Challenging the mainstream while conquering it, Nine Inch Nails' 'The Downward Spiral' is a masterpiece that left its mark on an entire generation.
If this is the kind of legacy Reznor has left with his words alone, then musically 'The Downward Spiral' is a tour de force of creativity, ingenuity and innovation, and an outstretched middle finger against anyone who views electronics in heavy music with blinders on. More than 30 years after its initial release in March 1994, 'The Downward Spiral' was so far ahead of its time that it still feels relevant.
The album's colors and textures - from jolting, unsettling keys and synths to industrial, fuzzy and heavy distortion to moments of pure tranquility (as in the divine "A Warm Place") - are a veritable assault on the senses: The Spiral has it all.
2LP black vinyl pressing
Tracklisting:
1. Mr Self Destruct
2. Piggy
3. Heresy
4. March of the Pigs
5. Closer
6. Ruiner
7. The Becoming
8. I Do Not Want This
9. Big Man With a Gun
10. A Warm Place
11. Eraser
12. Reptile
13. The Downward Spiral
14. Hurt
