The year is 1994. I'm 13 years old. It's after midnight and I'm watching Headbangers Ball on MTV. This video came on and I missed the name of the band. When the synth came in I was immediately hooked. It was the coolest thing I've ever heard. Halfway through this video I heard the garage door open--my parents were coming home. I immediately turned off the TV and ran to bed. Several months later it was my birthday and my sister bought me a tape. It was NIN. I had no idea who they were. I started listening on my walkman and loved everything I heard. Then March of the Pigs came on! I immediately recognized it several months later. I will never, ever forget that feeling. It was the song that hooked me on NIN and MotP still remains my favorite NIN song. \m/
Right there with you on that one. I was the same age, but my dad was chill about music. I had this on constant rotation in my Sony 5-Disc for a while. Great years for music. You captured it well.
RIP James Woolley, who lived right across from my Mom and I for years until his death. He's on keys here, toured with them around this time... dude was so nice and encouraging towards me and my little high school band and never name-dropped NIN or anything. He was offering to get me and my buddies in his studio and jam/record with us and then he just unexpectedly died. Such a cool dude. This is such a great video using the live audio here rather than the album version!
@@ruinsofreality8022 "His ex-wife Kate Van Buren revealed that Woolley had been living with "significant neck and spine injuries" which later contributed to his death from neck-related injuries after falling off a ladder while retrieving music equipment in his studio." Damn ...
A great example of all the things that made NIN interesting. The aggressive punk-style drumming. The confrontational metal/hard rock of the guitar. The sexy dancey industrial elements with the keyboards, drum machines and synths. There's a reason why just about everyone from any scene loved this band.
I remember being 17 and watching this video on MTV and being completely blown away by the raw energy of the sound and visuals so much so I couldn't sleep that night and wanted to start a band with nothing but this sound!!
I was 7 when this video came out and my mom freaked out and made me change the station 🤣🤣🤣 But I was still able to enjoy them when I got into my teens and snuck behind my parents back to listen to them and other similar bands back then
Fun fact! The reason it sounds so funky is because it has 3 measures of 7/8 time signature followed by one measure of 4/4 time signature. In effect its in a 29/8 time signature!! Very very unusual and disconcerting
@@BeastyBite i guess people are supposed to be super still and not expressive or dancing at all during intense music, makes sense... also exaggeration != fake/acting, not the same things.
@@ChristopherGray00 it's about representing a subculture. trent reznor was never really punkrock, never had to struggle with political,- cultural,- or laboring prosecution. more a watered down, sexy version of it and that's totally fine. just feels like acting out a style and role rather than beeing truly political active like many other bands and artists at that time with the same style and type of music. it doesn't represent raw emotions for me and that's what I wrote but you like act like a 12 year old arguing on a pre-school level and won't ever understand raw emotions like burning a flag, leading a class war, getting arrested for fighting for less fortunate people or freeing political prisoners what was and always will be the true essence of punk rock and so called "nu-metal".
The drummer.... what a human machine, awesome! one of the best drummer ever seen. This beat is particularly complicated to perfy, given its high speed tempo.. 😍😍
Yes, most people don't realize that the pattern is quite difficult... even the most recent NIN shows, with a really, really good drummer just doesn't get this right, making it into a much more normal 4/4 for the most part. The song rocks because it isn't right or straight.
Yep we are incredibly lucky to have grown up in the 90’s…best music, no social media and we didn’t get offended by other people’s opinions so easily, we were anti-censorship and we really didn’t give AF.
You could tell Trent Reznor is really into the music he makes in this video. I love how he just runs and slams into Robin Finck and Danny Lohner while jumping around headbanging. literally something I would do if I were to become a rock vocalist.
Some years back there was a top comment explaining that he was actually really pissed off during this shoot and gave everyone hell. I don’t remember the reason. But yeah, he was definitely feeling it! And I love this video, still.
Aged 52, (omfg!) and having been blessed to see NIN through the years, this just Never gets old, I love its vibrancy, it's energy, the spontaneity, to me it is absolute perfection! ❤
He wasn't half as bad during the spiral era than he got during the fragile era. The Fragile era was the lowest point of his life where he hit absolute rock bottom after the death of his grandmother and all those drugs he had indulged himself in. Took him 5 years to get himself back together and release with teeth! I'm happy for Trent now though. He's sober and he's a happy man!!
Yup 👍 that’s for sure and the near fatal over dose(s). I’m so glad 🙂 that he did get clean 🧼 and sober 🥤like myself. He prolonged his Life and his Legacy. Also very happy 😀 that he eventually settled down, got married to Mariqueen 👸 of HTDA and has kids 🧒 now. Never mind all of the stuff he’s done ☑️ and produced for NIN over the years and now a member in the Rock and Roll 🎸 Hall of Fame, but how about all of the Movie 🎥 Soundtracks that he’s produced and worked on even winning 🥇 2 Oscars 🏆 for The Social Network and now Soul. Congrats 🥳 to you Trent Reznor on all of your accomplishments you’re a true musical 🎶 genius. Live Long and Prosper 🖖 Bro ! 😎
Here I am, 41 years old Listening to them since I was 15/16 years old Saw them live twice And jamming to their music like first time Remember when I saw them live first time, I was front left 1 row..when they played M. Of the Pigs I found my self in front literally flying in the moshpit ..Step right up, march, push🤘
here i am, 17 years old, obsessed with these guys! i envy people like you who saw them live and experienced them with this energy right here, must be absolutely amazing memories :) i will never stop being a fan
They did so many takes. I love how Reznor gives up and says fuck it. And the chick talks him into continuing and they shove the mic into his hand and thats the one they used. Everyone on set was passed and tired
@@alexlight4178 it's actually quite impressive how many iconic moments in history were ACCIDENTS or such. heck, I even point out to ppl that Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and all the other greats were ACCIDENTS in time! EX: if Zep or Pink Floyd were NOT ACCIDENTS....then why do they all make shittier music SOLO and in other bands? (EX: The FIRM would be as great as Zep, if it was the MUSICIANS' TALENT AND SKILL, see?) WHY were all their PRE-fame bands not brilliant? EX: HOW did we get the iconic image of rock star without a shirt or the shirt is open? A: stage lights were SUPER-HOT and every performer would sweat. (A Sinatra doesn't exert himself unlike a Zeppelin!) That has been eliminated from live performance today! PLEASE LET COVID REMOVE THE HUMANS! THANKS!
If you've ever "tripped" before you'd know that at SOME point you'll reach a place where NOTHING matters anymore ... I THINK he was bordering THIS type of mindset during THIS appearance ... I've been doing it since i was 15 and NOW at 49 have grown tons of psilocybin mushrooms ... I've also played guitar ( among many other instruments) for the same timeframe.... I CAN'T remember ALL the times we just reached THAT point of "fuck it ... It don't even matter ... Nothing does anymore) .... I personally like it because i STOP feeling emotion momentarily ... But for others it's hell and they feel" paralyzed " by the helplessness feeling that usually accompanies it ... And for the majority of people it's just TOO MUCH so they actually "disconnect" with THEIR OWN reality and just laugh hysterically like a lunatic for several hours completely incapacitated by the REAL TRUTH that THEY are not ready or willing to accept .... I'll almost guarantee he was tripping "balls" lol....
Rehearsal footage for this tour. So amazing. I was fortunate to see them in '94. And they're still one of the best live bands ever. Oh, and Chris Vrenna will always be my favorite NIN drummer.
Here is a fun fact: This isn't rehearsal footage at all for the tour. This is the actual music video itself stylised like a rehearsal video - because the band are playing live just like a rehearsal. The played the song 16 times in a row and picked the best performance. Trent Reznor talks about this when he guest host RAGE in early 2000's.
I did this song on Rock band.. and right where he says, and doesnt it make you feel better.. I tossed my mic just like trent... it broke on the floor and I failed the song.... :( Guess we all cant be Trent
This song and it's music video are permanently etched into my brain. Nine Inch Nails was my first introduction to heavier music, and they will always hold a special place in my heart.
Reading this, shall we understand they have no real spontaneity, everything is calculated, like a smokescreen, they are acting their own pseudo-decadence, peudo-torment...??? 18 takes to throw a mic "the good way", what a pity... Look Bauhaus here, at 2'23 real mic throw, live, no smokescreen... ruclips.net/video/jPnKsv58s6U/видео.html What a real live performance!
What on earth are you talking about? Music videos, films, shorts, what have you, of course you'll have multiple takes to choose from. It has nothing to do with whether the action is spontaneous or not.
I love NIN especially in the 90's, also i noticed the most replayed part is close to where he throws the mic and then it snaps back to him on the floor 2:12
Damn, that's awesome. I remember listening to Pretty Hate Machine as a 19 year old kid in summer of 1990. We used to hit the after hours clubs in Philly and they would play that industrial shit. I am glad that I was able to live through those times.
This was the first NIN video I ever saw, and I was like "damn, who is this sexy man?? I want some of that" And then I realized that all of his music was awesome too!! Wonderful!!
@@wednesday.k.dahmer4988 And amazing hair that ain't there no mo... He was my inspiration for growin mine long. Now he looks like my friend for some reason and it's not a good thing lol.
@@skullpan1102 You brought up a butt-rock band in a mid 90s NIN video... Just wanna point that out in case you really do have as little self awareness as that makes it appear.
I love how this looks so " spontaneous " yet there´s hardly a nano second of spontaneity in this from the Director´s perspective : this was simply the way the great Peter " Sleazy " Christopherson perceived the band , the way he directed not only the video , but the direction the band would takefor the next few years , which made them a Monolith of Industrial rock in the USA ( worldwide even ) . RIP Sleazy .
Trent Reznor was not even 30 years old when he wrote this masterpiece album..just for the record..remembering when I saw them live for the first time,this was 3rd song they played..I was left,really left front watching ...I found out myself in front of
If we can agree that the purpose of a music video is to add to your enjoyment of the song itself, then we might also agree that this, arguably, is the best music video ever.
I remember watching this video on MTV when it first came out. I already loved NIN but when I saw this I was like "Holy fucking shitballs"! I ran out and bought this CD soon as it came out. Listening to the downward spiral on headphones to this very day is one of the most moving and intense music experiences of my entire life. The ambient layers and overall sound design created something unmatched to this very day. This album is a masterpiece. To be honest, every single NIN album is. Trent Reznor is one of my true artistic heros.
I saw them during The Downward Spiral tour with Marlyn Mansion (before they were famous) & The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow. It was 10 times better than any show I’ve ever seen, & I’m not even a big fan. They went absolutely nuts (similar to this video), he smashed so many keyboards, so much equipment, tossing the mic stand (the drummer has been hospitalized for being hit in the head with it), plus he grabbed the curtain when they first came out, lifted himself 10 feet in the air, and dropped all the way to the stage floor (I couldn’t believe he could walk). To a kid from VA, in middle school, it was the awesomest thing I’d seen, & didn’t feel contrived. It felt exciting like going to an old punk rock show. We had such a BLAST!
@@doraanaisnin5199 the time signature is basically 29/8, that is, 3 bars in 7/8 plus one in 4/4; and yet, to the hearer the song doesn’t seem exceptionally complicated: that’s what’s really amazing, Reznor’s ability to make complex stuff look simple (and, in this case, with a sorta “punch in the face” attitude
A long time ago, ~1999 or so, I was a table server at The Springfield Grille (really good food) in NE, Ohio. I waited on this super nice couple. Real salt of the earth, normal as can be folks; they were Trent Reznor's parents. That's it. That's the post.
here's my version of that: touring the USA as a musician, and we stayed at the Detroit home of Jack White's cousin and aunt, and she had the box and molded foam inside of Jack's grammy, ha ha! Cute. Oh, how did you know they were Trent's parents?
I got one! My ex-ex-ex girlfriend from 15 years ago was at a gas station in Langley, British Columbia (where we lived at the time). She went into the station to get a Redbull, and Chad Kroeger of Nickleback was there talking to a very young girl, under 16 for sure. My ex listened briefly and heard him invite her to a party that night, to which she responded, "Oh my god, amazing, I would love to but let me ask my parents first!" and then she bolted from the store presumably looking for her parents. Kroeger was spooked, so he bolted from the store just as fast, got into a sport's car and left.
For the first time, I'm insanely jealous of a waiter's career (if true). Also, I'm not at all surprised that the parents of Trent would be legit nice. But I'm actually a little confused because I read he was raised by his grandparents and that the death of his grandfather was the inspiration for "The Day The Whole World Went Away". Maybe some better enlightened fan than I can explain the family situation. (Although I try to keep my nose out of the private business of celebrities I actually respect.)
I'm 45 year old male from South Texas I've been listening 9 inch nails since I was 13 I never stopped listening to them I'm actually jamming them right now. Trent reznor's a genius
THE FIRST TIME WE WATCHED THIS VIDEO IN 94, WAS THE BEGINNING OF A JOURNEY , THAT VERY FEW ARTIST IN MUSIC HISTORY , DARE TO TAKE YOU , GIVING EVERYTHING , THANK YOU TRENT !!!
"March of the Pigs" Released: February 25, 1994 [Verse 1] Step right up, march, push Crawl right up on your knees Please, greed, feed (No time to hesitate) [Pre-Chorus] I want a little bit I want a piece of it I think he's losing it I want to watch it come down Don't like the look of it Don't like the taste of it Don't like the smell of it I want to watch it come down [Chorus] All the pigs are all lined up I give you all that you want Take the skin and peel it back Now doesn't it make you feel better? [Verse 2] Shove it up inside, surprise, lies Stains like the blood on your teeth Bite, chew, suck (Away the tender parts) [Pre-Chorus] I want to break it up I want to smash it up I want to fuck it up I want to watch it come down Maybe afraid of it Let's discredit it Let's pick away at it I want to watch it come down [Chorus] All the pigs are all lined up I give you all that you want Take the skin and peel it back Now doesn't it make you feel better? [Outro] The pigs have won tonight Now they can all sleep soundly And everything is alright Produced by Trent Reznor & Flood Written by Trent Reznor Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL (1994)
I got the Closure 2 set VHS set on my 11th Christmas, it was a long time ago! I remember getting it handed to me and just being in awe that such a thing could exist! (the box art looked top notch) and i went off into my room for the night. This video brings back the memories as i must have watched it a zillion times. I remember seeing Happiness in Slavery for the first time and being shocked, had to show it to my pals and leme say it was heavy lol! Thanks to ultra violence it was a good x-mas
The video is really underrated and fits the themes of the song. It's a little funny too. You have a band "performing" and acting out in a nice controlled environment, complete with assistants that reapply make-up to maintain the "proper aesthetic" and who quickly pick up thrown microphones so as to not miss the next verse. You have to maintain the right image and attitude when selling records.
@@jonahlouque9621 His Hero Is Gone's album 15 Counts of Arson is a contender. Not sure what sort of music you like but I've always felt it's the darkest album I've ever heard.
I've been watching this a lot and l the way Trent forces his supporting performers to play frantically because he is *physically bullying* them is brilliant. He managed to do that in a single take without screwing any of them up lmao
The reason why the lady came out when Trent dropped the mic is because he was so pissed, tired, and annoyed because they shot a dozen takes for the March of the pigs video so when he threw the mic he was tired and she was convincing him to finish the video that’s why at the end they all look relieved
They were the ultimate grunge 90s I was 20 when his hits came and it was in every college bar, strip club, dive bar. Plus what female can stand watching a hotty in leather pants. Good shit!
This version is live as it is a slightly different arrangement on the album. Great sense of being in the moment with the whole one take thing too. Awesome
Cuando uno suele soltar la frase "música de los 90" en lo primero que piensa es en Nirvana, jeans rotos, Kurtco, camisas de cuadros, Pearl Jam, etc... pero ya nadie parece recordar toda la movida (y todo el mercado) que generó el Industrial... muchas bandas de distintos estilos se plegaron a ello, y mientras que en América se fusionaba con el metal y el rock, en tierras europeas las nuevas sonoridades hacían lo suyo propio dentro del movimiento gótico, inyectandole vida y creando una nueva serie de adeptos... Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, el amado y odiado Marilyn Manson, Fear Factory y toda una camada de grupos de diversos estilos pasaron a formar parte de este movimiento que no ha desaparecido, sino que se ha ido transformando y mutando a lo largo del tiempo. Desde la actual música electrónica más sofisticada, hasta los mismos Slipknot, presentan una marcada influencia de un estilo musical que vivió el espíritu de los tiempos en carne, sangre, óxido, y muchos sólidos de fábricas y construcciones...
The year is 1994. I'm 13 years old. It's after midnight and I'm watching Headbangers Ball on MTV. This video came on and I missed the name of the band. When the synth came in I was immediately hooked. It was the coolest thing I've ever heard. Halfway through this video I heard the garage door open--my parents were coming home. I immediately turned off the TV and ran to bed. Several months later it was my birthday and my sister bought me a tape. It was NIN. I had no idea who they were. I started listening on my walkman and loved everything I heard. Then March of the Pigs came on! I immediately recognized it several months later. I will never, ever forget that feeling. It was the song that hooked me on NIN and MotP still remains my favorite NIN song. \m/
Great story 😊
Your sister giving you the downward spiral on cassette is such an awesome gift
Ditto.
Closer blew my mind though. 😅
Right there with you on that one. I was the same age, but my dad was chill about music. I had this on constant rotation in my Sony 5-Disc for a while. Great years for music. You captured it well.
I was 13 too!
RIP James Woolley, who lived right across from my Mom and I for years until his death. He's on keys here, toured with them around this time... dude was so nice and encouraging towards me and my little high school band and never name-dropped NIN or anything. He was offering to get me and my buddies in his studio and jam/record with us and then he just unexpectedly died. Such a cool dude. This is such a great video using the live audio here rather than the album version!
Do you know why he died? And RIP
@@ruinsofreality8022 "His ex-wife Kate Van Buren revealed that Woolley had been living with "significant neck and spine injuries" which later contributed to his death from neck-related injuries after falling off a ladder while retrieving music equipment in his studio." Damn ...
Seems like he was a genuine and encouraging guy. Did you ever get that band recorded?
@@astrogallotron Damn he must have been setting up the session for OP when he fell and died.
Love the little bits of (unknown) history like this, thank you for sharing !
That guy who kept replacing Trent's mic deserves a beer for being on point.
I think he was an intern…
Part of the entire production, this was collective brilliance and execution of performance!
I like when the woman comes out to massage his shoulders and give him a pep talk.
@@Vectormanic1 I love that "Everyone has to nearly collapse" look to the video.
I remember when this video came out. They said it was done the first take.
A great example of all the things that made NIN interesting.
The aggressive punk-style drumming.
The confrontational metal/hard rock of the guitar.
The sexy dancey industrial elements with the keyboards, drum machines and synths.
There's a reason why just about everyone from any scene loved this band.
I also love how mechanical it all sounds. It sounds like one big machine with pistons and servos. In an abandoned warehouse. Horrific. Amazing.
How could you fail to mention Trent’s seductive VOICE!?!
Even Hip Hop and Rap heads had mad love for NIN and Trent.
@@KareemHarper I had a friend who looped the beat of Piggy into a hip hop song
... and E B M la secuencia y riff sintético es puro 2 4 2 no lo olvides.
NIN nailed the creepy, home video aesthetic before anyone else. As a teenager, their music felt so sinister.
Little nature..
Nirvana kinda already did that in their music video for Sliver, not creepy per se but still
Handing him mics throughout the whole video is symbolic for everyone being named Michael… probably
I was 14 when downward spiral was released and I didn't think it felt Sinister at all... it felt like freedom and Anarchy to me!
sinister is the word sir. Love it.
Fun Fact: NIN are known as 22.86 cm Nails outside of the U.S.
Their known by both names here in the uk
Greatest comment I’ve ever read. Seriously.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Im from spain, here NiN is NiN xd
The more you know
I remember being 17 and watching this video on MTV and being completely blown away by the raw energy of the sound and visuals so much so I couldn't sleep that night and wanted to start a band with nothing but this sound!!
You should have. It's awesome this hit you so hard. That's how you know it's phenomenal music and talent!
This was definitely a decent video. But not as fun to track down.
It is an awesome ass video and song.
I didn’t know what I was seeing. It came on 120 Minutes when I was 15 or so. I had to have the CD just to find out what else was on it
I was 7 when this video came out and my mom freaked out and made me change the station 🤣🤣🤣
But I was still able to enjoy them when I got into my teens and snuck behind my parents back to listen to them and other similar bands back then
That outfit that Trent is wearing 💖
I knowwwwwwwwwww
Frrr though.. he is definitely not the same Reznor
The hairrrrrr too jesus...
That shit that's coming out Trent's Asshole
his whole look is just 😳💖💖💖
I love how he gets handed an entirely new microphone every time he throws one. He went through like 3 or 4 of them lmfao
Id be surprised if any of them were broken. Those mics can be pretty tough.
Makes me chuckle every time lol I know.
What a Wicked song, and he throws that last micro phone down at the end....perfect
Or, you know, it's the same mic?
29/8 is a weird time signature
@@reactions4u438 3 bars of 7/8 and 1 bar of 4/4 easy.
That opening drum line was so satisfying to watch
Fun fact! The reason it sounds so funky is because it has 3 measures of 7/8 time signature followed by one measure of 4/4 time signature. In effect its in a 29/8 time signature!! Very very unusual and disconcerting
Rage Against the Microphones is my favorite 90s band.
Great band. The singer is Zack de la Reznor😁
Bruh
Loool hilarious!!
😂 🤣
I admire the guitar player,Robin Morello
I giggle when band members run into each other cause they're just jamming out. Love that energy.
I love how raw and emotional Trent is in this performance! The lyrics are still relatable. Love NIN.
#stopmicrophoneviolence
to me it feels actually kinda fake and reenacted. different people different views I guess
@@BeastyBite i guess people are supposed to be super still and not expressive or dancing at all during intense music, makes sense...
also exaggeration != fake/acting, not the same things.
@@ChristopherGray00 it's about representing a subculture. trent reznor was never really punkrock, never had to struggle with political,- cultural,- or laboring prosecution. more a watered down, sexy version of it and that's totally fine. just feels like acting out a style and role rather than beeing truly political active like many other bands and artists at that time with the same style and type of music. it doesn't represent raw emotions for me and that's what I wrote but you like act like a 12 year old arguing on a pre-school level and won't ever understand raw emotions like burning a flag, leading a class war, getting arrested for fighting for less fortunate people or freeing political prisoners what was and always will be the true essence of punk rock and so called "nu-metal".
@@BeastyBite no offense but i think you need help
The drummer.... what a human machine, awesome! one of the best drummer ever seen. This beat is particularly complicated to perfy, given its high speed tempo.. 😍😍
Yes, most people don't realize that the pattern is quite difficult... even the most recent NIN shows, with a really, really good drummer just doesn't get this right, making it into a much more normal 4/4 for the most part. The song rocks because it isn't right or straight.
The director of this video was Peter Christopherson, founding member of both Throbbing Gristle and Coil and basically invented industrial music.
Yeah, but, this isn't Industrial, so now what?
@@clvrswine they didn't say it was?
he even named his offshoot band after a coil single (how to destroy angel)
gotta love roadies and the never ending supply of mike stands
fun fact: It's the same mic & stand.
LMAO!
check 1,2, CHECK...check 1,2,1,2...
Snape's youth was far more exciting than the books led us to believe.
This is a highly underappreciated comment.
Yeah, no question. This comment wins. Hahahaha
This is the spice for which i watch NiN on RUclips.
This made laugh awkward in public
Theee years ago i was on this tirade of bad/low quality memes bec i made the same conection lol.
I'm so glad and lucky that I grew up in this era of music. All these years later my love for NIN/Trent has never changed.
Absolutely hear you xxxx
@@onealspence8548 You get it! It was an awesome time 🎼🖤🎶
Yep we are incredibly lucky to have grown up in the 90’s…best music, no social media and we didn’t get offended by other people’s opinions so easily, we were anti-censorship and we really didn’t give AF.
@@MsBAustralia your comment absolutely made my day! Thank you🤗
@@MsBAustralia agreed 100% and now our job to correct the direction our children's generation is heading.
You could tell Trent Reznor is really into the music he makes in this video. I love how he just runs and slams into Robin Finck and Danny Lohner while jumping around headbanging. literally something I would do if I were to become a rock vocalist.
Trent wasnt making music. He was spillling his guts on a stage. Thats just the sound they make.
Some years back there was a top comment explaining that he was actually really pissed off during this shoot and gave everyone hell. I don’t remember the reason. But yeah, he was definitely feeling it! And I love this video, still.
@@ElliMauveTypical Chick Comment.
@@clvrswinetypical bitch comment
Aged 52, (omfg!) and having been blessed to see NIN through the years, this just Never gets old, I love its vibrancy, it's energy, the spontaneity, to me it is absolute perfection! ❤
I'm only a heartbeat behind you; it's difficult for me to reconcile the fact that PHM is almost 40 years ago. Getting old sucks.
He wasn't half as bad during the spiral era than he got during the fragile era.
The Fragile era was the lowest point of his life where he hit absolute rock bottom after the death of his grandmother and all those drugs he had indulged himself in. Took him 5 years to get himself back together and release with teeth!
I'm happy for Trent now though. He's sober and he's a happy man!!
He also got buff as fuck afterwards...remember the Year Zero era? 😳👀
He decided to beat the depression out with weights, I recommend it to anyone with the big sad.
Yup 👍 that’s for sure and the near fatal over dose(s). I’m so glad 🙂 that he did get clean 🧼 and sober 🥤like myself. He prolonged his Life and his Legacy. Also very happy 😀 that he eventually settled down, got married to Mariqueen 👸 of HTDA and has kids 🧒 now. Never mind all of the stuff he’s done ☑️ and produced for NIN over the years and now a member in the Rock and Roll 🎸 Hall of Fame, but how about all of the Movie 🎥 Soundtracks that he’s produced and worked on even winning 🥇 2 Oscars 🏆 for The Social Network and now Soul. Congrats 🥳 to you Trent Reznor on all of your accomplishments you’re a true musical 🎶 genius. Live Long and Prosper 🖖 Bro ! 😎
And evolved too now making movie soundtracks like hans Zimmer Danny elfman and Atticus Ross. Great to see you made it trent...
@@donk8961 exercise is always the best medicine not just popping pills
The drums rhythm on this song is so catchy
Such an amazing groove.
@@t.u.7489 I heard the time signature was 69:2, but I was licking a pussy at the time, which may have altered my senses slightly.
It was a drumnbass flavor
@@t.u.7489 29/8 is just a fancy way of saying 3 measures of 7/8 followed by a measure of 4/4
It’s weird, wild stuff
Beavis: "Change it Butthead!"
Butthead: "Cut it out, Beavis, it's gonna start to rock in a second!"
Beavis: "Rock!!!"
Butthead: "Yes!!!"
Haha! That's what I remember about the video!
@@erinwalker711 the drummer is listening to something cool like Pantera... might be a bit off with the quote
All the pigs are all lined up,
to give me back
my microphone , tonight!
2:57
Beavis: "Thank you very much, we're Nine Inch Nails!"
Butthead: "Goodnight!"
Beavis: I do shine my pants.
"🎶Doesn't it make you feel better ?" Yes thank you this song always makes me feel better.
Here I am, 41 years old
Listening to them since I was 15/16 years old
Saw them live twice
And jamming to their music like first time
Remember when I saw them live first time, I was front left 1 row..when they played M. Of the Pigs I found my self in front literally flying in the moshpit ..Step right up, march, push🤘
here i am, 17 years old, obsessed with these guys! i envy people like you who saw them live and experienced them with this energy right here, must be absolutely amazing memories :) i will never stop being a fan
I'm 38❤❤❤
who cares how old you are?
The best mic drops ever
The best is here, and it's live...
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Looks like the psychoactive drugs he is on are pretty potent TOO lol
They did so many takes. I love how Reznor gives up and says fuck it. And the chick talks him into continuing and they shove the mic into his hand and thats the one they used. Everyone on set was passed and tired
This is epic if true
Makes me kind of wish that the video had been directed by Stanley Kubrick, this would have been take 53 out of 700
@@alexlight4178 it's actually quite impressive how many iconic moments in history were ACCIDENTS or such.
heck, I even point out to ppl that Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and all the other greats were ACCIDENTS in time!
EX:
if Zep or Pink Floyd were NOT ACCIDENTS....then why do they all make shittier music SOLO and in other bands? (EX: The FIRM would be as great as Zep, if it was the MUSICIANS' TALENT AND SKILL, see?)
WHY were all their PRE-fame bands not brilliant?
EX:
HOW did we get the iconic image of rock star without a shirt or the shirt is open? A: stage lights were SUPER-HOT and every performer would sweat. (A Sinatra doesn't exert himself unlike a Zeppelin!)
That has been eliminated from live performance today!
PLEASE LET COVID REMOVE THE HUMANS! THANKS!
If you've ever "tripped" before you'd know that at SOME point you'll reach a place where NOTHING matters anymore ... I THINK he was bordering THIS type of mindset during THIS appearance ... I've been doing it since i was 15 and NOW at 49 have grown tons of psilocybin mushrooms ... I've also played guitar ( among many other instruments) for the same timeframe.... I CAN'T remember ALL the times we just reached THAT point of "fuck it ... It don't even matter ... Nothing does anymore) .... I personally like it because i STOP feeling emotion momentarily ... But for others it's hell and they feel" paralyzed " by the helplessness feeling that usually accompanies it ... And for the majority of people it's just TOO MUCH so they actually "disconnect" with THEIR OWN reality and just laugh hysterically like a lunatic for several hours completely incapacitated by the REAL TRUTH that THEY are not ready or willing to accept .... I'll almost guarantee he was tripping "balls" lol....
@@frankmoser6251 shut your pie hole mouth breather
Rehearsal footage for this tour. So amazing. I was fortunate to see them in '94. And they're still one of the best live bands ever. Oh, and Chris Vrenna will always be my favorite NIN drummer.
His drumming here amazing 👍
It was also pretty cool when Chris Vrenna went off to make the amazing soundtrack to American McGee's Alice
Here is a fun fact:
This isn't rehearsal footage at all for the tour. This is the actual music video itself stylised like a rehearsal video - because the band are playing live just like a rehearsal. The played the song 16 times in a row and picked the best performance. Trent Reznor talks about this when he guest host RAGE in early 2000's.
Chris is underrated. Not sure why more people dont know about his side project tweaker.
Pretty sure he's also Trent's favorite drummer....
This video is so badass. That mic toss is still epic.
U my fren, i like
Was so in love with Trent in the 90s!! Even named one of my sons Trent cuz of him!! NIN was a HUGE influence when I was as a teen!! Still love them!!
I did this song on Rock band.. and right where he says, and doesnt it make you feel better.. I tossed my mic just like trent... it broke on the floor and I failed the song.... :(
Guess we all cant be Trent
No, you won and the machine was just jealous.
I remember hearing this song for the first time on rock band, and from that point I became an edgelord
@@x99ribs If edgelord means douchebag then yes you are one, possibly the drippiest of all time.
Drums. Drum machine. No human can play those drums. At least that's what I thought. I miss Rock Band.
the shure sm58, one of the worlds most indestructible items.
This drum intro has seared itself into my childhood memory..
Pretty much the best performance video of all time
この曲人気あったのね！ アルバムで飛び抜けてた記憶！
懐かしい
This song and it's music video are permanently etched into my brain. Nine Inch Nails was my first introduction to heavier music, and they will always hold a special place in my heart.
Who else actually remembers watching this on MTV back in the day?
@@sheateeley1 Could you recommend some of that cool shit? Want to get to know some new stuff
For sho. This was my introduction to NIN ...I think it was on 120minutes. Still amazing to this day.
Was thinking about this just the other night
@that guy
With Megadeth
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 meeeeeee. Saw them live in 1999 too. Blew my mind. The showmanship was....otherworldly
Anyone who’s been to an NIN gig will know that the true heroes are the guys looking after Trent’s microphones
Trent said they did about 18 takes of performing this song and picked the best one for the video. I’d love to see the other 17 takes please.
Reading this, shall we understand they have no real spontaneity, everything is calculated, like a smokescreen, they are acting their own pseudo-decadence, peudo-torment...??? 18 takes to throw a mic "the good way", what a pity...
Look Bauhaus here, at 2'23 real mic throw, live, no smokescreen...
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What a real live performance!
What on earth are you talking about? Music videos, films, shorts, what have you, of course you'll have multiple takes to choose from. It has nothing to do with whether the action is spontaneous or not.
@@biocykle For this kind of simple musical performance 5 takes should be far enough but 18 ?????
@@fredtrax4574 well if you're fucked up and acting crazy yeah I would say 18 takes sounds about right lol
@@Saiege With 50 takes they would obviously make a better video. Even 2 times better with 100 takes...
My favourite Drum opening to a song by far
Great years for music! Timeless!
This was the first Nine Inch Nails song I had ever heard, and it made me fall in love with NIN.
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Was it on rock band? Because same and if so, same lol
I love NIN especially in the 90's, also i noticed the most replayed part is close to where he throws the mic and then it snaps back to him on the floor 2:12
I ❤ them
I love the way his assistant tries to comfort him and reassure him that he's kicking ass
2:44 Vrenna is thinking " do we leave or wait for Trent to tell us it's ok to leave ???"
Damn, that's awesome. I remember listening to Pretty Hate Machine as a 19 year old kid in summer of 1990. We used to hit the after hours clubs in Philly and they would play that industrial shit. I am glad that I was able to live through those times.
This was the first NIN video I ever saw, and I was like "damn, who is this sexy man?? I want some of that" And then I realized that all of his music was awesome too!! Wonderful!!
Haha... EXACTLY THE SAME!!! Since then, NIN is one of my favourites!!! Voice of an angel, soul of a demon...
@@wednesday.k.dahmer4988 And amazing hair that ain't there no mo... He was my inspiration for growin mine long. Now he looks like my friend for some reason and it's not a good thing lol.
I agree, Robin is lookin' good.
@@wednesday.k.dahmer4988 kinda like how I view FFDP voice of an Angel growl like devil
@@skullpan1102
You brought up a butt-rock band in a mid 90s NIN video... Just wanna point that out in case you really do have as little self awareness as that makes it appear.
the cats outside my window: 0:03
😂
I love how this looks so " spontaneous " yet there´s hardly a nano second of spontaneity in this from the Director´s perspective : this was simply the way the great Peter " Sleazy " Christopherson perceived the band , the way he directed not only the video , but the direction the band would takefor the next few years , which made them a Monolith of Industrial rock in the USA ( worldwide even ) .
RIP Sleazy .
I did not knew it was Sleazy who directed it
@@yukas1ngas You would , perhaps , be surprised at what the later Peter Christopherson managed to achieve in his lifetime .
@@saraivatoledo1842 I'm a fan of Coil. I know who is Sleazy ;)
@@yukas1ngas Was wise to add the " perhaps " to the phrase last then lol .
@@saraivatoledo1842 English is not my mother tongue. Greetings from Tsardom of Evil Putin!
Love this video so much. I love the setting, the sound, everyone looks so freaking beautiful.
Great vocal performance!
And general performances.
Love his voice
Trent Reznor was not even 30 years old when he wrote this masterpiece album..just for the record..remembering when I saw them live for the first time,this was 3rd song they played..I was left,really left front watching ...I found out myself in front of
If we can agree that the purpose of a music video is to add to your enjoyment of the song itself, then we might also agree that this, arguably, is the best music video ever.
I remember watching this video on MTV when it first came out. I already loved NIN but when I saw this I was like "Holy fucking shitballs"! I ran out and bought this CD soon as it came out. Listening to the downward spiral on headphones to this very day is one of the most moving and intense music experiences of my entire life. The ambient layers and overall sound design created something unmatched to this very day. This album is a masterpiece. To be honest, every single NIN album is. Trent Reznor is one of my true artistic heros.
the choreography on this is amazing!
0:15 NOWAY this song in Fortnite
Meet the master of angst young'un! Trent Reznor's got you covered if you need angry music!
Sucks how he changed the ending in Fortnite, original is so much better
I rate this as one of the best songs and best videos ever made. Love it so much
Love her girly babydoll dresses while singing in screaming vocals. So awesome and she's too cute in this video.
It strangely feels like watching the end of everything in the most beautiful way
I've always love NIN and Trent for the honesty. I can feel your pain. Thank you for the amazing expression of music.
2022 and this song still kicks major ass!
I saw them during The Downward Spiral tour with Marlyn Mansion (before they were famous) & The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow. It was 10 times better than any show I’ve ever seen, & I’m not even a big fan. They went absolutely nuts (similar to this video), he smashed so many keyboards, so much equipment, tossing the mic stand (the drummer has been hospitalized for being hit in the head with it), plus he grabbed the curtain when they first came out, lifted himself 10 feet in the air, and dropped all the way to the stage floor (I couldn’t believe he could walk). To a kid from VA, in middle school, it was the awesomest thing I’d seen, & didn’t feel contrived. It felt exciting like going to an old punk rock show. We had such a BLAST!
I saw that same lineup on that tour. Talk about an eye opening experience for a couple of high school freshman!
Saw the same tour, new years eve 1994. What a way to bring in a new year.
if you understand a bit of music theory, this song, as most of Trent Reznor's songs, is astounding.
Explain
@@doraanaisnin5199 the time signature is basically 29/8, that is, 3 bars in 7/8 plus one in 4/4; and yet, to the hearer the song doesn’t seem exceptionally complicated: that’s what’s really amazing, Reznor’s ability to make complex stuff look simple (and, in this case, with a sorta “punch in the face” attitude
“God damn it, Trent, this is our third microphone! Be careful! And stop abusing the keyboard, that thing’s a lotta fuckin money!”
snorts in whitey
Trent never gave a damn back in the day 😂
A long time ago, ~1999 or so, I was a table server at The Springfield Grille (really good food) in NE, Ohio. I waited on this super nice couple. Real salt of the earth, normal as can be folks; they were Trent Reznor's parents. That's it. That's the post.
here's my version of that:
touring the USA as a musician, and we stayed at the Detroit home of Jack White's cousin and aunt, and she had the box and molded foam inside of Jack's grammy, ha ha! Cute.
Oh, how did you know they were Trent's parents?
Doubtful. They're divorced.
I got one! My ex-ex-ex girlfriend from 15 years ago was at a gas station in Langley, British Columbia (where we lived at the time). She went into the station to get a Redbull, and Chad Kroeger of Nickleback was there talking to a very young girl, under 16 for sure. My ex listened briefly and heard him invite her to a party that night, to which she responded, "Oh my god, amazing, I would love to but let me ask my parents first!" and then she bolted from the store presumably looking for her parents. Kroeger was spooked, so he bolted from the store just as fast, got into a sport's car and left.
For the first time, I'm insanely jealous of a waiter's career (if true).
Also, I'm not at all surprised that the parents of Trent would be legit nice.
But I'm actually a little confused because I read he was raised by his grandparents and that the death of his grandfather was the inspiration for "The Day The Whole World Went Away". Maybe some better enlightened fan than I can explain the family situation. (Although I try to keep my nose out of the private business of celebrities I actually respect.)
Wow!!!
One of my all time favourite drum grooves to play🤟
man, this really was something else! as a teen I just couldn't wrap my head around that strange rhythm.
I like this recording more than the album version, and video is perfection.
Когда мне было 17 мой молодой человек познакомил меня с творчеством NIN. Мне уже почти 40, мы давно расстались, а песни на всю жизнь
Love this song. First concert I ever went to was this tour in Sacramento. It also makes me think of Leslie Chow.
2:56 "Thank you very much. We're Nine Inch Nails. Good night."
Such a great song and video. I dont know why I love when he throws or drops the mic 🎤.
I love the rage in this song.
I'm 45 year old male from South Texas I've been listening 9 inch nails since I was 13 I never stopped listening to them I'm actually jamming them right now. Trent reznor's a genius
THE FIRST TIME WE WATCHED THIS VIDEO IN 94, WAS THE BEGINNING OF A JOURNEY , THAT VERY FEW ARTIST IN MUSIC HISTORY , DARE TO TAKE YOU , GIVING EVERYTHING , THANK YOU TRENT !!!
"March of the Pigs"
Released: February 25, 1994
[Verse 1]
Step right up, march, push
Crawl right up on your knees
Please, greed, feed
(No time to hesitate)
[Pre-Chorus]
I want a little bit
I want a piece of it
I think he's losing it
I want to watch it come down
Don't like the look of it
Don't like the taste of it
Don't like the smell of it
I want to watch it come down
[Chorus]
All the pigs are all lined up
I give you all that you want
Take the skin and peel it back
Now doesn't it make you feel better?
[Verse 2]
Shove it up inside, surprise, lies
Stains like the blood on your teeth
Bite, chew, suck
(Away the tender parts)
[Pre-Chorus]
I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to fuck it up
I want to watch it come down
Maybe afraid of it
Let's discredit it
Let's pick away at it
I want to watch it come down
[Chorus]
All the pigs are all lined up
I give you all that you want
Take the skin and peel it back
Now doesn't it make you feel better?
[Outro]
The pigs have won tonight
Now they can all sleep soundly
And everything is alright
Produced by Trent Reznor & Flood
Written by Trent Reznor
Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL (1994)
I got the Closure 2 set VHS set on my 11th Christmas, it was a long time ago! I remember getting it handed to me and just being in awe that such a thing could exist! (the box art looked top notch) and i went off into my room for the night.
This video brings back the memories as i must have watched it a zillion times. I remember seeing Happiness in Slavery for the first time and being shocked, had to show it to my pals and leme say it was heavy lol!
Thanks to ultra violence it was a good x-mas
Still have my VHS set. Only VHS I kept! Though, I have no way to watch it presently. Heh...
@@Oni76 same
yeah this is one of my favorite NIN videos. I can watch it over and over.
The video is really underrated and fits the themes of the song. It's a little funny too. You have a band "performing" and acting out in a nice controlled environment, complete with assistants that reapply make-up to maintain the "proper aesthetic" and who quickly pick up thrown microphones so as to not miss the next verse. You have to maintain the right image and attitude when selling records.
How perfectly Reznor has nailed the 90s goth vibe without being overwrought
Litteraly the best album of the nineties
I don't think there's been any other album that is as emotionally charged and dark as The Downward Spiral.
@@jonahlouque9621 umm. Guess again. When The Kite String Pops and Pagan Terrorism Tactics by Acid Bath got that covered
@@jonahlouque9621 His Hero Is Gone's album 15 Counts of Arson is a contender. Not sure what sort of music you like but I've always felt it's the darkest album I've ever heard.
It's Dark Side of the Moon on crack.
Antichrist Superstar. Mixed by Trent Reznor of course. 🤷♂️
This will forever be one of my favorite songs ever! Thank you mom for showing me Nine Inch Nails :)
Ladies and gentlemen, two time Academy Award winner, Trent Reznor. 🙂
One of the best songs of all career.A classic from the 90´s!
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I've been watching this a lot and l the way Trent forces his supporting performers to play frantically because he is *physically bullying* them is brilliant. He managed to do that in a single take without screwing any of them up lmao
This is one of my favorite videos as a teenager
This song, in every aspect, is timeless.
Great music and great-looking Trent&bandmates ❤
The reason why the lady came out when Trent dropped the mic is because he was so pissed, tired, and annoyed because they shot a dozen takes for the March of the pigs video so when he threw the mic he was tired and she was convincing him to finish the video that’s why at the end they all look relieved
They were the ultimate grunge 90s I was 20 when his hits came and it was in every college bar, strip club, dive bar. Plus what female can stand watching a hotty in leather pants. Good shit!
One of my favorites by Reznor to this day. Live he is one of best I've seen besides Nick Cave and A Perfect Circle.
I need all these outfits in my life right now
One of the top 5 albums of the 90s, it introduced industrial music to the main stream.
Recorded live and published. No fancy studio work. No drum replacement. No editing out. Just straight live NIN.
there's a backing track, that keyboard player isn't playing this live
This version is live as it is a slightly different arrangement on the album. Great sense of being in the moment with the whole one take thing too. Awesome
2:05 woah trent what is your hand doing there
My first concert was NIN in ‘95. Best experience ever
Cuando uno suele soltar la frase "música de los 90" en lo primero que piensa es en Nirvana, jeans rotos, Kurtco, camisas de cuadros, Pearl Jam, etc... pero ya nadie parece recordar toda la movida (y todo el mercado) que generó el Industrial... muchas bandas de distintos estilos se plegaron a ello, y mientras que en América se fusionaba con el metal y el rock, en tierras europeas las nuevas sonoridades hacían lo suyo propio dentro del movimiento gótico, inyectandole vida y creando una nueva serie de adeptos... Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, el amado y odiado Marilyn Manson, Fear Factory y toda una camada de grupos de diversos estilos pasaron a formar parte de este movimiento que no ha desaparecido, sino que se ha ido transformando y mutando a lo largo del tiempo. Desde la actual música electrónica más sofisticada, hasta los mismos Slipknot, presentan una marcada influencia de un estilo musical que vivió el espíritu de los tiempos en carne, sangre, óxido, y muchos sólidos de fábricas y construcciones...
Aun recuerdo cuando un amigo me puso el tema cuando se estrenó❤🔥
This is still my favorite song.