NIN at their most digestible. Not much to say here, it's a great album but sometimes you do end up feeling like it's missing something. I'll admit, though, I think the singles from this album get a bad rep sometimes - they're not exactly representative of NIN's discography, sure, but I'll be damned if they don't go hard.

The first of a planned three-piece EP suite, Not The Actual Events marks a return to the industrial metal roots that a lot of us fell in love with when we heard tracks like Wish and March of the Pigs. Reznor (and frequent-collaborator-turned-band-member Ross) hasn't lost his touch at all.

Continuing on from NTAE, Add Violence takes the hard metal sounds of it's precursor EP and distills them into something more people would find palatable. But that doesn't take away too much from the artistry of the record - great tracks all around. Props especially on The Background World - an imperfect loop...unorthodox and unsettling, but if anyone can make it work, it's Reznor.

I'll admit it. Vision Thing is my favorite Sisters LP. It's the rock-y black sheep of their catalogue, but screw it, I absolutely adore this album. I get the feeling that this is the closest Eldritch has gotten so far to fully realizing his idea of the Sisters sound, and if that's the case, he'd better get to that bloody fourth album already.

The Sisters take an atmospheric detour here. A brilliant album, with some of my favorite Sisters singles here (Dominion <3). While it doesn't always fully hold my attention like F&L&A and VT, it's still an incredibly good album nonetheless.

Essential goth, even if they won't admit it. It might not be my favorite Sisters LP, but I'll be damned if it isn't a good one. Hooks you from start to end, and it's one of the few albums that I'll listen to the bonus tracks regularly on.

Immature? Check. Spiteful? Check. Full of itself? Check. In the majority of other albums, that would be a death knell, but Brand New take all those feelings and thoughts that you're ashamed of, and they put it to music here that's enchanting to listen to. If you need a good cry, there's not many other albums that will help you get it all out like Deja will.

It's TDAGARIM. I don't need to say anything other than that. If you've spun it once, you've spun it a thousand times.

This isn't an album you're going to "get" on first listen like Deja or D&G. But once it's sank in, it'll hold a place in your heart like not many other albums can. An outpouring of emotion like not many other bands can manage.

It's nice to see old friends again. The new recordings of Brother's Song, Missing You and 1996 breathe new life into the original FOYD demos. Fingers crossed for Brand New to re-record Nobody Moves and Battalions now...

You just don't get albums like this anymore unfortunately. Most of the debuts you see now are so polished and formal that they feel lifeless. A debut album these days is knocking the front door. Generation Terrorists is driving a motorcycle through your window and pissing on your carpet. The youthful energy here is unmatched in any of the Manics' other records, and barely any from any other band. A stunner.

A great album full of early Manics highlights. Undeservedly ragged on. The Holy Bible might be my favorite but GATS will always have a place in my heart. I can't say much more than that.

No, I'm not reviewing this. I can't say anything about this album that hasn't been said already. I'd give it a 200 if I could, but I can't, so 100 will do.

Usually, when a band loses their mouthpiece, their "main" lyricist, their image crafter, that's it. They're done. Not the fucking Manics, let me tell you that. Sure, Richey's lyrics and influence are still felt here, but Nicky Wire steps up to the plate more than capably. This is a gunshot wound in the form of an album. You might not think of it that way from the poppy stadium rock stylings, but when you start diving deeper into it, at times, it can rival the darkness of The Holy ... read more

I'm not sure what happened here. I love all of the singles from this album. But the rest of the tracks, barring Nobody Loved You and SYMM...I don't know what happened. A lot of people love this album all the way through. Maybe I'm just missing something. But the way I see it right now, I can't agree.

You just get the feeling that they were trying too hard here, don't you? I feel like they were trying to create a Generation Terrorists for the 2000s, but while they may have succeeded in making a double album with highs and lows, I feel like the lows on KYE are too low and the highs just aren't high enough. But it did bring us probably one of my favorite Manics could've-been-a-singles, Intravenous Agnostic, so I can't hit the album TOO hard.

Their best work that hasn't had Richey involved. Offensively underrated by just about everyone. Re-listen immediately. This is the sound of a band coming to terms with lots of things in their lives. A record that truly stands apart in the Manics discography.

Manics at their pop heights. If you aren't a Manics fan, this is definitely a great place to start for them, with the entrancing hooks and melodies. May not stand as the best against some of their other work, but still a great album nonetheless.

Call me a Richey fanatic, but I am absolutely convinced that the Manics are at their best when touched by the hand of Mr. Edwards. They can still put out amazing albums otherwise, Lifeblood and EMG come to mind, but I don't think they exactly reach the same heights. By looking backwards, they managed to breathe new life into themselves. An all-around amazing album.

Not their strongest outing, but far from their worst. Middle-of-the-road for the Manics, but that middle area still trounces a lot of other bands' work.