Pretty Hate Machine

Infobox Album |
Name = Pretty Hate Machine
Type = studio
Artist = Nine Inch Nails


Released = October 20, 1989
Recorded = Right Track, Cleveland; Blackwing & Roundhouse, London; Unique, New York City; Synchro Sound, Boston
Genre = Industrial rock, synthpop
Length = 48:50
Label = TVT
Producer = Trent Rezborsic, Flood, Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc, John Fryer
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:26jieat04xk7 link]
* Rolling Stone Rating|4.5|5 [http://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA887&vq=enter+the+wu-tang&dq=rolling+stone+enter+the+wu&source=gbs_search_s&sig=ACfU3U1p_PtehklWcP4KOKP43tt-BQ2Q9A#PPA587,M1 link]
* Q Rating|5|5 [http://www.q-magazine.com/ link]
Last album =
This album = "Pretty Hate Machine" (1989)
Next album = "Broken" (1992)

"Pretty Hate Machine" (also known as "Halo 2") is the debut album by American Industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released in 1989 by TVT Records. The album was out of print from around 1997 to 2005 due to Reznor's much publicized falling out with the original publishing label of the album, TVT Records. Rykodisc remastered the album and re-released it around the world in 2005, effectively putting the album back into print. "Pretty Hate Machine" is compiled of tracks from the "Purest Feeling" demo, as well as tracks recorded after the "Purest Feeling" recording. The album spawned three singles, the most successful being "Head Like a Hole", which has become a staple in Nine Inch Nails live performances.

History

Working nights at Right Track Studio as a handyman and janitor,cite web
url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifexqr5ld6e~T1
title = Nine Inch Nails
author = Huey, Steve
publisher = "Allmusic"
accessdate = 2007-02-03] Trent Reznor used studio "down time" to record and develop his own music. Playing most of the keyboards, drum machines, guitars, and samplers himself, he recorded a demo. The sequencing was done on a Macintosh Plus. [cite news
url = http://www.macworld.com/article/1384/2002/02/reznor.html
title = Pro File: Nailing a New Look
author = Mathew Honan
work = Macworld
date = 2002-02-01
accessdate = 2008-02-01]

Teaming up with manager John A. Malm, Jr., they sent the demo to various record labels. Reznor received serious offers from many of them, but eventually signed a deal with TVT Records who, until then, were known mainly for releasing novelty and television jingle records. An early effort called "The Industrial Nation" was rejected by TVT. [cite web
url = http://www.musiqueplus.com/modules/musique/artiste.php?artid=569&albid=2023
title = Pretty Hate Machine
publisher = MusiquePlus
language = French
accessdate = 2008-02-01] This led Reznor to take tracks from the denied earlier works and form "Pretty Hate Machine", which was recorded in various studios around the world with Reznor collaborating with some of his most idolized producers: Flood, Keith LeBlanc, Adrian Sherwood, and John Fryer. Much like his recorded demo, Trent Reznor refused to record the album with a conventional band, recording "Pretty Hate Machine" mostly by himself.

Released on October 20 1989, the album was a critical and commercial success, receiving radio airplay for the singles "Down in It", "Head Like a Hole" and "Sin". "Terrible Lie" and "Something I Can Never Have" also received moderate airplay along with the three lead singles.Fact|date=July 2008 "Pretty Hate Machine" also gained popularity through word-of-mouth and developed an underground following. Reznor quickly hired a band for touring with The Jesus and Mary Chain, including guitarist and future Filter frontman Richard Patrick. Nine Inch Nails' live set during the time was known for louder, more aggressive versions of the studio songs, and also for destroying their instruments at the end. Reznor preferred using the heel of his boots to strip the keys from expensive keyboards, most notably the Yamaha DX7.Fact|date=July 2008

Since the album was released, a recording known as "Purest Feeling" surfaced. This bootleg album contains the original demo recordings of most of the tracks found on "Pretty Hate Machine", as well as a couple that were not used ("Purest Feeling", "Maybe Just Once" and instrumental intro to "Sanctified" called "Slate").Fact|date=July 2008

"Pretty Hate Machine" went out of print through TVT Records, but was reissued by Rykodisc Records on November 22, 2005 with slight changes in the packaging. Reznor had expressed an interest in creating a "deluxe edition" with surround sound remastering and new/rare remixes, similar to the re-release of "The Downward Spiral". Rykodisc liked the idea, but not enough to pay Reznor to do so.Prince, Jane's Addiction and Public Enemy, amongst others) were sampled on the album. Parts of Prince's "Alphabet St." and Jane's Addiction's "Had a Dad" are prominently heard in "Ringfinger", while other samples were either edited or distorted to be unrecognizable, such as the intro to "Kinda I Want To".

Personnel

* Trent Reznor – vocals, arranger, programming, producer, engineer, digital editing, mixing
* Doug d'Angelis – engineer
* Tony Dawsey – mastering
* Flood – programming, producer, engineer
* John Fryer – producer, engineer, mixing
* Kennan Keating – engineer
* Keith LeBlanc – producer, engineer, remixing, mixing
* Richard Patrick – guitar (droning guitar sound at the end of "Sanctified")
* Ken Quartarone – engineer
* Adrian Sherwood – producer, engineer, mixing
* Jeffrey Silverthorne – photography
* Gary Talpas – cover design
* Chris Vrenna – programming, digital editing

Chart positions

Album

ingles

In popular culture

* Musicologist Daphne Carr wrote a book on the album for Continuum International Publishing Group's 33⅓ series, which will be available in Spring 2008. [MySpace|nin_prettyhatemachine|Daphne Carr's book]
* Singer/songwriter Tori Amos referenced "Pretty Hate Machine" on the song "Caught a Lite Sneeze" from her 1996 record "Boys for Pele" in the following lyric: "Caught a lite sneeze / Dreamed a little dream / Made my own pretty hate machine".
* The term "The Hate Machine" was adopted by some cadets and graduates of the United States Air Force Academy as a nickname for their school. The name was eventually used in a [http://www.fightinostriches.com/ successful flash animation] that satirizes Academy life.

Covers

* In 2005, the entire album was covered by a string quartet on "The String Quartet Tribute to Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine", arranged by Eric Gorfain.
* AFI covered "Head Like a Hole" as a bonus track for their 2006 album "Decemberunderground".
* Flyleaf covered "Something I Can Never Have" for the soundtrack.

References

External links

* [http://www.nin.com Nine Inch Nails' official site]
* [http://www.nincollector.com/archive/releases/halo_02/halo02.htm "Halo 2" at NINCollector.com]
*discogs.com:
** [http://www.discogs.com/release/145796 "Pretty Hate Machine" (US CD)]
** [http://www.discogs.com/release/4401 "Pretty Hate Machine" (US CD Re-release)]
** [http://www.discogs.com/release/75544 "Pretty Hate Machine" (US LP)]
** [http://www.discogs.com/release/340407 "Pretty Hate Machine" (AT CD)]
** [http://www.discogs.com/release/190737 "Pretty Hate Machine" (UK CD)]
** [http://www.discogs.com/release/138139 "Pretty Hate Machine" (DE LP)]
* [http://androgynous.org/phm Pretty Hate Machine Fanlisting]