Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

Artist:

Nine Inch Nails

UPC:

606949047320

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Description:

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.
Personnel: Denise Milfrot, Martha Prevost (vocals); Buddha Boys Choir (chant); Danny Lohner (guitar, synthesizer, drum programming); Adrian Belew (guitar); Steve Duda (violin, percussion, programming); Willie (cello); Cherry Holly (trumpet); Mike Garson (piano); Jerome Dillon, Bill Rieflin (drums); Paul Bradley, Keith Hillebrandt, Trent Reznor, Paul DeCarli, Charles Clouser (programming); Christine Parrish, Martha Wood, M. Gabriela Rivas, Di Coleman, Melissa Daigle, Rodney Sulton, Terry Rice, Gary I. Neal, Judy Miller, Buddha Debutante Choir, Tracy Hardin, Heather Bennet, Stefani Taylor, Elquine Rice, Leslie Wilson, Barbara Wilson (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Alan Moulder.
Recording information: Nothing Studios, New Orleans, LA.
Photographer: David Carson.
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

Track Listing:

DISC 1: LEFT:

1. Somewhat Damaged
2. Day the World Went Away, The
3. Frail, The
4. Wretched, The - (remix)
5. We`re in This Together
6. Fragile, The
7. Just Like You Imagined
8. Even Deeper
9. Pilgrimage
10. No You Don`t
11. Mer, La - (French)
12. Great Below, The

DISC 2: RIGHT:

1. Way Out Is Through, The
2. Into the Void
3. Where Is Everybody?
4. Mark Has Been Made, The
5. Please
6. Starfuckers, Inc.
7. Complication
8. I`m Looking Forward to Joining You, Finally
9. Big Come Down, The
10. Underneath It All
11. Ripe (With Decay)

Album Information

Release Date:

09/21/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Industrial

Label:

Nothing/Interscope

Producer:

Alan Moulder; Trent Reznor

Catalog Number:

CIDD 8091

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

103 : 40

Guest Artist:

Adrian Belew; Mike Garson

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