Nine Inch Nails- Terrible Lie REACTION & REVIEW

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

Do it, JP. Explore the whole album. 😊

[@markd6170]

@@Eduardo-Ferreira1982 Y, agree!

[@mrmassacre3366]

1000% more pretty hate machine. It's a fantastic album with so much feels.

[@manhattenman6075]

Pretty Hate Machine is a good album in my opinion, I dont think it gets enough credit, as Downward Spiral is their best album, but for a debut its very strong. I like songs such as Terrible Lie, Down In It, Sanctifed, Something I can Never have, Sin and Ringfinger.

[@j_clarkson]

Something I Can Never Have is a masterpiece and it's an absolute tragedy how much it gets overlooked.

[@GuardianEarl]

Something I Can Never have is one of my favorite songs ever by anybody. This album is such an easy listen start to finish.

[@cosmin98684]

I saw NIN live first time in 1994 in Portland, OR in a small venue ( 1000 people ) ....this song started the concert....spectacular !

[@normaleehi]

Reznor was super insired by hip hop at the time, esp Public Enemy

[@jamesadkisson7510]

I saw Nine Inch Nails open for Peter Murphy when this album came out. It was a mid size club. No internet for info. Not that well known. I had heard one song. They were set up on the floor in front of the stage. They were full of energy and actually moshing with each other during the songs. It was an awesome show. It seemed liked Peter was aggravated that the opening band was causing such a stir. I’ve talked to at least three other people that the first time they were aware of or saw NIN was that tour opening for Peter Murphy.

[@submandave1125]

I had this same experience at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA w/ NIN on the Peter Murphy tour. They totally stole the show. In fact, there was so much excitement for NIN that they came back to open another show shortly thereafter and, like many, I bought tickets solely for the opener (in fact, I don't ever remember who the headliner was).

[@KingOfNebbishes]

Pretty Hate Machine is a strong album, and a lot of bands took notice and were influenced by it. Going through the NIN catalog is quite the journey!

[@j_clarkson]

As a keyboard player who desperately wanted to be a guitarist at the time, PHM made me realise you can rock just as hard with a synth.

[@Radge-cc5uw]

It is a great song and a great album, but The Downward Spiral just took things up a notch. The Broken EP is also well worth investigating.

[@nathanpapp432]

Pretty Hate Machine is great but The Downward Spiral is peak NIN. Best album of the 90s imo.

[@samstevenson5328]

Justin, the first 3 NIN albums are essential listening… I’d even throw in their 1992 EP “Broken” as well

[@eboethrasher]

Broken is ESSENTIAL as it is the transition between PHM and Downward Spiral in sound. With Teeth does not get the respect it deserves, it is a damn awesome album.

[@samstevenson5328]

@@eboethrasher I’m a fan of “With Teeth” but there’s a more accessible sonic shift on that one. A good album, but not a great one as apposed to their previous album “The Fragile”

[@mrmassacre3366]

Yes! Totally agree. All 3 are FANTASTIC.

[@darrylvonrokk]

The 2 hidden tracks off that album are the best!!!!

[@mrmassacre3366]

@darrylvonrokk suck and physical off the broken ep are fantastic. They also have a pretty different feel from the album as a whole. Not quite as aggressive as the rest on the broken ep. Awesome songs.

[@partdefjampartdischord5649]

"Did he do Tron? No that was Daft Punk"... Nine Inch Nails were announced as the artists for the next Tron film the same day that this video was released! I'd definitely suggest giving the album a listen but i'll always push for a reaction to the three track run The Frail/The Fragile/The Wretched from The Fragile album.

[@michaelcahill2912]

This song still gets me emotional after listening to it countless times. I first discovered it when I was 13 and going through the existential crisis that comes with realizing there is no god and all the emotions that come with feeling that everyone has been lying to you about religion. At a time when I felt completely alone and betrayed, this song helped me realize there are other people that feel the exact same way. …that I wasn’t alone. Trent Reznor helped me and many others get through the most difficult time of my life.

[@rodger1nin]

The album "Hesitation Marks" is not touched on much but is fire as hell.

[@YayWalterSullivan]

Great album. Down in it and Sin are musts, and I'm also partial to Sanctified.

[@kben036]

Industrial meets prog. This is a good album listen as one song flows seamlessly into the next. Still my favorite NIN album.

[@TaraRyze]

Definitely finish the album and continue on! Reznor is a genius and a pivotal part of the music scene. To say I was obsessed with anything he did back in the late 90s is an understatement 😂 I’m pretty sure I only listened to NIN for a period of time, for about 2 years…it was definitely during my angsty, becoming an adult, riddled with anxiety and depression and very lonely/feeling unlovable stage

[@cujocujo4942]

More NIN...yes please and thank you

[@KenDudd]

I think you would absolutely love their album, The Fragile😊

[@hannsrhinesdale9769]

Downware Spiral is a mindblowing album! Just as timeless and really thicckkkk in atmosphere.

[@Theinfamouskira]

Subbed dude. Trent is my favorite artist. Such a LONG list of projects. It's funny you mentioned Tron, NIN just confirmed they're doing the music for Tron 3. Please explore this guy's catalogue. Changed my entire view of music.

[@JustJP]

Ty so much Kira!

[@debruno55]

I would love for you to do a deep dive into the album. I was a HS senior when PHM was released it was the perfect synthesis of so much music that I was into at the time. The production is really underrated.

[@deadlyredly1]

I for one would love to hear you react to more songs from this album, or just more NIN in general :) Subbing in the hope lol

[@stevenwetherbee7573]

By all means keep exploring this album

[@mcolford]

Trent was in a very dark place during this phase of his career and this album just grabbed me by the throat and I was obsessed with it for awhile. It was very different from what I was listening to at the time. It's really a great album. For me, it was his best -- I know The Downward Spiral gets a lot of love, but I really love the more industrial sound of this album.

[@Azabaxe80]

So...I have this thing about seeing bands at the right time. Not after they jumped the shark, not during their 4th farewell tour, not when the "band" features one single member from their classic line up. No, ideally, you want to see a band either at the height of their powers, or just before. I saw NIN at the first Lollapalooza in '91 and, in a festival lineup that included gun shooting Butthole Surfers, Ice-T's Body Count and of course Jane's at the height of their popularity, they were the one band that made everyone go "yup, this was worth the money". NIN went on to greater and and more infamous things later on, but that line up in '91 and their performances that year were just so kinetic and visceral and phenomenal that nobody, even the mighty Fishbone, could touch them. Which brings me to this song. I don't own this record. It sounds tinny and empty and devoid of power. Now, if you hear them do these songs live, then we can talk. If you need proof of how much better NIN are live, check _Halo 17_ .

[@joonahakalahti8617]

Would love to see you experience the whole album!

[@axle71698]

One of the best albums ever made

[@ermagerd8306]

After the first listen, I’d recommend going back and listening to a version with the lyrics. Terrible Lie is about how he feels God owes him an apology.

[@ZoeDuneCorp]

You need to react to the live version of this song. It's basically a released remix of the song that has been the standard template for he live performances.

[@DesertHomesteader]

This whole album is fire! All of the songs are unique and have their own appeal. I think the most popular song back when it was released was Down In It. It has a really good beat - almost a dubstep feel. NIN was definitely ahead of its time. Head Like A Hole was also popular. Some of my personal favorites from the album are actually Sanctified, Kinda I Want To, The Only Time and Ringfinger (my favorite, I think). The lyrics are counter-culture, so they really appeal to my nonconformist nature.

[@jamespaivapaiva4460]

To be "Sanctified", is to "Hurt". There is "Happiness In Slavery", when you kiss the "Ringfinger". But it is a Downward Spiral.😇✌&❤

[@jonthebeloved6094]

Definitely! Pretty Hate Machine is a great list from beginning to end!

[@Soulcatt]

From your insight on this song, I'd love your take on the entire album. Please and Thank-you.

[@AdamHodges-o6x]

I’m always impressed by how this song actually sounds correct in multiple keys while remaining in key. Perhaps that’s not the best description…😊

[@sarahjane8146]

If you enjoy NIN, you might also enjoy the new St. Vincent album.

[@benkramper872]

Great album cover to cover

[@darrylvonrokk]

Every song off of Pretty Hate Machine is great!!!!!!

[@submandave1125]

While "Downward Spiral" is more cohesive and arguably a better album, I can't say enough how important and seminal "Pretty Hate Machine" was. When this album went into heavy rotation in '90 it marked the real arrival of Industrial into the commercial market. Largely a solo effort (similarly to Boston's and Prince's debuts), it was Trent Reznor's hand at changing the face of popular rock.

[@GrrBlake]

Dig deep on NIN, a ton of good stuff

[@chinard]

PHM is essential listening. Do the full album!

[@darrylvonrokk]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@eboethrasher]

PHM is a fabulous album, I remember hearing it back in 89/90 when it first came out, in my senior year of high school, and I saw them on tour first in January of 1991, and it was an amazing memory to have, them back in the embryonic form. I wish I could have seen him even earlier as he played some much smaller venues in Cleveland initially, but 16 year old me would not have known what the Phantasy theater was, even though 25 year old me was playing shows at it, haha. It would be a great album for you to continue to explore. Just like Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me would. (gotta get that in somewhere haha)

[@jameswarner5809]

NIN are well worth exploring further. The distressed textures are a signature of Trent Reznor's sound. Pretty Hate Machine is a great album and probably a good introduction to NIN, but for me, The Downward Spiral and The Fragile surpass it. Also, the stand-alone track The Perfect Drug is a rollercoaster ride that will leave you breathless.

[@eboethrasher]

Broken is essential because it bridges the gap to Downward Spiral. You have to know what came before to put the future in context. The Fragile is a good album but people hold it a little too lofty IMHO. With Teeth is better.

[@jameswarner5809]

@@eboethrasher Yes, I'd forgotten about With Teeth.

[@paigeharrison3909]

I remember when this came out. Loved the whole thing.

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

Go ahead listen to more of it on the channel! It's a great album and the NIN album I actually know best. NIN did the soundtrack for the first Quake game btw.

[@gigachad192]

Do the rest of this album, then Broken, then The Downward Spiral, then The Fragile... Fuck it, just react to the whole discography, you won't regret it.

[@punker-gamer-trucker-guy]

Yes do the whole record please

[@brentrichard5570]

trent rocks

[@davidlundeen382]

Please do!

[@saturninebear]

Love this album. But the next album is 10x better, and then The Fragile is 1000000x better. (it is perfection.)

[@eboethrasher]

Why the fuck does everyone have such a boner for The Fragile? It's good, but JFC. It isn't his best by far.

[@willhildebrand1313]

Pretty hate machine isn't just a great album it was a watershed moment in music.

[@vertyisprobablydead]

Who reacts to one song? How about the album?

[@eboethrasher]

Wait until you get to the next album... that want is gone.

[@a.k.1740]

I've never been too keen on Nine Inch Nails and electro-industrial rock in general, although I do enjoy the tracks "Sin" and "Ringfinger" from the same album, but that's about it.

[@AriadneJC]

The whole album is great, in my opinion, considering when it was released (1989) and that it was his/their debut. I'd vote for a full listen on the channel (ignoring the naysayers, but then again... don't you always!). After "Pretty Hate Machine", I would move on to "The Fragile" and compare how much 10 years changed/improved things.

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

It's more electronic than Downward. I know it very well, since I recorded it to a cassette back in the nineties. I think it's more accessible and "danceable", if I can say this. Let me just say despite all its electronics, technological sound, no one can do this again. Those were the days. (when all was still open). Now we're encircled in repetition, uninspired and revisitations to those old styles when music mattered. (I wonder why it doesn't matter like that anymore)

[@eboethrasher]

Umm, once something is created, nobody can create it again. Technology hit the top level for sound synthesis. Other than sound manipulation, we have not evolved that much since the 90s and 2000s. Guitar effects are pretty much the same, they get cleaner, but they follow the same principles. Kraftwerk broke barriers. OMD and Numan took them down even further. Especially OMD. Without OMD, you have no Depeche Mode. Who then continued to break them down even further. And a young Trent heard Depeche and The Cure and was influenced. He added other sounds into it, more industrial, but with always a respect for the more ambient and darker sides of things, as well as rock and dance.

[@michaelfrank2266]

I am not the least bit invested in the band Nine Inch Nails. I wouldn't know a Nails tune if it bit me. This song was as good as any other rock tune. (Lyrics: There is nothing wrong with being angry with God. You can not be angry with someone who does not exist. There is theology which addresses the human condition but y'all got to find it yourself. Your mission is to find the answers. I have no mission to spoon feed you.) Back to the album. Based upon this one song. This album may be worth a listen?

[@pentagrammaton6793]

Not for me, industrial is largely noise.

[@loamrider3086]

Wow. Another brilliant review from pentagram who feels the need to shit on everything.

[@jfergs.3302]

This 'industrial' stuff had it's moment, but overall it is pretty dull with little going on. And I don't think it's aged particularly well either. As for doing the whole album.... naarrrrrrr, maybe one for your own time :)

[@eboethrasher]

jfergs, if he didn't listen to everything you said not to listen to, he wouldn't listen to anything. Lucky for him, he has his own taste.

[@jfergs.3302]

@@eboethrasher Ahh, now I didn't say he shouldn't listen to this LP. I just suggested he could listen to it on his own time, and spare the rest of us. There's a differnce 🙂 As for all my other suggestions, ditto, that and I'm trying to do him a favour, save him some time, haha.