Album of the day (#1252): Pretty Hate Machine

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Today's album of the day

Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1989.
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Overall rank: 436
Average rating: 78/100 (from 218 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Head Like a Hole
2. Terrible Lie
3. Down in It
4. Sanctified
5. Something I Can Never Have
6. Kinda I Want To
7. Sin
8. That's What I Get
9. Only Time
10. Ringfinger

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[DanielNunes93]

Great album, this and The Downward Spiral are one of best Industrial rock albums.

[Mercury]

This is pretty cool, and it has a soft spot in my heart die to the fact that Trent Reznor was my first musical idol when I was 11-13. I mean I had posters and box sets and I tried to dress like him and song like him and act like him. He was my first musical god, just before Kirk Hammett, Bob Dylan, etc.

As for this album however, it is a wildly uneven affair. It's electronic sound is so cheap sounding at times to me. Especially on "Ring Finger". But honestly, despite my recollected short comings (and I haven't given this a good relisten in years) I also see that there are some real generation-defining classics here that beautifully melded dark/goth elements with industrial with hard rock/metal. It's astounding how well "Head Like A Hole" has aged. That song can still get me pretty amped. Also "Terrible Lie" and "Sin" and some others are excellent.


In short I just realized its high time I got back into NIN starting from relistening to this.
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-Ryan

ONLY 4% of people can understand this chart! Come try!

My Fave Metal - you won't believe #5!!!

[HoldenM]

My mom had this album, and I dug into it when I was in middle school. Revisited it recently, and was quite satisfied.

So terrific.

Track picks
1. Head Like a Hole
3. Down in It
8. That's What I Get
10. Ringfinger
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[Johnnyo]

Brilliant album. Favourite track = Head Like A Hole. Totally awesome.

[Mdemauri]

One of the first indie-label rock albums to sell over one million copies. I really don't listen to industrial music, but what Trent Reznor does makes me want to listen. A great debut album, for sure.

[WindowAbove]

Sounds dated now. The Fragile is his best.

[Mercury]