Nine Inch Nails remix albums and singles can be hit or miss. Halo 21 "Everyday is Exactly the Same" is pretty good, if a little underwhelming.

The actual single ""Everyday is Exactly the Same" is superb and one of the strongest songs from the "With Teeth" (2005) album. With its synth-heavy industrial backbone, the song easily lends itself to a dance-remix, which sounds hauntingly cool (Sam Fog vs. Carlos D Mix). Elsewhere on the single there are industrial/dance-remixes of past singles "Only" and "The Hand that Feeds." While all of these remixes sound good, "The Hand that Feeds" remixes are available elsewhere on past singles, and their inclusion here seems to serve only as filler.

It's understandable why more songs from "With Teeth" weren't remixed in the same club-mix way that these three singles are, as the whole "With Teeth" album is, overall, more rock, less industrial leaning. Still, there are a few other songs like "Sunspots" and "Beside you in time" that could have lent themselves to some interesting interpretations. It also would have been great it the outstanding tracks "Home" and "Right Where it Belongs" (version 2.0) (both on the "With Teeth" import) had been included. This CD is labeled as a "With Teeth Remix EP" but it falls short in that regard. Past remix albums "Further Down the Spiral" and "Things Fall Apart" served as companion pieces to the studio albums and are far superior in content to this so-called "Remix EP."

In short, the actual remixes on this single are all captivating and intriguing, but the inclusion of past singles and lack of new remixes for other songs is a bit disappointing.

When I first heard about the import version, I was curious as to what the "Dub Instrumental" mix of THTF was. I figured that it was an all-instrumental version of the Dub Mix, and searched around various forums to confirm this, but couldn't find anything.

I bit the bullet, and picked it up last week. As it turns out, The Hand That Feeds (Dub Instrumental Mix) is the exact same track, vocals and everything, as the Dub mix from the Hand That Feeds single -- it's not a new track.

Only die-hard fans are going to want to get this EP, and if you're a die-hard fan, you should already have all these tracks. Save yourself $20 and pick up the US version instead -- there's nothing to see here.

"Every Day is Exactly the Same" is the third single from Nine Inch Nails' "With Teeth". Like the previous two singles, this one is admittedly a bit lacking in value, but there's enough material on here to warrant consideration.

The single itself is built on throbbing synthesizers and rhythms, a chugging, groaning guitar at the chorus, and a great vocal over the top. The single closes with a remix of the same piece (credited as the "Sam Fog vs. Carlos D Mix"). The remix intersperses the backing track verses and choruses against each other with dub style chorus echoes rather than an actual vocal. It's an ok remix, all things being even.

The other b-sides (are they still b-sides on CD?) are two remixes each of "The Hand That Feeds" and "Only". The "Hand That Feeds" remixes both came from earlier singles and neither is particularly exciting. The "DFA Mix" is essentially 9 minutes of techno pop beats with an odd panting sample used to remix the song, the "Photek Straight Mix" is nearly 8 minutes of loud guitars and a rock beat. Neither is really interesting, and it's likely anyone reading this already has them.

The two mixes of "Only" are a bit more intriguing, however, and pair nicely. The "El-P mix" is probably the most interesting thing on a "With Teeth" era single-- it separates the vocal from the (massively slowed) backing track and leaves the vocal arhythmically associated with the music. This makes for a rather stunning contrast. The "Richard X mix" is more of a straight techno reading, but it does contrast nicely with the exotic "El-P mix".

Bottom line, it's not fantastic, certainly not of the quality of "The Downward Spiral" singles, but this one is probably worth investigation.

The days of 'Further Down The Spiral' and 'Things Falling Apart' are long gone. Even 'The Perfect Drug Versions' is far superior to this album. However, I'm still glad the album was released. 'EDIETS' ranks with 'Fixed' in my opinion. I have reviewed the songs as follows:

1. Every Day Is Exactly The Same (album version from WITH_TEETH... 5/5 stars)

2. Hand That Feeds (Dfa Remix: It sounds like it's from the 80's and I like it. The only THTF remix worth listening to. 4/5 stars)

3. Hand That Feeds (Photek Straight Mix: Straight Mix is right. It could just be called 'extended version' just as well. 1/5 stars)

4. Only (El-P Mix: a 30 second loop that lasts over 4 minutes. This song sounded promising... but then feels like nothing is happening 2/5 stars)

5. Only (Richard X Mix: the best 'Only' remix. Again, it sounds like it's from the 80's and I like it. 5/5 stars)

6. Every Day Is Exactly The Same (Sam Fog Vs Carlos D Of Interpol Remix: This remix is half-way decent. Especially since EDIETS doesn't seem like a song you'd remix. 4/5 stars)

Nine Inch Nails - Every Day is Exactly the Same (Halo 21) (2006). I'm glad I bought this. It has "Every Day is Exactly the Same", which is a good song, "The Hand that Feeds (Photek Straight Mix)" from the The Hand that Feeds single (Halo 18), "The Hand that Feeds (DFA Mix)" from the Only single (Halo 20) and three new remixes. Nice packaging, too. All of this together in one place makes for an overall nice complement to With Teeth - the closest thing to a With Teeth remix album. It's especially worth buying if you don't already own Halo 18 or Halo 20. Total playing time: 38:39.