Name: The Fragile: Left;Right
Brand: Nothing
SKU: 535093
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Rating: 5 (6 reviews)

The Fragile: Left;Right

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Album: The Fragile: Left;Right
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Somewhat Damaged Album Version	More Info...	4:32
2)	The Day The World Went Away Album Version	More Info...	4:34
3)	The Frail Album Version	More Info...	1:54
4)	The Wretched Album Version	More Info...	5:26
5)	We're In This Together Album Version	More Info...	7:16
6)	The Fragile Album Version	More Info...	4:35
7)	Just Like You Imagined Album Version	More Info...	3:50
8)	Even Deeper Album Version	More Info...	5:48
9)	Pilgrimage Album Version	More Info...	3:32
10)	No, You Don't Album Version	More Info...	3:36
11)	La Mer Album Version	More Info...	4:38
12)	The Great Below Album Version	More Info...	5:17
	Disc 2
1)	The Way Out Is Through Album Version	More Info...	4:17
2)	Into The Void Album Version	More Info...	4:49
3)	Where Is Everybody? Album Version	More Info...	5:40
4)	The Mark Has Been Made Album Version	More Info...	5:15
5)	Please Album Version	More Info...	3:31
6)	Starfuckers, Inc. Album Version	More Info...	5:00
7)	Complication Album Version	More Info...	2:31
8)	I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally Album Version	More Info...	4:13
9)	The Big Come Down Album Version	More Info...	4:13
10)	Underneath It All Album Version	More Info...	2:46
11)	Ripe (With Decay) Album Version	More Info...	6:34
3)	The Frail	More Info...	0:02
4)	The Wretched	More Info...	0:05
5)	We're in This Together	More Info...	0:07
6)	The Fragile	More Info...	0:04
7)	Just Like You Imagined	More Info...	0:04
8)	Even Deeper	More Info...	0:05
9)	Pilgrimage	More Info...	0:03
10)	No, You Don't	More Info...	0:03
11)	La Mer	More Info...	0:04
12)	The Great Below	More Info...	0:05

Album: The Fragile: Left;Right
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Somewhat Damaged Album Version	More Info...	4:32
2)	The Day The World Went Away Album Version	More Info...	4:34
3)	The Frail Album Version	More Info...	1:54
4)	The Wretched Album Version	More Info...	5:26
5)	We're In This Together Album Version	More Info...	7:16
6)	The Fragile Album Version	More Info...	4:35
7)	Just Like You Imagined Album Version	More Info...	3:50
8)	Even Deeper Album Version	More Info...	5:48
9)	Pilgrimage Album Version	More Info...	3:32
10)	No, You Don't Album Version	More Info...	3:36
11)	La Mer Album Version	More Info...	4:38
12)	The Great Below Album Version	More Info...	5:17
	Disc 2
1)	The Way Out Is Through Album Version	More Info...	4:17
2)	Into The Void Album Version	More Info...	4:49
3)	Where Is Everybody? Album Version	More Info...	5:40
4)	The Mark Has Been Made Album Version	More Info...	5:15
5)	Please Album Version	More Info...	3:31
6)	Starfuckers, Inc. Album Version	More Info...	5:00
7)	Complication Album Version	More Info...	2:31
8)	I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally Album Version	More Info...	4:13
9)	The Big Come Down Album Version	More Info...	4:13
10)	Underneath It All Album Version	More Info...	2:46
11)	Ripe (With Decay) Album Version	More Info...	6:34
3)	The Frail	More Info...	0:02
4)	The Wretched	More Info...	0:05
5)	We're in This Together	More Info...	0:07
6)	The Fragile	More Info...	0:04
7)	Just Like You Imagined	More Info...	0:04
8)	Even Deeper	More Info...	0:05
9)	Pilgrimage	More Info...	0:03
10)	No, You Don't	More Info...	0:03
11)	La Mer	More Info...	0:04
12)	The Great Below	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor (vocals, various instruments, programming).
Additional personnel: Keith Hillebrandt, Charlie Clouser, Paul Decarli, Steve Duda, Clinton Bradley (programming).
Engineers include: Alan Moulder, Brian Pollack, Steve Albini.
Recorded at Nothing Studios, New Orleans. Louisiana.
THE FRAGILE was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance. "Starfuckers, Inc." was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
"Into The Void" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Personnel: Denise Milfrot, Martha Prevost (vocals); Buddha Boys Choir (chant); Danny Lohner (guitar, synthesizer, drum programming); Adrian Belew (guitar); Steve Duda (violin, percussion, programming); Willie (cello); Cherry Holly (trumpet); Mike Garson (piano); Jerome Dillon, Bill Rieflin (drums); Paul Bradley, Keith Hillebrandt, Trent Reznor, Paul DeCarli, Charles Clouser (programming); Christine Parrish, Martha Wood, M. Gabriela Rivas, Di Coleman, Melissa Daigle, Rodney Sulton, Terry Rice, Gary I. Neal, Judy Miller, Buddha Debutante Choir, Tracy Hardin, Heather Bennet, Stefani Taylor, Elquine Rice, Leslie Wilson, Barbara Wilson (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Alan Moulder.
Recording information: Nothing Studios, New Orleans, LA.
Photographer: David Carson .
As the double-disc The Fragile unfurls, all of Nine Inch Nails' trademarks -- gargantuan, processed guitars, ominous electro rhythms, near-ambient keyboards, Trent Reznor's shredded vocals and tortured words -- are unveiled, all sounding pretty much how they did on The Downward Spiral. Upon closer inspection, there are new frills, yet these aren't apparent without digging. The Fragile lives up to its title once the first disc is over. There are some detours into noisy bluster (some, like the Marilyn Manson dis "Starfuckers, Inc.," work quite well) but they're surrounded by long, evocative instrumental sections that highlight Reznor's gifts for arrangement. Whenever Reznor crafts delicate, alternately haunting and pretty soundscapes or interesting sonic juxtapositions, The Fragile is compelling. Since they provide a change of pace, the bursts of industrial noise assist the flow of the album, which never feels indulgent, even though it runs over 100 minutes. There's no denying that it's often gripping, offering odd and interesting variations on NIN themes. Reznor's music is immaculately crafted and arranged, with every note and nuance gliding into the next. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (10/14/99, p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[Reznor's] version of Pink Floyd's THE WALL...[venting] his alienation and misery into paranoid studio hallucinations, each track crammed with overdubs until there's no breathing room....it's New Wave with its finger on the trigger..."

Spin (11/99, pp.179-80) - 9 out of 10 - "...[Reznor's] epic portrayal of the endless, aimless inner din....THE FRAGILE is a good old-fashioned strap-on-your-headphones experience....a concept album....He tries to leap into an ocean of sound, but a breakbeat throws him back on shore..."

Entertainment Weekly (9/24/99, pp.142-3) - "...THE FRAGILE feels freshest, and most like a progression from THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL when the music struggles upward toward some sort of transcendence....hard rock simply doesn't get any smarter, harder, or more ambitious than this." - Rating: A-

Q (12/99, p.142) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Reznor expertly sculpts his sounds like an electro-grunge Henry Moore..."

Alternative Press (11/99, pp.118-9) - 5 out of 5 - "...relevant as ever....nothing short of astounding....THE FRAGILE is Reznor's bid to be not only successful but also Important. And I think he's made it..."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.53) - "[I]t really is Reznor at his multi-layered, emotionally charged, experimental best."

Mojo (Publisher) (12/99, p.110) - "...an impressively multi-textured, satisfyingly violent sonic workout..."