This new NIN has me a bit torn. I’m not too fond of it, though I would most likely love it if I hadn’t listened to “The Downward Spiral” first.

Some of the excessively rhyming songs ended up getting annoying. I didn’t mind them in the long run I suppose, but certain tracks became very tedious because of this. “The Hand That Feeds” had a good idea in mind, but the lyrics themselves fell pray to the sing-songy lyrical setup, this was also the case with “Love Is Not Enough”.

My favorite tracks were “You Know What You Are” and “The Collector”. I also enjoyed “The Line Begins to Blur”.

I do understand that people want Trent to grow out of his angst subjects but truthfully I found this album to be the whiniest album of them all. The other albums seemed to be getting the point across in a more complex and thoughtful way. There is nothing wrong with being simplistic and straightforward, but I prefer the style of his previous work. The simplicity brought out the pure whiny factor much more, to the point where it became annoying in some places. He had to change sometime though. I hope the progress takes him in the right direction.

Overall this album was a lot more simplistic (in musical composition) and mainstream than his previous albums and though I enjoyed his edgier work more, I still found With Teeth to be worthy of consumption and I still respect Trent Reznor immensely. There are some low, cringe-worthy points and it could be quite a snore sometimes but in the grand scheme of things it wasn‘t nearly as bad as some people make it out to be

I beileve this is the worst NIN CD I have ever heard. I love NIN, The are one of my favorite bands, but this album does not do justice for Trent Rezner talent at all.

Good, but not great.

I love Nine Inch Nails. I like the hard sound, the direct bite of the lyrics, how the emotions seem to flow from Trent’s mouth directly to your soul.

But this CD wasn’t really all that great. It was a little too produced for me, too mellowed and plasticized and fit for the mainstream. It was still good, but not amazing.

My favorite band is NIN. Downward Spiral was the best album…but I have to say With_Teeth is a close second for me. I know every word and find myself absent-mindedly singing along. I love it!

It took a few listens before this CD grew on me, but now I really like it. “With Teeth” lacks the hard edge and grit of Reznor’s previous work – I really miss the crunch of the guitars. Still, it’s not a bad album.

It’s nice to hear Reznor finally uses his voice as an instrument rather than a feel, riding along with the music.

Still, I miss the urgency of “The Downward Spiral”.