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Trent Reznor should just release an album with a new title, new artwork, and new song titles. But instead of actual new material, it should all just be the songs from The Downward Spiral. It can be called There You Go, ****heads. After all, it's what everyone wants. I remember the day I bought The Downward Spiral. My first thought after hearing it was, 'This sounds nothing like Broken'. And I returned it the next day when you could do those kinds of things. But eventually this is what I came to love about Trent 'Expect the Unexpected' Reznor. I picked up The Downward Spiral six months later after the singles grew on me, and now it's one of my favorite albums. And now I know that when I pick up a new Nine Inch Nails album, it's not going to sound like anything he did before. There are several things Trent Reznor does better than most musicians. He doesn't replicate himself. He always tries something new. He is neither ahead of his time, dated, or keeping up with trends: he has his own sound that is always evolving and difficult for copycats to keep up with. And has anyone seen the instruments he uses to make his music? I never knew what the hell a swarmatron was until Trent Reznor started using one. Hesitation Marks does not disappoint. Somehow he managed to throw his listeners off his scent once more. You're probably already familiar with the singles from the album, and I believe the reception that 'Everything' has received has been undeservingly negative. It's not what it appears to be on the surface. And many of the songs on Hesitation Marks are similar in that way. I think we live in a time where a track by track breakdown is unnecessary. You can listen to the samples. You can hear everything on YouTube. In fact, this review is probably not even being read. But if you are reading this, then that means you're like me in the sense that maybe you needed a different perspective and something to think about. So let me just tell you this if you're on the fence about buying this album: This isn't The Downward Spiral. If you want The Downward Spiral, then just buy yourself another copy. But if you listen to Nine Inch Nails because you want something different and creative, this is a well written album in that respect. Some musicians, especially mainstream acts, keep shoveling the same **** into our ears album after album. Their hearts aren't even in it anymore. It's a business. The art is gone. Any musician can call up a hit-creating producer to write their album. But Trent Reznor always manages to give us something pure. Hesitation Marks is the kind of record most people are afraid to make because it's risky. But it's got integrity. That's what makes it so good.