Ripe (With Decay) (track)
by Nine Inch Nails
Year: 1999
From the album The Fragile (track #23)
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Ripe (With Decay) appears on the following album(s) by Nine Inch Nails:
- The Fragile (track #23) (this album) (1999)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/23/2026 11:44 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 04:42 | Exist-en-ciel | 172,110 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2025 15:27 |  ExTeaSea | 13,298 | 85/100 |
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TheDarkOrb 07/23/2019 01:48 | #240226
Ripe (With Decay) isn't necessarily a bad piece of music but it does leave The Fragile ending on low note. Compared with the rest of the album Ripe feels lackluster and is most likely what most would judge as the weakest track. But maybe that is the point Trent is making with this song. That even the most beautiful things go out with a whimper and give way to the sounds of decay.
