i have to admit, i have not yet had the chance to listen to all 36 tracks off of Ghosts. BUT, i have heard a good 15? i'm really glad he released this collection. really, i'm always glad when trent releases something, but i'm glad he released this one in particular.
i've been saying for years (since the fragile era) that i want him to do an all-instrumental album. as much as i love singing along, let's face it, trent's lyrics can be a major low point. and some of my favorite ever songs are instrumentals.
this cd? collection? don't know what to call it is all over the place and just sounds like this explosion of things happening in his head. and i love this new era of record labels not having control. sure, maybe now there's less "quality control," but at least this way it's not censored. you hear it as the artist intended- for better or worse. there's a lot of room to be really self-indulgent, and potentially embarrass yourself (especially if you surround yourself with a bunch of yes-men), but that's ok. i think with more and more important bands breaking free from major label control, we're going to hear music become less cookie-cutter.
who knows, maybe at the end of 36 songs i'll be singing a different tune. i'm going to listen to the whole thing tonight. i have faith trent won't let me down, though. (let's hope the worst is behind him, eh?)
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