Originally Posted by
Fred
This is tough one, but sure. I'll give it a go: 1. The Fragile 2. The Downward Spiral 3. Year Zero 4. Broken 5. The Slip 6. With Teeth 7. Ghosts I-IV 8. Further Down the Spiral (+ v2) 9. Pretty Hate Machine 10. And All That Could Have Been (+ Still) This was a tough one. The gap between TF and TDS is very, very narrow, but as I love concept albums and rock operas, the former gets a slight edge because of its sheer density. The "prog rock" factor is also the reason I have YZ a third place. Broken is just awesome and will always remain so, though I find it hasn't dated as well as TDS. The Slip and With Teeth probably mainly get high positions because I have fond memories of their respective releases. The latter, especially. The former scores a lot of points because the whole indie-thing Trent had going back then was cool as hell. Ghosts I-IV I have to acknowledge because it's such a massive collection of awesome, instrumental music. And again, what a way to use the newfound independence! FDTS is arguably their best remix album. It feels like a natural extension of TDS, but it's more explorational without ever becoming grating like Fixed does in a few spots. I only really got into PHM recently with the remaster. I like it, but my young age (well, relatively!) doesn't permit me to have much nostalgia about it. It's a good 80's industrial/synth pop album and the songs that are still performed deserve their status as classics, but it's not the NIN I love to the same degree as the above ones. AATCHB is still the perfect live Halo. It's a killer live video, a great live album and Still contains some of Trent's most beautiful compositions. AATCHB (the song) is just jaw-dropping. Finally, there's nothing here I really dislike, and the rankings are always subject to change. One day, I'll be in the mood for TDS. Another day, I'll fall madly in love with PHM. And judging by the songs I've heard, I also reckon Hesitation Marks will quickly find its way onto this list...