After listening to this album several times I think it gets better every time, I am hearing new things with each listen. Some of my favorite tracks include "The Frail," "The Wretched," "We’re In This Together"and "Into the Void."

All three tracks feature explosive, hard and edgy guitar work by Reznor. The guitar is overlaid over a very strong rhythm track. The bass from "Into The void" is reminiscent of "Closer" from Downward Spiral and really reaches low and hits hard. The guitar work in "We’re In This Together" is especially strong and pronounced over the subterranean base lines in that cut. I found it especially enjoyable to listen with the volume way up, enjoying the music in its full glory.

The mixing and overall sound quality are quite good. The dynamic range is extreme and the detail is pretty amazing considering the frenetic complex movements abound.

The Fragile is immediately recognizable as Nine Inch Nails even after so much time since their last release. The Fragile benefits from some modern touches in the studio bringing strong melodies into a hard and fast industrial mix like only Nine Inch Nails can do.