Purest Feeling
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| Studio album (bootleg) by Nine Inch Nails | ||
| Released | 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1988 | |
| Genre | Synth pop/Industrial | |
| Length | 42:52 | |
| Label | Hawk Records | |
| Producer(s) | Trent Reznor | |
| Nine Inch Nails chronology | ||
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Purest Feeling (1988) |
Down in It (1989) |
Purest Feeling is a bootleg of the original demo version of Nine Inch Nails' debut album, pretty hate machine, that was recorded at the Right Track Studio in November 1988 by Trent Reznor, whilst he was still working as a cleaner there. It was released as a CD in 1994 by Hawk Records.
The sound is brighter (and in some cases happier) than that of the final versions on pretty hate machine; several songs feature more drumming and guitar work throughout, as well as a heavier use of samples from films. "Kinda I Want To" is reminiscent of early house music. "Twist" is an early version of "Ringfinger", featuring different lyrics and less use of sample loops. The entire album has segues leading each track into the next.
Purest Feeling also features the full lyrics cut from the final versions of songs later released on pretty hate machine; Reznor chose to print the full lyrics in the Pretty Hate Machine booklet to retain some of the original meanings of his songs.
[edit] Track listing
- "Slate (Intro)" – 2:21
- "Sanctified" – 5:31
- "Maybe Just Once" – 5:16
- "The Only Time" – 5:12
- "Kinda I Want To" – 4:48
- "That's What I Get" – 4:39
- "Purest Feeling" – 2:57
- "Twist" – 5:48
- "Down in It" – 6:20
Current live band: Aaron North · Jeordie White · Alessandro Cortini · Josh Freese
Past members: Jeff Ward · Richard Patrick · James Woolley · Chris Vrenna · Robin Finck · Danny Lohner · Charlie Clouser · Jerome Dillon · Alex Carapetis
Major studio albums: Pretty Hate Machine · Broken · The Downward Spiral · The Fragile · With Teeth · Year Zero
Remix albums: Fixed · Further Down the Spiral · Things Falling Apart
Live releases: Closure · And All That Could Have Been · Beside You in Time
Singles: "Down in It" · "Head Like a Hole" · "Sin" · "Happiness in Slavery" · "Wish" · "March of the Pigs" · "Closer" · "Burn" · "Hurt" · "The Perfect Drug" · "The Day the World Went Away" · "We're in This Together" · "Into the Void" · "Starfuckers, Inc." · "Deep" · "The Hand That Feeds" · "Only" · "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" · "Survivalism"
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