{"id":86492,"date":"2012-04-12T13:02:31","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T17:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/86492\/inch-nails\/"},"modified":"2012-04-12T13:02:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T17:02:31","slug":"inch-nails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/86492\/inch-nails\/","title":{"rendered":"NINE INCH NAILS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">The first Nine Inch Nails album (Pretty Hate Machine) was released in 1989.\u00a0 Some of it sounds dated now, but it was by no means a bad start.\u00a0 Apparently, the record label (TVT Records) wanted an album which sounded like Fine Young Cannibals.\u00a0 That&#8217;s not what they got at all.\u00a0 Even at that early stage, Trent Reznor knew he wanted to make edgy industrial music.\u00a0 He had to compromise a little at first, but the following EPs (Broken and Fixed) were much heavier.\u00a0 Then came the &#8216;classic&#8217; NIN album:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"4\">THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">The Downward Spiral is an angry album, and it went down well with disillusioned and rebellious teenagers everywhere (but mainly in the US).\u00a0 This was the soundtrack of their discontent &#8211; or one of the soundtracks, at least (there were others, from the likes of Nirvana and Marilyn Manson).\u00a0 It&#8217;s not all just noise, though.\u00a0 There are plenty of softer parts.\u00a0 However, Reznor has a knack of writing gentle music which is just as powerful as the loud stuff (eg. Hurt, which was later covered by Johnny Cash).\u00a0 This became more evident on the next album, The Fragile.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">Closer is the most well known song on The Downward Spiral.\u00a0 It is the sort of song which shocks parents, as it delights their offspring.\u00a0 There&#8217;s more shocking material on here (eg. Heresy, Ruiner and Big Man With A Gun).\u00a0 The Downward Spiral is a concept album, which details a man&#8217;s self-destructive course; from the initial feelings of hopelessness to his ultimate suicide attempt, via an emotional rollercoaster ride.\u00a0 It is a heavy album, in many respects.\u00a0 It is very dense.\u00a0 The production on this album (by Flood) sounds flawed.\u00a0 However, a lot of the sounds are deliberately distorted &#8211; for that gritty effect.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nine Inch  Nails - Closer\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-HbKaHddmfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">For most Nine Inch Nails fans, The Downward Spiral is still their favourite album (although Year Zero, which is also a concept album, is also an excellent body of work).<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">Fans had to wait five years for more new material, but it was a double album (The Fragile).\u00a0 It received mixed reviews &#8211; and limited commercial success.\u00a0 I personally like it.\u00a0 The gap between The Fragile and With Teeth was even longer (six years).\u00a0 However, three albums have been released since then (Year Zero, Ghosts I &#8211; IV and The Slip).\u00a0 Here is a short overview of Ghosts I &#8211; IV:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"4\">GHOSTS I &#8211; IV<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">Ghosts I &#8211; IV isn&#8217;t really a &#8216;proper&#8217; Nine Inch Nails album (with vocals &#8211; and anger).\u00a0 It is a collection of thirty six instrumental tracks, spanning two discs.\u00a0 Most of it is very sparse.\u00a0 Atmospheric soundscapes combine with gentle piano; dark and melancholic.\u00a0 The abrasive industrial tracks provide a welcome change of pace.\u00a0 Trent Reznor and Alan Moulder evidently had a lot of fun, with an assortment of interesting sounds.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">This was the first Nine Inch Nails project, since leaving Interscope (Year Zero was the last album on that label).\u00a0 It appears to be something Reznor had to get out of his system, before making another regular album.\u00a0 As such, it has its place in the NIN catalogue.\u00a0 The Slip followed just months after the release of Ghosts I &#8211; IV, and any doubt regarding Reznor&#8217;s ability to write angsty rock songs was quickly dispelled.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BTfpOsPy3VM<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">There have also been three remix albums: Further Down The Spiral (1995), Things Falling Apart (2000) and Year Zero Remixed (2007).\u00a0 A live album was released in 2002, coupled with a CD of unreleased material and alternate versions of various Nine Inch Nails songs.\u00a0 Last year, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross completed work on their second movie soundtrack (the first being The Social Network).\u00a0 The American adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was released in December 2011.\u00a0 There was also a side-project (How To Destroy Angels).\u00a0 Further information can be found on the Nine Inch Nails website (www.nin.com).<\/font><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A3UwQQnQ-yk<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"4\">Three more essential NIN songs<\/font><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pev0dINRaok<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nine Inch Nails - The Four of Us are Dying\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S_tsfCpYKdU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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