Originally Posted by
cdm
I had bought Fixed at some point...must have been 1993 or 1994. Now I know what you're thinking: "WTF Fixed was your intro to NIN?" Um...yeah. And it was as simple as I was browsing in National Record Mart and bought it because I recognized the band name and the cover looked cool. I had no clue it was a remix EP. Took it home and listened to it...I remember thinking "Wow I've never heard anything like this." and some remixes (Wish, Slavery, Throw This Away) were more accessible than others (Fist Fuck, Screaming Slave) but overall I liked what I heard.
Sometime in the spring of 1994 (freshman year in high school) I borrowed TDS from a neighbor and I was hooked. I listened to it non-stop for 3 or 4 days. I gave it back and immediately bought my own copy and then PHM and Broken shortly after that. The leadup to The Fragile was what really grabbed me...bought it on release day and it's been my favorite album ever since. First live show was Fragility 2.0 at UIC although I can't remember if it was the first or second show and can't find my ticket, purchased at Carson Pirie Scott.