Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 |
Head Like A Hole
Engineer – Doug De Angelis* Producer [Additional Remix Production] – Keith LeBlanc Producer, Engineer – Flood |
4:59 | ||
| 2 |
Terrible Lie
Engineer – Doug De Angelis* Producer, Engineer – Flood |
4:38 | ||
| 3 |
Down In It
Engineer – Trent Reznor Producer – Keith LeBlanc Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Adrian Sherwood |
3:46 | ||
| 4 |
Sanctified
Guitar [Drone Guitar At The End] – Richard Patrick |
5:48 | ||
| 5 | Something I Can Never Have | 5:54 | ||
| 6 | Kinda I Want To | 4:33 | ||
| 7 |
Sin
Remix – Keith LeBlanc |
4:06 | ||
| 8 | That's What I Get | 4:30 | ||
| 9 |
The Only Time
Producer – Keith LeBlanc |
4:47 | ||
| 10 | Ringfinger | 5:40 |
Credits
- Edited By [Digital], Other [Continuity] – Chris Vrenna
- Engineer – John Fryer (tracks: 2, 4 to 10), Keith LeBlanc (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9), Ken Quartarone (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 9), Kennan Keating (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
- Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
- Mixed By – John Fryer (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 8, 10), Keith LeBlanc (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 9), Trent Reznor (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10)
- Producer – John Fryer (tracks: 4 to 10), Trent Reznor (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 10)
- Programmed By [Additional Synth Programming] – Flood, Tim Niemi
- Written-by, Performer, Arranged By, Programmed By, Edited By [Digital], Other [Continuity] – Trent Reznor
Notes
Catalog number on disc: TVT 2610-2
Catalog number on spine: 2610-2
Halo 2
Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC. Studios: The Right Track (Cleveland), Blackwing (London), Unique (New York), Synchro Sound (Boston), Roundhouse (London).
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Other Versions (Showing 5 of 35) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Hate Machine (LP, Album) | Island Records | ILPS 9973 | UK | 1989 | ||
| Pretty Hate Machine (CD, Album, RE, SHM) | Interscope Records, TVT Records, Universal International | UICY-91219, | Japan | 2008 | ||
| Pretty Hate Machine (CD, Album) | Island Records, Island Records | CID 9973, 848 358-2 | UK & Europe | 1989 | ||
| Pretty Hate Machine (CD, Album, RE) | Nothing Records, Interscope Records | 069490374-2 | Canada | 1999 | ||
| Pretty Hate Machine (CD, Album) | Warner Music (Germany) | 9567-91834-2 | Germany | 1991 |
Recommendations
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Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (2xCD, Album, Tri)
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Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (CD, Album, Sli)
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Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole (CD, Maxi)
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Nine Inch Nails - Broken (CD, EP, Dig)
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Nine Inch Nails - Sin (CD, Single)
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Reviews & Discussion
This is easily one of Trent's best albums. In fact, this was my favorite for many years until The Fragile was released. Disregard any remarks about "80s, synth or cheese." The songs on here are great. It doesn't matter what year or what particular instrument was used when the songs were created. This is not as revolutionary as The Downward Spiral or The Fragile, but it still stands out as a fine piece of work 5/5
The first industrial album to hit the mainstream, Nine Inch Nails' PRETTY HATE MACHINE, keeps the dance beats going, but adds an element of teenage angst to the lyrics -- which goes a long way in explaining its popularity. Clubs in the early 90s couldn't escape "Head Like a Hole" or, to a lesser extent, "Down In It." Nonetheless, the album has a melodic appeal that matches its pain-ridden lyrics, whether the rough, down-on-my-knees scream of "Terrible Lie" or the gentle piano and anguish on "Something I Can Never Have." The danciness recurs on "Sin" and "The Only Time" makes a case for funk-industrial, but the closer, "Ringfinger," brings back the beat. Ah, the good old days.
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