On this calling card for NIN's upcoming album, Trent Reznor treads dangerously close to self-parody, reheating the now-stale quiet-loud-quiet formula he exploited to far better effect on '94's The Downward Spiral: ''Day'' features a sleepy New Agey intro followed by massed guitars slapping you awake followed by misterioso mood music and portentous poesy. ''In his voice I heard decay,'' runs a lyric; substitute sound for voice, and you've arrived at the crux of Reznor's problem. C
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