Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nine Inch Nails

Rockabye Baby! | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rockabye Baby Music
• ASIN: B000LRZ0ES
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,846 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Rockabye Baby! transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies. The soothing sounds of the glockenspiel, vibraphone, mellotron and other instruments will lull your baby into a sweet slumber.

Nine Inch Nails changed the way an entire generation of kids heard the music around them. Trent Reznor uses unique sounds to create electronic music that is otherworldly. His songs are a warm place that are closer to being fragile than broken. If your child bites the hand that feeds, play this album. It is made with all the love in the world.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sharing the passion, July 4, 2008

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J. Marvin (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nine Inch Nails (Audio CD)

As a father of three and a devout fan of hard rock/metal, I was rather skeptical of the concept of rock songs turned into baby lullabies. However, when I found out my wife was pregnant with our first child together (child #2 for me) I immediately thought about this series that I first blew off as nonsense. What a better way to connect with a tiny infant then sharing what you love the most aside from your family. My first purchase in the series was the Hot Topic exclusive edition and I found it phenominal. My daughter, during her stay in the hospital, would fall asleep in my arms to the tunes of Slayer, Tool, Nirvana to name a few on it. It was a welcome addition to our collection.
By the time daughter two came around, this album came out. The haunting opening to Hurt would just soothe her to sleep. Having heard the songs while in the womb, she knows what they are. Every night we turn this on or any of the other Rockabye's that we own. For any fan of NIN, you can actually hear the "real" version playing in your head while you are taking care of your child. It's almost as if this was a Halo that Trent himself put out in the same vein as Ghosts I-IV or Still. The Hand That Feeds translates surprisingly well. Closer focuses more on the ending of the song then the opening. Sin is also a favorite. Something I Can Never Have makes me think of it as the remix that never was.
All in all, a great buy for any fan of NIN looking for a slower pace. For parents looking to share their passion? A must.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars One of only 2 (out of 15) that our son refuses to sleep to, December 22, 2009

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J. Kowalski (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nine Inch Nails (Audio CD)

We started playing music in our infant's nursery after our first visit to his daycare, where we noticed them playing music in the crib room to provide white noise for the sleeping babies. The idea of a lullaby-ized version of music we already enjoy listening to appealed to us, so we started out with a couple of the titles in the Rockabye baby series. We've enjoyed them so much that we're now up to ~15 of these, if for no other reason than to provide US with some variety as we rock our child before putting him down for the night. By removing the words and playing the songs at a more or less constant volume, they provide a soothing bedtime experience without the sudden changes in volume and tempo that might otherwise startle or excite a child that you're trying to get (and then keep) asleep.

I was hoping that the Nine Inch Nails disc would be as good as some of the others that we've tried, but for whatever reason we cannot get our son to go to sleep when this album is playing. It might be fine for simply having on in the car while driving with your baby, but after several failed attempts in our household, I would not recommend it for bedtime play.

For parents looking for top CDs we have tried in this series, I would highly recommend the Coldplay (our favorite of the 15 we have), More Beatles (much better than the first one), Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Queen, and Beach Boys albums.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars About 20x better than I thought it would be, June 16, 2009

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This whole catalog is impressive. I own the Radiohead, TOOL, and NIN and I don't even have kids. I just wanted to hear it but it's rather amazing. It's rather soothing music for this genre of music. I'll buy more.