Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile
Tracklist
Left | |||
1-1 | Somewhat Damaged | 4:31 | |
1-2 | The Day The World Went Away | 4:33 | |
1-3 | The Frail | 1:54 | |
1-4 | The Wretched | 5:25 | |
1-5 | We're In This Together | 7:16 | |
1-6 | The Fragile | 4:35 | |
1-7 | Just Like You Imagined | 3:49 | |
1-8 | Even Deeper | 5:47 | |
1-9 | Pilgrimage | 3:31 | |
1-10 | No, You Don't | 3:35 | |
1-11 | La Mer | 4:37 | |
1-12 | The Great Below | 5:17 | |
Right | |||
2-1 | The Way Out Is Through | 4:17 | |
2-2 | Into The Void | 4:49 | |
2-3 | Where Is Everybody? | 5:40 | |
2-4 | The Mark Has Been Made | 5:15 | |
2-5 | Please | 3:30 | |
2-6 | Starfuckers, Inc. | 5:00 | |
2-7 | Complication | 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) | 6:34 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal Music
- Recorded At – Electrical Audio
- Mastered At – Precision Mastering
- Recorded At – Nothing Studios
- Mixed At – Nothing Studios
- Published By – Leaving Hope Music
- Published By – TVT Music, Inc.
- Published By – Leaving Hope Music, Inc.
- Published By – Wish It Away
- Published By – Hillebrandt
- Published By – Hypercube Music
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Music
- Published By – Quackenbush Music Limited
- Published By – PolyGram International Music Publishing, Inc.
- Licensed From – Universal Music Special Markets, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Interscope Records
- Copyright © – Interscope Records
- Made By – Universal M & L,
- Manufactured By – Tinsley Robor Plc, UK
- Licensed From – Amaray UK 7
Credits
- A&R [Artist Relations By] – Jeff Anderson (15)
- Art Direction, Design – David 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 By – Alan 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 By – Tom Baker (3)
- Other [Being There Provided By] – Jerry Letzer
- Performer [Nine Inch Nails Live] – Trent Reznor
- Photography By – David Carson
- Producer – Trent Reznor
- Programmed By – Trent 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, Performer – Trent 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
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)
- Other (Right, CD label, catalog number): 490 475-2 (490 473-2)
- Matrix / Runout (Left, variant 1): 06069 490 474-2 01 /
- Matrix / Runout (Left, mould ring, variant 1): MADE IN BY UNIVERSAL M & L
- Mastering SID Code (Left, variant 1): IFPI L001
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- Mastering SID Code (Left, variant 8): IFPI L001
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- Matrix / Runout (Right, variant 1): 06069 490 475-2 01 #
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- Mastering SID Code (Right, variant 1): IFPI L228
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- Matrix / Runout (Right, variant 2): 06069 490 475-2 01 #
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- Mastering SID Code (Right, variant 2): IFPI L008
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- Matrix / Runout (Right, variant 3): 06069 490 475-2 01 #
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- Mastering SID Code (Right, variant 8): IFPI L008
- Mould SID Code (Right, variant 8): none
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- Mastering SID Code (Left, variant 9): IFPI 0128
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Other Versions (5 of 74)
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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
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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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