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| Underrated NIN Songs
In spirit of my least favorite NIN songs I did a couple months ago, this is a list of the songs I find very underrated on each NIN album. | | 1 |  | Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine
When people give this album a listen, they often list "Head Like a Hole" and "Something I Can Never Have" as one of the highlights. Well skip ahead a few tracks and you'll hear "Sin". A great studio song and one that is amplified ten times when seen live. It is a personal favorite and at the level of "Head Like a Hole in my opinion. | | 2 |  | Nine Inch Nails
Broken
The song "Last" also gets ignored when listening to Trent's early discography. While not recognized as the singles "Wish" or "Happiness in Slavery" this osng packs a punch. Only played live a few times because Trent claims "It's too fucking hard to sing live", and with him screaming the whole time during the song I don't blame him. | | 3 |  | Nine Inch Nails
The Downward Spiral
Probably one the hardest to choose off here, but I'd have to go with "Ruiner". It perfectly shows the album's almost orchestra-like noise and quiet dissonance all in one track. The 70's esque solo is also a high point of the song. | | 4 |  | Nine Inch Nails
The Fragile
Off the left side, this would have to go to "The Fragile". A track in the vein of "We're In This Together", it really continues on Trent's feelings for a significant other. Nice use of the quiet to loud formula, and finishes off with a nice nice guitar solo and Trent expressing his angst. | | 5 | | Nine Inch Nails
The Fragile
Off the right side, this goes hands down to "The Big Come Down". Intense on the album, and even more played live, this song often times comes as a surprsingly high point for most people seeing NIN live. A personal favorite and gives you a good kick before the album segues into its odd conclusion. | | 6 |  | Nine Inch Nails
With Teeth
"Sunspots" has always caught my interest when I put this album on. It slowly builds up, with a simple bass line and lightly played drums. Without notice it slowly grows into this very emotional finish that is surprisingly well done for a short track. | | 7 |  | Nine Inch Nails
Year Zero
Really hard to pick off this album, but I chose "In This Twilight". Towards the end of the album and fits nicely with its closer "Zero-Sum". Also, probably because this came as one of the surprisingly good tracks I saw live. Short but sweet track. | | 8 |  | Nine Inch Nails
The Slip
This definitely goes to "Demon Seed". The track at the end that many people really seem to forget after the Ghosts-esque section of the album. | |
crazyblinddude
08.03.10 | yay for album art | geng
08.03.10 | Agree with you for 4, The Fragile is a beautiful track. Ditto for 7, both closing tracks are fantastic. | bloc
08.03.10 | Nice one on 6, love that song | omgraptors
08.03.10 | i've stretched nin's discography for 3 years, one album at a time...
it really was an experience. There is no point in listening
them all at once, imo.
Broken is their most metallic, most organic and my personal
favorite. | crazyblinddude
08.03.10 | yeah i just wanted to put one for each album, so i had a bit of dilemna in picking some. the line begins to blur was actually the one cosidered putting up. great song. and i always listen to in this twilight and zero-sum together because they go so well together. and i love the latter half of head down. the beginning was a bit off for me, but i like the way it really picks up.
and id have to say the most organic would go to the fragile, but broken is no question trent's most aggressive. | AliW1993
08.03.10 | I really like Ruiner but for me the most underrated on TDS would be either Reptile or Heresy | eternium
08.03.10 | Every song on 3 is amazing.
Sin and The Big Come Down are awesome. The Fragile is one of my favorite NIN songs. | crazyblinddude
08.03.10 | kinda odd. most people i talk to love reptile. some even say its the best track off TDS next to hurt. | Slipping Away
08.04.10 | Great picks | DoubtGin
08.04.10 | the live version of Sin is top notch.. studio version not so much | Yeahtoast
08.04.10 | The Fragile is beautiful. | Bow2LeperMessiah
08.04.10 | Props to putting "Last" on here. Love that track. | ElLumsdinho
08.05.10 | Really good choices! Last FUCKING OWNS. |
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