Customer Reviews
Nine Inch Nails ~ Pretty Hate Machine ~ - By: Mr. K. L. Rainford, 03 Feb 2008 
The Holy Grail of Industrial music. Personally I think this is the album that put Industrial on the map. Still to this day it has its own unique sound & a sort of futuristic feel. If you see a copy, buy it straight away. Its intelligent, its unique & still to this day it sounds fresh.
amazing music - By: D. Bebb, 01 Feb 2008 when i first heard about nine inch nails i thought they were a metal band & put off listening to them. Then i listened to this & realized i was completely wrong. what i found was music based on beats & clever sampling. guitars & other conventional instruments are only used to provide noise here & there instead of being the focus which gives nine inch nails a very unique sound. there's nobody else who makes music like nine inch nails & that alone makes them worth listening to once.
this album raises the bar so high that i look at my other cd's as crap. if that isn't a recommendation, i don't know what is
Nailgasm - By: H. Cleary, 26 Sep 2007 I wish i didn't already have this album so i could buy it again & experience it all from fresh.
For new comers..this is some very interesting music, i suggest you give it a try..and if you don't like it..you cant really do wrong at amazons prices!
Trents music has matured a lot over the years, this album is very 80's industrial rock pop with a dirty twist.
pop for rockers - By: whitetrashtrixie, 28 Jul 2007 
this is where industrial music first entered the mainstream....yes it is a dark & nasty piece of pop music but it is still effectively an 80's electro pop record with a dark heart beating away at its core.
the depeche mode references abound all over the album except instead of dave gahan's pained croon you have trents anguished screams.
its a very good album that cannot be denied..the guitars are lowin the mix & seem to serve only to flesh out the angry bits.the real secret to this album are the beats & the goove of the album..its very dancable & very very catchy....quite possibly the most catchy depressing album ever made!!!
the stand outs are head like a hole..a great song that still gets airedin rock clubs to this day & the mighty sin...a much faster up beat song & then quite possibly one of the most depressing songs ever written something i can never have...a beautiful & haunting song!!!
overall a very good album..a few dull songs that can get a bit repetitive but the stand out songs outnumber the poor
A great but flawed debut - By: DarrylS, 28 Jun 2006 Released at the height of the Hair Metal years of rock, & even supported by a tour with Guns n' Roses, Nine Inch Nails' debut opus Pretty Hate Machine was an unlikely success.
But has it stood the test of time? Yes, &in some ways, no.
On the opening track, 'Head Like A Hole' Trent Reznor sets out his stall, combining heavy guitar riffs with an infectious dance beat, to create what is still, a rock dance hall favourite. The lyrics point towards the mindset that Trent Reznor wasin at the time - angry, lost, heartbroken & confused at the world around him. These feelings are propagated by tracks such as 'Terrible Lie', 'Something I Can Never Have' 'Sin' & 'Ringfinger'. However.... the album at times can sound 'of its time' with the almost comedy rap of 'Down In It' & 'Thats What I Get' showing the albums age.
Dont let that put you off though - this is a powerful work, that evenin its lowest points, shines through unlike so many late 80's rock albums have managed to do.
