 [Larger view] | Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
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 the hand of the artist should have been in this | |
| rockin' song with great energy dampered only by the limited number of versions. Why go to the trouble of cutting a disc like this without giving the consumer 5 or 6 versions of the song? Trent should know better, being the music fan that he is. | |
 I think it's solid. | |
| Remember all that garbage social music you've heard for years now? Please let it go. Don't call that music 'pop music', call it 'Disney Dollars'.
What do I mean? I might know... I've been a NIN fan all the long. Trent's certain breed of music has always had a bitter aftertaste. I think there's a point there. Let's talk about 'The Hand That Feeds'. Musicaly, any other time than now, this would be wrong. I thought a long time ago that once computer screen resolutions where so high that no normal person could see individual pixels... at that time, at this time... the mosiac effect is effective artisticaly. So, that in mind along with what everybody really has noticed these last 10 years... 'The Hand That Feeds' is the best song I've heard in a long time. ...and it's all done in that walking talk the talk in NIN style; acceptable now for a social setting. The lyrics in 'The Hand That Feeds' has the most clever double meaning contained in there. I don't think anybody is catching it. So, I'm a little disturbed that everybody misses the point. If this isn't an original song... what is? I wonder what the kids would say to answer that question? Maybe something about Incubus or... uh... Jay Z... Lastly, if you don't know who Photek is... You probably won't get the remixes. You don't listen to something extendedly titled [Dub Mix] and be disgusted when it's the type of thing to play in club that's not too busy playing irresponsible dry-hump music that has spoken lyrics about killing gangstas. Yeeeaaah! Nobody wants to change it. | |
| There've Been Better, But There've Been Worse | |
| ALBUM MIX: I'm not going to bother much with this; we've all heard it, it's a great song, let's hear it for Nine Inch Nails, yay.
STRAIGHT MIX: Interesting extended take on the original, and well-done. There's not much actual remixing - other than the techno beat, the "whispering" and the "horror movie synths" near the bridge (which were great), it stays mostly true to the album version - but that doesn't stop it from being a good listen, and it's just as catchy as the album version. I especially liked when the music mostly drops out in favour of the vocals at 3:53; it was a nice touch, one that probably should've been part of the album cut. Either way, not bad. DUB MIX: It's a house version. What can be said about that, really? Trent's occasional voice adds something, and the beat and guitar/synth loops are infectious enough with this mix that it doesn't fall COMPLETELY flat... but you're probably not going to want to listen to it too often. Decent. OVERALL: I'd rather spend my money on Things Falling Apart or Further Down The Spiral, of course... but this was supposed to be a single, not a remix album, and as such, it's not bad. Worth a few quid, but don't bump it to the top of your list. SIDE NOTE: Trent is SO not fat; my bandmate Aeon and I saw him a few days ago, and he's as ripped as he ever was. |
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