I’ve followed NIN since Pretty Hate Machine. They tend to be hit or miss depending on the album. I like the dystopian themes mixed with underlying smuttiness, but don’t care for it when he just rages.

Year Zero was the most beautifully executed concept album I’ve ever seen. I hadn’t heard a thing about it, put it in to play and when the disc popped out and the heat revealed the binary code – just awesome. I can’t think of another instance where an artist created a happening based on an album, and I happen to love the album content as well.