Summary:Nine Inch Nails releases a mostly instrumental album, with some tracks falling under the Creative Commons License instead of being copyrighted.
Finer minds than mine may find these pieces worthy of continuous attention. I say they're background music, there waiting when your mind drifts speakerward, just distracting enough to change up your mood in a useful way.
He shows here that he is much more than the swagger and smut of some of his previous releases. He has made it clear to the world that he has real vision and dexterity.
This album is surely a success, its just there is a lot of things that a great album like 'My Life in the Bush of The Ghosts' (which Ghosts sincerely seems indebted to) have that are missing here.
I never write reviews and I look at the site daily. I have to state that who ever these music critics are and their opinions and critiques of I never write reviews and I look at the site daily. I have to state that who ever these music critics are and their opinions and critiques of artist work never reflects the true nature of the album being review. Trent Reznor makes art. These critics are writers and perhaps want-to-be musicians. We should all listen to each other when deciding to purchase a record. Who are these critics anyway, what are there qualifications and why do we even care about their opinions. Music is art. Trent Reznor stands alone.…Expand
Its a great idea that was carried through a great way of sticking it to the man, not only does this make a great statement against the music Its a great idea that was carried through a great way of sticking it to the man, not only does this make a great statement against the music industry but it equally makes an impression in the musical world itself: it is filled with varying worlds of sonic bliss. From blisteringly haunting tracks to slower, dense compositions that engulf the listener in awe. It is a remarkable work of art and is not a stunted, filtered version of label-restricting material. get it as soon as possible if you are one that can appreciate this effort.…Expand
Definitely an amazing instrumental album. Even if you're not a fan of NIN, and you respect creative artists who travel outside the box Definitely an amazing instrumental album. Even if you're not a fan of NIN, and you respect creative artists who travel outside the box for true music, than you will definitely understand this album. Metacritic could have done a better job in the description...maybe by saying how the business model of this album blew Radiohead's In Rainbows out of the water. There's no doubt he'll keep releasing his standard albums with vocals, but this is definitely refreshing to hear, especially if you were ever a fan of the instrumentals on The Fragile - this totally blows that away.…Expand
I don't like NIN, but this instrumental ambient-industrial album amused me. oh, and metacritic: according to http://ghosts.nin.com, ALL I don't like NIN, but this instrumental ambient-industrial album amused me. oh, and metacritic: according to http://ghosts.nin.com, ALL of the tracks are licensed under a Creative Commons license.…Expand
An awful affront to the senses. If you could take a 10 car pile up and turn it into abstract noise with a rudimentary beat, it would be this An awful affront to the senses. If you could take a 10 car pile up and turn it into abstract noise with a rudimentary beat, it would be this album. The tracks are all very similar, and a good most of them are absolute rubbish, which is probably why we've been provided with so many of them. Quality over quantity is what you want from an album, especially when NIN have proven time and again that they are capable of quality works that don't make your ears bleed. Ghosts leaves you with a feeling that just about anyone could have made these tracks, and you can certainly find a lot of better broody instrumentals for free, which begs the question, if Ghosts wasn't NIN, would anyone pay for it? At the end of the day Ghosts fails to satisfy, though if you're into the sound of heavily distorted noise mixed with a dial tone, you may just find it listenable. Everyone else would find their money better spent on a hooker with a venereal disease.…Expand
