Nine Inch Nails, New album, free for all Options

[Badman]

I just gained a little respect for Nine Inch Nails today. Apparently they REALLY dislike record labels and actively tell their listeners to steal their music rather than help the record company make money by paying for an overpriced album.

Anyhoots, the news, they have released an album that you can download online for free to show that they really mean it. It has 36 tracks with different art for every song and they let you download it in Flac, Mp3, whatever pleases you. This is really liberal for modern music and I think it shows that they aren't about the money like other bands, they just want to create art.

Here is the Wiki on it if you want more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_I-IV

Here is where you can download it if you don't use torrents:

http://ghosts.nin.com/main/order_options

I am going to get the first couple of songs and give them a listen. If I like it, I will pay for the better deal. Too bad live doesn't have the kind of Fan base to do something like this.

EDIT: I loved what I heard and bought the $5 flac version of Ghost I-IV. The quality is amazing.

This post has been edited by Badman: Mar 7 2008, 12:08 pm

[Senghe]

I'll check that out as I've nothing to lose other than an hour or so of my time. I was a HUUUUGE NIN fan in the 90s, but to be honest I find most of the stuff he's done after The Fragile to be absolute pants. He hasn't progressed or stretched himself artistically and has sadly turned into a pastiche of himself for me. I think it's because I've grown up and moved on rather than any fault of the music as he quite obviously has legions of rabid fans out there. He knows his niche that's for sure.

Though having said this, I admire his stance on the corporate music business and his commitment to his fans.