...musicians tend to grow and evolvethat's sort of hte beauty of following an artistto see where they goif they stayed the same and never progressed I don't think I would enjoy musicso don't hate on some musician for hsi beliefs changing...

I generally don't like politics with my music. But if there's anything I applaud about anything from Bush's presidency, it's an invigorated Reznor. A new NIN album every two years? Kudos, W. (And the sobriety that brought you and Reznor to raise your respective game.) Cool that Trent's going the tweaked route he used to only tread in his oft-interminable NIN remix projects.

I didn't like it so much at first but it's growing on me. He's getting a bit political I see. Meh. I need drug addicted, horribly lonely and depressed "All I want to eat is glass" down in a hole of despair Reznor, not sure if I will like sober, politically conscious Reznor...

Not bad, but not one of his bests!

Greg, Why in the hell would you want a drug addicted Trent Reznor. Sure his music has been better, but how good would his music be if he were dead.

Its what ive been waiting for. I LOVE IT!! Raw,UN-CALLCULLATED,PERFECT.It COULDONLY GET BETTER!

You're too sensitive Sean. Music criticism is music criticism. The blog post wasn't even harsh.

Wow. Reznor is intent at ruining his music with politics. **** it, Sorry Trent - you lost me buddy.::sighs:: too much Saul Williams and other liberalism inclinded viral spreaders.

So everyone on here who says it's a poor song soley because it's "politically active" is wrong and ignorant. This friends is a 'concept cd' and that concept is the end of the world, so these songs are basically stories i.e. 1984. Yes, it was probably inspired by the times, but what music isn't.

This song reminds me 'sin'a little bit. It seems to me that the sound returns to 'pretty hate' (not at all..): more electronic and less metal guitars. Anyway, its a grat song.I'll taste nin's live tomorrow in barcelona, so I'm quit nervious to meet trent reznor! XDAfter all, the best work of trent by the time is the fragile ;)

I think it's more of a return to the grittier, edgier NIN that i love so much. And if it's political, then so be it, it doesn't change the sound.

trent, trent, trent...STOP singing. your lyrics are passable at best, and laughably juvenile at worst. you sound like a mix between a macho jock having roid rage and a nerd crying to his mommy that he can't get a date. seriously... grow up and write a decent song. i know you can do this, you've done it... just not in the last 10 years. do you REALLY want to follow up 'with teeth' with an even WORSE lp?a tom waits or johnny cash... you aint.stick to artsy sound sculpture and drop the kiss rock anthems.you look like ****** clown shoes.i miss NIN classic, this diet NIN tastes like ****.

People people. Trent almost died at the end of the fragility tour due to a heroin over-dose. i dont know about you but i think the health and well-being of one of my most respected musicians is more important to me that where he takes his music. hes a visionary. i agree with bran. this song isn't necessarily political. trent is returning to a record based template where each song augments the others. we need to hear the entire album for it to makes sense. this is going to be nothing like with teeth. personally i think its a step in the right direction for him. but how would it matter. i love his stuff no matter what he does. his music could all sound like "still" and i would still love it. dont learn to hate and just accept him for what part of his life he is in. enjoy and dont look so deep into it. its emotion. not propaganda.

You ******* ignorant pricks. With Teeth was atleast as good of an album as his previous ones, if not better. I can see that with the release of these two songs that he's doing just as good as ever. Just because you don't like his lyrics doesn't mean his music sucks. It means that you're just looking for something to complain about. Grow up, you childish little *******.

It's quite good, eventhough it's political... It's totally NIN and well.. think we all can agree on, that luckily NIN is one of the few bands that has not become pop... Shout outs to NIN... COLOMBIA HALLE, GERMANY, March!

WOW Overand! And everyone else that thinks Trent could only write good music when he was high. Maybe it's time you all put down the pot or whatever it is you are on, because Trent is sending a message to EVERYONE out there. He doesn't give a shit what you think. He is done trying to impress the world. He is comfortable with who he is and who he has become since getting sober. And his music shows that. If you don't like it, then don't listen to it. Why would you want the same sound from him over and over like all the other crappy music out there today? He is different and not afraid to show it. I think it's awesome and like Trent, don't really give a shit what everyone else thinks.

run the last 8 or 9 seconds of "My Violent Heart" through a spectrogram...

It truly is amusing/amazing when one reflects criticism onto another for their evoltion of thought. I once thought, in my adolescence, that I would never become involved in politics. But as the Greeks said, those who did not involve themselves with national matters, were considered "IDIOTS". Our modern usage of the words is quite different, however the coincidence is welcomed. The music is different, the language is new, the Trent has undoubtebly changed. But allow us all to give respect to a man, not musical idol or respected musician, but a man who recently lost friends and a memory-filled-home in New Orleans to begin his new-filled conquest against our current mislead, rogue President G. W. Bush.

i like the sentiment. i agree that people who only have getting tatted up all over and high all day long should be the ones running the country. im sure they wouldnt run it into a shithole in the ground a lot faster than any other possible group of people would.the kind of people who make videos where they simulate stab wounds being raped, and people being kidnapped and castrated, and thats all the video is, is hardcore violence. then those same people who now are all of a sudden against war because it is violent and bad. people who make violent sounding music their whole careers and turn out to be wavy gravy peace loving hippies. go figure.people who make fearmongering statements/albums/movies depicting an america of the future where republicans tap your phones for NO REASON, christians kill everyone else because they are the only violent group of humans on the planet, and the government poisons your water with drugs to keep you complacent/prodcutive, presumably all lead by republicans. republicans are the boogeyman and want to eat your kidneys!THAT ISNT FEARMONGERING? coming from people on the side of the political spectrum who are most apt to point the finger and cry 'FEARMONGER!!!'hypocrisy is so lovely isnt it children? i want people like you running this country.this album is nowhere near as good as the downward spiral or the fragile, but will be hailed as such merely because of its politics. i guess from now on if anyone wants to make art that sells they have to slap some 'clever' and subversive bush/republicans suck and are evil and want to kill you messages in it.

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