Pretty Hate Machine
by Nine Inch Nails
- Type: Album
- Released: October聽20,聽1989
- Label: Island, TVT, Columbia House, NIN
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:41
- Community rating: 4.07/5 from 35 ratings
Artists on this release: Trent Reznor
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Nine Inch Nails' debut 'Pretty Hate Machine' fused the aggressive, synthesizer-driven textures of industrial music with the accessible song structures and melodic hooks of synth-pop, establishing a new crossover sound. Working largely alone, Trent Reznor crafted a claustrophobic and intensely personal album built on lyrical themes of angst, betrayal, and lovesickness. The record's unexpected multi-platinum success as an independent release signaled industrial rock's breakthrough to a mainstream audience and cemented the album's landmark status.
Genres
Descriptors: alienation, anti-religious, breakup, drugs, hedonism, male-vocalist, noisy, rhythmic, sampling
Tracklist
- Head Like A Hole (04:59)
- Terrible Lie (04:38)
- Down In It (03:46)
- Sanctified (05:48)
- Something I Can Never Have (05:54)
- Kinda I Want To (04:33)
- Sin (04:06)
- That's What I Get (04:30)
- The Only Time (04:47)
- Ringfinger (05:40)
Credits
- Nine Inch Nails - primary artist
- Trent Reznor - arranged by, programmed by, written-by, performer, edited by [digital editing and continuity], producer, producer [production], mixed by [mix], producer [production], producer [production], engineer [engineering], editor, lyricist
- Chris Vrenna - edited by [digital editing and continuity], other [invaluable assistance], editor
- Tony Dawsey - lacquer cut by, mastered by, mastering
- J Artist Management - management [exclusive representation]
- John A. Malm, Jr. - management [exclusive representation]
- Jeffrey Silverthorne - photography by [portrait photography], photography
- Adrian Sherwood - producer, mixed by [mix], producer [production], engineer [engineering]
- Flood - producer, programmed by [additional synth programming], producer [production], engineer [engineering], additional synthesizer programming
- John Fryer - producer, engineer [engineering], mixed by [mix], mixed by [mix], producer [production], engineer, mixed by [mix], producer [production], engineer [engineering], producer [production], mixed by [mix], engineer [engineering]
- Keith LeBlanc - producer, post production [additional remix production], mixed by [mix], engineer [engineering], producer [production], engineer [engineering], remix, mixed by [mix], engineer [engineering], mixed by [mix], producer [production], engineer [engineering]
- Tim Niemi - programmed by [additional synth programming], additional synthesizer programming
- Gary Talpas - sleeve, design
- Doug DeAngelis - engineer [engineering]
- Ken Quartarone - engineer [engineering]
- Kennan Keating - engineer [engineering]
- Richard Patrick - guitar [drone guitar at end of]