eeneR -
I didn't realize that you were a NIN fan, too!
Just read this post....
I've been a NIN fan since "Pretty Hate Machine". Seen NIN 7 times in concert. The best was right before "The Downward Spiral" became popular. NIN puts on a really, really good show.
Trent started as a classical pianist, which is why a lot of music is centered around the keyboards (he starts composing that way). You can hear a lot of that in "Fragile" - there's a lot of classical stuff - he was definitely influenced by Debussy.
He was WAY ahead of his time. In my opinion, "Broken" is the best album. He started Nothing records because he was upset with his recording company, in which "Broken" is the end result. I believe that's why it is so good.
Anyway, I've enjoyed reading the posts. It is good to know that there are so many NIN fans out there!!!