I think I'm going to go look for it on the torrents.....

christ, the $300 signed edition has already sold out.

i REALLY hope he releases the numbers on this

I did my part and paid for the $5.00 D/L. And for the record, I didn't have any problems at all. Hmmm. I might add that I will also purchase hard copy when it's released through the regular retail outlets. I don't like paying shipping and handling.
Anyway, from what I've heard, I really like. I haven't given it it's proper listening yet but I'm not worried. Trent always come through. And I've always been a fan of his/their instrumentals.
Plus, it's just cool to have new material from someone I dig. Completely out of the blue. Surprise! Very cool.

evenstar said:

$750,000 earned right there, which isn't exactly madonna money, but it'll keep the lights on at castle reznorstein for another month.

oh, and i finally got to listen to the whole thing this afternoon. great stuff.

Militant said:

Seriously, you can't shell out $5 for a legit download? WTF?

He's trying to do something positive here . . .

Anxiety said:

i keep listening to it as one big work rather than trying to work out any groupings of the individual albums. he must've meant something by it, though

Se7en said:

didn't trent give his blessings to people obtaining the album via torrent?

though i kinda agree, even if he's being a big "free the music" hippie about all this, it doesn't hurt to shell out five or ten bucks to show yer appreciation. not to mention, it's at least THAT good of an album.

Anxiety said:

i think he put the first cd, maybe the second one too, onto torrent sites himself. and i agree- i'm a dead broke student and i still got the $5 download.

I downloaded it today for $5. Here's what I got:

36 tracks in Apple Lossless format
40-page PDF booklet (which is very cool, and helps convey a "tone" to the music)
11 wallpapers

Side note: I have been waiting for Apple Lossless (or any Lossless) downloads to be made available, and this is the first I've seen. I won't buy whole albums online in lossy (MP3, etc) format. With Lossless format, there is no need for a physical plastic CD.

So what Trent Reznor is doing, in my opinion, equates to a multi-tiered assault on the record companies ... and that is cool.

A few more points:

Each one of the 36 tracks is tagged with different artwork. I have never seen that done ... it's at once disturbing and totally necessary. So Trent took a seemingly miniscule part of the download experience - the digital artwork - and enhanced it. Instead of just one cover art, there are 37 (main + 36 separate). Once more, I think this paves the way for a seamless transition into digital and away from physical CDs.

Prince: please take notice. While I don't see Prince's new albums being released this way, I can only hope that someday the Vault will be available either in installments or track-by-track as Lossless downloads. Perhaps the lead "single" from a certain installment will be released to the torrents, and the remainder will be a $5 download with artwork and liner notes. Or, perhaps a nonstop release schedule of live shows (a la Pearl Jam) in the same manner?

What disappoints me about Prince is that for a long time in the 90s/early 00's he was really getting the online thing. The music club, releasing The Work on Napster, etc. He was one of the pioneers of online music (alongside David Bowie) and was really doing well in that regard. Now he seems to have turned his back on all that . . .

Se7en said:

this geeked me out BEYOND BELIEF.

and yeah, the image-per-track idea was perfect for listening to this album for the first time. the visuals gave me something to attach to the lyric-less music i was listening to. it was almost as good as gazing at a vinyl gatefold sleeve while listening to a new album...not QUITE as good, but close. i was very impressed and happily surprised at this touch. god is in the details.

Anxiety said:

I am SO happy with all the Trent love right now.

benyamin said:

fam!

Anxiety said:

being a NIN fam is cool!

Anxiety said:

more rewarding than being a price fan! look at all the cool shit we get!

benyamin said:

hey - show me your NINboracca or a bottle of "terrible lie" perfume, and maybe we can talk.

prince would NEVER ever give his music away for five bucks (4 cd's that is) at any bit rate you choose...


NEVER


prove me wrong otherwise...but could never ever see him doing such a wonderful thing

Sdldawn said:

I know it's called Ghosts I-IV, but isn't it going to be released as 2 Cd's?
Just poking fun.
For real, this is just cool all around. Hell I haven't even worn out Year Zero and The Remix album yet!

Bfunkthe1 said:

i'm still digging on the remix album.

Bfunkthe1 said:

I believe the big box set is 4 disks.. i could be wrong tho

Sdldawn said:

the $300 jobbie?

i think it's 4 cds and 4 vinyl...?

Anxiety said:

Oh no!

Love this stuff. These albums show nearly all facets of Trent's music. If you haven't grabbed this yet, do it!

Se7en said:

Um, I DID pay for it. Read my previous post. I paid for the $10 version, $23 inc shipping and handling.

The physical CDs are really what I paid for, but obviously I want to hear it now. I had trouble downloading from ghosts.nin.com because of the traffic I guess. Tried to download from the link I got after buying on MULTIPLE occasions and it kept stopping after a few megabytes. Then I was told my link had exceeded the download traffic limit.

I'm not the only one either, there's a 40 page thread about people having the same problem over on echoingthesound.

I'm a massive NIN fan and if I had a bit more money right now I would have shelled out for the $300 version. But I'll be happy with the physical CDs when they arrive. Nice addition to my halo's. Now if I could only track down some of the singles off of Pretty Hate Machine.....

Anxiety said:

Terrible lie perfume!

gemini13 said:

It didnt live up to what it was supposed to be....I think Trent owes me a great big apology.

Militant said:

oh noooo

smokeverbs said:

it really does.. had no idea how much I would enjoy this.. this is going in my best of 08.. guaranteed slot for this

Militant said:

My apologies.