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The Downward Spiral

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1 Mr. Self Destruct Reznor 4:30
2 Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) Reznor 4:24
3 Heresy Reznor 3:54
4 March of the Pigs Reznor 2:58
5 Closer Reznor 6:13
6 Ruiner Reznor 4:58
7 The Becoming Reznor 5:31
8 I Do Not Want This Reznor 5:41
9 Big Man With a Gun Reznor 1:36
10 A Warm Place Reznor 3:22
11 Eraser Reznor 4:54
12 Reptile Reznor 6:51
13 The Downward Spiral Reznor 3:57
14 Hurt Reznor 6:13
15 Mr. Self Destruct [DVD] Reznor  
16 Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) [DVD] Reznor  
17 Heresy [DVD] Reznor  
18 March of the Pigs [DVD] Reznor  
19 Closer [DVD] Reznor  
20 Ruiner [DVD] Reznor  
21 The Becoming [DVD] Reznor  
22 I Do Not Want This [DVD] Reznor  
23 Big Man With a Gun [DVD] Reznor  
24 A Warm Place [DVD] Reznor  
25 Eraser [DVD] Reznor  
26 Reptile, No. 2 [DVD] Reznor  
27 The Downward Spiral [DVD] Reznor  
28 Hurt [DVD] Reznor  
29 Closer [Multimedia Track] Reznor  
30 March of the Pigs [Multimedia Track] Reznor  
31 Hurt [Multimedia Track] Reznor  
32 [Bonus Features]    
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The Downward Spiral

Dual Disc [DualDisc]

Label: Halo Eight

Style: Industrial

The Downward Spiral

UPC: 602498648353

Release Date: 11/23/2004

Original Release Date: 11/23/2004

Number of Discs: 2

Tracks: [Mr. Self Destruct, Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now), Heresy, March of the Pigs, Closer, Ruiner, The Becoming, I Do Not Want This, Big Man With a Gun, A Warm Place, Eraser, Reptile, The Downward Spiral, Hurt, Mr. Self Destruct [DVD], Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) [DVD], Heresy [DVD], March of the Pigs [DVD], Closer [DVD], Ruiner [DVD], The Becoming [DVD], I Do Not Want This [DVD], Big Man With a Gun [DVD], A Warm Place [DVD], Eraser [DVD], Reptile, No. 2 [DVD], The Downward Spiral [DVD], Hurt [DVD], Closer [Multimedia Track], March of the Pigs [Multimedia Track], Hurt [Multimedia Track], [Bonus Features]]
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William Ruhlmann

Nine Inch Nails' 1994 masterwork The Downward Spiral makes a good choice for an early issue in the "dual-disc" format that puts CD material on one side of a disc and DVD content on the other. Here, the CD side contains a digitally remastered version of the album, while the DVD side has a 5.1 mix for both surround-sound players and DVD audio. Given that this is a relatively recent work, the sound improvement is not as drastic as it has been for older albums, but the effect of the remix is, as usual, to open up the sound, providing greater clarity and separation. This might not necessarily be a good thing in the industrial metal style, which depends for its effect on a dense, sometimes distorted sound, but it works well for The Downward Spiral because of all those sudden edits that take the music from a loud, noisy sound picture down to a solo vocal or acoustic guitar; those juxtapositions are emphasized even more here and are, if possible, even more startling than they were originally. The DVD side also includes three videos, for "Closer," "March of the Pigs," and "Hurt." "Closer" is a disturbing concept video that finds Nine Inch Nails' leader Trent Reznor singing and hanging in the air in a combination freak museum and slaughterhouse along with other odd characters. "March of the Pigs" is a one-camera performance video in which Reznor cavorts before the band, knocking his microphone stand over continually. "Hurt" is an in-concert performance in which Reznor is dwarfed by giant images of animal hunting and decay, among other things. There is also an image gallery, the images being the same sort of strange insect and feather close-ups that make up the CD booklet, and a discography that includes excerpts from the Nine Inch Nails' videos Closure and All That Could Have Been, Rovi