Picture yourself back in 1989. You are in a music store thumbing through the "N's" you come across this particular CD and think to yourself, "Who are these guys?, Nine Inch What?, Pretty Hate What? I don't think so..NEXT!!". You probably weren't alone. It amazes me that this album is this old. If you put it into context with other releases from artists of the era will you realize that this album was released before "Violator" - Depeche Mode, just four months after "Disinigration" - Cure. It's really a tribute to how innovative this album is musically. This is truly a must have for music fans everywhere. I mean, how can you not own this album? The keyboards riffs are just great as for the synthesizers. This is my favorite NIN album. I think that's a consensus with many of the other reviewers. If you only buy one NIN make it this one. It's well worth it.