― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:46 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 01:51 (twenty years ago) link
1. Perfect Drug single / Lost Highway soundtrack (probably in my top 5 songs ever)2. Broken3. Fixed4. Pretty Hate Machine5. The Downward Spiral
I do not rate The Fragile; it is okay, but I do not own it and would not ever like to hear it again. And Things Falling Apart should be DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED! omg soooo bad.
― Dan I., Tuesday, 3 February 2004 05:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan I., Tuesday, 3 February 2004 05:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan I., Tuesday, 3 February 2004 05:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 05:47 (twenty years ago) link
I agree that the Perfect Drug is definitely one of their best tunes (damn, Trent would have become a jungle producer...).
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 05:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan I., Tuesday, 3 February 2004 06:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 06:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 06:33 (twenty years ago) link
D'oh! I paid way too much for that disc back in high school & upon listening even as a massive fan was like.. WTF???? However I did make a profit reselling it several years later to some random NIN obsessive in Japan.
I think "March of the Pigs" is my favorite moment of theirs. The video's pretty funny..
― daria g (daria g), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 07:21 (twenty years ago) link
― bnw (bnw), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 07:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 14:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link
B-but what about the double time, 4 on the floor gospel bit?
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:43 (twenty years ago) link
That performance is a hidden track on the DVD. Good stuff.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:44 (twenty years ago) link
While I liked it quite a bit when it first came out, The Fragile has really grown on me in the last few years, mostly for the subtlety of the instrumental tracks. Also, the older I get, the less I'm able to stomach Trent's sometimes gratuitous use of the F-word. The Fragile isn't as marred as the previous stuff, save for the obvious exception.
― boldbury, Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:52 (twenty years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 21:13 (twenty years ago) link
Ah. I was wondering why it wasn't included on the live album (I've never seen the DVD). Figured it was a natural to turn up someplace.
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 21:15 (twenty years ago) link
Yeah, that was neat for like 2 seconds. I don't really like that live r&b vibe of totally ditching song structure for gospel clap alongs. I would so love for Trent to turn nin into a Golden Palominos type thing where he does everything but the vocals. That the rumored Aaliyah collaboration never happened is a shame.
― bnw (bnw), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 21:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 21:32 (twenty years ago) link
― william (william), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 23:24 (twenty years ago) link
― JesusMaryChain, Tuesday, 3 February 2004 23:39 (twenty years ago) link
― william (william), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 01:29 (twenty years ago) link
― daria g (daria g), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 02:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 02:38 (twenty years ago) link
― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 03:39 (twenty years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 03:49 (twenty years ago) link
― djmartian, Thursday, 15 March 2007 23:15 (seventeen years ago) link
today is Nine Inch Nails day
currently playing: "The Wretched"
― MC Tramp Stamp (HI DERE), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Isn't that the one with the hilarious line about god himself reaching his FUCKING hand through the sky just to hold poor old Trent down?
― A brownish area with points (chap), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:07 (thirteen years ago) link
yup!
― MC Tramp Stamp (HI DERE), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:08 (thirteen years ago) link
just a reflectionjust a glimpsejust a little reminderof all the what aboutsand all the might havecould have beensanother daysome other waybut not another reason to continueand now you're one of usthe wretchedthe hopes and praysthe better daysthe far awaysforget itit didn't turn out the way you wanted it toit didn't turn out the way you wanted it to, did it?it didn't turn out the way you wanted it toit didn't turn out the way you wanted it to, did it?now you knowthis is what it feels likenow you knowthis is what it feels likethe clouds will part and the sky cracks openand god himself will reach his fucking arm throughjust to push you downjust to hold you downstuck in this hole with the shit and the pissand it's hard to believe it could come down to thisback at the beginningsinkingspinningand in the endwe still pretendthe time we spendnot knowing whenyou're finally freeand you could bebut it didn't turn out the way you wanted it toit didn't turn out quite the way that you wanted itnow you knowthis is what it feels likenow you knowthis is what it feels likeyou can try to stop it but it keeps on comingyou can try to stop it but
the hopes and praysthe better daysthe far awaysforget it
it didn't turn out the way you wanted it toit didn't turn out the way you wanted it to, did it?it didn't turn out the way you wanted it toit didn't turn out the way you wanted it to, did it?
now you knowthis is what it feels likenow you knowthis is what it feels like
the clouds will part and the sky cracks openand god himself will reach his fucking arm throughjust to push you downjust to hold you downstuck in this hole with the shit and the pissand it's hard to believe it could come down to thisback at the beginningsinkingspinning
and in the endwe still pretendthe time we spendnot knowing whenyou're finally freeand you could be
but it didn't turn out the way you wanted it toit didn't turn out quite the way that you wanted it
you can try to stop it but it keeps on comingyou can try to stop it but
Fuck it, I'm going to poll The Fragile. Search says it ain't been done.
― A brownish area with points (chap), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I think the only song on (Right) that I ever play is "Into The Void", but I love (Left) to bits
― MC Tramp Stamp (HI DERE), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:15 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm Looking Forward to Joining You and The Big Comedown are hidden gems on (Right)
― A brownish area with points (chap), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:21 (thirteen years ago) link
tbh "Starfuckers" turned me off so much, particularly since there is sustained awesome from "The Day the World Went Away" through "Even Deeper", that I just never felt the desire to play (Right)
― MC Tramp Stamp (HI DERE), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:22 (thirteen years ago) link
What are your thoughts on Reznor as a singer? The older I get, the more grating I find his vocals, but, conversely, the more I admire his composition and particularly arrangement skills.
― A brownish area with points (chap), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I think his biggest issue as a singer is his infatuation with screaming. Like, it's often very effective, but not so effective that it doesn't start getting really, really old. Also, he does have a decent voice and it's kind of a shame that he likes to go ugly with it so often because it can be even more effective when he just sings some of this stuff, like for example "The Day the World Went Away".
It's not on this album but "The Great Destroyer" on Year Zero is IMO him really hitting a vocal stride, enhancing the power of the song in the process; I wish he did more tracks like that.
― MC Tramp Stamp (HI DERE), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah his screaming has never been particularly convincing. In general, he's often too nasal and sneery.
― A brownish area with points (chap), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link
http://nineinchnails.tumblr.com/post/51585462200/ive-been-less-than-honest-about-what-ive-really
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:11 (eleven years ago) link
not that much of a surprise really.all those side project releases etc with the same crew kinda indicated he was still active in the studio .. after all, this was not bowie/mbv/daft punk period of disconnection was it.
― mark e, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
I've a hunch it will be really good though.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:24 (eleven years ago) link
On Columbia? I thought he was going to be releasing without a label?
― Your Favorite Album in the Cutout Bin, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:26 (eleven years ago) link
he clearly lies.he admits it.
― mark e, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
my main feeling is that these records are incredible
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link
"with faith" when that vangelis synth comes in...
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 16:32 (four years ago) link
the trumpet is the star of locusts
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:38 (four years ago) link
also locusts is one of the best things trent's ever done?
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 23:57 (four years ago) link
are these better than the first 4 volumes? I dug those but haven't exactly been clamoring to break em out again
― frogbs, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 00:05 (four years ago) link
i love the og ghosts but these volumes are far more fleshed out and their own thing
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 00:07 (four years ago) link
Together was kinda wallpaper-y to me but maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it. Haven't made it all the way through Locusts yet.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 01:01 (four years ago) link
Locusts sounds a lot more soothing than Together to me (also agree it's one of the best things he's done). One of the tracks on Together has this really high frequency tone overlaid on top that's bad enough that I have to skip it.
― Doctor Madame Frances Experimento, LLC", Friday, 3 April 2020 14:58 (four years ago) link
I tend to play my music on album-shuffle, so I never quite know what I'm going to get. My wife was chilling on the sofa by the stereo speakers while I think something mellow like Can's "Soon Over Babaluma" was playing, but then things got a little quiet and I couldn't quite make out what had queued up next. I look at what's about to play on my phone and see it's "The Downward Spiral" about to blargh out, so I quickly hit skip. "That was a close one," I told her. "You almost got Nine Inch Nailed!"
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 18 July 2020 22:43 (four years ago) link
Here's a question: is there anywhere that lists all the appearances of what one might call the "NIN motif"?
(Skip to 3:50 in this Ladytron remix for reference.)
https://youtu.be/Bzl348HCN0w
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 September 2020 13:24 (four years ago) link
I think of that as the "Downward Spiral Theme".
― chap, Thursday, 17 September 2020 13:34 (four years ago) link
Trent hasn't used it himself in anything outside the titular album, has he?
― chap, Thursday, 17 September 2020 13:35 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMiWe_s7HMY
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 11 January 2021 01:34 (three years ago) link
Yeah that was a really lovely moment from last night. The version of "Fashion" with Mariqueen also excellent.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 11 January 2021 01:38 (three years ago) link
holy cow Trent sounds so good!!
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Monday, 11 January 2021 02:08 (three years ago) link
mike garson is so cool
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Monday, 11 January 2021 04:14 (three years ago) link
heartening—after watching him complain about his own voice in the nin song exploder episode, always wishing he sounded like bowie instead—to hear him hit that sustained note in "fantastic voyage"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 11 January 2021 05:02 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJMowK3OkWc
― Maresn3st, Sunday, 31 March 2024 14:57 (five months ago) link
F*ck, well it is footage recently surfaced of NIN at Woodstock before the performance, shit-talking the other acts and discussing where the best mud might be at.
― Maresn3st, Sunday, 31 March 2024 14:58 (five months ago) link
"We're having trouble finding private mud..."
That could be a Spinal Tap line.
― jmm, Sunday, 31 March 2024 15:16 (five months ago) link
I'd rather listen to "vletrmx21" to "A Warm Place," thanks.― Leee Majors (Leee), Monday, February 2, 2004
― Leee Majors (Leee), Monday, February 2, 2004
Wouldn't surprise me if that track was also a reference point. Trent was deep into the Warp stuff early
― octobeard, Sunday, 31 March 2024 16:17 (five months ago) link