Reviews (page 10 of 14)
Solid album. There's absolutely some 4-5 star tracks on here, but the whole thing as a singular work doesn't speak to me. And, of course now that there's some incredible alternative versions of some songs available that elevate them to the next level (Johnny Cash's take on Hurt, team-up with Peter Murphy on Reptile), it leaves the listener wanting something more when hearing the originals.
I think this was the first time I'd listened to an entire NIN album. I was obviously familiar with their singles, but I can't say I really enjoyed many of the songs that were new to me. This is one of those bands where I feel like I should like them more because I know some people think they're amazing, but they don't do much for me. I didn't dislike any of these songs, but I also didn't love them.
As much as I appreciate this record and what it has done for music it was never really my bag.
3.4.
He wrote this while he was living in the Sharon Tate Manson murders house. Which tells you everything you need to know about his mental state. Have only ever listened to Hurt before, actually went through a stage of listening to it a lot. It wasn’t a cry for help though, I just like a good sad lad. Probably won’t be listening to any more than Hurt in the future, would have been a solid 2* without it. Simpsons: Yes
I am very familiar with the few singles that were released from this album, but NIN was never really a band i connected with. I did enjoy this album more than I expected.
Not really my taste, but there's a power to this album i do enjoy
Man, the synths and bass riffs on this album are DIRTY. Like, they're sick as well, and were this album completely instrumental, I could see myself liking this a whole lot more, as it has so many cool sounds, especially for 1994. However, my issues with this album lie in the angst of it all. If you like that sort of thing, that's awesome, I can dig some anger every now and then, but at over an hour long, this album tends to go from cheesy lyrics to just being a bit dull by the end, and while Trent Reznor is certainly the mastermind behind this album, instrumentals and all, I still think his singing is more cringeworthy than piercing, and it leads to a lot of awkward moments, I feel. However, when this album sucks you in, dear lord is it surprisingly funky, and that mood, which is more prevelant in the first half, really skyrockets the album for me from the depths of "ew" to a more understandable "oh, okay!" I can totally see why one would consider this one of the best albums of all time, just a little too much 90s-ness for me.
Would give 3.5 if I could, a decent LP
Ah yes, the album that features "Hurt," which was more famously covered by Johnny Cash. Other than the aforementioned song, the album has little to offer — it's dark, angry and harsh but the songs themselves are superficial.
got some real bangers in it, and love the aesthetic of the whole thing. sounds like music made by factory mechanisms. but sometimes it was a little too stylistic, it could fade into thumps and clangs too often
It’s fine. Not really my genre.
one of the true rebellious bands from high school days. Trent is a genius. Don't really have them in my rotation anymore.
It was good
Mr. Self Destruct, Heresy, March of the Pigs, and Closer. Really enjoy listening to those songs as loud as possible. The rest of the album was meh.
To borrow a phrase from my dad and uncle, “That’ll put hair on your chest.” One of those albums that’ll really wake you up in the morning and then send you into a dark and confusing place. I really like NIN, but the older I get, the harder time I have enjoying this kind of dark energy in the music I listen to.
1 song saved
Gave this a listen, a good friend I lost loved them. More light and shade than I expected, not for me though.
Punchy. Fuzzy. Thiccc. Fat synths. Distortion. Seductively understated vocals. Sometimes screaming vocals. Classic! "Closer" always made me feel mad uncomfortable and it's wild that this song is so popular. Resnor might overuse that major third in his melody's. That kind of melody is pretty common for this era though. Maybe that's why it's somewhat boring to my ear. The instrument industrial sounds and beats really do make NIN stand out from the crowd though. A lot of these songs feel like the first club scene in the Matrix. I think I'm realizing I like the NIN band but not so much Trent Resnor's vocals. I would rate higher if there was a different vocal style. Faves: Heresy -love the lyrics on this one A Warm Place -a peaceful moment among the chaos Eraser -another (mostly) instrumental one.
No es mi estillo
Not for every das, but nice. Good for Sports and bars
I expected more, but a lot of this just came across as noise, static, and banging on trash cans. The good songs are really good (Closer, Hurt), but the bad ones are quite bad. 3 stars on balance.
I liked parts
2.5. I last heard this album as a teenager, and it hasn’t aged particularly well.
The first couple of tracks are a bit too abrasive and inhuman for me. But I guess that’s the whole point of industrial metal. Also so much processing of his vocals sometimes leaning on the side of overdone. But when the industrial beats groove it’s really great.
It's a fairly distinct and unusual sound, even next to similar artists/albums. Lyrically, there are a lot of critiques on society, thinly veiled behind angsty nihilism and BDSM tropes. In the end, I can see why Reznor and NIN have so many fans, and I can also see why they have so many critics that consider it banal edgelord fair. I'm somewhere in the middle. I can appreciate what it for what it is, but I wouldn't choose it over most other albums.
There was a time and a place where this was cutting edge, it's now a curio. One track with any kind of groove, the rest is just angry noise that is kind of exhausting. Should be a 2, but Closer gives it an extra star even if it isn't going onto any kind of regular rotation
Hard to take...i tryed. I might been getting softier. Some very good passages and effects, others sound like a windows error message (probably they were searching that)
The best thing out of this album is the last song that was going to be covered by Johnny Cash later. Strange sounds, interesting atmospheres, not suitable for all moods, but for that mood of not being at terms with anyone is great.
I can see why people love NIN but I cant get behind it. Closer is good I guess. Trent Reznor's musical contributions spanning albums, movies, games, etc. Is really commendable and he absolutely gives a distinct flavor that sets a mood.
Heavy, dirty, grimy rock. Felt like being homeless
Horrible
There were 2 songs I liked, the rest were too hard
Forced myself to listen to it out of nostalgia for “Closer” and a sense of duty to the project. A couple songs near the beginning were interesting but I ended up skipping through the last 3. I feel like I got whatever this album was trying to do within the first 20 minutes.
No me encantó
Very hard to rank this album as it’s not my kind of music. So hard to classify what I’m hearing. It’s like heavy metal techno alternative horror.
Mr. Self Destruct // Hurt
I am not very familiar with the industrial genre, but it seems this album is one of the better examples. From this album, I already knew Closer and Hurt, both of which I like. The album is cohesive in that there's a strong mood and feeling throughout, with similar sounds and textures. I may not find myself listening to the full album particularly often but I can appreciate it for what it is.
Up and down. Great synths and weird sounds, but March of the Pigs is the first standout song. Closer is still deranged sounding, almost hard to believe it was a hit. Nice ambient soundscapes on A Warm Place. Hurt is a beautiful closer.
This album is very much a NIN album. "Closer" is a well known song which makes radio waves with some regularity despite its questionable lyrics. "Hurt" is a ballad cover of the Johnny Cash tune, which is not unfamiliar to radio airwaves, and includes a static background noise which serves to tie the mainstream to the more familiar sounds of the artist. The album does juxtapose the extreme noise of NIN music against some lighter tones. While not an album I would pick to listen to on my own, this album does expose the musical ability of NIN.
It wasn’t my vibe (which I’m shocked by too?) maybe it was just the day… gonna listen to it again
Not my personal vibe but i see the vision
I'm starting to question my own musical tastes. Another good album when I was expecting very little, I had previously considered Nine Inch Nails as something way outside my preferences. There were a couple of moments that I didn't gel with, but in large it was a lot better than I expected. Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars, I'll go with 3 as 4 probably feels a bit too much based on other ratings I've given.
This was a really big album in formative years. It's aggressive and the lyrics are pretty angry. It has a place and I just don't know if it resonates anymore at 35 years old. It gets bonus star for what it had been in the past.
hurt!!
All of these tracks are pretty hard, I'm seeing the appeal of NIN. Yet I also expected something *more*, given their wide appeal on the internet. That could be their association with Johnny Cash through Hurt more than anything else. The more I listen the more I'm getting into their sound. Very surprised by A Warm Place, I wasn't expecting such a pleasant...? track from this album. High 3, or low 4.
Angry, dense industrial music with vocals hidden in the mix for most of it. Mr. Self Destruct Heresy Closer Hurt
Half of the songs are great. The whole thing suffers a bit from edge lord lyrics.
Closer, Hurt, and a few others make this a very interesting album. Mostly very hard and pounding music. Something I have to be in the mood for... 3.5
Cool sounds, NIN still isn't really my thing. Obviously crafted with care
oke lesgo mr self destruct induustrial hössig, flüsterige bueb. noisi stuff ok piggy er immerno flüsteribueb, phased up drums sind geil. heresy, s isch weird aber s het en groove und isch geil hässig, aber schochli streng. March of the pigs, scho bitz messy, aber d gitarre drunder isch no cool. ich glaub ich checks langsam. KLAVIER??? sini clean stimm isch nöd de hammer. closer. beat gfallt mer. aha you let me penetrate you uf chillo. text huere nasty aber dasch glaub de sinn. i wanna fuck you like an animal? de song het meh hooks als d pj harvey. ruiner. uuuh synthchords. und denn singter mir is linke ohr, hoi jo gang chli weniger nöch ane. the becoming. hui ihm goht nöd guet lüt schreied überall. ich checks mega aber s isch huere nöd min vibe, mega streng. i do not want this, trent alls ok? aha nai glaub nöd. uuh screamy time no cool s wird metaltime. oke nocher meeega noisy stuff, ha nonie öpis so noisigs ghört glaub man with a gun. noisy streng aber häsig a warm place. mega schön eig?? eraser. synth sound geil drums au. oke s isch afoch wieder weird reptile. do hets es riff und e melodie no nice. refrain goht no dumm. er macht chli viel breathy singe. the downward spiral. akustischi gitti?? meditativ ufe intressanti art irgendwie. detuneti gitarre au no nice. uuuh und de dämpfti shit au cool. hurt. sehr guet sehr guet mega guet sehr guet. isch biitz schluss vomne teeniefilm? boah d gitarre nöd uuuuuuuh yes ccool oke ähm ich glaub wenn mer so shit gern het liiiiiiebt mer das album. so mega mega fest. mir ischs z noisy und z wenig lieder und z viel bitcrushing. aber s isch huere eige und verstoh wie revolutionär s isch für 1994. s tönt wie nüt anders irgendwie. es 3 hets verdient.
ich glaub ich han schomal inneglost und hans denn aber langwilig gfunde, mal luege ok s konzept dehinder schomal spannend iwie ischd stimm chli lislig abgmischt? find drum mr. self destruct echli vill distortion mit wenig wo ich chan ahfange chan de mal SINGE anstatt FLÜSTERE oke aber suscht no col, reduziert und vor allem bass und drums, plus hii und daa synths heresy fangt guet ah ok ich chegg jz sehr ihre ihfluss hahahah ok closer findi super, immer sochli de glich beat aber sini stimm isch fast gar nöd nötig ruiner chli inere ähnliche art und wiis a warm place findi no cool, es würkt iwie au warm? und isch e willkommeni abwechslig zude herte industrial-kläng allgemein han ich nöd vill chönne demit ahfange, so paar synthi-parts hani sehr gfühlt aber iwie ischmer alles chli too much gsi für so chillig, bzw. denn au genau z wenig mengisch? mengisch hettis gern gha wenns eifach durrezoge hetted anstatt so es gesflüstere und pipapo und weiss nöd öb das sinn macht aber ja s hetmi nöd so umghaue, es KNAPPS 3 (chömmer endlich 1-10 bewertig haa?)
Harsh as fuckk, grungyy
I was originally going to give this two stars, but the more I listen to it the more I warmed up. I can dig industrial music, but Trent reznor's particular style leads to some messed up music for messed up people. While I'm not that messed up, I can still appreciate his use of instruments and sounds that are probably very mundane in nature, but are so unnatural to hear an everyday life that your mind thinks up the worst possible image. That being said I'm sure the music videos to accompany these songs did not help.
Surprised that the 90s kid in me who was struggling with religion never got into this. I think late 90s new metal made me think that NIN was shit? Totally listenable - not necessarily something I would return to a bunch.
I like industrial a fair bit. Pretty good. Would pair nicely with a Lord of the Flies reread.
Not the biggest industrial fan, but it was still pretty good. At the very least I enjoyed how unique the sound is.
Niet echt mijn ding, maar ook niet slecht, begrijp dat dit vernieuwend is.
Definitely some known songs on this album but just not my style at this point in life. NIN resonated with me a lot more in my teenage angst years
fine
Pink Floyd's "The Wall" for the school shooter (Look it up) Cool album
Take a journey inside the mind of the average league of legends player
Johnny Cash did to Nine In Nails what Jimmy Hendrix did to Bob Dylan
Good so far, already had Closer on my playlist lol. Front half is ok, some misses, some hits. I like the rough sound in the instrumentals paired with softer/quieter voice. Back half picks it up a bit. Hurt is really goof but I still prefer the Johnny Cash Hurt cover. Going with 3/5 but in reality I think it's a 7-7.5/10. Enjoyed it but can't say it blew me away.
Way to angsty and angry for me, but not 100% garbage
I was not a fan when I first started to listen to this album. It felt like a bad acid trip embodied in music. The pacing, the raw reverberated guitar, the static effects on the vocals. It's uncomfortable. But the more you settle into this album the better it gets. If I had more time to sit down and digest this album today my rating may be different but as a whole I just wasn't feeling it.
3/5. Closer is a vibe. I can appreciate the quality and sounds but I don’t find myself coming back to the album itself, just the song Closer.
All I can really say is “who hurt you, Trent Reznor?” I actually bought this album when it came out. I dabbled in 9 inch nails, because some of the songs had a heaviness that I was into. But these days it doesn’t do it for me. It’s kind of sounds like what you would listen to in a dark night club set in a dystopian future.
Some good moments but they are unfortunately the exception rather than rule with some of this album heavy-going.
Industrial rock indeed
John Wick soundtrack? Just in time for Halloween because a lot of these songs are spooky. This music makes me want to break things. I imagine this is the hype track for mass shooters. Wow. And “The Becoming” is just a mass shooter in action with people screaming. “A warm place” was a nice break. “Eraser” opens with someone pinching a straw while blowing through it. Wait… what.. Johnny Cash took the song “Hurt” from this guy? What a bizarre and dark journey this album was. I generally dislike depressive music like this but I somehow ended up being okay with it just become some of heavy electronic melodies go so hard. He could write soundtracks for action and thriller movies for sure. 6/10
Not really my thing but Hurt is a classic
So back when this came out I must have thought it's what I need to listen to both to be "cool" and and as rebellion against parents or something. I didn't really like it then but acted like I did at roughly age 12 I'm sure the lyric " I want to fuck you like an animal" was pretty edgy and cool back then. Don't really like it much now but unfortunately understand it. Also understand why my parents hated this lol. It sucks to be able to understand the concept of this apparent concept album now nearly 30 years later especially with how fucked in particular the last several years have been. Theres terrible war in Ukraine and now in Israel and Gaza, global pandemic killed millions and pretty much scrambled society as we knew it. Another nut with an AR-15 just massacred a bunch of people. A tropical storm turned into a category 5 hurricane in under 24 hours then slams into coast of Mexico. In 5 or 10 or 20 years what isn't under water will probably be on fire. Right wing Republicans not content with their coup failing in 2020 are doubling down on a presidential candidate who is dividing his time between 3 or is it 4 different criminal trials (and that fraud trial and that defamation one in NY). He has the unwavering support of approximately 40% of the population no matter what. So yeah hearing this today makes me wonder what the hell was so depressing back in 1994
One or two songs in a row is fine vut a while album gets tiring
Its very emo for my taste, the instramentals sound like static and the vocals sound like a guy trying to be seductive but failing misserably.
Cool and forward thinking, very much not for me.
Solid
Too dynamic.
Decent music but probably something I wouldn’t listen to again just due to taste
Decent album. Not exactly my favourite style of music, but there are a few good songs on there. Of course, "Hurt" and "Closer" are the two standouts
A bit rough to get into but liked it more on the second listen
The music on this is an easy five star. Trent is absolutely meant for sound design and soundtracks. I can't stand his voice though. Control is the creepiest song i've ever heard
Not my favorite. But hurt is a phenomenal song
It has a deep feel and operates at a high level but it doesn't' speak to me personally
This is dark, industrial, bleak and super-heavy. It's a concept album about a man's downward spiral to his eventual suicide. I'm not averse to bleak albums. 'The Holy Bible' by Manic Street Preachers and 'The Terror' by Flaming Lips being two of my favourites. However, I didn't really like this. I think this is because the reason for this person's downward spiral isn't obviously explained. Therefore it just seems he's a bit of a dodgy scumbag type character, which makes it difficult to empathise. In the other examples, the bleakness is much more relatable, being a world-view based on man's inhumanity (The Holy Bible) and the bleakness that results from the absence of love (The Terror). In terms of form meeting function and delivering an artistic intent, it is hard to criticise this. However, it seems to be coming from a place that I can't relate to (thank goodness). It's all a bit much. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Hurt Date listened: 27/09/23
Ik ben niet zo'n fan van industrial rock of metal, maar af en toe een nummer kan ik prima hebben. Het zet een enorm beklemmende dystopische sfeer neer, zoals in films als Mad Max, Blade Runner, etc. Dat Trent Raznor dat kunstje wel beheerst, blijkt uit zijn enorme ouevre qua filmmuziek. Vaak is het wat eentonig qua drums, het moet ook altijd op een decibelletje of 140 afgespeeld worden. Maar als je de muziek afpelt, zoals Johnny Cash met Hurt deed, dan pas kom je er achter dat het soms uitstekend in elkaar kan zitten. Maar echt vrolijk word je er niet van
Ugh this is not my jam. I can respect it but getting through this album will be a bit of a slog for me, I can feel it. Down to keep an open mind, though! After more listening I was right, but there is a lot here going on musically that I totally respect. It's just too harsh for my delicate little baby ears. Definitely some interesting stuff happening in Eraser.
I wanted to like this more than I did and certainly don’t begrudge people who love this music. I just don’t think it was overall my thing. It has a couple of well known songs that I enjoyed, and I appreciated it overall, but it was too long for me and I didn’t like Trent whispering and/or growling in my ear the entire time. 3/5 - I won’t be buying one of those t-shirts.
Two great songs and the rest is loud angry noises.
It was alright
Not a big fan of Nine Inch Nails but this was pretty significant with the Industrial genre.
It's a very important album from a music genre I just can't love.
Eraser oli kova biisu
nostalgiaa
Bit industrial for my liking
Ok, ikkje så inspirerande
I didn't mind this - interesting texture, though not really my thing.
I never really listened much to this record -- I had a roommate who would play it with some frequency in his room, but I didn't own a copy myself. Listening to it now, it just seems a bit depressing. I liked the energy of "Pretty Hate Machine" and saw NIN live during that era... I like industrial, but I prefer angry music to depressing music.
Super interesting stuff, but too dark and chaotic for me to really enjoy. Perhaps would be cool at some point to just lie down and give it full attention and really sink into that world.
It was ok
Songs were hit or miss for me. I liked what I liked, but overall it didn't click with me.
The first album was far better
Not as bad as I was expecting at all. Dour but some songs still had an unmistakable groove. Solid album
Okay
I’m split on this album. I like the industrial sound in a lot of places, but a lot of the lyrics are just kind of whiney. That said, ‘Hurt’ is a genuinely great song, and it’s still enjoyable enough, so I’ll give it a 3.
Some of its cool, some of its angry, some it's sad. Mission accomplished?
Never been huge on NiN and the industrial music scene, but I understand the appeal. I think for those in that scene this is probably a great album. As for me, it runs middle of the pack. I find Pretty Hate Machine to be a more enjoyable listen start to finish, but this has a few high points (Closer, March of the Pigs, Hurt). Overall, not something I would go back to any time soon.
4/14, 29%
The first time I heard this album, I hated it. Viscerally. Just sounded like pure cacophony. While those elements still exist to me, my appreciation for it has grown significantly, and the artistic decisions made on it are much more clear to me. It is a very jarring listen, and that was the intention. The arrangements are extremely particular and do well to portray the album. I can't say I will be revisiting this album very often, but I definitely get it a lot more now. Favorite track: Hurt
I'm starting to feel like a broken record, but here's another album that hits differently now that I'm older. Trent Reznor is a brilliant composer. And that shows here even in his early work. NIN is a powerhouse of industrial rock. There's not a missed note or a missed opportunity here. It's a perfect industrial album. Musically, at least. Lyrically, it's another matter. So much of this album that felt edgy and rebellious in my youth now feels juvenile and try hard. Don't get me wrong, there are still some great tracks on this album. But the big hits? They just come off kind of cheesy. Oh, did you say a bad word? Oh, I see It's because you're talking about having sex. And now you're screaming that God's dead. This isn't exactly breaking new ground, is it? This is just to try to be shocking. That's disappointing. You're capable of more intelligent writing.
Man there are some really iconic songs on here. Piggy, March of the Pigs, Closer, and of course Hurt (Johnny Cash's version is a GOAT cover). Listening to this in 1994 must've been a wild experience. Fun fact it was recorded where the Manson Family killed Sharon Tate +friends. This is such a tough album for me to rank. It has some serious high's and serious low's. 3 it is!
Wasn't feeling it.
A lot of noise, not much substance.
I liked this album. It gave me the creeps at some points but I enjoyed it. Some of the sounds made in here are so unique to NIN it really defines their sound. Sometimes the album feels a little too repetitive but it only happens at some points. I did hear a lot of later Trent Reznor movie score vibes in this album especially with the unique sounds. Overall pretty good
I think this dude has a lot of pent up anger and angst that only gets released through his music. I get the idea, but don't get most of his music. But, I do like several NIN songs and Hurt is my favorite song by these guys. Johnny Cash version is the best. Regardless. this song is painfully beautiful. A five star song. Recommend everyone check out Cash's version and video! A couple of other songs I enjoy are Closer and Heresy. Heresy has some great lyrics. As for the rest of the album, just a little (OK , a lot) too much in your face nonsense for me to enjoy. But for Hurt alone, I'm going to give this album a 3. A top song regardless of who performs. Back to my week of remembering Prince: I was dreaming when I wrote this So sue me if I go too fast But life is just a party And parties weren't meant to last People call me rude I wish we al were nude I wish there was no black and white I wish there were no rules
Huh okay so I didn’t enjoy this album as much as I remember. There are a few standout songs that I still really love but felt like I was wading through kinda-meh tracks to get there.
Repeat album for me as I got this one early in my journey. Unique industrial sound with incredibly angsty (and many times cringy) lyrics. 2.5/5
Started a bit weird, it was hard to get into this, but eventually with a second listen I did. Good journey, but musically it's sometimes very far from me. Still appreciatable.
Okayish.
bn bu album icin fazla yasliyim sarkilar birbirine cok benziyo ve sozleri cringe biraz
Very raw and aggressive. Some of these tracks had so much bite it hurt. Appreciate the fusion of hard rock and electro.
Enjoyed the music but likely won’t revisit
I didn’t hate it as much this time!
Lol, imagined you walking in the woods listening to this Like the noises, don't like the way the vocals are drowned out by the music
I used to love these vibes when I was in school. Now it doesn't seem really interesting, but I like the concept.
Makes sense that "Closer" is the only single I recognize. Might be okay with the right atmosphere, but on casual listen it just drones on.
Ok, I was expecting to absolutely hate this but a few tracks in and I was already enjoying it far more than I expected. As it goes on, it gets worse though. The lyrics get cringy AF and I can imagine this attracting what you might call an incel crowd these days. Probably one of the reasons I never listened to it before: I associated it with people I wanted nothing to do with. I enjoyed this enough, however, to consider exploring the rest of NiN's output and that's something I definitely wouldn't have said this time yesterday.
Undecided. Quirky, moody. Previously, I was only familair with the Johnny Cash cover of "Hurt".
Yeah a classic of course! Everyone was so good damn horny in the late 90’s!
Bowie, Iggy inspired NiN. Can cause headaches, but good stuff. Has a couple of 4 stars on it, but not enough to rate 4.
Has some interesting music and blend with metal that I didn’t expect. Lyrically terrible though and abit too messy at times
The record sets a specific mood. Probably exactly the mood they intended to set, but not a mood I like or can relate to very much. That being said, it's not bad at all. Favorite song: heresy
Has great moments but it’s tiresome.
A bit of a mixed bag. Enjoyable overall though.
Difficult album for me. Some tracks I didn't like, but other I did. But definitely something I did not have heard before. Favourite tracks: 'Closer', 'Hurt'. 3/5
Mostly liked it, some stuff I didn't
Ya los conocía y en general me han gustado todas las canciones. Closer es que me flipa. Pues yo no les conocía y me han gustado (LNB)
3 Cyberpunk
kiinnostava albumi. mutta ei niin kiinnostava... olenko tekemässä tutkimusta? en... gradua? pff, heh... en todellakaan. tarvi pomppimaan lähteä... b (B) osio paljon parempi, höpötykset pois alta. PASKAA.. mutta myös OK. influenced by t-t-t-t-the w-w-w-w-w TH- THE WALL... tykkäsin industrial saundista a warm place
Bättre än jag trodde. Har aldrig lyssnat, men har tänkt på Nine Inch Nails some ett screamo-igt emo-metal band. Det var mycket mer industriellt, hårt, art-rockigt, och till och med lite brittiskt big-beatigt än så! Rätt häftiga låtar bitvis. Även om texterna absolut är rätt gymnasiala och emo. Gillar ju konceptalbum! Här bara en dryg timmes ångest och mörker och depression som kulminerar i berättarjagets självmord. Vissa låtar drar ut och blir lite för långa, även om det är spännande att vara i kaoset länge. 'A Warm Place' är en skön vilostation. Spännande att höra den här versionen av 'Hurt' i kontexten med resten av albumet. Blir spöklikt och kittlande bra. Bästa låt: Ingen specifik som fastnade extra. Nog bäst som helhet. Även om det var lite för utmattande för att jag ska känna mig manad att återvända (okej kanske 'Hurt' då).
Edgy. Trent Reznor’s emotional palette and lack of self awareness leave a lot to be desired but he’s matured beyond screaming nursery rhymes at least. Try not to think too much about content and let the production’s noise and detail impress you, it’s too good to deny.
Panostin tämän kuunteluun enemmän kuin ajattelin. Kuuntelin kahdesti mutta en siltikään ole varma tähdistä. 3 tuntuu liialta ja 2 liian vähältä. Ajattelin että pitäisin tästä enemmän mutta ei tuo industrial tyyli lähtenyt. Levyllä oli kuitenkin elementtejä mistä pidin ja Hurt lopettajana aivan loistava. Annetaan kuitenkin arvostuksesta 3
I think my friends Stewart and Roald would really like this. Very dark and sinister, like watching an underground horror film where you are pretty sure it is fake but a small part of you is thinking maybe this is real? Anyway, I'm not a big fan but I can appreciate this to some extent. Musically it's an interesting blend of electronic, industrial, goth, and heavy metal. 3 stars.
gritty, industrial, unpleasant in parts, but not wholly awful. Johnny Cash did 'Hurt' better though
Väkivaltaista mutta ei huonolla tavalla. Samasta syystä silti hankala pitää (tarkoituksella tietty). Silti viehätyn omanlaisuudesta. Miksi Hurt on miksattu noin kovalle?
Looking back on this from 2023, it's still good bit also repetitive and cartoonishly angsty.
Loud
OK but a bit samey - It seemed to rumble along with no tracks standing out The one exception is "hurt" but I think this was done better my Johnny Cash
Dark rollercoaster of sequenced noise. Pretty amazing production. Comes with a lot pressure and power which is the backbone of this „Downward Spiral“. If you’re not so much into being yelled 24/7 this may be a tough piece of work. But beyond that it‘s worth to give it an attentive session. There‘s a lot to witness getting lit on fire. 3.1
pas mon genre mais ça sonne !!
me encantó sorprendentemente porque el inicio hasta closer maso me pareció pesadísimo pero después moooy boeno 7.5 / 10 pq sí sé que no es lo que suelo escuchar
I wasn’t able to give this the full attention it deserved but I liked what I heard. 3*, could have been higher if I’d paid attention.
I liked it. I wish I'd like NIN more than I do... A Warm Place is an absolute peach though and almost worth a four for that alone.
Mixed feelings. 23 yr old me loved the raw angst of this album, 53 yr old me doesn’t connect to it in the same way. It was a quick trip down memory lane for me but not one I’ll revisit any time soon.
нннну не так не в кассу как я ожидала) но не моя музыка
rock dad music
I always thought NiN would be a band that I'd absolutely hate. I'd always see people wearing NiN shirts and feel this aversion to it/them deep in my bones. Over the years, I've kind of softened that position (because it's stupid), so I definitely went into this with a more open mind than I would have 10 years ago. I didn't love it, but it definitely had its moments. Standouts: Piggy, March of the Pigs, Closer, Ruiner, Hurt
I liked about 50% of it.
I was transported back to a time where this music was too old and too heavy for me. Funny how so much time can pass and yet things remain the same. Also, sorry NIN, like the Zutons and Valerie, Hurt is not your song anymore. Good job.
This is a great soundtrack for being on the subway. I’m not sure I would listen to this again intentionally but I’m glad it exists and I had a fun listening to it. It’s so grimy and industrial sounding
I LOVED this album when I was in high school. What’s interesting is that I still love so much of the music I listened to back then but NIN didn’t make the cut somehow. Listening to this was a nice trip down memory lane but I could go another 15 years before listening again.
Very NIN
i feel like i should have liked this more than i did. the overwhelming feeling is that its a bit messy, it could have been refined. a ten track album would have worked better for me. maybe i'm missing the point and the album needs all of the ambient noise to accentuate the aggressive noisy bits but then maybe i'm the next big thing producer and i could have brought unimaginable fortunes and turned trent into the next justin timberlake. i hope trent thinks about that next time he's at the oscars.
3.5 stars. A lot of heavy and dark lyrics, can feel the emotion from the singer. Musically the ominous rock is distorting and grinding. Standouts are the sexually explicit "Closer" and "Ruiner"
Very important record for industrial/noise rock. Very, very dark and grim. It follows the “Downward Spiral” of a man, ultimately ending in his suicide. Not a bad record, but some of the lyrics are cringe in retrospect. I would’ve loved this shit when I was in high school.
Love hate relationship here. I got this album when was first released. Most of this is noise but I do love "Closer" and "Hurt". I do have fond memories lustening to this album but I wouldn't want MY kids listening to it...LOL!! This one falls in the middle for me.
It’s a hard album to listen to at times. I think that’s the point.
My reaction to this album today is pretty much identical to my reaction when this first came out. I had friends who were intensely into this album, so I was familiar with it, and back then, as now, my overwhelming thought was, "Jesus, man, lighten up." So yeah, I get this is supposed to channel extreme angst and anger and — how the hell am I supposed to know what Trent was going through? Anyway, the sounds are good and he's certainly created a vibe and a mystique and an empire by this point, so good on him. But this is too noisy and overwrought for me to enjoy. Even the "hits" are just too much. I don't relate.
This was an interesting album. This is truly an alt record. The chord progressions arent anything crazy but they make them fun/spooky enough to stay cool. Very sad vibes on this one. There are some good ass songs on here. I really like the instrumental tracks the most like a warm place and the downward spiral. Can't listen to Hurt without thinking of Johnny. Good album 6/10
Appreciate the ground-breaking it did for electronica in the 90's, but it's always been an album that hasn't resonated with me.
It has not been a pleasant nor enjoyable experience to listen to this BUT I must admit it's incredibly interesting and well crafted. Unfortunately it's not for me and I don't think I'll listen to this again.. so 5 stars for the art, 1 star for the experience
Hmmm. Very angry. Very lost. Was it cathartic for the young man? Puking up all that phlegm? We can only hope he has found some tranquility.
Interesting mix of Electronica and metal. Johnny Cash did a cover of Hurt, that may have been better than this original version. Overall a good album.
Its ok
When it dropped, I felt very let down. I had wanted a reprise to Pretty Hate Machine, an album with outsize influence on my probably owing to all the time I spent with girlfriend Joanna listening to it. But in this album, they seemed to lose the melody with the exception of 'Piggy' which is a terrific song, but with lyrics that for some reason offended me then. I like that sound now, words and all. Nothing can stop me now. Closer on this album is pretty epic and definitely was an important early college song that got a lot of air time at parties etc. Hurt left me feeling shattered. Still does. I leaned on that song in hard times and I still do. It's an important one. When Johnny Cash did it, I felt like Gen X had been fully vindicated by the aging boomers. It was a nod and a passing of the torch. It's a gorgeous empire of dirt.
The shocking and attention-grabbing "Closer" video certainly was a memorable part of my early teens musical taste expansion, but I was never quite sucked into becoming a Nine Inch Nails fan. I just wasn't ready for that much abrasive industrial chaos. And I'm still not. I think Trent Reznor is a creative, impressive, and fascinating musician, but most of NiN isn't for me. "Closer" is amazing though. And Reznor's film and TV scores are great. It looks like "The Downward Spiral" is the only NiN on the list, which is interesting, as I think "Pretty Hate Machine" is probably at least as good and is more impressively influential coming out in 1989.
Here's how good Trent Reznor is - this stuff is comedically angry and bleak. And yet - very listenable. I love the sound of it and there are occasional sparks of greatness. My mind wanders a bit on the way through, but he makes bleeps and booms sound better than most people.
Yllättävän hyvää settiä, luulin et tää ois liian örinää mulle, mut jatkoon!
Not bad but too noisy.
Mid
I generally like nine inch nails pretty well. This didn't catch me on a day when I was in the mood I guess, as I didn't enjoy it that much.
Mmmmm industrial. 3.5/5
I remember this album from way back. I mean, I guess I remember the two songs from it that reached a wide audience. And I remember NiN as a cultural force. It was good to listen to it again. As it began I thought "Oh, edgy teenager shit" but then it really did begin to warm me over. And by the time I was 3/4 of the way through I was thinking about Trent Reznor. Because I'm sure these days, and those days too, the band tours with a full accompaniment of performers to make the songs sound good. But this band, this guy, was never about all of that. When I think of this guy, I think of him sitting alone in a room turning knobs on a board to make the sounds he wants. I like that. I identify with it. Still, kind of got old by the second half of the second half. Still, he knew to end it with Hurt and that's pretty awesome.
It's a little much. But ok.
It was ok. Some was hard to listen to, maybe because I already had a headache, and it felt like nine inch nails on a chalkboard at that point, but also a couple of the songs while driving made me feel like a super powered maniac
I could get in to it a bit but it felt very samey
It is long. And the first half is fairly monotonous industrial - but the songwriting improves a lot in the second half. Ending of course with Hurt, a song just about anyone from the past 60 years would give their eye teeth to have written.
Nine Inch Nails fait bien pâle figure après Nirvana.
Closer, Eraser, The downward spiral Hurt
The sound is fresh and raw, but there is too much noise, and the lyrics are too obnoxious.
yesss absolutely unhinged, totally feral, very fun. faves: Heresy, & Closer. some of it was a lot tho, i'm deducting points for Big Man With A Gun & Reptile lmao
Decent album, didn't think NIN would be on this list, even thought i've barely listened to them before. I can definitely hear Trent's impact going by his newer stuff i've heard. The distortion in some songs I don't like cause it sounds like my headset or whatever is dying.
Very interesting. I like some of Trent’s film score work like Gone Girl and Soul but I didn’t know if I was gonna like NIN. I knew Hurt and Closer. This album is more captivating than the average dad rock album we get recommended every now and then.
Definitely some interesting ideas with the industrial vibe. The depiction of sex was a bit off putting to me and I was really bugged by how hard the vocals were to depict in the mix
I know I say this a lot, but I say it a lot because it's accurate: Nine Inch Nails is another in the long list of bands who were big at a time when it seems logical I would have had some exposure to, if not a ton of exposure to, yet somehow I missed completely at the time. Yes, I can be extraordinarily oblivious to the world around me at times. I had definitely heard of them and I had quite a few peers whose musical tastes I often share, at least somewhat, who loved this band. So, all that in mind, I'm very glad I finally listened to an album of theirs. Many of the tracks are superb musically. So incredibly tight! I'm usually not a big fan of screamed lyrics, much as that can be sonically interesting at times, and -- now comes the part where I sound like the Grumpy Old Man I am absolutely becoming in some ways -- I cannot understand a gosh-darn word these folks are saying/singing. I have heard that they are lyrically strong, so maybe I'll go read what the heck it was they were shrieking into their microphones. 'Hurt' is, of course, an iconic and beautiful song and, yes, those words I can hear. That being said, compositionally and performance-wise, I'm very impressed. Some serious skills there and it's superb music.
Could have scored higher if they cut it down to a single CD. Also, some tracks they've gone a bit too heavy with the crackling sound effect, takes away from the mix. Standout track - closer
I appreciate this for what it is, but it isn't my thing.
Buen disco
I really enjoy the wide array of sounds incorporated into this album and the atmosphere it creates. Very effective "world building" using the music to paint a picture of the mental state of someone in a "downward spiral." The use of repetitive, hammering noise, jarring shifts between loud screaming parts and soft whispering parts and dissonant tones all fit in extremely well in this album. I am not too knowledgeable in the industrial rock genre, but I know this album had a big hand in bringing it to mainstream audiences. On the other hand, I find the lyrics here to be too edgy for my taste. I know that the intent was to depict someone in a deranged mental state, but I find that there is no subtlety here, it feels more like a caricature than an accurate description. Overall, it's a middle of the road release for me, would definitely score it higher if the lyrics didn't feel like an edge-lord 4chan post. Which is a little disappointing because I want to like this more, musically there's a lot going on here. Fav tracks: The Becoming, Eraser, Hurt
Not as good as I remember, Closer gives this album a 3
Wat rauwer in sound dan de platen daarna, waardoor ie voor mij iets minder goed valt. Wel een aantal erg sterke nummers, maar voor mij kwam hun beste periode net hierna.
Topzwaar! Ik vind NIN aan de ene kant intrigerend, maar ik kan maar met moeite zo'n plaat luisteren zonder er zwaarmoedig van te worden. Maar dat is wellicht ook de bedoeling. 😉
Een aantal tracks zijn me iets te lomp en zwaar, maar met 'Closer' en 'Hurt' wordt het geheel toch in de plus getrokken. Lekker om mee in de Paassferen te komen!
I know I've intentionally listened to this album in full before, and I know a few of the tracks already, but NIN has never clicked with me. They occupy the same kinda space as Marilyn Manson does for me: I like a whole bunch of their contemporaries, influences and bands that they influenced, but NIN themselves? nah. That being said, this isn't really a bad album. Nice little period piece of mid-90s alternative. When it does actual music it can be pretty catchy. But it also spends a lot of time being an industrial synthesiser demo, more of an exercising in running the full gamut of available effects in the space of 4min than writing a song. Overall it just goes on too long. If it was half the length it'd probably get a 4 for originality and longevity. It's also pretty impressive that people still care this much about 90s nonsense in 2022 (does anyone other than me remember Type O Negative? Fittingly, I think NIN lifted a Type O melody for the end of Closer). It's about 50% good songs, so 3/5.
Never really got into them. But I like this album. Maybe it grows on you.
I've just learned that Trent Reznor moved into the house where Sharon Tate was murdered to record "The Downward Spiral". Justifiable as part of his creative process, or just a horrible case of romanticising and fetishising tragedy? Whichever way you view it, the resulting "...Downward Spiral" came out insular, abrasive and depraved. It sounds like the product of a twisted environment and an even more twisted mind. The singles "Closer" and "Hurt" are the famous cuts here and they're both very effective but also outliers: the production gets much heavier and much more horrific. For most of its runtime, "The Downward Spiral" is downright filthy. I didn't enjoy a lot of it, but I can't deny that Reznor’s production is innovative, captivating, even enthralling. Alongside seismic drums (both live and electronic), walls of wailing guitars, yelled vocals and other synth loops, there are often samples of screams, torture, machines (“Reptile” is especially well-done and in my top tier) and god knows what else. The sudden loud-quiet dynamic shifts which was vogue in 90's alt-rock are taken to the extreme, like Pixies or Nirvana with extreme bipolar. While this can be fascinating, for me the heavier sections tipped over the edge of what I can actually enjoy, and the lyrics are a little bit try-hard angry teenager. "Heresy" is a prime example, with its refrain of "God is dead, and no-one cares". There's a lot of wanting to fuck and desecrate everything in sight, which wears thin after a while and doesn't make for an engaging concept album on the level of, say, "The Wall" (one of Reznor's key influences). Instead, the album is at its best when the sonic innovation is enough to distract from Reznor's patchy lyrics, or tiresome self-flagellating metal. While the vocal segments in "March of the Pigs", "Ruiner", "I Do Not Want This", etc... were just too much for me, many of the songs evolve and shift without returning to recognisable verse-chorus structures. "The Becoming" and “Eraser” are both prime examples, packing a lot into their running time and opting for either consistent forward momentum or a slow, creeping dread. Every now and then, there's an intriguing loop, burst of piano or ambient palette cleanser to shine through (thank god for "A Warm Place", giving some depth to proceedings off the back of the unbearable "Big Man With A Gun"). It's interesting approaching Nine Inch Nails in 2021, because Trent Reznor has continued to blossom from one of alternative music's most reputable figures to a critics' darling in film. His soundtrack work with Atticus Ross has won him Oscars and even taken him to Pixar, for crying out loud. The Reznor working on this album is a very different beast. I'm not likely to listen much again, but like a ruined souffle or a terrible murder, it's hard not to be taken in.
Not sure how an album can be relaxing and stressful at the same time- yet here we are
3.0
This is where I came in with Nine Inch Nails. I loved this record for all of the new it brought and for all of the old it twisted and tore.
Muito barulho.
I feel like this passed without incident. Maybe it's my fault for just having it on whilst doing something else. I actually get the feeling that I'd really like NIN if I gave them some time.
Such 90s sound. Actually kind of goofy at times.
More industrial rock than I would normally care for but the way Reznor produces music is just so interesting. The sounds he creates are unlike anyone elses.
disquieting, filled with self-loathing and rage, scritchy noises and distorted voices - well-executed but not one I would listen to for fun or relaxation
Quite cool how they can mix super brash and really soft/pretty into single songs, some lean too brash for me tho
Listened Before? Y I have heard this album a lot of times. I own the CD from the 90's, and it was one I listened to semi-regularly. That being said, NIN never really became one of my favorite bands. Pros: Catchy for industrial music. Angsty teenage me loved the anti-establishment messages. Mentally ill me loved the bleakness of it. Today, I just like that I can make it through the album but don't feel a need to force myself to. Cons: It hasn't aged in my life particularly well. I'm a much happier person now than I was when this released so it doesn't ring as true. "Closer" - oh wow, what an overplayed song. Thanks, corporate radio! Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: Piggy, March of the Pigs
Bit dark
This album has always been my angry goto. Mr Self Destruct is the absolute assault, but in a good way, on your ear drums if you are into listening with headphones. I believe headphones are a must for this generation of music. Piggy is not a bad song but nor is it very memorable. Hersey has the feel of the punk club that Sonny Crocket and Rico Tubbs would walk into at the beginning of a Miami Vice episode. Moving away from that image this is definitely a proclamation that Trent is not a big fan of Christianity. March of the Pigs is a raging mosh pit and I love it! Give me the 90's, a stobe light filled club with girls dancing from cages hanging from the ceiling, a little hit of X and "everything is alright". Closer is just a classic. Enough said. Unfortunately it becomes quite repetitive and only holds three good songs after Closer. Eraser, The Downward Spiral, and Hurt. All this being said I would not say this album is for everybody and probably does not belong on this list. Trent Reznor is talented engineer and musician but totally one sided in his lyrics.
What a ride.
Way better than expected!
Industrial man
Kinda weird, but apreciate the originality and understood why its popular. 6/10
Great production. Detailed songwriting
Fun but a bit too angst - some classic songs but if you’re over 20 it feels a bit disconnected
wanted to think this was better - but wasn't crazy about it. the fact that it has hurt (one of the best songs ever written) meant I had to give it a 3, otherwise it might have gotten a 2.
What an unexpected delight. This has aged really well. So many interesting and contrasting sounds and rhythms.
Not for me. Couple tracks i liked.
A very dark and heavily moody album, of which whose title reflects the state of mind of Trent Reznor's spiral into drug abuse and depression. If you're not paying attention to the lyrics then you may mistake this for a regular distortion filled album but it is so much more than that. Best: Heresy Worst: A Warm Place
If I wasn't still feeling so ill and wasn't so exhausted from giving Frankie medicine periodically throughout the night, I might rate this higher. Enjoyed it, nonetheless.
Demasiado rock industrial, pesimista, sin aparente orden. Alguna cosa se escapa, pero no ha sido de mi agrado
Tried really hard to listen to the entire thing I don't think it's bad by any means. There are a lot of really impressive songs on here. But man getting through it is tough for some reason.
I greatly prefer Pretty Hate Machine. Other than the hits (Closer, Hurt) this just sounds like noise and screaming.
Man... the instrumentals are great, but it's way too long and the vocals suck. The lyrics are also painfully embarassing.
Interesting industrial music. Enjoyed it for large parts, but felt let down by the vocals and lyrics.
I'm not a fan of NIN and I honestly expected worse. I ended up liking quite a few songs, although half of the album was too angry/ragey for me. It's worth the experience.
This band had something different, not always to my taste but hats off for trying
just meh
Not really my type of music. I think if you really dig into it, it could be really good but I don't really feel like it
Great atmosphere
Hard to listen to this album when you're 52.
Pola, dobroj.
industrial, punk, grunge, laut.
There was some really cool production and some songs I would listen to again. Some of it is a bit too heavy for my taste.
Hey, kids, do you like violence?
Schwere Kost, aber man merkt, dass was dahintersteckt
I haven't heard Nine Inch Nails in a while and was struck with how 90s they sound. I didn't hate it but I feel like there's a frequency that some people really tap into with this band that just doesn't resonate with me.
You know, I do like Nine Inch Nails but listening to this album again for the first time in like 10 years, it's not 100% my music anymore. I will say though, it's too bad Closer is the most popular song on the album, there are better tracks on there!
A really cool take on like electronic music mixed with live instruments. I would say this sounds like an emo Gorillaz. I liked a lot of this record. Lots of noise and chiggy guitars tend to make for a good time.
Ugh it's nin
Annoying first song, but then the album takes off. Special mention for driving drum beats. OK album, but many songs too long for my taste.
Angry noise.BT: March of the Pigs, Closer, Hurt
3.5/5 Some pretty great songs on here but there are quite a few tracks that drag this down for me.
Awesome percussions
I was really excited to listen to this album because I’ve never been a fan of NIN even when I listened to their songs and I figured some age and wisdom would change my mind. That didn’t end up happening except for a few songs. As many may know, these boys went on to make some of the best Oscar and Golden Globe winning music but their early work I’m much less a fan of. The grungy, haunting music mixed with very cacophonous vocals made some songs difficult to listen to or even understand what was being said. With all that, I did find a few I liked: Piggy, Heresy, and Reptile. Now Heresy sounds so good at the beginning but once the vocals start I like it a little less but still good. Overall, I liked the album less than I thought but not enough to make me hate it. The album cover is pretty cool too. A kind of stain on a canvas that would cause any person to begin that downward spiral.
NIN has definitely grown on me in recent years as they have created tons of music and scores for tv/movies that i really like. I don't think I have ever sat down and listened to an album by them, but I did genuinely enjoy a few songs on here, particularly the very famous last track - Hurt.
Not bad, but a little much for a morning listen. 😄
It was strange how I was finding this most similar to house music of the same era, and that was the part I enjoyed the most. The lyrics just made me feel gross however
Man. This is a young man's album, full of piss and vinegar. Aimed at the heart of "the world" or hell, just at the music industry. There's a me who would love this album, but he's gone now, hidden in the pubescent anger of my cringeworthy middle school journal. One can only stomach so much darkness, so much glitchy ethereal electronic production. I think this ship has sailed. Like Lars Von Trier, this went over better in the 90's. Maybe that's a good thing.
Erstes gehörtes Album hier. Guter Start, hat mir gefallen. 2 Hurt Cover am Ende ziemlich nice
Not my thing, but props to Trent Reznor for sonically simulating eternal suffering in hellfire.
Didn't finish. Not really in the mood to hear something quite this...industrial. Can understand the appeal to people.
This takes me back to freshman year at UC when I first discovered NIN. Staying up late, the smell of gesso in the drawing studios, the tagged stairs and hallways in Edwards Hall, bombing down Route 32 on the weekends in my old Plymouth... Hard to separate the memories from the music.
Industriell rock, inte min genre direkt. Väldigt intressant concept dock. - en mans väg till suicid. Huvudnumret är själklart sista spåret, hurt.
Good
Industrial certainly does what it says on the tin, but I daresay the transgressiveness of this seems a little juvenile? "God is dead and no one cares," and the song is called "Heresy"? Kind of paint by numbers.
Enjoyed Johnny Cash's version of Hurt better than the original here.
I've actually never listened to a full NIN album. Sonically I love everything that they are doing, synths, noise, distortion, it all sounds really good. Except, and this is a common sticking point for me, I do not like the vocals at all. If it was purely instrumental it would be a 4 for me. But, man the vocals feel like it's trying to be edgy but it's too "clean" sounding as well? I think some of the themes are kind of dumb like "Closer". Some of the quieter songs were nice, except again for the vocals. Really conflicted, but it's prob about a 3.5 but rounded down cause I don't really wanna listen to it on the regular.
Amazing experience. It feels that you are on mars or a very obscure quake mode.
Some of the songs were really good (Closer is great) but some of the songs I had to skip because they started to give me a headache.
Nine Inch Nails is admittedly a blind spot personally; always seemed a little weird to me, but this record is better than I expected (although I like the first one he did much better for my own tastes).
Angry and disturbing. I guess that's the point but not something I'd listen to regularly.
Hyvä ja tasapainoinen levy. Diggaan bändin tunnelmasta, mutta jotenkin neljä tähteä on liikaa ja kolme liian vähän. Vaikea arvostella ja pitäisi ehkä kuunnella vielä kerran uudelleen.
Paikoin liian sekavaa mulle ollakseen huipputasoa, mut rytmittelin mukana
Album #163: The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails Genre (W): Industrial rock, alternative rock, industrial metal Singles: March of the Pigs, Closer I have not listened to this album previously. Thoughts?: This is a gruesome album. I liked a handful of songs but I was greatly disturbed. Great job NIN! Favorite tracks: Mr. Self Destruct, Heresy, March of the Pigs*, Reptile, Hurt*
'I Do Not Want This' is such a relatable track. I don't know if I'm incompatible to this album on a person level or if I woke up in a mental state that required something far less abraisive than this. Sure, the lyrics are at least engaging in their aggression, and the composition has some intricacies that are impressive, but as an album made for *listening* why is it just so, so unenjoyable? All of the intrigue in this album is buried beneath 10 layers of distortion and blown out drums. It's punishing. Then you get a brief glimmer of substance, like 'A Warm Place' and you're reminded that there's obviously artistry in this, which actually makes it *more annoying* that the rest of the record is just a wash of scrud and grime. 'Downward Spiral' is another of these tracks. Well constructed, original, engaging and making good use of the distortion or degredation of the sound. Would you put it in a playlist? God no. But when you listen to it, you feel what's being put out. Obviously, 'Hurt' is undeniably a good song, if not for the lyrics, but also that well placed discordance. It's like the beginning of the album was a trial run to see how all that minging, messy grot could be put to good use in the end of the album. These last few tracks, with their actual listenability claw this record from the pits of One-Stardom.
I’m really not angry enough or hate myself enough to really engage with this album. People keep throwing around the words self-destructive, sexy, etc. - can’t find a single sexy thing about anything happening here. From a purely audio perspective I am not sure what’s going on - it’s cacophony and chaos and I couldn’t pull half of the instruments out of a lineup. It honestly just is an album and concept that I don’t care about anymore. I grew up in the 90s; this was big then. I never really got I to it because this type of music felt too extreme back then. Nowadays I listen to a larger variety of music to the point where I don’t think this album has anything new to say - while it was big in the 90s I don’t think it had anything new to say back then either. Closer is still a really weird song y’all. Sexy it is not.
Just not for me today
The definition of rocks and diamonds
Quiero tener una charla (a dos metros) con un fan de esta banda. No entiendo, realmente. No le doy una estrella porq piggy y hurt son buenos temas y hay alguno más que ni tan mal, pero las demás son inescuchables.
This was the album that changed the landscape of music, huh? I can't believe I used to like this, it was like listening to a completely different album this time around. Reznor's voice is uninteresting, the dynamic contrast is neat the first couple tracks but gets stale over the course of an hour.
It's okay. Didn't really like it / not my style
Most of this album hurts my ears, the other part of this album is really good. Odd. Best Song: Closer Rating: 4/10 Stars: 2
Well I didn't know what to expect from this but it certainly wasn't this. Unlike anything that I'd ever heard before...or will again I hope! A couple of tracks were just about OK - the final track "Hurt" and the one without any screechy vocals at all - "A Warm Place". Other than those this was mainly just disturbing and horrible - which is perhaps the point of it. I can only assume the Nine Inch Nails were totally hammered when they came up with this concept.
2.7
As much I appreciated this and get why people like NiN this wasnt for me personally
5/10 - Too hardcore for me but some songs still have rhythm
This album angsty as hell bro. Made me anxious just sitting at my desk at work. Hurt was aight, J Cash did it better tho.
never listened to nin before but have enjoyed reznor's soundtrack work (justice for challengers receiving no awards love....) did not enjoy this
Sonically interesting but lyrically despicable, would never listen to this again Playlist add: "Reptile"
Couple good songs but again hard rock is not my thing
Never been a fan of NIN. Edgy music for depressed teens. All sounds the same, a dark sludgy dirge
Given how well regarded this album is, and in particular the original version of 'Hurt', I was quite excited to listen to this. Sadly I must've been listening to something completely different to everyone else, as not only was I quite underwhelmed by the whole thing but the original version of 'Hurt' is nowhere near as good as Johnny Cash's.
I couldn’t finish it, it was hard to listen to i will give it a try after some time tho
Just feels like a bunch of noise ruining what could be good tracks. Hurt is a great song though
Driving to work at 5.am I put this on. This is how it went: what the fuck is this racket…….not too bad really……….. I think I would have loved this back in the day……… is this still on………..fucks sake, is it not finished yet ……. What a load of self indulgent bullshit……. Thank fuck that’s over. One or two half decent tracks save it from a one star
Horrible! To hard and loud. Not my style
1.8 Meh
i don't think you could pay me to care abt nine inch nails, and i think thats really sad
Not my style of music
Not really my style. Will have to revisit a few times. Respect the artistry and expression of self. Unique sounds but cringey lyrics.