[.ca] Downward Spiral (SACD Hybrid) (Deluxe Edition)

Completely phenomenal:
I bought both the DVD Audio and the SACD versions. TDS in 5.1 is probably the best use of surround sound I have ever heard. Trent just sends sounds FLYING around your head. You really get a better understanding of the album listening to it in surround - it's like he is there in the room with you, explaining every nuance of the album. Great stuff! You don't know TDS until you have heard this version.

The masterpiece reborn:
This re-release of TDS is like listening to the album again for the first time. The excess of this type of thing might lead you to believe it's just a marketing gimmick, but that is simply not the case here. Of course, if anyone could perfect something that was already perfected, it's Trent Reznor. First of all, the 13-track bonus disc is reason enough to buy this deluxe edition for any NIN fan since it has three previously unreleased demos. That might sound like peanuts to fans of any other band, but NIN fans know that on the rare occasion you get to hear something you've never heard before from Mr. Reznor, you cherish it. Also contained within are a handful of the best remixes from the singles and the "Further Down The Spiral" versions which are nice to have on one disc. Then you have the Joy Division cover "Dead Souls" and "Burn" from The Crow and the Natural Born Killers soundtracks, respectively. Last but not least is the Soft Cell cover, "Memorabilia" which is an excellent track and it sounds fantastic here. Getting on to the good stuff, the album itself is a whole new listening experience. Everything feels more alive, more crisp, more precise than it did before. When you've listened to The Downward Spiral as much as the average NIN fan does, you start to pick up on things you never noticed the first 50 times you heard the song. Well that is what the deluxe edition feels like. Hearing new things all over again, letting your senses soak up the layers upon layers of... well, noise. There was a lot of it to begin with, and here it just becomes even more evident, and beautiful. You can never truly appreciate the artestry and brilliance put into the masterpieces which are Nine Inch Nails albums, until you hear them multiple times. That said, we are now able to let it happen all over again. Reznor couldn't have marked the 10-year anniversary of The Downward Spiral any better, and it is definitely a must have for any Nine Inch Nails fan, or someone who just never owned the album in the first place. It sounds great even if you don't own an SACD player or have 5.1 surround sound. Highly recommended.

Hey guys.:
This album is my favorite NIN album, one of my all time favorites. I haven't gotten this new edition yet, I'm Just wondering, if anyone can tell me if they've noticed any differences between the DVD audio version and the SACD version. Quality wise I mean, I know SACD is supposed to be supperior but I wonder if people can actually tell the difference. :) Also, im wondering if theres any programs to play SACDs on a PC. Email me at truethful1@hotmail.com if you have any info, thanks ;) Moderators please allow this post, thanks ;)

Great sound makeover for a pretty decent cd:
I enjoy listening to this cd every so often but know that its a delux edition with exra tracks theres more reason to get this bad boy.Now I also recomend you pick up my favorite NIN cd, pretty hate machine, thats a classic.Also if your into this kind of sound I have others to recomend also like, earlier Maralyn manson cd's , my all time favorite SAMHAIN ( glenn danzigs band after the demise of the Misfits), Skinny puppy, Ministry and even romstien(sp) ?. Anyway I highly suggest you pick up any SAMHAIN cd, tape or original vinal you can get your hands on.Its a mix of punk-NIN type synth ( they were influenced by Samhain) and hard rockin power cords that will ingulf you with gritty sound and the best lyrical genious ever Glenn Danzig.

wat a good album:
this is such a good album i recomend it ............NIN is probly 1 of ma fav bands n some of ther bigest hits ar on this Cd

• Mr. Self Destruct
• Piggy
• Heresy
• March Of The Pigs
• Closer
• Ruiner
• The Becoming
• I Do Not Want This
• Big Man With A Gun
• A Warm Place
• Eraser
• Reptile
• The Downward Spiral
• Hurt
• Burn
• Closer (Precursor)
• Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)
• A Violet Fluid
• Dead Souls
• Hurt (Quiet)
• Closer To God
• All The Pigs, All Lined Up
• Memorabilia
• The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)
• Ruiner (Demo)
• Liar (Reptile Demo)
• Heresy (Demo)