The new album definately has a different 'feel' to it. But then you consider his suicidal urges, heroin overdose, and coping with his drug and alcohol addiction you can expect to see some changes.
The thing that disapoints me the most is that Trent himself feels that his success was based on his addictions, and this album is to test the waters in an attempt to see if he has any artistic abilities, or if it was just the drugs talking. That also has to do with his tours, being all small venues. As he didn't feel people would be interested enough to see him at a big show, luckily he's received 'all the love in the world' from his fans, and will be touring again in the fall at bigger venues with 'Queens of the stone age' opening for him.
Personally, I find "The Fragile" as his best work to date. But that also might be due to the fact that I've had more time to allow that album to sink in. That isn't to say that 'With Teeth' won't make that status in my book, I just need to spend some more time with it as a whole, and not just skipping to personal favorites. If you can wear out a track on a CD, I'd almost say that track 1 "All the Love" would be somewhat worn through by now.
I just hope some of his thoughts don't come true. Those that have listenned to his music since 1989 have changed right along side of Trent, but somehow he feels that a 'happier' NIN isn't what the world wants, and if he does find himself in a better place in life, that NIN would likely disappear. We've all grown with him, and personally if he feels that NIN needs to relate to a happier persona, I for one would support him in that.
I can't quite imagine myself without NIN, it/he's been my favorite band for a good portion of my life, and I haven't personally heard anything that he's done that I've hated...... Allthough 'Closer' came close, mainly due to how mainstream it had become, I preferred NIN to remain somewhat underground so that I can keep it all to myself
