Great, though not The Fragile or Fixed

Let me first start off by telling you my favorite NIN album is The Fragile. I was expecting something out of the remixes. Actually it's not quite as good as Fixed, but I liked it a bit more than the US edition of Further Down The Spiral. Of these 10 tracks the only flaw is the Starf**kers Inc. remixes. Too many. And Alan Sherwood's remix would be better if it wasn't so redundant. And it didn't use that machine to bleep off so many times. the second one was alright, nothing new though. And the last one is my favorite of the three even though it's different. A two minute intro lasting for a enhanced sound to the ear.

But for the other tracks: Slipping Away is cool. It has a funkier beat than the original. And the singing is perfected too. So is The Great Collapse. It was done during The Fragile sessions and must have been done around The Wretched recording. cuz it repeats, "now you know/this is what it feels like" many times. But this isn't bad. The next is The Wretched version done by Keith Hillebrandt. It was well done. Still funky and danceable. Then, later The Frail done by Beneli remixing. It's even better than the original. It starts the orchestra on disstortion, then goes and plays with more of a stronger, beautiful remix. For the Bjork fans. The next cool thing is Metal, a cover of a Gary Numan song. I actually never know the original sound so i can't compare them with NIN. But there's an awesome mix of synths, singing/screaming and the typical NIN stuff. it's highly addictive. the 10 Miles high version by Keith Hillebrandt is basically the same, replacing "tear it all down" to an even better song. And that's my personal favorite NIN song, the regular version. The one on WITT part 2 was almost the same as this one.

Overall, nice product. It includes mainly the artists of NIN outside Trent reznor (his are #1, 2, and 8). Danny Lohner does not too good on the Where is Everybody mix on any excitement of listening. But not really bad. Also, Charlie Clouser's SF inc, look up at the first paragraph to see comments.

Essential for a remix fan.

My favorite of the Remix Albums

I started listening to NIN during the Downward Spiral period, and my interest has since extended backwards and forwards, as I enjoy both the Fragile and Pretty Hate Machine. I must admit, however, that the Fragile is probably my favorite, followed closely by TDS. Being an owner of all of the halos, I consider this among the best.

The early remix albums really aren't very interesting to me. The Head like a Hole single (basically PHT remixes) too closely resembled PHT, and Fixed really wasn't greap in my mind. Further Down the Spiral was a brilliant album, and in Reznor's tradition, so is this. My favorite tracks on the album are the Frail, which has been completely redone with strings; the Starfuckers remixes, especially the second one; Metal, by far the best track on here, a song which could easily be released as a single; and 10 Miles High, which is fairly similar to the WITT single version, but with some minor improvements.

All in all this album is a perfect compliment to the Fragile and the accompanying singles. If you liked the Fragile, you WILL like this...

Never thought I'd listen to this one (and write a review)

I'll start by saying that NIN isn't even my favorite band. I recall somewhat liking their (OK - his) "Broken" and "Downward spiral". I've listend to the "Fragile" exactly once and didn't want to hear it again.
After listening to this EP, I really feel that Reznor shouldn't have bothered with the original. Seems Reznor has been listening to too much Aphex Twin and it shows in couple of the tracks. Pretend that you are listening to somebody else and have no expectations. You will actually enjoy this CD. A decent industrial album.