Pretty Hate Machine
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Pretty Hate Machine
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Nine Inch Nails]]
| Cover = Nin-pretty_hate_machine.jpg
| Released = [[October 20]], [[1989]]
| Recorded = Right Track, [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]; Blackwing & Roundhouse, [[London]]; Unique, [[New York City]]; Synchro Sound, [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]
| Genre = [[Synthpop]]<br/>[[Industrial rock]]
| Length = 48:50
| Label = [[TVT Records|TVT]]
| Producer = [[Trent Reznor]], [[Flood (producer)|Flood]], [[Adrian Sherwood]], Keith LeBlanc, [[John Fryer (music)|John Fryer]]
| Reviews =
* [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:26jieat04xk7 link]
* [[Pitchfork Media]] (re-release) (5.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20396-pretty-hate-machine link]
* [[Q Magazine|Q]] {{rating-5|4}}{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
| Last album =
| This album = '''''Pretty Hate Machine'''''<br/>(1989)
| Next album = ''[[Broken (Nine Inch Nails EP)|Broken]]''<br/>(1992)
}}
'''''Pretty Hate Machine''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 2]]''''') is the [[debut]] [[album]] by [[United States|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 successful singles, the most successful being "[[Head Like a Hole]]", which has become a staple in Nine Inch Nails live performances.
==History==
Working nights at [[Midtown Recording|Right Track Studio]] as a handyman and janitor,<ref name="Huey">{{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}}</ref> [[Trent Reznor]] used studio "down time" to record and develop his own music. Playing most of the [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s, [[drum machine]]s, [[guitar]]s, and [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]s himself, he recorded a demo. The [[music sequencer|sequencing]] was done on a [[Macintosh Plus]].<ref>{{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
}}</ref>
Teaming up with manager [[Nothing Records|John A. Malm, Jr.]], they sent the demo to various [[record label]]s. 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 record|novelty]] and [[television]] [[jingle]] records. An early effort called ''The Industrial Nation'' was rejected by TVT.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.musiqueplus.com/modules/musique/artiste.php?artid=569&albid=2023
| title = Pretty Hate Machine
| publisher = [[MusiquePlus]]
| language = [[French language|French]]
| accessdate = 2008-02-01
}}</ref> 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 (producer)|Flood]], Keith LeBlanc, [[Adrian Sherwood]], and [[John Fryer (music)|John Fryer]]. Much like his recorded demo, [[Trent Reznor]] refused to record the album with a conventional band, recording ''Pretty Hate Machine'' by himself and an outside musician to play drums.
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 (Nine Inch Nails song)|Sin]]". "Terrible Lie" and "Something I Can Never Have" also received moderate airplay along with the three lead singles. ''Pretty Hate Machine'' also gained popularity through word-of-mouth and developed an [[underground music|underground]] following. Reznor quickly hired a band for touring with [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]], including guitarist and future [[Filter (band)|Filter]] frontman [[Richard Patrick]]. Nine Inch Nails' live set during the time was notorious for louder, more aggressive versions of the studio songs, and also for destroying their [[musical instrument|instruments]] at the end. Reznor preferred using the heel of his boots to strip the keys from expensive [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s, most notably the Yamaha [[DX7]].
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").
''Pretty Hate Machine'' went out of print through TVT Records, but was reissued by [[Rykodisc|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.<ref name="TRtalksaboutPHMr>[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue.php?y=05&m=11#1131469248 Trent Reznor talks about PHM re-issue, touring]. The NIN Hotline. Last accessed [[January 10]] [[2008]].</ref>
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Trent Reznor
| title1 = [[Head Like a Hole]]
| length1 = 4:59
| title2 = Terrible Lie
| length2 = 4:38
| title3 = [[Down in It]]
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Sanctified
| length4 = 5:48
| title5 = Something I Can Never Have
| length5 = 5:54
| title6 = Kinda I Want To
| length6 = 4:33
| title7 = [[Sin (Nine Inch Nails song)|Sin]]
| length7 = 4:06
| title8 = That's What I Get
| length8 = 4:30
| title9 = The Only Time
| length9 = 4:47
| title10 = Ringfinger
| length10 = 5:40
}}
==Packaging and liner notes==
Some of the lyrics printed in the booklet are not heard in the songs.
The bands listed in the liner notes ([[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Jane's Addiction]] and [[Public Enemy (band)|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 (producer)|Flood]] – programming, producer, engineer
* [[John Fryer (music)|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===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year || Title || Chart || Position
|-
| 1990 || Pretty Hate Machine || [[The Billboard 200]]|| No. 75<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?aid=12508&cr=album&pid=5315 Billboard.com]</ref>
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year || Title || Chart || Position
|-
| 1989 || Down in It || Hot Dance Music/Club Play|| No. 16<ref name="BB_History">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5315&model.vnuAlbumId=12508 Billboard.com] "Artist History"</ref>
|-
| 1989 || Down in It || Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales|| No. 20
|-
| 1989 || Down in It || Modern Rock Tracks|| No. 16<ref name="BB_History"/>
|-
| 1990 || Head Like a Hole || Hot Dance Music/Club Play|| No. 17<ref name="BB_History"/>
|-
| 1990 || Head Like a Hole || Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales|| No. 34
|-
| 1990 || Head Like a Hole || Modern Rock Tracks|| No. 28<ref name="BB_History"/>
|-
| 1990 || Sin || Hot Dance Music/Club Play|| No. 10<ref name="BB_History"/>
|-
| 1990 || Sin || Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales|| No. 13
|}
==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.<ref>{{MySpace|nin_prettyhatemachine|Daphne Carr's book}}</ref>
* 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'', [[arrangement|arranged]] by [[Eric Gorfain]].
* [[AFI (band)|AFI]] covered "Head Like a Hole" as a bonus track for their 2006 album ''[[Decemberunderground]]''.
* [[Flyleaf]] covered "Something I Can Never Have" for the [[Underworld: Evolution]] soundtrack.
==References==
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==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]
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