not as good as the fragile but its hard to rate a cd like this. i personally think its great though but i can see why many people on this site wouldnt like it since they are used to power chords and simple structures songs. not to sound like a music snob because im not.

hrm, somehow everything gets compared to my bloody valentine now... when the fuck did that start?

Very good review.

For the value (5 bucks) its a 10. Not bad, just some crap to throw on and savor your 90's indie cred.

"it is to this extent that some sort of editor, like a record label -- major or minor -- is useful in the creation of art"

this statement, even with the 'minor' label thing mentioned, is so totally inexplicably not punk at all, whatsoever.

like the album or not that one sentence negates yr review. sorry.

Very well written review.

I can't really rate [Ghosts] yet because it takes me a long time to get used to some NIN albums. Year Zero is still growing on me right now...

This record may be nothing special, but compared to the absolute garbage that both With Teeth (WITH-A TEETH-A!) and Year Zero were, at least he isn't laying down some tired vocals which basically killed both albums for me.

Even The Slip, his new album is worlds better then both, but NIN certainly lost something from the transition of their excellent second disc Still from their live album (And All That Could Have Been was an awesome song) and With Teeth. I just don't really get into those albums much at all.

But either way, this is a good review, and a pretty accurate comparison as far as prince and songs go, haha.

great review. true fans should realize that everyone's opinion is different and connect with the record regardless of what some dude on a website posted.

since when does disagreeing with a review make it a crap review?

I couldn't give a rats as about this album it is a solid review.

This is actually one of the better reviews, whether you agree with it or not one very accessible example very nicely and creatively deployed quickly set the frame of why he gave it what he did.

I do think like David Lynch's last movie wankfest, sometimes freedom is meant to be checked by something to give it that bite.

Otherwise, concept albums and extra long albums run amok.

I've only somewhat listened to the slip (as a whole, eh, but some good single tracks), but I think Trent needs to take a pause to release the next album. I appreciate Ghosts, but it won't get much future play.

It's not like if moody ambient pieces is what your after there aren't better records solely built for that type of thing. NIN certainly can hit a tone, but any William Basinski record, a thousand European bands do this type of record much better, and its not what NIN really fulfills as unique to Trent's talents.

-w

Score is for the review. This is my favorite NIN disc.

That was a horrible review. please visit this website for a quality review: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hxfexzwjldde
Also fans should check out the new album (an actual album)

I can't spell

you can't wear backwards hats and get drunk to this!

Speaking of Prince...If you haven't heard the remix of "Pussy Control", you haven't lived.

I am a NIN whore so I like everything they do. I thought this album was amazing. Very moody, very relazing, why it's on punknews I don't know but still a great album.

I like some of these songs but what he said was right, some of the songs aren't long enough to develop into anything substantial. The Fragile to me though is their best work. I like the instrumentals in that and I hear some of it on this newer release. Anyone listen the The Slip yet?

I just registered and I totally thought I was giving a 3/5 score but accidentally gave a 3/10 score.

Score is for the album. 5 for the review.
I do gotta disagree. Ghosts grew on me. I think that it isn't meant to be so much a stand-alone record, but a compliment to different eras in Renzor's resume. It's not a masterpiece, but I liked it more than you did.
Anyway, despite my disagreement, this is one of the best reviews that I've read on punknews in a long time and a hell of a lot less pretentious than the reviews over at Pitchfork.

Not his best effort but.. o wait. this isn't an album and shouldnt be treated that way. its like a musical sketchbook. theyre sounds scapes. theyre textures. its like elevator music for the NIN fan. your review is poorly written, being an extensive NIN i can write a much better one. Its not about your score either dude. but your review, you prolly gave it one fucking listen.

I have to disagree - I think Ghosts was a pretty respectable addition to his body of work. I don't think Reznor attempted to put out a solid conventionally accessible cd with this, and you're holding that against him. Of course a 2 hour soundscape isn't going to appeal to the everyday layman, but I wouldn't hold it too much against Trent. It's more like a very interesting collection of b-sides directed toward more of a hardcore NIN audience. Not his best work, but it never tried to be. Just an interesting collection of instrumentals that flirted heavily with The Fragile.

i completely disagree, so there you go

I dig this record, it's not like jaw dropping, pants tenting awesome or anything, but it's interesting. I like having it on while I read.

This score is.

Score's for Purple Rain.

Prince 4 Lyfe.

I disagree.......excellent recording.....some of the best instrumentals nine inch nails have ever released....some of it reminds me of boards of canada...which isn't a bad thing.