The Fragile is the third studio album by Nine Inch nails originally released on September 21, 1999. The music on the album spans almost 104 minutes, and in some ways, resembles a Greatest Hits album, incorporating the varying styles of Reznor's earlier work with new ideas and instrumentations. The Day the World Went Away utilizes the brooding wounded vocals and heavy contrast found in songs like Hurt, but with even sharper changes in volume. The Marilyn Manson-like power chords and skittery drums on Starfuckers, inc. evoke memories of the tremendous Broken EP. Tori Amos influence is inherent in short transition track, The Frail, and shades of God Lives Under Water show up in Just Like You Imagined.
3LP - Triple 180 Gram Remastered LP set.