Pretty Hate Machine - The Nine Inch Nails Story ┃ Documentary 

1. Yes, I said "Reznor was the brainchild of NIN" which is obviously wrong. It should be "NIN was the brainchild of Reznor". It's a simple error in the script, it happens. And yes, I do proofread my scripts, but guess what? I'm human and mistakes will STILL happen. I am one person doing the job of an entire research and production team. I don't mind people leaving corrections in the comments, I welcome it, but if you decide to address the mistakes in a rude or condescending manner, I will delete your comment and block you. 2. "You forgot about the Fragile", no, I didn't forget anything. I talk about what I want to talk about. I document what I personally find interesting about an artist. There's an hour long documentary on RU-vid already that focuses only on The Fragile. 3. "NIN were not darker than Skinny Puppy or Ministry, you don't know what you're talking about" - This is a subjective opinion as to weather an artist was "Darker" than another artist. Even the word "Darker" can hold different contextual meanings subjectively. If I think NIN were "Darker" than Skinny Puppy or Ministry, I am right, because it is my subjective opinion. In the same, if you do not believe this, you are also right as that is your subjective opinion. 4. "You pronounced Moog wrong". I pronounce Moog the same way every college and university lecturer I had over the span of 5 years whilst studying sound engineering and music technology in the UK pronounced it. And yes, I'm aware it is the name of Robert Moog. Some people don't seem to understand that before the internet existed, a word was interpreted based on the semantics of the native language of the person pronouncing it. When Americans start pronouncing the word "Herb" with the "H", I'll start pronouncing Moog like "Moge".

"Caught a Light Sneeze, Dreamed a Little Dream, Made My Own Pretty Hate Machine"~Tori Amos

The Downward Spiral is one of the most incredible albums ever made!

NIN has been my #1 since PHM came out...literally the soundtrack to my life

Pretty Hate Machine is still on heavy rotation in my music collection. I’m always in awe when I listen to it.

I was introduced to NIN in 1994 when I was 18. Pretty Hate Machine changed my life. Still love NIN.

If humans are still studying music in an academic sense hundreds of years from now The Downward Spiral and possibly The Fragile will be in the syllabus. Spiral is a more coherent album that tells a story, but The Fragile has some pretty amazing musical ideas on it. You could really pick anything he did and it would work. My favorite is the Broken EP since I'm a metalhead and that's about as close as he's ever gotten to actual metal. I'd love for him to make just one record with all of his signature sounds and audio tricks but with a tuned down seven string at the center of every song.

Trent reznor is a legend and has worked with other legends

It was surprising that Joy Division wasn't mentioned. Back then, I remember reading an interview where he said he hated the Beatles and said Joy Division was his biggest influence. He had covered Joy Division on The Crow soundtrack around that time too.

Trent is a genius at blending pretty pop-like melodies with discordant, unsettling noise. Pretty Hate Machine fascinates me to this day. My personal favorite is Ring Finger because of it's construction and lyrics and it's oddly hummable! Hurt is also an amazing piece on The Downward Spiral. Whether you like his music or not, he set out to create a unique music style and he certainly did - the NIN sound is instantly recognizable and never predictable.

NIN was my first Concert. Coolest first Concert ever.

I have pretty hate machine on vinyl. It really is one of my favourite things. This was a great documentary - thanks!

Reznor is still my number one role model in music....total musical genius.

I loved the detail about him loving THE WALL, I did not know this, I'm in my late 30s and have been listening to THE WALL since I was 8. I love that album so much I even have a tattoo of the wall around my arm with the face popping out, very cool detail to know about him. It's no wonder I love NIN. Great Doc. Thanks.

there are a few albums missing from this documentary. But I guess the intent was to focus on the initial part of Trent's carreer. He's achieved so much stuff also recently. What a genius.

I remember asking for a documentary on NIN and now that I see you did it My day just got better

Pretty Hate Machine is fucking BRILLIANT!

Great doco and thank you for touching on With Teeth, a lot of people sleep on that record when, in my opinion, it's the most under rated album and slept on album out of NIN's discography, to me, this is when I knew Trent was able to truly branch out out of the industrial sound and into other avenues with the same expertise and passion.

he is a huge COIL fan but such short time will never be enough to talk about them.

I had never heard of NIN before their performance Saturday night at Woodstock. Totally blew me away with the Pretty Hate Machine songs. Favorite concert ever. One of my favorite albums, ever, although I mostly listen to it when I am by myself in the car.

Bought Downward Spiral in high school when it came out. Quickly bought PHM. Played them nonstop. They're still in my rotation. Finally got to see NIN a few months ago at Red Rocks and it was one of the best concerts I've been to.

“Since music was huge in the 80’s” so sad it isn’t today

It's like you create this unique universe for every band you speak of great documentary/ commentary work👌

NIN is one of my favorites. Great documentary! Thanks

Love your content. Great history of music as always.

funny enough back then NIN was considered the most 'Light' Main stream top 40 version of Industrial music. lol

My man, you did your research! Been a fan since my adolescence and I learned quite a few new things and saw some footage I've never seen before. I give you mad props, sir.

Great documentary good sir!! I appreciate the work you put into you’re content!!🤘

thanks for taking your time to put this out

Amazing like always ! 👏

Thank you for doing this.

Loved watching this, thank you!

Awesome awesome documentary. Loved the walk down memory lane.

Another awesome documentary! Great job man! 🤘👌

Skinny Puppy Would be Nice

Thank you for another great video. Honestly your videos are amazing.. thank you

Been waiting like a month for this

Great job! You did a unique documentary and highlighted arguably the greatest song writer in the world! 👍

Great work lad I always enjoy these they are extremally well done

I saw the Pretty Hate Machine show at the I-Beam in San Francisco in 1990. It was a small venue on Haight Street. I was about 10 feet away from Trent. The show was amazing and exhilarating!

Trent Reznor is cool and legend on music nine inch nails rock 🎸 pretty hate machine is One of favorite album of all time .

I've never been a huge NIN fan, they have a handful of songs I love though, but I was always more of a Marilyn Manson guy. I still have nothing but respect and admiration for Trent and what he's accomplished.

Unfortunately you didn't mention his works on Quake I OST and Fragile album, which are cool too. Thanks though, interesting video!

I'm just so Hyped to hear you speak , friendly voice. NIN 2023

Great work!

I'll never forget meeting Trent & the band. Getting my Year Zero CD & tickets autographed.Also the pleasure of shaking his hand and speaking to him. Getting closer to Trent at the soundcheck and taking amazing pictures that I made into an album. Then at the end of a long day, seeing the concert. I was in awe of Trent. A true master at his craft. Not to mention a really nice person. As our group also had our picture made with the band. I still sometimes can't believe it happened to me. This was the NIN/JA tour in 2009. Charlotte,NC.

SKINNY PUPPY ARE LEGENDS WILL LOVE THEM FOREVER

Honestly smashed this video mate

PHM was the very first album that I became totally obsessed with, knew every lyric on, and loved from front to back. I remember I called into the radio station on my 9th birthday to ask them to play NIN, lol.

When Pretty Hate Machine came out, I was a massive industrial nerd, and passed it off as fluffy crap that had just enough industrial presence in the music to ruin the genre. Looking back on it nearly 25 years later, I get the idea behind it a lot more than I did at the time.

Really awesome that Throbbing Gristle and Skinny Puppy and Ministry was mentioned. Trent derived a lot of inspiration from Skinny Puppy.

Love yall's work! Please keep the content coming!

Beautifully done.

Thanks for this! Learned so much.

I discovered NIN and Ministry on the same day and have been hooked ever since.

Well done! Would have liked to know more about The Fragile

This is wild … so hard to find out this type info when NIN came out in 90s.. it was just suddenly on MTV and super dark , this is totally new context makes so much less dark and more normal

Pretty Hate Machine is one of my absolute classics. Just brilliant.

This is deff the Best NIN doc I've seen!! Trent actually sold me a keyboard at Pi keyboards and audio in Brookpark Cleveland Oh.. My Roland D-50. I actually heard "Ringfinger" or "Swish" its early version back then 86-87' Brilliant Man! Still!

Truly a tier above anything produced cable TV. Well done!

I saw them at helter skelter in LA during the PHM tour. The stage was behind a chain link fence and my ears have been ringing ever since. Seriously.

The video for Pinion/Wish was my introduction to NIN. I was already in love with Ministry and NIN was put on a pedestal with them. 🤘

I love all of this. Love pretty hate machine

I still have the 12” vinyl of Sin from when my older brother bought it for me when it came out. Al jourgensen was a bigger influence than might have been portrayed here as the Ministry album “ Land of rape and honey” was a landmark industrial metal point prior to Nine Inch Nails in its full form.

Liam Howlett from the band The Prodigy, first synthesizer was the same as Trent's. The synth's name "The Prodigy", was Liam's inspiration for his band's name. If you look at the image in this video, from the synths, you can see that the font (letters) from "The Prodigy" band, are the same from the synthesizer. There u go, some history 4u. (And please excuse my English, it's not my native tongue).

Great channel, subscription gladly added. Thanks for the superb content.

I love your your vh1 behind the music vibe.

South Park Meadows in Austin, TX back in 1995 - Prick, NIN, and David Bowie - one of the greatest concerts I have ever been to! Trent Reznor is still my favorite lyricist of all time and Pretty Hate Machine still holds up to this day!

Thanks for this - very well done.

If it wasn't for NIN and Trent Reznor; I feel like my lifestyle wouldn't be the way I prefer it to be - the Pretty Hate Machine rescued me when I was in high school. The record is a part of me - it's like "one of" my "many" musical brothers, it's the same case with The Downward Spiral. 🤘🐲💯🔥🛠 But if it wasn't for Pretty Hate Machine, life just wouldn't be the same for me. Thank you Trent, Al Jorgensen, and Throbbing Gristle, I love you all so much because Throbbing Gristle invented industrial music, NIN and Ministry just perfected it and made it popular tho, esp. Trent. 🤘🤟💫⭐️🤙

Very well done !!! Bravo :-D

this is pretty dope. imo Broken was his masterpiece. & just one nitpick - when you say someone 'succumbed' to an OD, that means they actually died.

Yes it’s finally here

Johnny Cash didn't want to cover Hurt originally. It was all Rick Rubin's doing, who gradually convinced him to do it.

The look Johnny Cash is giving Henry Rollins at the end of this, could cut through steel 😂 Then to have Rick Rubin standing at his side laughing, makes it one amazing photograph!

I took notes on a lot of stuff you mentioned and enjoyed this doc. I noticed the stuff gleaned over but get that you can’t pack the entire NIN story into a 26:36 video. Great doc!

This is the Artist I have been waiting for😎👌

Head Like a Hole grabbed me instantly ! The song and the video . Goth girls started coming out of the woodwork as well . I thank Trent for that as well heh heh . While PHM was awesome , the next release would be my favorite by them . Broken . But Downward Spiral is brilliant as well , flip flopping back and forth with Broken , PHM and DS as faves ! Theyre all great ! Fuck it lol !

Saw him open for Peter Murphy at Tipitinas! Awesome show!

Just incredible work here, in terms of the research, aesthetic, and storytelling. Also, immense contribution to the historical record. PS let’s agree that Moog is pronounced the way cows sound and am I’m sticking by it. 😅

good documentary

My janitor let me borrow Pretty Hate Machine when I was in 8th grade catholic school 1994. I never heard of them but loved it instantly

Guys my hero. He also moonlights as Professor Snape.

Good documentary.

I had a friend give me Pretty Hate Machine back in like 92 or 93. Been a fan ever since.

I luckily got to see the Bowie & Reznor show in NC in the 90's.

RIP Kurt if he ain't just in the town. I own every store too OG. God bless you

Fucking awesome as always,really hanging out for Static-X soon???

Ministry would be cool to do.

I cant fucking wait 🤟🤟🤘🤘🤘Heavy metal

Reznor also played synths in a Cleveland pop band called Slam Bamboo there's some footage of that band playing a Cleveland area talk show in 1986

Pretty Hate Machine - changed SO MUCH at that time in the music scene -- he freeking set the music scene on FIRE!!!!

I heard NIN first time back at 1997 somewhere back there... 26 years ago... in high school...

I remember being surprised when I saw NIN the first time that he had a band with him. That show (1990) at a small club in Palo Alto is still in my top 3 ever along with US Joshua Tree at an arena and Rodrigo y Gabriela in a small jazz club. I can't rank them; they were all amazing for me.

At 9:04 you can see Richard Patrick on the left, who later created Filter (and is brother to Robert Patrick)

I'll never forget being 10 or so and going to my buddy Ryan's house after school. Ryan's Mom had a huge stereo and the subwoofers were like 18"/boxed with mids and highs. Typical oak 80's stuff. Ryan had like 100 feet of speaker wire and we would drag the speakers onto the roof of his house and blast Pretty Hate Machine as loud as it could go. I can only imagine what that sounded like to anyone but us, lol. We did it quite often though. No one ever called the cops?! I still jam that album a few times a month. I love all of what Trent and NIN did but none compared to Pretty Hate Machine. And I am off to listen to it now, lol.

I never heard that Throbbing Gristle was on a lable called Industrial Records. I just said, It sounds industrial and called it that. I enjoyed the music and went with it.

Fun Fact: At 2:14 is the live video for the song "Discipline" by TG. What an amazing song!

Reznor is a genius. Favorite album has to be Broken . Raw, energetic and masterful.

Looking back I'd have to say that Pretty Hate Machine was the soundtrack to my depression in my early 20's.