Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (3 LP)

As the double-disc The Fragile unfurls, all of Nine Inch Nails' trademarks -- gargantuan, processed guitars, ominous electro rhythms, near-ambient keyboards, Trent Reznor's shredded vocals and tortured words -- are unveiled, all sounding pretty much how they did on The Downward Spiral. Upon closer inspection, there are new frills, yet these aren't apparent without digging. The Fragile lives up to its title once the first disc is over. There are some detours into noisy bluster (some, like the Marilyn Manson dis "Starfuckers, Inc.," work quite well) but they're surrounded by long, evocative instrumental sections that highlight Reznor's gifts for arrangement. Whenever Reznor crafts delicate, alternately haunting and pretty soundscapes or interesting sonic juxtapositions, The Fragile is compelling. Since they provide a change of pace, the bursts of industrial noise assist the flow of the album, which never feels indulgent, even though it runs over 100 minutes. There's no denying that it's often gripping, offering odd and interesting variations on NIN themes. Reznor's music is immaculately crafted and arranged, with every note and nuance gliding into the next. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor (vocals, various instruments, programming).Additional personnel: Keith Hillebrandt, Charlie Clouser, Paul Decarli, Steve Duda, Clinton Bradley (programming).Engineers include: Alan Moulder, Brian Pollack, Steve Albini.Recorded at Nothing Studios, New Orleans. Louisiana.THE FRAGILE was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance. "Starfuckers, Inc." was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance."Into The Void" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Format: Vinyl, 3 LP Released: 11/17/2017 Genre: Rock, Electronic Remember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from our official JocoRecords website! Track Listing: A1        Somewhat Damaged 4:31A2        The Day The World Went Away 5:04A3        The Frail    1:54A4        The Wretched    5:36B1        We're In This Together 7:19B2        The Fragile    4:32B3        Just Like You Imagined 3:52B4        Even Deeper 6:16C1        Pilgrimage 3:41C2        No, You Don't    3:36C3        La Mer 5:10C4        The Great Below 5:17D1        The Way Out Is Through 4:17D2        Into The Void 4:49D3        Where Is Everybody? 5:40D4        The Mark Has Been Made    4:46E1        10 Miles High 5:09E2        Please    3:31E3        Starfuckers, Inc. 5:00E4        Complication 2:27E5        The New Flesh    3:42F1        I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally    4:20F2        The Big Come Down    4:12F3        Underneath It All    2:47F4        Ripe 5:18