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The Fragile by: Nine Inch Nails CD-Charts Price: $24.98 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0606949047320 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: Nothing Manufacturer: Nothing Number Of Discs: 2 Publication Date: 1999 Publisher: Nothing Release Date: September 21, 1999 Studio: Nothing Sales Rank: 3920 MPN: 90473 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com's Best of 1999: Trent Reznor took five years to record this monstrous double-CD set, wielding a perfectionist's touch in the production and the subtlety of a chainsaw in the musicianship. The result is uncompromising, full of hysterical noise and yet utterly accessible. Somehow, someway, this is one of the best pop records of the year. --Matthew Cooke Amazon.com: The Fragile is even bleaker than 1994's The Downward Spiral as it lurches along with a perpetual scowl. A frenzied collection of buzz-saw pop, Trent Reznor's grim opus yo-yos through two CDs with scattershot intensity. Hushed one minute and explosive the next, spite and anger intermix with heartbreaking resignation, sometimes in the course of one song. Still, Reznor's dour and uncompromising approach is accessible and undeniably entertaining, even when he eschews vocals altogether. Unchanged are the obsessive lengths that he goes to for the sake of a dynamic thrill ride. The quiet tones that open the instrumental "Just Like You Imagined" suddenly erupt into a barrage of off-time rhythms and noodling keyboard riffs, all rising to a torrid conclusion. The sheer sonic invention on display here is astounding. Reznor's production approaches Brian Eno's in terms of dynamism, though it arises from a profoundly different sensibility. "Starfuckers Inc" uses chopped-up vocals for the verses and a shouting mob for its propulsive, Ministryesque chorus to mercilessly slam some of NIN's imitators (most pointedly, Marilyn Manson). And while there's nothing here as dance-floor-ready as Downward Spiral's "Closer," "Where Is Everybody" comes close, thanks to its slow, sweaty gyrations and Adrian Belew's slippery guitar figures. The Fragile's songs are ultimately simple explorations of deep disillusionment. However, once Reznor finishes twisting them out of shape, they're towering soundscapes of rage that are at once terrifying and beautiful. --Matthew Cooke Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - One of my top 5 albums.No other main release NIN album has stuck me the way this one has. I won't speak for the mix albums. >,> It feels like listening to this album that every song on both CD's save the transition pieces are worthy of topping the charts. This isn't exactly made for radio either though. It breaks typical forms in favor of the progressive. Add to that Reznor sings with incredible energy. His latest radio play just seems simple in comparison without the climax found here. Rating: - Masterpiece!Simply put this is a concept album masterpiece! It flows together very poetic lyrics it also strikes emotion on the listener. Rating: - More Great stuff from Trent ReznorThe 4th studio relase from Nine Inch Nails, and its dam good. The Downward Spiral was a hard act to follow, and it took a while but this is amazing Industrial Music from Trent Reznor the one true master of Industrial. Rating: - Trent Reznor's Last MasterpieceI've been hooked to Nine Inch Nails ever since I played their debut album PRETTY HATE MACHINE, their music was so good that I started buying more of their albums so I then bought their BROKEN EP which I loved to listen to and I noticed that over time their albums get heavier. Their 1994 album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL really blew me away, The Downward Spiral (IMO) is one of the best albums ever made. Now for their 1999 release THE FRAGILE, when I first listen to this album I thought it was okay but I wasn't too crazy about it but after I listened to it several times it really started to grow on me. This is what I think of the tracks below: SOMEWHAT DAMAGED- A good heavy song to start the album. THE DAY THE WORLD WENT AWAY ... Read More: Rating: - Sealing the deal...I need to state that I was not much a nine inch nails fan before I listened to this album but I think that it is a perfect way for fans to get introduced to this group that is nothing short of the best band I have heard in my short years on this planet. Trent Reznor, (lead singer, writer, producer, etc...) is undoubtably one of the best song writers in such a long time. Not only does he write all of the lyrics and songs but he also plays all of the instruments for the recordings. Trents music has literally saved my life...and this 2 disc cd is what started it all for me. |
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