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The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Somewhat Damaged 4:31 153,047
2 The Day the World Went Away 6:29 217,951
3 The Frail 1:41 183,966
4 The Wretched 5:25 176,565
5 We're In This Together 7:17 189,271
6 The Fragile 4:35 183,878
7 Just Like You Imagined 3:49 182,155
8 Even Deeper 5:47 135,034
9 Pilgrimage 3:32 117,832
10 No, You Don't 3:35 111,852
11 La Mer 4:37 135,693
12 The Great Below 5:17 160,468
1 The Way Out Is Through 4:17 118,490
2 Into The Void 4:49 147,800
3 Where Is Everybody? 5:40 103,217
4 The Mark Has Been Made 5:15 136,018
5 Please 3:31 116,981
6 Starfuckers, Inc. 5:30 133,596
7 Complication 2:30 119,728
8 I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally 4:13 93,355
9 The Big Come Down 4:12 115,885
10 Underneath It All 2:46 106,140
11 Ripe (With Decay) 6:34 95,443
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About this album

OOO Universal Music (2008) Released: 23 Jan 2008 23 tracks (105:52)
The Fragile (also known as Halo 14) is a concept double album by American Industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released in 1999 on Reznor’s Nothing Records. The album is Nine Inch Nails’ fourth major label release and the fourteenth halo. The album continues the plot of The Downward Spiral, despite the complete change in sound and style of the album. Instead of heavily distorted instruments, and gritty industrial sounds, the album relies much more on soundscapes, electronic beats, ambient noise, and heavy metal-laden guitar, such as in the single “Starfuckers, Inc.” Trent Reznor describes the album’s plot and story as “a theme of things falling apart.” Reznor has also said the album is bleaker than The Downward Spiral, despite the more aggressive, depressing tone of that album. Many songs on the album borrow bass, guitar, and keyboard lines from other songs on the album; most notably “The Frail” piano becoming “The Fragile” guitar and the bassline used in “La Mer” reappearing in “Into the Void”.

The album was not as much of a commercial success as The Downward Spiral, most likely accredited to Interscope Records’ lack of promotion of the album, and the lack of a stand-out single. Despite a strong start at #1 on the Billboard Top 10, the album quickly slipped out of the Billboard Top 10 only a week after its release, and Reznor was forced to provide funding for the subsequent North American tour out of his own pocket. The cover artwork was designed by David Carson.
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  • AnAbsentee

    [fact]Best album ever[/fact] [4]

    15 days ago

  • Margaret-Md

    [fact]Best album ever[/fact] [3]

    16 days ago

  • blackSkirt

    [fact]Best album ever[/fact] [2]

    March 2012

  • familyguy02011

    Best Nine Inch Nails album and one of the best albums ever written.

    March 2012

  • licoricepizza

    nin's masterpiece

    February 2012

  • hstisgod

    favorite NIN album ever? http://www.musicemissions.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/05/sundays-best-nine-inch-nails/#comment-8596

    February 2012

  • albertgacy

    my second favorite

    January 2012

  • GG1985PL

    This is so far the most interesting NIN album which I've heard

    January 2012

  • Mumbabeal

    one of these records you must at least have listened one time in your life. [2]

    January 2012

  • mk741

    Frankly if you can't hear the great Back's influence on this record, you might as well just stop listening to music. Trent himself cites Chad Kroeger as his musical idol in this interview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9JlPHPMfI&feature=related

    December 2011

  • Freshed_Fisch

    one of these records you must at least have listened one time in your life.

    December 2011

  • DARKZSOU7

    Excellent followup to TDS some of Trents best work shines in this album.

    November 2011

  • deurwaarder

    this album is a sweet surprise to me after the downward spiral and on, i had overlooked it. generally sounds like a real treat, and left is simply great. would choose the fragile over the slip any day

    November 2011

  • mdr9inchnails

    @mk741, I really hope you're joking, because that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard. nickelback? gimme a fuckin' break [3]

    November 2011

  • joaomtavares

    nickelback? gimme a fuckin' break [2] honestly, people should stop comparing bands, it's pretty boring, and also a disrespect with both bands

    November 2011

  • M-Mayakovski

    nickelback? gimme a fuckin' break

    October 2011

  • mk741

    Just Like You Imagined is one of the greatest pieces of music ever conceived. That being said, Nickelback on their worst day is still superior to NiN.

    October 2011

  • mrbonzoorubber2

    It's not bad,it's still 100%better than anything Nickleback's ever composed

    October 2011

  • GregCano

    [fact]Best album ever[/fact]

    October 2011

  • PlumDozer

    The Fragile- the single most disappointing album ever.

    October 2011
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