Nine
Inch Nails
Hesitation
Marks (2014)
Genre:
Industrial Rock, Electronic, Alternative Rock
I had
high expectations for this album, it was Reznor’s Industrial Metal comeback;
Trent had been exploring his softer and esoteric side in other projects outside
of Nine Inch Nails like working with Atticus Ross on the Social Network sound
track and on the How to Destroy Angels ( which I liked a lot). So it was
finally time to rock out for Trent in a NIN a NIN album, boy o boy was I wrong.
Vocals
and Lyrics: Lyrically and vocally he repeats tons of stuff that we’ve have
already heard on previous albums, the song “Copy of a Copy” sounds a little bit
autobiographical. 6
Instrumentation:
Guitar:
Adrain Belew Ex King Crimson plays on the majority of the tracks and it’s a real
let down that his participation in each song is pretty limited, I can’t believe
how under used this guy is on this album. Lindsey Buckingham ex member Fleetwood Mac
also plays on a few tracks.
Bass: Now
in this case Pino Palladino (John Mayer Trio, Jeff Beck , Adele…) actually gets
to step into the spotlight, he has a
killer bass line in “All Time Low” that has weird funky groove, it’s probably
one of the most original tracks on the album.
Drums:
There is only one track with live drums; on the the rest of the album Trent uses drum machines,
sapping most of the energy out of the production..
Keyboards:
You can hear cool stuff here and there 6.95
Melody
and/or Structure: It’s weird to say that some of Trents songs are getting a
little too predictable lately they seem to follow the same formula over and
over again. 6
Sound,
Production and Feeling: Look its NIN, the album sound and production are always going to be top notch, and the general
dark and somber mood is pretty well done 10
Songs:
Even though this album is a letdown it does have a couple of really good tracks
11
The
Bad: This album sages a little too much,
there are moments that it gets boring. -2
Originality:
Trent just revisits too many old concepts there
is nothing new on this album. In my opinion NIN should stay as Trent’s
Rock project and he should make a more band oriented album next time 7
Overall:
45.95
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