LogFAQs > #979601154

1. Closer
2. Hurt
3. Heresy
4. March of the Pigs
5. Mr. Self Destruct
6. Eraser
7. The Becoming
8. A Warm Place
9. Big Man with a Gun
10. Reptile
11. Ruiner
12. I Do Not Want This
13. The Downward Spiral
14. Piggy

Only got 2 listens in on this one. Should have done another tonight but just wasn't in the mood, especially with this album.

I'm very conflicted about how I feel about this one. I did another listen to Pretty Hate Machine to compare and that one has got a few more songs that I enjoyed but it doesn't feel as cohesive. Like Sheep007, I found The Downward Spiral to be a lot to take in; it's a harsh and at points overwhelming album. On my 2nd listen it was such a relief to get to A Warm Place because of the songs preceding it, which is likely exactly the point.

My other odd thought was that I was reminded of Slipknot in just the general soundscape and intensity of the music and emotions. As I've said multiple times in the past though, I'm just not at a point in my life now where I want to hear and revel in brooding, depressing, angry music. It makes it hard to judge because there's the opposing thoughts in my head of "this is probably good and effective at what it's trying to do" and "this is just not for me".