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Two CD set by Nine Inch Nails of their 2008 release, Ghosts I - IV, a 36 track instrumental collection. Almost two hours of music composed and recorded over an intense ten week period in the fall of 2007. Ghosts I - IV sprawls Nine Inch Nails across a variety of new terrain.
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135 of 153 people found the following review helpful
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What a diverse album! Amazon didn't include the PDF with the download, but you can get it directly from nin.com -- http://ghosts.nin.com/main/pdf
52 of 57 people found the following review helpful
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Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, infamous for long delays between albums, sure has been productive lately. 2007 saw Reznor release the critically acclaimed "Year Zero" and its' follow-up "Year Zero Remixed." In addition, last year Reznor produced Saul Williams' "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust." Now, out of nowhere, with no advance notice, Reznor is back with NIN's sixth album, the instrumental "Ghosts I-IV."
"A soundtrack for daydreams," is how Reznor sums up the new album...and that, I feel, is the best way to appreciate the new NIN. Rather than listening to this album as background music while driving or doing housework, "Ghosts I-IV" is best appreciated with relaxed, yet concentrated listening. Lie in bed or on the sofa, relaxed, and immerse yourself with this CD. Just sort of daydream--meditate, think about whatever...and let "Ghosts I-IV" be the soundtrack...
And as the mood of the album changes, allow your mood to flow with the album...try to get lost in the music.
Some have commented that "Ghosts I-IV" sounds similar in style to the instrumental music from "The Fragile," (1999) but I don't know if it's all that accurate to say that. While the instrumental music from "the Fragile" sort of held the vocal compositions from that CD together like glue, "Ghosts I-IV" is a little more "out there." It can, therefore, be seen as a mosaic--of several different styles--piano compositions, industrial beats, the avant-garde--all mixed together, with no real dominant flavor overpowering the rest. And while the album is all-over-the-place, treading many territories, everything works; "Ghosts I-IV" takes so many twists-and-turns-its always interesting. At the same time, with almost two hours of music to absorb, "Ghosts I-IV" is best appreciated with repeated listens--to fully appreciate all its' rich textures and intricacy.
"A soundtrack for daydreams," is how Reznor sums up the new album...and that, I feel, is the best way to appreciate the new NIN. Rather than listening to this album as background music while driving or doing housework, "Ghosts I-IV" is best appreciated with relaxed, yet concentrated listening. Lie in bed or on the sofa, relaxed, and immerse yourself with this CD. Just sort of daydream--meditate, think about whatever...and let "Ghosts I-IV" be the soundtrack...
And as the mood of the album changes, allow your mood to flow with the album...try to get lost in the music.
Some have commented that "Ghosts I-IV" sounds similar in style to the instrumental music from "The Fragile," (1999) but I don't know if it's all that accurate to say that. While the instrumental music from "the Fragile" sort of held the vocal compositions from that CD together like glue, "Ghosts I-IV" is a little more "out there." It can, therefore, be seen as a mosaic--of several different styles--piano compositions, industrial beats, the avant-garde--all mixed together, with no real dominant flavor overpowering the rest. And while the album is all-over-the-place, treading many territories, everything works; "Ghosts I-IV" takes so many twists-and-turns-its always interesting. At the same time, with almost two hours of music to absorb, "Ghosts I-IV" is best appreciated with repeated listens--to fully appreciate all its' rich textures and intricacy.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails (they are more or less synonymous) have been on an amazing creative surge that shows no signs of abating. With Teeth marked a decisive turning point away from navel-gazing and outward to social criticism. Year Zero took it even further, coalescing into a conceptual album every bit as fascinating (in its own way) as anything by Pink Floyd. Now...this.
Anyone who has read my other reviews knows my musical tastes run the gamut from Renaissance to Industrial. There are only two kinds of music in my world - good and bad. Still, I never thought I would hear an album that is at once so eclectic and yet so pure in its artistic persuasion as Ghosts I-IV.
How to describe the music? In 36 tightly structured, highly disciplined instrumental tracks, Reznor and company create a vivid soundscape that begins in melancholy, travels through industrial wastelands, and ends in transcendence. It is an epic song cycle without words, as perfectly constructed as anything by Bartok or Berg - but in a set of styles that defy easy categorization. Frequently ambient, often noisy like the best NIN cuts from years past, the sonic tapestry requires many listenings to absorb. There is real, honest-to-God Classical-type form in this work - repeated motifs, variations, developing ideas that morph unexpectedly.
It's a breathtaking work. Some NIN fans will undoubtedly feel left behind. Others will feel like they have suddenly taken a breath of fresh air.
Approaching his mid-forties, clean, sober, and maturing, Trent Reznor has, I think, only begun to truly come into his own as an artist. It's an amazing thing to behold. Spend the five bucks, download some great tunes, and feel the magic.
Anyone who has read my other reviews knows my musical tastes run the gamut from Renaissance to Industrial. There are only two kinds of music in my world - good and bad. Still, I never thought I would hear an album that is at once so eclectic and yet so pure in its artistic persuasion as Ghosts I-IV.
How to describe the music? In 36 tightly structured, highly disciplined instrumental tracks, Reznor and company create a vivid soundscape that begins in melancholy, travels through industrial wastelands, and ends in transcendence. It is an epic song cycle without words, as perfectly constructed as anything by Bartok or Berg - but in a set of styles that defy easy categorization. Frequently ambient, often noisy like the best NIN cuts from years past, the sonic tapestry requires many listenings to absorb. There is real, honest-to-God Classical-type form in this work - repeated motifs, variations, developing ideas that morph unexpectedly.
It's a breathtaking work. Some NIN fans will undoubtedly feel left behind. Others will feel like they have suddenly taken a breath of fresh air.
Approaching his mid-forties, clean, sober, and maturing, Trent Reznor has, I think, only begun to truly come into his own as an artist. It's an amazing thing to behold. Spend the five bucks, download some great tunes, and feel the magic.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent
It's okay, good sound design type stuff, but it's more of like a big improv jam which is cool from a listening standpoint, but not from a fan who just wants the NIN crew to write... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Matt
5.0 out of 5 stars
NIN IS THE BEST MUSICAL PROYECT OF THE WORLD
Great experimental and intrumental album, Trent Reznor is a Genius and unique artist, all albums of NIN are master pieces..
Published 1 month ago by YEZID FUENTES
5.0 out of 5 stars
expected
Nine Inch Nails always rocks! Doesn't matter what they produce :) I have loved them since Pretty Hate Machine first came out!
Published 2 months ago by Vanessa Goezelman
5.0 out of 5 stars
I. Adore. This.
Great album. Some may consider it to be an overload considering it's all instrumentals and there are 36 of said instrumentals. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Johnathon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome
Awesome music, love the sounds and stuff. One of the best best Albums PERIOD!! You will love it like I do!
Published 5 months ago by Gage Moore
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic NIN sound, very mellow
A slight departure from most NIN releases, this is almost 2 hours of instrumentals. Nothing intense, all sort of mellow, almost more of a classical structure, very progressive... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Adambomb
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awsome
Trent's music is the best. I highly suggest downloading this album. You will not be disappointed. You will love every song.
Published 7 months ago by Sweet_Sarai
5.0 out of 5 stars
May be a bit biased, but...
I have always enjoyed listening to NiN and this piece of work is worth listening to. I really like their acoustical works, like the Quake soundtrack, and this journey through sound... Read more
Published 8 months ago by mpfive
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have for Nine Inch Nails fans!
If you are a true Nine Inch Nails fan, then you will love these cd's!
This is something that you can put on and listen to all day. Read more
This is something that you can put on and listen to all day. Read more
Published 11 months ago by puggie girl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album
Good for chilling, background noise, concentrated listening, and even blasting on your biggest speakers. Read more
Published 14 months ago by ShearMe
