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With Teeth |  | Artist: Nine Inch Nails
Label: Universal
Category: Music
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Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 3157
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 64 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 4.9 x 0.3
UPC: 602498814406
EAN: 0060249881440
ASIN: B0008E0DHS
Release Date: May 2, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | All The Love In The World | | • | You Know Who You Are? | | • | The Collector | | • | The Hand That Feeds | | • | Love Is Not Enough | | • | Every Day Is Exactly The Same | | • | With Teeth | | • | Only | | • | Getting Smaller | | • | Sunspots | | • | The Line Begins To Blur | | • | Beside You In Time | | • | Right Where It Belongs | | • | Home | | • | Right Where It Belongs |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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, IThe Fragile/I, the trick itself has lost none of its Teen-Beat-from-hell appeal. IWith Teeth/I 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 ITeeth/I 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 IPretty Hate Machine/I with IDownward Spiral/I-style density, it ends up being the most focused record in the NIN catalogue. I--Matthew Cooke/I
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 Only.....Another Modern Masterpiece! July 24, 2005
Sasukle (UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
First off, this has to be one of THE best albums of the year so far. I hope it doesn't go unnoticed when the awards are being handed out. pSecondly, to ht people comparing this to NIN's previous work (The Downaward Spiral in particular), please stop because it is good enough to stand alone. Also, to those that say that this is a more commercially-friendly record, I don't agree. Yes, it sounds more crisp, more polished, more 'sane' even than Trent's previous work but that is largely to due to him 'cleaning up' his act. New single 'Only' IS catchy and you CAN dance to it but so what? I found that I could dance to 'Closer' but did that make it MTV-orientated? If you listen to the lyrics, they really speak for themselves: "There is no f******* you, there is only me."pLike the previous reviwer, it took me a few listens to fully appreciate the depth of this album but once I got it, I fell in love. Standout tracks for me would be the brooding opener All The Love In The World, the superb Everyday is Exactly The Same, With Teeth, Only and Right Where It Belongs. pIf you have only a mild interest in NIN or Trent Reznor please buy this album because I do not believe you will be disappointed!
It's a great album. Fact. January 11, 2007
A. C. De Panama (Eastbourne, England)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Many people have hit this album down because it deviates from the original style of the fragile and the downward spiral. Sure, those are great albums, but with teeth is a nice addition to the collection.
br /Bearing in mind that Trent had a sizeable break from music production to fight an onward battle against drugs and alcoholism, this album commemorates him, in a way, freeing himself from himself and getting back to what he loves doing. In an interview, reznor said "with teeth was, essentially, a test for me. to see if i still got it".
br /And he has.
br /The new songs have a melancholy and soothing feel at times (Every day is exactly the same), and then take you by surprise with tracks like "The hand that feeds" and "Getting Smaller".
br /This is by no means a bad album. Those who state it as so simply trashed it because trent has moved on from his roots slightly.
Not your typical NIN but still top notch September 22, 2005
Mr H P Wilson (Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Its different. Ive read a lot of reviews trying to compare this to NIN's other albums, the simple truth is that this album is different from the others, very different. If you havent listened to with teeth yet then, well, its most like the fragile and i can see what people mean when they say its a 'watered down' version of it, but the watering down of the exceptionally strong, and gritty album that is the Fragile has created the most accessible nin album to date. pWhen i first listened to it i was expecting a slight progression from the fragile (my favorite of the nin back cateloge) but i was supsrised to hear a much more melodic and punchy track listing, that to be honest, i wasnt that impressed with. But after listening though the entire album several times, i got more into the mindset of the music. Ive had to do this with every nin release so far, but have always been happy with the resulting pleasure of listening. pWith teeth contains great music throughout, there are the highs and lows that every album contains but the lows are higher than most 'good' tracks. In my opinion 'the hand that feeds' is one of the weakest tracks. It doesnt quite fit in to the album as a whole, but saying this it is a great stand alone track and is much lauded, and rightly so, as a great song. pThere is the usual mix of slower more relaxed songs as well as fast paced 'heavier' ones that i have come to expect from Nine inch nails, each section being placed perfectly within the album to create a undulating ride. pThe starting few tracks build up to bring in the hand that feeds, with all the love in the world being a very notable build up track. After the hand that feeds, the ride drops to a slighty slower pace before reaching towards the fantastic tracks of Only and Getting Smaller, that can rightfully take there place as some of the greats NIN have produced. pBut there is one track that seems to hide slighty, and this is a shame, it took me several listenings of the album to pick up on how great 'every day' is. The intelligent lyrics perfectly compliment the pace and power of the track while even more emphasising the idea behind the song. The repetitive nature of the chorus creates a master piece of a song. pIn all With Teeth took me a while before i really got into it, but now its takes a great effort to replace it in my CD player with something that can entertain me as much. It is widely seen as a more mainstream album, and thats fair enough, it will appeal to a wider audience but will also more than just sate the appetite of NIN fans. It is on a par with the downward spiral and pretty hate machine, but is still just out done by the fragile and Broken in the creativity and overall feel of the album/work as a whole. Well worth buying and cherishing.penjoy
With Teeth - With everything August 5, 2005
Mr. M. J. A. Record
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
As with most Nine Inch Nails albums, this album is easier to describe in the context of the other Nine Inch Nails releases. Thusly:pPretty Hate Machine was a breakthrough at its time for making industrial music accessible while not watering down the impact. Even though the over reliance on synths and comparatively empty sound scope make some of songs sound dated, this Gary Numan-esque release showed a talent for melody.pHowever, Broken remains Nine Inch Nails at their hardest and fastest extreme as a howl of metal guitars and screams of fury pummel you into submission.pThe Downward Spiral - still perfect in every way. Pure rock kicks for those that want them, submersive depths for those that drown in them, melodies for those that crave them and blasts of incomprehensible noise for those that seek them.pThe Fragile - still a fan splitter. Trent seemed to be working himself into rut. It may possess excellent depth, but showcases Trent's lyrical cliché's and perhaps leans too far onto Nine Inch Nail's self-indulgent extreme. It does have some of their finest songs, but some weak bloated songs drag down the experience.pWhere does this leave With Teeth? Quite simply, I think it represents an amalgamation of all the essentially different elements from each previous Nine Inch Nails release. It has the pop overtures of Pretty Hate Machine, the metal squeal of Broken, the drownable soundscapes of The Downward Spiral and the occasional lapse into the beautiful indulgence of The Fragile (which is fine if done sparingly).pWith Teeth represents a stripping down to the core of the industrial heart and melodic soul of Nine Inch Nails. It sounds rawer and more immediate than anything he has done for over 10 years. The first song ("All The Love In The World) pulls you in as it adds layer upon layer of dance beats to blast out with a pop climax, and then suddenly you are dumped into the metallic anger of "You Know What You Are" with its simple driving riff being supported by the well crafted surrounding sound INSTEAD of being drowned by it (a flaw occasionally present on the Fragile)pThe first 6 songs are essential a statement of, "you want a hit single? HERE'S your freaking hit singles!" The album drives along quickly in a fast paced attack on your cynicism, stripping it away until you are left exuberant that even if Trent's lyrics remain the same as before, musically he seems to be having FUN for the first time. The songs sound fresh, unclogged and a joy to listen to.pThe half way point of the album, and title track "With Teeth" is where a more Fragile-but-minimalist approach kicks in and the darkness of Trent's layering really does make you want to crack open your copy of The Fragile again and go "ooooh! so THAT'S what he was trying to do!"pThe album remains stripped down and raw industrial genius until the final trio of songs (not including the bonus tracks). These represent The Downward Spiral-esque section of the album. Heavily layered, quiet (well, half quiet in "The Line Begins To Blur"), despondent, and thoroughly submersive in a way that makes you wish all music could consume you this heavily. The last song "Right Where It Belongs" is another "Something I Can Never Have" / "Hurt", and is equally as spine tingling.pThe addition of an even quieter acoustic version of "Right Where It Belongs" and another fantastically deep and submersive song in "Home" again entirely envelopes and calms your senses that were so heavily ignited for the first half of With Teeth, and therein lays the album's genius. With Teeth really does cover all the Nine Inch Nails bases. Essentially an album of two halves, the first half is so funky, joyous, raw and ROCK that you feel blown away in experiencing a previously unheard of immediacy to Nine Inch Nails, but then you are dragged back to the depths of soul consumption with the second half until you are left begging to gorge yourself on more music that somehow manage to overwhelm your senses so utterly.pIn conclusion, With Teeth is still not as good as The Downward Spiral, but then NOTHING IS. While With Teeth cannot achieve the impossible of bettering The Downward Spiral, it does manage to come a very close second and that is the highest compliment I can think of.
The Mark Has Been Made May 7, 2005
A. Gardner
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Let me just say from the outset that I am a huge NIN fan and have been since Pretty Hate Machine. This is not a boast. I only mention this so that what follows can be taken in context.pIt is common knowledge (fact?) that The Downward Spiral is Trent Reznor's musical masterpiece and the The Fragile is a work of genius. It has also been said in previous reviews that to compare With Teeth to these album is to do it a disservice. Well I agree with the first statement but not neccessarily the second.pWith Teeth is a brilliant album. It is Pretty Hate Machine brought 16 years into the future. It is not the same album as Downward Spiral. GREAT! To try and mimic Downward Spiral would have both cheapened this album and the album it was trying to emulate. To use a cliche. That was then, this is now.pThere is still plenty of menace and vitriol to satisfy any fans of Trent Reznor's previous work but the soundscape has been brought up to date. I dare anyone to sit through "You Know What You Are" or "Only" and feel dissappointed.pI don't know about you, but I have grown over the last 5 years. I still listen to Downward Spiral regularly (the SACD is never far from my DVD player) but I find With Teeth more emotionally mature. Trent seems to have found a way to deal with his demons. And for the better in my opinion. Granted it is a more polished album but I personally think it is better for it. I have also heard people say that it is more mainstream. I don't think anyone can accuse With Teeth of being mainstream in the true sense of the word (this album will not sit on the shelf next to the greatest hits of Celine Dion in any but the most f$£%ed up of households!!). It may be more accessible but certain not a sell out.pAnyway, I'm rabbiting now. Just buy the album and find out for yourself. It deserves that much at least.
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