10. Nine Inch Nails - Into the Void
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4lTMOmH8Dw&feature=youtu.be Although not one of NIN's biggest hits, it's nonetheless a quintessential track. Over heavily processed, machine-like instrumentation Trent Reznor sings "Try to save myself but myself keeps slipping away" as the all-surrounding technology filtrates and absorbs the last human remnants of humanity from his voice. A compelling example of the man-machine interface for you to marry your flesh and bone to the steel of the car roof. Into the Void hails from 1999's The Fragile, a meandering double album that took a full five expectant years to appear after its bar-raising predecessor The Downward Spiral. Laboriously recorded over two years, an overall lack of direction was inherently obvious. However, a handful of gems shone through, such as the stoical We're in This Together and the Marilyn Manson-targeting diatribe Starf*ckers Inc. Into the Void however, epitomised the pervasive air of desperation and disintegration of Reznor's various addictions like no other. Thumping rhythm: Let the machine psycho-anatomy overwhelm your mind into pounding out an involuntary 4/4 pattern, that's as steady and standardised as a conveyor line; a perfect soundtrack for another seemingly endless commute through slow moving traffic.