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The Becoming

Nine Inch Nails

Album: The Downward Spiral

Genre: Rock

Composer: Reznor


The Becoming		5:31

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Rating

Still 12/18/2007

Y34RZ3r0r3mix3d 11/20/2007

Year Zero Universal/Island 4/17/2007 Recommended Tracks Zero Sum In This Twilight The Great Destroyer	67.5px;'>Currently 4.5/5 Stars.

Survivalism Universal/Island 3/6/2007 Recommended Tracks Survivalism [Edit] Survivalism [LP Version] Adult Costume

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With Teeth Interscope 5/3/2005 Recommended Tracks Right Where It Belongs Beside You In Time Sunspots	52.5px;'>Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

The Downward Spiral - Deluxe Edition 11/23/2004

Broken TVT 3/23/2004 Recommended Tracks Suck Physical (You're So)	67.5px;'>Currently 4.5/5 Stars.

Live: And All That Could Have Been Nothing 1/22/2002 Recommended Tracks Hurt Starfuckers, Inc. Head Like A Hole	30px;'>Currently 2/5 Stars.

Things Falling Apart Interscope 11/21/2000 Recommended Tracks Starfuckers, Inc. 10 Miles High Where Is Everybody?	15px;'>Currently 1/5 Stars.

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The Fragile Nothing/Interscope 9/21/1999 Recommended Tracks Ripe (With Decay) Underneath It All I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally	37.5px;'>Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

The "Perfect Drug" Versions Interscope 5/13/1997 Recommended Tracks The Perfect Drug The Perfect Drug The Perfect Drug	60px;'>Currently 4/5 Stars.

March Of The Pigs Interscope/Halo Seven 4/3/1996 Recommended Tracks Underneath The Skin A Violet Fluid Reptilian	52.5px;'>Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

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The Downward Spiral TVT 3/4/1994 Recommended Tracks Hurt The Downward Spiral Eraser	60px;'>Currently 4/5 Stars.

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Show Track Metadata

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RUN_TIME	5:31
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ALBUM_TITLE	The Downward Spiral
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SITE_REVIEW	The Downward Spiral positioned Trent Reznor as industrial's own Phil Spector, painting detailed, layered soundscapes from a wide tonal palette. Not only did he fully integrated the crashing metal guitars of Broken, but several newfound elements -- expanded song structures, odd time signatures, shifting arrangements filled with novel sounds, tremendous textural variety -- can be traced to the influence of progressive rock. So can the painstaking attention devoted to pacing and contrast -- The Downward Spiral is full of striking sonic juxtapositions and sudden about-faces in tone, which make for a fascinating listen. More important than craft in turning Reznor into a full-fledged rock star, however, was his brooding persona. Grunge had the mainstream salivating over melodramatic angst, which had always been Reznor's stock in trade. The left-field hit "Closer" made him a postmodern shaman for the '90s, obsessed with exposing the dark side he saw behind even the most innocuous façades. In fact, his theatrics on The Downward Spiral -- all the preening self-absorption and serpentine sexuality -- seemed directly descended from Jim Morrison. Yet Reznor's nihilism often seemed like a reaction against some repressively extreme standard of purity, so the depravity he wallowed in didn't necessarily seem that depraved. That's part of the reason why, in spite of its many virtues, The Downward Spiral falls just short of being the masterpiece it wants to be. For one thing, fascination with texture occasionally dissolves the hooky songwriting that fueled Pretty Hate Machine. But more than that, Reznor's unflinching bleakness was beginning to seem like a carefully calibrated posture; his increasing musical sophistication points up the lyrical holding pattern. Having said that, the album ends on an affecting emotional peak -- "Hurt" mingles drama and introspection in a way Reznor had never quite managed before. It's evidence of depth behind the charisma that deservedly made him a star. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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