A few weeks ago, The Horrors opened for nine inch nails in New York.

nine inch nails released The Fragile 10 years ago.

Here is a bit of pitchfork’s review of The Fragile (2/10)

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5799-the-fragile/

It’s difficult to decide where to even begin trimming The Fragile. It’s so stunningly monotonous. Any bit of it could be lost without notice. I mean, when the instrumental interludes carry an album, it’s a blaring neon sign flashing “stay away!” I pity the kids of the style- over- substance generation– and yes, it will only be kids– who enjoy this album.

well this is kind of tongue and cheek pompous, but genius none the less
http://www.avclub.com/articles/chuck-klosterman-repeats-the-beatles,32560/

Check out this load of crap……..

But in its musical toughness and strong-willed spirituality, the album lives up to its namesake: a hardy, twisted tree that grows in the rocky deserts of the American Southwest. A Mormon legend claims that their early settlers called the Joshua tree “the praying plant” and thought its gnarled branches suggested the Old Testament prophet Joshua pointing the way to the Promised Land. The title befits a record that concerns itself with resilience in the face of utter social and political desolation, a record steeped in religious imagery.

Rolling Stone review of U2′s Joshua Tree http://tinyurl.com/ye58gqq