Nine Inch NailsThe Fragile

Label:

Nothing Records – 490 473-2

Series:

NIN – HALO_FOURTEEN

Format:

2 x CD , Album , Digipak

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Ambient

Tracklist

Left
1-1 Somewhat Damaged
Guitar [Additional Guitars]Danny Lohner
Written-ByTrent Reznor
4:31
1-2 The Day The World Went Away
Vocals [Additional Vocals On 'Quiet']Kim Prevost
Voice [Backing Chants]The Buddha Debutante Choir
Voice [The Buddha Debutante Choir]Melissa Daigle
4:33
1-3 The Frail 1:54
1-4 The Wretched 5:25
1-5 We're In This Together
Drums [Chorus Drums]Jerome Dillon
7:16
1-6 The Fragile 4:35
1-7 Just Like You Imagined
Guitar [Additional Guitars]Danny Lohner
PianoMike Garson
3:49
1-8 Even Deeper
Backing VocalsTracy Hardin
Drum Programming, Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizers]Danny Lohner
Mixed By [Mixing Assistant]Dr. Dre
Written-ByTrent Reznor
5:47
1-9 Pilgrimage
Percussion [Additional Marching Percussion]Steve Duda
TrumpetCherry Holly
Voice [Chanting]The Buddha Boys Choir
3:31
1-10 No, You Don't 3:35
1-11 La Mer
CelloWillie
DrumsBill Rieflin*
VocalsDenise Milfort
4:37
1-12 The Great Below
Guitar [End Melodic Guitar]Adrian Belew
Guitar [Guitar Ambiences]Danny Lohner
Sounds [Atmospheres]Charlie Clo
5:17
Right
2-1 The Way Out Is Through
PianoMike Garson
Written-ByTrent Reznor
4:17
2-2 Into The Void
Backing VocalsKim Prevost
Drum ProgrammingCharlie Clo
4:49
2-3 Where Is Everybody?
Guitar [End Melodic Guitar]Adrian Belew
5:40
2-4 The Mark Has Been Made 5:15
2-5 Please 3:30
2-6 Starfuckers, Inc.
Voice [Chanting]The Buddha Boys Choir
Voice [The Buddha Boys Choir]Steve Duda
Written-ByTrent Reznor
5:00
2-7 Complication
Guitar [Additional Guitars]Danny Lohner
2:30
2-8 I'm Looking Forward To ing You, Finally 4:13
2-9 The Big Come Down 4:12
2-10 Underneath It All 2:46
2-11 Ripe (With Decay)
PianoMike Garson
ViolinSteve Duda
6:34

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyUniversal Music
  • Recorded AtElectrical Audio
  • Mastered AtPrecision Mastering
  • Recorded AtNothing Studios
  • Mixed AtNothing Studios
  • Published ByLeaving Hope Music
  • Published ByTVT Music, Inc.
  • Published ByLeaving Hope Music, Inc.
  • Published ByWish It Away
  • Published ByHillebrandt
  • Published ByHypercube Music
  • Published ByWarner-Tamerlane Music
  • Published ByQuackenbush Music Limited
  • Published ByPolyGram International Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Licensed FromUniversal Music Special Markets, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Interscope Records
  • Copyright ©Interscope Records
  • Made ByUniversal M & L,
  • Manufactured ByTinsley Robor Plc, UK
  • Licensed FromAmaray UK 7

Credits

  • A&R [Artist Relations By]Jeff Anderson (15)
  • Art Direction, DesignDavid Carson
  • Artwork [Web Integration By]Rob Sheridan (2)
  • Booking [For Artist & Audience]Alex Kochan
  • Booking [For Helter Skelter]Emma Banks
  • Edited By [Provided Final Continuity And Flow]Bob Ezrin
  • Engineer [Additional Engineering]Leo Herrera
  • Engineer [Second Engineering]Brian Pollack
  • Engineer, Mixed ByAlan Moulder
  • Legal [Legal Necessities By]Ross Rosen
  • Management [Managed By - For Conservative]John A Malm Jr*
  • Management [Merchandising By - For Object]David 'Khan' Johnson*
  • Mastered ByTom Baker (3)
  • Other [Being There Provided By]Jerry Letzer
  • Performer [Nine Inch Nails Live]Trent Reznor
  • Photography ByDavid Carson
  • ProducerTrent Reznor
  • Programmed ByTrent Reznor
  • Programmed By [With]Steve Duda
  • Public Relations [Publicity By - For Nothing]Susan Swan*
  • Recorded By [Supplemental Drum Recording]Steve Albini
  • Sound Designer [Additional Sound Design]Steve Duda
  • Written-By, PerformerTrent Reznor

Notes

Managed for Conservative
Supplemental drum recording at Electrical Audio
Mastered at Precision

Recorded and mixed at Nothing Studios, New Orleans

Publicity for Nothing
Booking for Artist & Audience and Helter Skelter
Merchandising for Object

"I'm Looking Forward To ing You, Finally" for Clara

T Reznor ©1999 Leaving Hope Music/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) istrated by Leaving Hope Music Inc

[Track 1-1, 1-8] T Reznor D Lohner ©1999 Leaving Hope Music/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) istrated by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Wish It Away (ASCAP)

[Track 2-1] T Reznor K Hillebrandt C Clo ©1999 Leaving Hope Music/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) istrated by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Hillebrandt/Hypercube Music/Warner Tamerlane Music (BMI)

[Track 2-6] T Reznor C Clo ©1999 Leaving Hope Music/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) istrated by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Hypercube Music/Warner Tamerlane Music (BMI)/Quackenbush Music Limited (ASCAP) istrated by Polygram International Music Publishing Inc
All rights reserved used by permission
Contains elements from Kiss used courtesy of Mercury Records under license from Universal Music Special Markets Inc

℗ 1999 Interscope Records. © 1999 Interscope Records, a Universal Music Company.
Made in the EU.

Issued in a six (tri-fold) Digipak with two clear trays.
The centre has a pocket which contains a 28 page staple bound booklet. The pocket has die cut sections and can be accessed from the left or right.

Tracks 2-2 "Into The Void" & 2-3 "Where Is Everybody?" are HDCD encoded.

DIGILOK™ by Tinsley Robor plc. UK
PAT. No GB2291640B as licensed by Amaray UK 7

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Printed): 6 06949 04732 0
  • Barcode (Scanned): 606949047320
  • Label Code: LC 06406
  • Price Code: UN 892
  • Rights Society: BIEM/MS
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Other (Left, CD label, catalog number): 490 474-2 (490 473-2)
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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The Fragile (2×CD, Album, Tri-Fold Digipak) Interscope Records 0694904732 US 1999
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The Fragile (3×LP, Album) Nothing Records 0694904731 US 1999
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The Fragile (2×Cassette, Album) Nothing Records 490 474-4, 490 475-4 Poland 1999
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The Fragile (2×CD, Album, Repress, SMEA) Interscope Records 490 473-2 Australia 1999
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The Fragile (3×LP, Album) Nothing Records 490 473-1 Europe 1999

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Reviews

  • luckje_mj's avatar
    luckje_mj
    Fünf lange Jahre hat uns Trent Reznor und sein Ein-Mann-Projekt Nine Inch Nails warten lassen, um dann gleich mit einer Doppel-CD einzuschlagen. Wer gleich zu Beginn einen Kracher erwartet hat, wird bitter enttäuscht, denn "Somewhat damaged" kommt höchstens textlich wie einer daher. Hier merkt man nämlich, welche Höllenqualen der Sänger in den letzten fünf Jahren durchlebt haben muss, um "The day the world went away" zu erleben. Beim zweiten Song kommen einem gewaltige Soundwellen entgegen, die aber auch leise wieder abebben, um in das düstere Piano-Instrumentalstück "The frail" überzugehen. Der kirchliche Glaube kam noch nie gut bei Trent Reznor weg, wie man auch wieder in "The wretched" feststellen kann. Mit dem fünften Song "We´re in this together" kommt die Platte endlich richtig in Fahrt und Reznor schreit seine Wut regelrecht heraus. Der Titelsong beschreibt das Gefühl, wenn man an schlimmen Situationen vorbeirauscht, in die man nicht eingreifen kann. Es folgt mit "Just like you imagined" wieder ein Instrumentalstück mit Jazz-Anleihen. Der depressive Weg eines Süchtigen wird in "Even deeper" beschrieben. Dann wird uns mit "Pilgrimage" und "No, you don´t" fast schon OldSchool-Industrial serviert. Mit "La mer" folgt eines der zärtlichsten und zerbrechlichsten Lieder, die Trent Reznor je geschrieben hat. Im letzten Stück der ersten CD "The great below", geht es dann um das Thema Todessehnsucht.
    Thematisch bleibt die zweite CD bei Thema Todessehnsucht, sofern man diese nach der Hölle hat, denn "The way out is through" hört sich wie direkt aus dieser gesungen an. Der zweite Song "Into the void" stammt definitiv aus der Aufnahmesession des Vorgängeralbums und der dritte, "Where is everybody?", kling wie eine perfekte Mischung aus den beiden Alben. Dann folgt mit "The mark has been made" ein ruhiges und zunächst eher langweiliges Instrumentalstück, welches nach zwei Minuten aber gut Fahrt aufnimmt. Geschichten aus dem Drogensumpf erzählt uns Trent Reznor in "Please". Kein Wunder das "Starfuckers, Inc." als Single ausgekoppelt wurde, da es ein Hammersong ist, der zum Mitschreien anregt. Das folgende Instrumental "Complication" weist 80er-Jahre-Disco-Anleihen aus, was thematisch zum folgenden "I´m looking forward to ing you, finally" t. Dieser Song bleibt wegen dem zuckersüßen Refraintext "The smell of sunshine - I sometimes" sofort im Ohr kleben. Gleich gut kleben bleibt auch die Refrainzeile "There is no place I can go - there is no way I can hide" aus "The big come down". Zum Schluss gibt es noch das verwirrende Instrumental "Ripe (with decay)".
    Fazit: Eine Platte, die man mehrmals hören muss. Zunächst enttäuschend, doch irgendwann erschließt sie sich zumindest den Hardcore Nine Inch Nails Fans.

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