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Title: Introduction
Review: Nine Inch Nails' "Pretty Hate Machine" is by far my least favorite of all their (his) releases. And yet I still gave it five stars because it is original and it's what got NIN into my earphones. But part of the reason that this album is last in my list of must-have Reznor collections is that I don't think Trent really had his heart in this release. The songs are fairly simple, and there isn't much variation between them. The lyrics are anxious and simmering but don't display the near-brilliance of his other efforts. I think part of the problem was that NIN was trying to get a fanbase going and get their stuff out there instead of really creating work that was personal and self-gratifying. I would recommend buying this if you are already a Nine Inch Nails fan, but if you are a newcomer to and want to know what NIN is really about, try the "Downward Spiral" instead.
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