Rating 4.5
Great single, but partially on "The Downward Spiral" reissueA good single somewhat undervalued by the recent release of the deluxe edition of "The Downward Spiral", "March of the Pigs" was the leadoff from that album. In addition to the album mix of "March of the Pigs", it adds an extended remix ("All the Pigs, All Lined Up"), a small loop track ("A Violet Fluid"), both of which appear on the deluxe edition, and two mixes of "Reptile" ("Reptilian" and "Underneath the Skin") by Dave Ogilvie.
"March of the Pigs" itself is a great song, breakneck beats, powerful distorted guitars, and a venomous vocal fading into its bizarre piano break. The remix I'm moody about (its what Reznor's been playing live for years)-- essentially a slightly extended take on the track is followed by repitious vocal lines over drum beats as a coda. It works pretty well, but its a bit too long. "A Violet Fluid" is an interesting little drum snippet, it ends after just a minute, before it has a chance to get boring.
The two "Reptile" mixes are the real value here as they're unreleased elsewhere-- "Reptilian" is an extended version of the album cut, it works well in a long form, seven and a half minutes is a long time to drag on a piece, but it doesn't feel that way. The instrumental edit fares well too-- it certainly helps illustrate how far Reznor has come as an arranger from the almost minimalist days of "Pretty Hate Machine" and "Broken".
A limited value these days, but if you're a fan, you'll probably want the "Reptile" remixes.One of the Better singles released from the NINThis, the first single, actually preceeding The Downward Spiral, is a nice little introduction to what The Downward Spiral would later come to sound like. Contents:1. March of the Pigs - March of the Pigs. Y'know, booty beats and marching pigs. 4/5 2. Reptilian - An interesting remix of one of the best songs on The Downward Spiral. This one's got all kinds of crazy bleeps and bloops and weird computer malfunctioning sounds. The best Reptile remix. 4/5 3. All the Pigs, All Lined Up - Basically just a stripped down version of March of the Pigs made to sound like a live performance I suppose. It's okay ..I guess. 2/5 4. A Violet Fluid - A great instrumental piece which is almost dance-y, quite strange. I like it. 3/5 5. Underneath the Skin - Another remix of Reptile. I actually prefer the first remix of it on this EP, but whatever floats your boat. 3/5 A nice collectors item, but I wouldn't recommend it to new listeners. hae pigs!!halo.seven,intro to the downward spiral...THIS IS THE TRACK LISTING< FOOLS!!!!MARCH OF THE PIGS...the original, we all know how that goes(or we should)...10/10
REPTILIAN...reptile remix, sounds basically the same but the music is pretty different, in a very good way...10/10
ALL THE PIGS< ALL LINED UP...march of the pigs remix, its just longer, with cheering in the background (which gets annoying to a point) and added liyrics at the end "dont you feel feel a whole lot better?"...10/10 A VOILENT FLUID...short instrumental song with a steady beat for an interlude...9/10
UNDERNEATH THE SKIN...reptil remix, basically instrumental, and doesnt REALLY sound like the actual song, but if you pay attention it stays a safe amount of close~ness to the song...10/10 this is a really great remix thingie, theres also a part 2 to this but its not THAT nessecary, cause all those songs are on here. |
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