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Broken


 Rating 4
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Label: Nothing
Catalog: Music
Release date: 1992-09-22
Media: Audio CD
discs number: 1
Format: Explicit Lyrics, EP
Ean: 0606949221324
Upc: 606949221324
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Artist:
Nine Inch Nailssee more Popular Music by Nine Inch Nails

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Album tracks: (8)
 Pinion - Nine Inch Nails,
 Wish - Nine Inch Nails, Reznor, Trent
 Last - Nine Inch Nails,
 Help Me I Am in Hell - Nine Inch Nails,
 Happiness in Slavery - Nine Inch Nails, Reznor, Trent
 Gave Up - Nine Inch Nails, Reznor, Trent
 Physical (You're So) - Nine Inch Nails, Ant, Adam
 Suck - Nine Inch Nails, Atkins, Martin

Professional Review:
As a placeholder between the full-length Pretty Hate Machine and The Downward Spiral, Broken packs a serious punch. Angrier and less poppy than Machine, this EP is full of noisy hooks, if such a thing is possible (check out that guitar riff on the full-throttle "Wish"), and much closer aesthetically to the industrial subgenre that informs Trent Reznor's music. As song titles like "Help Me I Am in Hell" suggest, Broken is a work of undiluted rage, which is, of course, a big part of its appeal. --Genevieve Williams

User Reviews:
 Rating 5   Written on April 16, 2008
   Summary: Edgy and Atmospheric
This thirty minute E.P was released by Trent Reznor after a long battle with record company troubles. His bitter anger and frustrations about the whole situation is definitely apparent on the album/EP. Reznor's music is still edgy and atmospheric in the industrial/synth/dance vein but "Broken" is more straightforward and melodic than previous Nine Inch Nails releases.

While I miss the angst of songs like "Head Like A Hole" from Pretty Hate Machine most of what you hear on "Broken" is still great. Songs like "Pinion", "Help Me I Am In Hell" and "Happiness In Slavery" have the hard pounding dance beats that are expected from Nine Inch Nails. It also includes two instrumental interludes "Wish" and "Gave Up".


 Rating 5   Written on January 10, 2008
   Summary: BROKEN DISC
When my product arrived, it was shrink-wrapped, and brand new.
When i opened it, I found a BROKEN CD!!
I suspect that they are all the same.


 Rating 4   Written on December 31, 2007
   Summary: Short but packs a serious punch!
Broken is the EP that serves as the bridge between Pretty Hate Machine and The Downward Spiral, and yet it really stands out as a great CD on its own. While there are still some nice grooves remniscent of Pretty Hate Machine, the sound of it is much closer to the dark, angry sound found on Spiral. This is where Trent Reznor started to get pissed, and at the time of its release, Broken really served as an accurate preview of things to come from the man.

Short and sweet, just about all the cuts here are good and at least three of them remain in the live set to this day. My only complaint is that it's just a little too short, but it's a flaw that can be easily overlooked. It is an EP afterall, and it does what an EP should do: Leaves you wanting more. So I highly recommend picking this one up especially if you loved The Downward Spiral. Enjoy!


 Rating 5   Written on June 2, 2007
   Summary: Perfect Chaos
This disc is perfectly chaotic. I loved it when I had it on tape and had to sit through endless silence to get to the "hidden tracks," and I love it now 15 years later. The emotion is raw, the anger is clear and the sound is tight. This is a perfect reflection of when things go to @#$%.

 Rating 5   Written on March 8, 2007
   Summary: My favorite NIN cd
Well... it's a different NIN from the Trent Reznor of Pretty Hate Machine. He's got a band now. He's still tortured, angry & masochistic, but now there are other guys there, & the arrangement is, well, maybe more balanced. I can listen to "Physical" all day; the grab-your-scrote groove is simply luxurious. No, I don't have one, but still. Pretty Hate Machine was revelational, but Broken is simply pleasurable.

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CatalogMusicMusicMusicMusicMusicMusic
Release date1992-09-222005-10-041999-09-212001-08-071994-03-082007-04-17
MediaAudio CDAudio CDAudio CDAudio CDAudio CDAudio CD
discs number112111
FormatExplicit Lyrics, EPImportExplicit LyricsExplicit Lyrics, EPExplicit Lyrics-
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