Yes, Perfect Drug is a ride and a half. Make sure you listen to the right version, though. There are a few alternative mixes of it which are very different from the 'single' version.
I saw the video for this on Headbanger’s Ball (MTV) back in ‘89, when I was 8. Was totally blown away and have been a die hard fan ever since. Trent Reznor is a Beethoven-level music genius. I’d say check out more stuff on Pretty Hate Machine first, then move forward.
Lex always gets it. Industrial Metal is very "machinery" sounding in nature. The best part about it is that Trent Reznor writes and records all the instuments for the records and then has a touring band. You guys recently reacted to the band Filter and their lead singer was a touring guitarist in NIN before he formed Filter. Trent Reznor is a musical genius and a great overall musician. He also produces a lot of other artists records, across many genres. He was the producer of the Crow soundtrack as well, which is one of the greatest soundtracks of all-time. You're also right Brad, this song and album came out in 1989. Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails are still around and touring to this day.
And the soundtrack for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The opening credits music, with Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) singing a cover of Led Zeppelin ‘Immigrant Song.’
Brad & Lex - here's how diverse Trent Reznor is. He & Atticus Rose won the Academy Award last year for writing the soundtrack to Disney's movie "Soul". His talent is endless.
This song is about the control that money has over people and the pain and suffering associated with it. "God Money" is just that. Money has become a god unto itself. Trent Reznor is basically saying he'd rather die than give in to temptation.
The entire Pretty Hate Machine is amazing and my favorite album all time. Ring finger and Sin are my 2 favorites. The entire album is set up like a story though
Woodstock 1994...NIN was over two hours late to the stage, finally came to the stage covered in mud from a backstage mud party, the band started playing, the frenzied crowd pulsed with the energy from the music...most EPIC performance ever...!!
The whole Pretty Hate Machine album was the anthem for my last year of high school and just about every snowboard trip back in the day. Definitely listen to Skinny Puppy - Dig It and Front 242 - Headhunter for 2 more classic industrial songs.
NIN's Pretty Hate Machine Album sounds like the Matrix looks, a decade before we saw the Matrix on screen. Loved this album used to play end to end all the time.
Finally!! Trent Reznor is one of the greatest artists of our time. He’s so much more than closer. I beg you to continue to explore their catalog, so many diverse albums.
@Christopher Meisner Oh excuse me... I forgot people have influences and can't be geniuses because they're not completely original. My opinion is subjective. Good day.
@Christopher Meisner that changes Jack shit lol, Trent is absolutely a great musician and has even won oscars outside of NIN for his fantastic movie scores. He’s a musical Genius and it’s not debatable.
Yeah, I don't think they understand music all that much. Long intro? What intro? It's the beginning of the song. They act like the song doesn't start until someone sings.
Lex it was just awesome that you picked up on the industrial aspect of this song. Your music education has grown by leaps and bounds. You have an excellent ear for different genres in rock. That's impressive! Keep rockin lady!
This is a band that you must see the live videos. It's a really special experience. In this case, for example, I recommend the same song live from the Tension Tour. Nine Inch Nails is a vast ocean of songs, experiences and layers but still treated like a lake by react channels.
This was off their 1st album. Every album evolves his music. Some great NIN songs are Wish , March of the pigs , Mr. Self Destruct , Sin , Reptile, Something I Can Never Have. So many great songs. Eraser is 1 of my favorites but 95% is instrumental.
Lex makes another good point. The sounds we identify with a specific decade tends to bleed over into the beginning of the next. A lot of what we think of as '50s sounds were actually '60s. A lot of those '70s sounds continued into the '80s.
All the love in the world, came back haunted, Mr. Self destrust, we're in this together, the collector...man I could just go on and on. One of my all time favourite bands. Keep up the good work and Lex...keep on rocking
I saw this music video on MTV over 30 years ago on 120 Minutes LATE at night. I quickly bought the cassette tape that weekend after riding my bike to the music store. My first three tapes ever were GNR (Appetite for Destruction), Faith No More (The Real Thing), and the album this song is on: NIN (Pretty Hate Machine). Terrible Lie and Down In It were both great songs on this album, too. NIN is amazing live as well. I prefer live videos either from Woodstock or during their touring between 2005 and 2007 when they had Josh Freese on drums and Aaron North on lead guitar. GREAT energy! NIN is one of my three favorite bands. They have their own sound. More NIN, for sure!
"Industrial. Like 80's, but mechanical." - Lex I mean, yeah, right on. This album ("Pretty Hate Machine") came out in 1989 and more or less launched the "industrial" style of electronic music, as least as far as mainstream awareness. Next stops: "Down In It," "The Perfect Drug," "Closer"
@Christopher Meisner shit, KMFDM, My Life With The Thrill Kult ("A Daisy Chain for Satan" would blow Brad's mind up, lol), Ministry. and we all love some Revolting Cocks.
@@heyoletsgo9 you would think they would, or at least after the thousandth time someone said the lyrics are wrong they would fix it, but I guess they don't want to restart from zero views again. But in this case it's a pretty big mess up for a one word mistake. You miss the meaning of the song
There used to be so much of this: Ministry and Skinny Puppy were 2 other big industrial acts. I don't even remember when it went away, it just seemed to disappear.
Right on again Lex this particular sub genre of rock is called industrial rock. You're definitely a natural for getting the feel of rock genres which can be very hard for a lot of people to grasp for some reason.
"Bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve." A message for our times... PS the lyrics are wrong in the beginning, it's 'God money'...
Yeah, this was called Industrial Music. And "that 80s sound" that you are referring to is probably "Synthpop". A great, popular example of Industrial at its most commercial would be "People Are People" by Depeche Mode (1984/US#14). They were a Synthpop act who dabbled in Industrial Music in the mid-90s. As far as when to subdivide decades musically, the 80s really did kick off in 10979, but the 90s didn't really have a distinct music al identity until 1992, when Nirvana changed Rock overnight and Dr. Dre changed Hip-Hop overnight. New Jack Swing and Heavy Metal died a slow death in the 90s as Grunge and G-Funk took over. And that's when Industrial Music morphed toward Industrial Metal, too. Previously, it was more of a cousin to the whole Synthpop/Postpunk/Goth thing, but in the 90s it became one of the only hip places for Metal to exist in the margins. But yeah, musically, the early 90s were full of leftover ideas from the late 80s, like New Jack Swing, Hair Metal, 80s Popstars, Pop House, Indie Dance, and Goth. By the mid-90s, most of those genres were dead or on life support, replaced by Gangsta Rap, Alternative Rock, 90s R&B stars, Eurobeat, Britpop, Indie Rock, and Electronica. And Nine Inch Nails moved more toward Heavy Rock and Guitar sounds for most of the 90s, and further away from the machine samples and synthesizers after "Head Like a Hole' and their early stuff.
I always understand what Lex is saying. Always. I love the contrast between the anger "Black as your soul,chorus?" and the after chorus? "Bow down before..." Anyway, just saying. Nice to check in with you two. Hi😊!
I love watching your reactions to some of my favorite music! I first heard this tune when I was 7. My dad took me to visit a friend. The guy had a huge subwoofer with the speaker bare. Watching it bump to this song, Down In It, and Terrible Lie are memories that stick with me to this day!
One of my fav albums of all time. I used to blast NIN on the steps of the Southern Freewill Baptist church I had to attend while the parishioners shuffled out after services. Good times.
The whole album is phenomenal and to come from one person as a debut album. I was lucky enough to have a friend with an older sister in college who turned us on in 1990. I also lived in the greater Miami area so we were at the clubs all the time. Praise be to the all ages shows.
Yes, finally you should also do "wish" - "gave up" music video for some raw emotions. And also check more of their recent sruff: "only" "everyday is exactly the same" "copy of a" "less than..." " i would for you"
Trent recorded this in 1988 or so. 90% on a mac with MIDI with guitar tracks added. I think he was working as a custodian at a studio and used said studio in his off hours. I could be wrong but as an old NIN fan, I remember reading that.
Trent Reznor is one of the greatest musical composers of our time. NIN was his band but he's been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won two of them; he won Best Achievement in Music for the "Soul" soundtrack and Best Achievement of Music for "The Social Network" soundtrack He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards; he won for Outstanding Music for "Watchmen". He's been nominated for three BAFTA Awards and won for Outstanding Original Score for "Soul". He has several other awards as well.
Brad has a knack for pausing at exactly the worst time lol. Pretty sure he's talking about the record industry here. They have "god money" and he's not going to "give you control" of his music.
I think he’s just generally talking about the power of money in a Capitalist/corporate society. For him it’s probably the music industry, but it applies to anyone bowing down to the rich.
@@bustacap3791 Trent got addicted to coke and alcohol, not heroin. And I was simply saying that his addiction came later, supposedly around when The Downward Spiral came out. He might have made songs about addiction before he was an addict, but you said the song was about addiction taking over “his life”. And like I said, he probably dabbled with drugs. The song “Down In It” seems to be about getting high. Also, there’s not a single reference to heroin in any NIN song. He says “needle” a few times, but you can inject cocaine.
Saw NIN on the first Lolapalooza tour in 1991. Grunge hadn't broken out yet. So most of those bands on the bill were still considered underground at the time. They were still touring Pretty Hate Machine. This was before a majority of the world had any idea who NIN were. Was crazy how fast and how much they blew up when grunge hit.
What you guys were talking about in the end was the beginning of is the beginning of house jungle techno and techno and all that raver music. He was the Pioneer . He also helped keep other major bands in the spotlight Throughout his career. You should check out a band called prodigy that he created and the song's called fire starter or breathe
I started at university in ‘89. The 90s were my most formative years. The music was so all over the place and was perfect. It so expressed the “zeitgeist” (the spirit of the age) of that time. Good stuff. 😎
Watching unsuspecting eople trying to figure out what the hell nine inch nails is all about is hilarious. I'll never forget when I was a kid and my mom walked in on me watching the NIN "closer" video. The look on her face was unforgettable.
Love the the way Lex listens to music. Taps into the feeling. Nailed it spot on. Brad you must have cotton balls in your ears 😂 if you don’t immediately hear repetitive industrial sounds. The instruments are like machines in a big factory. Trent Reznor is so good!
The singer & guitarist from the band Filter, Richard Patrick, was the touring guitarist for NIN before leaving & forming Filter. He was also in the official music vid for this song. Other NIN songs you two should check out are March of the Pigs or Heresy, which is a real hard & heavy🤟
NIN is awesome! If you want a truly gritty performance, check out “Down In It” live at Woodstock. A more refined and truly mesmerizing performance would be “Sanctified” or “While I’m Still Here” from VEVO presents.
Pretty Hate Machine is a fantastic album! I finally got to see NIN live a few years ago when they were in Boston and they were awesome!. I had to wait 10 hours in line because they only wanted to sell tickets at the venue so the aftermarket ticket business's couldn't by all the tickets up. I ended up seeing them back to back nights and they had 2 different set lists which is uncommon from most bands on a tour.
Industrial Machinery, great description! Spot on Lex, you have great intuitive understanding of music. That's why I watch, to get a pure honest reaction vibe on music. I love NIN, I drink n make art to their music sometimes.😆❤️🇬🇧
"Industrial" is literally the musical genre that NIN is usually considered. Your description is spot on. Industrial is sort of a bridging point between electronic music and metal and the more aggressive forms of rock (having subgenres such as electro-industrial, industrial rock and industrial metal). It blends the techniques of electronic music (synths, sampling) and the aggression and often guitars (sometimes sampled and synthesized) of heavy music styles. You might have harsh guitars and a heavy drum machine beat and sound sampling for example. You can sort of think of it as one of the most outright aggressive flavours of electronic music or the arguably the most danceable forms of metal and post-punk. Industrial is the genre that you can play in a nightclub to get people moving or play at an open air concert and get a mosh pit going. Hell, if you are in the right kind of club, the dance floor turns into a mosh pit when a suitably aggressive industrial track comes on. I have fond memories of hitting the dance floor to songs like Ministry's "Just One Fix" in my youth (which in its own way is just as aggressive a song about drugs as Master of Puppets)
I have a very clear memory of listening to this song/album in my mom's car on CASSETTE and actually understanding this song at about 6 years old... it was invigorating. I still let my 80s goth mom know that she better thank all that I didn't end up a serial killer with the influences I was under 🤣 NIN is a staple of my childhood, for better or worse🖤
You guys should check out hurt live piano version! It shows how incredibly talented Trent is.it’s just him singing and playing the piano and he absolutely kills it!! Next level talent
Another industrial outfit to check out is KMFDM, I suggest the cut "Sucks". Another wildly different group who have been around forever is Laibach, I suggest their cover of the Beatles "Get Back". Love ya!
I saw them play this song live at Universal Ampitheatre in Los Angeles sometime in the early 90's. The song from 1990. Trent can sing, he sounded just like this. He and bassist with the mohawk were tackling each other for much of the show, how they managed keep playing was a miracle!
This track is the tip of the 1980s industrial music iceberg - there was a LOT of music that at first listen seems harsh and dark, but is hella danceable. Check out mid/late 80s Ministry, Thrill Kill Kult, Cabaret Voltaire, Psychic TV, Greater than One, Revolting Cocks (yes, really). It's a wild rabbit hole to dive into.
You seriously need to listen to "Smothered Hope" by Skinny Puppy. For better or worse, it drew the blueprint for a LOT of the industrial music that came after.
I LOVE the observation by Lex about the feathering of culture from one definitive decade to the next and the bulk of what we recognize as "80s" or "90s" is more like 77 - 86, 87 - 96. Rather astute.
Regardless of how mainstream it supposedly was/is, NIN is some of the darkest music ever made. Reznor is a scary dude. I recommend the underappreciated gem "Ruiner."
Grammy Awards and Academy Awards are just some of the honours Trent Reznor has received. The man has the musical chops of a modern day Beethoven and the discography that proves it. This is a rabbit hole you do not want to miss. Lex was right when she said the “cusp of the future” because Trent turned out to be the genius that 1989 foretold. And the man is still as relevant today as he was back then. Check out Woodstock 94 for a taste of NIИ live. It will blow your hair back.
This is from the album “Pretty Hate Machine” and is one of my all time favorite albums. Every song is good. It’s a go to album if going on a longer drive and I can just listen to the entire album, like Master Of Puppets album and Ride The Lightning.
I saw nine inch nails in concert twice, the first time in 1989, the second time at the very first Lollapalooza concert in Arizona, Trent came on stage for 10 mins he got pissed off and walked off stage, I'm still not sure from this day why he walked off?
In the UK a popular radio host made this song his song of the week. That went as well as can be expected. Radio 1 playing NIN. Sadly im too young to remember.
I've been dying for someone to take on that whole album, but if I were to choose one song , it would be that one. Gunshots by computer remix is great too!
I try not to be unpleasant and this is meant genuinely without snark, but over time I’ve been watching a few of their reactions and I don’t think he can really pick up on anything approaching “clever” in lyrics.
“It’s like a blurred line,” says Brad. Me, “YES!,” but it also depends on the genre, some genres are on an upswing or a downswing or plateauing. For instance: Punk, that’s 1977, right? But it’s already on a downward, ebbing away by 1980. Post-Punk bands, despite the genre’s name, coincided with Punk in 1977-Siouxsie & The Banshees and Joy Division being two of the most famous of the genre, and direct responses to Punk. But some bands that are well-known contributors to Post-Punk, like Pere Ubu already existed by ‘77 and took inspiration from genres like Musique Concrete, (an Industrial subgenre-I don’t think “Industrial” had been labeled that yet. Most genres get named by the music press, some bozo writes an article and uses the term “NuJazz,” and then another bozo writes an article using “NuMetal,” and so on.) Nine Inch Nails’ debut “Head Like A Hole,” released in 1989, and at the same time “Feurio!,” by the German band Einstürzende Neubauten is also released, off their 5th studio album, Haus der Lüge. Einstürzende Neubauten, (“Collapsing New Buildings,” in English,) is perhaps the most famous band out of the Industrial scene, pre-Nine Inch Nails/aside from Nine Inch Nails. But, perhaps, the most prolific Industrial band is born out of a middle-of-nowhere city in the north of England in 1975, Throbbing Gristle. Though this band has released about as many albums as Neubauten, TG has spawned new projects and bands out of its own members and its inspiration. This is where we introduce you to the band Coil, as well as others, PsychicTV being probably the most popular. Finally, Foetus. Cannot talk about Industrial without bringing up the man who scoffs at that genre label and rails against what I just did by assigning it to him, J.G. Thirlwell. Thirlwell, the man who brought you the soundtrack for The Venture Bros. is also a key figure in Industrial music, (he may also be the most talented and diverse figure in the scene as well. Some of these acts bang pots & pans because that’s all they’re capable of doing while others do it as an extension of what they can already do, Thirlwell is of the latter.)
There is a band from New Zealand that took its name from this song. They were an amazing live band..., They'd play naked and from time to time do something crazy! They even did the best cover of a U2 song that's ever been released! Check them out!
All this music is made by 2 people.Mechanical is spot on. They use all sorts of crazy instruments and devices to make this sound. Looks like a freaking mad scientist laboratory. Sonically they are on another level than any band out there. Check out some songs from their album "the Fragile" my favorite album by them.
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"Industrial" is the exact right word! Lex nails it once again. The song that got me in to Trent Reznor and NIN. Listen to "Perfect Drug" next guys.
Yes, Perfect Drug is a ride and a half. Make sure you listen to the right version, though. There are a few alternative mixes of it which are very different from the 'single' version.
Prime industrial. Love NIN!
Down in It, was my first.
I saw the video for this on Headbanger’s Ball (MTV) back in ‘89, when I was 8. Was totally blown away and have been a die hard fan ever since. Trent Reznor is a Beethoven-level music genius.
I’d say check out more stuff on Pretty Hate Machine first, then move forward.
She got it again... Lol The start of "industrial heavy metal"
My God the gentleman NEVER gets metaphors.
Pretty surprising for a Jungian. (Though less so than if he was a Freudian.)
I think sometimes they intentionally disagree, just to make things more interesting
He literally never seems to understand ANYTHING. It's ridiculous. I'd never be able to live with someone so thick, I'd go insane.
Lmfao fr. "So his head is like a black hole?"🤣
Right dam some one teach this dude ,he would of walked as way from Jesus 💯🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Lex: describes the sound perfectly. “You know what I mean?”
Brad: No.
lol
Poor Brad
Brad, check out Apathy, Locksmith, R.A the Rugged Man, or Run the Jewels.
I think they are perfect together ❤️❤️
@@nancymjohnson They have great chemistry. Brad not always getting it is part of the chemistry.
When they played this out in the club in the early 90's it got everyone amped up.
i would kill to be there 💔
Man, this song still goes HARD after all these years
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Recs for NIN: Terrible Lie and Down In It
Totally agree. Do more songs from Pretty Hate Machine before moving on to newer stuff.
Yes!! But really that WHOLE album was awesome!
the Becoming, Ruiner
@@kdog909 newer stuff? The whole genre is being missed.
And Trent is still alive..got clean👍
Lex always gets it. Industrial Metal is very "machinery" sounding in nature. The best part about it is that Trent Reznor writes and records all the instuments for the records and then has a touring band. You guys recently reacted to the band Filter and their lead singer was a touring guitarist in NIN before he formed Filter. Trent Reznor is a musical genius and a great overall musician. He also produces a lot of other artists records, across many genres. He was the producer of the Crow soundtrack as well, which is one of the greatest soundtracks of all-time. You're also right Brad, this song and album came out in 1989. Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails are still around and touring to this day.
He has also composed several film scores and has an oscar for 'The Social Network'
The Crow soundtrack is awesome, still listen to it. The movie is great as well
And the soundtrack for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The opening credits music, with Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) singing a cover of Led Zeppelin ‘Immigrant Song.’
You said it
The Crow soundtrack is so awesome.
Brad & Lex - here's how diverse Trent Reznor is. He & Atticus Rose won the Academy Award last year for writing the soundtrack to Disney's movie "Soul". His talent is endless.
His music doesn't appeal to some but Trent is a genius both lyrically and musically.
“It’s so industrial”… truer words have never been spoken
Spot on
I wonder if she knows that this is literally called “industrial music”. If not, it’s very impressive she used that word to describe it.
NIN is literally classified as "Industrial Rock", so you nailed it Lex!
Nailed it in one Lex, this genre is referred to as industrial music.
This song is about the control that money has over people and the pain and suffering associated with it. "God Money" is just that. Money has become a god unto itself. Trent Reznor is basically saying he'd rather die than give in to temptation.
Yea love when lyric videos mess up the lyrics.
It’s the difference between free market and capitalism. It’s funny how religions are replaced with-ism’s and nothing gets any better.
The song is about the control the record industry has over the artists. How it's all about the MONEY and not the art.
um... 'god money' is a drug term... :)
@@charleslesky2932 he makes several clear drug refrences why do people always project on to songs how they feel xD
The entire Pretty Hate Machine is amazing and my favorite album all time. Ring finger and Sin are my 2 favorites. The entire album is set up like a story though
agreed completely. even my favorite two tracks from the album.
I totally agree I love pretty hate machine I still play it once in a while 😍😍
Woodstock 1994...NIN was over two hours late to the stage, finally came to the stage covered in mud from a backstage mud party, the band started playing, the frenzied crowd pulsed with the energy from the music...most EPIC performance ever...!!
If you are planning on doing more NIN i definitely recommend "We're In This Together"
The whole Pretty Hate Machine album was the anthem for my last year of high school and just about every snowboard trip back in the day. Definitely listen to Skinny Puppy - Dig It and Front 242 - Headhunter for 2 more classic industrial songs.
NIN's Pretty Hate Machine Album sounds like the Matrix looks, a decade before we saw the Matrix on screen. Loved this album used to play end to end all the time.
Finally!! Trent Reznor is one of the greatest artists of our time. He’s so much more than closer. I beg you to continue to explore their catalog, so many diverse albums.
I absolutely second that.
Man is a genius.
Agreed! I’m itching for someone to touch a deeper album track like Ruiner or Somewhat Damaged.
@Christopher Meisner Oh excuse me... I forgot people have influences and can't be geniuses because they're not completely original. My opinion is subjective. Good day.
@Christopher Meisner that changes Jack shit lol, Trent is absolutely a great musician and has even won oscars outside of NIN for his fantastic movie scores. He’s a musical Genius and it’s not debatable.
I wish some of the folks that make these lyric videos understood that not every block of music between verses is considered a solo.
Yeah, I don't think they understand music all that much. Long intro? What intro? It's the beginning of the song. They act like the song doesn't start until someone sings.
Or to actually put in the effort to have the correct lyrics instead of listening to the song one time and guessing what they are...
Especially when solos are the most unindustrial thing in Industrial Music.
I feel like all the dumbest people took up doing lyric videos and nobody decided to stop them.
Some of these dunces are like, "(Boring music before lyrics starts)". And then gets the lyrics wrong! Wtf?
"The cusp is like the precipice of the future" is such a pithy way of summing up their convo about overlapping decades' trends
"Sanctified" is a must listen!!
Lex it was just awesome that you picked up on the industrial aspect of this song. Your music education has grown by leaps and bounds. You have an excellent ear for different genres in rock. That's impressive! Keep rockin lady!
This is a band that you must see the live videos. It's a really special experience. In this case, for example, I recommend the same song live from the Tension Tour.
Nine Inch Nails is a vast ocean of songs, experiences and layers but still treated like a lake by react channels.
This was off their 1st album. Every album evolves his music. Some great NIN songs are Wish , March of the pigs , Mr. Self Destruct , Sin , Reptile, Something I Can Never Have. So many great songs. Eraser is 1 of my favorites but 95% is instrumental.
love March of the Pigs
Lex makes another good point. The sounds we identify with a specific decade tends to bleed over into the beginning of the next. A lot of what we think of as '50s sounds were actually '60s. A lot of those '70s sounds continued into the '80s.
All the love in the world, came back haunted, Mr. Self destrust, we're in this together, the collector...man I could just go on and on. One of my all time favourite bands. Keep up the good work and Lex...keep on rocking
I saw this music video on MTV over 30 years ago on 120 Minutes LATE at night. I quickly bought the cassette tape that weekend after riding my bike to the music store. My first three tapes ever were GNR (Appetite for Destruction), Faith No More (The Real Thing), and the album this song is on: NIN (Pretty Hate Machine). Terrible Lie and Down In It were both great songs on this album, too. NIN is amazing live as well. I prefer live videos either from Woodstock or during their touring between 2005 and 2007 when they had Josh Freese on drums and Aaron North on lead guitar. GREAT energy! NIN is one of my three favorite bands. They have their own sound. More NIN, for sure!
"Industrial. Like 80's, but mechanical." - Lex
I mean, yeah, right on. This album ("Pretty Hate Machine") came out in 1989 and more or less launched the "industrial" style of electronic music, as least as far as mainstream awareness.
Next stops: "Down In It," "The Perfect Drug," "Closer"
@Christopher Meisner shit, KMFDM, My Life With The Thrill Kult ("A Daisy Chain for Satan" would blow Brad's mind up, lol), Ministry.
and we all love some Revolting Cocks.
They already did closer
Nobody heard of any of those bands until NIN came out. I agree they were out there, but it took NIN to get mainstream attention.
The words are "God money" not "got money"
That's what I thought, there were a few other small errors I caught early too.
@@nethrelm They never do a simple google search and even then sometimes those lyrics are wrong or incomplete.
Yeah, this was bugging me. It’s a pretty important lyric to the song. It’s all about worship of money
my lord and to think i thought the people creating and uploading lyric videos would actually care about lyrics
@@heyoletsgo9 you would think they would, or at least after the thousandth time someone said the lyrics are wrong they would fix it, but I guess they don't want to restart from zero views again. But in this case it's a pretty big mess up for a one word mistake. You miss the meaning of the song
This song was playing at every college bar with a dance floor when I was 18. This and “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode.
Lex isn't wrong, the genre of music is industrial.
There used to be so much of this: Ministry and Skinny Puppy were 2 other big industrial acts. I don't even remember when it went away, it just seemed to disappear.
@@normanleroy1874 stabbing westward too, I miss industrial.
@@normanleroy1874 Ministry needs to get on the list, Psalm 69 - N.W.O.
@@normanleroy1874 add Gravity Kills to that genre
@@normanleroy1874 Front 242
Just started watching you videos. Love them so far and Lex is great the way she instinctively gets the right feel of things .
You guys should react to…
Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls (The Crow)
🎸🤘
Well, that's actually a cover of a Joy Division song. Maybe you should tell that also.
One of my favorite songs
Right on again Lex this particular sub genre of rock is called industrial rock. You're definitely a natural for getting the feel of rock genres which can be very hard for a lot of people to grasp for some reason.
Dude she’s spot on with it
My favorite band ever ! 😍 I've loved it since I first heard this song at age 14. I go see them in concert every time they come to my state
"Bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve." A message for our times... PS the lyrics are wrong in the beginning, it's 'God money'...
Not to mention there are no “keyboard solos”….
Yeah, this was called Industrial Music. And "that 80s sound" that you are referring to is probably "Synthpop". A great, popular example of Industrial at its most commercial would be "People Are People" by Depeche Mode (1984/US#14). They were a Synthpop act who dabbled in Industrial Music in the mid-90s.
As far as when to subdivide decades musically, the 80s really did kick off in 10979, but the 90s didn't really have a distinct music al identity until 1992, when Nirvana changed Rock overnight and Dr. Dre changed Hip-Hop overnight. New Jack Swing and Heavy Metal died a slow death in the 90s as Grunge and G-Funk took over. And that's when Industrial Music morphed toward Industrial Metal, too. Previously, it was more of a cousin to the whole Synthpop/Postpunk/Goth thing, but in the 90s it became one of the only hip places for Metal to exist in the margins. But yeah, musically, the early 90s were full of leftover ideas from the late 80s, like New Jack Swing, Hair Metal, 80s Popstars, Pop House, Indie Dance, and Goth. By the mid-90s, most of those genres were dead or on life support, replaced by Gangsta Rap, Alternative Rock, 90s R&B stars, Eurobeat, Britpop, Indie Rock, and Electronica. And Nine Inch Nails moved more toward Heavy Rock and Guitar sounds for most of the 90s, and further away from the machine samples and synthesizers after "Head Like a Hole' and their early stuff.
This is why I love lex mad props
Saw NIN, Bauhouse, Evanescence, and another I can’t think of at an amphitheater show. Freakin epic.
Bauhaus ..just saying :)
Trent is great at layering and layering. Well worth catching the band play live as well.
Something I can never have is one of my favorite songs by NIN. So deep and emotional
I always understand what Lex is saying. Always.
I love the contrast between the anger "Black as your soul,chorus?" and the after chorus? "Bow down before..."
Anyway, just saying.
Nice to check in with you two. Hi😊!
I love watching your reactions to some of my favorite music! I first heard this tune when I was 7. My dad took me to visit a friend. The guy had a huge subwoofer with the speaker bare. Watching it bump to this song, Down In It, and Terrible Lie are memories that stick with me to this day!
90's industrial rock! Check out the bands Ministry and KMFDM for more of this sound.
KMFDM - Juke Joint Jezebel!
☝️This comment is spot on!
head like a hole was late 80's.
Nitzer Ebb. Front 242. Front Line Assembly etc
Ministry is BORING.
Trent is not only a musician he is a visionary.
One of my fav albums of all time. I used to blast NIN on the steps of the Southern Freewill Baptist church I had to attend while the parishioners shuffled out after services. Good times.
"Something I can never have" was the soundtrack to every heartbreak I felt as an angst teen in the 90s.
I'd suggest you also listen to song "Terrible Lie" from this amazing album.
Hell yes!
The whole album is phenomenal and to come from one person as a debut album. I was lucky enough to have a friend with an older sister in college who turned us on in 1990. I also lived in the greater Miami area so we were at the clubs all the time. Praise be to the all ages shows.
Brad spoils the groove every time!
Yes, finally you should also do "wish" - "gave up" music video for some raw emotions. And also check more of their recent sruff: "only" "everyday is exactly the same" "copy of a" "less than..." " i would for you"
Trent recorded this in 1988 or so. 90% on a mac with MIDI with guitar tracks added. I think he was working as a custodian at a studio and used said studio in his off hours. I could be wrong but as an old NIN fan, I remember reading that.
Trent Reznor is one of the greatest musical composers of our time. NIN was his band but he's been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won two of them; he won Best Achievement in Music for the "Soul" soundtrack and Best Achievement of Music for "The Social Network" soundtrack He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards; he won for Outstanding Music for "Watchmen". He's been nominated for three BAFTA Awards and won for Outstanding Original Score for "Soul". He has several other awards as well.
Brad has a knack for pausing at exactly the worst time lol. Pretty sure he's talking about the record industry here. They have "god money" and he's not going to "give you control" of his music.
'god money' is what a junkie refers to his drug money. he is talking about addiction taking over his life.
I think he’s just generally talking about the power of money in a Capitalist/corporate society. For him it’s probably the music industry, but it applies to anyone bowing down to the rich.
@@bustacap3791 I don’t think he was into drugs yet back in ‘89, other than maybe some dabbling.
@@kdog909 yea im sure all the heroin references are just coincidence...
@@bustacap3791 Trent got addicted to coke and alcohol, not heroin. And I was simply saying that his addiction came later, supposedly around when The Downward Spiral came out. He might have made songs about addiction before he was an addict, but you said the song was about addiction taking over “his life”.
And like I said, he probably dabbled with drugs. The song “Down In It” seems to be about getting high.
Also, there’s not a single reference to heroin in any NIN song. He says “needle” a few times, but you can inject cocaine.
Saw NIN on the first Lolapalooza tour in 1991. Grunge hadn't broken out yet. So most of those bands on the bill were still considered underground at the time. They were still touring Pretty Hate Machine. This was before a majority of the world had any idea who NIN were. Was crazy how fast and how much they blew up when grunge hit.
What you guys were talking about in the end was the beginning of is the beginning of house jungle techno and techno and all that raver music. He was the Pioneer . He also helped keep other major bands in the spotlight Throughout his career. You should check out a band called prodigy that he created and the song's called fire starter or breathe
smack my bitch up is funny but honestly don't do those drugs lmfao
I started at university in ‘89. The 90s were my most formative years. The music was so all over the place and was perfect. It so expressed the “zeitgeist” (the spirit of the age) of that time. Good stuff. 😎
Watching unsuspecting eople trying to figure out what the hell nine inch nails is all about is hilarious. I'll never forget when I was a kid and my mom walked in on me watching the NIN "closer" video. The look on her face was unforgettable.
Perfect song representing how a lot of ppl feel about what their country's are doing to them right now.
Love the the way Lex listens to music. Taps into the feeling. Nailed it spot on. Brad you must have cotton balls in your ears 😂 if you don’t immediately hear repetitive industrial sounds. The instruments are like machines in a big factory.
Trent Reznor is so good!
Many of the big movies you are watching this man is doing the soundtrack and winning Grammys and Oscars
Ya gotta check NIN out live. You don't just see and hear, you feel that ish!!
Brad with the "confused but still jamming" lateral head bob!! 😎
The singer & guitarist from the band Filter, Richard Patrick, was the touring guitarist for NIN before leaving & forming Filter. He was also in the official music vid for this song. Other NIN songs you two should check out are March of the Pigs or Heresy, which is a real hard & heavy🤟
NIN is awesome! If you want a truly gritty performance, check out “Down In It” live at Woodstock.
A more refined and truly mesmerizing performance would be “Sanctified” or “While I’m Still Here” from VEVO presents.
You hit it right on the head Lex, very industrial, Very rhythmic.
Pretty Hate Machine is a fantastic album! I finally got to see NIN live a few years ago when they were in Boston and they were awesome!. I had to wait 10 hours in line because they only wanted to sell tickets at the venue so the aftermarket ticket business's couldn't by all the tickets up. I ended up seeing them back to back nights and they had 2 different set lists which is uncommon from most bands on a tour.
There were a lot of different sounds going on at the same time in the 80's...punk, post-punk, new romantic, goth, industrial, new wave, bubblegum pop
I met Trent at Bill's in Dallas when they were touring for Pretty Hate Machine. Really soft spoken and nice guy.
"Down In It" is a song you will love. The bass drop is magnificent.
Industrial Machinery, great description! Spot on Lex, you have great intuitive understanding of music. That's why I watch, to get a pure honest reaction vibe on music. I love NIN, I drink n make art to their music sometimes.😆❤️🇬🇧
I’m not a Nine Inch Nail fan. But this song kicks ass. Abrasive. Raw. Catchy.
Musical composition is frickin slick.
"Industrial" is literally the musical genre that NIN is usually considered. Your description is spot on.
Industrial is sort of a bridging point between electronic music and metal and the more aggressive forms of rock (having subgenres such as electro-industrial, industrial rock and industrial metal). It blends the techniques of electronic music (synths, sampling) and the aggression and often guitars (sometimes sampled and synthesized) of heavy music styles. You might have harsh guitars and a heavy drum machine beat and sound sampling for example. You can sort of think of it as one of the most outright aggressive flavours of electronic music or the arguably the most danceable forms of metal and post-punk.
Industrial is the genre that you can play in a nightclub to get people moving or play at an open air concert and get a mosh pit going. Hell, if you are in the right kind of club, the dance floor turns into a mosh pit when a suitably aggressive industrial track comes on. I have fond memories of hitting the dance floor to songs like Ministry's "Just One Fix" in my youth (which in its own way is just as aggressive a song about drugs as Master of Puppets)
I have a very clear memory of listening to this song/album in my mom's car on CASSETTE and actually understanding this song at about 6 years old... it was invigorating. I still let my 80s goth mom know that she better thank all that I didn't end up a serial killer with the influences I was under 🤣 NIN is a staple of my childhood, for better or worse🖤
You guys should check out hurt live piano version! It shows how incredibly talented Trent is.it’s just him singing and playing the piano and he absolutely kills it!! Next level talent
Another industrial outfit to check out is KMFDM, I suggest the cut "Sucks". Another wildly different group who have been around forever is Laibach, I suggest their cover of the Beatles "Get Back". Love ya!
I saw them play this song live at Universal Ampitheatre in Los Angeles sometime in the early 90's. The song from 1990. Trent can sing, he sounded just like this. He and bassist with the mohawk were tackling each other for much of the show, how they managed keep playing was a miracle!
Allegaeon “Proponent for Sentience III “
Allegaeon “Gray Matter Mechanics “
This track is the tip of the 1980s industrial music iceberg - there was a LOT of music that at first listen seems harsh and dark, but is hella danceable. Check out mid/late 80s Ministry, Thrill Kill Kult, Cabaret Voltaire, Psychic TV, Greater than One, Revolting Cocks (yes, really). It's a wild rabbit hole to dive into.
This is so HEAVY and badass! Those lyrics are Divinely Evil!
I honestly didn’t know this was NIN when I first heard it. I didn’t get introduced to NIN til Closer. Then went back and really loved this tune.
Yes! Industrial definitely describes the sound. Aside from that Trent is a genius, please dig deep with this band! NIN is one of a kind!
Her evaluation, assessment, breakdown is usually freaking spot on. It’s impressive. 👍
You seriously need to listen to "Smothered Hope" by Skinny Puppy. For better or worse, it drew the blueprint for a LOT of the industrial music that came after.
trent reznor has one of dopest voices .. just fits NIN sound perfect,.. no other voice would replace him
I LOVE the observation by Lex about the feathering of culture from one definitive decade to the next and the bulk of what we recognize as "80s" or "90s" is more like 77 - 86, 87 - 96.
Rather astute.
Regardless of how mainstream it supposedly was/is, NIN is some of the darkest music ever made. Reznor is a scary dude. I recommend the underappreciated gem "Ruiner."
NIN is considered industrial Rock so lex you nailed it! Personally my favorite is the hand that feeds you should check it out.
Grammy Awards and Academy Awards are just some of the honours Trent Reznor has received. The man has the musical chops of a modern day Beethoven and the discography that proves it. This is a rabbit hole you do not want to miss. Lex was right when she said the “cusp of the future” because Trent turned out to be the genius that 1989 foretold. And the man is still as relevant today as he was back then. Check out Woodstock 94 for a taste of NIИ live. It will blow your hair back.
Won multiple Golden Globes and an Emmy as well.
This is from the album “Pretty Hate Machine” and is one of my all time favorite albums. Every song is good. It’s a go to album if going on a longer drive and I can just listen to the entire album, like Master Of Puppets album and Ride The Lightning.
I saw nine inch nails in concert twice, the first time in 1989, the second time at the very first Lollapalooza concert in Arizona, Trent came on stage for 10 mins he got pissed off and walked off stage, I'm still not sure from this day why he walked off?
Trent reznor was a construction worker and he would take tools home at night and sample them for his music. Lex is spot on with the machinery sound
Imagine everyone singing this together at his concert. One of my favorite moments!
From what I observed is the pop culture that defines the decade starts on the 3rd year.
In the UK a popular radio host made this song his song of the week. That went as well as can be expected. Radio 1 playing NIN. Sadly im too young to remember.
If you're going to do another NIN song, I think Brad would enjoy "Capital G", as it has some pretty clever lyrics.
I've been dying for someone to take on that whole album, but if I were to choose one song , it would be that one.
Gunshots by computer remix is great too!
@@VoidR Yessss, Gunshots by Computer is freakin' amazing!
I try not to be unpleasant and this is meant genuinely without snark, but over time I’ve been watching a few of their reactions and I don’t think he can really pick up on anything approaching “clever” in lyrics.
@@Mx.RumpusParable agreed. Seems like a nice guy but....common.
“It’s like a blurred line,” says Brad. Me, “YES!,” but it also depends on the genre, some genres are on an upswing or a downswing or plateauing. For instance: Punk, that’s 1977, right? But it’s already on a downward, ebbing away by 1980.
Post-Punk bands, despite the genre’s name, coincided with Punk in 1977-Siouxsie & The Banshees and Joy Division being two of the most famous of the genre, and direct responses to Punk. But some bands that are well-known contributors to Post-Punk, like Pere Ubu already existed by ‘77 and took inspiration from genres like Musique Concrete, (an Industrial subgenre-I don’t think “Industrial” had been labeled that yet. Most genres get named by the music press, some bozo writes an article and uses the term “NuJazz,” and then another bozo writes an article using “NuMetal,” and so on.)
Nine Inch Nails’ debut “Head Like A Hole,” released in 1989, and at the same time “Feurio!,” by the German band Einstürzende Neubauten is also released, off their 5th studio album, Haus der Lüge. Einstürzende Neubauten, (“Collapsing New Buildings,” in English,) is perhaps the most famous band out of the Industrial scene, pre-Nine Inch Nails/aside from Nine Inch Nails. But, perhaps, the most prolific Industrial band is born out of a middle-of-nowhere city in the north of England in 1975, Throbbing Gristle. Though this band has released about as many albums as Neubauten, TG has spawned new projects and bands out of its own members and its inspiration. This is where we introduce you to the band Coil, as well as others, PsychicTV being probably the most popular.
Finally, Foetus. Cannot talk about Industrial without bringing up the man who scoffs at that genre label and rails against what I just did by assigning it to him, J.G. Thirlwell. Thirlwell, the man who brought you the soundtrack for The Venture Bros. is also a key figure in Industrial music, (he may also be the most talented and diverse figure in the scene as well. Some of these acts bang pots & pans because that’s all they’re capable of doing while others do it as an extension of what they can already do, Thirlwell is of the latter.)
There is a band from New Zealand that took its name from this song.
They were an amazing live band..., They'd play naked and from time to time do something crazy!
They even did the best cover of a U2 song that's ever been released!
Check them out!
All this music is made by 2 people.Mechanical is spot on. They use all sorts of crazy instruments and devices to make this sound. Looks like a freaking mad scientist laboratory. Sonically they are on another level than any band out there. Check out some songs from their album "the Fragile" my favorite album by them.
A classic. You have to “feel” this one. It’s very INDUSTRIAL! Lex you hit the NAIL on the head!
She is really good at this, and he holds her back.