The Downward Spiral

Seemed a lot cooler and more transgressive when it came out. Really hard to tell what’s going on lyrically. The hi hat, on “closer” in particular, is grating.

Not really my thing

Much respect to the art and craft of this but it’s not my particular flavor of aggression. I'm sure its raw power is cathartic for a lot of fans but it’s a little exhausting for me. The album is mostly industrial beats, feedback-heavy guitar and screamed vocals about being horny and doubting the existence of god. Sure, hell yeah, man, go for it. But I’ll personally pass on this. “Closer” is a classic though and the one track I need off this album.

Never been a fan of NIN for some reason, could never seen to get into them.

Someone on Reddit recommended these guys to me (and it got 160 upvotes): "Also based on those same bands plus liking Yes and Kansas, I bet you'd dig the Nine Inch Nails discography. Spans the gamut of musical styles of rock and was often placed side-by-side with Radiohead in 90s music articles discussing bands that could "flirt with mainstream success while being groundbreaking and unique". Still a relevant band today, since the two main members recently won an Oscar and a Grammy for their soundtrack work on movies like The Social Network and Pixar's Soul. Don't ignore the second release, Broken, just because it's an EP. Ditto the three most recent releases, the "EP trilogy". The discography spans from 1989-Present and has 11 albums/EPs you'd want to hit." After this album, I'm not sure he's right that I'd like them. But I'm down to give another try one day

I can’t lie I don’t really understand nine inch nails. I listened to this album and felt like it was trying to sound super dark and edgy but it was just kind of goofy and even made me laugh a little. Not an album that I’ll come back to (maybe because it’s so long) but I know a lot of people consider it a masterpiece.

mmm un po' deprimente, mmmmm un po' inquietante, pure Hurt, finché non l'ha rifatta Johnny Cash non era niente di che

Not for me

Ewwww

Too angry for me

There were a couple times during this album I could feel myself getting into the chaos that NIN was slinging, but for the most part it's not my cuppa tea. Reminds me of Twisted Metal. Is this Math Rock?

Bunch of noise which I was hoping would turn into something epic but that never came

I don’t really like this. I strongly disliked the first 3 tracks, but somehow enjoyed the next two tracks (March of pigs & closer) quite a bit. The tracks afterward were either a miss or just unremarkable to me, with the exception of “hurt” which was another one of the songs that I actually enjoyed. The album has this interesting cyberpunk vibe to it & is super experimental, which I respect & when it hit, it hit. It just didn’t hit often enough for me.

Not my thing

I have always respected NIN for what they did for Pop culture, but I could never quite grasp their style. On paper it has all of the elements of music I like but put together it is always disappointing or disjointed. This is an album that I'll always want to listen to and want to enjoy but I don't see it being an album that I love. 2.5

I don’t know who the audience is for this but it sure ain’t me. Hurt is of course a classic but doesn’t make up for the aimless cacophony of the first hour.

I understand why they call this genre so industrial. Sounds like you’re in a factory and not wearing ear protection. Too much noise and not enough melody for me.

First time I had pretty hate machine I really liked it. I bought the album. I listened to it a lot. I've not listened to it for ages, but I'm assuming I'd still like it. This is far more industrial and not particularly appealing, to me. Was enjoying eraser and then halfway through it just stops and turns into something completely different, like someone messing around on garage band. Struggling with the first listen, don't think I'll be returning for a second listen. No redeeming features.

Weird

Bit too eclectic to really draw me in tbh. If it was given it more time it may have climbed to a 3. Johnny Cash version of Hurt is maybe 5x better than the original

Metal heads get bored of metal. Interesting enough, can see why people think it’s great, but not entirely for me. 2.5/5

Interesting at times but 65 minutes of harshness is too much.

When I was getting into metal and rock, I thought synth was the enemy and poo-poo’d NIN. By the time I got over my biases, they were a little too mainstreamy for my liking and I struggled to get into them. I… still don’t get it. It’s like Trent Reznor wants Skinny Puppy’s credit but also wants to be as big as a new wave act, and the sounds don’t work for me. Also, “Hurt” has really embarrassing lyrics and only works with a Johnny Cash to class it up. D

I was never a fan of Nine Inch Nails, however, my music tastes have changed since I last gave them a chance, so maybe there's hope? Nope, I still can't stand Trent Reznor's angst ridden wailing. You hear of people talking about albums that have a "wall of sound" effect to them. This record has a "wall of distortion and noise" effect which is so bad, it washes everything else out. No idea what Trent was wailing about throughout most of the album. The production value on this record is super low. Some parts are so low that you have to turn your stereo up to hear what's going on, then all of a sudden they kick everything into overdrive and you go deaf for 5-6 minutes (I'd take being deaf over listening to this horseshit any day). Why does Trent find it important to whisper into the microphone, and then immediately afterwards shout into it? You're a singer, so sing ffs. This whole album goes through spells of sounding like it was recorded underwater. Also, when they are finished a song, it just ends....like running into a brick wall....no fade out, no nothing, just DONE!! I spent the 6 minute runtime of the song Hurt wishing I was listening to the Johnny Cash cover version. This version sucks ass. Industrial Rock is basically just electronica, but heavier, which explains why I was never a fan of the genre, because I hate electronica too. Overall, a difficult listen today. Trent needs to cheer the fuck up. Will I ever listen again? No. Does it belong on this list? Probably. Favorite songs: Closer, Heresy, Hurt Least favorite songs: Eraser, A Warm Place, and most of the rest of this depressing dumpster fire. 2/5

“She spreads herself wide open To let the insects in She leaves a trail of honey To show me where she’s been She has the blood of a reptile Just underneath her skin Seeds from a thousand others Drip down from within Oh my beautiful liar Oh my precious whore My disease my infection I am so impure” “Got me a big old dick and I, I like to have fun Held against your forehead, well, I’ll make you suck it Maybe I’ll put a hole in your head, you know, just for the fuck of it Well I can reduce you if I want, I can devour I’m hard as fucking steel, I’ve got the power I’m every inch a man and I’ll show you somehow Me and my fucking gun, nothing can stop me now Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, I’m gonna come all over you” This came out before I was born and I’d never heard any of Nine Inch Nails’ stuff before though I had heard of the band. So no nostalgic influence here. Honestly I quite like the sound of the songs on this (I like loud wall of sound music most of the time) but the lyrics were either ridiculous or disgusting 90% of the time. Like “poetry” written by a angsty teenage incel who thinks objectifying women and hating the world is super edgy and makes them superior to everyone else. It even ruins their hit song “Closer”. Was unsurprised to discover this album and this artist are linked to some truly horrible individuals. It just doesn’t really hold up lyrically in this day and age. There’s nothing subversive or edgy about misogyny or male sexual violence, guys. Best tracks: Hurt (excellent), Closer (despite the lyrics), Reptile (despite the lyrics), A Warm Place (fortunately no lyrics) Worst tracks: I Do Not Want This, Big Man With A Gun 2.5 rounded down, could have been a 4 with different lyrics!

I hate industrial metal

I forgot I experienced this album. Based on the opening track, I thought, "F this sh*t bro why do I still do this to myself." As much as I wanted to give this a 1, I wasn't cringing at every moment. It basically means I affirm that banging on undisclosed, non-conventional-instrumental objects and shrieking fervently is considered valid music. That's pretty pathetic.

I thought my speaker was broken. They’d be whispering to the point where I understand none of it, then I turn the volume up slightly and they’re screaming at me 3 seconds later. I felt slightly violated, like that time with Father John. I actually thought I would like this album at first but it disappointed me much more than words can describe. Industrial rock is not a genre, it’s just screaming over leaky pipes. I can go to any low income housing complex to hear that.

they tried really hard to make me not like this music. “You did please me some of the time.”

Dissapointed

This was a tough one to get through for me. I tend to avoid “noisy” music that provokes visceral reactions. Where would I see myself listening to this? The future, after society has collapsed and I’m battered and torn and in my welding shop crafting weapons to stave off bandits. For that reason, and also because there’s no other music left and I have no choice.

It feels..... It feels like I'm in a garbage can that's on fire and being beaten by chains and hammers in the middle of an iron ore refinery in a prison colony on a moon of Jupiter. Was that the intent? The grunge and distortion on that guitar are grating - I'm just not that angry. Closer is a weird song(watch the music video), but I do like it I think you have to be in the mood to listen to NIN and I'm rarely there anymore.

- Mr. Self Destruct: Loud but I guess is the point of the song. 5/10 - Piggy: Very good listen. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Bass is really catchy. 8.5/10 - Heresy: Pretty good song. Kinda like the distortion sound of it 7/10. - March Of The Pigs: Liked the parts where the influence came down. 6/10 - Closer: Verses sound good. Very groovy song. Like the industrial sound of it. 8/10 - Ruiner: 80 vibes. Okay overall. 6/10 - The Becoming: Instrumentals are nice. 5/10 - I Do Not Want This: Not feeling this one. Okay. 4/10 - Big Man With A Gun: Okay. Instrumentals are nice. 5/10 - A Warm Place: Nice instrumental track. 6/10 - Eraser: Okay. 5/10 - Reptile: Okay. 5/10 - The Downward Spiral: Liked the first half. 5/10 - Hurt: A good song. I like Johnny's cover more however. I still appreciate the original. 7/10 Final thoughts: Not a bad album overall. Not my personal taste however. Felt some parts dragged on a bit and some was too loud for my taste. I liked the theme (?) of the album and could really sense this person's downward spiral and felt they did a good job in conveying that feeling especially through the instrumentals and lyrics.

sick

I like the one song; but who doesn’t?

Perustasoltaan noin kakkosta. Jahkailusta ja kuiskalusta miinusta yksi tähti. Hurtista plus yksi tähti.

p748. 1994. 2 stars. Unpleasantly, shouty noise with the occasional whimpering. There is not much to like here. Bonus point for Hurt. Oh, and Johnny Cash's cover is the definitive version, Trent.

This sub-genre of rock is just dreadful. It sounds so bad, there is no concept to the songwriting other than a deliberate attempt to sound unconventional which just irritates me.

While the concept album conveyed the angst and dreary feeling of the story very well, the music itself was just not for me. Heavily distorted, at times hard to even understand the lyrics and songs that were long and often without highlights

3+

Som sandpapir mot ørene.

I didn't really vibe with it

Can do without this in my life, although the songs and music got better over the length of the album.

Dokladnie jak mowi tytul ta plyta to istna spirala w czelusci industrialnej muzyki, wiec jednego z moich ulubionych gatunkow, ktory dokonal syntezy elektronicznego klikania i wyjcowania rodem z metalowych krazkow, ale spirala jest na tyle dluga, ze znajdzie sie kilka sluchalnych trakow, jak chocby piggy, albo nawet nie trakow tylko fragmentow utworow, bo sa to kompozycje mocno chaotyczne, ale tez roznorodne jednoczesnie, bo otwieranie ostra gitara, przejscie elektronikowe zeby skonczyc spokojnym woklaem w akompaniamencie akustyka, wiec zdecydowanie udalo sie uchwycic motyw rozpadu czlowieka i kontemplementacje autodestrukcji, bo jest to album konceptowy, a koncept jest zawarty juz w samym tytule, wiec 65 minut grania na 14 kawalkach, pomysl ciekawy, ale raczej nie puscilbym sobie tego drugi raz, bo industraialne brzmienie nadal nie jest moja bajka, a najlepiej brzmi wlasnie w bajkach lub gierkach jesli tak sobie pomysle, na plejke dodam wspomniany utwor piggy, chyba klawiaturka odmawia wspolpracy, wiec prjekt pojdzie na mrozenie do czasu wyczyszczenia

Trent Rezner is an incredible writer, performer and arranger. This album I'm not a big fan of. I do enjoy plenty of his other stuff. There's a big difference in this album from his other stuff.

Rock industrial. Una mierda bastante gorda.

Unnecessary.

DNF

I'm guessing a good chunk of the world believes that Johnny Cash wrote "Hurt". We shouldn't correct them. The Man In Black, in his dying days, didn't just take Trent Reznor's song and make it his own. It's the equivalent of sleeping with another man's wife - with his blessing, no leas - and developing such a deep love that she ultimately forgets her first husband even existed. And it's not like Reznor's version is horrible. It's just not what Rick Rubin and Johnny Cash found in the song. Don't cry for Trent Reznor though. He still "owns" Closer until he lets someone else sleep with that wife, too. Besides, Nine Inch Nails are overrated.

Hurt, as done by Johnny Cash, makes me wanna cry. The arrangement and voice know how to evoke emotion. It is beautiful. The original also makes me wanna cry. But for the reason that it just does not have that same impact. The only song that I can say I liked on here was A warm place. There was no singing on it which perhaps says it all. I still love the song Hurt but as sometimes happens, the cover surpasses the original and makes you never want to revisit the progenitors. There were some nice background tunes but they lost me when Trent Reznor started singing. But for the fact that Hurt exists at all I give it a 2.

Boring, juvenile and quite irritating

If power tools started a band. Sounded like what would play at the Zoolander Derelicte fashion show. Too chaotic for me

The epitome of "this just isn't for me". Too dark, too raw, too intense... I could go on and on. Definitely creative and unlike anything I have heard before, but mostly in a bad way from my perspective. It just came across as mostly noise as tracks such as 'Mr. Self Destruct' and 'Ruiner' were nearly unlistenable. I'd describe it all as hardcore, industrial, emo dubstep grunge (too accurate IMO). I can respect it for taking chances, but I don't see it being a positive influence to the genre overall as it's just too weird. The best moments on the album were when it slowed down a bit: 'A Warm Place' was a highlight in terms of how it felt more grounded/mature. I found that this song definitely showed the potential that Trent Reznor had for doing soundtracks that he would excel at in the future. This was also my first time hearing the original version of 'Hurt'; while it is an amazingly written song, the version on here has terrible production and pales in comparison to what Johnny Cash did with it a few years later. Overall, I just don't relate to this one and have no need to come back to it despite how well the band/album is regarded. 2/5.

Not my thing.

really not my thing

Mostly industrial, noisy and abrasive, but there are several synth pop and more conventional songs that aren’t too bad (notably Closer and the original of Hurt that Johnny Cash later made his own). Far far better than Ministry or Marylyn Manson. Still not sure about all the praise - one of the important albums of the 1990s? No!

Spurði @kalliogidilo fyrifram hvað ég myndi gefa þessari plötu. Vorum sammála um tvist (sorrý, Bowie). Sumar útsetningar töff, en það er of mikið öskrað í filter og ekkert gleður, kannski ekki tilgangurinn, en ég vil þetta ekki.

c'était le moment de passer l'aspirateur

Don't understand why this was so popular. Kinda trash

I appreciate some NIN but this album wasn’t for me.

Unremarkable

I dig the industrial sound of the album but I don't care for lyrics. They are repetitive and edgy, in a way that 14 year old me would probably relate to.

Bit too intense for me

I've tried listening to this album before, never could get into it. Closer is a great track. Not a fan of the screaming or abrasiveness for some reason, especiallt attached to self loathing or sad boy lyrics.

I'm not a fan of industrial or metal, but this is more melodic than I thought it would be, with some ambient tracks thrown in as well. I guess he was lining up his soundtrack career. Still not a fan.

i really couldnt get into this. i think the mixing is weird enough that it just didnt work for me, i didnt enjoy it

Not for me, Clive. A couple of good moments - more towards the end of the album than the beginning - but not my cup of tea. It mostly fits well together (although there are a couple of jarring moments), and there's a bit of variety in there, but it's a bit too grim. There are a couple of tracks on there which are really unpleasantly sexual, and the guy needs to pick and choose where to swear better. I imagine NIN don't get compared to Ice Cube much, but I felt similarly after listening to his album - a bit gross. 2/5. Did like Ruiner though.

ik noget fedt

I really dislike NIN.

Just not my jam. The songs I like are great, and several hit hard and are memorable, but overall I'm just not one for the industrial music vibe, at least not yet. The songs that I did like were "Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)", "Closer", "Ruiner", "Eraser", "The Downward Spiral", and "Hurt".

This was all just a bit nothing.

nah, shouldn't be on this list

Caught between the push-pull of the harder industrial tones and attempts at enveloping melody, this LP ends up feeling disjointed and a bit unpolished. There could have been great synergy between these two goals, but each song tends to lean so hard one way or the other it's hard to find this a cohesive product rather than a grab bag of ideas thrown together. Throw a 14-year old's version of "edgy" lyrics on top and this one just feels misguided and half-baked.

A big NO from the first track. 2 minutes are already too much. The album cover is intereting tho.

Absolutely not my type of music. I really struggled to listened to this. At least it inspired a good Weird Al song. 1.5/5

Boumboum du numetal avec des bruits ambiant

Really wasn't in the mood for this. Mostly just boring edgelord music that I couldn't connect with. Johnny Cash did "Hurt" better, but I think even Trent Reznor agrees with that. Still can't believe they named the Mario rhino that spits fire after that guy. Seriously, the rhino from Super Mario World that spins on a windmill and spits fire at you is officially called Reznor in the Mario canon. I get naming the turtle with Beethoven hair "Ludwig", but who in the Nintendo localization team looked at a fire rhino and said "This gives me Trent Reznor vibes".

Heavy. This album is so heavy. Not really my style, but Hurt is a great song. 3/10

Two really great songs, the rest are ok. 2/5.

I've come round a bit on NIN but still just not for me

Прикольно но не для меня.

hard screamo in some songs kinda liked 3 songs for the drums, rest is not quite my taste. It is one to have listened though Some fun sound experiments

- A bit dark and dreary for my liking - The types of sounds they use is kind of interesting, not just the guitar/drum instruments (e.g. screams in backgrounds in "the becoming", some wind or synth sounds in "the downward spiral")

This is not my thing.

I really want to like NIN but they've always been too inaccessible for me and I don't feel like I have the time to immerse myself through multiple listens. I'll get there one day... Maybe. For now, rating on my personal enjoyment, I'll give it 2 stars. But 2 of those are earned purely by the brilliance of Hurt.

I suspect that full appreciation of The Downward Spiral requires an ability to access your inner enraged thirteen old. For me, Trent Reznor's carefully cultivated bleakness seems a bit on the nose. I tend to appreciate more what's going on in the margins, i.e. the ambient industrial textures, which are often masterful, rather than the songs themselves, which combine jackhammer dance beats with agro posturing recorded deep in the red. Unfortunately, the ambient pleasures of The Downward Spiral are incidental. The overriding vibe of this album is, as Rolling Stone would have it, "tortured death disco howl." Sorry to plagiarize, but I couldn't possibly improve on that description. Anyway, this is the sort of thing they use to abuse political prisoners at Guantanamo. Pass. Okay, I actually did kind of like Closer, but I prefer Rezner's soundtrack work, especially on Se7en.

Full disclosure: there was no point in the last 72 hours to fully listen to this album. I was busy, but not too busy. There was free time in the early morning, or between meetings, or in the relaxing evening, or casually tinkering around on projects on the weekend, but there's no goddamn way I'm playing NIN in any of those times. I'm sure this album is great, and with a careful listen could be considered a masterpiece. I've been surprised to see Trent Reznor's name pop up on a few good film scores as well. A proper review would use describe NIN "uncomprimising" and that's inspiring to me - I can't comprimise any free time with this album. C https://open.spotify.com/track/2b73Q6Kl8Gh6Brb40lpLcr?si=46d6aa6d5a5c47e9

Not for me - I don't need this level of angst in my life right now.

Turns out I dont care Nine Inch Nails. One well known song. I don't feel the need to listen to this album again.

Industralistische/elektronische metal wat mij te edgy is en niet aanspreekt

Не для меня жанр, но не так плохо.

UFF ya vi que es un disco doble y me da un poco de paja. No esta mal, sonido mega industrial. Me cuesta un poco igual dejar los temas completos ya que se tornan bastante repetitivos en algun punto. Un puntito mas porque tiene el tema de la peli Natural Born Killers. Pero sinceramente no pude escuchar ni un tema entero. Not for me

i like trent and atticus but. no

Not for me...noisy

Too depressing

LOUD NOISES - Cash did Hurt better

Meh. Didn't like 'em in the 90s. Have not changed my mind

I used to love NIN as a teenager. I think it is good in place and time, but at this time in my life, I'm not a huge fan, but can appreciate the influence this album has had on the history of music in general.

I'm sad I judged this album by it's name and cover. It had some decent tracks. Still not my thing, but not the worst thing I've listened to by a long shot.

Was ok. Closer and Hurt are absolute classics, but I'd probably skip the other tracks if I heard them come on.

I enjoyed more of this than I expected. There are some rather well put together industrial rock songs that are high energy and have a good melody. I don't really like the dramatic shifts in quiet moments to brutally loud moments though. Favorite song: Mr. Self Destruct

Forrest Gump

nicht meine Musik

Too hard for me but I like two of the songs.

Yeah different but no depth to this

idk- the mixing of this album drives me nuts. Can't really hear anything without pumping the volume. unless... that's the point? feels like I need to explore this one again later

A bit difficult to use as background music during a workday

Pretty unpleasant but I did hear some interesting/cool stuff. Did not finish :/

Kinda painful to listen to, but not downright awful?

5

The classic noisiy and dirty sound that NiN. Contains the original "Hurt", which later world famous because of the cover that Johnny Cash made

I absolutely love Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' scores for the social network, mid90s and soul. I put it on as background music when I read. This album, not so much.

Gotta be honest, didn’t really dig this one. There were some good moments, but really not my style. Favorite tracks: “Piggy” and “Hurt”

Meh. It's an iconic sound, of this era. Don't find it very appealing overall.

französische the rasmus - 2

Disappointed

Hard to listen to at times. Not really my cup of tea.

I'm so sorry Andrew. I listen to this album and think "Oh I should be liking this" but for some reason I don't. It makes me feel empty inside because I don't think I felt anything listening to this. The ideas are good, and if someone were to describe this music, I would probably be interested in listening to it. But for some reason I can't get into it at all. Overall, I'd give this album 3.5 inches / 9

I liked 2 songs on this album, the rest was pretty much noise to me.

Meh

I’m not gonna lie I started and wasn’t feeling it rip

perhaps more industrial than I had bargained on. few bangers, but not really my cuppa - C

Do you enjoy the sound of someone scratching their fingernails on a holographic placemat? What about someone screaming loudly into a cheap toy megaphone? If so this album is for you. Unfortunately it's not for me,this album gave me a headache. Fav songs are Hurt and Heresy Perfect music to annoy anyone around

Have always liked Hurt but Johnny Cash's cover is legendary. Otherwise not too big a fan.

I would never intentionally listen to this again.

Innovative to be sure, but a lot of the songs i just dont like, Closer and Hurt are great (Johnny Cash's version is better)

Not a fan. Industrial music has never been my forte

Not my cup of joe

troche za potezne dla mnie pozdro

Some cool moments in there. Like the sounds of some of the songs. The pigs one is the best so far. Difficult to keep listening to though. Didn't finish lol

Basically a good album but sometimes it's too much noise for me.

Edgelord electro-rammstein

Didn’t listen this go ‘round, but I remember looking some of it

Känner att det passar mer som atmosfärisk soundtrack till en film än något man sätter på för att lyssna på några bra låtar. Men blev inspirerad att lyssna på lite system of a down iaf!

Not my cup of tea

Did not finish. Only giving 2 stars for interesting industrial-electronic sounds.

Listened before

Could possibly grow on me.

this is not for me

Not for me, too chaotic and, for me, elements of non musical noise.

nope

not my thing

Not for me, glad others can appreciate it.

Tää oli hirveetä paskaa jo nuorempana ja ei oo parantunu siitä yhtään, ehkä jopa päinvastoin. Ei pystyny ees kuuntelee biisejä kokonaan.

No olihan ihan sietämätöntä paskaa. Mä en löytänyt tästä mitään tarttumapintaa.

I like some of Trent Reznor's other projects, but this is just bullshit. You hate everyone and everything including yourself? This album is for you.

It's Fucking noise

wow this was just not up my alley at all. The only saving grace I can think of for this album was that it wasn’t any longer than hour

Not for me. There were moments, but overall, not my jam

Meh

Je me suis infligé cette écoute mais au secours !! Je crois que mes oreilles ont saigné et je n'ai en rien saisi la beauté de cet album

Dross

Nunca entendí que le ven a esta banda de re mierda, inescuchable, prefiero empalarme antes que volver a escuchar esta garchita

1 trop hard rock que j'aime pas

Just could not make myself like this. Too screamy.

all the songs sound the same

not my style

I’ve heard a lot about NIИ, but I’ve never actually listened to them, let alone their albums. Honestly, it’s just trash. It’s unlistenable, it’s literally torture for the ears that gives you a headache. It’s as if Depeche Mode started doing butyrate. Once again, I’m convinced that when a band claims to have a multi-instrumentalist, the music is always awful.

Main objects of my nightmares: - The pigs winning tonight - Getting penetrated by a nine-inch……nail

Nine Inch Nails on a chalkboard. Put Nine Inch Nails in my ears before making me listen to this again

As a non-native, it's really hard for me to keep track of the lyrics. Also the vocal is unnecessarily shouting? Like, it is nice experimental stuff for 1994 but why it is in this 1001 website is way beyond me.

Urgh

Too angry

This album is for a certain public, sadly it was not for me.

No. Imposible. Definitivamente no es para mí, le diría a Netflix. Yo sé que tienen cosas que en perspectiva están buenas, pero lo sufrí.

Yeah I don’t think I’m gonna make it thru this one. Chalk it up. Just not me.

Not my sort of thing

I had not heard this previously and happy to say it exceeded my expectations by proving to be not quite the very worst among the unlistenable albums we have been subjected to so far - one star. Tom.

2 - TERRIBLE

This was a bit moody for my taste. Does someone need a hug?

Not For Me 1 Just Noise

Muy malo no entiendo como pueden poner esto entre los álbumes que hay que escuchar antes de morir. 1/10

noise. just noise. creo que conocía closer. Pero no pude terminar el album.

Aggressively not my cup of tea.

Horrible awful lyrics. I feel sorry for people who relate to this.

queeeee, solo conozco un tema y todo el álbum habla de lo mismo (sexo) pero se fueron al joraca con el hard metal que onda

Couldnt even finish the first song

Don’t know how people liked this, this was honestly one of the worst things I’ve heard on this list.

As a high school senior, I remember seeing an underclassmen girl with the lyrics to Closer written on her backpack in pink puffy paint. It was official -- alternative music was now the mainstream. This was my first time listening to this album. I almost didn't make it through the first song. But I persevered. After all, this is a critically acclaimed album beloved by millions... right? After finishing, I openly admit I don't get it. Is there something there mixed in with all the white noise and screaming that I just don't understand? I'm certainly open to that possibility. I could hear some interesting things in some of the chords used in some places -- Trent Reznor clearly understands the nuts and bolts of music. But I just couldn't find anything on here that sticks with me -- A Warm Place... yeah that was kinda cool... how does it go again? I understand that this is supposed to be a concept album of an individual's downward spiral toward suicide. But I just found the lyrics dark and REALLY repetitive. If this album did anything to help change attitudes toward depression and mental health, then I applaud it. But musically I just couldn't find anything here. I'm going to go listen to some Radiohead.

Muy pesado, escuche 2/3 temas y no pude entrar. No es mi onda

Jeg er med på at det er konceptalbum med et kunstnerisk budskab, men der var simpelthen ikke et eneste øjeblik, hvor jeg bare tilnærmelsesvis nød noget som helst af det. Ikke et eneste sekund. Jeg har nok faktisk haft præcis den oplevelse, som var intentionen, så måske den burde have fået en 5'er.

Ulideligt at høre på det her i mere end 10 minutter

:) qué es eso al final de la primera canción. la verdad ni le presté atención

once i was driving some friends around and playing Nina Simone (Feeling Good) in my car. We got out and my friend said "i listen to artists who can actually sing." i replied, "ethan, you listen to fucking nine inch nails." this is the fastest i have ever invoked The Rule. one track in and i want to vomit; no way am i listening to 1hr5 of this shit.

lwk ass

Ass

⭐ Det är mörkt, deppigt och skevt. Har aldrig lyssnat aktivt på NIN, bara hört någon låt och hade på känn ungefär vad det handlade om. Var tveksam till om det skulle skulle vara något för mig och det visade sig att det är det inte heller. Det finns säkert kvaliteér här men det är för skevt och krävande för mig både musikaliskt och textmässigt, det bästa med NIN är loggan. Bäst A warm place (för att den ger lite lugn i allt ljud) och Hurt men vet inte ens om jag gillar denna versionen, gillar dock covern av Johnny Cash mycket. Det finns låtskrivarkvaliteér hos Trent Reznor men han gömmer det väl under produktionen.

Well I hate metal, just noise to my ears..

When you can't hear how lame the lyrics are and the noise takes over, it's better, but not by much. 'I wanna fuk you like an animal' yawn...'I drink the honey in your hive', hilarious, enough to bring you out in hives. 'Music' for 14 year olds with acne and a bit of gristle around the mush, thinking that raging hormones have real meaning to their existence. You grow out of it, well some do anyway.

Never have liked thrash and this has not converted me!

Un album troppo distante dai miei gusti musicali, qualche canzone mi ha gasato mentre pedalavo ma per il resto non riuscirei ad ascoltarlo.

muy ruidoso

- The Downward Spiral - Piggy - Hurt

Not for me

Not as nother growly, shouty thing. Not for me

no es mi estilo :/

Ugh. Completely unlistenable. Skip skip skip. I mean really. Couldn’t even last through the cover of Hurt. I was never NIN’s target audience I guess. Off to cleanse my soul with some Lizzo.

not my vibe

3/10 So loud, not my thing

Another DNF. I don’t understand the hype around NIN, it sounds all over the place and the vocals are too quiet in comparison to instruments.

17/03/25 o que quer que essa merda seja, eu não gosto pra mim é um dos álbuns mais superestimados da existência essa primeira música parece um poop com esse instrumental alto e a voz inaudível o final igualmente grande bosta isso ser a vibe deles nossa como eles são diferentões e fazem críticas sociais de forma mega inteligente nossa como eles se fato não se importam com nada, como são inteligentes piggy começou bem, chato mas um pouco menos foi um pouco menos chata do que eu esperava o vocal também é uma bosta, a galera tava era carente por uma vozinha baixa no ouvido o que aconteceu com a voz dele em heresy? conseguiriam piorar o que já era ruim agora ele decidiu berrar também, e o niilismo mega inteligente voltou march of the pigs acertaram no instrumental, parecia de videogame, daí o mano abriu a boca e voltou a bosta de sempre ainda bem que essa n tem letra, porque não dá pra ouvir o que ele canta mesmo, o nillismo e crítica social diferentão fica meio escondido closer é inesperadamente bem feito??? no instrumental obviamente, pq a letra é adolescente (niilista, claro) com tesão agressivo se alongou muito esse instrumental no meio já, quando eu finalmente acho algo decente aqui dentro ele se piora ruiner começa igual closer, instrumental decente e vão cagando com voz e etc um solo de guitarra distorcido bem broxa esses synths parecem intro de reportagem do fantástico kkkkkk the becoming é a pior de todas, esse instrumental é horroroso e até a voz consegue ser melhor esse solo de máquina quebrada é tão ruim que chega a ser engraçado para piorar essa bosta de projeto é imensa, tanto em duração individual de faixas quanto em todas as faixas I do not want this me define ouvindo o álbum, porque parece tortura essa poluição sonora do caralho big man with a gun é curta, finalmente algo ruim curto warm place decente, só de ser curto já me agrada, o contraste é até interessante eraser até que complementa esse contraste, acho que por não ter vocal na sua maior parte ela fica boa só pelo instrumental - só no final ela volta a merda que o álbum é esse álbum não acaba. o que caralhos esse álbum ainda tem para oferecer com todo o respeito, todas as músicas são praticamente iguais reptile tem esse som de tiro de textura que fica irritante por ser perceptível - e essa duração atrapalha tudo a self titled tem esse ar de antecipação, e finalmente algo tem impacto de acontecimento narrativo dentro dessa sonoridade tensa ela constrói algo pra hurt, mas a essa altura eu já fui lobotomizado - o que é minimamente bom na questão projeto narrativo fica oculto a versão do johnny cash ficou bem melhor também embora hurt seja boa aqui (talvez a melhor junto de closer e warm place), é uma joia oculta no meio de tanta bosta repetitiva - e esse é o problema desse álbum tudo nele é uma gritaria constante, sonora e temática, e as duas últimas faixas tentam trazer uma narrativa que não funciona por não ter sido desenvolvida e isso me leva ao segundo ponto, que é tentarem achar uma temática para isso (como abuso de substâncias) certamente não existe uma temática, é só alguns ouvintes que se acham diferentões dos outros tentando achar profundidade onde não tem, principalmente pela identificação com a temática niilista vergonhosa de tão rasa 2/10 (porque se tivesse como eu daria 1)

No

I was a teenager in the 90s. I hated NIN then. 30 years later - I still hate NIN. This noise ruined my day.

Just no

That was painful

This album is raw, depressing and relentless. I can see why it's in this list but it's not for me.

cringe

Tad bit too heretical

Distorted emo murmuring =music? 🤔

I know this band was (is?) really popular, but to be honest listening to this album filled me with the desire to go out and yell at kids to get off my lawn and, a) There were no kids out front and b) I don’t have a lawn. I’m old and listened to punk if I needed angsty music, not this. It's just not my jam.

quelques rares moment , dont Hurt, qu’est sympa sous cette forme 1.5+/5

Not a fan of the screaming.

Straight poop. Fuck this album

Drew like a dark, fucked up version of the hamburger helper mascot haha. Just a glimpse into my dark reality. A full stare into my twisted perspective would make most simply go insane Imao

Noise and evil

Absolute abysmal noise. The only track I liked was the one they didn't shout/groan/swear/sing on! Can we just stop with the rock now!

Not my vibe

It sounds so horrible yet its mastered so well. I don't like the lyrics or the instruments used, its like putting a cheese grater up to my ears.

Noise

Too exhausting for me. Experimenten and noisy.

Chaos and distortion reigns. There may be art and skill here, but I am not appreciating it. The track “I Do Not Want This” accurately summarizes up my experience.

A couple songs were just barely listenable, but skipped a lot. The discordance was too much to bear.

UMMMM no.

Genuinely difficult and unpleasant listen

I did not listen to much of the album because the lyrics of the songs I did hear made me feel anxious.

Never really explored Nine Inch Nails before. Was aware of them(him? Is it just Trent Reznor?) and probably know some of the well known songs, but otherwise not really so this will be an interesting listen. This isn’t my favorite sound. Maybe 12 year old me in 2001 would’ve found this more interesting? It sounds like the music playing at a seedy club where bad guys are about to get shot by the anti hero in a 90s action movie. I don’t think I’m personally angry enough right now to even remotely enjoy this. It’s giving me anxiety. When I got to Closer I realized hey I know this one. So far it’s the only thing I’ve somewhat enjoyed on the album. But still, this guy jeez he’s angry. I listen to my albums in the morning and this is too much. Taking a break. Everytime I get to something that sounds interesting and I think I’m going to like, I just end up not liking what comes next. This is probably going to be a 1, unless something near the end changes my mind. I got to the song title I Do Not Want This and I couldn’t agree more. Overall, I understand some of the talent involved and he’s clearly great at putting together this sound by himself, but it’s not for me. It’s angst and stuck in a specific time that I’m mentally now where near right now. There’s nothing here I would choose to listen to on my own again. Maybe there’s a few songs that are okay, but still it’s overall just not for me and a drag to listen to for me. Overall a 1/5, but I’m sure there’s people who love this.

No thank you

i hated absolutely this album, its too rocky for my taste, i now have a migrane and my ears are belleding. Like these may be good musicionas but not for me

Meh

Very not my kind of music, I found it hard to get over that hurdle, and hard to see any sort of appeal to be honest.

Uhhhh dat eerste lied 😭😭😭 Herrie much…. Ohhh alleen closer ken ik wel van TikTok lol maar idk of het echt een goed lied is….. beetje toxic maar wel een goede beat opzich. Nee niet mn ding dit hele album, 2 sterren is nog aardig

Noisy and repetitive. The music grates on your ears and the vocals are annoying. Moving on. Best song: Closer

meh one star for hurt - johnny cash

ikke noe for meg dessverre

cant listen to this it sounds like a factory where all the machines needs to be greased and everyone needs a pay rise

Not for me. 2/10

This was not for me

Really Bad

No

an album of slightly grating noise which didn't feel particularly musical to me. Not my genre whatsoever

Way too metal for me

Too metal for me but I did really like piggy, didn’t realize they were very evil. I really do like the singers voice tho

I knew the band name but was surprised to hear the music to go with it - I really didn’t expect this. 100% did not like!

Never a huge fan, only know the radio hits. Damn that was a struggle to get through.

Not that great. Too much rock and gave me anxiety

nothing special except the name of the band

nah

I will never really understand the appeal of this album as much of it just sounds like noise to me. Best song: "A Warm Place" as it was noticeably different than the rest of the album and I also liked, "Hurt", but the rest of the album was something I won't choose to listen to again. Worst songs: the rest of the album excluding the two songs mentioned previously.

Not for me

No thanks

Nope

This is sub Depeche mode stuff and even that was not of the highest order. Woe is me plinky plinky gubbins. Even their best songs hurt is performed better elsewhere.

couldn't finish

Weird

Pretty mid. Closer

I'd never heard of Industrial Rock before and I won't be disappointed if I don't hear of it again. I'm not sure of how it's defined unless it's just making as much distorted noise as possible. A Warm Place was the only refuge, but that take a lot of listening to noise to reach it.

“Alternative”… try screaming in your face the entire time

Awful too noisy and angry, depressing

Nah I fucking hated this. I genuinely wouldn’t wish this listening experience on my worst enemy

Very experimental noisy listen. ‘Closer’ was of course a stand out. Always a banger. But nothing I would revisit

Overplayed

äÄÄh

Nope

I am not angry enough to give this a good listen, but I actually didn't totally hate everything. ⭐ Didn't like it.

I've been putting this off out of dread. I was right. This screamy noise was never going to be for me. I do not want this. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): N/A ⭐: Hated it.

Noise, for the most part.

Nope, hate it

edgy tenåringsemo

i can't listen to it

Ei yhtään omaan makuun, melkeinpä karseeta kauttaaltaan

I’ll come out the gate saying, I have never, NEVER been a fan of Nine Inch Nails. And I gotta say… I still hate NIN. Seriously, WTF is this? I get the whole experimental thing, but how did they get as popular as they did? Experimental groups like this are usually extremely niche.

Fuck me, that was fucking horrible. I gave it a go but I cannot stand anything this heavy. Does that make me a pussy? Maybe. Do I care? No.

No no no. Whoever made this needs to have his cocain confiscated

Had Nirvana vibes with the screaming. It wasn't terrible

Did not like this

dude calm down

This was horrendous. It's got the cringe factor of Limp Bizkit, but without any humour or decent riffs. How Johnny Cash was able to turn Hurt into what it is has to be a miracle.

Desperately boring.

My goodness, what a horrific album. It seemed to never end. It very much is a product of its time. The industrial sounds just cannot interest me at all. Very easy to rate this album. 1/5

ABORT ABORT

not a fan of rock so def not my fav

I will preface my notes on this album with the fact that I am a millennial and when I was younger I was totally into the emo bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, etc....I never got into Nine Inch Snails and apparently I still cannot. I tried very hard to get through this album, but I found it to be a little too dark and honestly VERY creepy. It's just not my cup of tea. On to the next one.

Sinnloses Rumgebrülle! Sondermüll!

Really really not my cup of tea.

Хуита

Not my kind of music. He has an ok voice, but the lyrics are brutal. This music makes me thankful that I'm not lonely.

Don’t want to hear this

Terminator porn music

angsty and downright concerning lyrics Tracks to Track: Hurt

In den 90er hätte mich das sicher abgeholt. Heut ist es schwierig Künstler und Kunst zu trennen.

Couldnt listen

Trop violent pour mes oreilles

awful, cant get through this one

not my cup of tea

Well now that was horrible.

I can see it's merits - problem is I listen to my 1 album per day while working and this isn't great background music

No

Pas mon style dutt

🏭🤘🎸

Hard rock is not my genre but some songs were okay Highlights: - Piggy - Closer - Hurt