Customer Reviews
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - By: Brian O'connell, 23 Jan 2008 
Released only two years after comeback album With Teeth, Year Zero is a concept album setin the future with a guest apperance from his new buddy Saul Williams.
The album is not for the faint of heart so fall out boy fans can stop reading now you wont find any ready made coporate radio rock here.
From the opening of hyperpower the album never lets up & features some of Reznors heaviest work to date before ending peacefullywith zero sum.
If your a nin fan get this now, if your not do yourself a favour & get it to futher your music education.
very different - By: D. Bebb, 15 Jan 2008 when starting to listen to any new nine inch nails album i never know what to expect except for it to be good. year zero didn't disapoint.
this is very different to anything trent reznor has done before & takes quite awhile to get used to. the instrumentation has been stripped down & sounds a bit droning, seemingly so that trent can concentrate on the lyrics more (which makes sense as it's a concept album dealing with the future).
the main downside to this album is that it isn't the sort of CD that you can just press play & listen to all the way through because a few of the tracks are pretty bad, however most of them are good & that's more than you can say about most albums lately (that have about 1 or 2 decent tracks).
i still prefer pretty hate machine & the downward spiral because this album just doesn't have the tracks that standout & hit you from the first listen (the music here certainly isn't as catchy) nor does it have the same emphasis on the drum beats as previously mentioned albums (with the exception of "the warning" which i loved), but what is here is a story well told &in an interesting & original way with good lyrics & a futuristic, claustrophobic feel that lives up to the high standards he has set himself.
In my opinion, his most consistent album yet - By: Dr. Rod S. Taylor, 04 Jan 2008 The songwriting on Year Zero is very solid throughout, both musically & lyrically. Several themes - like paranoia & politics - creep into the usual heavy introspection Trent Reznor is so fond of (and is still here but more honed thanin the past).
The music also variesin tone, from dark & brooding to energetic & aggressive. The instruments are indeed more electronic than the recent NIN offerings, but they suit the songs themselves perfectly. It's very sparse & intensein places, & the accompaniment of electronics with the usual drums & guitar add to the feeling of isolation & paranoia. The Downward Spiral would not have worked nearly as well if it had been recordedin this style - but TDS is a completely different set of songs, so they can't really be compared on the same level. Enjoy them both (I sure do!), just don't expect them to sound the same.
In a nutshell, I think this is the most consistent NIN album to date. Bloody brilliant.
Awesum!!! - By: Mr. F. R. Yuill, 02 Jan 2008 This album is a breath of fresh airin the corporate controlled music industry of today! Its fantastic to see someone doing something truely original & differentin an age where even the most alternative of bands are manufactured by the industry. I would highly recommend this album to anyone its a classic - 5 Stars
Absolute rubbish - By: D. Lodge, 11 Dec 2007 
This is the worse NIN release ever. The whole album feels like Trent left it to the last minute to record the album.
Expect random nasty sounding samples, weak vocals & nothing attractive to listen to.
The basic pattern of virtual every track is:
30 seconds of bad drum machine intro
30 seconds of random noise
weak verse
weak chorus
rinse & repeat
more noise & bad drum machines
If you have a tastein music, avoid like the plague.
