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Considered the breakthrough album that delivered a more palatable version of industrial music to the commercial audience, Pretty Hate Machine left its dingy mark on pop culture. The abrasive "sonarchy" of the album was first churned by despondent club-goers who roiled with the rhythms and T
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Considered the breakthrough album that delivered a more palatable version of industrial music to the commercial audience, Pretty Hate Machine left its dingy mark on pop culture. The abrasive "sonarchy" of the album was first churned by despondent club-goers who roiled with the rhythms and aligned with the angst-ridden convictions. Since its release, the album's tempered deviations came to signify an aesthetic reverie for machine-driven martyrdom. Permeated by hissing engines and dissonant strains, the tracks cascade outside channels of modern complacency. Hits like "Head Like a Hole" and "Down in It" are recognized by the acidic beats, piercing riffs, and lyrical hostilities which snare the listener with disparaging rhapsody. Not for the light-headed, Pretty Hate Machine afflicts the inner sanctum and strikes a nerve. --Lucas Hilbert
"Debut studio album
1. head like a hole
2. terrible lie
3. down in it
4. sanctified
5. something i can never have
6. kinda i want to
7. sin
8. that's what i get
9. the only time
10. ringfinger
**A remastered version of PHM has been released with updated artwork & an 11th track: the NIN cover of Queen's "get down make love" (originally released as the b-side on the "sin" single).**"
""Down In It" turns out to be NIN's first song, and still one of their best. You may not hear it as often as "Head Like a Hole," but it is actually slightly better. Reznor is almost rapping here, with powerful percussive vocals and a driving beat. Surprise fact: this album came out in 1988, not the 90s."
the giraffe added this to a list 1 year, 7 months ago
"The debut album isn't aging as well as the rest of these, which is why it's further down this list. "kinda i want to" gets more silly every year, and "ringfinger" is getting there too. Still, songs like "something i can never have", "terrible lie", and "sin" make this album worth revisiting again and again.
(personally though, I could go the rest of my life without hearing "head like a hole" again and be happy)"