- Audio Cassette (22 Sep 1992)
- Format: Import
- Label: Interscope Records
- ASIN: B000001Y5K
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Pinion | |||
| 2. Wish | |||
| 3. Last | |||
| 4. Help Me I Am in Hell | |||
| 5. Happiness in Slavery | |||
| 6. Gave Up | |||
| 7. [Silence] | |||
| 8. [Silence] | |||
| 9. [Silence] | |||
| 10. [Silence] | |||
| 11. [Silence] | |||
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| 17. [Silence] | |||
| 18. [Silence] | |||
| 19. [Silence] | |||
| 20. [Silence] | |||
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk 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
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I know a lot of people have been saying that this isn't one of the best Nine Inch Nails out there, but i'd beg to differ, i think it's one of my favourite albums, becuase every song is hard hitting and great. I think it's probably the heaviest album that Trent Reznor has created,a nd although he wanted to get away from the pop vibe, these songs are still very ctachy, althuoght definately more metal than others, and very different from Pretty Hate Machine.
You start of with Pinion which slowly reaches its climax before throwing you head first into Wish, a very fierce song, with a great guitar riff throughout. Without much time to think you are then given Last, another great song, with a great riff, and great chrorus. Help me I'm in Hell is a very eerie song, you'll understand the name after you've heard it, and then you're thrown into Happiness In Slavery, this is a very hard hitting song, with a great beat underneatch all the industrious sounds. Then theres Gave Up, this is a really good song, it has alot of great sounds incorporated into it, with Reznors biting vocals over the top. We then gett o the bonus tracks, and although this can be annoying to fast forward all the way to 98, theyre definately worth it...Physical and Suck are two of my favourites on the cd theyre awesome. I definately reccommend this cd, and it's a must have if you're collecting all the cds.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The best Nine Inch Nails release, bar none. Crushing brutality meets pure melody...listen to Trent's magnum opus and pledge your allegiance. None more black (of heart).
PS Remember not to press 'Random Play'...you'll regret it...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Intense, heavy, and definitely one of the best things NIN have done. More akin to "Pretty Hate Machine" than the more recent "Downward Spiral" or "The Fragile", this is the sort of stuff that gave NIN their reputation as the pre-eminent industrial metal band. Some of the band's most famous songs are on this excellent 6-track EP, including the excellent "Wish", "Last" and "Gave Up", not forgetting the two not-so-secret bonus tracks, a version of Adam Ant's "Physical" and their own "Suck", worth the purchase price on their own...
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Short and Snappy
This is proberly the heaviest Nine Inch Nails record. The songs arnt as strong on this album as on the later ones with the exceptions of wish and happiness in slavery. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2010 by Mr. Jp Smith
The beginning of Trent's unique sound...
This mini album is almost the complete opposite of Nine Inch Nails' debut "Pretty Hate Machine". The angry lyrics are still there, but this time round Trent has swapped his funky... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2008 by Ms. T. Stuart
BRILLANT EP
Released three years after debut album the synth heavy 'pretty hate machine' and two years before masterpiece 'the downward spiral', Broken came about as a result of the... Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2008 by nin/ja77
the best that they have done
ok then this is the best thing bearing the NIN logo and its depressing because its soooooo short!!! i mean its like 6 proper full songs and 2 small odd little instrumental... Read more
Published on 28 July 2007 by whitetrashtrixie
It's NIN!!
Another fantasmo album from industrial god, Trent Reznor. He is angry and whats to tell the world in a kind of melodic way, he knows his music, and we like his music. Read more
Published on 6 April 2004 by "brood82"
Heavy, You Got It Buddy
The "Broken" Ep is one of those strange moments in musical history. In retrospect it seems like the most natural thing in the world, knowing what was to follow. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2003 by Jean Bradbury
HALO 5
My least favourite NIN album. It doesnt possess teh character of teh other records. However, this is probably the best place to start your NIN collection given the small price tag. Read more
Published on 7 May 2001
More metal than electronica this time...
This EP is very metal compared to alot of Trent Reznors other work.On the whole all the tracks are great,even the two secret tracks hidden at numbers 98 and 99. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2001
99 Tracks?
Well just like Fixed..Broken is a Half way between Album and Single..with 6 tracks and two hidden ones...(Physical and Suck).. Read more
Published on 4 July 2000 by ben.howard@ntlworld.com
Smashed to bits
Broken signified a step change in NIN's music. Gone was the predmoninace of the techno beat. Instead, Trent Reznor, chose to blend the beats with sharp edged guitars in this... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 1999 by R. Jackson
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