"ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD" - Nine Inch Nails // musical breakdown

[@rodrigotellom]

Please just keep doing NIN. Every. Single. Song.

[@iximusic]

Nothing can stop me now!

[@cameroncortel8650]

@@iximusic 'Cause I don't care anymore...

[@MrDavidWoof]

@@iximusic Yes, Keep doing NIN. There's so much in there ! ! ! How about trying to analyse Perfect Drug ?

[@iximusic]

Definitely happening!

[@stephenmarseille5425]

The big question then becomes: what next once that is complete? Is it genre related or more theory-akin related? As the old ad went "Inquiring minds want to know!" 😂

[@darkalman]

Alessandro Cortini has repeatedly called this his favorite NIN song This is the song Trent was recording when he was first brought into the studio and he was blown away by the production He was feeling a serious case of imposter syndrome around Trent at first and said this song made him realize "This is where I need to be"

[@shrugsmemes917]

i love how the genre just switches completely in this song. it's like as if trent was tired of doing the same thing so he just made a incredibly poppy and happy party song halfway through

[@thenothing2786]

One of the most interesting things about the second verse is the way he kind of completes the rhyme “The stars are all a fire in the SKY Sometimes I get so lonely I could-WHY do you get all the love in the world?”

[@iximusic]

Yes, I love that so much!

[@rikinhouston]

@@iximusic you are amazing and thank you so much for your content. Have you done Ring Finger by any chance?

[@iximusic]

Not yet! Thank you for the kind words, means a lot 🙏

[@RussJoysandsorrows]

I think he's hinting at the word "die" without saying it. An artistic tool. Perhaps hiding suicidal tendencies... CF. Hesitation marks?

[@whodovoodoo2313]

You're making me fall in love with Nine Inch Nails all over again. 😭

[@rodolfopmaciel]

Finally the high quality content NIN deserves. I just basically want to be your best friend now

[@iximusic]

Let's! Message me on Instagram! @ixi.music

[@attilaamer1318]

Same. I feel like we're already friends lol

[@RichardAcevedo2814]

lmao, incredible. Yeah, we need moar high-quality NIN review and breakdown content!

[@rikinhouston]

Yeah you could honestly host an auditorium and we would gladly watch you just go through this live

[@iximusic]

🙌

[@AlexOrozco-Social-Pariah]

I first followed you a few years ago, but now I have gotten into some music production courses that have helped me keep up the pace with your analysis I'm enjoying this even more than before.

[@HaloOfSun]

This song is so damn good. It was the first song I listened to while diving into NIN and I was completely mesmerized by how unique this song was. And the lyrics alone kind of force an inward AND outward expression. You could look at it asking "why do THEY get all the love in the world?" vs. "why should I get all the love in the world?" It kind of blurs together and is just overall really incredible.

[@gemfyre855]

By the way, can I say, I LOVE how they're currently performing this live. With Ilan singing the high "why do you get all the love in the world?" the Ally comes in and supports him, then Trent comes back in which the main line, and then ROBIN starts yelling the "All the love in the world!" and it's a glorious cacaphony showcasing all the band members (except Atticus - who gets stage fright) and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

[@iximusic]

I've never seen it performed live but I'll definitely check out a recording now!

[@gemfyre855]

@@iximusic search for the 2018 Radio Shack performance on KZbin

[@jacobfredrix]

@4:20- "I think a good film will trust its audience to put pieces together". Referencing "a million miles away" on the cutoff and change. This is yet again another one of mr Reznor's many many lyrical callbacks accompanied with inflection, or some other kind hat tipping emphasis instrumentally. In this instance towards such tracks as 'Hurt' or forwards on the opener of The Slip album. The overarching lyrical themes and callbacks that are riddled throughout the entire works is fascinating in dissection and presumption upon the rediscovery with every future listening. Watching all your videos ixi. Thank you so very much! I'll be playing along with you

[@iximusic]

💜

[@Carlos_Balli]

Keep doing NiN, do every song!!!

[@iximusic]

Don't joke around about that, I'll do it! haha

[@saintjabroni]

@@iximusic 😂👍🏼

[@neilkristjansson8477]

@@iximusic please do!!! I saw your post on the nin facebook group this morning and sure enough, like 4 hours later I've watched everything I can. NIN is my #1 favorite band and I'm so excited to find a channel dedicated to analyzing them.

[@iximusic]

I'm just getting started! Thank you for being here and for the enthusiastic support!

[@Meursault1093]

@@iximusic thank YOU for doing this, it's reeeeally cool

[@neonom1024]

yes I'm rewatching this for the dozenth time... 8:02 is the prettiest part of NIN's entire catalog, IMO.

[@d00mf00d]

I agree that the drum line is different in every measure. I love how organic it feels, its what made me fall in love with the song.

[@ChristianMacInnis]

Ixi, this is so so great. One of the best musicology videos I’ve seen. I just found your channel today. I’ve loved this song since the album came out and it’s never been explained to me quite WHY I love it until I watched this. I tend to put this album on when I’m cleaning and when that 4/4 drops in everything stops and it’s time to dance through all of the layers that come in, seemingly one at a time. Trent is such a master at layering. As to your question, please keep doing the NIN videos. There is a bit of NIN content out there, but you do this with such passion and it still somehow makes sense for those of us without musical theory training. Please keep it up! I loved it.

[@iximusic]

Welcome! It makes me so happy to know so many passionate fans are able to appreciate this amazing music even more because of me rambling about it :) I think about his layers a lot! The second half of "All Time Low" gives me a similar feeling to "All The Love In The World" at the end. The layering and progressive building is very satisfying and hard not to move to! I decided to focus only on NIN's music for awhile - it seems like everyone including me is really enjoying it! I'll start introducing some shorter music theory concept videos too but it's awesome to know that people can enjoy the videos even without that training.

[@ChristianMacInnis]

@@iximusic it’s really tremendous. It’s so clear to see that you’re also a fan. I can’t wait to dive into the next videos. And the backlog of your NIN work. It’s wonderful to see that after listening to this band since 1994 or so I can still get something new out of Trent’s work. Thank you again for your efforts. Awesome stuff!

[@TonyBudenz]

Me finding your channel is like you finding all the little nuisances in the composition of an NIN song. Superb work!

[@toney.vecchio]

10 years of being told to like and subscribe and ive avoided it all. Now ixi gets every like I can give. Your intelligent and clear explanation with genuine fan appreciation really resonate and hope you the best!

[@johnwilding4664]

Brian Eno had a set of "tarot" cards that he would use in a production session. If he ever got stuck, he would draw a card and use its message for direction. Apparently, one of the cards said something to the effect: Honour your mistakes as hidden intention. I think that Trent would keep a mistake if he felt it worked after another listen. It does have a bit of a "hippie" vibe towards the end...

[@ossicles6]

As a huge fan of Radiohead, they've a surplus of musical nerd-outs. Would never want to box you in though! I'd watch that too. Of course NIN is a massive success, but you're shedding light on his songs in a new way and adding a lot to the musical discussion around NIN that hasn't been explored as extensively. So thanks! Lastly, whenever Reznor plays with those maj / min 3rds, I always feel like he's mainlining his rock n' roll roots, and by extension, blues. Whenever he ad libs vocal riffs live, it's always straight up rock and roll. "KISS, eat your heart out...I love you" - Trent Reznor's Inner Child

[@iximusic]

I'm going to be mostly doing NIN for awhile but I've got the Radiohead, Tool, and Deftones itch coming on. Maybe even a KoRn banger with some freaky mixolydian b6 situation. I agree with you about the minor 3rd feeling bluesy! And sometimes the way he throws in a b5, like in Piggy in the verse bassline, just a little somethin'. Usually that b5 sounds demented and not bluesy. Kind of depends on how he uses it. Or how it uses him! I am really bad with researching artist's lives, histories etc.. I sort of gleaned that Trent's roots were in classical piano and saxophone and they he played some kind of synthy pop stuff in the 80s, but rock too? Haha that inner child joke ;)

[@ossicles6]

@@iximusic oh you're not wrong! He's got the classical, new wave, industrial, and rock always jumbling around up there. In perusing a few interviews where Reznor talks about NIN's live show, the spectacle he puts together, it was KISS that apparently got into his head early on. Ever the eclectic fella. On the 2005 With Teeth tour he brought along Queens of the Stone Age, still building steam from their album Songs for the Deaf. It was a helluva rock show.

[@carllouisyoung]

Great video. I remember leaving work during lunch to buy this album when it was first released. I was so excited to hear it, and when I put the CD in and this first song came on, I was blown away like, "Whoa, where did this come from? I loved the chords and how they build towards the end, and how Trent sings it. It sounded like a new person. I think it took everyone by surprise at first listen.

[@ayakuun]

Hi. I love your channel, please keep going, you just casually dropped Radiohead name there and I had to comment. NIN and Radiohead are like my 2 most favorite bands in the whole world. *runs away arms up and flapping*

[@dragonasspassingas8852]

"Fungus or moss is making music"....this is an apt description of using modular synthesizers to engineer music

[@albroz6731]

I love you for doing this!! In my opinion this one of the best NIN songs. Trent Reznor is just pure genius, he always comes up with so many interesting melodies and very unique harmonic concepts like throwing those dissonant intervals, but somehow managing to make it sound so melodic and elegant, rather than jarring, like in a film score, as you mention :) Funny enough, Trent became a very well respected film composer alongside Atticus Ross. It was about time someone analyzed NIN properly, especially the harmonic aspect, thank you :))

[@iximusic]

🙏

[@mathaeis]

Nine Inch Nails has been my favorite band for most of my life, and it's so awesome to be able to appreciate the music in new ways. I love your enthusiasm and humor in your incredible analysis and really just want to thank you for sharing this!

[@gebzed]

So now that I have been watching your videos I find myself singing all these NIN songs again. This one popped in my head the last couple of days and I had not even heard it for years or watched this video yet.

[@TheIndustrialfreak]

Would love to see you break down We're In This Together Now

[@iximusic]

Yes - after The Downward Spiral series is complete :)

[@cameroncortel8650]

@@iximusic And then the fragile as a follow-up?....

[@MarneusAndMilkyBlood]

This really is a favourite song of mine off of this album. The two parts makes it feel like we almost get two songs in one, but all of the elements tie both parts together so well, you just went on a little journey, and then you just can't wait to go again and replay it!

[@iximusic]

Love that, yeah! He's so good at sending us off on journeys 🙏

[@ThreeBeingOne]

Flat 2s always. No matter if it doesn't work! It works!!! Love the vids. The type of person that makes a musical conversation feel a bit like an acid trip (lucid ish, acid trip). New source of joy.

[@ikemoon127]

Well I think him cutting himself off is a way of demonstrating a stark and sudden shift in focus - we are listening to his thoughts, and suddenly his perspective shifts from "why does no one love me" to a more bitter and resentful "why do you get all the love in the world". I see it as his way of kind of lifting himself out of depression, where instead of just dwelling on his sadness he is turning it into anger. I like it because it's not an overt, explosive anger but more of a seething, controlled kind of anger, one built on a sense of injustice. He is just repeating the same phrase over and over again almost as though he were trying to convince himself of the sentiment's validity, as opposed to the verses where he is analyzing many aspects of his situation from more of a powerless onlooker's perspective.

[@nonewmsgs]

"Sometimes I get so lonely I could why" And instead of being a little clichéz the lyric becomes sexy because it's a complete surprise. And the "leave in" an unintentional thing makes a lot of sense. Like with your activates was snacktivates. I'd never guess trent used so many major keys

[@pennyboy211]

Ya keep doing NIN. Love to see u dive into more downward spiral records like “the becoming, reptile, eraser” etc.

[@iximusic]

Oh hey we've been chatting on the 'gram! I'm analyzing TDS start to finish so get ready.

[@deadso]

@@iximusic Love to see a full album analysis, TDS is an experience =)

[@lovedeathdisco]

i cannot wait for the becoming / eraser / ruiner 🙌🏼

[@limpicatto]

I love your passion for music, that's what life it's about. I'm watching your videos with my mom and learning A LOT

[@LucianoLongo]

This was the first NIN album I heard as a whole. I had heard some songs here and there and I wanted to hear a full length album and this one was the latest one at that time and I just fell in love with it, I then started to go back in their discography and I was hooked, I was a fan. I kinda stopped listening to NIN as much because it became to emotionally overwhelming, but the way you analyze their music reminded me why I love them (well.. Trent) and at the same time provides a whole new layer of understanding to it that makes ma appreciate it even more. So thank you so much for this! Please keep doing this, it's amazing!

[@kilt_er2551]

All the love in the world for this analysis. Your appreciation is so thoroughly genuine and committed.

[@Lol_Pig]

I love your breakdowns, not to mention your fantastic taste in music.

[@beachbrettf]

I remember listening to the album on the day it came out. I sat through and listened through start to finish, but I remember being kind of.."jolted" when the crescendo of this song hit. I think I remember kind of laughing out loud in surprise and admiration

[@RichardAcevedo2814]

It is very interesting to see these tracks analyzed in such a way and each video is damn near bringing me to tears in the same way many of these tracks can move me to tears. Please keep making more! This is one of my favorite tracks by the way and I feel like I do not hear it brought up anywhere near often enough. Thank you!

[@iximusic]

That's so touching. Nothing can stop me now! On the NIN Facebook group everyone is talking about the choice of this song being the opener to the album. It's an interesting choice. It's just such an amazing song!

[@RichardAcevedo2814]

@@iximusic I will definitely be checking out this facebook group :) Agreed. It is just very cool to gain a deeper understanding of how brilliant his choices are considering I know very little about music and can't really speak to any of that...

[@melokornzilla2k1]

i loved the breakdown to this video. All the Love in the World is one of my favorite NIN tracks.

[@TomNicholson77]

Genuinely love how you explain what's going on, I'm not musically inclined in the slightest, I just know I like what I like, but listening to you pick these songs apart makes me understand why I like what I like!

[@nickygrillet786]

I'm geeking so much on your videos, seriously, thank you

[@dysamoria]

I LOVE that you appreciate the imperfections in Trent's singing. It's amazingly expressive. The vulnerability is beautiful. I can't stress enough how distressing it is to be surrounded by people blasting pop music that has the sounds of perfect robots singing synthesized robot voices (autotuned to sterility and beyond, into fucking weirdness that's NOT pleasant, and shouldn't be the fucking NORM!). When will our culture discover that people don't need to look like dolls and sound like robots?? Between the layers of makeup and the autotuning, we have developed a culture of frighteningly insulated falseness in what people think deserves celebrity, or how celebrities should look & sound. (No, I'm not dissing your wild lipstick; I find it easier to take when it's actually an uncommon color for lipstick, because it seems to be entirely for fun and NOT for the "make me look like a doll" issue I am complaining about) The Uncanny Valley has become some kind of new norm for our culture, and it's unsettling per the label on the tin. Life is imperfect. Vulnerability is hot. Be real.

[@iximusic]

Yeah, it's tough - pitch correction is a part of the modern sound now, and all I can hope for is that at some point there will be a triumphant return to rawness in rebellion!

[@alfredoaran3372]

I absolutely love that I to IIIb movement. At the top of my head I can't think of any song that ONLY uses. major chords in this style, but a lot of David Bowie's songs have passages that make extended use of non-diatonic major chords too. I've loved every single video of yours that I've watched, and a few years ago in my own attempts to transcribe some NIN songs I did realize of his "free" use of thirds. I can't help but wonder if there is a non-disclosed blues influence of his that he hasn't spoken about in interviews.

[@iximusic]

I was just messing around on the piano a few nights ago figuring out Suffragette City and yep, all major chords, many non-diatonic! Incredibly satisfying. I am transcribing some NIN music for piano and luckily haven't yet attempted anything with a "neutral" 3rd but when it happens...I wonder what I'll do :) I can tell you have a music background! What do you play? Also I agree with what you're saying about the blues influence. I'd like to study the blues more so I can speak more intelligently about that.

[@smkh2890]

Thanks for the heads-up on Jon Hopkins. You deserve more viewers!

[@violetflame5290]

One of my favorite NIN songs! ❤️ Please do more Björk and Massive Attack!! I would also love to see you break down some Portishead and Soundgarden!! (Many of Soundgarden's songs are written in unique guitar tunings such as CGCGGE) Also YES please start doing filmscore analyses! I would love to see you do Thomas Newman's scores from Shawshank Redemption. ❤️

[@GrahamScott]

This whole series is superb, thank you for sharing them!

[@iximusic]

Hey thank you so much! Just getting started :)

[@victorlomadafkie]

Yay! Thank you for bringing us technical reviews on NIN!

[@GearSplaining]

So right after watching this i immediately went and jammed for an hour in c mixolydian. The best part about Trents musicality is how naturally it unfolds. It never seems like a truck, it just happens because that's what the song called for. Btw really dig your channel. Your content is really good and deserves to blow up.

[@GearSplaining]

Truck = trick. But it also doesn't seem like a truck.

[@iximusic]

Nice, that sounds fun! I love that flat 7 so much. And thank you! 🙌

[@iximusic]

@@GearSplaining I kinda feel like the big man with the big gun drives a big truck, ya know?

[@GearSplaining]

Im sharing your channel around my discord. Its not NIN based exactly but it is electronic music creation based and pretty much everyone loves NIN. Hopefully can drive some subs.

[@clemfandango4219]

It's wonderful to see how you break down and describe the beautiful complexity of these songs. Keep it up with the Trent gems.

[@iximusic]

Thank you so much! The gems are endless. I'm just stoked people like what I have to say about this awesome music.

[@flowerlandofjohn]

One of my absolute favorite tracks: great breakdown 🙏🏻🤩

[@craigwgriffith1982]

I always loved this song, and you pick up on all the reasons why. I appreciate the way you broke down the voice leading during the bridge with the chords. Keeping a stable range makes things sit very well in an arrangement that is about to get a lot more crowded, and it evokes the close harmonies of a gospel choir. Lyrically, I feel the trick is switching from starry eyed infatuation to resentment as soon as he realizes he’s about to hit you with the biggest cliché in the book. During most of the song he’s mooning over someone who doesn’t seem to reciprocate, and at the end, he decides he’d rather dance, so he takes us to disco church, I may be an atypical NIN fan, but I love With Teeth more than The Fragile, personally, it’s not afraid to be catchy and even fun, but still has so much going on musically and lyrically.

[@iximusic]

I love this comment! Beautiful insights.

[@knowrootscooking8013]

This is one of my favorite songs by a band I have seen live 13 times. Please keep up the good work!

[@iximusic]

I'd love to see this song live! Was it in any of their sets?

[@knowrootscooking8013]

@@iximusic I am more from the era of Pretty Hate Machine, Broken / Fixed, and haven't seen them since The Fragile was released (read: old lol). I would likewise adore to hear this song live in all it's majestic musical complexity

[@alexanderthomas542]

Gr8 as always I'm always in awe of your incisive enthusiasm and love for nin

[@erdelyl]

Fantastic! Please keep doing Nine Inch Nails! I've always thought this was one of his most interesting sounding songs from the first time I heard it. Thanks for doing this one!

[@drummerrene]

I love your NIN video's would love to see radiohead as well. For me, Ok Computer, Kid A, and Amnesiac were the best they ever put out. The dynamics of Ok computer as a band is phenomenal. There are so many little bits and pieces that each member contributes, always fun to listen to.

[@GentlemonsterJ]

I don't think I'd get tired of the NIN stuff but if there are other bands/songs that you can bring such passion and insight to - sign me up!

[@T4terD4d72]

Just found this channel. Binged. Brilliant brilliance. Thanks for all the work you put into these vids. While I love the thorough study of NIN, and I have no desire to suggest derailing this train, I hope you continue with other artist deconstructions when you've exhausted Reznor's catalogue.

[@ColtonM80]

one of my favorites especially towards the end. It's just pure euphoria and now I have to listen to it again lol

[@rock00dom]

One of my fav NIN songs ever. You had me at the title of the vid, but you stole my heart when you mentioned the voicecrack. Such a key moment!

[@joeycruz7667]

OMG, this is the type of NIN reaction video I have been craving. Instant sub. I'm going to devour these videos. Btw, I notice you have done videos on most of my favorite under-the-radar NIN songs (All the Love in the World, The Great Destroyer, Just Like You Imagined, The Great Below, Right Where It Belongs), and I would love if you could continue that trend by covering: The Background World (I'm obsessed with this song... help me understand why!) Even Deeper (best NIN song no one talks about) And All That Could Have Been (heart-break in a can) We're In This Together (okay, that one's not under-the-radar so much, but it's brilliant and I'd love to hear you deconstruct it)

[@iximusic]

Enjoy, but don't eat them all at once! You'll know you went too far if you start picking at scabs and they become doorways to other dimensions. All my life I've been largely disconnected from the NIN fandom so I didn't know what songs were considered favorites and which were under-the-radars! The Background World - it's pretty new to me but I'll put it on the list. Even Deeper - one of my all time favorites, definitely going to analyze it in the next few months. And All That Could Have Been - probably the most requested one after La Mer, so soon! We're In This Together - definitely happening at some point. I like to drum to this song.

[@joeycruz7667]

@@iximusic See, you joke, but I did binge a BUNCH of these in one go. You're creating wonderful content (and my wife always notices the lipstick change-ups). :D We're In This Together/The Fragile album were my doorway into NIN, so I tend to gravitate toward his more soundscapey work (but I love it all - Trent can do no wrong). It's been nice finding someone who connects with all the same stuff I do (though I'm not a musician, so couldn't explain it as well as you do). Looking forward to more great videos! :D

[@Weasel_Fierce]

Yes! Love this song, it just doesn’t get the attention that a lot of other NIN tracks do. It would have been great to hear a bit more of your thoughts about the vocal layering at the end (my absolute favourite part). I’d love to hear how Trent would do this live considering all those layers, but I’ve never seen a live version of it.

[@tear34]

Love your breakdowns! Haven't stopped listening to NIN for half a year 👀 would love to see you do some Deftones! My other obsession 🤪

[@iximusic]

Definitely going to analyze Deftones! 🖤

[@riyintocco]

One of my absolute favorite Nails tracks, thank you for the in depth analysis! 🙌🏻🖤

[@blu3mila727]

I have so much love for what you do and How you do it; it's wonderful how sincere you are in your feelings, how the appreciation shines through... last month I took a deeper dive into NIN and found so much inspiration and... recognition maybe? something new, something promising, something I'm still riding the wave of and... it's just so wonderful to have you here. as a link to the community and as a You, it's all just so human. I've had Deftones as my favorite band for the last four years and they still bring me ... lots of emotions, comfort among them, and I think as I'm sliding into NIN... I think it's gonna be good. also I've seen you mention Deftones as a possible other music source to analyse and. well, maybe it brought all the three joys together for me but it's... it has made me very happy. that it all came together. something something same recognition. good luck with your work, you are very much appreciated!!!

[@iximusic]

Aw, this means so much. I hope you subscribed and I'll get to read your lovely comments again! 🙏🖤

[@kurtcobain14580]

Where has this channel been all my life.

[@RichardAcevedo2814]

More and more every day I want to start learning how to play the piano! Watching you is inspiring, for sure!

[@twistypink6317]

When you were talking about the voice crack.... I actually started to tear up! Lol.

[@moliver_xxii]

the chord progression of the end section, is ||: G | Eb/Bb, F | C | Eb non inverted, Bb :||. notice that the bass is matching the electric distorted bass riff ! the highest note of the right hand plays a melody, which is ||: B | G,F | E | G, F :|| which is a very important detail, because it is a part that you can sing after listening to the song ! by the way, he plays those chords one eighth note before the beat. this is a frequent rhythm "secret" of Trent's in NIN songs... i have a text file i'm trying to fill with all the keys of the songs, but those kind of songs make it hard to do. you can email me for this ! thanks for this analysis !

[@iximusic]

I do hear the Eb/Bb instead of Bb at the beginning, good catch! Though maybe you can answer this...in this progression, there is a triad + a 4th note in the bass. If the triad itself is inverted, and the bass is in root position, is it still considered an inversion? Because I hear inverted triads at times given what note is highest, but the bass is usually in root position in this progression. Also you can email me the keys at [e-mail] if you like :)

[@moliver_xxii]

@@iximusic i don't know, a piano teacher when dealing with chords, said that it's the bass that says what inversion it is, and the highest note is the melody, i find it pretty logical so i keep this idea. and i have only studied music theory for three years, so basically for advanced stuff i am an autodidact !

[@moliver_xxii]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(music)#Inverted_chords for those interested in the discussion.

[@davin6175]

The closing coda section has not only an unusual melody vocal (and atypically melodic and major), but then how does does he harmonize and play off of that melody? In genius Trent style! With a cascade of layered parts. God damn the green monster voices in my head. And then they are all silent and we're left alone with just a repeating 🎹 piano. Brilliant.

[@Rotten13mgOxy]

This might not even be worth mentioning. But I like how organic this album is. Not too much copy and paste recordings like he mentioned. Like the live drums on "The Collector" I like how at the end of this you can hear his fingers press down on the piano keys. Kind of like when the treble is up and you hear fingers sliding to each chord on a guitar!

[@danielwaeber3309]

Wow, thank you so much, this is a brilliant analysis of a fantastic track. Always loved that track, will try to do an acoustic version. Now I'm even more motivated having watched your video :-)

[@stanlm]

Thank you, i had no idea theres so much going on. I could listen to your analysis all day, your energy makes it fun too. (Id humbly vote for tdtwwwa, though maybe thats not so complex.. or is it??)

[@TheSenileFeline]

I'm so glad I found this channel right as my love for NIN is blooming. Seeing you so invested and excited about this music as you explain it just reminds me why I love music to begin with. Amazing work!

[@iximusic]

Oooh ooh that's so awesome! Great timing. How did you discover NIN, like what song or album? Sounds like we are kindred spirits in our love for music.

[@TheSenileFeline]

Sorry for a late response. I've always had a bit of a passing interest in the group, at least the Broken EP, but I decided to finally go all in the past month or so. Can't remember what the reasoning was. But I'm just glad I did it. Been a magical journey so far.

[@MarneusAndMilkyBlood]

Finding your channel is really what I needed. If you are open to exploring other artists I would be really interested in your breakdown of Front Line Assembly's work, that almost other side to the industrial scene !

[@josh34578]

I was lucky enough to attend one of the listening parties to hear With Teeth before it was released. After hearing this first track we knew we were in for a treat with the whole album! Looking forward to more song analysis at the piano, NIN or otherwise.

[@iximusic]

I've not heard of these listening parties! How did you manage that? What an honor. Sometimes I think All The Love In The World is near the middle or end of the album but nope, first thing you hear.

[@josh34578]

@@iximusic I don't remember exactly; 2005 was a long time ago. I think the events were put on by the record company in a number major cities. Must have been hundreds of people there, so not like a VIP treatment thing, but still a cool opportunity to hear the album early with fellow fans.

[@MP-MTB]

Did the same for "with teeth" back in 2005 at the ritz alamo drafthouse in austin. Now in 2021 those days seem like a million years ago.

[@sinisterstarfish3514]

This is so ingenious, please stick to Nine Inch Nails, you'll have years of content to go through! :-) No, but seriously, I've been a NIN-fan for the majority of my life, and I know all the trivia and lyrics - but since I'm musically illterate, it's such an eye... er... ear-opening experience to have somebody dissect these songs for me and explain them in a way that I can at least follow. Please keep up the work, I've already forwarded your channel to 3 friends, I'm sure the NIN-community at large will appreciate it!

[@iximusic]

Years is not an exaggeration! I've basically got the next 6 months filled with NIN. I think I'm going to go rogue at one point and drop in some Radiohead or Deftones...shhh Your strengths are my weaknesses! I can't even remember the lyrics to a song that basically just says "everything, everything, and anything" haha. Maybe you can help me with some interesting anecdotes when I analyze The Downward Spiral start to finish! Feel free to message me if you're on Instagram: @ixi.music Thank you for the support and for spreading the word. I'm stoked people enjoy my musical ramblings!

[@tear34]

@@iximusic Deftones!!!! Yes 🤪

[@ruaraidhwishart5709]

Just discovered your channel. I absolutely LOVE what you're doing. I'd be really interested in hearing what you make of Laibach. Radiohead would also be interesting too.

[@sharpphilip]

I love this so much! :) 
 
I’ve a lengthy observation, and then a question. 
I could be misremembering, but I remember following the NIN website while Trent was working on the album. I seem to remember him initially referring to it as “Bleedthrough” (?) and, interestingly, saying that he would keep each instrument monophonic-essentially, that there wouldn’t be any chords played on a single instrument, and that they would only be spread between instruments. I also seem to remember an update called something like “Bleedthrough is no more!” - wherein he announced the final title, With Teeth. I remember wondering whether that self-imposed musical limitation would be honored. So, the first time I heard this song leading off the album (after running to Tower Records between classes on release day!), I remember thinking “huh, yeah, it seems like each sound is happening one at a time.” And then, at 3:12 (song time, not a timestamp for this vid!), I remember going “whoa, THERE are the chords!” I was walking around with a Discman and probably squawked aloud in the middle of the quad or something. Since then, I’ve always thought of this album (and this song especially) in terms of knowing how to use a self-imposed creative limitation-and in turn knowing how to abandon it. I love that he throws away the monophonic idea at the climax of the first song as if to restate the album’s supersession of its roots. My question is: is there a name for that kind of trick of having a song climax that isn’t really a previous verse or chorus? I’ve read about what one musician called “Terminal Climactic Form,” referring to Tool’s “Ænema” among others, but I’m not sure whether this song fits the bill? Anyway, I love the idea, and I love how this song does more or less that.

[@iximusic]

woah that's fascinating to me. I actually don't know the name for that device! hmm...

[@sharpphilip]

I bet NIN does a lot of neat stuff with song form. I’ve never really thought about it until now! Well, time to dive in to another of your videos (I only saw my first one yesterday). :)

[@ondraplechac2407]

One of my favourite NIN songs, thank you for the great video. The algorythm is on your side btw, you are gonna get pretty big soon!

[@iximusic]

You're most welcome 🙂 Can't believe how fast we're growing!

[@SEESKIP]

I just found your channel and i looooooooovvvvveeeee your videos. Huge NIN fan and love these breakdowns

[@SEESKIP]

Also def one of my favorite NIN songs ever.

[@jakecole3451]

I love your channel. NIN is one of my favorite bands, and your analysis gives me even greater appreciation for these songs!!

[@planetphatness]

NIN gets all the love in the world.

[@laz001]

ixi - interesting that at 1:20 you mention each drum 'measure' is different. He does a similar thing in Pretty Hate Machine 'Down In It' with the bass drum - Downward Spiral 'I do not want this' with layers, and Year Zero 'The Warning' bassline - constantly changing through the song. It's genius! I'd never noticed it in 'All the Love in the world' - amazing spot!

[@iximusic]

Laz 001 Ooooh so cool. I can't wait to go listen to those tracks again with this in mind! It's that organic-organism-meets-technology feel that gets me.

[@seeyatrap]

I feel so lucky that I stumbled upon your channel! Just binge watched like for 2 hours and seems like I cannot stop! Thanks for your videos!

[@danilosalis6391]

Awesome! I just love this tune. Please keep doing this. Thank you!

[@brandonsharp3147]

I love this channel! Music theory and nine inch nails. Just love it. I would love to see more nin but I'd be happy to see whatever other music you wanted to do. You've already covered so many of my favorite songs. Here are some others I'd love to see you cover in no particular order: Somewhat Damaged Where is everybody The becoming Ruiner Reptile Sin The big come down Right where it belongs (nevermind, see that you already did this one) ... You know what, honestly, I could just list the whole discography and I'd watch every single video if you covered it. Thank you for an awesome channel!

[@iximusic]

Awesome, I'm psyched y'all are enjoying this perhaps strange mixture of passions! I'm going to stick to NIN for the time being but eventually Radiohead, Deftones, and Tool will start to make appearances... Many of those tracks are priorities for me to analyze so I think you'll be happy if you stick around. I'm going to turn my focus to TDS and The Fragile very soon, and I couldn't be more excited!

[@ericst-onge6477]

I think I remember reading that main vocal was from a rough demo that Trent recorded at home. Once he got in the studio, he re-recorded them but they just didn't have the same feel so he ended up keeping the demo version. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. But to me, this explains the imperfections (voice cracking, not finishing his sentences) that makes it so great.

[@iximusic]

💜

[@chrispena2207]

Gaining a new appreciation for the music I already loved. Great vids. Would enjoy seeing u breakdown Tool music as well.

[@iximusic]

I will be analyzing Tool starting at some point this year!

[@niallgoddard02]

Mire NIN! Love these breakdowns always. Beautifully done ❤️

[@iximusic]

Thank you Niall! I almost went on for an hour on this one. I was thinking about how much I love The Downward Spiral and I got really excited thinking about analyzing that whole album!

[@niallgoddard02]

@@iximusic it's a beautiful album, with teeth has some fascinating songs too ❤️ Trent and Atticus did some exquisite work on that album.

[@fl00d69]

10:49 Candid moments with you are the best

[@iximusic]

Aw that's so nice to hear! I love that. I will keep that in mind next time I'm tempted to edit it out ;)

[@professorxgaming2070]

So Happy To have found your channel. I have been a NIN Fan since a Pretty Hate Machine Tape was given to me for my 11th Birthday in 1991. After buying my daughter a keyboard (She wanted to learn NIN, It was the first concert I took all my children too. Recorded it as well and posted) Your channel is so much more then I expected. I look forward to watching your NIN videos with her. I love how you break all the songs down. Can you recommend a NIN song for her to start learning NIN on?

[@iximusic]

Fantastic! A Warm Place or The Frail are great for beginners. I haven't transcribed it yet but I'll bet The Day The World Went Away would be good too.

[@professorxgaming2070]

@@iximusic Thank you 💚

[@mairinger80]

One doesn't copy, paste and nudge a drum track by accident... this is to give the impressions things are stretching and falling apart.... oh and this is my favourite video so far

[@versesZero]

If you consider requests, please do “the becoming”! That song fascinated me as a teenager. Just all the chaotic mess mixed with the soft vocals and just.. yeah everything.

[@iximusic]

I'm analyzing all of The Downward Spiral in sequence so it'll Becoming soon :) I love that song too - gonna be a meaty analysis!

[@versesZero]

@@iximusic Excellent pun, you nailed it.

[@sagittated]

Yes Radiohead yes do that. All the love in the world is one of those songs that gets stuck in my head for days, but I never think that's bad. It's welcome to camp there.

[@carltonjs]

Great video. Thanks for doing these. I could go for some Radiohead or Jon Hopkins videos as well.

[@iximusic]

Oh hey now, great suggestions! Radiohead is definitely happening at some point. I love Jon Hopkins - hadn't though about analyzing his music but that would be amazing actually...I think I mentioned him in my Zero Sum video. Or maybe it was The Great Destroyer. About how he manages to make his totally electronic music sound like it's organic somehow, constantly evolving in unpredictable ways, no one measure like the next.

[@NobodyCaresALot]

I think you love this band as much as I do. Subbed for sure.

[@iximusic]

🙌

[@twistypink6317]

Keep doing NIN! I may be convinced that he used nine because he goes to the 9th ! Lol The way you described his mood and message is exactly what someone who is recovering and dealing with sobriety. If I'm not mistaken, I think this album was the one he did after he turned his life around. You can tell he is seeing things from a new light but is still haunted by addiction and self doubt

[@aurasalmu7612]

I love your videos, keep on nerding about NIN! To me, All The Love In The World sounds like it is flirting with gospel and worship music. It's like a tactical praise just before going all nuclear in the next song! :) :)

[@iximusic]

Haha yes!

[@thestormlscoming]

This is my favorite song on the album

[@AndrewPotterton]

Totally excellent and loved this. Learned a great deal. Thanks!

[@rikoclon]

Great work on all your amazing breakdowns!! I would say any Aphex Twin breakdowns would be phenomenal, but that might also prove challenging depending on the track. Radiohead is great too! Keep it up, no matter what you choose. You are really good at what you do!

[@iximusic]

Thank you! :)