Nine Inch Nails - Closer to God
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Free Music Review: A great example of creative remixing.
Hit: 5 Stars
Trent Reznor through Nine Inch Nails has developed a steady habit of remixing large volumes of his work and releasing countless Halos dedicated solely to these remixes. While this is certainly a boon for hungry collectors, fans interested in the music alone are often disappointed by the paltry turnout of a lot of these remix discs. Fortunately, Closer to God is a huge exception to the rule, displaying a powerful mastery of creative and thoughtful mixing practices.
The opener and title track is strong enough to stand on its own, bringing in new recordings of all of the instruments and Reznor's vocals from the original track and giving it a house-electronica influence, but not in such a way as to remove the original spirit of the song. However, it is after this track that the CD really begins to shine. The four variations of "Closer" are what make this album truly attractive. Completely avoiding monotony, each track takes on a certain mood and corresponding genre styling that matches with its mix title. The styles range from ethereal, trip hop, and house, but again (and somewhat surprisingly in consideration of the other, less successful remix albums) without damaging the spirit of the original song. In their particular order, the variations suggest a progressive, evolving story that gives this CD single more of an album feel.
Interrupting the variations are a couple of great bonuses: a remix of "Heresy" (not far off from the original, but definitely a new take on it and just as enjoyable) and a cover of Soft Cell's "Memorabilia" (a frightening track that fits perfectly into this CD). There is also the electronic rhythm track, "March of the Fuckheads", which is interesting, but somewhat unnecessary, as well as a slightly extended version of the original mix of "Closer" that ends the CD.
While this should probably not be anyone's first Nine Inch Nails purchase, if you own most of the albums already or are a big fan of The Downward Spiral and "Closer" in particular, this CD would likely become one the most prized in your NIN collection.
Free Music Review: even better than both the original or halo 8 themselves
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm sure all of you have heard "Closer," NIN's most accessible (Yet their not) and poppy (But this one's not trying to be popular for $) single, in fact, one of their most poppy. This song has been put in six remixes, in which, if you're offended by that song, you'll only have room for two songs you'll actually like. Then if you're 100% strongly Christian, you may not like "Heresy", even though Trent's singning about paranoia of AIDS, but you still won't like the fact that he blames God. But those of you in any other religion and don't mind the sex-type music will *love* this.Closer To God-- Techno metal remix of the original "Closer." At the end it has Trent screaming more, and it's better than the original instead. It doesn't have those "help me" parts either.
"deviation" mix-- This one's weird, but not for the average party-goer. Part of it reminds me of "Into the void", even though THIS was from the TDS-era.
the "further away" remix is the only song whis maxi-single could've gone with out. It gets a bit repetitive. But it's not that bad.
the "internal" remix is another excellor, so I can't fairly describe it. Also, same for the "precursor", which is aptly named. It also reminds me of "Into the Void" a bit.
What's left? A cover of Soft Cell's "Memorablia", MOTP remix retitiled "March of the f---heads" (Stompy remix indeed), and a 'blind' mix of "Heresy," in which has a lot of keyboards and disstortion and you can barely hear the words.
So at $... (Actually, where I bought it, $...), it's a reasonable-enough price to where if you hated it, you won't even give it a one-star. After all, it's pretty good as far as music quality.
Free Music Review: Great addition for NIN fans....
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD just because of one song - Closer (Precursor). It was the opening music to the movie Se7en, and, having purchased the movie soundtrack, I found that the song was not on it. I didn't even know what the song was titled or who it was by.
By coincidence, a friend lent me an album, The Downward Spiral. I have never heard anything like it before, but the track, Closer, seemed very similar to the Se7en movie track that I was looking for. I came to the conclusion that the Se7en track was a 'remix' version and came across this CD. Sure enough, Closer (Precursor) was the track I was looking for...
...well, a bit of a sidetrack, but anyone looking for the opening track from the film Se7en can find it here (it definitely won't be on the official Se7en soundtrack album - don't know why - probably legal reasons).
All the tracks are diverse enough to be just typical b-side fillers. Memorabilia is album quality and it builds up greatly, adding more sound layers on top of each other until it reaches an energetic climax. March of the F$$$ Heads is probably the weakest track; though it does grows comfortably on you after a few listens.
This is one of my favourite NIN records, and probably the one I play the most. Because it isn't an album, and just a collection of singles and b-sides, the general fans will not have heard of it or think that it is unimportant - but you will be surprised how well these collection of singles have been produced (each one of them could have been on the Downward Spiral album).
Free Music Review: You cant get much Closer to God in Rock than Trent Reznor
Hit: 5 Stars
How many ways can Trent sing Closer to me? Infinitesimal. Reznor brought so many things back into rock that were missing in the 80's; unique style, interesting instrumentals, angst ridden lyrics...and sex.This CD is what its all about Alfie. Try and create or find a CD titled (in any way) "sexy tunes" and one form or another of this song will be on it. I believe I have every version that Reznor has produced. He brought real sex into rock n roll rather than the tiresome innuendo; and this CD is only one fine example of his inventive and inspired work. Also containing 'Heresy' and 'Memoribilia', and a great remix of 'March of the Pigs', nonetheless the attraction here is the many different and appealing mixes of `Closer'.
If you really want my humble opinion, the original `Closer' is still my favorite, followed by the live version on 'And All That Could Have Been'. Don't miss this, even if you are not a NIN fan, surely you have heard this in your dance clubs, and you should pick this CD up with the multiple versions of `Closer' so that you can bring yourself closer to the genius that is Trent Reznor. We would not have rock or industrial today if it wasn't for NIN and this is probably the one song that brought the staggering flocks into the NIN folds. Bottom line, this is a "must have" along with NIN Pretty Hate Machine,Downward Spiral, and And All That Could Have Been. Sexy music will never be the same again...
Free Music Review: Remixes ahoy
Hit: 5 Stars
This disc is a fantastic example of Nine Inch Nails' remix work. This has been a longtime favorite of mine. This, along with most of the Nails' singles, are not really for the casual listener. In fact, I wouldn't recommend it otherwise. If you're really into Nine Inch Nails, I would suggest picking this up. The original tracks alone are worth the disc. Also, this particular single was initially released on 3 different CDs. First was the 9-track version (which soon after went out of print) and the 2-disc version that is more commonly found. This single is still sold many places with almost identical packaging; it has the same artwork and the trademark Downward Spiral era cardboard digi-packs. However, very often, what you actually get is a 2-disc digi-pack with only the first CD. Just something of note for all you collectors out there. Nine Inch Nails is notorious for releasing multi-disc singles, and then taking them out of print after about a year or so. So check first before you pick this up. For the die-hard collector, I might also recommend the Further Down the Spiral set. There are 2 versions of that as well, the second of which being the UK release which I do believe is still in print. That version is actually worth a listen of only for the versions of `Heresy' and `Ruiner'.