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May 17: Happy Birthday Trent Reznor! / What's your favorite Nine Inch Nails song? (lemmy.world)
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Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. He came to prominence as the founder, lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and primary songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Reznor

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[–] Sergio@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hard to pick one but I think my fave NIN song is The Becoming.

My fave Trent anecdote is on wikipedia:

Reznor got a job at Cleveland's Right Track Studio as an assistant engineer and janitor.[20] Studio owner Bart Koster later commented, "He is so focused in everything he does. When that guy waxed the floor, it looked great."

Personally I find that inspiring. I may not be able to make music, but I can mop the floor real good!!!

[–] jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Assitant engineer AND janitor is such a wild mix.

"Hey, do some technical stuff. AND all the small shit that has to be done around here."

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

I'm guessing it was an entry-level job. I think at that point Trent only had a high-school diploma and little if any experience.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

The one he did with Bowie:

I'm Afraid of Americans.

[–] mystrawberrymind@piefed.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Right Where It Belongs

[–] ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

"Sin" and "Head like a hole" are absolute bangers. But "Hurt", oh man, that one claws at the recesses of your soul.

Honorable mention to "Together" and one of the best damn episodes in the history of television (talking about The Bear).

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

My favorite NIN song is a remix

Nine Inch Nails- The Perfect Drug (Meat Beat Manifesto)

[–] MrSelfDestruct@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Burn. Gets me going every time.

[–] Rootdisk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I really like The Only Time, from Pretty Hate Machine

[–] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

It's hard to pick just one, but it's either Into The Void or Ruiner. It really depends on the day and my current mood.

[–] Poop@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

It's incredibly hard to pick just one song, I'd have to do a mood dependant top 3:

Sin

A Warm Place

March of the Pigs

[–] fiendishplan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

March of the pigs!

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

Into The Void, probably.

[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The one he did for Saul Williams Convict Colony

[–] tio_bira@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Quake 1 soundtrack

[–] EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Really love both Wish and Last off the Broken album.

"Put my faith in god and trust in you, now there's nothing more fucked up I could do"

"I know what's coming to me is never going to arrive"

[–] patchouli@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

It’s always changing. Teen me would’ve perhaps disagree with me, but I think the beauty of Leaving Hope is pretty hard to beat.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Honestly for just pure nostalgic sake. It would probably be something off the Quake soundtrack. Though there's no shortage of really good tracks to choose from old and new.

[–] Jack@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, "Quake theme" (track 1) for me, especially after a machinima used it; tho some of the "Ghosts" tracks are also favorites.

[–] stiephelando@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Hurt

[–] germtm_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

my pick is definitely The Day the World Went Away.

[–] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

God it changes all the time. If I HAVE to pick I guess I’ll go with The Fragile. That rising guitar fucking grabs me by the balls every time.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

TIL we share a birthday.

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

"Head Like a Hoe."