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This is probably one the best remix albums from NIN. You get six versions of closer, one of the better known NIN songs and three other tracks being: "heresy", "memrobilia", and "march of the f**kheads"(a personal favorite). The disc is a good length and the all the remixes are well thought out and not just thrown together. With three other tracks besides closer you don't get sick of hearing different versions of the same song. I definetly recommend this to any true NIN fan or anyone who really likes the song.

How can you pass this up?

Hey kids! Like to sing dirty words? Like bargains? Then this CD is for you! At $6.49, it's very reasonably priced. You get 5 VERY different remixes of Closer, plus the LP version from The Downward Spiral. You also get another remix of Heresy and March of the Pigs, and a cover of Soft Cell's "Memorabilia". When you consider that A) the UK version is sold in two parts, costing over $12 apiece, that's $25 for the set, and B) Amazon isn't even listing Part 2 right now, this is a GREAT CD to get.

Every track is different on this album. The first version, Closer To God, keeps it simple. It drops "like an animal" from the chorus, making the song seem that much more carnal. It also has heavy guitars and an equally heavy keyboard loop throughout the song. The second version, Precursor, might sound familiar to you. Seen the movie "Se7en"? This isn't the EXACT version found in the film, but it's pretty darn close. Deviation is a - *gasp* - funky, groovy version of Closer, replete with snapping fingers.

Heresy (Blind) sounds an awful lot like Heresy off of the Downward Spiral, but on mono instead of stereo. More keyboardy and drummy, less guitary. If any of those are really words, that is. Memorabilia is a good, albeit long (7:21) cover of Soft Cell's Memorabilia. A bit repetitive, but still a decent song. Internal is a REALLY cool version of Closer, tied for my favorite with Further Away on this CD. Distorted, choppy vocals, stereo shifting and tons of ambience make this a really cool, unsettling version.

March of the F***heads, a March of the Pigs remix if you can call it that, is a... hrm... instrumental thingy. It kinda feels like Adrian Sherwood cranked this out in about 5 minutes when bored one night. Nothing exciting here.

Closing the CD are Further Away and the LP version of Closer. Further Away has TONS of dark ambient sound, weird distant pig screenching noises, echoed whisperings... it's just plain CREEPY. Which makes it COOL. It sounds like it could be played in an underground goth club very easily. Finally, the LP version of Closer. Anyone who listens to rock radio, NIN fan or otherwise, should recognize this song because it received SO much airplay. So I don't have to describe this.

All of this for under $7? Unfortunately, I found this AFTER I had all the UK parts. If you're the completist, you're gonna want this and the UK version. If you're a casual listener, you're not gonna find a better bargain. Also, in case you're wondering, the UK version doesn't have any extra tracks, it's just split up into 2 CDs.

Too Much Closer for my Taste, But It Has Some Nice Extras

I'll just first state the obvious, this has too many remixes of Closer. And I'll state the obvious once again, why did I buy it to begin with if I didn't want a bunch of Closer remixes? Well let me tell you. I was obsessed with Nine Inch Nails for about a year and was one of those unfortunate souls that feels the need to "collect all the halo's". I've moved on now, honest I have, The NIN are still great, but hopefully now I can help you, the fledgling Nine Inch Nails fan, to not make the same mistakes that I did.

Closer To God is a mediocre version of Closer. The only redeeming quality is that it at least took the song in a different direction. Personally I like the direction it had to begin with, so I don't care for this remix. Closer (Precursor/Deviation/Internal/Further Away) is a rather strange remix which I have to give merrit to for being extremely creepy at times. Heresy (Blind) is a great remix of Heresy. I almost like it better than the original if it weren't for the fact that the original is one of my favorite Nine Inch Nails songs. Memorabilia is an extremely repetitive cover of a great Soft Cell song, I usually skip this one. March of the F**kheads is a neat beat-driven instrumental which is somewhat awkward. It sounds as though Trent spilled some silverwear on the floor, just happened to record it, and then looped it to make a song. The final track, Closer, is about having sex with farmyard animals, but the music is neat.

It's a descent collection of songs, and I think it's worth getting if you're a big Nine Inch Nails fan, especially for the, what I like to call; F**king weird Closer remixes.