NIN happens to be one of my favorite bands of all time. Although people's view of the band is often times distorted, they are in all reality, a great band - well, technically they really aren't a band at all, as Trent Reznor is the only actual member of NIN. He simply assembles a live band to perform with him every album, and when he tours, the members come and go. NIN has been nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, only winning two: "Wish" (1992) and "Happiness in Slavery" (1995). Two of my favorite songs are "Discipline" from The Slip (which is available free online HERE) and "Burn" off 1994's Natural Born Killers soundtrack and also as a Bonus Track on the tenth anniversary Deluxe Edition of The Downward Spiral.
They began in 1988, and have been going strong since - putting out eight major label releases since 1989. The longest gap between albums was from 2002's double-CD The Fragile to 2005's With Teeth. Here's a list of their studio albums: Pretty Hate Machine, Broken, The Downward Spiral, The Fragile, With Teeth, Year Zero, Ghosts I-IV, and The Slip. All these albums have a similar electronic feel to them, and they are all great in their own way.
An often misunderstood fact about NIN - "Hurt" was recorded for Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral in 1994. In 2002, the legendary Johnny Cash covered this song for his 2002 release, American IV: The Man Comes Around. Many people think that NIN covered the song - not the case! Here are the links to both videos of "Hurt": NIN's "Hurt" (live) -- Johnny Cash's "Hurt".
Seen them several times, every time is great. The last time was actually with Paul and Jenny and Jess. Lots of lights, lots of noise, lots of people - some guy actually rung his shirt out to get rid of the sweat that was soaked in it, and some other guy tripped over the ATM machine (which was 4' tall).
