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The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails
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Tracklist
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Somewhat Damaged | 4:31 | 148,283 | ||
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The Day the World Went Away | 4:34 | 206,991 | ||
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The Frail | 1:54 | 178,512 | ||
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The Wretched | 5:25 | 171,273 | ||
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We're In This Together | 7:16 | 180,993 | ||
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The Fragile | 4:35 | 177,819 | ||
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Just Like You Imagined | 3:49 | 176,518 | ||
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Even Deeper | 5:47 | 131,184 | ||
| 9 |
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Pilgrimage | 3:31 | 114,396 | ||
| 10 |
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No, You Don't | 3:35 | 108,438 | ||
| 11 |
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La Mer | 4:37 | 131,228 | ||
| 12 |
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The Great Below | 5:17 | 155,860 | ||
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The Way Out Is Through | 4:17 | 114,837 | ||
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Into The Void | 4:49 | 143,341 | ||
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Where Is Everybody? | 5:40 | 119,735 | ||
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The Mark Has Been Made | 5:15 | 132,186 | ||
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Please | 3:31 | 113,798 | ||
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Starfuckers, Inc. | 5:00 | 130,171 | ||
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Complication | 2:30 | 116,590 | ||
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I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally | 4:13 | 99,657 | ||
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The Big Come Down | 4:13 | 112,600 | ||
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Underneath It All | 2:46 | 103,350 | ||
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Ripe (With Decay) | 6:34 | 92,906 |
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About this album
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.
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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licoricepizza wrote:
nin's masterpiece
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hstisgod wrote:
favorite NIN album ever? http://www.musicemissions.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/05/sundays-best-nine-inch-nails/#comment-8596
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albertgacy wrote:
my second favorite
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GG1985PL wrote:
This is so far the most interesting NIN album which I've heard
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Mumbabeal wrote:
one of these records you must at least have listened one time in your life. [2]
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monokhrome_nite wrote:
why are people still making nickelback jokes in 2012
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mk741 wrote:
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
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Freshed_Fisch wrote:
one of these records you must at least have listened one time in your life.
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DARKZSOU7 wrote:
Excellent followup to TDS some of Trents best work shines in this album.
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deurwaarder wrote:
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
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mdr9inchnails wrote:
@mk741, I really hope you're joking, because that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard. nickelback? gimme a fuckin' break [3]
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joaomtavares wrote:
nickelback? gimme a fuckin' break [2] honestly, people should stop comparing bands, it's pretty boring, and also a disrespect with both bands
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M-Mayakovski wrote:
nickelback? gimme a fuckin' break
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mk741 wrote:
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.
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mrbonzoorubber2 wrote:
It's not bad,it's still 100%better than anything Nickleback's ever composed
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GregCano wrote:
[fact]Best album ever[/fact]
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PlumDozer wrote:
The Fragile- the single most disappointing album ever.
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starwart1 wrote:
Dont. Trust. Pitchfork.
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Majk86 wrote:
Left = Right
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ThatSoundsBacon wrote:
Reznor's best piece of work. Enough said
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