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Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

Can you say 80's and Nine Inch Nails at once? This album is so incredibly different from the Nine Inch Nails I'm used to. It's not bad though. I seperate NIN into three categories of music style by their albums: Pretty Hate Machine-like, The Downward Spiral-like, With Teeth-like.

Terrible Lie
This track is very catchy and very 80's. This track definately has a heavy industrial feel. I can't get this one out of my head.

Down In It
This song starts out with Red Hot Chili Peppers'-style patter. The synth and percusions are very 80's. I really like the muted vocals, especially towards the end.

Sanctified
Sanctified starts out with some sweet bass (reminds me of RHCP again) and the more traditional NIN vocals. When the guitar is introduced it starts to feel a little more 80's but not quite as much as the previous tracks.

Something I Can Never Have
The piano throughout this song give it a very different feel from most Nine Inch Nails songs. The vocals are quiet and very traditional NIN. The occasional percussions add a slight 80's tone.

Kinda I Want To
This song is filled with heavy 80's moog... so much you may feel a desire to bob your head to the beat, but please control yourself. (head-bobbing is not head-banging)

Sin
I like the synthesizer backbeat. The vocals have a heavy 80's feel, but the industrial side of NIN is apparent in this track through the percussions.

That's What I Get
Some cheesiness in the lyrics. That's what you get.

The Only Time
More 80's! This song is reminescent of Red Hot Chili Peppers heavily. As an added bonus the lyrics are not only dirty but cheesy! Remember to control your head bobbing desires during the heavy keyboard sections. The slow bass line is sure to get stuck in your head. 80's style drumming followed by industrial percussions gives this track a strange sound. I can't not love this track.

Ringfinger
Yay for more synth and drums. There are references to Jesus and religion throughout. The surreal way "ringfinger" is sung in by backing vocals just adds to the 80's feel. Some With Teeth-style loudness in vocals is present in parts of this track.