The Slip - Nine Inch Nails
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78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics What's this?

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 61 Ratings

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  • Summary: Trent Reznor slips in another digital album release.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    Here, he's no longer a stylized, self-conscious innovator, he's a working musician enraptured by making music, and he's so invigorated by creation it's hard not to get sucked in as well.
  2. Blender
    80
    It's 10 tightly wrapped wads of black bubblegum, not a politicized sci-fi fantasia like "year Zero" or a two-hour drift into instrumnetal blip 'n' grind like this spring's "Ghosts I-IV." [July 2008, p.74]
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  3. Rolling Stone
    80
    For listeners who like their music loud and fierce and pissed off at just about everything, there aren't too many better options than The Slip. Plus, the price is right.
  4. Slant Magazine
    50
    Individual songs on The Slip aren't particularly dynamic; the album has two levels: loud and soft.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. IanS.
    10
    Quite simply a superb album. The top album of the year in my opinion.
  2. JordanK
    8
    Lacks a lot of the creativity that Trent once had. However, it is still a good listen. And you can't beat the price either.
  3. j30
    7
    It has it's highs and lows, volume and quality wise. None of the songs hit rock bottom, they kind of hover above mediocrity. Echoplex is one of the best songs Trent Reznor has written, but other than that the rest kind of blends into just another solid album.… Expand
  4. SteveO
    4
    What is it about this guy? His music never did anything for me. It's a bunch of programmed crap! Utter garbage in my opinion, maybe a slight bit better than rap or hip-hop, which is programmed as well.… Expand

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