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Title: What are you waiting for?
Review: Ok, so everybody hates on the Hate Machine for sounding so 80's-like. Well, guess what? This album has got to be one of the catchiest ever put out. From the hard, driving force behind Head Like a Hole, to the beautiful yet very dark Something I Can Never Have, this album rocks from start to finish. It defines the seething harshness of what everyone has come to call industrial, but it goes beyond just the sounds that Reznor compiled for his first release. The lyrics speak powerfully about all the issues everyone has dealt with. Reznor just puts them out on the table in an in-your-face-and-if-you-don't-like-it-screw-you type of way. Not connecting with what Reznor is saying in this album, or any other of his albums, is only defining oneself as inhuman and heartless. Like it or not, Nails are here to stay, and Reznor's debut album is a must for any collection.
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