[macaddict0001]

Vote and comment, I like bands like billy talent and more recent green day.

[LilWolfChokingOnCigs68]

downward spiral. easy.

[Lateralus]

Pretty Hate Machine.

[sek929]

Downward Spiral. I was young enough when it came out that it kinda scared me a little. Naturally I was drawn to it...

[Jacob]

Well, I 'liked' NIN before I saw their 'happiness in slavery' music video. *shivers* Disturbing disturbing!!!!

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

Pretty Hate Machine.

[nredman]

i can't really vote cause i haven't heard all of their albums. my favorite song is Head Like A Hole

[scaught]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

Pretty Hate Machine.

ya. why would this not be a choice?

N000B!!

LOL

[LilWolfChokingOnCigs68]

Where's Fixed?

[wallinbl]

Pretty Hate Machine is far and away the best, and you left it off the poll. You must be too young or something.

[Kevin]

I like further down the spiral teh best.

[buggsuperstar]

The Fragile.

[Warung]

Why in the hell isn't Pretty Hate Machine up there?

Clearly the best one, imho.

[paul w]

Obviously. What does that say about old Trent. Pretty amazing, considering that album was as awesome to 15 year olds (like me) then as it is now.

Or vice versa. I dunno, but it holds up.

[macaddict0001]

I forgot Pretty Hate Machine, sorry.

[ReggieX]

Some fan you are, you forget the first album! On top of that, March Of The Pigs wasn't an album, and neither were Broken or Fixed.

Originally Posted by Lateralus

Pretty Hate Machine.

Yep.

[wallinbl]

Interesting that people are voting for the Fragile. I thought it was rather weak compared to their other albums. The new one is much better than Fragile was.

[threestain]

I thought that Fragile was a really good album, and far more involved than with teeth. not as immediate no, but more intelligent.

[JHromadka]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

Pretty Hate Machine.

Exactly. Why isn't this on the list?

[LilWolfChokingOnCigs68]

Originally Posted by ReggieX

Some fan you are, you forget the first album! On top of that, March Of The Pigs wasn't an album, and neither were Broken or Fixed.


Yep.

I own Broken (with the mini CD) and Fixed. How are they not albums?

[runningdog]

Pretty Hate Machine, it's what got me hooked on NIN way back in 89.

[The iMac Man]

Pretty Hate Machine, without question.

The fact that you didn't even put it on the list makes me mad.

Green Day is getting worse and worse... their old music, specifically Dookie, is their best. Their new stuff is crap and all political. Go back to singing about masturbation Billy, at least then you knew what you were talking about!

...sorry, got off on a tangent there. I used to like Green Day until they got the U2-esque political agenda mixed up with their music.

[Shaddim]

Pretty Hate, period.

[waxcrash]

Pretty Hate Machine is the best.

And if you like PHM, I recommend the Head Like a Hole - CD Single.

[The iMac Man]

The SiN single is good too... has the song "Get Down Make Love" which just rules...


LINKY

[davesimondotcom]

OK, shouldn't this just be by Halo number?

As in, which is the best NIN Halo?

As far as the non-single Halos, LPs and EPs, here's my take:

Pretty Hate Machine - Love it, and it's a great one to get people into NIN because it's more poppy. More of a collection of songs than Trent's later concept albums.

Broken - I can't express how much I love this one. I listen to it all the way through, many times. Great to get aggression out. Goes a long way to proving the fact that Trent can yell "fist f*ck" better than anyone. Trent's wall of sound guitars are awesome. The first Halo to be like an industrial rock orchestration, with all the songs flowing together, calm parts, hectic parts.

Fixed - If you don't own this, you should. It's a great collection of Broken remixes. Flows together well even though the remixes are by different artists.

Downward Spiral - All of a sudden the rest of the world knows who NIN is. All Trent had to do is say "I wanna f*ck you like an animal" and he's popular. Overall, a great story, a great concept album. Definitely a must have.

The Fragile - Two discs, and such a great spectrum of music. This is probably Trent's "masterpiece."

With Teeth - Grew on me after a few listens, but then fell out of the rotation shortly after. Harkens back to the "collection of songs" type of album like PHM.

As far as singles, they are worth picking up for the covers that are on them. Someone already mentioned "Get Down, Make Love" by Queen. I like "Memorabilia" by Soft Cell too.

I've always wanted Trent to cover A Flock of Seagulls.

As far as my favorite NIN album, I'd sneak out of a straight answer. My favorite EP is Broken, my favorite LP is Downward Spiral, my favorite two disc set is the Fragile.

[The iMac Man]

halo is lower case "halo"

"Halo" is a bunny hopping video game released by Microsoft.

[davesimondotcom]

Originally Posted by The iMac Man

halo is lower case "halo"

"Halo" is a bunny hopping video game released by Microsoft.

Most everything in Trent's world is lowercase, then. broken. the downward spiral. Even the name of the band is nine inch nails on many of the covers.

[wallinbl]

Originally Posted by LilWolfChokingOnCigs68

I own Broken (with the mini CD) and Fixed. How are they not albums?

Broken was an album. Fixed was a remix of broken, so not really an album on its own.

[Cipher13]

I really couldn't say. They're all amazing... except With Teeth.

I don't see why a lot of you don't think much of The Fragile though... I think it's a masterpiece.

[Shaddim]

Originally Posted by Cipher13

I really couldn't say. They're all amazing... except With Teeth.

I don't see why a lot of you don't think much of The Fragile though... I think it's a masterpiece.

We do, Pretty Hate is just better.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by wallinbl

Broken was an album.

No, it was an EP.

I generally take Broken and Fixed to be different sides (in vinyl speak) of the same album - and they're only an album when taken together.

[pooka]

broken.

Gave up + dark highway + fast car == intense experience.

[Ω]

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

All Trent had to do is say "I wanna f*ck you like an animal" and he's popular.

I thought that line was courtesy of Manson?

[iLikebeer]

just in case anyone cares:
halo 01 - Down In It
halo 02 - Pretty Hate Machine
halo 03 - Head Like A Hole
halo 04 - Sin
halo 05 - Broken
halo 06 - Fixed
halo 07 - March of the Pigs
halo 08 - The Downward Spiral
halo 09a - Further Away
halo 09b - Closer to God
halo 10 - Further Down The Spiral
halo 11 - The Perfect Drug
halo 13 - The Day The World Went Away
halo 14 - The Fragile
halo 15 - We're In This Together
halo 16 - Things Falling Apart
halo 17 - And All That Could Have Been
halo 18 - Hand That Feeds
halo 19 - With Teeth

i think that's right, but for some reason i'm thinking there's 20 halos

[wallinbl]

Originally Posted by iLikebeer

just in case anyone cares:
halo 01 - Down In It
halo 02 - Pretty Hate Machine
halo 03 - Head Like A Hole
halo 04 - Sin
halo 05 - Broken
halo 06 - Fixed
halo 07 - March of the Pigs
halo 08 - The Downward Spiral
halo 09a - Further Away
halo 09b - Closer to God
halo 10 - Further Down The Spiral
halo 11 - The Perfect Drug
halo 13 - The Day The World Went Away
halo 14 - The Fragile
halo 15 - We're In This Together
halo 16 - Things Falling Apart
halo 17 - And All That Could Have Been
halo 18 - Hand That Feeds
halo 19 - With Teeth

i think that's right, but for some reason i'm thinking there's 20 halos

Could have stopped at 10, really.

[KeriVit]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

Pretty Hate Machine.

[zerostar]

Another vote for PHM

"if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified
i am purified
i am sanctified inside you
heaven's just a roumor she'll dispell
as she walks me through the nicest parts of hell"