Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks

Here is what I thought of Nine Inch Nails' new album, “Hesitation Marks.” Remember – all scores are out of a possible 10.

“The Eater of Dreams” - 53 seconds in length. An odd collections of squeaks and sounds. Did I need this? No. Score: I am not going to score this – I don't consider this a song.

“Copy of a” - Yes. This track is why I love Nine Inch Nails. It has movement, excellent beats, and most of all fantastic lyrics. I am a sucker for good lyrics – and these are fabulous. Score: 9

“Came Back Haunted” - Another rocker. Nice vocals, nice movement. The coda was a bit much for me. Bit overall a decent NIN track. Score: 7

“Find My Way” - Decent enough track. Moody and dark the song rolls along, but in this instance the end justifies the means – for me. It wraps up nicely. Score: 7

“All Time Low” - This is a very funky track. It got my booty moving and my hips groovin'. Call me crazy or call me a geek, but I think Trent may have sampled some early Final Fantasy game music for this one. That's what I got. This track needs to be about two minutes shorter. Score: 6

“Disappointed” - Quirky – that's what this song is – quirky. Kind of filler, the song goes on for far too long. I wish Trent would get back to rocking. Score: 4

“Everything” - A decent enough rocker. It just doesn't have the punch I was looking for. It just kind of ended. Score: 5

“Satellite” - A mid tempo track that is very forgetful. Nothing but filler. Score: 0

“Various Methods of Escape” - Another forgetful track. Filler. It seems like Trent has lost most of his anger and that reflects in his music. Score: 2

“Running” - Ew. This lo-fi track just annoys me. Nothing good here. Move along. Score: 0

“I Would for You” - Nice track. Nothing really THAT remarkable about it, but it was somewhat enjoyable. Score: 6

“In Two” - Now we are back on track. Dark, multi-layered and just plain fantastic. More of this please. Score: 8

“While I'm Still Here” - Boring and disjointed. Filler. I hate filler. Score: 1

“Black Noise” - This instrumental track had something about it, but it really isn't a song, so I will not score this one. Sorry 'bout it.

There are three more re-mixes on this album, but I won't rate them.

Average track score: 4.6 – pretty accurate. There were a couple of hits, but overall the album just kind of left me annoyed. Would I buy this album? Probably not.

Escalader,

Jim