The Downward Spiral

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Spin staff (2010). "125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years: Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral". Spin. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012 . Retrieved April 24, 2010. McIver, Joel (2005). Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1sted.). Universe Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7893-1371-3. Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. One of the final songs on The Downward Spiral and an extraordinarily disturbing treatise on suicide. The song notably features stripped-down instrumentation with a sole piano playing the “Downward Spiral” motif drowned out by heavily distorted samples.

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a b c Huey, Steve. "The Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012 . Retrieved April 27, 2004. The artwork was re-photographed by Rob Sheridan for the 2004 reissue. Reflecting on the experience in 2019, he stated: Nothing Records – STPR 5509, Nothing Records – PR 5509, Interscope Records – STPR 5509, Interscope Records – PR 5509, TVT Records – STPR 5509, TVT Records – PR 5509 a b c Steve Taylor (2004). The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group. p.165. ISBN 0-8264-8217-1. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017 . Retrieved August 24, 2017.

Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

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The Mellotron MKIV used on the album (as well as on Broken) once belonged to John Lennon. Engineer Sean Beavan remarked to Sound On Sound in the above referenced article that it still had The Beatles' tape loops in it. Contrary to popular belief, it is not owned by Reznor. It was on loan to him from Interscope Records co-founders Ted Field and Jimmy Iovine. [7] Concept and InterpretationsReznor searched for and moved to 10050 Cielo Drive in 1992 for recording Broken and The Downward Spiral, [11] a decision made against his initial choice to record the album in New Orleans. [12] 10050 Cielo Drive is referred to as the "Tate House" since Sharon Tate was murdered by members of the Manson Family in 1969; Reznor named the studio "Le Pig" after the message that was scrawled on the front door with Tate's blood by her murderers, and stayed there with Malm for 18 months. He called his first night in 10050 Cielo Drive "terrifying" because he already knew it and read books related to the incident. Reznor chose the Tate house to calibrate his engineering skills and the band bought a large console and two Studer machines as resources, a move that he believed was cheaper than renting. [13] The piece I made focuses on teeth and their associative potential. A row of teeth is embedded in flows of salt crystals. Salt corrodes all but gold and glass; it is destructive as well as preservative. Weisbard, Eric (September 1999). "The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s: 11 Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral". Spin. Vol.15, no.9. p.124. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021 . Retrieved August 24, 2017. Also posted at "Rank 11. Nine Inch Nails (Spin – Aug '99)". theninhotline.net. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012 . Retrieved August 24, 2017. Christgau, Robert (February 21, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019 . Retrieved March 30, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.

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Disc 1 is remixed and remastered in high resolution stereo and 5.1 surround sound (hybrid CD/SACD disc). Nine Inch Nails' 'The Downward Spiral – Deluxe Edition' To Include B-Sides, Rarities, Demos". Blabbermouth.net. November 18, 2004. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018 . Retrieved January 11, 2018. Steffan Chirazi (April 1994). "Techno Fear!". Kerrang!. Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015 . Retrieved January 21, 2009. Reznor conceived of The Downward Spiral after Nine Inch Nails' run in the lineup of the Lollapalooza festival tour, feeling increasingly alienated and disinterested. The band's concerts were known for their radical onstage dynamic in which members acted aggressively, injured themselves, destroyed instruments and polluted stages. Reznor had begun to feud with TVT Records, resulting in him co-founding Nothing Records with his then-manager John Malm, Jr. as a subsidiary of Interscope. Simultaneously, he began fleshing out the concept for The Downward Spiral, focusing on the life and death of a misanthropic man who rebels against humanity, and kills God before attempting suicide. [1] [2] [3] [4] Reznor frequently struggled with drug addiction and depression, and the themes of the album gradually allegorized his living situation. His peers at some point recommended him the antidepressant Prozac, but he declined to be medicated. [5] [6] Moon, Tom (2008). 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. Workman Publishing. p. 552. ISBN 9780761149415.The ending keyboard melody of "Closer" is repeated in the climax of "The Downward Spiral" and the chorus of "Heresy." A similar piano melody is played at the end of "Piggy." This recurring melody is a descending tetrachord pattern and, in music theory, would be an example of a lament bass.