Difference between revisions of "The Big Come Down"

Latest revision as of 05:56, 17 January 2023

Album: The Fragile (Right)

Length:4:12

Versions:The Big Come Down
The Big Come Down (Instrumental)
The Big Come Down (Beside You In Time)

Live:Fragility v2.0 through Wave Goodbye
Tension 2013 Tour
NIN + QOTSA Tour through NIN 2014 Latin America Tour
Europe + Asia 2018 through present

"The Big Come Down" is the ninth track on the Right disc of The Fragile. Its layers were published in a Flash application for a NIN.com remix contest during The Fragile era.

Appearances

Halos

Seeds

The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts

Versions

The Big Come Down

This is the original album version. A unique track in the NIN canon, it features a loud and bombastic drum loop with odd percussion sounds, synthesized bass, and an oddly-tuned acoustic-sounding guitar riff played on a Parker Fly guitar utilizing its piezo pickup.[1] Trent Reznor's vocals in the verses are abrasively yelled, contrasting with the melodic singing in the pre-choruses and choruses, a pattern that would be used again in "The Line Begins To Blur" and "Head Down". The chorus is backed by organ chords, while the bridge descends into ambient synthesizers and loops before exploding back into the song with a new synthesized melody. The song ends suddenly, segueing immediately into "Underneath It All".

The Big Come Down (Instrumental)

Running Time: 4:05

Released exclusively through Apple Music, then later on The Fragile: Deviations 1, the entire song runs at its original tempo of 83 BPM. All vocals are removed, and the synth melody/solo after the bridge features additional guitar parts layered with roaring crowd sounds.

The Big Come Down (Beside You In Time)

Reznor is highly energetic in this particular performance. As well, the lead guitar part in the original album version is replaced with a more heavily distorted/fuzzed part, though still played on a Parker Fly. During the guitar solo, Aaron North scrapes his guitar against his amp cabinet, creating a controlled feedback sound.

Live

"The Big Come Down" made its live debut on April 3, 2000. It has been performed sporadically since the Fragility tour, with the Lights In The Sky Tour the only one it could properly be considered a regular on. During the Tension 2013 Tour, this song featured backing vocals by Lisa Fischer and Sharlotte Gibson.

Lyrics

    There is a game I play
    Try to make myself okay
    Try so hard to make the pieces all fit
    Smash it apart
    Just for the fuck of it
    
    Bye bye oooh
    Got to get back to the bottom
    Bye bye oooh
    The big come down isn't that what you wanted?
    Bye bye oooh
    Find a place with the failed and forgotten
    Bye bye oooh
    Isn't that really what you wanted now?
    
    There is no place I can go there is no way I can hide
    It feels like it keeps coming from the inside
    
    There is a hate that burns within
    The most desperate place I have ever been
    Try to get back to where I'm from
    The closer I get the worse it becomes
    The closer I get the worse it becomes
    
    There is no place I can go there is no place I can hide
    It feels like it keeps coming from the inside

Previous track - "I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally"

Track CD:21, Vinyl: 23 from The Fragile Right (CD), Side F (Vinyl)

Next track - "Underneath It All"

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 | album ='' [[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' (Right)
 | length = 4:12
-| versions = The Big Come Down<br>The Big Come Down (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
+| BPM = 81
-| live = [[Fragility]] through present
+| versions = The Big Come Down<br>The Big Come Down (Instrumental)<br>The Big Come Down (''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'')
-}}'''"The Big Come Down"''' is the ninth track on the Right disc of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]].'' Its samples were published for a NIN.com remix contest.
+| live = [[Fragility v2.0]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour|Wave Goodbye]]<br>[[Tension 2013 Tour]]<br>[[NIN + QOTSA Tour]] through [[NIN 2014 Latin America Tour]]<br>[[Europe + Asia 2018]] through present
+}}'''"The Big Come Down"''' is the ninth track on the Right disc of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]].'' Its layers were published in a Flash application for a [[nin.com|NIN.com]] remix contest during ''The Fragile'' era.
-===Notes===
-As with many songs in the NIN library, this song features a recurring lyric or reference.That being the phrase and concept of a "come down" which is an emphasized line from "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]" on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].''
 ==Appearances==
 ===Halos===
 *''The Fragile''
+*''[[The Fragile: Deviations 1]]''
 *''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]''
+===Seeds===
+*''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]''
 ==Versions==
 ===The Big Come Down===
-This is the original album version.
+This is the original album version. A unique track in the NIN canon, it features a loud and bombastic drum loop with odd percussion sounds, synthesized bass, and an oddly-tuned acoustic-sounding guitar riff played on a Parker Fly guitar utilizing its piezo pickup.[https://www.reddit.com/r/nin/comments/71zc1i/comment/dnexbbo/] [[Trent Reznor]]'s vocals in the verses are abrasively yelled, contrasting with the melodic singing in the pre-choruses and choruses, a pattern that would be used again in "[[The Line Begins To Blur]]" and "[[Head Down]]". The chorus is backed by organ chords, while the bridge descends into ambient synthesizers and loops before exploding back into the song with a new synthesized melody. The song ends suddenly, segueing immediately into "[[Underneath It All]]".
+===The Big Come Down (Instrumental)===
+'''''Running Time: 4:05'''''
+Released exclusively through Apple Music, then later on ''The Fragile: Deviations 1,'' the entire song runs at its original tempo of 83 BPM. All vocals are removed, and the synth melody/solo after the bridge features additional guitar parts layered with roaring crowd sounds.
 ===The Big Come Down (''Beside You In Time'')===
-This is widely regarded as the best performance in the set. [[Trent Reznor]]'s performance is highly energetic.
+Reznor is highly energetic in this particular performance. As well, the lead guitar part in the original album version is replaced with a more heavily distorted/fuzzed part, though still played on a Parker Fly. During the guitar solo, Aaron North scrapes his guitar against his amp cabinet, creating a controlled feedback sound.
 ==Live==
-"The Big Come Down" has been performed live since the [[Fragility]] tour in 1999.
+"The Big Come Down" made its live debut on [[2000/04/03 Los Angeles, CA|April 3, 2000]]. It has been performed sporadically since the [[Fragility]] tour, with the [[Lights In The Sky Tour]] the only one it could properly be considered a regular on. During the [[Tension 2013 Tour]], this song featured backing vocals by [[Lisa Fischer]] and [[Sharlotte Gibson]].
 ==Lyrics==
@@ Line 35: / Line 42: @@
       Got to get back to the bottom
       Bye bye oooh
-      The big come down isn’t that what you wanted?
+      The big come down isn't that what you wanted?
       Bye bye oooh
       Find a place with the failed and forgotten
       Bye bye oooh
-      Isn’t that really what you wanted now?
+      Isn't that really what you wanted now?
-      There is no place I can go there is now way I can hide
+      There is no place I can go there is no way I can hide
       It feels like it keeps coming from the inside
       There is a hate that burns within
       The most desperate place I have ever been
-      Try to get back to where I’m from
+      Try to get back to where I'm from
       The closer I get the worse it becomes
       The closer I get the worse it becomes
@@ Line 52: / Line 59: @@
       There is no place I can go there is no place I can hide
       It feels like it keeps coming from the inside
+{{Succession box
+| title=[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]] Right (CD), Side F (Vinyl)
+| before=[[I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally]]
+| after=[[Underneath It All]]
+| track=''CD'':21, ''Vinyl'': 23}}
 [[Category: NIN Songs]]