Further Down the Spiral [EP, Extra tracks, Import]

Nine Inch Nails | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP, Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Island UK
• ASIN: B000005RP6
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,030 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)

2. The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One

3. Self Destruction, Part Three

4. Heresy (Version)

5. The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)

6. Hurt (Live)

7. At The Heart Of It All

8. Ruiner (Version)

9. Eraser (Denial, Realization)

10. Self Destruction, Final

Editorial Reviews

NINE INCH NAILS Further Down The Spiral (1995 UK 10-track CD album digipak picture sleeve IMCD8041)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best NIN remix album to date, March 9, 2001

By 

Anthony J. Venezia (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Further Down the Spiral (Audio CD)

I've always been a little confused by remix albums when they first come out. It took me probably six months to get into Fixed or The Perfect Drug versions, and I still haven't really gotten into TFA, although I've tried SO hard. There was something about Further Down The Spiral, though, that just jumped out at me; the songs were different, but they sounded REALLY good, and clearly had a lot of effort put into each track. So when I found the import version with non-US tracks, I bought it on the spot, and wasn't disappointed. Usually, I feel there isn't a reason to get both the US and import versions of a single, unless they're both SO good that you shouldn't be without them, and this is definitely the case. How do they compare? Let's see:

US Version: 11 tracks, contains Self Destruction Part 2, Hurt (Quiet), Eraser (Polite), The Beauty of Being Numb and Erased, Over, Out, which aren't found on Halo 10v2 (as the import is known as).

UK Version: 10 tracks, contains Self Destruction, Part 3, Heresy (Version), Hurt (Live) and Ruiner (Version), which aren't found on Halo 10. The order of tracks also varies.

What's cool about the new tracks? Self Destruction, Part 3, is probably the truest and most recognizable version of Mr. Self Destruct, but it has the feel of the other Self Destruction songs on the CD. What's really amazing is that it was remixed by J.G. Thirlwell of Fixed fame, who (in my opinion) tends to butcher songs beyond recognition, but this song will appeal to new and old fans alike.

Heresy (Version), is one of two remixes solely done by Charlie Clouser on this album. It's hard to really explain this track, because it almost feels like a danceable club version of Heresy, but in a GOOD way. At around 4 minutes, there's a sample of two men talking, one asks "Do you believe in miracles?" to which the other replies "Not really". This single line makes the track so much cooler than without it, I think.

Hurt (Live). The name pretty much sums it up right there. It's Hurt, it's live, it's soundboard quality. It's a nice touch, and a cool track, but not as cool as...

... Ruiner (Version). It's Ruiner, it's VERY techno-danceable, and it's BACKWARDS. What do I mean by that? The two main choruses have been switched so that the second one comes first. And lines from the song are interspersed throughout the track, but garbled as to be barely recognizable. The guitars are almost gone from this track as is the long ending on the LP version, but so is the sound distortion, which means if you couldn't understand what Trent was saying before because it was so scratchy, you can now! Quite possibly the coolest track on the whole CD, and in my opinion, worth the $... by itself. It's that good!

On a side note, I found this out shortly after I bought the CD, and it applies to the Eraser remixes (excluding [Polite]). If you play it in high speed, some of the distortions in the song aren't actually distortions, but Trent's vocals slowed WAY down. I won't ruin the surprise, check it out for yourself! This works on both the domestic and import versions.

Overall, this is my favorite remix album NIN has put out yet. It's a GREAT compliment to the GREAT Downward Spiral, whereas Things Falling Apart was just a MEDIOCRE compliment to the BRILLIANT The Fragile. This, along with the US version, are probably the best NIN investment you can get for your money. Get this today!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good companion to a great album, October 16, 2004

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Luke (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Further Down the Spiral (Audio CD)

The UK and US versions of this release are very different. They only actually share 6 songs. The US version (10b, as it came out a week after the UK one) has a different version of Hurt, similar to the album version (Downward Spiral); two remixes of Eraser - one with strings and what sounds like pipes, and one that sounds like it's in reverse; another Aphex Twin track (no idea what it's a remix of!); and another remix of Mr. Self Destruct (Self Destruction pt2.
The UK version has two remixes by Charlie Clouser - Heresy and Ruiner which are both excellent; a different version of Mr Self Destruct (Self Destruction pt3); and a live version of Hurt, played with piano, not guitar.
Both are good, but I think the UK version just shades it for the Clouser stuff, and the Eraser remixes of the US version aren't terribly good.
By the way, if you want to get hold of the UK version, go to Amazon.co.uk where you can get it for about 8 GBP, plus 4 GBP shipping, which comes to about $20, rather than $21 plus postage on the US site.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FDTS on Steroids., October 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Further Down the Spiral (Audio CD)

This is sooo much better than the original Further down the Spiral, as the crappy tracks have been replaced by self destruciton part 3, heresy (version), hurt (live), and ruiner (version). ruiner (version) is not only my favorite song but an incredible work (kudos to charlie clouser). I recommend every single song. Plus, as this is incredibly hard to find, you really should buy it.