Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds (REACTION!) 

"Head Like a Hole," "Wish," "Survivalism," "The Perfect Drug," and the original version of "Hurt" are worth checking out too, just to put NIN into a wider context.

Witnessing the progression of Trent Reznor as a musician in real time has been one of the best things I've been privileged to witness throughout my life. More NIN please! ❤

More NIN please. Even Deeper, We're In This Together, Only. Basically anything from Pretty Hate Machine or The Downward Spiral or The Fragile

"The Becoming." That one song encapsulates so much of NIN. My strongest recommendation for them. Gothic Industrial Horror.

Reznor is a musical genius. I've been a fan for 31 years. Never really cared for this song but glad to see you circling back to them. You really need to dig deeper into them.

"Only", from this same album, is a sonic tour de force. Layers upon layers of instruments and sounds, combined with a nice helping of Reznor's usual brilliant lyricism. You guys should add that to your list.

NIN is my favorite band, Trent is brilliant. The Wretched, Something I Can Never Have, Copy of A, Every Day Is Exactly the Same, Perfect Drug... hard to go wrong with NIN. He and Atticus Ross don't have two Oscars for nothing.

"We're in this together" is a must. Also "Just like you imagined" - one the best instrumentals in history of instrumentals

Trent is the man, don’t get rid of him so fast. You wanna listen 🎧 something metal from him? Pick any song from “Broken”. Believe me… that’s pure hardcore 🤟🏻

Trent Reznor is a legend.

Also as a hip hop head who heard NIN in my youth, the album The Fragile is where I started and to me it's peak NIN. Some standouts for me from that album: - The Day the World Went Away - We're in This Together - The Fragile - The Way Out is Through (instrumental but badass) - Into the Void - Where is Everybody? Any of these would make for a great reaction

I feel like it makes complete sense. Taking about selling out, while repetitive dance beats blast out. Trent is a very smart guy. I feel like this was a 100% intentional.

He is a PIONEER, and INNOVATOR for that genre and sound. A GENIUS

The basic groove you are talking about isn’t typical for them, it’s the emotion in the unresolved tones, the “noise” behind the groove, and the deep lyrics that really make Trent Reznor’s compositions so brilliant. There are so many layers to the sound to evoke emotion from just the sound. Listen to the dissonance under the club groove in this song. The music highlights the story of the lyrics .The club groove is the “staying in line” but the dissonance behind it is the angst created by doing that, and the lyrics support that conflict.

I'm not a huge NIN fan, but I loved this album. Every Day is Exactly the Same and Right Where It Belongs are great songs if you ask me. Probably won't get a lot of mentions, but I think they are the core of what Trent Reznor is really going though.

Nine Inch Nails is Excellence in music. Trent Reznor is a modern Mozart, 100% dedicated to music, and an inspiration for me to be better.

The song from NIN that will forever be my favorite song of theirs is "When the World Went Away". It's different, but damn does it get powerful.

The groove heavy disco feel good vibe is how you feel when you’re brave enough to get off your knees and bite the hand that feeds you. The music is perfect for the lyrics.

The craziest takeaway for me was that that Kinks song was only 14 years old when Van Halen covered it and had massive success with it but if I imagine a band doing a cover of a song from 2006 I would just be like bruh stay away from that shit it's not old enough to fuck with yet lol.

"Wish" is my favorite song by NIN, its a bit more rock/metal and continues to give excellent lyricism. Check out In Flames - Colony for something new that will likely make your playlist.

Reznor has also been working on movie scores for over a decade, with Atticus Ross I think, to great success/acclaim. 'The Social Network' and 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' are the first that come to mind, and there are more that I can't recall. Edit: And if you think this has a club feel, Reznor has many full EPs of remixes of his songs. Many styles, lots of dance/club sounds. His albums are also sub-titled 'halos,' so his first album was 'halo 1,' 5th album 'halo 5,' and on. I think it's almost 30 halos, I had most at one point, except a couple of the hardest to obtain. Been about 7 years since I lost my cd collection in a flood, so I might be off on the #, but tons of remixes.

"Only" from the same album is a great track, and has those Billie Jean drums!

I bought Pretty Hate Machine so long ago that it was still on TVT Records and no one knew who they were, and that’s still my favorite NIN album. Every song on that album is a banger, but that lyricism is still there. It’s very dark and that’s what I needed when I discovered NIN. I related to it lyrically and musically too. I do love an angry banger!

NIN's deep catalog is where they really shine. This is just a radio hit.

"Terrible Lie" or "The Reptile" would be good for reaction.

Always loved this song. The idea of "biting the hand that feeds you" and the subservient, bitch position that not biting the hand that feeds you puts you in, is brilliantly presented in this song. Bite that hand off and feed yourself.

What got me into NIN was the fact Reznor did the music for Quake back in the Day. ID software and NIN Both so ahead of their time.

You guys should react to more Nine Inch Nails… "Head Like a Hole", "Hurt", "The Perfect Drug", "We're in This Together", "March of the Pigs", "Something I Can Never Have", "Wish", "The Becoming", "Reptile", "The Fragile", "Dead Souls" 🎸🤘

Saw this on Patreon so I'm obviously here to like as well! "We're in this together", "even deeper", "only", "the wretched" is just harsh and his like a sledgehammer.

"Getting Smaller" is a very good track off this album. Lots of other good suggestions here. I'm fond of "Somewhat Damaged", "Where is Everybody", "God Given" and "Discipline". "The Perfect Drug" and "Head Like A hole" are popular for a reason, they're accessible but don't really dig too far into what makes NIN NIN. Good songs, but maybe a bit overplayed at this point. "Down In It" is great if you want to hear early stuff.

"Head like a hole" is way more metal sounding and personally one of my favorite songs period.

this whole album is amazing with lyrics, helped me through the rough times :)

My early teenage years, my two main influences was Trent Reznor and 2pac. I always refer to them as the only two father figures at that time in my life. Yes. I have an encyclopedia of stories. My life story sounds like a hit movie from Hollywood, complete with tons of drugs, money, women, and unrivaled rule wherever I went.

Party groove AND deep and meaningful lyrics ... welcome to the NIN world guys !!!

Nine Inch Nails has always been in my Top 3 bands and it's awesome to see you guys reviewing them. 😌 More please !

This song is tangentially about George W. Bush and his supporters. The follow-up album to this, Year Zero, tackles US politics even further, and is a concept album about a dystopian future brought down by the military industrial complex.

Banger! Thanks for getting back to NIN. Trent has made a lot of thought provoking music, definitely one of the more unique minds in entertainment. Appreciate you fellas! 🤘

WISH is one of my favorites, it’s short but hard and powerful, I absolutely love it🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I believe what Ryan called Disco vibe was Techno more specifically. Also, Good Soldier is a super catchy, almost pop song you should definitely check out

How could I have forgotten how much I love this one?! Trent's voice slays me.

Trent is on the verge of being the GOAT. He has Oscars, Grammys, Emmys......now all he needs is a Tony for the win!! BTW he also has a country music award for Old Town Road.....wtf LOL

Y'all should just do the opening three tracks of Pretty Hate Machine in one epic video. Great opening three tracks

I love the lyricism from NIN. Please react to Right Where It Belongs and Only from this album

Their debut album came out in 89 and it was incredible. Really unique and innovative. The first 2 tracks on that album are really worth checking out (head like a hole & terrible lie) if not a full album listen

Do 'Somewhat Damaged' live at Bowery Ballroom to see unadulterated raw emotion and energy. Also 'Terrible Lie' at Woodstock, was a defining moment for a generation, including me. Changed our lives

The hand that feeds, Discipline and Only by NIN are in my cardio playlist these days. I love it when they come during a workout or also generally when you are in a good mood

Check out Head Like A Hole & Hurt. If you guys like disco, Earth, Wind, & Fire will be in Las Vegas on October 26th, 28th, & 29th, & November 2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th

This song is a great single but goes with the album perfectly IMO. My favorite track on this album is Only. Trent is a story teller and amazing lyricist! Anything off Head like a Hole is great IMO as well! Like others have said NIN is so much more than these songs. Checkout Every Day is Exactly the Same for more great lyrics!

There's a Vevo concert out there where they play with some super soulful backups singers that you should grab a clip from. The big come down from that show is magical.

I love this song. The lyrics are so strong. I live by this principle. Ex military recon operator, I know what it takes and how to build a team from the bottom up. You are 1 team and excel to be the best you can be. But everyone is equal, no matter what rank, job, skin color, background whatever. And also in civilian society a good team leader takes care of his crew. I live by it. It's who I am. But with civilians, it's doesn't work like that. I've experienced some real poor teamleaders and supervisors that think they are better then others cause they got some collage degree. I was a teamleader for 2 years. On very busy days, my team went on a lunch break first, I'm last if there's time or I would even skip it. I'm not more important then my team. They come first, I'm last as leader. I put them first always and I'm second. Take care of your guys and you get respected. So will I bite the hand that feeds me? Just how deep do you believe? Will you bite the hand that feeds? Will you chew until it bleeds? Can you get up off your knees? Are you brave enough to see? Do you wanna change it? I believe you have to speak up if there's stuff wrong in an organisation. Speak up for others that can't. Are you afraid of speaking up if there's something wrong so will you bite the hand that feeds you. Are you sticking with your principles even if it will get you into trouble? I will for sure cause it's who I am.

NIN is just a nerd in his room with his thoughts, feelings, and talents.

I LOVE Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor. I got to see Nine Inch Nails on 6/06/06 in Birmingham, Alabama during their "With Teeth" Tour, that went along with this album. AMAZING live show and I will FOREVER be grateful that I got to see them live. Fun Fact: This song is actually a jab at George W. Bush for going to war with Iraq: "What if this whole crusade's a charade? And behind it all there's a price to be paid for the blood on which we dine? Justified in the name of the holy and the divine." Another Fun fact: Nine Inch Nails were due to play this song at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, but dropped out when MTV wouldn't let them use an image of George W. Bush in the performance. They were eventually replaced by Foo Fighters.

This is one of the few rock songs I mess with. Great song!

How many of his contemporaries have an Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar? If someone does a Broadway adaptation of the fragile (ha!) or Soul or Social Network the dude could wind up as an egot. Undeniably brilliant.

honestly, I've always thought that the lead singles they've put out from With Teeth to now have been some of the weaker songs on those respective albums. NIN spans multiple genres and I promise that you can find something from their catalog that you would absolutely love if you took a deeper dive into their music.

Damn it, I'm going to hear You really got me, when I hear this song from now on. Haha thanks a lot.

Please do Van Halen's cover of You Really Got Me, it's epic!

"Head Like a Hole " or "Perfect Drug" is a really good one to react too.. Please do more NIN.

when i first started listening to nin i used to love this song and "only" with a passion but when i started digging deeper into their music it really produced some gems i enjoy so much more.

It’s funny that you picked out that it sounds like “You Really Got Me”. I have kind of wanted to see you guys listening to The Kinks version of that song. Haha! 😊. As far as NIN goes, you should do “Head Like A Hole” and “Terrible Lie”.

I just saw NIN again last month. They are STILL huge and AMAZING

Yes, what Michael Lockyer said. The mainstream sounding groove of this song was exactly the point of the lyrics. I feel like Trent was writing it for himself or maybe for other artists....going, "Listen, I can write this club groove a hundred times and have a hundred hits...listen to this shit...its exactly what sells...but it's easy and it's not really me achieving something meaningful or different than anything else. Which leaves me empty. This groove is a hand that can feed me. Can I bite that hand?" For the answer listen to the rest of the album. Dude knows how to write a song that sells. Rarely has he.

The song Wish is really good and off a somewhat forgotten album

So many good songs, March of the Pigs, The Perfect Drug and We're in this Together definitely worth checking out too. And yes, we girls have an attachment to NIN.

It's a cover but...NIN - Dead Souls. It's on "The Crow" soundtrack, which is loaded with great songs and one of NIN best.

Trent Reznor wrote this song to take another stab at President Bush and the Iraq War. You'll find in the lyrics: What if this whole crusade's a charade? And behind it all there's a price to be paid for the blood on which we dine? Justified in the name of the holy and the divine.

Awesome you guys finally did more NIN. I would check out "The Perfect Drug" if you wanna hear something more complex

Head Like a Hole, Only, Hurt, The Perfect Drug, March of the Pigs, Terrible Lie, Every Day is Exactly the Same, Capital G, Down In It, Wish, Something I can Never Have, We're In This Together. Those are my recommended songs from NIN.

This has been on patreon for a while, its time to get back to NIN, I would recommend "LAST" or "REPTILE" for the next reaction. These first two picks were not the best introduction

I'd definitely go for 'Sunspots'; I don't know why but I think you'd love it. Also, I think you'd be impressed if you compared studio versions with live versions, eg. Came Back Haunted studio vs Tension live version.

The Fragile is Nine Inch Nails album masterpiece. Almost all the songs are gold but the best are The Big Come Down, Into the Void, The Wretched, and Where is Everybody. If you want to do a famous song March of the Pigs or Closer.

I really got into NIN about 5-6 years ago. I have all their records and am having a great time exploring their history. Their EP "Add Violence" is a favorite of mine. "Less Than" is superb. Makes you want to work out for 2 hours then jump in a convertible muscle car and drive 100mph while blaring NIN at a dangerously high volume. Great video, mates!

The Kinks, and Van Halen covered it. This is my favourite NIN record with The Downward Spiral. It's an absolutely perfect album from start to finish. Got to se em supporting it in Barcelona back in the day... and it was an absolutely perfect show as well. NIN all the fkn way dude!

I'm a long-time NIИ fan. No worries, you interpreted this song wisely. :)

The ladies love Trent. I went to a NIN concert in college, and every girl I knew that also went to the concert was going for Trent.

I’m excited to see them for the first time at an outdoor venue that only holds 2-3k. Should be great!

They are still going strong my first concert ever was NIN and David Bowie in 95

I have never heard Reznor talk about this song, but I always thought the song was intentionally a juxtaposition, the lyrics are deep and basically talking about whether or not it's worth it to sell out versus keep your artistic creativity, and this is like the most catchy, almost pop, music he's ever made. I believe that he meant the song to be ironic.

I remember when this dropped. It was a sorta throw back. Good stuff.

Glad this came up in the algorithm. I just quit my job today. No idea what I'm going to do, but I'm going to do it.

Ryan! Yes! The build up of that outro is AMAZING. Gets you pumped up!

Newer songs like Sunspots, Echoplex, The Great Destroyer(my personal favorite) or older songs like Down In It, Burn, or Ruiner

Top 5 band to see live. Especially loved seeing Aaron North with them. He was so fun to watch.

I'd recommend "The Wretched", "Just Like You Imagined", "All The Love In The World", "Every Day Is Exactly The Same", "Only", "Discipline", "Copy Of A", "Came Back Haunted", "Less Than", and last but certainly not least, "The Background World" which I think I'd say is Trent's masterpiece.

"Wish" "Last"or "Happiness in Slavery" from the "Broken" ep anything from "Pretty Hate Machine" and "The Downward Spiral" albums.

NIN is one of those bands that you really can't just pick up a track here and there out of order, and expect to get the artistic expression, and the context of it all. I know you guys have a channel to run, but checking out the NIN discography in order is incredibly important to understanding and feeling the vibe. I would LOVE to make some recommendations for you guys, I've been a fan since about 1991-1992, and have listened to NIN probably more than any other band in existence. But I am sure a lot of that would get lost in (vegas) the comments. But here goes, chronologically: 1- Head Like A Hole 2 - Sin 3 - Wish 4 - Heresy 5 - March of the Pigs 6 - Ruiner 7 - Becoming 8 - Discipline 9 - Echoplex 10 - Why do you get all the love in the world 11 - Sunspots 12 - Copy of A to name twelve.

I think it's funny that there are two big bands out there that probably would not exist if not for Nine Inch Nails. A Perfect Circle and Filter. Both Billy Howerdel of APC and Richard Patrick of Filter were the techs of Trent Reznor at some point. Billy tasted what it's like to perform and sing live in a big band while working for NiN on a few songs while touring and if it weren't for his experience with the group, he may have never been hired to work for Adam Jones in Tool where he met Maynard. His main guitar was also a gift to him from Trent after their tour was over. Richard of Filter also received a guitar from Trent after a tour and the one that was given to him was used to write the riff for "Hey Man, Nice Shot", which catapulted the band to commercial success.

Fellas, you absolutely must do Wish if you want to do a reaction to a quintessential Nine Inch Nails song. The first two you've done, while decent songs, are singles, pop songs. Wish is an industrial anthem from 1992, their breakout moment in my opinion.

This was a popular song at the Goth club I used to frequent. A lot of good memories.

The really got me now song was done by The Kinks and the Van Halen version is a cover

I’ll always remember seeing NIN spray painted on the high school gym wall in 1989…we were like what does that mean?! …Trent Reznor is awesome is what it meant!

Tool - The Grudge... Thank You!

NIN is a whole journey to go through. You've got to embrace all the work they've been doing since the 80s. I can't just listen to one song I got to go for the whole album.

You should check out the deepest and most meaningful NIN song - Right Where It Belongs

This was an unexpected pleasant surprise. This song brings back memories at the time when it was released. But just one thing though, please react to more songs from the industrial music scene; bands from the scene like Nitzer Ebb, Front 242, KMFDM, Skinny Puppy, and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult.

Yall gotta see footage of them performing 'Burn' live. The drummer is like Animal from the muppets gakked on speed. It's fuckin crazy.

I think something like “everyday is exactly the same” “we’re in this together” or “into the void” would be more up your alley. Especially “into the void” imho it’s insanely underrated and has one the most interesting progressions in Trent’s catalogue. It’s a song that shouldn’t work but somehow does and I keep coming back to it

You guys should do the songs that won them Grammys... "Wish" and "Happiness in Slavery"

When it comes to composition, Reznor's got IT!

So many more complex and amazing songs beyond the couple radio grabs you’ve listened to so far… amazing musicians (Trent 99%) that I completely respect! Right Where it Belongs, The Perfect Drug, March of the Pigs (live)… the entire Downward Spiral or Fragile Albums… so much to pick from with original and aggressive arrangements 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻