Its so hard to say, but i think i would have to say The Fragile, but then again next week i might say TDS,I go back and forth with those 2.

I love diffrent sounds/Tempos, and lyric content of The Fragile.I think its his best lyrical work, and those are the best instrumental songs Trent offers.

What i love about TDS is just the overal story, and how the album flows.I love how damn aggressive and yet docile it sounds to me.Its one of those albums that makes me look myself in the mirror to see if i like what i see, alot of his music does just more so on TDS.

The Downward Spiral.

Tabris posted:

Strange one for me.

Still is my favorite personal NIN album. I used to listen to it religiously. Especially the instrumental songs. Not that I don't anymore, but when I was younger (17-19ish?) it was incredibly peaceful to me.

Ghosts is without a doubt my most listened to NIN album. It's easiest for me.

The Fragile is my favorite actual NIN album though.

Year Zero probably had the most actual impact on me though because of the whole ARG that went with it. That was a hell of a mind fucking trip and a half from beginning to end.

I know what you mean by three of those albums. The Fragile, just amazing. Ghosts, I listen to that the most. Year Zero, good for getting up, punching someone in the face.

Either the downward spiral or the fragile to hard to decide!!!

echoplex1970 posted:

the downward spiral. [its obvious]

You're right, it is obvious. TDS is pure badass brilliance. It's actually a silly debate.

the fragile. plainly and simply the most beautiful album trent has ever devised. it is his opus, his masterpiece, and his best work.

oh yeah, the remix album, the singles, and the live dvd, and still make the album even better. my fave "era" of nine inch nails.

The first 3-4 years I've listened to NIN, I thought it was The Downward Spiral the best.

But now, I have no doubt anymore. TDS is not the best, it's the album that made NIN world famous, but it's not the best.

For me there are two periods :
- old NIN 1989-2000
- new NIN (2005-now)

And even if TDS was a great record, this album is not really melodic and sometimes I don't like it so much. The Fragile is the "top" of the first (and better) period of NIN.

Pretty Hate Machine is my favorite because it's so personal to me and was way ahead of its time. Year Zero is the most brilliant. And The Fragile is the best in terms of composition.

Yikes, I almost forgot Still!!!

srry had to say pretty hate machine is the shit man, so funky and raw makes me feel so alive!

It's still a huge toss up between The Downward Spiral and The Fragile for me. I'd feel lost without one or the other. (Or any of them for that matter.)



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Rusty Nails II

Broken is probably my favourite album of all time but I can listen to every album over and over and not get bored so it's a tough one.

i can't relate to those who count TDS or the fragile as trent's best records. he was high when he made them, and it's rather obvious - in other words, the subtlety of them compared to his newer stuff is no comparison at all. and it's because his mind was not in the best shape. so for those folks, my advice would be - get some q-tips.
and to put PHM as his best, c'mon - his first record, with only ten tracks, is his best ever? that's just childish.
so, then - that leaves WT, YZ, Ghosts, and The Slip. (broken as his best isn't even worth considering)
Ghosts and The Slip are both too sloppy to be his best records. both were made quickly. Ghosts has too much fluff, and The Slip ... well, it's not that great.
...
YZ is NIN's most cohesive and complete record. but WT has the best quality of music. it's just kind of short. if only he could have squeezed in non-entity and home. then it would be perfect.
but if i had to say, i'd still go with WT, but followed VERY closely by YZ.
... as a result, i think the perfect NIN record would be a combination of the cohesiveness of YZ and the music of WT.