halo twenty eight. hesitation marks. 09.03.2013

[_minus]

Is there a non-torrent link someone can PM me? I'm at work so I obviously can't dl a torrent right now. I would love it if I could hear it at lunch, but I need a torrent alternative...can get into what.cd from work unfortunately.

eta: ha, just noticed my post count, guess its been a while...

Work peon here. Torrent the album on your phone. Then USB transfer it to your work computer.

[Bachy]

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130428234208/degrassi/images/9/96/Attack_hug.gif

[theblindowl2]

thanks babe. I am

[Reaps]

This can't end after Black Noise, no fair..Is there a secret second cd somewhere?

[Gary Sharman]

I'm liking it so far, currently up to Satellite...fuck this tune has some punch to it.

[fabripav]

Can you even imagine how insane I Would For You will be live?

[dregs]

This can't end after Black Noise, no fair..Is there a secret second cd somewhere?

Yeah this is how I felt

[ninsp]

This can't end after Black Noise, no fair..Is there a secret second cd somewhere?

Personally, I think this may be the last the NIN album so it's a perfect ending...unsettling and leaving you wanting more.

[fuchal]

God damn, what an ending. 25 years and the dude's still got it

Love the boundaries being pushed. Totally new territory for NIN but some strong Fragile hints, I think.

[halo33]

Sorry @Lt. Randazzo. It wasn't a direct link. Was more so just trying to point out the obvious.

[Digital_Man]

In Two is so fucking awesome

[MScoutsDCI]

Haha, iPhone user here...

[ninsp]

SAXOPHONE.

Trent, you have some serious brass balls.

[theblindowl2]

contemplating listening at work or waiting to get home so I can freak out properly. long wait though. everyone seems to be enjoying it. almost don't want to listen to it so i can bathe in the excitement

[Shnoorum]

Personally, I think this may be the last the NIN album so it's a perfect ending...unsettling and leaving you wanting more.

I really hope not. It is a perfect ending, granted. Just please god, let this not be the case!

[HurtinMinorKey]

Personally, I think this may be the last the NIN album so it's a perfect ending...unsettling and leaving you wanting more.

My guess is the deal with Columbia includes at least 3 albums. They are not going to spend money on marketing him up just to have him go independent (or dissapear) again.

[redwingsrock]

Various Methods of Escape is the best NIN I have heard since I discovered the Fragile 10 plus years ago. I was skeptical about this CD, but DAMN!

[Inkë]

And there is the biggest dilemma with this album. Which cover do I choose for iTunes ? :(

[ninsp]

Genesis's While I'm Still Here remix sounds like Throbbing Gristle with some melody.

[ninhead]

The end of "Various Methods of Escape" is fucking great. Almost reminds me of some Fragile-era shit.

[Fixer808]

SAXOPHONE.

Trent, you have some serious brass balls.
To be fair, saxophones are AWESOME.

[ninsp]

To be fair, saxophones are AWESOME.

Agreed. But to put it on an NIN record...that's ballsy.

And puns.

[Cemetery Man]

Solid 7.5-8/10 first listen. Definitely digging this.

[staleincense]

Agreed. But to put it on an NIN record...that's ballsy.

And puns.
Welllll..........

Purest Feeling.

[exilajei]

SAXOPHONE.

Trent, you have some serious brass balls.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrsNA_w5J1I

[Digital Twilight]

And there is the biggest dilemma with this album. Which cover do I choose for iTunes ? :(

I know, difficult choice...

[Space Suicide]

I LOVE Satellite.

Wow!

LOL That Purest Feeling video used a photo of Saxophone Trent I photoshopped on the old ETS.

[Digital_Man]

love the sax

[ninsp]

Welllll..........

Purest Feeling.

Yeah but that's not an official album! Hahaha.

It's a 9/10 so far. Maybe overreaction but I really haven't felt this way about a new album since, shit, I don't even know.

[mercyshallow]

Is there a strong presence of guitars on any of the songs (excluding Everything)?
How prominent are the saxophone parts? Are they at the forefront of the song, as a lead melody? or just another layer?

So many questions! Can't wait to hear this record! blah!

[Reaps]

I got a final fantasy vibe with 'all time low'..sorry. Amazing track though

[Urizen]

Now I am just listening to Disappointed. Again and again.

[Cemetery Man]

Running probably my favorite

[nowimnothing]

Solid album. Great evolution in sound style and indeed in lyric.

Feels like an album he really wanted to make for his own enjoyment too.

As always, I find it hard to pick out my favourite. Will need to listen another 999,999 times to figure it out.

I do so hope he put out more music under NIN.

[Fixer808]

I Would For You is blowing my mind. Great sound! And there's some serious Fragile essence on this record, I'm really liking it so far!

[tony.parente]

All Time Low is so good.
oh my god.

[R-Dot-Yung]

I'm on Came Back Haunted and I wanna just skip to satellite because of everyone in here but I won't...

Gah this is killing my day but it's worth it.

[Maximilian]

I'm old-school. I still like CDs, so I wait for Amazon to send me said CDs.

Fuck. Ya'll.

[Cemetery Man]

I'm old-school. I still like CDs, so I wait for Amazon to send me said CDs.

Fuck. Ya'll.
I laugh at you as I listen to HM

[Fixer808]

Is there a strong presence of guitars on any of the songs (excluding Everything)?
How prominent are the saxophone parts? Are they at the forefront of the song, as a lead melody? or just another layer?

So many questions! Can't wait to hear this record! blah!
Sax shows out on While I'm Still Here, towards the end, a cameo.

[halo33]

"I Would For You" HOLY SUB BATMAN!

[HurtinMinorKey]

I like how so many people have a different favorite song. I take that as a good sign of consistent quality.

In the meantime, waiting for download...

[dlb]

how's the mix on the already known tracks? anything different, something added/taken away?

[Mr.Benjamin]

This is like renting my first softcore porn video from Blockbuster. I feel dirty for listening to 'Satellite'.

[fuchal]

All Time Low sounds like it'd fit right in with Niggy Tardust as well

[Little_Dreamer]

Long time lurker here, All Time Low is amazing!

[Space Suicide]

I like how so many people have a different favorite song. I take that as a good sign of consistent quality.

In the meantime, waiting for download...

All songs sound similar in feeling but they are all diverse and unique to their own personality. The soundscapes and sheer amount of instrumentation going on in the songs are extremely wide.

Satellite, I Would For You and All Time Low are my favorites thus far.

[vessel]

I am looking forward to joining you finally

[ObviousParadox]

I...huh...

This is some of the best Nails I've heard since With Teeth...maybe The Fragile. How in the fuck?

[Deepvoid]

I thought Satellite was like a nuke hitting you straight in the kisser and then there was In Two ... goddamn! I don't want this album to ever end.

[ChasingTheGhost]

Wow, it ended too fast imo.

But nothing but a smile on my face the whole time. My favorite NIN album since WT. All Time Low & Disappointed are my standouts favorites so far.

[Torgo]

It's funny that this announcement (http://kroq.cbslocal.com/enter-to-win-tickets-to-see-nine-inch-nails-at-the-troubadour/) is going to get drowned out by the leak.

[Inkë]

Meanwhile, Everything is still the dumbest thing Reznor ever wrote... surrounded by all these beautiful songs... I don't get it.

[Fixer808]

I laugh at you as I listen to HM
Some people like to wait to get their CD, album art, make it a special thing. You don't gotta shit on that, it ain't a race.

Meanwhile, on topic, this is a solid album, there's great layering, I need to listen to it on headphones to get the full experience.

[Alex of scotland]

Allow Time Low sounds like something Peter Gabriel would produce. I approve.

[goingincirclez]

Are there any updated work-friendly DL sites? Would like to DL this for listening on my lunch break, but all the ones mentioned earlier are maxed out / broken / etc. Hate to beg for a PM but I guess that's what this amounts to... if anyone's feeling gracious...


I did catch the Eater of Dreams on the artwork teaser. Thought my headphones were shot at first. Excellent.

[The Becoming]

Various Methods of Escape is just flat out amazing.

[Alex of scotland]

5 seconds into Running and I thought i was listening to a sped up version of "Call Me Al."

[Thudpaw]

I thank ALL the gods that I have my own office with a very heavy locking door at times like these. Looks like I'm not going to get a lot of work done today. =) Can't wait to get home and give this a proper loud ass listen, but what I've been hearing with headphones so far is fucking AMAZING. The best NIN I've heard in years. Well done buddy!

[Alex of scotland]

5 seconds into Running and I thought i was listening to a sped up version of "Call Me Al."

Actually i think this is my favourite so far.

[Jambii79]

I ship into basic training today.
This thing leaked literally hours before I had to leave and wait 2 months before the CD actually came out.
Christmas. Miracle.

[gorast]

The whole album should be premiering this week, technically.

I have to say, Columbia has done a damn good job keeping this one under wraps. And I've been doing my best not to add to the pointless noise going on in this topic that boils down to "LEAK FUCKER", but after reading botley's incredible review, fuck it. LEAK FUCKER.
And eight hours after I cracked and joined the chorus, there it is.

You're all welcome.

(Now I'm going to disappear for an hour for some sweet alone time with this monster.)

[ObviousParadox]

This is going to seem a bit hyperbolic but I've been in such a rut musically. I haven't really enjoyed listening to anything lately, no real inspiration to compose/produce, it was getting to the point where I was sort of wondering "What is wrong with me?" Its been like this for months

Today I've been rocking out, smiling, just feeling so PUMPED listening to this. Feels like it cleared some of the sonic dust off me. Wow.

[Copy of A]

Can someone pm me a version that is compatible with an iPhone?
Im at work and desperate lol

[Bachy]

Holy Satellite.

[Dimitri.]

Most of the new songs are on my Youtube account :
http://www.youtube.com/user/SolitaryCuspidor

Enjoy.

[Cemetery Man]

Some people like to wait to get their CD, album art, make it a special thing. You don't gotta shit on that, it ain't a race.

Meanwhile, on topic, this is a solid album, there's great layering, I need to listen to it on headphones to get the full experience.I'm not shitting on it, i'm laughing at it because for 8 days I will be in bliss as they go through the pain of waiting. Isn't it awesome?

[october_midnight]

N*SYNC returns and the next morning the new NIN leaks. If there ever was a more perfect epitome of 'it's always darkest before the dawn'...

[brokenfragility]

Listening now, I KNEW it would leak while I was asleep. I'm on Disappointed... of which, the studio version is FANTASTIC. Its the only song out of the ones that debut live that I don't think lived nearly up to the studio version. All Time Low is the shit.

Also could anyone with the lossless version work on getting it up somewhere public? :)

[thelordoflard]

Just listened up to All Time Low while on my break at work and HOLY ZUES is All Time Low fucking amazing. ALL the comparisons people are making over the last few pages about the song are correct

[screwdriver]

"In Two"

jesus fucking christ

[_Ruiner]

I'm old-school. I still like CDs, so I wait for Amazon to send me said CDs.

Fuck. Ya'll.

I'm here everyone here is going to get the CD too...and the Vinyl....and maybe even the Japanese release.
So we don't feel guilty

[Bachy]

Frankly, Trent was right. This is fucking great.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I was SO WISHING that the leaker would switch out "Find My Way" with the Zane Lowe remix, for shits and giggles.

I'm finishing up that one now...Here comes the fun stuff! Everything from here on out is new territory, barring "Everything."

[theSplinter04]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Llc4Ciu0k

nice try Trent

[Bachy]

Various Methods of Escape.

Wow.

[insequence]

All Time Low reminds me of a funkier version of Depeche Mode's 'Barrel Of A Gun', only better!

[KarenLeslie]

Up to Various Methods of Escape, loving it all so far.

[skip niklas]

I'm a little late to the party, but let me just say

http://i.imgur.com/FYq7M.gif

[noneofthem]

I am freaking in love with this album already. Almost done listening to all of it. I even adore the remix of "Find my way". Can't even decide what's my favorite yet. Epic!

[imail724]

I was SO WISHING that the leaker would switch out "Find My Way" with the Zane Lowe remix, for shits and giggles.that would have been hilarious, ets would implode.



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[R-Dot-Yung]

Its funny i've been listening to curves come clean and the first sneaker pimps album and Various Methods of Escape is right fucking there.

[Bachy]

This will be me for the rest of the day:

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/1056779/the-dude-o.gif

[brokenfragility]

whoa Satellite may be my favorite NIN song ever

[Thudpaw]

Most of the new songs are on my Youtube account :
http://www.youtube.com/user/SolitaryCuspidor

Enjoy.


THANK YOU!! This is where i've been getting my fix from. Appreciate it! I'm refreshing like a motherfucker waiting/hoping "In Two" shows up. Will it?

Also, I'm with whomever said "Every song I hear is my new favorite..." or something to that effect. This is fucking A.MAZ.ING!

[rampface]

I've been a NIN fan since '96 and this is the best thing he's done since The Fragile. It has the perfect balance of the familiar nails sound mixed with new ideas and progression. I sincerely hope this isn't the last album! I want more happy Trent! It feels good!

[Swykk]

Getting a heavy Peter Gabriel vibe, and that's a very good thing!

[fabripav]

I've been a NIN fan since '96 and this is the best thing he's done since The Fragile. It has the perfect balance of the familiar nails sound mixed with new ideas and progression. I sincerely hope this isn't the last album! I want more happy Trent! It feels good!

I was about to post this. HM destroys every album Trent made after The Fragile.

[hobochic]

Windows, closed.

Shutters, closed.

Wine, poured.

Cell phone, OFF.

find a lighter...

Lights, OFF.

ETS, I'm OUT.

[broevol]

I've been a NIN fan since '96 and this is the best thing he's done since The Fragile. It has the perfect balance of the familiar nails sound mixed with new ideas and progression. I sincerely hope this isn't the last album! I want more happy Trent! It feels good!

Totallly agree....the noises, the atmosphere, the layers....it's all back.

[imail724]

I think various methods would make for an incredible show closer.

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[Reaps]

On my second listen and i'm shaking my head in disbelief. Best release since Fragile is an understatment. I'm so proud of Trent right now..

[greyskies13]

Just up to All Time Low so far. This song is amazing.

So far: All Time Low > Find My Way > Eater of Dreams > Copy of A > Came Back Haunted

[artdeco]

good lordy this whole album is really, really good. i'm much more impressed than i thought i would be. so much win here.

it's hard to pick songs that are faves because they're all so good and really blend well together (even 'everything' fits in nicely).

that being said, 'i would for you' is really catchy. great chorus.

[Steve to the E]

Just watching/listening to youTube as they show up. Getting a distinct Beck-circa-Midnite-Vultures feeling from "All Time Low" and absolutely digging it.

[godflesh]

Just got it and can barely contain my squee

[GavinCollins420]

I've waited long enough. I can wait another week. I MUST RESIST.

[Highly Psychological]

Various Methods of Escape is the best Nine Inch Nails tune i have heard since The Fragile, its stunning.

Satellite is awesome too, something about this album is very smooth and slick, it does sound like it was produced by a film composer indeed.

That Genesis Porridge remix LOL wtf!

[_Ruiner]

I Would For You - http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oNN3EENGl-0/UXqM_GBFnrI/AAAAAAAAJWw/SzE6hpNFe60/s1600/blown-mind-explosion-gif.gif

[Gary Sharman]

I'm on my 2nd listen and I genuinely can't pick a favourite song, they're all very well written and the production is incredible as you'd expect from the NIN team. Can't wait to get the lossless of this and put my headphones in.

[thefragile_jake]

God. I can't even concentrate at work right now. I have my laptop with me and I could possibly listen to it...but I never really get a chance to focus in on the music while I'm here. :(

The temptation is killing me!

[exilajei]

Yeah, loving those mechanical screeches that drop in on I Would For You

[owinn]

So, it got a bit emotional listening to Various Methods of Escape. Wasn't expecting that - and now I need to have a lie down and have a think... It reminds me of the first time I heard The Downward Spiral.

[imail724]

Remember that time Trent said he doesn't really raise his voice on the album? He's such a bullshitter

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[frothy_ham]

I'm not able to get to a torrent site right now, could some please PM me a link to download pretty please?

[Shadaloo]

Listening to All Time Low for the first time and biting my lip SO GODDAMNED HARD. This song was made for fucking things to.

[Ruttiger]

Listening to All Time Low for the first time and biting my lip SO GODDAMNED HARD. This song was made for fucking things to.Im up to the same track and im floating right now... and im not even high.

[greyskies13]

dat jam - at the end of disappointed

[Bachy]

Well, if TR continues to churn out albums like this, I'm all in favor of him taking a five year leave of absence from NIN every once in a while.

As long as there's a HTDA album and a few film scores in between.

[jessamineny]

First listen, and this is the most difficult NIN album for me to listen to yet. I've been clean for... a really long time, but that doesn't mean shit. This is hitting me hard. Goddamn you, Trent. :::sigh:::

[R-Dot-Yung]

Omg While I'm Still here is fucking amazing. This fucking album is amazing.

[ataxia]

I'm in school pm

i'm so sorry for asking

[Tomp252]

I've listened through twice so far and I have to say that it's easily the best thing he's done since With Teeth, maybe even since The Fragile. Amazing album, thanks Trent.

Just listened to the remixes also and they sound great

[BatBrain]

NIN's All Time Low + QOTSA's Smooth Sailling = Greatest Sexy funk of 2013.

[thatguymark]

Oh, man! First listen through All Time Low. So much funk. I love it. Love love love it. I hope this makes it onto the Tension set lists.

[filmfanb]

this is sitting on my ipod, i am about to get on a hour long train journey. someone will get fucked

[Bachy]

I can't freaking wait to see "In Two" live.

[Indefinite_Cure]

I've waited long enough. I can wait another week. I MUST RESIST.

Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.

[Clownboat]

There are some dope beats on this. Probably the best production I've heard out of Trent, though Year Zero was really good for that. I dig it.

[fabripav]

I'll bring a "PLAY HESITATION MARKS IN FULL PLEASE" sign at the Tension shows I'll attend.

[imail724]

That sax part. Amazing amazing album

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[ImTheWiseJanitor]

It's been a LONG time since I've seen across-the-board praise for a NIN album. I'll wait to see if this holds up after the initial shock wears down/official release, but it's really cool seeing everybody enjoying the same piece of work. And the favorites aren't even narrowed down to one or two. They're all spread out, which is awesome.

I'm burning this baby to a CD for my car, and it's not coming out for...a while.

[GavinCollins420]

Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.

NEVER.

...and so begins the longest week of my life.

[rhet]

i'm so glad trent doesn't know the meaning of minimalism. he always says the newest album is more minimalist than the last and i always worry he'll lose the layering and complexity we're all so fond of. fears assuaged and i can't stop grinning.

[Paul]

Boy am I glad I have the day off from work today...

[ninsp]

It's been a LONG time since I've seen across-the-board praise for a NIN album. I'll wait to see if this holds up after the initial shock wears down/official release, but it's really cool seeing everybody enjoying the same piece of work. And the favorites aren't even narrowed down to one or two. They're all spread out, which is awesome.

I'm burning this baby to a CD for my car, and it's not coming out for...a while.

Praise has been almost universal across the entire internet.

[Harry Seaward]

A 500MB version claimed to be FLAC just hit the bay, I wonder if it's legit.

[chroipahtz]

i'm so glad trent doesn't know the meaning of minimalism. he always says the newest album is more minimalist than the last and i always worry he'll lose the layering and complexity we're all so fond of. fears assuaged and i can't stop grinning.
I finally think I understand what he means by "minimalist". He means "no walls of head blasting noise". Which holds true so far, there's no Mr Self Destruct or Somewhat Damaged chorus going on here.

[fabripav]

A 500MB version claimed to be FLAC just hit the bay, I wonder if it's legit.

A FLAC is avalaible through exystence.net as well (though I'm getting the torrent one because uploaded is a horribly slow file-sharing site)

[Steve to the E]

Oh my god..."In Two"...the lyrics. "It's getting hard to tell the two of you apart" almost had me in tears, and it's not even a depressing-sounding song.

[razzletiger]

I love this album so goddamn much. That's all I can coherently say at this point.

[Paul]

I think what we have here is TR finally saying "fuck it, is this NIN anymore? what is NIN? who cares. this is what I want to make." and we're all (TR included) reaping the rewards

[Harry Seaward]

[Packaging spoilers!] This (http://i.imgur.com/0wsXLaG.jpg) was included in the FLAC torrent I mentioned named 'proof.jpg'.

Seems legit.

[Digital Twilight]

Two listens in and I love this. One or two tracks may not stand the test of time but some really incredible stuff here. My ONLY criticism is that Copy of A into Came Back Haunted into Find My Way seems a little jarring. Like it could have used a little bit of a outro/intro to connect the songs better but maybe that's just because I've heard them as singles.

[Khrz]

[Packaging spoilers!] This (http://i.imgur.com/0wsXLaG.jpg) was included in the FLAC torrent I mentioned named 'proof.jpg'.

Seems legit.


Hellooooooo you sexy thing...

[REPLICA]

I know I might get facepalmed for this but could someone please pm a link?

[Fist Fuck]

Nope. I'm staying strong. Love to hear everyone's reviews so far. I can't remember reading about so many different favorite songs on an album ever before. This should be really good then.

Too good to spoil 4 days before holding the actual cd/vinyl in my hands.

[Little_Dreamer]

Absolutely love it after the first listen

[heavenly_bearded]

3rd listen so far. Had to look on webmb for cures for priapism.

[Shadaloo]

Most of the new songs are on my Youtube account :
http://www.youtube.com/user/SolitaryCuspidor

Enjoy. Can you get Disappointed up there for us poor shmucks at work? :D

[thefragile_jake]

Boy am I glad I have the day off from work today...

You're so lucky. :(

I'm going nuts here!

[frankie teardrop]

first listen down. i liked it a lot, but did not love it outright... but going to give it a second listen in a few to see what really sticks. just finishing up the three mixes. surprisingly loving those? the beatles-esque aspect of the todd rundgren remix is very welcome. the psychic tv remix of 'while i'm still here' is as dark and weird as you'd expect while still retaining the same warmth, and it's nice to hear genesis trading verses with trent.

a few quick observations:
1. 'all time low' makes excellent use of the final fantasy NES intro music... cracking me up a bit.
2. the closing half of 'various methods of escape' is worth the slow, meandering build.
3. 'in two' is probably my favorite, outside of copy of a/everything
4. sax honks in 'while i'm still here' remind me slightly of 'neukoln'- the closing instrumental of 'heroes'- neat.
5. lindsay buckingham owns the intro of 'all time low'- really welcome addition

lots of funk, lots of hooks, some excellent drum machine/beat work. seems like a reaction to the current crop of pop artists who are cribbing the NIN sound.

ps- for those not listening to a lossless rip-- the VBR links that went around this morning sound pretty great, if they were truly encoded with LAME V0 they should sound very close to lossless. i never mind V0 in the 256 range as far as mp3s go...

[fabripav]

That moment when you don't know what to get, vinyl or deluxe CD.

or both


Oh and, how do you "facepalm" other people's posts? Like, is there a button? lol

[MrSlfDstruct]

http://youtu.be/WtOPacnjxLU

I'm stuck at work. That is all.

[gorast]

I just got emotional over hearing those saxophone honks at the end of While I'm Still Here.

Fuck you Trent for being the Greatest Musician.

[billpulsipher]

sometimes on a first listen, emotions get the best of you and you want to say its the best album ever just because you're so happy it's out..I remember thinking Delta Machine was one of the best Depeche albums after the first listen lol...its going to need 5-7 listens to be objective...

[Bachy]

I absolutely love Came Back Haunted, Copy of A, and Everything.

That being said, I feel they are the weaker tracks on the album. It's not even close.

[Radiovoyr]

Only one listen so far, but I think this may be the best nin since Year Zero, or maybe even the Fragile. I like it way more than WT, The Slip and Ghost for sure. So many fucking amazing dancey beats.

[hanakuso]

This is gold. I'm loving it and I think it's my third NIN favorite álbum so far. Various Methods of Escape is something that i needed to listen from Trent. IT has "that vibe" that I believe some of us missed for a while. I love this and I hope my preorders arrive soon to melt that vinyl!!

[Tiz]

Running kicks ass!

[ManBurning]

Holy shit, I magically woke up an hour before my alarm was set to go off this morning, and I woke up to THIS? Sucks that I gotta go to work!
For those that remember, I said I was gonna wait for release date... but I can't, LOL... There is no bloody way that I can at this point.

I can probably make it through the day at work, but even then so... that's going to be bloody difficult! I don't wanna put this on my ipod for the trek to work, I want to experience this album on a good sound system, all in 1 sitting. Sooo.... If i've waited this long, I can wait about 9-10 hours more til I get home tonight.

[mr9inchnail]

I can't stop smiling !! =)

[frankie teardrop]

For those that remember, I said I was gonna wait for release date... but I can't, LOL... There is no bloody way that I can at this point.

i kept saying the same thing- caved as soon as i saw a link.

[dyskrasia]

Listening to the album off Youtube with a phone doesn't really do it any justice. I can't believe I didn't like All Time Low at first!

Satellite is soooo sexy. It's going to get replayed a lot.

[Tiz]

Wow! This album!

[Krazy]

3rd listen so far. Had to look on webmb for cures for priapism.

I actually had to look up the definition for priapismwutever. :/

[chroipahtz]

Someone on YouTube said this album sounds like "Justin Timberlake on acid". I can't say that's too far from the truth. Imagine a parallel universe where this was NIN's first album and came out when FutureSex/LoveSounds came out. Pop music would be so good right now.

[BrokenSpiral]

Various Methods... Holy fucking shit.

[Transfixed]

Vital question for an audiophile here....

IS THERE A 320 Kbps VERSION AVAILABLE?

[Digital Twilight]

Vital question for an audiophile here....

IS THERE A 320 Kbps VERSION AVAILABLE?

No but there is a FLAC

[Mr.Benjamin]

The 'Various Methods of Escape' interlude is as 'The Fragile' that it can get.

[ldeaf2]

Yummy! That is all for now!

[heavenly_bearded]

I actually had to look up the definition for priapismwutever. :/

My HM boner, it won't go down. He haw!

Would still love to find a stream of the entire album. Though I do thank Dimitri. you tha shit!

[Khrz]

Vital question for an audiophile here....

IS THERE A 320 Kbps VERSION AVAILABLE?

It's pretty useless to shout dude, most of us have their earbuds so deeply shoved in their ears that our kidneys are bouncing.

[screwdriver]

first listen down. i liked it a lot, but did not love it outright... but going to give it a second listen in a few to see what really sticks. just finishing up the three mixes. surprisingly loving those? the beatles-esque aspect of the todd rundgren remix is very welcome. the psychic tv remix of 'while i'm still here' is as dark and weird as you'd expect while still retaining the same warmth, and it's nice to hear genesis trading verses with trent.

a few quick observations:
1. 'all time low' makes excellent use of the final fantasy NES intro music... cracking me up a bit.
2. the closing half of 'various methods of escape' is worth the slow, meandering build.
3. 'in two' is probably my favorite, outside of copy of a/everything
4. sax honks in 'while i'm still here' remind me slightly of 'neukoln'- the closing instrumental of 'heroes'- neat.
5. lindsay buckingham owns the intro of 'all time low'- really welcome addition

lots of funk, lots of hooks, some excellent drum machine/beat work. seems like a reaction to the current crop of pop artists who are cribbing the NIN sound.

ps- for those not listening to a lossless rip-- the VBR links that went around this morning sound pretty great, if they were truly encoded with LAME V0 they should sound very close to lossless. i never mind V0 in the 256 range as far as mp3s go...

it sounds like we had near identical observations/thoughts -- cheers!

[Eraser]

Hey, could someone please PM me a link for the new album? That would be sweet!

Edit: Nevermind....that one was easy to find!

[ZeroSum]

holy shit all time low

HOLY SHIT

[chroipahtz]

uuunnnngGGGG the interlude in Various Methods just made my skin tingle for the entire time it was on.

[ZeroSum]

holy shit disappointed

HOLY SHIT

[frankie teardrop]

Getting a heavy Peter Gabriel vibe, and that's a very good thing!

wasn't thinking about that, but i definitely agree. the slower/groove oriented tracks (especially 'find my way' and 'all time low') remind me a lot of what was going on with up.

[ZeroSum]

I have had an ear infection all week. If you've ever had one, you know how much it degrades your quality of hearing. I was so worried this would leak when I was at my worst. It was bad enough this morning still that I thought I might wait until my ears were 100 percent before I got my hands on this. Of course, me being the impatient son of a bitch I am, I downloaded it. My ear just cracked into full functionality during the outro of Disappointed. It may sound lame, but it was one of the coolest things ever.

THIS ALBUM RULZ

[gorast]

I'm loving the GDT-esque sounds in Various Methods of Escape. This entire album is absolutely incredible.

I think Running might be my favorite track, but all of them keep fighting for that spot, so I really can't decide at all.

[broevol]

I'm loving the GDT-esque sounds in Various Methods of Escape. This entire album is absolutely incredible.

I think Running might be my favorite track, but all of them keep fighting for that spot, so I really can't decide at all.

I keep skipping over Running because I wasn't feeling it at first....need to go back and give it another try I guess

[Tiz]

this album SLAYS

[ZeroSum]

i bet pitchfork gives this like an 8 no joke

[gorast]

I keep skipping over Running because I wasn't feeling it at first....need to go back and give it another try I guess

It's the vocals that do it for me.

Speaking of those, the amount of variation in the vocal delivery all over this album is astounding. Astoundingly good.

[Max Leo]

I've already read a few "NIN is dead" comments somewhere else, lol.

I've the feeling that this album is pretty close to what Interscope wanted when they asked Trent to collaborate with Timbaland, a song like "Satellite" would fit in a Justin Timberlake album quite well, and this could be said about several other tracks, it's very poppy and commercial, and I don't mean that this is a bad thing at all, but I'm wondering what will Chris Cornell think when he listens to this album after the comments that Trent made about "Scream", lol. I know it's not the same thing at all, "Scream" was such an obvios sell out move to reach mainstream audiences and save his declining solo career back then while this is a proper NIN album that just happens to have a more accesible and poppier sound, but Trent is going to receive sooo much shit from so many people for this album (not from me)... I guess he just doesn't care anymore about those things. XD

Don't get me wrong, I'm not shitting on thi album, quite the contrary, but I can see the baclash that is coming from so many "true fans" (not here, where it seems that people are receiving the album very positively).

[Adam411]

The internet has trolled me. Cant find it. Don't have access to torrents. All survey shit. Cool.

[kevinbeetle]

has anyone taken a stab at the lyrics yet? i need to have them memorized asap.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I'm loving the GDT-esque sounds in Various Methods of Escape. This entire album is absolutely incredible.

I think Running might be my favorite track, but all of them keep fighting for that spot, so I really can't decide at all.

And to think, people were saying that Trent's foray into the world of ambient/minimalistic electronic music for the last 3-4 years would hurt what NIN sounds like.

If anything, in hindsight, that seems like the absolute best route he could have taken to help create the new Nine Inch Nails.

[Eraser]

I can´t believe that a new album from NIN is about to get downloaded right now onto my computer! It´s like fucking christmas and birthday all together...

I am so excited....great to hear from so many people that this is the best thing he did since The Fragile! It´s so good to be a NIN fan right now!

Almost done downloading....off to my first listen!

[chroipahtz]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not shitting on thi album, quite the contrary, but I can see the baclash that is coming from so many "true fans" (not here, where it seems that people are receiving the album very positively).
"True fans" can suck a dick. In my experience, most people who are elitist about being "true fans" are strung-out metalheads who think NIN has been going downhill since Broken.

[Khrz]

I've already read a few "NIN is dead" comments somewhere else, lol.

Yeah, I can understand that. Hesitation Marks is fantastic, but I had that same reaction, mostly, about With_Teeth. "yey, MTV NIN, fuck it, where's Manson at ? Oh... Alright, one more WT spin, but that's the last".


And well, I'm still here. They'll get over it, or move to greener pastures...

[ZeroSum]

I was about to be like omg come on trent during satellite but then that FUCKING GUITAR comes in and i think it might be my favorite song so far jesus fucking christ i cant even believe how good this shit is

[chroipahtz]

At the beginning of In Two, I keep expecting Gave Up to start.

[Alexandros]

I'll just join in the crowd and declare that this album is gorgeously cool, funky, trippy and other such adjectives. I know that first reactions may be overly enthusiastic, but of all my first listens of NIN albums I had to wait for (meaning from With Teeth and onwards), this is the most positive reaction I've had!

[gorast]

ZeroSum's live reactions are my favorite thing about this topic.

[chroipahtz]

This album has the manicness that's been missing since The Fragile. I'm so in love.

The moments where the songs just break into softer or louder parts... I missed this.

[ZeroSum]

Various Methods of giving me a Boner

[Mr.Benjamin]

The pre chorus and chorus in 'All Time Low' bothers me in a way that leads to certain thoughts with the opposite sex.

[goingincirclez]

Dear Mr. Reznor:

The term, "minimal"?

http://www.goingincirclez.com/Kaleid/Albums/NIN/DoesntMean.jpg

BUT I AM GODDAMN ECSTATIC FOR YOUR CONFUSION

Sincerely,

a happily slain Hesitation Marks listener

[Lastentrance]

Zerosum you're making my day. Brilliant. And yeah, albums a solid 8. Not a weak track, Running being the only one yet to totally grab me (and disappointed's vocal is still taking a while to settle in).

Production wise, the beatwork on this really is quite something, especially on Disappointed and Satellite.

Can't wait to listen to this again! Really happy to hear everyone's loving it.

[Mr.Metheus]

I have had an ear infection all week. If you've ever had one, you know how much it degrades your quality of hearing. I was so worried this would leak when I was at my worst. It was bad enough this morning still that I thought I might wait until my ears were 100 percent before I got my hands on this. Of course, me being the impatient son of a bitch I am, I downloaded it. My ear just cracked into full functionality during the outro of Disappointed. It may sound lame, but it was one of the coolest things ever.

THIS ALBUM RULZ

I've also been nursing an ear infection, which is rather unfortunate because my best headphones are in-ear. Who knows, this may sound like a whole new album when my left ear finally clears ;)

[ZeroSum]

Quite frankly, this new album is "fucking great"

[chroipahtz]

The While I'm Still Here/Black Noise relationship is REALLY WEIRD. Why isn't there a song after that? Ugh stop destroying expectations, Trent.

[gorast]

Fuck it. While I'm Still Here/Black Noise - favorite tracks. This album is golden.

Also, while I'm well aware of the consequences of comparing anything Trent-related to Kanye West, the way While I'm Still Here's instrumental continues right into Black Noise is very reminiscent of Lost in the World/Who Will Survive in America, and I love it.

[Perdita]

I've downloaded it (happy happy, because I'm really terrible at these things, but I found a link).
I totally LOVING the album!

(Thanks so much ETS, this forum is the best!)

[halo33]

"I Would For You" is absolutely destroying me right now. That sub-bass?! DAMN!

[theSplinter04]

I Would for You and In Two = best thing ever

[kitz]

okay, I'm home! Let the listening begin!! whooohoooo!!

[Toadflax]

All Time Low makes me think of Beck's Midnite Vultures. I never thought I'd say that about a Nine Inch Nails song. I'm digging.

[chroipahtz]

Also, while I'm well aware of the consequences of comparing anything Trent-related to Kanye West, the way While I'm Still Here's instrumental continues right into Black Noise is very reminiscent of Lost in the World/Who Will Survive in America, and I love it.
Trent has spoken positively about Kanye recently, so I'm not sure that sort of comparison should be off-limits.

[kitz]

i bet pitchfork gives this like an 8 no joke
In the past years the became friends, so maybe.

I'm hoping for a 3. That would be a lot better.

[gorast]

Oh yeah, I was just speaking in the context of other ETSers. Kanye ain't the most popular man around these parts.

That reminds me...where's Bugas, eh? August 28 my ass.

[ZeroSum]

this album is an 8/10 perfect album

[PeterAbilly]

Im not going to download, not going to downlooooad.....will wait for copy. Well, ok I will try at least!

BUT

I heard only Various Methods! AND THAT SONG IS FUCKING AWESOME! I dont even care that it is basically pop song and suitable for more listeners than I dont know....slaveryyyyyyyyyyyyy... for example, but that song is really really great! I love old songs but I will love this also....so fuck of "true fans" who are still stuck in angsty teen...

[EndlessLoveless]

Ok I broke, downloaded, and listened to it from start to finish...just, wow. I have just been shaken to my core. I feel so fucking happy and lucky that this even exists, and will be with me for the rest of my life. This is the pinnacle right here. Unbelievable. EVERY song. I have never connected to an album like I just have. Perfect. The wait was worth it. Way to go TR, you fucking hit a grand slam. I won't be listening to anything else for a LONG time. Cannot wait to get all three versions in the mail next week.......fuck man.....wow.

[Roderick]

OK this is really great. better than The Slip. Loving the whole album

The remix Of "While I'm Still Here" by Genesis P-Orridge is amazing

[Bad Wolf]

Figures it would leak the day I have to go back to work. Oh well! Tiding myself over with the YT videos. Thanks for posting those!!
I'm pretty sure 'minimalistic' in Trent-speak means 'slightly less fucks than the typical clusterfuck.'

[frankie teardrop]

whoever made the observation about 'running' being reminiscent of kid a is pretty spot on, too.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Trent has spoken positively about Kanye recently, so I'm not sure that sort of comparison should be off-limits.

Not to take things off-topic, but where/when was this? I'm not challenging it, just curious. I actually think that's pretty interesting.

[chroipahtz]

Not to take things off-topic, but where/when was this? I'm not challenging it, just curious. I actually think that's pretty interesting.
http://www.spin.com/articles/trent-reznor-nine-inch-nails-kanye-west-implode/

[_minus]

Not to take things off-topic, but where/when was this? I'm not challenging it, just curious. I actually think that's pretty interesting.

http://www.spin.com/articles/trent-reznor-nine-inch-nails-kanye-west-implode/

[insequence]

Absolutely stunning record. Totally and unequivocally worth all the hype and the seemingly endless hours of waiting. NIN's best since The Fragile, dare I say? Maybe it's a little too soon to tell, but wow, incredible stuff.

[Indefinite_Cure]

This album is a 9/10 at least...well I don't know, I've just really been presented to it so it's a first impression really, but a really good one. I'm sorry I'm one of those who feel they've gotta consume the thing right away and tell how they feel about it, but I've been anticipating this for a long time now...this is like (sorry for the crude comparison) penetrating a girl you've been dying to forever...the results usually come out very fast...especially when the girl feels THIS GOOD!

[OSLIN]

Don't know if this stuffs been mentioned yet. Not doing a final review until I have a few good listens.
All Time Low: Bowie "it looks as though they're here to stay" from Hunky Dory's Oh! You Pretty Things. This is an obvious shout out. The High repeated reminds me of 10 miles high
VMOE: HTDA call back "illuminates the (final) scene"
Running: Is it me or musically I'm noticing a lot of musical call backs to PHM?

[ObviousParadox]

The main beat/bass of the verse for "I Would for You" reminds me so much of El-P's "The Jig is Up"

[Winter Is Coming]

This is scary exciting. I think I'm going to have to head home at lunch and DL the leak. Seeing all these uber positive reviews have my hopes sky high right now. I'm trying to keep my expectations in check because I want to be blown away on my first listen. And to top it off I haven't even downloaded the rehearsal stuff yet. Christmas came early for sure this year.

[rhet]

i'm not really digging the remixes so much and i think i like the live version of Copy of A better so far which is weird as i normally prefer studio versions..just sounds beefier and more engaging live.. but i still fucking love the album..can't even pick out a favourite they're all too fucking good.

[mostlymad]

Well, I got around to listening to the remixes. I was floored by the pipe organs on the Find My Way remix. I'm not exactly churchy. Didn't grow up with the stuff, really, but those are some excellent sounds to hear. The While I'm Still Here is really surreal. Really, really surreal. I like the original better.

[_minus]

I love that the tracks we heard prior to the leak (Copy of A, Came Back Haunted, Everything, Find My Way, Disappointed) are by and far EASILY the worst tracks on the album.

Not saying the tracks are bad (and this is from someone who loves Everything), but if the tracks were arranged in order from best to worst, they'd be at the bottom.

But the "worst" track on an album like this is still fucking great.

This album is goddamned delicious.

[ObviousParadox]

this album is an 8/10 perfect album

And now for the dismount...

AND HE'S DONE IT, LOOKING AT THE SCORES ITS THE PERFECT ROUTINE- AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT 8/10!

[gorast]

The sax honks at the end of While I'm Still Here sound just like the sort of horns that David Byrne and St. Vincent utilized for Love This Giant. I can't deal.

[dzaver]

now that I see so many good reviews im going to wait for the physical release to arrive :-) i already downloaded it but now i changed my mind. So excited! Fuck! Enjoy your listenings :D

[theburningreptile]

In Two is badass. TR, you are fucking amazing. Love this album.

[ataxia]

I can't find it

[ZeroSum]

Okay, in all seriousness- these songs have more variety than ANYTHING he has done since The Fragile. Quiet parts, loud parts, unique instruments, soundscapes, interesting vocal deliveries, explosions of raw emotion and power.... it has ALL those layers. There is some complex stuff going on here- the songs carry so much tension, and have a bit of unpredictability to them that pretty much ensures that it will hold up over repeat listens. Yeah, this is more overtly poppy than anything he has done, but it's done expertly. It sounds like a very matured version of NIN, led by a guy that has a more sophisticated view of the world than "everything fucking sucks my life sucks fuck you all" and though I'm sure most of us have related to that outlook before and could have related to it again now, its goddamn amazing to see Trent at the point in his life where he could make this album. It has it's dark corners, to be sure, but this is a much more grown up NIN.

Knee jerk reaction from me:

TDS > Fragile > Hesitation Marks > Year Zero > Everything else.

Could see Year Zero over taking this, but as I listen more and more I think that's unlikely. This is about as good as we could have hoped for from Trent. Jesus fuck, this album is great, and definitely does take NIN to a new place. Going to jam this nonstop until at least November, when I see them live!

[gizmo]

Going through my first listen.

Good lord, All Time Low......

[ZeroSum]

Oh, and I gotta add- Hearing Came Back Haunted in the context of the album makes me love it even more. Everything doesn't have the role I was expecting it to, but it fits in here. Probably the worst song, though- which is fine, cuz I love it.

[Butterscotch]

Just finished listening to this.

It was only my first listen, so maybe my opinion will change when the novelty wears off... but that may have been one of Trent's best albums.

More on this story at 11.

[BrokenSpiral]

I think this is his best album since WT. Possibly since The Fragile. Stand outs for me so far are: All Time Low, Satellite, Various Methods, and running.

The rest of it is fucking awesome too, though.

[screwdriver]

Oh, and I gotta add- Hearing Came Back Haunted in the context of the album makes me love it even more. Everything doesn't have the role I was expecting it to, but it fits in here. Probably the worst song, though- which is fine, cuz I love it.

I see CBH getting a lot of meh, which is cool I guess, but I still think its a fucking awesome tune. probs one of my favorites on the album.

[Tiz]

Listening to Running for the third time. AND IT STILL KICKS ASS! Headphones are a MUST!

[jd13]

I can't find it

Same here. Can someone please PM me a non-torrent link? Unfortunately I'm not able to do them anymore :(

[eversonpoe]

i'm really trying to hold out so i can have a more purist experience listening to this for the first time...maybe even on vinyl with headphones...but it's KILLING ME reading everyone's overwhelmingly positive reactions.

[chroipahtz]

Same here. Can someone please PM me a non-torrent link? Unfortunately I'm not able to do them anymore :(
If you just want to listen, the whole thing is on YouTube, although the video is a little weird and has several minutes of silence between each song. This is how I'm getting my fix while I'm at work.

[BRoswell]

Well, there goes my theory. A week before the release date is still pretty good as far as leaks go.

[jd13]

If you just want to listen, the whole thing is on YouTube, although the video is a little weird and has several minutes of silence between each song. This is how I'm getting my fix while I'm at work.

Thanks! I'm really trying to hold out. I have every version on pre-order but it's killing me!!

[dlb]

i'm really trying to hold out so i can have a more purist experience listening to this for the first time...maybe even on vinyl with headphones...but it's KILLING ME reading everyone's overwhelmingly positive reactions.

same here. I guess I should avoid coming here until Friday. Garrr!!! The excitement!

[Shnoorum]

Finally got around to listening to the remixes. Meh. I didn't really expect to like them anyways so it's all good. I'm very picky with music so seeing bands I've never heard of usually means I won't be a fan. There are rarely exceptions.

Sorry for slightly changing the subject but I got a fucking suprise by Dead Mau Five's remix of Ice Age which was actually fucking awesome. Really did not expect that at all as I really am not a fan of his usual stuff

[OSLIN]

I Would For You could easily be on the Fragile.

[gizmo]

I love that the tracks we heard prior to the leak (Copy of A, Came Back Haunted, Everything, Find My Way, Disappointed) are by and far EASILY the worst tracks on the album.

Not saying the tracks are bad (and this is from someone who loves Everything), but if the tracks were arranged in order from best to worst, they'd be at the bottom.

But the "worst" track on an album like this is still fucking great.

This album is goddamned delicious.

I was thinking the same thing. The non-singles are fucking amazing.

[Indefinite_Cure]

I think my favourite is Various Methods of Excape...such a fucking beautiful chorus...and live drums...and...it's just...it's so...AMAZING!!

[gorast]

If they play While I'm Still Here live and Trent breaks out the sax I'm gonna piss myself for the rest of my life.

[Bachy]

That outro to Various Methods of Escape is just outstanding.

[chroipahtz]

If they play While I'm Still Here live and Trent breaks out the sax I'm gonna piss myself for the rest of my life.
Doesn't that sax only play one note, or am I misremembering? If that's the case, he might be able to play sax with one hand and do tambourine with the other. Or maybe he could get Cortini to hold the buttons on the sax for him while he blows and does tambourine. Yeah. Yeah. I like this.

[Bachy]

If they play While I'm Still Here live and Trent breaks out the sax I'm gonna piss myself for the rest of my life.

And then follow that up with "Driver Down."

[tony.parente]

I think my favourite is Various Methods of Excape...such a fucking beautiful chorus...and live drums...and...it's just...it's so...AMAZING!!

I wish that trent would rediscover live drums again. I think thats one of the main reasons why I loved With_Teeth so much.

[screwdriver]

i'm really trying to hold out so i can have a more purist experience listening to this for the first time...maybe even on vinyl with headphones...but it's KILLING ME reading everyone's overwhelmingly positive reactions.

just... give in. you'll be happier :-) (I am.)

[gizmo]

Satellite is making my boy parts feel weird.