1) Head Like A Hole 2) Terrible Lie 3) Down In It 4) Sanctified 5) Something I Can Never Have 6) Kinda I Want To 7) Sin 8) That's What I Get 9) The Only Time 10) Ringfinger
Trent Reznor, love him or loathe him, is the brain child and creative genius behind one of the most publicised and talented one man band which has ever seen the light of day. This debut, released in 1989, is the most simple album made by Reznor, but it adds together excellent hooks with phenominal lyrical content and vocal standards to unleash one of the most important industrial records of all time. To describe the sound of this album is not an easy task, with the almost gothic atmosphere it creates, the cutting edge industrial beats and mesmerising lyrics compiled by Reznor add to great effect.
The industrial sound of Nine Inch Nails’ early work is centred around catchy (almost dancey) beats, but these are not your average run of the mill sounds. There are different feels scattered over the album, including the emotional ‘Something I Can Never Have’, with it’s melancholic piano backing, the story of this track is told simply enough in it’s title. ‘That’s What I Get’ and ‘The Only Time’ are morose in outlook and invite you to delve deeper in to the mind of Reznor who replies with his brooding and often sorrowful voice. All the tracks deserve a mention, but it would benefit anyone much further to simply buy the album and hear the inspirational music for themselves.
If you are new to the world of Nine Inch Nails then this would be a good place to start, although there are several other places that would catch ones attention (namely The Downward Spiral or The Fragile). This album is mandatory for any collection, whether industrial or otherwise, Reznor has produced some of the greatest accessible industrial music and every record (Halo’s – as they are referred to) is recommended for listening. To say that this album is going on fifteen years old and still gaining sales is further proof that this really is a timeless classic.
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I'll admit I couldn't ever really get into NIN though I recognise Reznor's talent. If entirely honest I gave you a "helpful" cos it needs more. I would have liked to know how you felt about the album more closely, going into further detail. But as a breif precis t'was good: helpful. Hence the rating.
a-true-ben 12.12.2003 20:57
I *still* haven't got this one! Why do you never see NIN cheap?
unnameable 09.12.2003 00:38
cincise..but gives all the details...good review :)
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