bass player Chris Campbell and sax player Alto Reed (both of whom are still in the band today) and guitarist Drew Abbott (whom left during The Distance sessions). There were some changes to The Silver Bullet Band lineup since Live Bullet. First, drummer Charlie Allen Martin was paralyzed in a car accident in 1977 and was replaced by David Teegarden (whom would leave the band after Nine Tonight's release). Second, keyboard player Robyn Robbins was replaced in 1980 by ex-Grand Funk Railroad keyboard player Craig Frost (whom made his debut on Nine Tonight and is still in The Silver Bullet Band today).
The only two exclusive tracks on Nine Tonight is the opening title cut which was from the movie "Urban Cowboy" released in 1980. The track was intended for Against the Wind but the producer for the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack album (Eagles manager Irving Azoff) had the song ready for inclusion on the album(UC). Then we segue into the album's biggest hit Tryin' To Live My Life Without You which is a great song.
Nine Tonight also features blistering live versions of tracks from Seger's three million sellers 1976's Night Moves (represented by Mainstreet, The Fire Down Below, the title cut to Night Moves and Rock and Roll Never Forgets), 1978's Stranger in Town (represented by Hollywood Nights, Old Time Rock and Roll, Feel Like a Number and We've Got Tonight) and 1980's Against the Wind (represented by You'll Accomp'ny Me, the album's title cut, Her Strut, Fire Lake and Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight).
We end the album, like Live Bullet, with Let it Rock. This version is more electrifying than on the Live Bullet version clocking in at 10 plus minutes. The CD however features an edited version because otherwise, it would have been believed back in 1989, that the track would exceed the maximum playing time on a CD or it would have become a 2 CD set (CDs can fit up to 80 minutes of music). The LP label gave Let it Rock's playing time as 8 minutes and 26 seconds but it is actually 10 minutes and 35 seconds. The CD version is only a little over 6 minutes and uses the ending of The Fire Down Below to end the track instead of the big finale.
Nine Tonight was released to massive sales as the album peaked at #3 on the Billboard album charts and sold millions upon release. The album deserves to be re-released in its full glory and can fit on one CD no problem or worse comes to worse, re-release it on two.
Highly recommended!

Bob Seger's Greatest Album of the Century.......2007-01-12

This album is by far one of the best albums ever concocted by someone in my generation...Bob Seger's as classic as they come, I'd recommend this album to my children, grandchildren etc...It's good to see him back in performance live mode, and hopefully this tour won't be his last...Brando Quin, author of "The Master Painter"

Average customer rating: A Masterpiece... Still a great album more than a decade and a half later Revisiting Pretty Hate Machine: when Reznor wrote well Trent kicks in the door Nine Inch Nails - The Early Years

Pretty Hate Machine Nine Inch Nails Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Downward Spiral Broken The Fragile With Teeth Fixed ASIN: B000BWHE6K Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

1. Head Like A Hole
2. Terrible Lie
3. Down In It
4. Sanctified
5. Something I Can Never Have
6. Kinda I Want To
7. Sin
8. That's What I Get
9. The Only Time
10. Ringfinger

Customer Reviews:

A Masterpiece..........2007-07-02

This one still pleases after what, 10 or so years? "Pretty Hate Machine" was my intro to NIN. Previously I would never have chosen to listen to it, but my then-boyfriend (now husband) was a huge fan.

I'll never forget the first time he played it -- we were in his room at his townhome, hanging out with a bunch of friends. It was on a six-CD changer, and when it started I was just mesmerized. To say that this kind of music had NEVER been in my repertoire before would be a serious understatement! However, as foreign as that industrial tech sound was to my ears, I was hooked.

Fast forward 10 years -- boyfriend is now my husband -- and now we have 3 kids; still, we bring out this CD a LOT (well, when the kids are in bed, LOL). It is just as good now as it was back then. Never tire of it.

There are many NIN songs that I love, but what stands out about "Pretty Hate Machine" is the fact that every song on there hits the ball out of the park. That is sooooo rare for any album -- there are always those "quick, skip to the next track" songs on most albums.

Love Trent, Love NIN. Love "Pretty Hate Machine". Coming from a person who usually thinks industrial-tech music is irritating as hell, this is a big compliment!

Still a great album more than a decade and a half later.......2007-06-08

I'm just about the last person on earth you'd expect to find listening to harsh industrial rock, but I've loved Pretty Hate Machine since I first heard it waaaaay back in college. The innovative sound of this album introduced people like me to a whole new kind of music. More than a decade and a half later, I still love listening to it. At a time when the music world was having a difficult time figuring out what to do after the 1980s, Reznor blew the doors wide open for all kinds of new sounds and set the stage for a broad range of music that appeared during the 1990s. It's amazing that a debut album could have that big of an impact, but it truly did. Great stuff.

Revisiting Pretty Hate Machine: when Reznor wrote well.......2007-06-06

Pretty Hate Machine is the soundtrack of an adolescent emotional crisis. I don't just mean that it's loud, angry and self-absorbed. That would hardly be interesting. No, much more than that, it very accurately depicts the feelings and mindset of that time in a person's life. And because Trent Reznor really did make it big by being loud, angry and self-absorbed (on The Downward Spiral, in 1994), it became easy to forget just how accurate his writing is on his first album.

Musically, The Downward Spiral is superior to Pretty Hate Machine. Actually, Pretty Hate Machine doesn't have all that much music. There is a musical backdrop for Reznor's voice, but it mostly consists of straightforward dance rhythms and some keyboard textures that don't really stand out. Very few songs on the album have stand-alone musical hooks.

But that's fine, because the album is all about Reznor. His voice is the one stand-alone hook. In almost every song, the lyrics are arranged into extremely catchy rhythms, occasionally with elaborate rhyme schemes and metric structure. And Reznor always delivers them with extremely clear, forceful diction. The best example of this is "Sin." The music is fairly forgettable, just a simple house beat, some industrial noises and one keyboard line, but the vocals are striking. When I first heard the album, I couldn't remember any of the music, but the vocal rhythms immediately became ingrained in my memory.

Nine Inch Nails is an industrial band, but this particular album has more in common with new wave than with industrial. In fact, it greatly resembles another debut album by an angry young man, Soul Mining by Matt Johnson. Both albums have very similar introspective and emotional subject matter, down to the obsession with god and betrayal, and both are dance-inspired and almost completely electronic. It's no surprise that Reznor is an admirer of Johnson's work, and Johnson's The The was briefly signed to Reznor's Nothing label around 2000.

Reznor's melodramatic grandstanding is on full display here. "Head Like A Hole" describes a conflict with some vague, faceless "god money" who wants to "control" everything. In "Terrible Lie," Reznor states, "I'm on my hands and knees / I want so much to believe," which he repeats almost verbatim on his most recent album Year Zero. Unsurprisingly, these are the most famous songs from the album, and the ones most frequently performed live, because they're the closest in style to Reznor's later work. But his delivery in these songs is perfect, so they still remain his best expressions of this kind of sentiment.

But in the less famous songs on the second side, Reznor shows a different worldview. Let me quote the first verse of "Ringfinger" in full: "Well, you've got me working so hard lately / Working my hands until they bleed / If I was twice the man I could be / I'd still be half of what you need / Still you lead me and I follow / Anything you ask, you know I'll do / This one act of consecration / Is what I ask of you." This is actually good writing. None of the rhymes are forced and the verse makes perfect sense (unfortunately, the second verse adds a tired Christ metaphor, but whatever). Now, what's Trent talking about? That's right: he's asking the girl he likes to marry him!

You see, he doesn't do this on The Downward Spiral, because on The Downward Spiral he presents himself as a suffering poet and artist, a tormented larger-than-life rock-god. Tormented larger-than-life rock-gods do not make marriage proposals, that can only be the act of an ordinary man, one who has to work hard every day. And that is why Pretty Hate Machine is the better album: because it depicts the same dramatic emotions realistically, from the perspective of an ordinary man who just wants to settle down with a nice girl, and worries that she'll refuse his proposal.

"That's What I Get" is written in the same way: "How could you turn me into this / After you just taught me how to kiss you?" This is melodramatic, but it's exactly how a bewildered, sensitive teenage boy would feel upon finding out that the girl he loves has been around. On The Downward Spiral, Trent already knows how to kiss you, in fact he wants to boink you like an animal because it makes him feel closer to god. "Closer" is how sensitive teenage boys want to be, and "That's What I Get" is how they really are.

"The Only Time" has a simplistic screaming chorus, but the verses are brilliant. Dig this: "I'm drunk and right now I am so in love with you / and I don't want to think too much about what we should or shouldn't do," and then the sensual and perceptive addition, "I swear I've just found everything I need / The sweat in your eyes, the blood in your veins are listening to me." It's such a shame that he doesn't write this way anymore, because there are so few rock lyricists who can (actually Matt Johnson is one). Instead, they over-dramatize themselves, much like Reznor on the later Nine Inch Nails albums.

Perversely, the ballad "Something I Can Never Have," which is much more famous, is actually much weaker than these songs, because it's so much more vague. But somehow the "honest" songs make the "vague" songs sound more convincing. So, on the whole, the album sounds sincere and intelligent.

The reissue of the album is disappointing, because it could have included a significant amount of totally original unreleased material, songs like "Maybe Just Once," "Purest Feeling," and "Now I'm Nothing," as well as the Queen cover that came out on the "Sin" single. Hopefully the next reissue will fix that problem. But even as it is, this album features Reznor's best writing, which is much better than his later work might lead one to believe.

Trent kicks in the door.......2007-04-30

Pretty hate machine is one of the best debuts. With a reggae influance on Head like ahole terrible lie Kinda i want to Thats what i get and The only time Phm stood out and set the tone for NIN.Ringfinger is great the heaviest song on here. Something i can never have is a sad ballad it is emotional and deep. Sanctified is good with the chant reminescent of the popular chant cd from back then. Sin is still a highlight of a NIN concert. Pretty hate machine opened the door and set the stage for change in a then stagnant music scene.

Nine Inch Nails - The Early Years.......2007-04-13

Coming from a band better known for the dense soundscapes and industrial grit of, say, The Downward Spiral, the minimalist style of Nine Inch Nails' first full-length album will surprise fans more familiar with the band's later work. The term "band" should be used loosely though, since, save for a few guests, all the music is written and performed by frontman Trent Reznor. All the more impresseive then, that Pretty Hate Machine is the album that first introduced industrial (in some form) into the mainstream by blending it with with pop sensibilities and producing memorable singles like Head Like A Hole and Terrible Lie. Of course, that all depends on how one defines "industrial", but the new wave / Depeche Mode feel comes on strong. Trent himself sites 80's electronic icon Gary Numan ("Cars") as a major influence, and it's most noticable on this early material. Programmed drum beats, presumably reconstructed from sampled old school hip hop loops (think Run DMC - keep in mind it was 1989) snap, crackle and pop from under layers (but not many layers) of beeps, trippy synthesizers, and blasts of distorted guitar (or more likely distorted synth). The most noticeable deviation is Something I Can Never Have, a piano-driven piece that starts out quiet and builds to an emotionally-wrought crescendo. Other noteworthy tracks include the singles Sin and Down In It. For someone who's new to the band, I'd recommend starting with The Downward Spiral or maybe The Fragile. Pretty Hate Machine sounds like a pretty dated machine by today's standards, but it's a great album, especially for Nine Inch Nails fans.

Average customer rating: Are you serious? A rip-off No reason for fans to buy this The Warning... All a Part of This Great Nation...

Survivalism, Pt. 1 Nine Inch Nails Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Survivalism, Pt. 2 Year Zero Nine Inch Nails - Live - Beside You in Time Only Every Day Is Exactly The Same ASIN: B000O76YTA Release Date: 2007-04-16

Tracks:

1. Survivalism [LP Version]
2. Survivalism [Edit]

Album Description

Part One of Two. First CD single pulled from their long-awaited 2007 album Year Zero. Features two versions of 'Survivalism': Album Version and Tardusted Remix. Interscope.

Album Details

The First Single Release from Trent Reznor and Co.'s 2007 Album "Year Zero" Follows an Innovative Viral Marketing Campaign Offering Clues on Tour T-shirts that Led Fans to Discover Websites that Describe an "Orwellian Picture of the United States Circa the Year 2022" and a Telephone Number that features a Snippet of "Survivalism". A Thumb Drive Found by a Lucky Fan in a Bathroom Stall at a Nin Show in Lisbon Had the LP Song "my Violent Heart" on It. The Phenomenon of this Treasure Hunt Received Attention on MTV News, USA Today and Rolling Stone and Other Media Outlets. Other Leaked Songs from the LP Include "me, I'm Not" and "in this Twilight", Both Found Again on Thumbdrives in Bathrooms at Concerts on the Band's European Promotional Tour.

Customer Reviews:

Are you serious?.......2007-07-10

Unless you are a DIE HARD collector, do not buy this. Both tracks are on part 2 (which is a halo, and which in no way does the disc or case mention being a "part" of any set) as well as an additional remix track. Comes with the video and a rather nice looking case. If you buy part 1, leave it in the plastic and forget you have it for about 5 years.

A rip-off.......2007-06-24

As die hard Nine Inch Nails fans no doubt know, collecting "Halos" comes with the territory. However, out of all the single releases carrying the Halo label to be released, none has ever been as much as a rip-off as "Survivalism, Part 1". Featuring the "Year Zero" album version as well as the Tardusted Remix (which actually may be better than the normal track), "Survivalism" as a whole isn't a bad song one bit, and this rating does not reflect the song itself. Besides the two versions of the song, there is nothing else included on this disc at all. That's right, and remember, there is also a "Survivalism, Part 2" that features all of the above plus more, so if you haven't gotten the drift yet, you are getting ripped off. As a previous reviewer already mentioned, no matter how much of a die hard Nine Inch Nails fan or Halo collector you might be, do not pick this disc up. Pick up "Survivalism, Part 2" instead if you must, and leave this disc on the shelf.

No reason for fans to buy this.......2007-06-16

"Survivalism" (Halo 23) has been released in two parts. Both part I and II contain "Survivalism" the album version and "Survivalism--the tardusted remix."

Even if you are a massive NIN fan and must collect every Halo, there is no reason to buy part I, as part II also contains an instrumental version of "The Greater Good" and a video of "Survivalism." I want to be clear that I am not rating the actual song "Survivalism" one star, as it is quite strong (even if it isn't the best song off "Year Zero.") Rather, I am rating the value of this single at one star because there is no reason for anyone to own it as part II contains the same content as part one as well as another track and a video.

Even if you are an absolute NIN junkie-obsessive and must own parts I and II for the sake of owning both parts in a NIN Halo, you needn't worry about that. On neither part I or part II of "Survivalism" is there any reference to either being part I or II. So you can buy what is labeled as "Part II" and still own a complete Halo collection if that's what you're aiming for.

Trent Reznor has made it clear that he disapproves of the label marketing the same song in two parts, as he realizes it is a rip-off to his fans. That said, if you are a Halo collector and must own a complete collection, stick with what is labeled as "part II."

The Warning..........2007-05-15

Trent used to release the best CD singles. By far. No one else even came close. Remember how cool the CD singles for 'Closer' and 'March of the Pigs' were? The Fragile and The Downward Spiral each had their own "album" of remixes. The content was always wholly original, and always an interesting reinterpretation of the song -- never just a slight variation. Then came the last CD single from With Teeth, Every Day Is Exactly The Same. More than half the content was previously released on the previous CD singles. A definite downgrade from past releases.

Now comes Survivalism pt. I and II. Between BOTH these discs, there is ONE original remix, and ONE instrumental that is otherwise identical to the album track. On top of that, pt. II has all the content pt. I, i.e.: pt. I has no reason to exist.

Trent's singles ain't what they used to be, and buyer beware because word is that 'Capital G' (the next single to be released) is going to get the same "pt. I and pt. II, but pt. I is pointless" treatment as this.

C'mon Trent, you're better than this...

All a Part of This Great Nation..........2007-05-13

Trent's new single from Year Zero is definitely a good one. Unfortunately there's only one other version of the song on here but in my humble opinion it is better than the originonal. If you want a buy worth the money, go for Survivalism, Pt. 2. That one has the video and one other version of the song for less money. An even better deal is Year Zero.

Average customer rating: Austerity and beauty all mesh on "The Nine Worlds". Ambience Spectacular! Pretty nice music, a little bit short of Enigma. If you liked Enigma's "Cross of Changes"... Austere Ethereal Beauty

The Nine Worlds Achillea Manufacturer: Sequoia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Le Spa Sonique Tempting the Muse Nuages du Monde A Posteriori Breathe ASIN: B0009XT87Y Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

1. Achillea - Prelude
2. Ragnarok - Twilight of the Gods
3. Odins Hill
4. The Monks of Lindisfarne
5. Cape Porcupine
6. The Seeress Prophecy (Daydreaming)
7. Land of the Elves
8. Shears from Scar
9. The Nine Worlds
10. Staraja Ladoga
11. Othila - The Rune Masters
12. Achillea - Exodus

Album Description

From the co-creator of ENIGMA !

Highly acclaimed co-producer and guitarist of the multi-platinum group Enigma, Jens Gad brings you a spellbinding downtempo musical odyssey into the ancient mythology of his Scandinavian homeland. He is joined by the entrancing classical vocals of Helene Horlyck, to co-create a sophisticated and hypnotic chill-out journey through "The Nine Worlds" of archaic legend. At once stirring and calming, entertaining yet relaxing, Achillea achieves a vibrantly new and hauntingly beautiful musical vision that artfully blends evocative ambient New Age atmospheres with European dance club electronica. Achillea elegantly weaves the mystery of ancient myth - a world of seers, elves, and rune masters, into a lush, richly layered sonic landscape with velvety melodies of delicately bluesy guitar playing, slow sensuous grooves and silky smooth vocals sung in Latin and ancient Swedish. Both intimate and cinematic, this uniquely transcendent masterpiece is full of deep beauty and mysterious wonder that will nourish your soul.

"Achillea is the new project for producer/guitarist Jens Gad, co-producer, co-writer and one of the central creative forces behind popular group Enigma (alongside Michael Cretu). For his first solo project, Gad presents an atmospheric album of tunes themed after Danish myth. Enigma fans should definitely take note, as there are many common denominators between both groups: the same laid-back "Enigma-style" beats, Gregorian chant, whispery vocals and Gad's signature electric guitar. Achillea differs by offering an album steeped in dreamy ambience. This album slower paced and more ethereal, making it better suited for the mind than the dance floor. Adding to the appeal is the wispy, sensual vocals of singer Helene Horlyck, who sings on many of the tracks. Serene, slightly trippy and sure to bring on a bout of Enigma nostalgia, this is a must for worldbeat/chill music fans." - Music Design In Review

Customer Reviews:

Austerity and beauty all mesh on "The Nine Worlds"........2007-02-11

I was entranced by the debut release by artist Achillea. To my peasant surprise, I leanred that it is also a side project of Enigma's guitarist and in terms of side-projects, Achillea is almost as good as Enigma.

The debut album has a similar trademark to Enigma's album but the tracks stand out altogether with beauties like "Odin's Hill", "The Garden if Lisfaraine" and "Seeres Prophecy". Overall, "The Nine Worlds" is almost like a sequel to Enigma's third album from more than a decade ago.

This is highly recommended.

Ambience Spectacular!.......2006-11-27

I am a big fan of early Enigma and having found a first solo release by co-producer of Enigma's Jens Gad, I decided to purchase this release from Amazon.com. Jens is a superb handler of the guitar and it was a pleasure to hear his contributions on Enigma especially on 'Cross Of Changes' and the song 'Turn Around'. But it is good and fitting to see his first solo album be released, and whilst there is alot of similarity with Enigma, he brings to his album a more reflective, softer ambient driven sound that is both spiritual and refreshing. It is a nice chill-out album.

'Achilles' provides sweet and sensual beats with gregorian chants, soft guitar rifts, and a ethno-flavoured landscape. It should be noted that both Jens and his singer Helene are danish and this album is fashioned after numerous Danish folklore. Therefore you expect Danish lyrics and you do get a mixture of Latin and Danish with some English mixed in. All in all the mix is beautifully orchestrated and well-done.

The 12 tracks on this albums offers the listener pure music bliss, and it will take you on a journey that is much needed and is soul nourishing. There is no need to go through each track. This album will mean different things to all people who listen to it. Open your mind, have a open opinion and enjoy. I have and still do.

Pretty nice music, a little bit short of Enigma........2006-11-22

It's quite nice, althought definitely not an Enigma, the female voice is beautiful, but quite monotonous all across most of the songs. Still a good addition to one's New Age sound collection.

If you liked Enigma's "Cross of Changes"..........2006-11-14

Only now that I've heard The Nine Worlds do I appreciate how significant Jens Gad's influence was on the sound of Cross of Changes-era Enigma. The guitar style from that album's "I Love You, I'll Kill You" permeates, but never dominates this album, and I love it. The synth-based writing and arrangement styles are familiar as well. The title track, "The Nine Worlds," is something of a sonic "missing link" between the two albums, with a touch of chant, tablas, and a guitar sound one step closer to "I Love You, I'll Kill You" than the rest of this album.

The first Achillea song I heard was "Cape Porcupine". It remains my favorite song from the album, and is representative of what you'll hear throughout The Nine Worlds. Helene Horlyck's vocal stylings are featured on over half of the album's tracks, and she shares writing credits on those. Her high end is somewhat breathy, and has a piercing edge that frustrates my appreciation of her contributions, but the lower end of her range is beautifully smooth. "Othila - The Rune Masters" is a welcome exception, which I can only attribute to its guest writer/producer, John Tonks.

The Nine Worlds is a great listen for a bit, but there isn't enough variety to make it a really great album. I'm perfectly happy to listen to the whole thing passively, but when I'm listening actively, I typically only get through the first five or six songs ("Odin's Hill" is a highlight I never skip) before changing CDs. I would expect your affinity for The Cross of Changes to be a good indicator of how much you'll like The Nine Worlds.

Austere Ethereal Beauty.......2006-08-30

This album needs a few listens to allow its true beauty to unfold.
If you are after the lush percussive sensory smorgasboard of Enigma , you will be disappointed.

Put aside your preconceptions and open your mind to the pure spare instrumental arrangements accompanied beautifully by Helene Horlyks sublime ethereal vocals . Everything is pared back to a delightful minimalism that sometimes sounds so spacious that the songs seem otherworldly.

Definitely a match to the other great works of Delerium, Enigma , Amethystium etc

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