NIN: "Just Like You Imagined" live @ Henry Fonda Theater, LA 9.08.09 [HD 1080p]

Nine Inch Nails performing "Just Like You Imagined" live at LA's Henry Fonda Theater on September 8th, 2009, with special guest Mike Garson.
Directed and Produced by Rob Sheridan and KamranV
Audio mix by Michael Patterson
Edited by Rob Sheridan
Director of photography: Kevin Krupitizer
Cameras: Kevin Krupitzer, Daniel Christiansen, Jeff Myers, Matt Robertson, KamranV, Rob Sheridan

[@colonelhart5721]

It's an extremely rare heavy music performance where the pianist is the most powerful and most interesting part being performed... god damn can that man ever play the piano.

[@DaHatBat]

ive allways liked that about NINs music. that there are so many different spectres of sounds and instruments in their songs, and that they dont rely on distorted guitars for things to get heavy and "metal". i feel like metal and rock bands are so fucking cheesy and same sounding nowadays beacuse they mostly only rely on two distorted guitars, bass and drums

[@Shteno]

Go on and LISTEN to David Bowie's LP "Outside" from 1995, ands listen to what else Mike Garson does, during a powerful music!

[@TabethaAurochs]

I'm always just... the piano is such a different animal of an instrument, it is a percussive instrument, a string instrument, it falls out of windows and smashes stuff in cartoons... it's a magical box of hammers and coils and you do not plug it in to make it work. It's not easy to make it work. But sometimes it's the only thing I can make work in my life. I totally love this performance because it says all that and whispers so much more... Amazing.

[@giantfisher]

@Taryn Morvillo ~ Wow, that was wonderfully eloquent, thank you. I recently saw a very interesting documentary about the inception and evolution of the piano. It was originally called by the cumbersome name, gravicembalo col piano e forte. So nice it eventually was truncated to just 'piano' don't you think? Oh, and a falling piano was also integral in Sister Cynthia Knickerbocker's "Zombie Kill of the Week..."

[@jackleslie2730]

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[@sillyskeleton]

Wow, this is just like I imagined.

[@RJ8812]

....I see what you did there!

[@tinyraptor]

RJ8812 i don't, can you please explain it to me

[@RJ8812]

tinyraptor are you serious?

[@tinyraptor]

RJ8812 Yes, I'm being completely serious right now. Also, there's no way I'm being sarcastic right now.

[@tinyraptor]

Not really. If you can't tell the difference between my sarcasm and trolling, you have some serious issues.

[@futureprimitivepast3044]

The best NIN instrumental, hands down. Fantastic song.

[@icculustheprophet2495]

I know this is a 2 year old post but I just have to reply, just like you imagined is a great song but I believe the best nin instrumental is a warm place. Fitting that he mentions David bowie in this performance as a warm place was heavily influenced by an early bowie song

[@jimlunn]

A Warm Place

[@djadams3356]

A warm place

[@iximusic]

Agreed. Incredible.

[@rithvikpapani12]

Leaving Hope

[@michaelrmanley]

Complete lyrics for Just Like You Imagined: "Ooooooooooooooooooooooh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ohhhhhhhhhhhhh".

[@tornadorundo]

Don’t forget 1:25 “shkshskkshskshkshshkhshhskshkshkshk”

[@rizla2000]

I don’t know how some of the garbage on you tube has a billion views and this only has 1.2 mil. This is a masterpiece. I feel sorry for people who are not inspired by this

[@craigmacdonald4126]

A metal head friend of mine explained it in simple terms: “people don’t hear what we do when they listen to music”. Sadly the bulk of music listeners aren’t taking in everything these musicians intend us to all hear! 💁🏼‍♂️

[@whipchick90]

I'm turning 60 next week, and I know Trent turns 60 in May. Have listened to him from the beginning, in my late 20's. Introduced his music to my Dad in his 70's, and he bought all their music! He loved the layers in his music. The piece here is phenomenal. This guest pianist is beyond, and I'm sure Trent looks up to him.

[@godsfirstbeer1590]

this song was written 20 fuckin years ago, NIN was and still is so ahead of their time

[@trrrewr]

I was thinking that it's been 20 years that Trent Reznor has been pushing the boundaries of music, but watching this made me realize that it's just as much as the music pushing the boundaries of him, mutually breaking them along the way. The guy's a musician in the truest meaning of the word.

[@malikiori]

The way the piano is being played, makes me feel like the whole world is falling around that sound and the piano is the beacon that will save any soul that listens to it, and if I can only concentrate on that sound, I can survive the calamity. I swear, I am not high.

[@robmausser]

The way Mike plays piano is in a style that always impresses me because he makes what is really a percussive instrument (you are whacking mallets against strings with a key) sound organic, expressive and flexible/liquid, like you are sliding through the notes, even though there is no way to "slide" on a piano.

[@thecutlemon8101]

Lmfao

[@siren7193]

Best instrumental song ever.

[@alismor]

siren7193 nearly, but you need to listen to omar Rodríguez Lopez

[@SmougLoughning]

@@alismor naaaaa

[@ladrum6623]

Funny joke

[@moritzf2211]

This song is Trent's Mona Lisa, he wrote a lot of great songs, but this one is a true masterpiece, even in a historical way, especially if it is performed like that.

[@kevinjackson1893]

The stuff playing on the screen in the backdrop at the big concerts during this song left me speechless as well,that might've been the acid talking but I don't think so🤔

[@ronjon7942]

Hard to argue. I’ve listened to JLYI hundreds of times, and yeah, each time just takes my breath away. A soul mate song.

[@fgddgfgf9076]

This and La mer is fking piece of art no even need lyrics

[@TheLeonardofs89]

it's like, never wanting to that song to finish

[@MsTivasa]

Seriously!!! I want to replay, replay, replay just so it doesn't end!

[@ZVvereVvolf]

Leonardo Soares I always thought this song was way way too short....

[@jizmcummings9366]

the band are still also still

[@hadithi]

This is my favorite live performance of this track. Mike Garson is terrific on piano.

[@MsTivasa]

Oh my gosh, if Trent had this guy on piano for every concert, I'd melt! This was sooo bad ass!!

[@hadithi]

beth liebermann Me too! I feel like the piano section kinda glues the whole piece. Mike's so good in this it's like I feel it it my organs, you know?

[@cobrastriesand7693]

I remember that tour with David Bowie and Mike's keys on Outside, really incredible.

[@travz21]

You can never start your year off wrong while listening to NIN.

[@CBDBnoho]

Still is one of the best choices for a movie trailer song. For those that dont know recall/this was used for the trailer for 300 back in the day. Was a perfect fit.

[@AlexMaizus]

Yup yup

[@anandmorris]

Was also used in Manchester United's "beyond the promised land".

[@TopHatTy42]

Also for Crysis 2

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

It wasn't perfect because that movie sucks ass.

[@16ozClawHammer]

@@anandmorris There should be laws against this being allowed to happen.

[@enlightenedwarrior16]

when im sad i get angry, when i get angry i listen to NIN. they make me feel better. i love this band way too much

[@guillermovaccarezza7105]

The contrast between the heavy guitars and drum baseline with the bright accents of that crazy piano... man what an incredible instrumental song!

[@xspendable1]

We are so lucky to have a composer like Trent now, in our time, I assure you, it will not happen again

[@jasonsphinx8461]

Heh.. Just you wait 25,182 years. Greetings time travellers. Z --oSo--

[@cristi231296]

The piano ending is just....awesome!I get goosebumps at 4:17

[@johannesstruck2804]

The whole song is pure goosebumps, but I absolutely love the shift to a major chord at 4:28. This is always almost heavenly to me…

[@MT-sk1ln]

Ends on a minor

[@baldo19724]

This song still surges through me after all these years. Just as much now as when I first heard it.

[@dopey473]

In my opinion this is their best performance and one of my favorite performances of any song period.

[@garypotter5569]

Ever. And it's LIVE!

[@Lawyerkravchenko]

NIN forever in my heart, Trent is incredible man

[@MrAmtrak207]

WOW. Just wow. Kudos to whoever mixed this. It would be easy for an all-out war between the different parts to lose something, but that doesn't happen here. The piano is front and center, but it's mixed as an integral part of the overall sound. Trent's masterful composition, Mr. Garson's skillful playing, it all adds up to something that keeps building and building. Especially in this setting, keeping it from devolving into an all-out noise fest- that takes talent. No "producers with computers" needed.

[@darkangelcl4]

How is it possible my hair still stands even after thousands of times of listening to this... you'd think at some point you just get desensitised but nope, still there, every god damn time.

[@travisleach2153]

This is nothing like I imagined. It’s better than I imagined.

[@The_daughter_of_Lilith]

Mike Garson, piano prodigy, lost his home and studio due to the wildfires in California.

[@lilikaramirez1848]

Wow...that's messed up😢

[@bengelder6577]

Always happens to good people

[@kazmiller7851]

I've never heard such a strong, deep and powerful music... Reznor, you're just PERFECT The piano is just amazing, makes me chill every time a listen to it. What a fucking Masterpiece. You guys rock

[@Kreedogger]

Boba Fett apparently has a pivotal part in writing and being the inspiration for an incredibly uplifting instrumental song from the members of NIN in and around the 97 NIN/David Bowie tour that ended up being one of the best song's of "The Fragile" Album. All jokes aside, this would be a song I could tolerate listening to forever. Especially with this amazing live version of the man himself, --Mike "Steam rising from his nostrils" Garson-- AKA Boba Fett 3:57

[@MsTivasa]

The filming of this is AMAZING!! Thank you to whoever did it!! One of my favorite NIN songs!

[@WarrenLeggatt]

I have no idea how many times I have listened to this. Best version of the track by far.

[@EiriUesugiKun]

The level of pure epicness here is -- you just can't -- no words -- EPIC!!

[@SchmetterlingNIN]

i LOVE that whispering you can hear, it gives me the chills....this is my alltime favorite from NIN

[@naryaorsi]

I had goose bumps for about 3 minutes... literally.

[@kadecooke9963]

This is my number 4 on my top 5 and it in my eyes represents pure adrenaline chaos.

[@rjjsreactions-rk7zh]

Fantastic composition and Mike Garson's piano work - thrills! 🙂 🇨🇦

[@DaveTaste]

Better than I imagined tbf

[@michaeladams5636]

It’s an underrated Nine Inch Nails song.

[@digitalbladeca]

It feels deep revisiting this a decade+ later! Oh wow a little organism changed everything!

[@Darth_Damien]

Just when you think the studio version can not get any better, here comes this.

[@The_sound_Of_Thunder]

Well, this one is going into the favorites. That is some serious musicianship.

[@NorthernChinar]

Still listening in 2019🤙

[@mailliw8647]

The greatest one word....eeeeerrrrraaasrrrrrgggg!!!!!.....song ever written And all those people playing air thremin along with them in the crowd...oh wait 😮...

[@tylerluce]

only trent had videos that look and sound this good!!

[@jinbum001]

정말 멋지네요!

[@LateralNoise]

Mike Garson is one of those players who is instantly recognizable yet utterly indescribable. Living legend.

[@shawheenblount2685]

It sounded good on the album. It sounded good in that 300 trailer. Live it sounds freaking amazing.

[@deusmorthem441]

There is this song, and then there are all other songs.

[@JordanVanRyn]

Everytime I listen to this song, it almost feels like you’re listening to a musical piece from an orchestra. The level of detail still holds up.

[@drakan80]

I've loved NIN throughout the years, downward spiral being my favourite. That said, this piece is #1 on my list. Thank you Trent for this beautiful, passionate work.

[@plscks]

Best version of any nails song ever! This is Nine Inch Nails!

[@michaelallen527]

Always thought the piano parts were just random. What amazing fingers!

[@JustinJugum]

Last time I saw NIN live they played Get down make love. Trent claimed it had been years since they had played it live. He is a master at reproducing his sound live unlike some other bands I won't mention.

[@zednaught]

every time i listen to the album version i remember how great the piano outro is here and i have to listen to it

[@H4RDRESET]

Can't believe that this song written 20 years ago

[@SanguineBanker]

Fucking greatest version. I listen to this over and over and it is always stunning.

[@gutmann795]

I wish I was there for this. Mike Garson is amazing. And for one more wish... I wish i could watch a camera angle of ilan rubin drumming to this song. What a phenomenal job.

[@TheRealJasonWay]

this song never ceases to amaze me

[@RyanWhite-v6d]

I often tell people that if im listening to nin, it's best to stay away. Im working some shit out or grieving. This is my full blast, windows down, hair on fire, kinda song. The emotion it pulls from the below is often times necessary or deeply needed.

[@jeffcohnphoto]

This has to be my all-time favorite live performance by anyone

[@Nesmothdesign]

This was the first album I bought from NIN. Remember hearing that powerful intro and thinking what else comes later, what an amazing album!

[@josef.david.mushpile]

this song is a master work

[@underdavid]

NINE INCH NAILS: the most perfect and amazing music in the worlds history.

[@Bezxywny]

I hope they'll never delete this, I'm coming back here for like 10 years.

[@Dustin_Studios]

Really awesome version. Great way to start off the new year.

[@ronjon7942]

So good. This is exactly the one I was going to hunt for, found it on first try. First time I heard this, geez, 10-15 years ago, Mike Garson just made me stop and stare. I’m not sure I even breathed. Fucking brilliant.

[@Estesolace]

Some of the best piano I ever heard.

[@sikclipz]

Absolutely awesome... for those who don't understand NIN, watch this.

[@Heavenreck]

Still get goosebumps listening to this in 2022

[@jessiejohnston8508]

Bro you have to give the whole band credit it's beautiful

[@soren86x]

That is the best way to describe this song and probably even Nine Inch Nails as a whole.

[@KEVINfromCALI]

I'm seeing them in august!

[@Fcarias]

It's the seventh time I watch this and I can't stop crying...

[@rosadomj]

I walked down the aisle to this song. awesome experience.

[@Theaosorno]

Algún día voy a verlos en vivo

[@mysterienspiel]

I can't watch this video enough in my life

[@bengelder6577]

Nothing short of brilliance

[@briandeaton9230]

I like going back when it was first played live, to now, seeing the progression of how its performed live. Song still gives me fucking chills.

[@AnalogSavior]

This needs to all come out on DVD/Bluray. Absolutely amazing. NIN never fails to blow me away with their live shows. NIN will never die.

[@jeppefrolund1718]

This was better than I could ever imagine.

[@juanignaciobarretoarrocha9817]

Temazo.... Te deja sin aliento!!😍💪🖤👍😜

[@thomasschakow6465]

Nice touch with the guest pianist. 10 years ago seems like yesterday

[@lovetitan]

a song this good needs no words

[@thehollowband]

Was Mike Garson born with a keyboard in front of him? He's a genius. I think David Bowie's 1. Outside was the first time I heard him. The Motel was my favorite track from that album. The piano on that song was so haunting. It's awesome to see Mr Garson joining Nine Inch Nails like this. This collaboration makes allot of sense in my mind.

[@cliffordslapper]

"The most inspiring musician I've ever come across" - Trent Reznor introducing Mike Garson. Trent was interviewed extensively for the new biography of Mike Garson, out now and available worldwide on Amazon... www.amazon.co.uk/Bowies-Piano-Man-Life-Garson/dp/178196131X

[@johncarlton7289]

This song is at once timeless, and was 15 years ahead of its time.

[@ZVvereVvolf]

OMG I'd give everything to have seen this song live.... One of my favs...

[@redmondjherring]

One of my very favourite pieces of music of all time. Has aged so wonderfully well.

[@Fcarias]

First video I watch this year! Start 2012 with good music!

[@VeryScaryBiscuits]

I'm here for Ilan, but it's so inspiring to see what Mike Garson is doing. Wow!

[@dscheypi]

Like the best live version. Ever.

[@hutzenbiene]

just amazing how NIN sometimes manage to even increase the tension of their songs live. incredible performance! such a shame they quit.

[@paolacelletti2056]

"Thank You. Mike Garson". Trent, well said, very well said. Fantastic performance, Thank u everybody!

[@TheKpol]

Nine Inch Nails .. no more words. I love 'em!

[@haloseven7]

mindblowing... Mike Garson is a genius.

[@wawazonzon24]

This song gives me shivers almost to the point of tears

[@SYK17.]

this is amazing. I haven't got chills from watching a video in a long time.

[@plscks]

This is the most epic and amazing NiN video that I have watched (repeatedly I might add) in the last few years. Truly an amazing performance, I wish I could have been there in person.

[@exeveche1979]

Amazing not only with words but with music,I present to you......the mighty "nine inch nails"

[@tretsy]

I could listen to this for hours... it is fucking amazing.

[@Rosstacular]

Going to watch this every day for the rest of my life.