Re-Covered in Nails 2001

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 6, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000058DXD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,031 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Understand it, January 31, 2003

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Jeff Macheel (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Re-Covered in Nails 2001 (Audio CD)

This is a great album if you understand what a tribute album is.
These aren't a bunch of bands trying to be NIN. The object of a tribute album is for the bands to remain true to themselves, not just copy the title group. There are some great ORIGINAL versions of classic NIN songs on this ablum.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth the $$$, barely, May 17, 2001

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Aeirould "aeirould" (San Diego, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Re-Covered in Nails 2001 (Audio CD)

To be honest, I wasn't expecting to like this CD. I bought it mainly for the Esch/Schultz Terrible Lie, as I am both a major NINnie and KMFDM fan. That said, though, there are a few standout tracks on this which do make it worth the money... sadly, the Terrible Lie is not among them.

Sin is the #1 track on the disk. Purists may complain, as it is very clubby, but for those too soon to forget, Pretty Hate Machine was a club-industrial album in its day. My first introduction to NIN was at Tracks, a dance club, in DC when they were promoting PHM. This cut, by Razed in Black, reimagines it as a club song of today with great success. The other standouts in my mind are GodBox's The Only Time and and Synical's Burn (suprisingly, as I'm not a fan).

As to the tracks to not even play, Inertia absolutely butchers Sanctified (my favourite PHM track) and Lucifer Scale totally missed the point of Last. The rest of the tracks have some merit, if small. I do want to credit Goteki for a valiant attempt at Suck that just falls short of the mark.

If you're buying this expecting a whole CD of worthwhile music, don't bother. If you want a few really decent NIN covers and a little room noise to boot, though, go for it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Plays Well With Others, May 12, 2001

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DJ Kanaboid (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Re-Covered in Nails 2001 (Audio CD)

First of all, there is an overabundance of ebm & club beats in these covers, which spins well @ the clubs, but may deter home listeners. Some of these tracks are even bordering on techno, ("sin" for ex.) not that it's bad, but indutsrial purists should keep an open mind. I am not a big fan of Razed In Black, but the RIB track here is great. The Rosetta Stone cover is cool too, I have already spun it at a Vegas club, it seemed to go over very well. The most interesting approach to NIN on this disc is by Filmstrip. Their version of "we're in this together" is a dark tribal ritual. As a DJ, I can recommend this CD to other DJs & serious music collectors, but if you are primarily into NIN-type music, you might get culture shock from the variety of styles here.