Nine Inch Nails performs "The Becoming" live at the Sasquatch Festival in George, WA on May 24th, 2009. Filmed by Rob Sheridan with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Audio mix by Blumpy.
I've always loved this song, and only just found this video... I shall return again. I just came from this one, same story (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l34b8_tLB74.html)
What makes NiN for me is that they don't just bang-out some heavy crap, and that's it. Trent usually manages to put these great musical breaks in, unexpected and really effective. It shows that he really knows what he is doing, and is a brilliant musician and composer.
InhalerOfMoistMeals it’s because he knows how to make music and sing in a way that affects the human mind. so no matter how old he is, hes smart to find a way to make a old song sound good
Trent is and always has been one of my biggest musical influences, no matter ~how much/what~ drugs he's taken he always writes beautiful (and more importantly meaningful) songs. And calling them songs is an understatement.
Yeah. That sample was what drives the song for me. It’s not buried in the mix it’s way up front. Gives it a wild atmosphere. This is still cool. But.... Having a basic trigger sample pre set on the keyboard to his right would’ve sounded awesome.
A kid named kip kinkle was listening to this song in the 90s and writing down the words then Killed his parents and went and Sh ot up his sc hool . Not trents fault but you'll probably never hear that sample of people screaming during this song live .
I've been listening to NIN since I first heard Down In It... they have a dark streak that resonates with my soul... it's like a magic tonic that I must return to regularly or I may fade away.
Love at 4:30 when the crew guy in front casually catches Trent's mic stand... wonder how many times a show these guys are picking up instruments/stands as the guys roll through the show.
I'm just now becoming. a nin fan ^_^ Is really no one talking about the acoustic guitar? Its funny and it's dope, I could tell how it contributes to the sound before that interlude. What art =)
@@viablespade It`s because Trent is always going complete nuts in the studio by himself....and those poor guys have to learn to play / reproduce that glorious shit..LOL
I saw NIN live back in August, 2009 and they performed this song. I hadn't paid attention to it on "The Downward Spiral" up until that point. After seeing it live, it became one of my favorite NIN songs.
You hadn't pay attention to it on "The Downward Spiral"?!? Shit man...with me, it's the total opposite - it was the first song that caught my ear and mind, the moment I bought the LP (back in the dayz, on a cassette) . It just shows how different is the perception for one band's music, amongst all of us, who are even fans of the same band!
I too missed it when new, bought the album primarily for 'closer' of course...but reverse from your experience, found it again via listing to Amazon and this time around the full album with headgear...it makes a big difference...anyway this song was like wow how'd I miss this?...found the 'live' version and was convinced...?...he couldn't do it 'justice'...and was pleasantly proven wrong!!!...its great!
Lyrics in this song are incredible, I love it. Also, it is interesting to hear how the ending drums were played live. This requires some skills. I believe CD version of this song involved a drum machine?
I beat my machine It's a part of me It's inside of me I'm stuck in this dream It's changing me I am becoming The me that you know, he had some second thoughts He's covered with scabs He is broken and sore The me that you know He doesn't come around much That part of me... Isn't here anymore All pain disappears It's the nature of... Of my circuitry Drowns out all I hear No escape from this My new consciousness The me that you know He used to have feelings But the blood has stopped pumping and he is left to decay The me that you know is now made up of wires And even when i'm right with you i'm so far away I can try to get away But I've strapped myself in I can try to scratch away The sound in my ears I can see it killing away All of my bad parts I don't want to listen But it's all too clear Hiding Backwards inside of me I feel... so unafraid Annie, hold a little tighter I might just slip away It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head
Yea man this performance always chokes me up at a certain point just from the raw emotion radiating from this song and the words he’s singing when played live. This is why I love music
wow what an incredible performance. As someone who had their own downward spiral (well a few) this album has always spoken to me, this song in particular. Even when he was an addict Trent's depictions of it were so powerful, it was as if he knew he was experiencing his own destruction and recorded it.
The 19 that dislike this don't know what's up. You can see the talent and energy that was put into this performance. That's one thing about Trent and NIN, they always put on the best shows and give it 100%.
This song is clearly about Anakin (Annie) Skywalker BECOMING Darth Vader. If only he could have held on a little tighter he wouldn't now be made up of wires. Recently, he's had some second thoughts, and even though the him that you know doesn't come around much, he will eventually beat the machine and toss Palpatine down a reactor shaft, thus finally becoming right with you, despite being so far away.
The main character is metaphorically becoming a emotionless robot, he's starting to sccumb to the "Mr. Self Destruct" fellow in the beginning of the album.
Not only is Trent a pure musician, he is also undeniably "original." Something that is seriously lacking in today's kiddie-bop, machine-made, record-company-contrived hip-hop crap.
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