This Track Is Fire!

Note: In honor of one full year of This Track Is Fire I thought I would highlight the top 10 posts over the last year, but there's a tie in the seventh position, and a three-way tie in the tenth position, so instead you're getting the Top 12 Posts over the past year. At #12 is Nine Inch Nails "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" from the Tron: Ares  soundtrack, a track that I am still enjoying on vinyl these last few weeks. Who knew back in 1989 when "Head Like A Hole" was released that NIN would still be as relevant and as on top of their game today as they were then? Love it!

As you read this I am most likely packing or already in a car heading toward Detroit to go see Nine Inch Nails perform at Little Caesar's Arena. I believe that this will be the fifth time that I am seeing them live, while this will be Shalee's first time. For a band (I can say that now because NIN is now Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) that has been around for as long as they have you might think that they'd be tempted to rest on their laurels, but not so with NIN. Yes, this track sounds  like them, but you can also hear the influence of synthwave on this track, with hints of pop, because, of course you would. NIN is still evolving, and that's exciting. This sounds exactly as it should: a newer, fresher take on the same kind of music you heard on Pretty Hate Machine,  all the way back in 1989. For a group to remain vital after 10 or 20 years is impressive enough, but nearly 35 years on Nine Inch Nails still bring the heat. As a lifelong fan I am happy to say that this t...