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Editorial Review:
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
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Excellence of its time thankfully 'A Customer' and 'Toybum' don't represent the great majority of NIN fans who think Pretty Hate Machine, 'Excellence of its time'. It's not Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle, it's not so many things other than being a fantastic slab of tech-industrial metal by a young guy called Trent Reznor. All that 'A Customer' hates is what makes THIS customer love the album. I don't regard there being a duff track. There has been plenty of music since by NIN that has made me raise my eyebrows, thinking... more info
Nine Inch Nails ~ Pretty Hate Machine ~ The Holy Grail of Industrial music. Personally I think this is the album that put Industrial on the map. Still to this day it has its own unique sound and a sort of futuristic feel. If you see a copy, buy it straight away. Its intelligent, its unique and still to this day it sounds fresh.
amazing music when i first heard about nine inch nails i thought they were a metal band and put off listening to them. Then i listened to this and realized i was completely wrong. what i found was music based on beats and clever sampling. guitars and other conventional instruments are only used to provide noise here and there instead of being the focus which gives nine inch nails a very unique sound. there's nobody else who makes music like nine inch nails and that alone makes them worth listening to once. this... more info
Nailgasm I wish i didn't already have this album so i could buy it again and experience it all from fresh. For new comers..this is some very interesting music, i suggest you give it a try..and if you don't like it..you cant really do wrong at amazons prices! Trents music has matured a lot over the years, this album is very 80's industrial rock pop with a dirty twist.
