NIN Are Just So D*mn Good!!

[@thomasrudy6132]

I saw NIN open for Bowie on the Earthling Tour. During NINs last song, NIN members left the stage one by one to be replaced one by one by a Bowie band member. Trent was the last to leave, David was the last to enter. Pretty Hate Machine and Downward Spiral are epic and legendary.

[@davidanderson1639]

NIN were support on the US leg of Bowie’s Outside tour which was subtitled Dissonance, as it formed part of the Self Destruct Tour. NIN opened for Bowie from 14th Sept 1995 - 31st Oct 1995. NIN played an 11 song set, ending with an instrumental version of Eraser, before transitioning into Subterraneans. NIN would then perform an additional 5 songs with Bowie, before leaving the stage. The Earthling tour ran from June to November 1997.

[@LorraFae]

I also saw this tour in 1995 and everyone is always sooooo amazed and jealous hehe. I saw in Seattle.

[@jager9022]

The Fragile though...

[@heatherjane910]

Wow, what an incredible experience

[@therapist6328]

I was at the Toronto stop of that tour. My buddies wanted to leave after NIN but I made them stay. When Bowie passed, a couple of them called me to thank me. First time I saw NIN was 1991. Great shows always.

[@Buesifluesterer]

Finally Justin, finally. After about 1/3 of my comments were “can you do something about NIИ?», certainly annoying you, my wish came true. And yes, Young Gods are Swiss and you can see them live at Salzhaus in Winterthur on 8.December 22! Nice little venue btw, not a polished Moet Chandon Champagne- place. And the NIИ concert on the 21st June (beginning of Summer) at Brixton Academy was superb! Broken is one of the best things he created! When ever me and my friend do sth for the last time (e.g. before the last slope at Winter season end we alter the original “gotta listen to your big time hard line bad luck fist fuck” into sth like “gotta enjoy our last ride, fast ride, best ride - FISTFUCK” and then we bump our fists. Always a blast, this little ritual the two of us have.) Anyway, great you made that big clip, about NIИ, thank you - FISTFUCK 🤜🏼🤛🏼!!!! Sincerely yours, B. 😉

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Thank you...again!!

[@apexslider1]

NIN and TOOL, probably the biggest game changers in my early life of what music could be. Even better, they’re both standing the test of time.

[@Axle_grinds]

I had similar influences from NIN and Tool. I'd throw Fugazi in there as well for myself. Just totally changed my perception of what was possible and what I enjoyed.

[@JoeyVatavuk]

I saw them both this year and they’re both two of the best shows I’ve ever seen

[@phewiss3066]

TOOL is already my favorite band. I'm really interested in Trent Reznor and his creative process.

[@SuziQ.]

I thought of Tool when Justin mentioned hidden tracks on CDs. Opiate, Ænima, and Undertow didn’t leave my car’s CD player for years.

[@umokay1991]

Nine Inch Nails are one of those bands that sound great on their albums, but seeing them live is an unbelievable experience. Even when they are a complete trainwreck like at Woodstock '94 they're still amazing. The energy and passion they put into their live shows is something you rarely see these days.

[@PPPPresto]

Too true.

[@falsedoor9556]

I do like nine inch nails but they borrowed alot from skinny puppy.

[@Pablexn18]

Never seen em, but it's not hard to believe they brake the stage and the venue

[@sheydoll]

Trent has said Throbbing Gristle was a major influence as was Ministry

[@collydub1987]

@@falsedoor9556 i think it's called being influenced by someone. Almost every band is...

[@crowkiller0668]

Justin, I'm wondering if you've heard NIN's cover of QUEEN'S "Get Down Make Love" ? It was originally released as a b-side on their single for "Sin." But I'm sure you can find it here on YT.

[@daydreambeliever84]

Love hearing anyone talk about NIN & Trent with such passion, respect & heart 🖤 You do NIN/Trent true Justin justice here. Well done 🙏

[@alittlebitgone]

My life as a music fan can be divided into two parts: before and after hearing the Broken EP.

[@squeedum4893]

Hell yeah. To be around when all of this music was new was like living in a hard rock renaissance.

[@CH1CK3NNU66375]

@@squeedum4893 Gave Up is one of my favorite songs from NIN, Also, when (You're So) Physical comes on at the end of Broken changed my life.

[@barrymiller2272]

@@squeedum4893 l0

[@AriKolbeinsson]

same. that ep blew my mind

[@johnnywaters108]

Oh man used to go to bed with that on my headphones remember the hidden track on the cd

[@Joe_-tf8is]

Justin Hawkins AND NIN? This is going to be one of my favourite videos of all time.

[@mickeypye2593]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@fungibu7184]

Oh, it's about time you shed some light on The Gregorian Monkees. I've been really into their sound for years!

[@dickheadrecs]

Hey Hey we’re the Monkees - people say we oooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOooooooooooooo ….

[@radioseppe]

So you’re a believer?

[@FreeFinca]

​@@radioseppeNot a doubt in my mind 👍🏻

[@edcoad4930]

Thanks! Justin loving the channel. I'm VERY VERY late to the JH party....sorry. How late you ask? I'll answer with a quote while sitting with my kids at the Taylor Hawkins show (we flew from NZ to have our minds blown): "who's this guy?"!! 😳 New to muso talk and instrument playing at the ripe old age of 52. This is the first "super thanks" ever. The humour, your knowledge, the insight and talent you have fully justifies a small gift and you inspire me to practice more and study more music theory. Thanks and sorry again for being so slow on the uptake...a physics PhD and still so stupid!! Love it all and if you fancy a wine down here in the bottom of NZ when you're here, I'll shout!

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Thanks so much Ed!

[@binglebop5877]

My dad was very involved in the production of this music video! It was shot in Chicago

[@MrSlurry]

Is that where Wax Trax was?

[@binglebop5877]

@@MrSlurry I think so

[@derelictronics]

Regarding scifi / dystopian themes in NiN music; don't forget that the sound clip at the beginning of Mr Self Destruct was sampled from the movie THX 1138.

[@piperfuriosa]

I’m so extremely excited to hear you talk about this. NIN is one of the bands changed my life.

[@briankruse4510]

i saw NIN opening for Jesus and Mary Chain in January, 1990. they blew the roof off and immediately became one of my favorite bands.

[@JamesNoBrakes]

Damn, what a wall-of-sound concert...

[@forgettablelisa]

I don't know anything about recording techniques, but what you said about Broken sounding extremely, almost bizarrely loud, has definitely always stood out to me. I remember switching the CD in during road trips and it would almost startle me how the album just went off like a hand grenade in your face. In a good way!

[@herecomesaregular8418]

A lot of compression I suspect. A lot of artists and producers used compression in mixing down their albums in the 90's because, to put it simply, it made everything louder. A lot of albums from that era sound HUGE in your car or room. Add to that it was Trent who was doing his own mixing, and you will get an album that doubles as a demolition device.

[@matthewsullivan4171]

Nine Inch Nails definitely changed my life

[@adammason6823]

I didn't discover NIN until much later. I listen to music on spotify mostly and whenever broken came on I found myself always having to turn the volume up! I thought the production was really thin. Now I'm learning that spotify must do some auto-adjusting because the record is so much louder than the average one. Sad that I discovered the album this way.

[@pahwraith]

@@herecomesaregular8418 they called them the loudness wars. My bloody valentine is almost then opposite. No matter how loud you turn it up. Its never loud enough to hear that detail you want!

[@breakingthestitch2507]

For those early albums he used a lot of digital effects and used a synth program on his computer for added effect and I think they recorded it faster and then slowed the tape down

[@intertubicular]

Trent Reznor is a musical genius and legendary. As is Gary Numan.

[@SuzakuX]

Modern Gary Numen is also highly influenced by NIN (who were in turn inspired by his early work).

[@MarkBlasquez]

Justin, You've nailed it, as always! A major 3rd and a flat 6th is a very "Numan" thing ("Are Friends Electric?"). The major 3rd implies major, while the flat 6 makes you think it's minor, at the same time. Trent has often said he's a big fan of Gary's. "Something I Can Never Have" and many other NIN songs use this harmonic idea. It's very unsettling and full of tension.

[@petederek7174]

I remember in '89 seeing other kids drawing the Nine Inch Nails symbol onto their folders and back packs in grade school. Didn't know who it was at the time but later that week caught 120 Minutes on MTV and saw the HLAH video. Was completely blown away by it (loved the bassline). Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb, and Depeche Mode had been my jam and it seemed like Trent took the best of these groups and made a perfect album with Pretty Hate Machine. Seen him many times live since then (inc. with Bowie and Numan) and he never disappoints.

[@dentoncrimescene]

Wow, well jell.

[@krb6xx]

Saw Nine Inch Nails TWO nights in a row back in May at the Boston Calling Music Festival. They were filling in for The Foo Fighters for the first night, and right before their set that night it was announced the Strokes had covid and NIN would fill in for that next night too. NIN's sets were almost completely different between the nights and while most people weren't attending to even see them, AND were bummed about Foos and Strokes, you could tell many of the non-believers were turned into believers that night! Myself included. An absolute must Live.

[@jneiner]

On the cassette version of the Broken EP, the hidden tracks were stuck at the end of side 2, which I had always just stopped and fast forwarded to the end after the last listed song. Without the visual indicator of a digital CD player readout, and in the pre-Internet era of spoilers, etc it was literally 5 years before I accidentally left the tape running for long enough to discover the songs were there all along!

[@aliquidcow]

That's almost exactly what I did! I had a Walkman that had a function where you could flip a switch to change sides of the tape without taking it out. One day I accidentally flicked it near the start of side A, meaning it played the tape near the end of side B, and I suddenly was hearing these songs I had no idea were there!

[@trippmoore]

I was never fooled since I got one of the first editions of the CD that came with the bonus cover tracks on a 3" mini CD. Hard to miss them plus I just got my CD player that same year and never even new mini CDs existed. It was the coolest and still a surprise since the tracks aren't listed on the back of the CD case (which was also a had a unique in card stock with tri-fold opening -> left, right, bottom). I wish (no pun intended) I had kept it when I sold all my CDs back in 2006. I don't know for the life of me why I didn't keep 30 or so of the more unique or rare ones. It was the digital music hey day when 320K bps MP3 and FLAC meant you could have near perfect and perfect copies of your CDs on a hard disk. Storage cost enough back then that I was still ripping most of my CDs to 256K AAC which is functionally equivalent to 320K MP3. I still have all those AAC files (and some in MP3 or FLAC). I should see about getting FLAC versions now that SSD external drives are so god dang cheep these days. I still have the entire library on my 80GB iPod (5G). Amazing that thing still runs great and the battery holds a charge unlike any 2 year old iPhone .

[@celestialskydancer762]

NIN rules! Saw them in June didn't miss a second of it was mesmerised and still can't believe I was in the same space as trent and co, still following their tour on KZbin! My last gig was Marylin 22 years ago so this was very special and has inspired me to go and see my favourite artists while I can 🥰

[@playingwithcars6169]

Same here. Saw them in London then. Utterly incredible. In the presence of a god

[@celestialskydancer762]

@ghost mall they are so tight and precise live, so different from the 90s NIN, their sound is so clear

[@celestialskydancer762]

@@playingwithcars6169 indeed Trent is a master genius, on the brink of death for years now married with 5 kids! Anything can change in life, I'm happy for him despite preferring his earlier stuff but glad they're still creating and evolving

[@RandyWillcox]

I saw NIN at Radio City Music Hall in October of 2018. I hadn't seen them live before. They destroyed everyone there. I was blown away. And the musicianship...3 members of the band, including the drummer, played cello...exceptionally well, at various points in the show. And it was so brutally heavy, in the best way, that I'm pretty sure the only band that could have followed them would have been the actual, original Pantera. Tool or Metallica could have kept the crowd's attention, but pretty much anyone else would have paled in comparison. Such a good show. Back in the 90s I saw Ozzy and Korn opened up. Ozzy was touring Ozzmosis with Joe Holmes on guitar and Korn was new. Korn, with less of the sound system and none of the lights owned the night. Ozzy came out and was louder, but sounded quieter. Korn won that night. That's what seeing NIN reminded me of. When a band so completely decimates the aura of the venue that nobody has a shot at redeeming themselves afterwards. The Miley thing totally embodies Black Mirror. It's a complete "alternate reality" take on it. Great video as usual, Sir.

[@claudia.k.g.1271]

I love Flood! Considering what he has done for the Evolution of rock music since the 80s, he belongs in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. I felt the same excitement about the first NIN record too. One of the all time greatest albums. Fugazi often used this kind of harmonies, too. Brilliant analysis as always.

[@heatherjane910]

Can’t believe I’m just seeing this now. Jeez, I love this song and NIN. Appreciate your love and super cool reaction, as well. ❤

[@renagenic]

Give *"Further Down The Spiral"* a listen, seeing as you didn't mention it between Fixed and The Fragile

[@Naniamania3]

I'm digging the Uncle Hawkins by the fireside, ready to read to the kids after holiday dinner set vibe.

[@teamjenko5219]

Discovering your channel has been a blessing! I adored the Darkness growing up and the rock/comedy music videos always brought me joy especially at Xmas parties. I'd love to hear your thoughts on mentorship and finding a good mentor in music! Brilliant channel I've recommended you to my more talented friends and family! 🤟

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Thanks Jenko, I'll try get to this in a comments day video.

[@jefferysaddoris]

I first saw NIN opening for Peter Murphy in 1990. I was there to see Peter and had never heard of NIN before but, by the end of the set, I was a fan and have been ever since. Trent is an incredible talent, both with NIN and his fantastic composing work with Atticus Ross. Pretty Hate Machine is still one of my favorite records. Thanks for another fun video.

[@kzed.]

Sometimes its easy to forget just how good Pretty Hate Machine is front to back. Down In It is still my favorite NIN song

[@simonball772]

yes. hoping if all you fellow NIN fans haven't seen it, you'll enjoy this stripped back live Piano and guitar version of Something I can never have:kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3a6aaWfgLqSqqc

[@AlmightyRawks]

Loved this episode, hope to hear more of your visions and experiences around NIN things. I used to think I didn't like music. That's when I heard The Fragile for the first time. Changed my life, for real.

[@artysanmobile]

I’m a big fan of Trent Reznor, right from Pretty Hate Machine. It grew and grew on me to the point it just stayed in the CD player for a while. I was guitarist and arranger in a band playing fairly mild music at the time and PHM was my soundtrack to and from rehearsals, a palette cleanser. Trent recorded for a year or 2 in a studio owned by a friend in Miami Beach so when I visited off hours, I was amused to see what a practical joker he is in the studio, leaving ‘surprises’ everywhere, taped to the bottom of a chair for example. Pretty outrageous stuff and it must’ve been a great stress reliever. He’s a phenomenal musician and attracts the same to every iteration of NIN. Their concert performances could literally leave a musician breathless at what they were hearing. Interesting anecdote, the tour manager dispatched a crew member to comb the ads for used Yamaha DX-7 keyboards wherever they played as one was potentially sacrificed every single show. I still have a big chunk of a shattered one on the wall in my control room. Good conversation piece.

[@sloburnjo]

Nice share TU. I lived thru this 😁was never into the angsty / angry / dark electro musick, I dug PFunk, psychedelia & heavy jazz blues 🙃only with time and wisdumb I have embraced all that I once ignored. Tbs, Didn't Trent engage his fans with treasure hunts and geo-cache during tours ? Your comment is spot on.

[@ashington89]

NIN are literally my favourite band of ALLLL time. I’ve seen them live recently twice and it was just the best experience ever. Head Like A Hole is just one of the most incredible ever songs!! Thanks for this video Justin! It’s great !!! 😊

[@timk6181]

NIN are pretty much the only band left on my gig bucket list. I seem to keep missing them

[@ashington89]

@@timk6181 I hope you can see them one day.

[@LuisSilva-Silvathesaint]

Thanks!🙂

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Cheers Luis!

[@steph_ssdd]

Nirvana and NIN in the same week- ahh the soundtrack of my teens 😀Nice one Justin!

[@steph_ssdd]

Hope you can do Soundgarden as well!

[@darkfuture3291]

Why did you ever stop listening?

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

11:18 I love how in the video to this song you can see Richard Patrick on guitar and providing backing vocals, NIN is where he really got started. I am a MASSIVE fan of Filter, another great industrial rock band. As for NIN, I can't decide between this, Closer, and Wish, as to what my favourite song of theirs actually is. All are awesome.

[@bloffs3352]

For sure Jason. I have been a fan of Richard and Filter since first hearing "Hey Man,Nice Shot"all those years ago. I didn't find out til later that he was on NIN. So cool.

[@christopherwillis964]

Was lucky enough to see them during their peak, covered in mud at the Woodstock 94 festival. Downward is without a question their masterpiece but Pretty Hate foreshadowed what was coming with some brilliant music! Love this video- so raw.

[@sipnscoot3049]

NIN,Tool,Metallica and Alice In Chains are the 4 top bands for me. All in there different sounds and technical simplicity. As a musician I always resignate to those 4 for Inspection and tones. Love them and will always be my balance for my life in music

[@felixd.4150]

You're easily my favorite musician / song analyzers / music teachers so I'm pretty stoked you're covering my all-time favorite band.

[@daionsavage]

Brilliant choice and subject! 🖤🖤🖤 Dear Trent! I tried to write lyrics and music like he does. Problem was I had too much happiness in my life to get down to the soul-crushing darkness that he evokes. But yes, the man is a musical titan and one of my house-gods since ”pretty hate machine”. When I gave up my Ph.D. studies after realizing I wasn’t fit for research, ”the wretched” and ”we’re in this together” were my musical crutches to get me through the days before I found a different direction in my life. Loved to hear your thoughts on NIN. But then, how can one not love NIN?

[@2910Neil]

First heard Head Like a Hole in ‘91 and fell in love with NIN which has continued to this day. Had Pretty Hate Machine paired with Nevermind on a C90 cassette was played to death in my car. HLAH is still my favourite track to hear live

[@shimda]

Oh man I’m so glad you made an episode about NIN!!! That has been my most important band for 25 years!!!

[@Voltaire321]

NIN, Ministry, RevCo, Skinny Puppy, early My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. I love industrial from that era. It's what I grew up to.I love the Broken album so much, and yeah the range of volume on those last two songs is crazy.

[@IainDelaney]

Can you chuck Sisters of Mercy in that list? I think they'd fit.

[@gearViewmirror]

Filter....anyone? 🎸🤘🎸

[@pabcrane]

Well Nine Inch Nails certainly were game changers for Industrial rock (much like Nirvana were for U.S. indie or 'Grunge' rock). The last thing I saw from Trent Reznor was his cool monologue inducting The Cure into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2019; describing his move from Pennsylvania to Cleveland and his musical awakening. I was a bit too young to see NIN in their heyday but I love Pretty Hate Machine & Broken & The Downward Spira & The Fragile (however I didn't find TF was quite as good as the others, and this video has reminded me to re- aquatint myself with the albums following these), it was always a blessed relief when NIN came on in the goth clubs after a few Rosetta Stone and The Mission tracks - I saw them in 2008 with Jane's Addiction (what a bill!) And Trent got Gary Numann on to sing Cars with the band - brilliant!

[@StrangeDevice]

Omg I was going to comment that everyone should watch the Cars live video with Gary Numan, then you mentioned him. I love that they worked together.

[@dos_mas_805]

I too was 15 when it was released and coincidentally, I just introduced my two kids to the album last night! Much love from the Central Coast of California.

[@asregdor3386]

Had the privilege to see these guys many times before they got big and the small venues gigs were amazing . First show I saw them was back in 89 .

[@paualeixandre2911]

I discovered NIN when I was going through a deep depression. The moment when I heard their lyrics was the first moment I felt understood and that I was not alone with that kind of issues. That my feelings and my thoughts were not strange. I saw them live on 2018 and OH MY, that was and still is the best night of my life.

[@andrewbowen6875]

Strange things is most folk could never understand why or how listening to Trent Reznors desperate cries of depression could possibly help yourself but I think I get it🤔 and so long as you got it then nothing else matters I guess. That said I remember thinking that one of his obvious songs about depression is on a whole other level to anything I’ve heard in terms of sheer desperation between hanging on and making a very bad final decision😩 Hang in there pal always as I know from experience and only two days ago that just one day can change everything

[@anastasiabosakowski8651]

That shirt is GORGEOUS!!!

[@DonPandemoniac]

I admire the art of hidden tracks on hardcopy albums, it shows the artists having fun with the medium and their listeners.

[@witch_haunts_ghost]

YESSSSS!!!!!! Trent Reznor is an absolute Lord! It was the first CD I ever bought....amzaing! After coming from listening to bands like The Cure, Sisters and so on...Reznor pushed the envelope. I've seen them a couple of times, but would love very much for them to come back to Australia...PS: your top is BEAUTIFUL!! Just popping on "Pretty Hate Machine" now..don't mind me...Thank you LEGEND for posting this today. It's brought me so much joy!!

[@ComaDave]

Saw them headline Alternative Nation at Olympic Park in Melbourne in 1995 after an enormous late morning torrential downpour. The amount of steam emanating from the seething crowd, illuminated by NIN's red lights...made for an unforgettably apocalyptic spectacle.

[@witch_haunts_ghost]

@@ComaDave That is so good! I saw them for Alternative Nation on the gold near Brisbane here. Purely luminescent! I've had them blasting all morning since this post. It's brought me so much joy!

[@steph121sas]

You have impeccable taste in music. It’s not a surprise, just had to say it. ❤

[@philipjennings3490]

Another great video and nice to hear that brief mention of the Clash. I discovered the Clash during lockdown and hardly listened to anything else for a year - Topper Headon is one of my favourite drummers ever. Love all their albums, including the controversially long, utterly mad and experimental Sandinista - it's utterly bonkers but it's grown on me with every listen.

[@goldenveinband3620]

I love the dvd from the fragility tour. The drummer he had at the time Jerome Dillon was super awesome. He actually added stuff to the songs on drums live which like what drummer is good enough to be given that freedom. Like the ghosting on the snare during “piggy”. One of my favourite drum performances.

[@TheRobuel]

Thanks Justin, I'm a newbie to your Riding again, although I've seen nothing equestrian so far. I can't possibly look at the entire back catalogue,but I'm making a damn good effort watching a couple a day. Have you had a look at any Frank Zappa? Inca Roads is wonderful,I'd love to see your deconstruction of it. Keep up the good work.

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Cheers Ian! Haven't done a video on him yet!

[@TheRobuel]

@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain Well on day when you're not too busy ! Although Frank did once say "Talking about Music , is like dancing about Architecture" :)

[@Piexus_]

Love you Justin, would love other Nine Inch Nails content!

[@samtheman7066]

For me it was a mind blowing moment when I saw NIN Wish music video and I was still just a teenage kid back then. From that point I wanted to hear a lot more so I went to public library next day and borrowed Broken EP. It was just madness and still stays that way. But the music video itself was the point of no return; my portal to industrial metal. And it's raw and fierce, I was then wondering that is the audience being protected from band being caged or is it opposite of that. But there it was, some danger in the air and that sound of raging hate in it. Kind of what I found out later from that Strapping Young Lad's Relentless music video. The first time I heard Head Like a Hole my ex-friend played it to me from stereo quite loud while I was having a hellish hangover. Joy and suffering at the same time. These videos are really something that you put out here, Justin. Really enjoying these.

[@davidphillips9726]

I never get tired of the slow zoom in on the last note of your intro song

[@Ian-gt1qw]

I don't know much about NIN or this 'genre' in general, but I believe another band which was a big influence on Trent Reznor was Skinny Puppy, from Vancouver.

[@davyboy9397]

Love love love Trent! His score for COD black ops is criminally underrated btw Love the story behind Johnny Cash covering Hurt...

[@SoundstageOnMars]

Hey Justin, love the channel. Been a fan since Reading 2003 - best teatime gig I ever saw. Let me ask you the question which often comes up at 3am kitchen house party music face-offs. It is thus: You are picking your dream gig - headliner (2hr), support act 1 (1hr), support 2 (45 mins). 3 special guests MAX (with specific songs) You also pick the venue. Any era, alive or dead, no restrictions. Personally I'd take Springsteen (with Knopfler playing Speedway at Nazareth), Traveling Wilburys, Meatloaf/anything Jim Steinman, at London Astoria. Cheers!

[@lagemz01]

Love Nine Inch Nails, a friend was an original member, RP, ‘Filter’. So love all their music, AND Filter…

[@SodiumWage]

Getting to see A Perfect Circle open for NIN on their last American date in 2000 was insane. Even with our terrible seats at the Pepsi center in Denver both bands killed their sets.

[@user-oj6bt1oz4h]

Cheers Justin, I've never given NIN a listen before but I'm inspired by your passionate analysis of the first track to give that whole record a go. Thanks for doing these videos so often too by the way, its a new favourite pastime!

[@sagittated]

If you are giving it a go, The Downward Spiral is an unbelievably great album.

[@AllofJudea]

@@sagittated With teeth is probably the most approachable

[@user-oj6bt1oz4h]

Will check both of these out. Many ta's!

[@knifeprty6219]

Hi Justin, it is I... Knife Prty ! Great you're talking about NIN, no one in my life these days has ever listened to Pretty Hate Machine or Broken/Fixed. Real amazing attitude and angst on those records. I think me and you are 1 year apart in age and have a lot in common, having come of age in the early 90s. I too did Music tech at college, so did my brother, we formed a band, but alas did not "make it" like you. Still we love the same music and it's great that someone is making videos about it. It's like your channel was made for me!

[@hkeabarca6324]

Wow! Love that you mentioned some bands most people have never heard of. 🤘🤘

[@jsp2866]

I only knew about NIN from the Johnny Cash cover of Hurt. I don’t know why I haven’t got into them as listening to your video, this music is right up my street. Thanks for waking me up to this!

[@JacobReed118]

You should check out All Them Witches, "Diamond" or "Workhorse" are both just awesome!

[@morganmorgan-morgan2582]

Great record. I also hope the irony of making tea for Flood, the most famous studio tea boy there ever was, wasn’t lost on you (or hopefully some of those watching this video).

[@laserfloyd]

I have a soft spot for industrial sounding tunes. Something about the early 90s, seeing red skies at sunset, seeing rusting metal buildings off in the distance. It just seemed to fit. The thought of metallic clanging sounds and bands jamming in those spaces and whatnot. Love it. Probably never went down that way but that's the image in my head. Our band practiced in a basement. 😂

[@sleepytokyo]

Looking very dapper in the black shirt Justin! Thanks for the videos

[@altercell_]

So crazy bc I’ve been on a NIN bender this last week…i particularly love reptile

[@joshyaks]

I was 15 in 1990, too! But I was still listening to my parents' Beatles and Moody Blues albums and hadn't yet had my head blown open by punk rock.

[@l.anders8867]

NIN 🖤 The Good High Art of Industrial Music. Is that Richard Patrick of "Hey Man Nice Shot" ?

[@swirlypop123]

There's a second, "grungier" Ashley O version that's played at the end of the episode which showcases the point you made in this video of the versatility the song has

[@ryangunwitch-black]

One of the things that really set NIN apart from the other industrial bands of the time is the fact that it still retains so much of the Blues. There's not much Blues in Skinny Puppy or Front 242. The Blues is the key. Not to mention simply brilliant songwriting. Just look at what Cash did with "Hurt". 🖤 (Edit: lol I made my comment about the Blues in NIN's music at like the first minute of the video and Justin just goes on to confirm my theory. Because he's brilliant. 😉)

[@zachemorgan]

the johnny cash hurt version is one of the greatest songs ever if you want to cry just put it on tears start flowing everytime, im tearing up just thinking about it writing this.

[@trippmoore]

You too are also brilliant.

[@SuziQ.]

I still prefer NIN’s original to Cash’s cover, by miles. I can’t stand the cover.

[@michaelmorrow9927]

You Mentioned Gary Numan, One of my favorites growing up and his style changed so much in the 2000's.. would love to see you do a vid on his music!

[@ChrisPuckett]

I was 15 when it came out, and a little musician in Cleveland Ohio. I went to all of these early shows. It was the best time to be alive, and I saw some incredible stuff. We had a very big industrial scene, I still have a crush on all those girls.

[@robertyboberty]

Reznor alternates between mixolydian and the blues scale for harmonic colour over a static chord here. The 'gary numan' flavour is in the emphasis of the half fifth interval between the flattened 7th and the major 3rd in mixolydian ('here IN MY car')

[@kristinaneuner7058]

Watched NIN perform this live at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA on September 11th this year. Seeing NIN live was on my bucket list. At 57 years old, Trent absolutely is still crushing it and the concert was outstanding!

[@LeRagster]

Justin I am full of admiration for your sticking with the same guitar every time. I think that loyalty is a far more commendable quality than ostentation.

[@crowface9204]

One of my favorite bands ever. Thanks for talking about it. When you we're mentioning industrial bands I also remember skinny puppy doing crazy industrial stuff. Saw them live one time and it was wild but nin on the other hand puts on an amazing live show. Trent put pro tools on the map and the recordings are always awesome

[@onepercentsmarterdaily]

You said that you were looking for a singer for the Darkness before you decided to put up your hand- 1- Who tried out? Anyone we know? 2- Why were you reluctant to be the singer? 3- Are there demos of I believe in a thing called love and love is only a feeling With other singers?

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Cheers Dylan, I'll try answer this on comments day!

[@MrPatrickslovell]

Me too Justin. Absolutely blew my mind! Probably more relevant today than every before.

[@xTapTapx]

Glad to hear you cover this song, even better to hear you're a massive fan too. When I heard PHM for the first time and saw the video for HLAH, I was blown away. I was brought up on Iron Maiden and then heard NIN and it completely changed my musical outlook...it's an amazing album that still sounds as good now as it did when it was first released.

[@huebdoo]

I remember my brother came home from living in England in the early 80s, he brought home to our little mill town on the British Columbia coast a pile of albums. One was Gary Numan's Pleasure Principle. It changed my musical path, when NIN launched I heard Gary Numan in this right away, It brought me in immediately. Your analysis is so entertaining, thanks!

[@johns9969]

Thanks! Other than Queen - what are your Glam Rock influences?

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Thanks John!

[@rowdy3837]

Skinny puppy, ministry, and Nine inch Nails blew my mind @ 13 years old… it was so unlike anything I’d ever heard. That was such a great time for music if you knew where to look…

[@LorraFae]

Ugh 100%!!

[@le_th_]

Ugh, saw Ministry May 3, 1987 in Dallas, TX at Club Clearview (I was 17)and I nearly lost my hearing because their music was so painfully loud (and I had already been to a couple dozen stadium shows by that time. My ears felt like someone was STABBING them with an ice pick. Most miserable live music experience I've had out of hundreds I've attended over my lifetime. Never seen them since. My friend that took me was a HUGE Skinny Puppy fan. Now, NIN, on the other hand, I dearly love. Just saw them again recently at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sep 11, 2022. Good show. Best performances I've seen, though, were 3 nights in a row at Madison Square Garden in New York City Dec 8 & 9, 1994. Extraordinary shows both nights. You're SO LUCKY to have seen NIN so young! I didn't get to see them until I was 24. Bah!

[@sierrasample8632]

We need a picture of you with dreadlocks to prove you actually had them 😂 I love that you hear Gary Numan's influence on NIN. What blows me away though, is that Gary Numan has said NIN totally influenced him in his later work! I think Gary even said the chorus to "Head Like A Hole" is the best ever.

[@grzn5254]

Lots to talk about when it comes to NiN that would do good on this channel. Hurt by Cash and how Trent was like 🤷🏼‍♂️. And ofcourse the story of Old Town Road.

[@BVRDSTR]

Love it 😍love it thxs again Justin for riding again from AZ

[@hundocraig]

I remember my mom and dad being a little anxious listening to me sing along to 'Murder By Numbers' at the breakfast table before school one day between bites of toast and oatmeal. It was mid March after all. Anyway, I gave em' both a reassuring wink and said 'it's just a groovy song, ya' know?' They never laid a hand on me after that. Thank you Sting and thank you Justin Hawkins 🤟😎🌴

[@cconder19]

After your Nirvana video the other day I commented that Nirvana and Guns & Roses we’re the two bands that changed music in the early 90’s for the better, but I would have included NIN except for the fact that they (Trent?) couldn’t really be replicated. They didn’t really change the music scene but rather expanded it. I guess expanded would be inclusive of the meaning of “change.” Hopefully you know what I mean. I am just a little older than you and first heard Head Like a Hole in 1989. It was my freshman year of college and it was the first opportunity to listen to a real college radio station. They played this, and it changed my life…

[@juliaparks6691]

Delicious to watch your excitement during this .

[@carolinevdvlies6969]

Reminds me of NIN and Gary Newman together live in 2009…absolutely brilliant!!

[@mamab4720]

Trent Reznor is a genius who can do just about anything with his talent. About a year ago Reznor produced the album "If I Can't Have Love I Want Power" released by artist Halsey. You can definitely hear throughout the album that signature NIN industrial goth sound. "Something I can never have" off of the PHM album is one of the most haunting and painful, tracks I think I've ever heard, next to "Hurt" of course off of "Downward Spiral." The different mechanical noises that play throughout the song just roll along in the background and in between breaks giving you the ambiance of utter loneliness. It's a beautiful song.

[@captahar8818]

Do have a perspective on Skinny Puppy? ‘Smothered Hope’ and ‘Incision’ from Remission are quite beautiful.

[@bryanv21]

The fact Justin loves NIN, even if I'm not a huge fan of NIN (I like Trent, but certainly not a simp), makes me a much bigger fan of his. He just likes good music, regardless of genre. That's great.

[@andrewbowen6875]

Lol I just made a similar comment and I swear I never saw yours😂 Just said that of course he likes NINs and quite frankly I’d have some major questions if he didn’t🤔

[@Caffeine_Club]

I did not expect Justin to name drop The Young Gods, Minstry and Revolting Cocks! I went to see the Pretty Hate Machine tour knowing only one song, Down in It. I thought they were an industrial hop hop crossover like MC 900 Foot Jesus, but whoa I was way off base. Lifelong fan ever since 🤘

[@ronanjenkins2323]

My respect for Justin just skyrocketed even more. Industrial is quality. Could you breakdown some shoegaze next?

[@nierkayos]

Agreed. Would love to hear his thoughts on Ride "Leave Them All Behind" or Curve "Fait Accompli"

[@ryangunwitch-black]

When I was in Jr high I had heard some friends talking about NIN and when I saw that Head Like a Hole video one morning before school in 8th grade, I was immediately in love. Saw them on the Downward Spiral tour and didn't get to see them again until 25 years later. They are even more amazing live now. It's amazing.