Still Is a personal favorite of mine the (especially the instrumentals) because of the beauty it rings out of the sadness....still get a weird choked up feeling when I hear "The Persistence of Loss" for reasons of where I was in my life when that was released.



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I know this is going to sound strange, but I'm gonna say Ghosts I-IV. I know it's completely instrumental, but I feel I can relate to the unbearably bleak, desolate soundscapes mixed with the emotional melodic tranquility. It just feels like the album is "lacking" overall... like me.



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I'm gonna go with "Still". That album that touches me in so many emotional ways.

The Fragile.

It's so deep and personal...it does so well at revealing all those terrible feelings I can't put into proper words.

Plus, gotta luv that there's twice the music to it. Twice the likelihood of finding a great song to rock out to.

Broken EP for it's angst as I was young at the time of it's release & I was the angry young guy haha & The Fragile for it's beautiful soundscapes. xox

I'd definitely say The Fragile as of now, but I can also relate to The Downward Spiral just as much.



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I'd have to say The Downward Spiral. I listened to that album way too much.

For the first years I just heard the coolness and the aggressiveness and the intricate beats in particular.

Then, with each year, I'd discover new sounds and layers in the music that just blew me away.

Then in early adult-hood I started smoking marijuana and doing mushrooms. One day I sat down in front of my stereo after getting high and pressed play on The Downward Spiral. Oh my god. It felt like I understood to the depths of Reznor's mind. I was hearing my friend's voices coming out of the speakers and somehow understood what was going on in my friend's life. It was the most hate-filled, self-hating, heart-breaking, open door on insanity that I have ever witnessed in my life. I broke down crying my ass off at how absolutely ripped apart the person in The Downward Spiral was.

I also realized that I don't want to understand Trent's mind/emotions from that time. To identify with that is very unhealthy.



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Each album has magically been just what I needed when it came out. Almost like medicine.

"The Fragile" will always be his best work and my favorite.

"PHM" was a massive part of early years.

The first time that I heard "Ghosts" I was in the rear drivers seat of a tactical vehicle rolling through MSR Tampa in Iraq. It was perfect for the scene.

"The Slip" came out when I hit the road after waiving the bird at the man upon completion of my contract.



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