Nine Inch Nails - Reptile - 8/13/1994 - Woodstock 94 (Official)

[@albertorazo2550]

This song always sounded like a giant mechanical metal monster love it

[@myskullisred]

That's exactly how I've always imagined it as well. Just this giant fucking metal robot-monster-beast slowly marching.

[@MrWildtizzle]

I modded the mechanical loop as the arachnotron walk sound in Doom 2. Then I turned that off, because god no.

[@levadura7]

@@MrWildtizzle lol i would love to see that, awesome

[@MLCrow]

yeah, a giant mechanical reptile

[@Starr_Apathy]

Yes! Yeah, one of my all-time favourites of theirs!

[@453278495ab]

That scream when he says loneliness shivers bones.

[@michaelthek9guy338]

TheNewResolution it’s like he became the embodiment of rage and desperation in that moment. Terrifying, but beautiful

[@courtlandlyons6436]

He never says that...

[@courtlandlyons6436]

Jk

[@heatherbell...akahurricane8910]

Shiver me timbers....100%!!!!

[@CliffCoultas]

Literally gave me chills.

[@LacoSinfonia]

The way he moves on the first breakdown after “give in” is hypnotic. Also the little nod he does after “Devils speak…” line. Dude has unparalleled stage presence.

[@AarsethTroxler]

3:38 The way he screams 'LONLINESS' is something else. It's not a show-off scream, either. It's raw, pure and very "get this the fuck out of me". I can't put into words how much I appreciate Trent.

[@Pvt_Hudson]

Industrial perfection.

[@jAug94]

clancy2k couldnt have said it better

[@richardseidler6376]

Rage incarnate

[@Starr_Apathy]

I know I'm 3 years late.... But in my defense, It still is. :)

[@amandabrewer9780]

My bones

[@amandabrewer9780]

@@richardseidler6376 rage seems more political idk nin idk AN6thing but this one seems a lil more carnal

[@jAug94]

the energy is absolutely ridiculous

[@lordvayder1357]

Jake August ee

[@igorigolnikov5830]

Cocaine

[@michaeloltmann881]

Jake August cocaine is a hell of a drug.its dumb when people say he did heroin.that's a no.I'd say watch the gave up video.its plains as day.I watch that video.I'm thinking come on drummer man blink.your eyes have to be so dry..the drummer j even looks really torqued in this concert.there's a lot of low light.u can catch a peak of him a little bit.lol

[@MrIgorek13]

@@michaeloltmann881 SRV before he gets clean use coke in Jack bottle. I am not saying it is good just fact

[@jAug94]

@@michaeloltmann881 well with teeth is about heroin. Cocaine was involved as well im sure. But still every performance is one of passion from NIN

[@throwaway6795]

When he says "please don't hurt me" and starts crawling on the floor.. Fucking intense..

[@aishamarquez211]

Less ramble more action 😂😂😂😂

[@aishamarquez211]

That's when I say do it to me one more time❤😂😂

[@tobinjordan8533]

This concert looks divine

[@Excremental_Discharge]

Yeah, it was easily 1000× better than Woodstock 99

[@HIPPIETHUG92109]

It was, grateful to have been there

[@aishamarquez211]

Heavenly

[@aishamarquez211]

"I am certain that I spotted the inflated mascot Jesus amidst the bustling crowd. Thanks to you all, the #jesusbobblehead is bobbing energetically."

[@ericawright3199]

Maybe I am weird, but the part in the middle where Trent says, "Please don't hurt me" and then cries out in emotional pain, made me literally cry with tears down my cheeks, the first time I saw that. There is some pretty serious, sincerity in his music!!

[@EagleLavander]

+Erica Wright I'm more fascinated by the fact that he managed to keep playing his guitar while nearly flat on the floor.

[@ericawright3199]

+EagleLavander Another good point! Any motherfucker can say any fucking thing they want, but when it comes to talent and music, TRENT REZNOR IS GOD!!

[@ThaTrevMan78]

+Erica Wright Its the feeling that TOOL gives me. If you can open up yourself to anything, art, life, human interaction, and become vulnerable and allow it to take you over, you have achieved a stronger sense of consciousness

[@davidmartinez3265]

same way with songs from Korn like daddy:)

[@MadMarker]

It is amazing how much heroin can help ones career. I have been a NIN fan from day 1. I have been through his heavy junk stages as well as his "clean" stages. Honestly, I like what he creates while fucked up on junk more than what he creates while clean. I do not in any way condone heroin use, but it has made many artists reach levels of stardom they would not have reached without it. I am not even going to start to name artists as the list would be ridiculous. Edit: this is a reply to Ericas comment, but I am also going to post it as its own comment.

[@BuffaloBob-og]

I've seen NIN 3 times. Reptile is my absolute favorite. The opening of this song is an absolute must to turn up the volume to the max. It's begs you to scream out the lyrics.

[@TheVVitch00]

This is why I wish we had time machines

[@benlawless9539]

This Track, Heresy, and Hurt are probably my favorites off of Downward Spiral, this track is literally so viscerally gorgeous and well constructed. The foundation rhythms like a cold mechanical heart beat, as our protagonist kneels before this reptilian goddess begging for his hedonistic prayers to be answered by her.

[@Qkdkdq]

Ben Lawless I really like ruiner, piggy, mr self destruct and a warm place off the album

[@23jazz24]

I always liked eraser...the dark empty drums all the way to the screaming vocals. I walked around with that track in my head for years.

[@youneedpeoplelikeme5376]

I understand it as a song about addiction- Like so many others people think are about sex or written about girls but seems really about fighting inner demons & addiction but it depends on your life how you interpret his music -Hes such a genius that we can relate to it so much in our own way too-I feel It in his voice about what he's really singing about & so MANY of the songs I love-Nine Inch Nails

[@benjaminkenobi21]

@@youneedpeoplelikeme5376 "Reptile" is about a girl (possible a lover of his) who has herpes.... "reptile" = "herpetologist" = "herpes"

[@thattshawkeyeguy3343]

Heresy is such un underrated song.

[@hhh634]

probably the most intense live performance ive ever seen, never seen so much raw emotion, love these guys

[@dannyemerson3529]

True, Pearl jam live in pinkpop has as much emotion. Can't get enough.

[@jaymesnin]

The Downward Spiral Live at Webster Hall. Check it out if you haven't already

[@Tom-kh9zo]

Swans' 'Public Castration is a Good Idea'

[@zaltaire]

that let-go of emotions at 4:45. stunning!

[@Crunkachu]

Trent Reznor's raw whiting are a huge part of what make their concerts so awesome when after 35 years..... Please tour in 2024. I need to see you live in concert.

[@kragan92]

Reznor at his absolute worst is Reznor at his best. Phenomenal.

[@vebzia]

right? i'm glad he got clean and formed a family, but Reznor from PHM, Broken and TDS was an absolute beast

[@himbuxterrafux9525]

@@vebzia 5 kids!!

[@vebzia]

@@himbuxterrafux9525 5 KIDS!!!

[@CrickeyNyan]

Not really. But i see your point.

[@Chris-nt1ns]

@@vebzia Don't forget The Fragile, that was his last major album before he got clean and I think it's one of his best. It's very underrated for sure.

[@davidmarshall2678]

Just might be their best track ever...

[@skyeelliott9295]

My absolute favorite NIN song, when he played this in Cleveland last year I was speechless I was so happy. Absolutely amazing and the performance got even better with age somehow. Best show I’ve ever been to 🖤

[@joepuls1284]

I MISSED THIS AGHHHHHHHHHH😅 was it amazing?

[@aishamarquez211]

Would you pay the ticket price x,6 to do it again? I'm just really curious

[@rozab17]

Try rehearsal in Philly much heavier!!

[@iamnotanaddict2905]

I don't throw the word around lightly, but Trent Reznor is a goddamn genius.

[@kateyneukirchner8205]

So heavy, wish I was around for this performance, all the people that witnessed this in person are so lucky.

[@scarsinizm]

Alot of them were out of their minds too one big blur!

[@SuzakuX]

The people who saw this live are still digging mud out of their crevices.

[@aishamarquez211]

Satanic worship at its best hail mary

[@matt1335]

This performance is absolutely incredible!

[@cinthia105]

I wish I was at this concert in particular.

[@jamesroman9576]

This looks so amazing. Funny how Trent always talks about how much he hated this Woodstock show.

[@xalstarx]

They had technical problems and he hates making mistakes with his perfectionism and all. But I’m with you, it’s a great set and has stood the test of time. I first saw it on a VHS bootleg about 25 years ago and it blew my mind. The technical mess ups, along with the band all covered in mud, is all part of the charm in that performance.

[@DavidSantillo-hs1qz]

This is what music always was about

[@jackdoe1674]

This is the re recorded version for the official release. What you’re hearing is actually a mix of the show and studio performance. Look up unedited clips and you’ll see why Trent feels this way.

[@pavma7]

@@jackdoe1674 do you have a link?

[@recession81]

@@xalstarx Mudvayne had technical difficulties in Death Blooms in Germany in 2000 lol can never forget those little things that make the shows stand out

[@SamVarvodic]

I must say I don't think anyone else can top NIN with live performances and it's incredible how well they have maintained their quality over the years, Trent certainly hasn't lost his step.

[@aishamarquez211]

Bologna have you ever seen Amy Grant

[@dougcrawford6386]

Actually Manson put on a great show if you haven’t seen his live stuff in 1996

[@TheChosenOneAJM]

Favorite band for a reason and can we take a second to say how it sounds way better live, more industrial

[@guilhermefioresi7538]

4:45 is arguably the heaviest moment in non-metal music. Period. Absolutely crushing mountain of sound

[@Wonkess_Chonkess]

This isn't classified as metal?

[@andrewclaas1058]

@@Wonkess_Chonkess They aren’t exactly heavy metal. Technically they are industrial or progressive. Same as Tool and Rage. They are kinda their own thing.

[@BeyBattleBoy]

​@@andrewclaas1058 I'd say progressive metal fits Tool the most, Rage is punk rock/funk, NiN is Industrial Rock.

[@samsquanch1996]

These guys are so sick. I saw them in 2014 and it was one of the craziest, most entertaining shows I've ever been to.

[@puckfigs9902]

Reptile is one of those one-of-a-kind tunes for heaviness and pure relentlessness. Lucky to have seen it at Leeds Festival 2013

[@Skiptracer1981]

I think Trent got his influence for the machine sound from an old printer moving along and then jumping back to start the next line.

[@sneakaholic011]

good ear! it’s possible

[@breakingthestitch2507]

@@sneakaholic011 it’s actually from a movie

[@hasanzahid6131]

"Given In" at 2:32 just gives me shivers!!!

[@darkl3ad3r]

2 days before my 7th birthday. Here I am now, 30 years later, appreciating this amazing performance of one of my favorite NiN songs. The talent and raw emotion on display here is staggering. Trent was so far ahead of the curve he practically created it himself.

[@guitarjonn7103]

Favorite versions of this, legendary. What I grew to love about Trent most is how he creates and combines different sounds together into his music. He sense of sound design is like something out of a film from Industrial Light and Magic. "Reptile" is an extremely dark and powerful example of that, love it. But, it's no wonder he evolved into writing for movies and TV.

[@jayrizzle9226]

I was four during this concert. It'd be nice to go back in time and watch this show because honestly I slept on NIN for a long time but this show is one of the best live performances I've ever seen everything is perfect even though Trent thinks it sucked. Trent is probably trolling people, he knows how much energy was in that crowd and on that stage that night, damn wish I would have been a little older and could have seen this live. It's honestly legendary.

[@dshock4091]

I was there next the mud people and it was the most intense show ever!!!! The best band of the 3 days!!! NIN forever

[@thickmingo3381]

That "loneliness" always gives me chills

[@aishamarquez211]

That’s what your pillows for duh

[@aishamarquez211]

Loneliness usually causes me depression....just joshing ❤

[@dreacul]

Had this song in my head while exploring Chernobyl few weeks ago.

[@olivialyn5678]

trent reznor is absolute perfection wtf.

[@grant9005]

I wish bands these days had the raw energy like they did in the 90's

[@LacoSinfonia]

It’s gotta be hard to get hyped up looking at thousands of people looking at their phone recording you and not at you.

[@aishamarquez211]

Yeah right brought to you by Carl’s junior

[@aishamarquez211]

We have Taylor mr Minaj and hoe bag Cyrus woohoo go powers that be in charge #ysf

[@MMK86]

people lost their souls, their imagination and everything else these past 10-15 years, nothing like this is ever coming back...just like the Renaissance

[@billie3305]

​@@MMK86 you just don't know where to look. there are amazing bands everywhere to see but you're all stuck in the past and refuse to listen to new music

[@jasyon4149]

i dont think we'll ever see this level of stage presense again

[@gorexgrinder4315]

That scream at 3:40 though... fuck.

[@Blondinska]

Trent

[@trueslice2003]

I come back to this version for that reason, should have been in album version.

[@ChadCesaro]

Billy Wells lol

[@tenplauges]

Billy Wells T h i s L o n l i n e s S

[@joaopereira5045]

I have seen this complete concert for many years and it is undoubtedly one of the best.

[@blessthismessss]

3:49 when ur trying to balance on the side of the curb and almost fall

[@BeePlushi]

Thanks for this.

[@Wonkess_Chonkess]

You're not wrong

[@samfixer8155]

best song from that album. besides a warm place.

[@chaos5840]

The becoming comes first for me then hurt then this

[@Wonkess_Chonkess]

Where did you get that profile from it looks like a naked gun skid😂

[@headcreeps7198]

I think about this scream a lot 3:38

[@royalnass1029]

one of the best nin songs and performances. long live trent reznor

[@sianspherica]

Man.... ROBIN'S guitar tone is fuckin deadddly. So sick.

[@MrTopflight29]

I love how hard this song hits.

[@Anna-fw8rd]

I would kill to have been born thirty years before I was to have seen this. This is fucking amazing. Music will never be this good again.

[@romanqueen]

Still listening to NIN to this day.

[@MLCrow]

Why not? This is a band you can listen to for the rest of your life.

[@elmarbeau]

Nine Inch nails is maybe the most succesful band of America, they created something very peculiar and magnificent, not to compare with Nirvana, with The Beatles, with Bowie, with The Doors, with Led Zeppelin, with Pink Floyd, with Chemical Brothers, with Mercury. with Nothing. NINE INCH NAILS IS NINE INCH NAILS AND IT'S UNIQUE AND THEY ARE THE REAL SUPER STARS. TRENT REZNOR YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST, LOVE YOU!.

[@CyborgKilNonx]

Cringe

[@puckfigs9902]

With you in a way lad.. Trent Reznor in particular is one of the all-time musical greats along with his uncanny lookalike Atticus Ross

[@MLCrow]

NIN is maybe "the most successful" band of America? Not really but I'm not sure what do you mean with "success".

[@aishamarquez211]

That’s funny because Half the people my age don’t know about them

[@livmerc6545]

This performance is perfection!

[@livmerc6545]

No words can describe how fucking awesome this is! Everything about it.

[@rickeyeaster5567]

Years later this is still so awesome

[@s7argazer7]

THX for the upload. I'm gonna go lick my tv now

[@dandysun2891]

Gonna go eat my cereal with water now

[@bruh6217]

Gonna go piss in the trash can now

[@dandysun2891]

@@bruh6217 gonna go steal and consume raw pasta from random strangers cabinets at 2:30 AM during a cold Monday night as they sleep.

[@s7argazer7]

@@dandysun2891 🤣🤣 I laughed so hard. Thank you stranger.

[@Irish-King]

2020 still one of my favorite songs.... Oh my beautiful liar..

[@Fino420]

I saw them live twice in the 90's.. absolutely amazing performances. MSG and Nassau Coliseum. Marylin Manson opened for them

[@aishamarquez211]

Poor pos mm

[@walasiewicz]

I'm 53 and have been into a lot of great music in my life and have heard a jillion songs but this was SUCH a good song from Trent and a HELL of a performance! He was awesome when he was young and experimenting with drugs

[@shanehansen655]

That guitar riff!

[@DevilSpine-hs3lu]

The way music was meant to be

[@_b001]

All those people dancing and screaming are probably aunts and uncles now.

[@dawsonsschittcreek5395]

Or possibly grandparents 😳😳

[@joelphillips7202]

they all died in murder / suicides -

[@yamaboyd146]

27 years ago, bet u some are Grandparents at this point

[@BakedNConfused]

@@joelphillips7202 "The numbers Mason, what do they mean?" You're subbed to *Gematria Effect News* as well! Crazy

[@joelphillips7202]

@@BakedNConfused if you would like to look up anything / word and their numerical value or meaning , you can use the internet's gematrinator ... just google 'gematrinator' and it should be the 1st thing or 2 to come up

[@nickbaileymusic]

Grittiest song of all time. Heavy and dark as fuck. This and Closer are probably my 2 favorite songs ever

[@sleek462]

devils speak of the way in which she'll manifest

[@jeremycampbell7124]

she'll

[@amandabrewer9780]

My. Way!

[@ProductofNZ]

I love NIN ambient stuff, but wish they still did music like this too.

[@donniedollarhidejr.2766]

Is always great to see people just enjoying the shows back in the day.

[@Cocacho]

That was the perfect festival. Sadly Kurt died some months before it.

[@mecasunny]

This is my favourite song from NIN!

[@sneakaholic011]

god, the amount of times i've returned to this video. the bar has been set

[@cactaceous]

I was 15. Saw MTV’s entire coverage. Recorded the majority of it on like 4 VHS tapes. This is the performance that left me with my jaw on the floor. Rewatched it for years.

[@youneedpeoplelikeme5376]

I'm always coming back to various videos of this one too- I love Trents performance & emotions at the time of this just as I love seeing him now Having Overcome so Rock On Trent Nine Inch Nails

[@JonMinaj]

This man should make music!!

[@drmether9150]

This is quite possibly the most attractive thing I’ve ever seen 🤭

[@thattshawkeyeguy3343]

I watched this at my buddy's house when it happened in 94, this blew our minds!

[@kennethnichols4478]

Need to contaminate to alleviate this loneliness

[@newmoon8582]

Every time I watch this I love it more & more

[@paulchaudoir190]

I love listening to this song with surround sound.

[@Lordoftheflies713]

Man i really wish I was born in the 80s just to witness nin and korn movement.Trent and J.D is my type of music that touches my heart.

[@jakeohalloran952]

It's so evil I love it!

[@jeslynn1144]

Fuck I love this song. Always a go to for any type of pleasure.

[@aishamarquez211]

Sad can you say STDs

[@angeldoherty]

It’s My favorite and I Love Love NIN! So many shows but I didn’t think he was going to do it? He did and it’s so raw and badass!

[@SinnerChrono]

"I now KNOW the depths i reach are limitless!"

[@himbuxterrafux9525]

Ohh yes!!!

[@venomtashi7369]

Sorry if the following comparison is too extreme, but this track feels like Trent is testifying your soul and deflowering it really hard. This is the music that touches, God bless Trent Reznor.

[@ianz644]

Best song I’ve ever heard. Hands down

[@okapilovers2]

I love the way Robin moves

[@DexterPlastic419]

Trent Reznor has had a lot of success. World wide tours for a long spand of time. Movie scores ext. After all that he is still greatly underrated. Hes a mad scientist. Hes a pioneer. Hes authentic and true to himself. Never compromised hes artistic vision for money or clout. Hard to find artists like this now. Maybe there out there but there music sucks lol

[@himbuxterrafux9525]

Father of 5 children!

[@gordonwilson9905]

F,N. . Sick asf performance here yall ❤❤❤❤ been stuck on this track last 2 days. ..Rock onY'ALL , ☠️☠️🤘🏻🎶🎶🎶☠️🖤‼️🎼💜💜💜

[@newmoon8582]

I Love this Version & should’ve been there but it’s not too late to see them still & I am Determined TO DO SO

[@keithfeltz2019]

LONELINESSSSSSS *shivers down my spine*

[@BataraKado]

FUN FACT, the guitar Trent is playing was smashed at some point in 94 and then oldmate billy howerdel and he repaired it then years later this same gibson LP that Trent used here was all over the perfect circles 1st album, billy even uses this same guitar to this day!!!

[@jayrizzle9226]

I'm a huge fan of apc. That's fucking awesome to say the very least.

[@joepuls1284]

I was a butcher in a grocery store in the early 2000 and one of my weird coworkers brought in the entire NIN catalog on CD. We would listen while cleaning up all the blood everywhere ( everyone thought we were strange lol ) and I fell in LOVE with these dudes forever! I will always thank my coworker for showing me the way.

[@adamhanzlik8650]

Trent live sounds just as good if not better than Trent at studio. What a musician all around.

[@Darko.13]

2018. Anyone else wish they could see this in person? :(

[@gothicathedraI]

"I now know the depths I reach are limitless"... which follows into the title track...

[@aishamarquez211]

Oh the powder

[@toasttoasted3492]

My favorite song !!

[@kylebobbydunn]

This would've been to catch a performance of a lifetime

[@iililliliililili]

The nihilism breathes through this song. Hm. I think, this is Trent's love for drugs - "Need to contaminate to alleviate this loneliness, I now know the depths I reach are limitless". I am glad, that he's out of it.

[@amandabrewer9780]

I. Am.

[@youneedpeoplelikeme5376]

I agree on both-But I Love this song & performance & so many other live performances of this song but this 1 really is A GREAT as is the concert with David Bowie- they both sing &also later on with Peter Murphy- They all have their unique GREAT parts & I love them all but 'Need to contaminate to alleviate this loneliness-LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT PART- especially in this performance & I can relate to it & reminds me a bit of a poem I wrote around 30 years ago -Wow-I just realized how long ago but I just started listening to Nine Inch Nails August 2021 yet I was writing a poem with a very similar line back then-Not the -Same but similar & ncluding word 'alleviate & about love & pain whereas I see Reptile being about 'using-In my opinion & from the raw emotion & words -It really seems to me about using & addiction & my teenage poem was about love & loneliness & all that LOL but the pain really comes through his voice when he screams on that part & I too was amazed & thought 'wow that is talent & devotion to be on the floor & still playing the guitar & saw this in other shows too like falling with keyboard but still playing it & looking like he's holding onto it to keep himself standing up yet his voice & playing sound perfect & the emotions are all there & it's not a sloppy mess-Instead it's sheer talent & drive & desire to put on a great show no matter what condition he is in- That's how it looks to me at least

[@iililliliililili]

@@youneedpeoplelikeme5376I also like this song the most. I love it. There is everything in it, there is love in it, pain, desire, hopelessness, there is a whole life in it, all misery, suffering, because life is just like that. The essence of everything, the essence of being, selfreflection. Everything and nothing. Trent is so authentic in it. It is a very personal, honest statement about himself, I admire his courage to look into him and shout to the world his deepest thoughts and feelings. It is a raw revelation of himself without embellishment and at the same time so wonderful.

[@Suspended777DusK]

My favorite song from The Downward Spiral!

[@joeboombatz]

This 6:27 was the highlight of my Woodstock experience

[@MLCrow]

Still sounds so fresh.

[@shazilyarsien2652]

Thank u Trent, for keeping it together

[@jonathanfoote5720]

Maniacal sound only Trent can truly deliver on this chord - combined with some Serbian film kinda gritty edgy snuff porn demon summoning vibe going on - iconical!

[@elektrozil9728]

5:00 When drop D is not low enough