Trent Reznor Doesn't Care About Release Dates

I agree. this record sux. It's totally uninspired and sounds contrived. it's almost as bad as With Teeth.

Listening to the album online does it NO justice, it almost makes it sound mediocre. However...actually listening to the CD with its full-quality songs reveal an almost that is borderline GENIUS.

DO NOT judge this album if you've just listened to it online, buy it, borrow it, or steal it, then listen to the CD. It's f*cking amazing. Track 5 and track 6!!!!!!!!!!!!

All of you stupid emo kids are what 18, 19, you say trent reznor is so last century or whatever, and that he sux, but honestly, looking at your new generation and your crappy music, Im glad true talents like Reznor are still out there.

i think some of you miss the idea behind the whole album, its a concept. i am a huge fan of nine inch nails and i can also agree ive heard better sounds come from nine inch nails, but this album has by far the best concept behind it i have ever come accross. it is something any body can relate to, its not entirley personal and thats why the music doesnt sweep you away like 'the fragile' might have.

think outside the square ladies and gentlemen.

Well I'm certainly glad to see some more support..

Everyone's entitled to their opinions, and it works best when we calmly explain our points, rather than stooping to personal attacks. (Which generally come from generalizations =D )

The new cd...if you are so quick to denounce it, then you're simply proving that you are a product of this era. Short attention spans, too impatient to take a moment and digest the music we listen to. I know it's simple to shrug stuff like that off these days, since we're so used to listening to pop trends (otherwise, how on earth could Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas get a frickin' Grammy for the disgusting cross-sectional view on our society that is "My Humps"? Please explain that, because THOSE are the types of songs that would drive me to suicide, not that of NIN) that we've become incapable of understanding the complexities of music. Want to know why The Fragile "flopped", and yet is hailed by almost all NIN fans as sacred and beautiful? Because it's not exactly radio-friendly, and we all sold out to the powerpop. (Justin/Britney/Beyonce/Christina...etc)
When you give things time to mature and think about it, you tend to find that some things are just timeless.

And THAT, people, is precisely which separates "classics" from things which make people homicidal. (For example...if I hear Boulevard of Broken Dreams, I spasm and have to change the station, because the elventybillion times it was played proved to me that the song was only mediocre at best.)

didn't you say that yesterday? you need to write something new.

My god, some of you people really have no idea what you are talking about! I would like to round you up and give you a good kick in.

The internet lets far too many morons have a say when in 'real life' they would be at home with no friends and nobody to talk to.

None of you have one pubic hair of talent compared to somebody like Trent Reznor and if you think all NIN fans are 'The Crow' personified you have A LOT to learn.

Losers!

First off, I know all you naysayers are entitled to your opinions, but I have a few things I want to address.

1. The reason why the album is posted for free is because Trent doesn't care about releasing an album in the traditional way. The RIAA and the record industry have become so irrelevant that it's not longer selling music, but selling an image like some of the bands out there these days. He is also trying to disprove the notion that the record industry suffers because of downloading and online streaming because he is confident people will still buy it.

2. To the person who compared NIN with Depeche Mode by saying that Trent sits around smoking clove cigarrettes all day not getting any sun and not exercising, you have obviously not seen his more recent pictures on the With Teeth tour. The man was ripped and healthy as ever. You should take my tip and get out from being stuck in the 90's image of NIN. If you want to spew off a band/act that is getting more and more irrelevant, how bout Marilyn Manson? Oh wait, you probably like him because he's more mainstream and everyone else likes him too....nevermind that he has absolutely no fresh ideas.

3. The reason the music industry is suffering is because they want bands who they think will "sell" immediately. Listen to your choice of hip-hop pop or emo these days and tell me how quickly you get tired of it, or that you want to hear something new and different. I got tired of listening to the radio shortly after I discovered *good* music on my own.

Now everyone can resume their whining, but don't come crawling back to me when you're insisting you're tired of radio and the current music scene!

I can imagine what kind of garbage you moron's listen to.YearZero is amazing and Trent is more relevant than ever.The masses have never had any taste in music your all sheep.

To the heartless morons that feel it necessary and come on here and make personal attacks on someone when this blog is here for a review of the music...

You are all pathetic!

I love Year Zero and even if I didn't, I'd constructively criticize it, not bash the artist. I am disgusted with the tasteless, heartless, and thoughtless comments you all made. Have a fucking heart! How would you feel if you came on a blog about your latest release and had to read all this? Number one, all you talentless idiots wouldnt have a blog about your latest release! When you make it personal it's definetly not okay. If you could get your thick skulls out of the false negative stigma and actually LISTENED to the music, all of it, you wouldn't be dissing it. It's so funny, there is art that is commercial that is meant to suck in a broad unthinking, mindless public who buy it and listen to it because you don't know any better. Then there is true art, that is heartfelt, it has substance, there is a greater meaning beneath the surface, theres substance there and a message. True art doesn't apply to the universal because the fast majority are overweight, overfed, unstimulated piles of flesh. This goes for everything, not just music. You just don't know any better because you are so narrow minded and uneducated. Open your eyes, you don't have to like it, but don't dare call it anything but art. Don't try to act like the person behind it didn't bust their ass and and pour their life and soul into it. The internet and most of you are a disappointment.