"Not sure how ridiculous I appeared on the dance floor with my wife" trust me, there is no wrong way to dance this. whatever rocks your boat is the word.
So for those who don't get the meaning of the song. Essentially it's about feeling ashamed of the things we are addicted too. About the things we do that make us feel alive. The album is incredibly sad. Basically about a person falling into a downward spiral. Hurt is basically the cherry on top and talks about a person who is rock bottom and is thinking about ending it all, and wants to change but feels it's too late. Trent said in an interview it's about finding hope when all else is lost. This album is actually a modern day version of pink Floyd's the Wall, which essentially tells a story of a rockstar who is also going through a downward spiral and uses the metaphor of a wall (nail in the coffin) or events in life that made the person isolate himself away from the world. In the end, no one knows if he came out of it or not. Comfortably numb for example is basically about the guy killing the pain with drugs, using a memory of his childhood as a metaphor for how he is feeling every day, which is sick, and miserable and lost. Songfacts is a great place to learn about the song meanings.
Comfortably Numb isn't about that lol. Roger Waters received a sedative/pain killer for stomach issues before going onstage in Philadelphia. He relates that experience to the one he had as a kid.
Even trent said what Johnny did to that song was more then he could ever hope to accomplish with it and the emotion Johnny portrayed was so raw, that hurt is now johnny cash song and trent will cover it from time to time. But not often
@@John-tn7nm Watching that video is like letting a bag of rabid mice loose in your skull. Also seriously distracts from the lyrics (not that there's much to them, but still!) I would like to see them do "Wish" or "The Perfect Drug" though.
"Erotically Eerie" is a fantastic description of this track. This entire album is fire. My personal fave track from it is "March of the Pigs". Highly recommend
My cousin converted to Catholicism so she could be married in her fiance's church. He wanted zero input on the wedding plans. She thought it would be fun to walk down the aisle to Closer. She didn't do it, but had more than a few laughs thinking about it.
Cuz he is just vibing to the arraingment part whilst she ACTUALLY heard the words. I was a teen when this track dropped and my very first reaction to it was just like hers. But also in defence... I, too, listen to the arraingments BEFORE the lyrics... sometimes I pish-posh over the lyrics claiming it matters not... When it actually does. Does... Go in hand-in-hand with the rest of the song.
HR: "We have to talk about your singing while you wash your hands" ME: "Experts say to sing while washing your hands to time yourself." HR: "Do you have to sing so loud?" ME: "Experts say to sing loud so others know you're doing it right." HR: "Does it have to be to the chorus of Nine Inch Nails Closer?"
NIN (Trent Reznor) is basically 2nd generation Industrial. I was there for The Pretty Hate Machine tour and have been a fan ever since. If you want to hear some 1st generation Industrial check out SKINNY PUPPY - 'Tin Omen'
NIN is one of those bands that you can't put them in any genre because they pretty much created their own genre with their unique sound. This song is a vibe, y'all know what kinda vibe I'm talking about😂. This was a great reaction to this song! Appreciate y'all! Peace and love!
One of the best and most fun concerts I ever went to was Nine David Inch Bowie Nails. They did their own sets but then they did a set together. And the… unique sounds of Davis Bowie with NIN all on stage together was amazeballs!
I’ve seen a lot of bands. And NIN is up there with the best shows I’ve seen. The show was originally cancelled, and Trent came out on the makeup date and apologized and said he was going to make sure he gave 100%....and he did!
I’m 51. Saw him when I was 19 for the first time when he toured for Pretty Hate Machine. Small club in Tampa. Then saw him two more times when his shows were quite the production and he performed in stadiums. He puts on amazing shows and puts a lot of work into set design. I think his music defines the Gen X generation - full of angst, independence, fierceness, and rawness.
Massive NIN fan here, this ones actually not one of my favourites its a bit overplayed but not bad in a club once you've had a few drinks. Still great to see first timers react to it though.
Nope. This song was perfect for its time. Think of the drek that was released in 2004. This would have NEVER seen the light of day in the auto tuned crap era of music that we have been in since about 1996.
@@UnsuspectingCommenterPassingBy Yeah, I dunno - first off if you know the context for this song it's depressing af, and also the lyrics get real disturbing real fast. When the guy says "help me become somebody else" and "help me get away from myself", that to me feels way more like someone trying to wear someone else's skin, rather than someone doing anything as romantic as "making love" to someone else. Also, it's entirely egocentric - for example "you get me closer to God" - the title lyric - seems just all about him using this person's body as a tool for self-improvement, rather than any notion of partaking in some consensual affair with two distinct people. I mean hell, the act itself is written as basely utilitarian - "f*** you like an animal". There's nothing about 'love' here, it's literally fulfilling primal urges.
A little fun fact: Trent Reznor, lead singer of NIN, alongside Atticus Ross, worked together on the music for the 2019 TV series Watchmen starring Regina King. They went on to win an Emmy Award for it. I dunno if y'all watched the show or not but check it out if you haven't. You can't miss the music, it's integral to certain scenes/sequences.
This song is from the downward spiral. Which is a concept album and best listened from beginning to end cause it tells a story of a man's decent. Great album you should give it a listen sometime even if it's not done for content.
Terrible Lie never gets old! Ringfinger either, I'd love to hear them react to Hey Pig lol, There are some sick remixes out there like Tweaker Rays Burn bitch burn
I remember first time I heard this I was around 19-20, my Fake ID era… in a Bar/club, that beat kicked in, the empty dance area, exploded with college girls and once the chorus hit, the older woman jumped up.. it was crazy. But amazing at the same time..
Oh my God I was just waiting for Asia's reaction 😂😂😂 you should do yourself a favor and actually watch the official video it'll blow your mind. Also Asia if you've never seen magic Mike XXL this is one of the songs that they dance to at the end and it is hot 🔥
One of my favorite bands of all time. I still vibe to this song even though it is dark. It is a song that comes from a very dark album which is called, "The Downward Spiral," and it always deserves to be listened to because it is a work of art.
For the record, this song is super dark when you hear it in sequence on the album. The album is a concept album that portrays a protagonist's descent into depression, madness, self destruction, and eventually suicide. Every song is a step further along the route. This is the fifth song, after Mr Self Destruct, Piggy, Heresy, and March of the Pigs, each song describing one more facet of his downward spiral. The song right after this is Ruiner. But the thumping bass and shock lyrics made this song super popular in strip clubs and such at the time, and the song got popular for the wrong reasons....
I had no idea it was a concept album, and I’ve known this song for what almost 30 years now? Might have to pick up the album, thanks. Btw my cousin is a huge fan and we went to see them in MSG circa 2005
The completely different reactions between you two when the chorus came on that first time had me cracking up. Asia was more shocked and BJ was just vibing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This video, despite its simplicity, is by far one of the best ever made, I remember that when I was a child in the 90s, the only channel that could transmit it was PlayboyTV because it was beaten from all sides. And it is that both the music and the video is sadism in its maximum splendor, but it is precisely the intention of Trent Reznor who created a masterpiece.
The best moment of any wedding I've been to is my friends wedding when the best man arranged for the DJ to play this song after a series of bland classics that had all the old people already on the dancefloor. Watching them all get into it at first, then try to decide if they should stay up there or go back to their seats was hilarious. It also really pissed off the bride, but in a funny way.
He records every track by himself in the studio, and hires a band to tour with him, like PRINCE did, prince usually recorded and played every instrument in the studio
Oh I love your reaction Asia to the first lyrics. The song literally is in a sex addict's brain. The way they think, the words they'd use. No One expects a song like this to be authorized to be released with phrases this song has.
It's more about the pleasure of being in control and domination over someone than it is about sex. If I had to personify this song it'd be Jeffery Dhamer.
@@IHWKR it's more about the ways damaged people sometimes use sex as a form of emotional escapism and as a coping mechanism. The protagonist of the song (the I) is weaving between being self-loathing and being desperate for the affection of whomever the *you* of the song is. As for your interpretation and Dahmer reference, I'd argue the content of Big Man With A Gun is closer to what you're describing than Closer is.
I saw them in concert when they put on a million dollar light show and it was easily one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Before we went my friend heard they liked to leave Easter eggs hidden around the venue. He ended up noticing a flash drive when he went to the bathroom. It had their new album on it as well as a bunch of unreleased music of theirs that was pretty awesome.
You should check out " Hurt" by NIN and the cover of " Hurt " by Johnny Cash, Trent Reznor the lead singer of NIN wrote the song. It's amazing how one version can make you feel different emotions than the other one
Another "Straight Out of Cleveland", baby! Trent Reznor, the driving force and creator of NIN, is super-creative/artistic and has won awards not only for his alt-rock/industrial music, but also for his work on documentary film soundtracks. I feel like their signature tune is probably "Head Like a Hole", as that was the first one that got mainstream radio station play (definitely a midnight dance floor banger). But, they had been played on local Ohio college radio stations for several years before that with Trents first band The Exotic Birds.
The video for this is even more shocking that the lyrics! Trent Reznor does some really great movie soundtracks. You should also check out "Head Like a Hole." He is the very epitome of "Industrial Rock." It sounds like it comes from inside a factory.
This song IS a vibe fo sho! 😝 However most NIN songs are a vibe of some kind. Anytime that I want to go hardcore to a specific vibe... love, sex, hate, angst, depression... really hardcore to it... it's time to turn on NIN.
Sanctified is another good song, and it'll give you that bedroom vibe, without the shock value as closer, sanctified is song to groove to while doing the deed.
First let me just say,,, I freaken love both!!!! I love watching true reactions and you guys are perfect. I knew the lyrics were about to blow you away, but I loved to see Asia's facial expressions go from listening to the lyrics float in and then the chorus hits you. I can only imagine my face the first time I turned on to Sirius in my car. When he got to the chorus I was shocked. Not in a bad way but I was just shocked and had to question myself by saying, "Wait,,, what did he say?" lol lol I enjoyed watching with you both and am very pleased that you went through it all and were not put off by it. Thank you again for a great reaction.😄😁😄
Oh heck yes!!!! Been hoping and waiting on y’all to get to this one! 😆 Love it, such a groove and definitely a vibe-😉lol. Trent Reznor of NIN is a musical genius- ALL those great sounds... all him! Love y’all-💜💙
You guys, this is the first band I saw live lol. In 1993. My mom took me to see them in Columbus, Ohio where I lived most of my life. Marilyn Manson opened for them. I was 13. It was amazing.
This was the first album, cassette tape, that I bought for myself! Bought every NineInchNails album since, danced to this song in every goth club. Trent Reznor writes songs about everything, raunchy, ecstatic, grieving, he does it all!
Reznor is in pain. Brilliant song writing. I saw NIN once when they opened for David Bowie. The best part of that particular concert was when Bowie came on stage and sang with NIN. I think for 5-6 songs. They went back and forth between a Bowie song and a NIN song. Slowly the NIN band members left the stage while Bowie's musicians entered ... just a very cool experience. Apparently, Reznor is a huge fan of Bowie's - many modern-day artists seem to also be influenced by Bowie.
Head Like A Hole was the first NIN song in the clubs. It’s pretty great and we danced and danced and danced. NIN, Sisters Of Mercy, Front 242… on Sunday nights we took over. 😁❤️
Haha this song was a right of passage when I was a kid. I still remember going on a school field trip in 6th grade and sitting on the bus. My friend Becky had the discman with the *contraband* and my friend Julie solemnly took off the headphones after she finished listening and lowered them over my ears and then they watched my face as the song played, all of our eyes bugged out of our heads. Good memories.
So this just popped up in my feed, July 2024, I don’t know how the hell I missed this, but I cannot wait to watch you guys watch this fkng LOVE NIN 🤘🏼🖤😎💫Oh my God, let’s go!!
Both of your reactions are PRICELESS, LoVe iT. I am a huge Trent Reznor Fan. He's got a huge catalog worth checking out for your reactions. 👍 Love on you both! ❤️🙏🤘🏼
I have a copy of The Downward Spiral on SACD.. Trent's work mixed in 5.1 surround is a great experience because of the playful density of his composition.
Trent Reznor is a musical genius and has released a huge amount music as/with the band Nine Inch Nails not to mention he's been a composer or contributor to countless soundtracks on movies and TV shows and also has written for or worked with hundreds of other artists. He did this all while demanding the recording labels not interfere with his creations. Even early on in his career he refused to sign a contract with a label that allowed them any say so in what happens in the creation of the music, only agreeing to them being able to remove any song or songs they deemed inappropriate for release from under their label, and as you can see they weren't to strict. Lol.
There's a huge difference in discovering this as an adult than first time watching the official video when your in 8th grade brand new, I say this about a lot of iconic things
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Trent and NIN is in a class by itself. Their album "Pretty Hate Machine" should be in everyone's music library.
Truer words were never spoken!
Definitely a classic. My first exposure to NiN was when they did the soundtrack for Quake, and I've been a fan ever since.
NIN is classic 90's music. It defies easy classification, but is iconic of the time.
Pretty Hate Machine is my favorite album of all time, every song is amazing
His first album which he made while working as a janitor at a musical recording studio 🔥
It goes from sexy to creepy quickly. Not sure how ridiculous I appeared on the dance floor with my wife. Loved it!
Yes!!!! Sexy creepy!
Lol I can only imagine
Wait what
HAHAHAHA! This made me laugh out loud!
"Not sure how ridiculous I appeared on the dance floor with my wife"
trust me, there is no wrong way to dance this. whatever rocks your boat is the word.
So for those who don't get the meaning of the song. Essentially it's about feeling ashamed of the things we are addicted too. About the things we do that make us feel alive. The album is incredibly sad. Basically about a person falling into a downward spiral. Hurt is basically the cherry on top and talks about a person who is rock bottom and is thinking about ending it all, and wants to change but feels it's too late. Trent said in an interview it's about finding hope when all else is lost. This album is actually a modern day version of pink Floyd's the Wall, which essentially tells a story of a rockstar who is also going through a downward spiral and uses the metaphor of a wall (nail in the coffin) or events in life that made the person isolate himself away from the world. In the end, no one knows if he came out of it or not. Comfortably numb for example is basically about the guy killing the pain with drugs, using a memory of his childhood as a metaphor for how he is feeling every day, which is sick, and miserable and lost. Songfacts is a great place to learn about the song meanings.
No that is not what this song is about at all stfu
Comfortably Numb isn't about that lol. Roger Waters received a sedative/pain killer for stomach issues before going onstage in Philadelphia. He relates that experience to the one he had as a kid.
Could you imagine if Johnny Cash covered this one instead of Hurt?
The song is literally about f*cking. Trent has said it many times.
Thanks for unspining the spin... sex it is and intense sex at that. @@Killerb1235321
Trent Reznor wrote this song. Reznor also wrote the song "Hurt" that Johnny Cash covered beautifully.
Have you seen him do Cars with Gary Newman?
Leslie Chow covered hurt too In the Hangover 3 movie. 🤣
He also wrote Old Town Road
Even trent said what Johnny did to that song was more then he could ever hope to accomplish with it and the emotion Johnny portrayed was so raw, that hurt is now johnny cash song and trent will cover it from time to time. But not often
he was a fukin genius..
Your reaction to this is just what I expected - Asia was loving the vibe, then shock and awe 🤣😂. Loved it, lol!
Thank you!! 😁
I could only imagine Asia's reaction to the uncensored music video. 😂😂
@@John-tn7nm Watching that video is like letting a bag of rabid mice loose in your skull. Also seriously distracts from the lyrics (not that there's much to them, but still!) I would like to see them do "Wish" or "The Perfect Drug" though.
BJ is a straight Dogg... 🤣
"Erotically Eerie" is a fantastic description of this track. This entire album is fire. My personal fave track from it is "March of the Pigs". Highly recommend
There isn't a bad track on this album. My Fav. is 'A Warm Place'
Ruiner for me, but all are gems
Can’t really pick one since they are all one together.
March of the pigs is so damn good
My cousin converted to Catholicism so she could be married in her fiance's church. He wanted zero input on the wedding plans. She thought it would be fun to walk down the aisle to Closer. She didn't do it, but had more than a few laughs thinking about it.
It's a wholesome song about a wedding night... right? 😂
I love the contrast between Asia getting all wide-eyed and BJ just bopping along to it.
Cuz he is just vibing to the arraingment part whilst she ACTUALLY heard the words.
I was a teen when this track dropped and my very first reaction to it was just like hers.
But also in defence...
I, too, listen to the arraingments BEFORE the lyrics... sometimes I pish-posh over the lyrics claiming it matters not...
When it actually does.
Does...
Go in hand-in-hand with the rest of the song.
Asia your expressions were priceless during this reaction! Thanks for making me smile guys😊
🤗
exactly 😁😁💥🔥
That, in my humble opinion, is one (if not the!) of the best covers ever made!
@@winowarrior9392 cover? of what? 🤔
Lyrics are so good!! Using sex as a drug, as an escape from their own insecurities and personal demons, to make them feel normal to themselves!
Trent Reznor is a musical genius.
I totally concur.
Totally
That iconic heartbeat drum beat that really drives the song is actually a sample. It's a distorted sample of the drums from Nightclubbing by Iggy Pop.
HR: "We have to talk about your singing while you wash your hands"
ME: "Experts say to sing while washing your hands to time yourself."
HR: "Do you have to sing so loud?"
ME: "Experts say to sing loud so others know you're doing it right."
HR: "Does it have to be to the chorus of Nine Inch Nails Closer?"
NIN (Trent Reznor) is basically 2nd generation Industrial. I was there for The Pretty Hate Machine tour and have been a fan ever since. If you want to hear some 1st generation Industrial check out SKINNY PUPPY - 'Tin Omen'
Far too Frail, Dig It...
1st generation Industrial is Throbbing Gristle, Nurse With Wound, Einstürzende Neubauten, Monte Cazzaza etc.
Definitely not Skinny Puppy, lol.
@@gigachad192 don't get your crimped hair and cape tied in a not Nancy
NIN is one of those bands that you can't put them in any genre because they pretty much created their own genre with their unique sound. This song is a vibe, y'all know what kinda vibe I'm talking about😂. This was a great reaction to this song! Appreciate y'all! Peace and love!
Also brilliantly used in the opening credits to Seven.
Ooof that movie....so good
Yes!!! One of my favorite movies with my favorite song 😊
That Coil remix
One of the best and most fun concerts I ever went to was Nine David Inch Bowie Nails. They did their own sets but then they did a set together. And the… unique sounds of Davis Bowie with NIN all on stage together was amazeballs!
I went to the Hershey Park show in that tour. AMAZING.
I saw that concert in Auburn Hills MI back in either....94 or 95? I was in middle school still lol
The Outside tour was great, especially when you add the opening band, Prick. His/their song, "Animal" is a favorite of mine.
I’ve seen a lot of bands. And NIN is up there with the best shows I’ve seen. The show was originally cancelled, and Trent came out on the makeup date and apologized and said he was going to make sure he gave 100%....and he did!
I’m 51. Saw him when I was 19 for the first time when he toured for Pretty Hate Machine. Small club in Tampa. Then saw him two more times when his shows were quite the production and he performed in stadiums. He puts on amazing shows and puts a lot of work into set design. I think his music defines the Gen X generation - full of angst, independence, fierceness, and rawness.
@@nikiintampa916 Couldn’t agree more Nikki! 🤘🏼
Massive NIN fan here, this ones actually not one of my favourites its a bit overplayed but not bad in a club once you've had a few drinks. Still great to see first timers react to it though.
One of the better 1:30-2:00 am songs for a club.
I love this one. The music video is one of the most interesting ones I've ever seen. Trent is _very_ creative. Or batshit crazy. Either way, I dig it.
I'm with you on this - I'd much rather hear Closer to God from Further Down The Spiral - the remix of it is vicious as hell....
@@SylvesterTemple great album tbh , love the Heresy remix
One of my foot stress fractures was thanks to dancing to Fist Fuck by NIN in a club.
Song is ageless. For 94 it was at least a decade ahead of its time! Your reactions were priceless!
Nope. This song was perfect for its time. Think of the drek that was released in 2004. This would have NEVER seen the light of day in the auto tuned crap era of music that we have been in since about 1996.
"Closer" is the ultimate love song. "You are the reason I stay alive."
no fukin doubt about that..
Ehhh, not sure I would call that “romantic”
@@UnsuspectingCommenterPassingBy Yeah, I dunno - first off if you know the context for this song it's depressing af, and also the lyrics get real disturbing real fast. When the guy says "help me become somebody else" and "help me get away from myself", that to me feels way more like someone trying to wear someone else's skin, rather than someone doing anything as romantic as "making love" to someone else. Also, it's entirely egocentric - for example "you get me closer to God" - the title lyric - seems just all about him using this person's body as a tool for self-improvement, rather than any notion of partaking in some consensual affair with two distinct people.
I mean hell, the act itself is written as basely utilitarian - "f*** you like an animal". There's nothing about 'love' here, it's literally fulfilling primal urges.
@@badwulff you’re way off.
@@TerryT324 Thanks for your opinion, which I will promptly disregard.
A little fun fact: Trent Reznor, lead singer of NIN, alongside Atticus Ross, worked together on the music for the 2019 TV series Watchmen starring Regina King. They went on to win an Emmy Award for it. I dunno if y'all watched the show or not but check it out if you haven't. You can't miss the music, it's integral to certain scenes/sequences.
I have all the Albums from the series, it's awesome music.
And then an Oscar for the animated film Soul. Every time they won an awards, this song would be in my head.
Don’t forget their first Academy Award was for scoring The Social Network in 2011. Trent’s an OG Rock god and genius.
The opening song to Animal Kingdom on TNT is done Atticus and Trent.
Trent Reznor has also done music for Disney's movie 'Soul'
Interesting contrast between this song and a Disney movie lol
This song is from the downward spiral. Which is a concept album and best listened from beginning to end cause it tells a story of a man's decent. Great album you should give it a listen sometime even if it's not done for content.
If y’all haven’t seen the original uncensored video, check it out. It even makes this song crazier.
Absolutely dig NIN, just made me dig into their library tonight with classics like "The Hand That Feels", "Head Like A Hole" and "Terrible Lie"
Terrible Lie never gets old! Ringfinger either, I'd love to hear them react to Hey Pig lol, There are some sick remixes out there like Tweaker Rays Burn bitch burn
@@Prone2Thrill That would be awesome to see some more reacts to NIN, I'll check out Tweaker Rays remixes, thanks!
Terrible Lie is my angry jam lol. I turn it up loud in my car when I’m having a shitty day 😂
@@tequila_mockingbird547 You know it! 🤣🤣
I remember first time I heard this I was around 19-20, my Fake ID era… in a Bar/club, that beat kicked in, the empty dance area, exploded with college girls and once the chorus hit, the older woman jumped up.. it was crazy. But amazing at the same time..
Did you end the night with a smile though 🫡
Love NIN! They give a great show.
Try "Head Like a Hole" next.
"Head Like a Hole" for sure!
Oh my god, Asia!!! This song edited was on MTV and the radio in the 90’s, but we all knew the lyrics!!
Oh my God I was just waiting for Asia's reaction 😂😂😂 you should do yourself a favor and actually watch the official video it'll blow your mind. Also Asia if you've never seen magic Mike XXL this is one of the songs that they dance to at the end and it is hot 🔥
When this popped up in my notifications that you was doing this song, I couldn't get to it quick enough to see Asia's reaction. I wasn't let down!
Trent's a genius!! This entire CD is 🔥!
This genre of rock is called Industrial. It was my favorite back in the 90's when it was new. I was in my 20s.
The memories this song brings back. ❤️ it. Perfect shirt for this reaction Asia.
I knew this reaction was going to be great, you didn't disappoint lol
One of my favorite bands of all time. I still vibe to this song even though it is dark. It is a song that comes from a very dark album which is called, "The Downward Spiral," and it always deserves to be listened to because it is a work of art.
For the record, this song is super dark when you hear it in sequence on the album. The album is a concept album that portrays a protagonist's descent into depression, madness, self destruction, and eventually suicide. Every song is a step further along the route. This is the fifth song, after Mr Self Destruct, Piggy, Heresy, and March of the Pigs, each song describing one more facet of his downward spiral. The song right after this is Ruiner.
But the thumping bass and shock lyrics made this song super popular in strip clubs and such at the time, and the song got popular for the wrong reasons....
I had no idea it was a concept album, and I’ve known this song for what almost 30 years now? Might have to pick up the album, thanks. Btw my cousin is a huge fan and we went to see them in MSG circa 2005
The completely different reactions between you two when the chorus came on that first time had me cracking up. Asia was more shocked and BJ was just vibing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love this song . I pull it up when I’m stuck in traffic with my windows down 😊
This video, despite its simplicity, is by far one of the best ever made, I remember that when I was a child in the 90s, the only channel that could transmit it was PlayboyTV because it was beaten from all sides. And it is that both the music and the video is sadism in its maximum
splendor, but it is precisely the intention of Trent Reznor who created a masterpiece.
Not even close to a great video, but it’s definately interesting.
Actually, a very disgusting song and for a child as you say you were when you first heard ii makes it even more disgusting
@@misterp158 - Disgusting?? Stick to listening to Harry Styles and JoJo Silva. 🙄
@@feldspar3858 Aren't a lot of Rocks made out of Feldspar? Well, I hate to say it, but it is a fact that a rock is as dumb as dirt.
They played this regularly on MTV.
The best moment of any wedding I've been to is my friends wedding when the best man arranged for the DJ to play this song after a series of bland classics that had all the old people already on the dancefloor. Watching them all get into it at first, then try to decide if they should stay up there or go back to their seats was hilarious. It also really pissed off the bride, but in a funny way.
😂😂😂 Finally, a wedding worth attending!
I never noticed the lyrics embedded in the instrumental! Gives the song a whole new meaning for me.
He records every track by himself in the studio, and hires a band to tour with him, like PRINCE did, prince usually recorded and played every instrument in the studio
Michael Jackson tried to do the same.
I loved it when I first heard it years ago. It doesn't get much more raw than this.
Fan since the 80s. A favorite band
I'm dead lmfao at the look on Asia's face I'm literally crying 😢 😭 🤣 😂
Oh I love your reaction Asia to the first lyrics. The song literally is in a sex addict's brain. The way they think, the words they'd use. No One expects a song like this to be authorized to be released with phrases this song has.
It's more about the pleasure of being in control and domination over someone than it is about sex. If I had to personify this song it'd be Jeffery Dhamer.
@@IHWKR it's more about the ways damaged people sometimes use sex as a form of emotional escapism and as a coping mechanism. The protagonist of the song (the I) is weaving between being self-loathing and being desperate for the affection of whomever the *you* of the song is.
As for your interpretation and Dahmer reference, I'd argue the content of Big Man With A Gun is closer to what you're describing than Closer is.
@@IHWKR Most even remotely close. It's about self hatred and obsession and not domination or sex.
I saw them in concert when they put on a million dollar light show and it was easily one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Before we went my friend heard they liked to leave Easter eggs hidden around the venue. He ended up noticing a flash drive when he went to the bathroom. It had their new album on it as well as a bunch of unreleased music of theirs that was pretty awesome.
You should check out " Hurt" by NIN and the cover of " Hurt " by Johnny Cash, Trent Reznor the lead singer of NIN wrote the song. It's amazing how one version can make you feel different emotions than the other one
This was huge on radio in the 90's, great band did so many great songs and still do.
Another "Straight Out of Cleveland", baby!
Trent Reznor, the driving force and creator of NIN, is super-creative/artistic and has won awards not only for his alt-rock/industrial music, but also for his work on documentary film soundtracks.
I feel like their signature tune is probably "Head Like a Hole", as that was the first one that got mainstream radio station play (definitely a midnight dance floor banger).
But, they had been played on local Ohio college radio stations for several years before that with Trents first band The Exotic Birds.
The video for this is even more shocking that the lyrics! Trent Reznor does some really great movie soundtracks. You should also check out "Head Like a Hole." He is the very epitome of "Industrial Rock." It sounds like it comes from inside a factory.
He did the original soundtrack to the PC game Quake.
I was expecting Asia to jump on BJ midway through the song. She definitely caught the vibe. Lol!
This song IS a vibe fo sho! 😝 However most NIN songs are a vibe of some kind. Anytime that I want to go hardcore to a specific vibe... love, sex, hate, angst, depression... really hardcore to it... it's time to turn on NIN.
Y’all definitely need to explore more NIN. A couple of my favorites are “Reptile” and “Only.” 🔥
I giggled when I saw you were reacting to this one lol 😂
Sanctified is another good song, and it'll give you that bedroom vibe, without the shock value as closer, sanctified is song to groove to while doing the deed.
Excellent suggestion -I would add Kinda I Want To and The Only Time also.
Erotically Eerie!! Perfectly said, I love it!! NIN is such a great band, seen them live twice.
BTW remember the Eminem (Slim Shady) song "My Name Is"? "Hey kids, want to see me stick nine inch nails through each one of my eyelids".....yeah.
First let me just say,,, I freaken love both!!!! I love watching true reactions and you guys are perfect. I knew the lyrics were about to blow you away, but I loved to see Asia's facial expressions go from listening to the lyrics float in and then the chorus hits you. I can only imagine my face the first time I turned on to Sirius in my car. When he got to the chorus I was shocked. Not in a bad way but I was just shocked and had to question myself by saying, "Wait,,, what did he say?" lol lol
I enjoyed watching with you both and am very pleased that you went through it all and were not put off by it. Thank you again for a great reaction.😄😁😄
Oh heck yes!!!! Been hoping and waiting on y’all to get to this one! 😆 Love it, such a groove and definitely a vibe-😉lol. Trent Reznor of NIN is a musical genius- ALL those great sounds... all him! Love y’all-💜💙
I got the notification and pulled over on interstate, had to see this
Always adored the production on this track
It definitely put you in that mood. I remember 20 or so years ago when I was at the clubs every weekend and this song would come on.
Asia's wait what double take!! 🤭🤭🤣🤣☠
Came specifically for that
@@Aughtel I think most of us did. 🤣
You guys, this is the first band I saw live lol. In 1993. My mom took me to see them in Columbus, Ohio where I lived most of my life. Marilyn Manson opened for them. I was 13. It was amazing.
The looks on Asia face during the song and when she realized what what said, were priceless.
I love how BJ is feeling this song right off of the bat while Asia is blushing and stunned 😂
Just imagine being in a packed club and this comes on, floor is full.
This was the first album, cassette tape, that I bought for myself! Bought every NineInchNails album since, danced to this song in every goth club. Trent Reznor writes songs about everything, raunchy, ecstatic, grieving, he does it all!
They used this in the show scene for the movie Magic Mike XXL. As soon as it came up, I had to see your reaction! Classic!
Miss Asia digging the heart beat sound and her look at the big part is priceless
Yeah this song was a whole vibe in the club 😇😆
I ❤️ your reactions! My only wish was that you had experienced this song while watching the music video, it takes it to a whole other level!
Raw... absolutely love these guys.
My all time favorite concert to watch on RUclips is NIN Tension 2013 in Los Angeles. Amazing.
I can't even count how many times I danced to this in a goth club or on a party, love it 🖤
Just found y’all. Thanks for being so entertaining and awesome. ASIA YOU ARE ABOUT SERIOUSLY GORGEOUS!!
This in the club was the best
“Erotic and eerie”
I couldn’t have said it better myself
Her reaction makes me happy! 😂 I love her😊
Her face is priceless! 😂
Reznor is in pain. Brilliant song writing. I saw NIN once when they opened for David Bowie. The best part of that particular concert was when Bowie came on stage and sang with NIN. I think for 5-6 songs. They went back and forth between a Bowie song and a NIN song. Slowly the NIN band members left the stage while Bowie's musicians entered ... just a very cool experience. Apparently, Reznor is a huge fan of Bowie's - many modern-day artists seem to also be influenced by Bowie.
Iconic song & sound! 90s Seattle alt-rock legendary DJ, Marco Collins, introduced the whip remix that blew up radio.
This song is Genius. Nothing like it ever.
Head Like A Hole was the first NIN song in the clubs. It’s pretty great and we danced and danced and danced. NIN, Sisters Of Mercy, Front 242… on Sunday nights we took over. 😁❤️
Haha this song was a right of passage when I was a kid. I still remember going on a school field trip in 6th grade and sitting on the bus. My friend Becky had the discman with the *contraband* and my friend Julie solemnly took off the headphones after she finished listening and lowered them over my ears and then they watched my face as the song played, all of our eyes bugged out of our heads. Good memories.
So this just popped up in my feed, July 2024, I don’t know how the hell I missed this, but I cannot wait to watch you guys watch this fkng LOVE NIN 🤘🏼🖤😎💫Oh my God, let’s go!!
Memories. Prom was DJ'd by a student, he played this, said he just kept missing the bleep.
Back in the 90s nice hit to dance to... alot of my black friends liked it too had a good beat
Both of your reactions are PRICELESS, LoVe iT. I am a huge Trent Reznor Fan. He's got a huge catalog worth checking out for your reactions. 👍
Love on you both!
❤️🙏🤘🏼
I have a copy of The Downward Spiral on SACD.. Trent's work mixed in 5.1 surround is a great experience because of the playful density of his composition.
Whaaat?! How did I miss this vid?! I'm subbed to the channel! ... I love this song. Awesome beat and lyrics. 👍
Head like a hole. Is my favorite song from NIN
Trent Reznor is a musical genius and has released a huge amount music as/with the band Nine Inch Nails not to mention he's been a composer or contributor to countless soundtracks on movies and TV shows and also has written for or worked with hundreds of other artists. He did this all while demanding the recording labels not interfere with his creations. Even early on in his career he refused to sign a contract with a label that allowed them any say so in what happens in the creation of the music, only agreeing to them being able to remove any song or songs they deemed inappropriate for release from under their label, and as you can see they weren't to strict. Lol.
I laughed so hard I snorted at her reaction to the first chorus. 😂
There's a huge difference in discovering this as an adult than first time watching the official video when your in 8th grade brand new, I say this about a lot of iconic things
Love how you let the song ride without interrupting. I appreciate it. And for that, I'm subscribing
Priceless Ms. Asia...your expressions are beyond CUTE!!!!!
This song was so hypnotic in the clubs. Everybody would be in a trance. Old NIN was genius.
It's extraordinary that this song was regarded as pop music in the middle '90s. Those were the great times!