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"industrial angst with flashes of melancholy & melody"
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With Teeth sounds like a soundtrack for a broken heart (exception being The Hand that Feeds). Tracks like Only, All the Love, Beside You in Time and Everyday is Exactly the Same are deep, moody and dark songs about broken relationships, disillusionment, self pity and loneliness. When I first listened to the album I really didn't think the songs were all that great. But after experiencing some of these events a year later I started to enjoy the album. Trent Reznor was going through some major problems in his life. His drug addiction and failed romances was getting to him. A shady manager and a malaise in his music life provided him with the inspiration for this album.
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The sound is more alternative than industrial for this album. I guess he was trying to make a slightly more commerical album. It must have worked because he sold a lot of discs. Reznor's next album would be a very unique one composed on GarageBand and dealing with themes that were only slightly explored on Bite the Hand That Feeds.
I would have to strongly recoomend this album because it's that good.
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With Teeth is the fourth studio album by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released on April 27, 2005 by Interscope Records. The album was produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and long-time collaborator Alan Moulder. Reznor ultimately described the album as "13 songs that are friends with each other". More specifically, he has indicated that the album is highly influenced by his battle with, and recovery from, alcoholism and substance abuse. This album generated three singles: "The Hand That Feeds", "Only", and "Every Day is Exactly the Same", which all became number-one singles on Billboards Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. With Teeth is also one of only nine albums to have three number-one singles on the chart.
Composer:
Trent Reznor
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Trent Reznor
Performer:
Nine Inch Nails
Release Date:
April 27, 2005
Label:
Interscope
Artist:
Nine Inch Nails
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