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  • Audio CD (29 Sept. 1992)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Universal / Island
  • ASIN: B0000262LP
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

  1. Pinion
  2. Wish
  3. Last
  4. Help Me I Am In Hell
  5. Happiness In Slavery
  6. Gave Up
  7. Non-Musical Silence
  8. Non-Musical Silence
  9. Non-Musical Silence
  10. Non-Musical Silence
  11. Non-Musical Silence
  12. Non-Musical Silence
  13. Non-Musical Silence
  14. Non-Musical Silence
  15. Non-Musical Silence
  16. Non-Musical Silence
  17. Non-Musical Silence
  18. Non-Musical Silence
  19. Non-Musical Silence
  20. Non-Musical Silence
  21. Non-Musical Silence
  22. Non-Musical Silence
  23. Non-Musical Silence
  24. Non-Musical Silence
  25. Non-Musical Silence
  26. Non-Musical Silence
  27. Non-Musical Silence
  28. Non-Musical Silence
  29. Non-Musical Silence
  30. Non-Musical Silence
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  37. Non-Musical Silence
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  80. Non-Musical Silence
  81. Non-Musical Silence
  82. Non-Musical Silence
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  87. Non-Musical Silence
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  90. Non-Musical Silence
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  92. Non-Musical Silence
  93. Non-Musical Silence
  94. Non-Musical Silence
  95. Non-Musical Silence
  96. Non-Musical Silence
  97. Non-Musical Silence
  98. Physical (You're So)
  99. Suck

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NINE INCH NAILS Broken (Original 1992 UK 6-track CD EP includes Pinion Wish Last and Gave Up fold-out digipak picture sleeve IMCD8004)

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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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5.0 out of 5 starsAwesome...
By A Customer on 25 Sept. 2001
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.
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5.0 out of 5 starsNow That's What I Call Industrial Pt. 667
By bjr19 on 23 Oct. 2003
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...
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5.0 out of 5 starsEssential NIN - one of the best industrial metal EPs ever
By A Customer on 7 April 2000
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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4.0 out of 5 starsSmashed to bits
By R. Jackson on 29 Oct. 1999
Format: Audio CD
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 blistering tour de force.
Its only a short EP but Broken delivers on many levels, especially with standout songs like 'Wish' and the brutal 'Happiness in slavery'.
Followed shortly afterwards by the Fixed EP, Broken continued to secure NIN's place in alternative musics hall of famne for the 1990's.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe beginning of Trent's unique sound...
By Ms. T. Stuart on 5 Feb. 2008
Format: Audio CD Verified Purchase
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 synths, laid back vocals and dancey beats and loops for thrashing guitars and a fair lot of screaming. It was on this EP that Trent discovered the electric guitar and he later combined the two sounds of "Pretty Hate Machine" and "Broken" to create his own individual sound that appeared on his masterpiece "The Downward Spiral".

"Broken" begins with "Pinion", which is less of a song and more of a grinding, angry, instrumental introduction to "Wish". "Wish" itself has become one of NIN's most famous songs and a staple at concerts, with it's rhythmic drum beats and industrial repetitive guitar riffs, building to a headbanging chorus - one of the best songs on the EP for me. Then moving on to "Last", similar sounds to "Wish" - pounding guitars and a surprisingly catchy chorus. "Help Me I Am In Hell" is similar to "Pinion", a softer guitar instrumental leading into "Happiness In Slavery", which I find to be one of NIN's heaviest songs ever, although Trent's shouting and shredding often break down into catchy beats reminiscent of "Pretty Hate Machine". The album ends on "Gave Up", another one of my favourites, which has a punky edge and some electronic beats thrown in for good measure. There are also two hidden songs on the EP - "Physical (You're So)" - a catchy, guitar-driven cover of the Adam Ant version, and "Suck", a more dancey song with a great bassline.

Overall, I have to say this EP is not for the faint hearted, and I wouldn't recommend it if you're looking to get into NIN (go for "Pretty Hate Machine", "The Downward Spiral" or "With Teeth"). However, anybody who has already purchased a bit of NIN would definately appreciate "Broken" which shows another side to Trent Reznor, and it is fascinating to see how he developed his unique sound with the blasting EP.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBRILLANT EP
By nin/ja77 on 28 Jan. 2008
Format: Audio CD
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 frustration Trent Reznor felt with his record label at the time (this is something that would continue right up to 2007 when he finished his contract) constant interference meant he recorded the album under a different name before handing in the finished work. What a shock all those execs must have got as they heard pinion lead in the the song 'wish'.

Trent Reznor says in the album notes that this recording was inspired by playing with a live band during the tour for 'pretty hate machine', which meant a lot of those songs sounded harder live than on record so the natural step would be for a harder sound for this ep. One listen to this ep and you can hear the progression in the sound, while the keyboards remain they are complemented by loud guitars and heavy drum beats, its relentless.

There is no dull moment (well tracks 7-97 are not highly recommended) just listening to the song 'happiness in slavery' you can hear the aggression in his voice. There are two bonus cover tracks tagged on the end. They are live favourite 'suck'(originally a song by Pigface of which Reznor was a member, he also co wrote 'Suck') and the other being a cover of the Adam Ant song 'physical (you're so). In fact as well as 'suck' both 'wish' and 'gave up' are still regulars in the nin live set list.
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5.0 out of 5 starsTrent Reznor was a very angry man

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1.0 out of 5 starsA dud disk

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Published 16 months ago by Tadhg O. Connor
5.0 out of 5 starsTHIS ISNT MEANT TO LAST... THIS IS FOR - RIGHT - NOW!

Ok - clever title of this post out of the way for god's sake just buy it. This is NIN does Metal industrial. "Last" is the greatest song Reznor has put out. Read more

Published on 2 Sept. 2013 by D.B.
5.0 out of 5 starsClassic

A classic ep with great music. What more is there to say, I just wish there had been more of the same on it.

Published on 28 April 2013 by Chi
4.0 out of 5 starsClassic

Trent Reznor / Nine Inch Nails were kind of unique, weren't they? This is as good as any of their releases in my opinion

Published on 4 Jan. 2013 by Gavin Dytham
5.0 out of 5 starsIt may be Broken, but it doesn't need fixing!

As gritty, nasty, and industrial as anything Nine Inch Nails have ever put out there, this is a fantastic EP that any music collection would be richer for including! Read more

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