First Time Listening to Nine Inch Nails 🎵 Closer Reaction

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  • This is our first time hearing Nine Inch Nails. We listened to Closer on our Friday the 13th stream, and this is the reupload.
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  • @jaimebanks8377
    @jaimebanks8377 Před rokem +229

    The song isn't just about physical sex. It's about psychologically invading someone else.

    • @Wattawalkka
      @Wattawalkka Před rokem +13

      I can see that I also thought it was about some ones own psychology not being able to escape the natural urges and instincts.

    • @SleepEternal946
      @SleepEternal946 Před 5 měsíci +5

      Being ashamed of the things that bring us pleasure.

    • @patricktobin6679
      @patricktobin6679 Před 4 měsíci

      Ok Dennis… are you trying to get off with me?

    • @arnemyggen
      @arnemyggen Před 6 dny

      Seems heavily influenced by Ernest Beckers “the denial of death”

    • @theconiferoust9598
      @theconiferoust9598 Před 4 dny

      about invading/violating yourself with drugs as well.

  • @peterjackson6011
    @peterjackson6011 Před 2 lety +1224

    Out of context it's a hot and heavy goth babymaking song.
    In context, it's much less fun. This is the 6th(?) track on a concept album called The Downward Spiral, which tells the story of one man's self-destructive descent into insanity.
    If you listen to the previous tracks before it, when this song plays it gives the impression of someone consumed by sex addiction, to the point where it is no longer enjoyable and their personal life is all but destroyed. The "piano" part that ends the song is a theme that repeats itself in different tones through the album, with each time marking "another step down" for the hero.
    With the album's final track "Hurt" (famously covered by Johnny Cash), it paints a picture of a man at the end of his rope, near suicide (possibly committing it? It's up for debate) with nothing left in his life or in himself, and only a tiny slice of hope that if he could start again he would do things differently.
    I highly recommend listening to the album start to finish, even if you don't react to it. It was one hell of an experience.

    • @AaronRaynerKASR
      @AaronRaynerKASR Před 2 lety +69

      That was a great summary of an incredible journey. I never could have put it in so little words - nicely done, man!

    • @rodrigorocha7282
      @rodrigorocha7282 Před 2 lety +31

      Very well done, sir!! Years ago I realized that NIN is a band that makes me feel happy through depressive thoughts. Trent is my favorite contemporary music genius. Unfortunately we don't see many reactions to NIN. It's really unfair.

    • @lttfan9185
      @lttfan9185 Před 2 lety +37

      I dunno man, "my whole existence is flawed, you get me closer to god" doesn't need much context to tell you this ain't about baby making, it's about selfish desperation.

    • @bobloblaw9679
      @bobloblaw9679 Před 2 lety +12

      @@lttfan9185 trying to feel something through the haze

    • @jockmcque3018
      @jockmcque3018 Před 2 lety +7

      Excellent summation

  • @Debrutsideno
    @Debrutsideno Před 2 lety +259

    This video originally came out in 1994. It was well ahead of its time and still holds up.

    • @TheRetroManRandySavage
      @TheRetroManRandySavage Před 2 lety +12

      Man, it's hard to believe that was 28 years ago. That was the Year I went up to high school.
      Song still sounds super fresh though.

    • @cessarmtc
      @cessarmtc Před 4 měsíci

      Yeah still is

  • @Cryptbunnii
    @Cryptbunnii Před 2 lety +130

    I accidentally heard this song as a child & was so confused. so I asked my mom about it & she banned me from listening to it again until I was older. NIN is one of her favorite bands. she didn’t expect me to find the song so young. 😂 it just makes me laugh now & i’m in my mid 20’s.

    • @skithness
      @skithness Před 7 měsíci +1

      She def took the song literally. When I was young, I immediately knew it was about himself lol

    • @davidryanbonelli9242
      @davidryanbonelli9242 Před 7 měsíci

      Weren't all songs (in this genre) in the late 80s early 90s about drugs and fallout?
      I think the context is lost in modern times.

  • @FlipMystic
    @FlipMystic Před 2 lety +896

    "Prison baby making music" - Another Classic Lex phrase!

    • @amphibeingmcshpongletron5026
      @amphibeingmcshpongletron5026 Před 2 lety +26

      Best descriptions of musical nuance belong to Lex. Hands down.

    • @joeybee1914
      @joeybee1914 Před 2 lety +30

      She needs to trademark that shit.

    • @danielosheigh4793
      @danielosheigh4793 Před 2 lety +8

      OMG she's just so awesome for timing her one liners hahahah

    • @ssaint565
      @ssaint565 Před 2 lety +4

      I'm going to laughing for days and doing everything possible to spread the word of Lex.

    • @lttfan9185
      @lttfan9185 Před 2 lety +2

      and it's really on point with the message of this depressed, damaged narrator trying to escape depression through pure carnality.

  • @endless013
    @endless013 Před 2 lety +525

    Brad: "why is there kids in this video?"
    Me: Why is there a monkey tied to a cross?

    • @jaypennebaker9979
      @jaypennebaker9979 Před 2 lety +38

      Why is there a pigs head on a pike?

    • @Nightbreed82
      @Nightbreed82 Před 2 lety +27

      He's questioning the kid because monkeys and pigs can't get mistaken for pedophilia. The whole video is strange; the use of a kid though can be taken the wrong way.

    • @sartori69
      @sartori69 Před 2 lety +18

      I only have a problem with the fact that the monkey was tied up. Don't give AF what it was tied to. :P

    • @SketchyMagpie
      @SketchyMagpie Před 2 lety +19

      @@sartori69 Yeah I do wince every time I see that monkey. Though I'm sure it was not physically injured, it's hard to argue it is not clearly in emotional distress in those shots. I think Trent probably wouldn't do that now.

    • @HBFTimmahh
      @HBFTimmahh Před 2 lety +6

      @@jaypennebaker9979 Why is the Uniq wearing a Baphomet head?

  • @skunky74
    @skunky74 Před 2 lety +70

    I was DJing at clubs in the 2nd half of the 90s, and if the dance floor needed an immediate jolt of energy, this was the song you pulled out. Didn't matter if it was a Hip Hop crowd, Techno crowd, party crowd, Headbangers... this song covered every need. That slow outro was also great, because you could put literally anything overtop of it, and make it work.

    • @restlessyouthproductions
      @restlessyouthproductions Před rokem +3

      I will 1000% back you on this . Everything you said is so true in the club scene and this song in the 90's.,..... it made women dance so hard that they didn't care who was dancing with them... A lotta fellas got some good action off of this song! lol

  • @LocococoMcHuffertonysl
    @LocococoMcHuffertonysl Před rokem +68

    Being a 90s teen i love watching the reactions of this song🤣

  • @ajs8873
    @ajs8873 Před 2 lety +320

    Trent Reznor, who basically is the entire band, is a two time Oscar winner. Supremely talented.

    • @skeletor196
      @skeletor196 Před 2 lety +5

      Don't you mean Grammy?

    • @Simulated_Eon
      @Simulated_Eon Před 2 lety +46

      @@skeletor196 Nope he has won two Oscars. One for the soundtrack for "The Social Network" and one for "Soul".

    • @Covenantt666
      @Covenantt666 Před 2 lety +22

      @@grant49 the Oscars have categories for both best score and best song in a movie.

    • @DocRobert
      @DocRobert Před 2 lety +3

      @@grant49 If I’m not mistaken, the only Grammy NIN ever won was for Lil Nas X sampling Ghosts in Old Town Road. Amiright?

    • @Polyphemus89
      @Polyphemus89 Před 2 lety +8

      And should have a third for Girl With the Dragon Tattoo but…

  • @11secondeclipse
    @11secondeclipse Před 2 lety +481

    Just an FYI, Trent, the lead singer, creates everything himself, plays all instruments and vocals mixes everything himself. Then he has a band play it live at concerts and he sings. Pretty amazing.

    • @mikethemotormouth
      @mikethemotormouth Před 2 lety +14

      Along with Atticus

    • @TheDeadStretch
      @TheDeadStretch Před 2 lety +3

      It's crazy to think that his Rig setup cost just as much and maybe even more than a full band stage setup.

    • @yomo1690
      @yomo1690 Před 2 lety +10

      @@mikethemotormouth only after the Fragile

    • @mikethemotormouth
      @mikethemotormouth Před 2 lety +12

      @@yomo1690 Whoa! I just went and verified it with Discogs and before and including The Fragile, indeed all songs were written, arranged and performed by Trent! Even on The Downward Spiral Chris Vrenna gets credited as "Editor, Engineer, Sampler and Other" but no writing or arranging credits. And I thought it was my favorite NIN album before! I love it so much more now!

    • @Unorthodox666
      @Unorthodox666 Před 2 lety

      @@yomo1690 i thought it was during With Teeth - Present

  • @malusignatius
    @malusignatius Před 2 lety +60

    Admittedly, listening to Closer as your first NIN song is diving in the deep end... Downward Spiral is pretty close to the darkest stuff Trent Reznor wrote (Most of the '90s he was in a pretty bad way and had a serious drug and alcohol abuse problem). Having said that, it's an impactful, emotional album. 'Hurt' is from Downward Spiral, and it's a masterpiece.

  • @Ward2South
    @Ward2South Před 2 lety +37

    “That was like… art museum, full on.”
    In fact, the original footage (on treated film) is now part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York

    • @davelister2961
      @davelister2961 Před rokem +1

      I'm glad if that is true because this is possibly the most arty music video I've ever seen. I can't think of an artier one.

  • @x8jason8x
    @x8jason8x Před 2 lety +500

    Trent is a killer musician. Head Like a Hole is great too.

    • @smokinnplatez1426
      @smokinnplatez1426 Před 2 lety +1

      No he is not a killer musician there was a song he did with Dave grohl Where the song was supposed to end in a crescendo But all I did was some really basic chopstick type of piano key plucking

    • @smokinnplatez1426
      @smokinnplatez1426 Před 2 lety

      Do you know scales arpeggios time signatures Major chords minor chords when a song changes key

    • @wanderlustaesthete4117
      @wanderlustaesthete4117 Před 2 lety +22

      @@smokinnplatez1426 yeah he is. Really do your research. Give credit to where it’s due.

    • @x8jason8x
      @x8jason8x Před 2 lety +10

      @@smokinnplatez1426 Are you serious? Dude pioneered this sound, and yeah, I actually am a professional musician, I know theory quite well, and Trent knows it better than me. Bruh...... just wow.

    • @yomo1690
      @yomo1690 Před 2 lety +8

      @@smokinnplatez1426 you are a fool. Homme talked about a crescendo but that didn't mean the song went there. Trent is a classically trained pianist and you clearly haven't listened to his vast range of music. You sound foolish

  • @SovranMonk
    @SovranMonk Před 2 lety +455

    The whole Downward Spiral Album is an art piece, masterful texturing of noises IMO, Reptile is great.

    • @battygirlrachel
      @battygirlrachel Před 2 lety +11

      Right down to the packaging 😂 one of the few albums that opening the packaging was as exciting as listening to the music. I still remember when I first got the album

    • @kdog909
      @kdog909 Před 2 lety +5

      I read a theory that Reptile is like the follow-up to Closer, where “the character” realizes that the woman he has sex with in Closer is actually a prostitute, or is cheating on him, or is just a very cold-blooded, reptilian-type of person.
      Edit: this theory is ironic because it was him that wanted to “violate”, “desecrate”, fuck her like an animal, etc. He wanted someone he could have emotionless sex with, but now he feels betrayed by her, calling her a liar and a whore.

    • @Gwenhwyfar7
      @Gwenhwyfar7 Před 2 lety +4

      I love "March of the Pigs"

    • @xzaviercutts6487
      @xzaviercutts6487 Před 2 lety +2

      Best concept album ever imo

    • @ArgentLeftovers
      @ArgentLeftovers Před 2 lety +2

      Reptile was the fucking jam

  • @johnm7698
    @johnm7698 Před rokem +49

    The older I get and the more influence I see from public opinion the more I appreciate art being free to express their opinion, no matter how upsetting it is to ANYONE. There is a reason for art to provoke ideas and conversation. Incredible song and imagery. Amazing.

  • @mikefetterman6782
    @mikefetterman6782 Před 2 lety +28

    I saw these guys at Woodstock 1994. They had just come out with this song, IT WAS A HELL OF A SHOW

  • @P.G.ABD99
    @P.G.ABD99 Před 2 lety +117

    Fun fact : trent reznor has also produced the soundtrack of disney's "soul"

    • @oberynredviper7828
      @oberynredviper7828 Před 2 lety +10

      He also does a lot of David Fincher films. And they're all awesome.

    • @HarlowTheoryX
      @HarlowTheoryX Před 2 lety +6

      He and atticus Ross also have an oscar for the social network and nominated so many times for their incredible work

    • @scottalynch
      @scottalynch Před 2 lety +5

      He wrote the Soul score and won the Academy Award for it.

    • @MarcosElMalo2
      @MarcosElMalo2 Před 2 lety +1

      I can’t remember the name of the game, but he did the soundtrack for an early 1st Person shooter. Late 90s/early 2000s. The loot crates had the NIN logo.
      Edit: Quake was the game.

    • @saintsataniko2116
      @saintsataniko2116 Před 2 lety +1

      hello! The Social Network anyone? Also David Lynch's Lost Highway; and HBO's Watchmen series.

  • @BestofItMoviedoc
    @BestofItMoviedoc Před 2 lety +112

    The problem is people get so caught up in the imagery that they do a disservice to the song. Thus, the reaction you just saw.

    • @unshakensalsa6220
      @unshakensalsa6220 Před 2 lety +8

      I feel like that's on whoever put the video together. Don't make a video that takes away from the song. It's supposed to enhance, not distract.

    • @jek4837
      @jek4837 Před 2 lety +1

      Right. Especially with industrial music. There's not a whole lot of videos in general you should be watching when reacting to music.

    • @langlsd1604
      @langlsd1604 Před 2 lety

      Same with anything by Marilyn Manson.

    • @HarlowTheoryX
      @HarlowTheoryX Před 2 lety +4

      @@unshakensalsa6220 Trent has a reason for everything, every frame mean's something.

    • @HarlowTheoryX
      @HarlowTheoryX Před 2 lety +3

      @@unshakensalsa6220 It's not Trent's fault you didn't bother to understand

  • @stevebrewer5470
    @stevebrewer5470 Před 2 lety +31

    You guys would have to live in the time. The early'90s were very experimental. Moving on. New kinds of music, the promise of developing, new, technology. This song relied on technology. It was a new,upcoming thing in 1993. This song is a masterpiece!

  • @DivaInTheWoods
    @DivaInTheWoods Před 2 lety +17

    Fun fact: Trent Reznor also did the movie score for Disney's "Soul", as well as many other soundtracks. This truly is art. It may be disturbing art, but there's a story being told. Not all stories are fairy tales. Trent is on a philosophical plane if you think along those lines. You could tell Lex was feeling it! 😎

  • @nwebster2012
    @nwebster2012 Před 2 lety +98

    It's the juxtaposition of innocence and vulnerability against all the other dark carnal energy. His lyrics are bold and dark, but deep down he's still vulnerable.

    • @joehynes5452
      @joehynes5452 Před 2 lety +4

      Trent is a romantic, just expresses it through his own insecurities but puts his heart on the page nonetheless

    • @MarcosElMalo2
      @MarcosElMalo2 Před 2 lety +2

      After he broke up with Tori Amos (amicably), she said, “What Trent needs is a blankie and a cup of hot chocolate.”

    • @jakethemistakeRulez
      @jakethemistakeRulez Před 2 lety +1

      The young girl represents innocence. I think that went over their heads.

  • @ginaarendtson9478
    @ginaarendtson9478 Před 2 lety +101

    It’s about self deprecating behavior. Trent is truly a mastermind of the industrial sound. You can hear his music in many films.

    • @jaemyrick5277
      @jaemyrick5277 Před 2 lety +1

      Ehhh. I'm not a NIN fan. Sorry. They pushed the envelope waaaay to far for me.

    • @ginaarendtson9478
      @ginaarendtson9478 Před 2 lety +3

      @@jaemyrick5277
      No need to apologize. It’s defiantly a acquired taste for sure. One can appreciate artistry and yet not like a certain product.

  • @HarlowTheoryX
    @HarlowTheoryX Před 2 lety +12

    TRENT REZNOR IS A MUSICAL GOD!!!
    Everything has a reason, you need more time as you can't disrespect how impactful and meaningful this music is. A lot of us are alive because of him x

  • @twohorsesinamancostume7606
    @twohorsesinamancostume7606 Před 2 lety +10

    I always used this song as a bad breakup song back when I was a teenager. The whole "I want you but you're absolutely terrible for me and I'd just damage myself" vibe really fit what I was feeling at the time so this song was a way for me to draw out that poison and deal with it.

  • @dragonfistX200
    @dragonfistX200 Před 2 lety +365

    honestly this song is better when you listen through the whole album("The Downward Spiral") because the album is basically a concept detailing of a man's destruction or downward spiral till he is broken down into his death by suicide.(also, side note it bothers the heck out of me that reactors are always introduced to NIN by Closer, like NIN has tons of other great songs to choose from)

    • @aerahtv0000
      @aerahtv0000 Před 2 lety +15

      yep, i like Closer, but it doesn't really represent NIN

    • @billybee3423
      @billybee3423 Před 2 lety +5

      I agree 100%. That being said, I was introduced to them way back in the day when I used to eat acid like candy. Not one of my proudest moments, but it does give music like this a different perspective. I’m damn near 50 and still regret not seeing them fo $10 (early pretty hate machine) or so cause it was an hour drive away and I had school the next day.

    • @jameshannagan7830
      @jameshannagan7830 Před 2 lety +4

      Dorks mostly shooting for shock value it annoys the shit out of me you have to listen to the album as a whole it tells a story a very powerful one NIN is probably my second favorite artist behind Radiohead who also gets fucked by reactors doing Creep all the time.

    • @TheNeonParadox
      @TheNeonParadox Před 2 lety +7

      Yeah, so many people hear this song out of context and think it sounds like a stripper anthem. It's actually a very depressing song in the context of the album. Especially for people who have dealt with addiction.

    • @lttfan9185
      @lttfan9185 Před 2 lety +1

      Agreed - same thing with everyone reacting to Zombie and ignoring the rest of The Cranberries music.

  • @daleheldberg6568
    @daleheldberg6568 Před 2 lety +101

    A song could have the most straight forward no guesswork needed lyrics, and Brad would be "I don't know what he's singing about"

  • @williamevans2315
    @williamevans2315 Před 2 lety +13

    listen to the whole entire album Pretty Hate Machine with your eyes wide shut its simply an AMAZING piece of work

  • @multiplemiggs5189
    @multiplemiggs5189 Před 2 lety +6

    Nin has huge variety and goes from the heaviest rocking stuff possible to the most exquisitely crafted delicate beautiful heart rending pieces... you cant judge nin by other bands or you will miss it completely

  • @Bay-Raker
    @Bay-Raker Před 2 lety +146

    Lex's contacts looked pretty dope. Caught me off guard at first

    • @church-e-drummer
      @church-e-drummer Před 2 lety +6

      I know right?! I was like what is up with her today? Her eyes!!! 😂

    • @pheenix853
      @pheenix853 Před 2 lety +5

      Man, I recognized it right away…….Lex is in her Michael Jackson “thriller” mood. Watch out.

    • @leniobarcelos1770
      @leniobarcelos1770 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, same here. But I dig it.

    • @robgrossi2368
      @robgrossi2368 Před 2 lety +1

      Way too distracting though 😂

    • @TheRetroManRandySavage
      @TheRetroManRandySavage Před 2 lety

      I should've guessed by how old the vid is. It's obviously Halloween time lol.
      I was thinking, damn! Look at her eyes.
      Kinda hypnotic. Gonna have to get some of those for the wife.😂

  • @Shift_Work_Life
    @Shift_Work_Life Před 2 lety +317

    Brad: You know that post climax, euphoric feeling?
    Lex: No... I have no idea what you're talking about.
    Me: Poor Lex...

  • @likeforthealgorithm
    @likeforthealgorithm Před 2 lety +5

    "Prison baby making music" is simply the best way to describe a song I've ever heard! Well done!!🤣😂🤣😂

  • @bigsistahtips
    @bigsistahtips Před 2 lety +4

    What a masterpiece. No wonder when he started working in movies he got those oscars for this scores. So freaking talented.

  • @1majorasshole
    @1majorasshole Před 2 lety +78

    "Head like a hole" or "down in it" are excellent songs by nine inch nails

  • @mercurymachines4311
    @mercurymachines4311 Před 2 lety +37

    NIN are one of the greats. This song and video were massive back in the day.

  • @hydradominatus3641
    @hydradominatus3641 Před 2 lety +3

    Trent Reznor is imo the most influential musician/singer of the past 30 years. He's been evolving and getting better constantly.

  • @synthwave.melancholy
    @synthwave.melancholy Před rokem +3

    This was my first time listening this song too, right here with you guys. I think it was absolutely incredible.

  • @darrenbuckley2082
    @darrenbuckley2082 Před 2 lety +58

    "Im afraid of Americans" a track this singer did with David Bowie, i think you would both like that track.

  • @morebsnstuf
    @morebsnstuf Před 2 lety +25

    Weird to know folks haven't heard this. I love hearing it for the first time through your ears. Great band, great song and the reaction is funny...lol. Y'all are so innocent. 😂🤘🏽🖤🤘🏼

  • @LUSCIOUSDUNCAN
    @LUSCIOUSDUNCAN Před rokem

    I was not expecting to find an actually insightful and interesting song reaction channel! Solid analyses and views on the song/video. Subbed!

  • @mary32williams41
    @mary32williams41 Před 2 lety

    I lo e that you are discovering music I grew up with. I feel old but at the same time it reminds me of when I discovered my older friends music. It's a beautiful experience.

  • @NefariousPorpoise
    @NefariousPorpoise Před 2 lety +11

    This is a concept album about a junkies journey (downward spiral), this is a the part where he tries to replace drugs with sex. The album makes more sense if you listen to it in order.

  • @Evl_1
    @Evl_1 Před 2 lety +37

    Also remember when this video came out. You cant look at it in 2020's eyes. Downward Spiral is an AMAZING album. Reptile, Head Like. Hole, The Perfect Drug. They all send you further down the spiral.

    • @davidvied2507
      @davidvied2507 Před 2 lety +6

      Head like a Hole and The Perfect Drug aren’t on downward spiral.. Head Like a Hole is from Pretty Hate Machine before Downward Spiral and The Perfect Drug is after and from the Lost Highway Soundtrack

    • @davidvied2507
      @davidvied2507 Před 2 lety +2

      Unless you weren’t meaning that at all and just mentioning good tunes.. if so, my bad lol

    • @Evl_1
      @Evl_1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@davidvied2507 I know that. I was giving more songs to listen to. The Downward Spiral is the album this song is from. The other songs they might enjoy. I personally love the Broken album. The later albums get a little to keyboardy for me. But I still enjoy them.

    • @Evl_1
      @Evl_1 Před 2 lety

      @@davidvied2507 Its all good. lol Well except for the cockroaches they were talking about. They need to be NUKED FROM SPACE. lol

    • @jzeke1712
      @jzeke1712 Před 2 lety +1

      @@davidvied2507 And the perfect drug sucks. Trent doesn’t even like it.

  • @pmaronto1600
    @pmaronto1600 Před 2 lety

    Whatching you play out to the music ,then try to explain is priceless, the atmosphere always tastes great

  • @erindiazmclaughlin
    @erindiazmclaughlin Před 2 lety +1

    I love that you both are listening to this for the first time. I heard this song and saw the video for the first time when I was around the age of 12. I'm in my 30's now. So it's quite intriguing to see adults view this for the first time.

  • @vickielewis2336
    @vickielewis2336 Před 2 lety +15

    Trent Reznor is an amazing artist! My son took me to a concert when he toured with David Bowie. It was amazing!!!

  • @BestofItMoviedoc
    @BestofItMoviedoc Před 2 lety +8

    Reznor is a musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. In 2010 he started composing scores for film and TV, too. He won an Oscar for his first score (SOCIAL NETWORK).

    • @anthonymerchant2597
      @anthonymerchant2597 Před 2 lety

      He also has been making music for video games for decades going back to the original Quake.

    • @aerahtv0000
      @aerahtv0000 Před 2 lety +1

      @@anthonymerchant2597 i loved that soundtrack

    • @anthonymerchant2597
      @anthonymerchant2597 Před 2 lety

      @@aerahtv0000 Yeah my brother is the biggest fan of Trent Reznor I know. Even my nephew's middle name is Trent because my brother is such a fan of his work. My brother has every album ever released including the ones exclusively in other countries.

  • @DarthRaider520
    @DarthRaider520 Před 9 měsíci +2

    This song is just a part of a masterful album. It's all about a downward spiral of self indulgence and depression. One of the best ever.

  • @cooperbaird1192
    @cooperbaird1192 Před 2 lety +3

    I wish I could find people who react to NIN live versions. They are so much more energetic and intense. Really draws out emotion

  • @stevewhite8178
    @stevewhite8178 Před 2 lety +18

    I love NIN. I really hope you get to hear more than this song and Hurt though.

  • @xxMelaniexx
    @xxMelaniexx Před 2 lety +18

    Trent is an amazing artist. This song is great, there are lots that give you a better sense of the band.

  • @jaycordner3890
    @jaycordner3890 Před 2 lety

    Glad you took me up on my suggestion. Trent is an amazing artist. Did music for films too.

  • @skomTV
    @skomTV Před 2 lety +1

    Welcome to NIN - I can promise, you will find some very very interesting things, from the music to arragement to themes. Trent is one of a kind and inspired the music industry for decades now.

  • @Drshowdown72
    @Drshowdown72 Před 2 lety +7

    "We're in this together" is a great one by NIN.

  • @720kla
    @720kla Před 2 lety +11

    There are so many great ones from NIN. My favorite is Everyday Is Exactly The Same. I love it when people react to this song when they realize what the song is saying

    • @ThomasTallant
      @ThomasTallant Před 2 lety +1

      Unfortunately that song is in my head. Every day. 😢

  • @promontorium
    @promontorium Před 2 lety +1

    If it can't be hated it can't be art. Art by its definition is something that has a message, idea, emotion, something human put out into the world. It's not nature, it's not "innocent".

  • @jonathoncurran7996
    @jonathoncurran7996 Před 2 lety +6

    Trent is a GENIUS. I don’t use the term loosely. Dive deep my friends. If I could pick one album to show you his talents it would be the fragile. The song with the same name I think you guys will dig. Also you guys are doing a great job. Keep it up.

  • @JonnyPhive
    @JonnyPhive Před 2 lety +5

    They used to play this heavily in dance clubs in the 90's

  • @11secondeclipse
    @11secondeclipse Před 2 lety +30

    You definitely need to listen to “Head Like A Hole.”

  • @KCsFunHouse
    @KCsFunHouse Před 2 lety

    I love seeing people branch out and discover new music! Great choice in this!

  • @musicisajourney
    @musicisajourney Před 2 lety

    My second time watching one of your videos and the second time I think Lex is really perceptive and sharp!

  • @Jhelpura
    @Jhelpura Před 2 lety +23

    I was wondering when you'd get around to NIN, the whole alternative era exploded due in much part because of NIN and Janes Addiction and then solidified with bands like Nirvana and Sound Garden. Ive seen others say "Head Like a Hole" really his first hit and a banger but there is sooo much to Trents portfolio. Have Fun!!!!

    • @munkysex00
      @munkysex00 Před 2 lety

      Janes addiction? gtfo with that junk.

    • @andrepereira744
      @andrepereira744 Před 2 lety

      @@munkysex00 Dude stfu, you know nothing about you're talking about.

  • @ztulsydridu4564
    @ztulsydridu4564 Před 2 lety +5

    I like Lexs explanation about embodying innocence and purity. Also consider that contrast is fundamental in the creation. Contrast gives "art" mental stickiness. "The Fragile" might be more to your likings 😁

  • @brandonclark7867
    @brandonclark7867 Před rokem

    I’m subscribing cause y’all adorable…I’m straight and y’all’s cuteness made me blush from the thumbnail-much love music fam
    -B

  • @Nickel138
    @Nickel138 Před 2 lety +3

    The whole album is a concept album about someone’s decent into madness. You really appreciate this song when you hear the whole album. The song is more about self-hatred and obsession more than sex, according to the singer (he is the whole band really),Trent Reznor.

  • @annaoswald5943
    @annaoswald5943 Před 2 lety +20

    I think for Lex, who tends to like music a little faster and chaotic, Head like a hole would have been a better intro song.

    • @dmwalker24
      @dmwalker24 Před 2 lety +2

      A lot of the stuff off Pretty Hate Machine would have been... less provoking. Also, lyric videos might be a better choice too.

  • @GrimrDirge
    @GrimrDirge Před 2 lety +150

    One of the best stripper songs ever written. Also, lyrics videos are way better than official videos, which tend to distract. 90% of your conversation was about the video, not the music.

    • @HarlowTheoryX
      @HarlowTheoryX Před 2 lety +1

      Really it's just broken down to a stripper song, indeed amazing for dancing. Trent had a whole idea much deeper xx

    • @cdm46290
      @cdm46290 Před 2 lety +8

      Most of the time I agree, but this video is from an Era where videos were great. Video was the right choice here.

    • @MrTuubster
      @MrTuubster Před 2 lety

      @@cdm46290 And very deliberate. The scenes were weird and nasty, so they inserted a "censored" frame, which made you think about what could that even be.

    • @ameliaj420
      @ameliaj420 Před 2 lety +3

      I guess if you are referring to the strippers that are completely broken inside from too many years of gyrating for random men who are using the experience for arousal, oblivious to the fact that the woman's soul is dying a bit more with every song, then you are absolutely correct.
      This song is about being in the depths of despair from sex addiction that has only made your life become a void rather than filling one.

    • @raandyy
      @raandyy Před 2 lety +1

      Right up there with Marilyn Manson's cover of Tainted Love.

  • @donculotta1551
    @donculotta1551 Před 2 lety +1

    A most appropriate opening credit song for my favorite movie, Seven.

  • @DocRobert
    @DocRobert Před 2 lety

    Girl when they cast for Storm in the MCU you need to be at that audition. Love.

  • @Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers
    @Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers Před 2 lety +11

    This is a good place for you guys to start on your Nine Inch Nails journey but don't put a label on it because of this video. Trent Reznor is a creative genius and has such a wide variety of music he has created throughout the years. He's worked with production studios to help create soundtracks for both movies and TV shows. He's discovered amazing talent including Marilyn Manson. And is known to be very strong willed in regards to an artist's right to creative decisions and refused to work with any label that tried to control what he creates. But in spite of his strong will and ability to make demands and have them met he's also not one for arrogance. He has his quirks and if he wants something done he will see that it is done but he's never flocked to the limelight. I remember he was a performing artist at one of the Grammys and before it was his time to go on stage the camera was searching everywhere for him and they found him standing by himself in a large and dark equipment access tunnel just leaning against the wall. He actually look mad that the camera found him. I'll make another post with some links to some songs I suggest you react to next.

  • @davidchristopher9704
    @davidchristopher9704 Před 2 lety +3

    Another Great Review!!! Thanks for sharing!
    "The Perfect Drug", "Wish", and the song"Potions" is on an ep but its a Trent Reznor beat with Maynard singing. Excellent song!

  • @Terry3Gs
    @Terry3Gs Před 2 lety

    I've never seen the official uncensored video version of the song. Thanks for sharing this @brad&Lex !!
    Btw ... when this came out in the 90's ... this was a "bumper" song alright ... well bumpin n grindin on each other slowly .. LOL
    As others have said including the 1 I feel is more accurate .... MANY of Trent's songs are inspired by feelings we have as humans ... The downward spiral album this was from was a big reflection of that. Oddly enough when I was once fairly depressed I lisened to the whole album begining to end & it didnt put me deeper into it ... tracks in it actually helped lift me out of it.z
    Its interesting how we age ( i just turned 49 in feb ) .... and as we age .. most of us find deeper meanings to things in life we have experienced or do experience in the future.

  • @beeboop5298
    @beeboop5298 Před 2 lety

    Oh my, I love your contacts darlin'! Lookin' sharp :)

  • @yomo1690
    @yomo1690 Před 2 lety +4

    Nine inch nails are one of the few bands who can go from producing sounds that are hellish and heavy as fuck to lush transcendent works of beauty. And everything in between.

  • @battygirlrachel
    @battygirlrachel Před 2 lety +12

    Could do a double hitter with his and Johnny Cashes version of hurt.... Both versions are excellent though I'm particularly partial to Johnny's. Reznor worked with Manson some so that may be why his style reminded u of Manson.

  • @brianhays1797
    @brianhays1797 Před rokem

    Gotta listen to the whole Downward Spiral to really get the gist of the song. Glad you got to see the uncensored version!

  • @OliveWhisperingEye
    @OliveWhisperingEye Před rokem

    90s industrial rock!!!!! Creators and Trent’s a one of a kind genius

  • @kellyhouse4263
    @kellyhouse4263 Před 2 lety +4

    One of my favorites! Trent is a genius 🔥🤟

  • @MW-sw7so
    @MW-sw7so Před 2 lety +3

    They always used to play this at the club and people would be grinding all over everybody and at the end of the night you would go home smelling like sweat and shame.😄👍

  • @otobking
    @otobking Před 2 lety

    😂 this is great! Love these two

  • @WhiskeyWars
    @WhiskeyWars Před 2 lety

    Gotta say the style that Lex chose for this video is perfect ! Also great reaction guys .

  • @sebastiantavera3256
    @sebastiantavera3256 Před 2 lety +6

    You want to listen something that represents NiN incredibly well? Well, listen to The Wretched or Somewhat Damaged, or any song from The Fragile (a freaking masterpiece with 23 songs divided in 2 discs)

  • @goddesschild24
    @goddesschild24 Před 2 lety +3

    If this is your first Nine Inch Nails song you went straight to the hardcore section of their music, and I kind of find that awesome. But then honestly a lot of their music was Hardcore anyway that is just one of their more colorful selections as my father used to say

  • @rlm502
    @rlm502 Před 2 lety

    Right on the money Brad!!!

  • @DecapitatedPlaythings
    @DecapitatedPlaythings Před 2 lety

    She looks so dope with those contacts in.. Hell yeah Lex!

  • @crowmki9688
    @crowmki9688 Před 2 lety +11

    This is a weird song to introduce yourself to Nine Inch Nails with, even if it’s his most popular song. There’s a ton of great stuff in the catalog though. Head Like A Hole, Wish, Hurt, March of the Pigs etc are great picks for something a bit more accessible.

    • @Vandalspeed
      @Vandalspeed Před 2 lety

      The hand that feeds you is the perfect NIN Intro

    • @galedribble9535
      @galedribble9535 Před 2 lety +1

      I think it might be the best NIN song to introduce someone who might be into hip hop etc

  • @dustingraham2010
    @dustingraham2010 Před 2 lety +47

    Hey Brad and Lex, I love your channel! Closer, I feel, is not the best representation of why people fell in love with NIN in the early 90's (as I did). A neat song, but, rather boring soon after the shock factor fades. For their heavier, more aggressive stuff, I would look to "head like a hole", "wish", "gave up", "a perfect drug", "Mr. Self destruct." They have many more great songs beside those, but those kind of take you back toward the beginning, and more of a traditional industrial metal sound that started it all.

    • @anthonyv6962
      @anthonyv6962 Před 2 lety +3

      I think stuff from Pretty Hate Machine is the best place to start. But I might be biased. As I was at just the right age for the older sister of a friend to introduce me to it while she was home from college for a break.

    • @TheNinjakat2010
      @TheNinjakat2010 Před 2 lety +1

      Ha ha ha have you seen closure? Fucked up video of broken

    • @gimphandjeff
      @gimphandjeff Před 2 lety

      The 80s NIN is freaking AWFUL. Pop nonsense.

    • @TheNinjakat2010
      @TheNinjakat2010 Před 2 lety +3

      @@gimphandjeff broken is not pop at all

    • @tonydelay2244
      @tonydelay2244 Před 2 lety

      Completely agree 👍

  • @PaulChapmanPcTech
    @PaulChapmanPcTech Před 2 lety +2

    Fun fact: Trent Reznor is so good that he was NIN when this first album was created he was literally performing the Janitorial Services for the studio in exchange for recording time. He wrote and played everything on this entire album. When it got picked up by a label and became popular he had to go out and hire musicians to do live shows, and that is how NIN began, with Trent Reznor cleaning toilets and mopping floors.

  • @thecreatonaut6165
    @thecreatonaut6165 Před 2 lety +1

    Trent Reznor makes all types. Some are absolutely beautiful and bittersweet. He makes awesome scores for many famous movies as well. Definitely listen to more of his music. It's a mind blowing journey.

  • @laneyfife1091
    @laneyfife1091 Před 2 lety +29

    i love nine inch nails, but whoever suggested this song as an introduction is foul

    • @kylehuddleston2217
      @kylehuddleston2217 Před 2 lety +5

      This song was an introduction for a lot of us!

    • @MrCoD2569
      @MrCoD2569 Před 2 lety +2

      and hurt is originally by nin as well but the cash version is beautiful too

    • @taylorschulz6522
      @taylorschulz6522 Před 2 lety

      Lol that's what I was thinking

    • @symphonyinkart
      @symphonyinkart Před 2 lety

      Not surprising tho- let’s be honest. Lol.

    • @NosEL34
      @NosEL34 Před 2 lety

      I completely agree 😂😂

  • @1amdremer
    @1amdremer Před 2 lety +6

    NIN has a lot of great songs, Only, Head Like a Hole, and Hurt are some of my favorites.
    A cool reaction would be to listen to Hurt by NIN, and then listen to the cover that Johnny Cash did of Hurt.

  • @scottryana
    @scottryana Před 2 lety +1

    I wish people would listen to the song before watching the video. I think the video detracts from just how good the music is. The mix, layering, new sounds, 3D sound, etc are very cool.

  • @ItsToXxy
    @ItsToXxy Před 4 měsíci

    In the making of the music video, the director Mark Romanek was inspired by a handful of artists and wanted to pack as much of it in one video as possible. So it's very artsy inspired.

  • @Brian-mb8sx
    @Brian-mb8sx Před 2 lety +6

    I definitely appreciate the creativity of the video, but over the years I found that I enjoy this song way more on its own, without the creepy visuals

    • @pagaporvista569
      @pagaporvista569 Před 2 lety

      first time seeing the video, always loved the song..

  • @roninuskix1363
    @roninuskix1363 Před 2 lety +4

    NIN "right where it belongs" or " the great below" trust me!! 😁❤️👊

    • @yomo1690
      @yomo1690 Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you, i have just posted those exact suggestions. Love those songs and they always get overlooked for Head like a hole, hurt or closer.

    • @roninuskix1363
      @roninuskix1363 Před 2 lety

      @@yomo1690 agreed! It reminds me of every reactor only reacting to "creep" and "fake plastic trees" when they react to Radiohead!! 🤦🤦😜

  • @critzandgiggles
    @critzandgiggles Před 2 lety

    Lex... your eyes/contacts were creeping me out lol. ❤️ you guys! Keep up with the crazy uploads 🤟🍻❤️

  • @rdormer
    @rdormer Před rokem

    LMAO I've been a Nine Inch Nails fan for going on two decades now, I've watched the video for this song a dozen times and I *never* pegged the symbolism behind the scene where he's just floating and spinning in the air. Kudos my man, kudos.

  • @hunglikeahorse---fly
    @hunglikeahorse---fly Před 2 lety +5

    Was a teenager when this came out. Remember making out with my girlfriend with this playing!!

    • @DerangedVoices
      @DerangedVoices Před 2 lety +1

      I went the next step and used this music beat to... Well.. You know. And in doggy style. 😂

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 Před 2 lety +3

    Head like a hole is a banger to check out from NIN

  • @hawfcut2394
    @hawfcut2394 Před 2 lety

    This song was THE song where I'm from in rock bars to shft the mood instantly.
    GOOD times.

  • @tbd407
    @tbd407 Před rokem +1

    this video and beat are the most 90s things ever