Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth

Nine Inch Nails, when more song-oriented than The Fragile or Ghosts, is an awesome proposition. Trent Reznor's most underrated skill is his devotion to songcraft, so With Teeth ranks as a success, easily. Maybe the songs aren't as passionate as those on his followup (Year Zero), and the production isn't as bracing as The Downward Spiral. Some of these songs ("All the Love in the World," "The Hand that Feeds," "Every Day Is Exactly the Same") are his best since The Downward Spiral. None of them are quite "Closer," but what is? With Teeth marks the end of Nine Inch Nails' music to brood to period, which took up their time during the 90s. Meet Nine Inch Nails of the 00s: noise rock arena stars.