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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | Somewhat Damaged |
2 | The Day The World Went Away |
3 | The Frail |
4 | The Wretched |
5 | We're In This Together |
6 | The Fragile |
7 | Just Like You Imagined |
8 | Even Deeper |
9 | Pilgrimage |
10 | No, You Don't |
11 | La Mer |
12 | The Great Below |
Disc: 2
1 | The Way Out Is Through |
2 | Into The Void |
3 | Where Is Everybody? |
4 | The Mark Has Been Made |
5 | Please |
6 | Starfuckers, Inc. |
7 | Complication |
8 | I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally |
9 | The Big Come Down |
10 | Underneath It All |
11 | Ripe (With Decay) |
Editorial Reviews
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The Fragile is even bleaker than 1994's The Downward Spiral as it lurches along with a perpetual scowl. A frenzied collection of buzz-saw pop, Trent Reznor's grim opus yo-yos through two CDs with scattershot intensity. Hushed one minute and explosive the next, spite and anger intermix with heartbreaking resignation, sometimes in the course of one song. Still, Reznor's dour and uncompromising approach is accessible and undeniably entertaining, even when he eschews vocals altogether. Unchanged are the obsessive lengths that he goes to for the sake of a dynamic thrill ride. The quiet tones that open the instrumental "Just Like You Imagined" suddenly erupt into a barrage of off-time rhythms and noodling keyboard riffs, all rising to a torrid conclusion. The sheer sonic invention on display here is astounding. Reznor's production approaches Brian Eno's in terms of dynamism, though it arises from a profoundly different sensibility. "Starfuckers Inc" uses chopped-up vocals for the verses and a shouting mob for its propulsive, Ministryesque chorus to mercilessly slam some of NIN's imitators (most pointedly, Marilyn Manson). And while there's nothing here as dance-floor-ready as Downward Spiral's "Closer," "Where Is Everybody" comes close, thanks to its slow, sweaty gyrations and Adrian Belew's slippery guitar figures. The Fragile's songs are ultimately simple explorations of deep disillusionment. However, once Reznor finishes twisting them out of shape, they're towering soundscapes of rage that are at once terrifying and beautiful. --Matthew Cooke
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.55 x 4.8 x 0.59 inches; 4.52 ounces
- Manufacturer : Nothing
- Item model number : 2076283
- Original Release Date : 1999
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : January 26, 2007
- Label : Nothing
- ASIN : B00001P4TH
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #17,290 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #224 in Alternative Metal (CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,636 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #7,386 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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If you see life through the realist lens, then NIN is for you. Trent doesn't sugar-coat anything in his music and I think it speaks to many Gen-X'ers who question a lot in society and life.
Favorite tracks on this album:
"The Great Below"
"La Mer"
"The Frail"
"The Day The World Went Away"
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Sure, it sounds good but each side of this 3LP set breaks up this story into chapters, essentially.
When Trent Reznor said that vinyl is a better medium than digital and he prefers his music was listened to this way, I was skeptical. This is one of the premier digital artists basically poo-pooing his own medium, one he helped to popularize? Pshaw! said I.
I can kind of see why now, though. The quiets are quiet, the louds are loud. There isn't compression or any sort of trickery going on when I was listening to this album. It sounds superb. Of course, there's always a loss of fidelity when transferring digital to analog, and this will never beat the fidelity of the original CD. There is just so much going on in the background that one can barely hear. (see Rick Beato's YouTube series of "What makes this song great?" where he breaks down and isolates tracks and discusses them; compelling stuff!)
With that said, I think Trent had in mind the "loudness wars" that plague modern mixing when he said that; that is, people are listening to an artists' music on very crummy tiny earbuds.
There's none of that crap here. Even though I've been a fan for nearly 25 years, it gave me a greater appreciation of Trent's mixing and hard work.
If you're new in vinyl and a fan of NIN, definitely pick this up.
If you're new in vinyl and haven't been a fan, you will be.
Reviewed in Spain on January 4, 2022