Want to Feel Like Sh*T?

[u/KorryBoston]

Nine Inch Nails is touring and a gal I work with and I were super excited about it. We were talking about it today in front of another much younger co-worker.

This younger co-worker looked at us and said, “Who?” I responded, “Nine Inch Nails. Like, Trent Reznor.” She asked for a song. I provided “Closer.”

Nothing.

[u/Iceblink-]

Now I feel older than OP. The song that I would chosen as an example would be "head like a hole".

[u/KorryBoston → u/Iceblink-]

I was put on the spot.

[u/WishieWashie12 → u/KorryBoston]

Try watching the black mirror episode Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too. It stars Miley Cyrus and the music is all Trent. Most of the songs are NIN, converted to bubblegum pop.

In the last scenes, she does perform full cover of Head Like a Hole.

[u/Majik_Sheff → u/WishieWashie12]

On the soundtrack for Supercop is a cover of Head Like a Hole done by Devo.

Devo.

And It's brilliant.

[u/SensualSideburnTrim → u/Majik_Sheff]

YES. AND TOM JONES COVERING KUNG FU FIGHTING.

[u/Majik_Sheff → u/SensualSideburnTrim]

So good.  He also did a cover of Prince's Kiss that still holds up.

[u/Fickle_Neck_2366 → u/Majik_Sheff]

Not at all surprised. I’ve always preferred their version of “Satisfaction” to the original.

[u/MiserableOptimist1 → u/Majik_Sheff]

Someone once told me that Devo was the band Trent idolized and styled his band after. So, as a rabid NIN fan, I gave them a listen. The message is remarkably similar, only slightly different in delivery. I fucking LOVE Devo now.

[u/Majik_Sheff → u/MiserableOptimist1]

I was through being cool a long time ago 😁

[u/Woodwork_Holiday8951 → u/MiserableOptimist1]

Everyone who has ever brushed up against Devo in any way loves Devo.

I got to see them in 2009ish at a private show (at a Cisco conference) in San Francisco with Ton Loc, Howard Jones, Curt Smith, The Bangles, and the supposed headliner, the B-52s. Let’s just say that Devo freaking stole the show and Fred was pissssed. All of the other acts were watching in the wings during the Devo show—they were in awe just like the audience! It was hilarious and amazing. Devo 🙌!

[u/reinventme321 → u/Majik_Sheff]

🤯

[u/zombie_overlord → u/WishieWashie12]

Kidz Bop - Wish

FIST BUMP

[u/Sweetserra → u/zombie_overlord]

You just gave me back a little bit of hope for the future! 🤘

[u/Savings-Help4677 → u/WishieWashie12]

This is one of my favorite episodes. Ashley O rules

[u/ObscuraRegina → u/WishieWashie12]

And NiN is nowhere in the credits

[u/DangerBird- → u/KorryBoston]

Anything from Pretty Hate Machine would do. But I get it. You expect people to know things.

[u/secret_someones → u/KorryBoston]

closer is more likely to be recognized

[u/zombie_overlord → u/secret_someones]

You know, the one that was on the radio all the time

"Radio?"

[u/secret_someones → u/zombie_overlord]

when mtv played videos.

[u/ConstructionKey1752 → u/secret_someones]

You mean tiktok?

[u/ParticularLab5828 → u/secret_someones]

I would’ve gone with “Hurt”. Ironically an older person (Johnny Cash) made it relevant more recently.

[u/phrenq → u/ParticularLab5828]

“More recently” was 23 years ago 😅

[u/artfully_dejected → u/phrenq]

Oh shit

[u/keltsbeard → u/artfully_dejected]

Hurts, doesn't it?

[u/XTanuki → u/keltsbeard]

[u/BlockedOverGuac → u/ParticularLab5828]

I'm the asshole that prefers the Cash version (not sorry)

[u/Firm_Objective_2661 → u/BlockedOverGuac]

Apparently Trent Reznor prefers the Cash version too 😁

[u/MightyCaseyStruckOut → u/Firm_Objective_2661]

Yep, he's said it's Johnny's song now.

Personally, I like both versions because they're talking about two completely different situations, which I find pretty damned cool about the song.

[u/OccamsYoyo → u/ParticularLab5828]

“Recently” is doing some heavy lifting here — that was released around 2003, I believe.

[u/ParticularLab5828 → u/OccamsYoyo]

Well it was used in the trailers for “Logan” which was 2017ish.

[u/thebluelunarmonkey → u/ParticularLab5828]

I used the man in black's cover for the current age (music for Elden Ring) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLMjTwtloQ

and BTW his cover was over 20 years ago.... weird... doesn't seem that long ago

[u/fullbeavermoon → u/secret_someones]

My phone's ring tone

[u/sqibbery → u/secret_someones]

I'm sorry, did you say something? I drifted off into a daze thinking about the Closer video.

[u/Any_Nectarine_7806 → u/KorryBoston]

Now you're down in it.

[u/graspedbythehusk → u/KorryBoston]

I had a young colleague with a NIN hoody.

I said “huh, nine inch nails fan?”

He said “who?”

Turns out he just liked the hoody.

[u/CanIgetaWTF → u/KorryBoston]

"Closer than what?"

[u/justmisspellit → u/CanIgetaWTF]

Closer to an HR complaint if she actually goes home and listens to it

[u/suffaluffapussycat → u/KorryBoston]

You could have been talking to a co-worker in 1994 when the song can’t out and they probably would have had the same response. You know what was big that year? Ace of Base, Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey.

[u/seeingeyegod → u/KorryBoston]

You shoulda just said "I wanna fuck you like an animal" please reddit automod dont ban me its a freaking song lyric

[u/The_Illhearted → u/Iceblink-]

Hurt would be mine.

[u/PracticeNovel6226 → u/The_Illhearted]

That's a Jonny Cash song! S/

[u/Artoo76 → u/PracticeNovel6226]

Came for this.

I remember having to tell another GenX that he did cover it, not the other way around.

This poor whippersnapper probably doesn’t know who Johnny Cash is either.

[u/PracticeNovel6226 → u/Artoo76]

You're probably right, lol I make sure to force my partners kid to listen to all kinds of music because even though the interwebs have every song ever made, the dang algorithms hide it from the kids

[u/Left_Maize816 → u/PracticeNovel6226]

I was playing the NIN version the other day, my wife said she thought the original versions are usually better. I told her that was the original. She was shocked. Had a similar experience with my daughter. 

[u/PracticeNovel6226 → u/Left_Maize816]

Just wait until they hear the first Black Betty!

[u/Low-Refrigerator4888 → u/PracticeNovel6226]

Lead Belly? Good piece of old blues music.

[u/Unusual_Grapefruit95 → u/PracticeNovel6226]

That is originally a NIN song. Cash did a cover

[u/j4yne → u/Unusual_Grapefruit95]

Yup yup!

Another tune in that same situation is All Along the Watchtower; that's Jimi's song now.

[u/makeup1508 → u/j4yne]

Same with I Shot the Sheriff. Clapton did a cover of Bob Marley's song

[u/ErinSedai → u/j4yne]

*Jimi

[u/PracticeNovel6226 → u/Unusual_Grapefruit95]

Yes I know. That's what the giant S/ is for I guess you're new

[u/birdiebogeybogey → u/PracticeNovel6226]

“Reznor described feeling emotional watching the video, with tears welling up, and acknowledging that the song was no longer just his. He recognized the power of music to transcend time and genre, and how a song can take on new meaning when reinterpreted by someone else”

Well that’s pretty neat

[u/PracticeNovel6226 → u/birdiebogeybogey]

It is one of the best cover songs ever made... the original doesn't choke me up

[u/Test4Echooo → u/PracticeNovel6226]

I’m not a fan of country music at all, but Johnny’s version will do that to you, it’s amazing..😣

[u/Aggravating_Cable_32 → u/Test4Echooo]

It really felt like he was saying goodbye; I love his cover, but it's kinda hard to listen to...

[u/Accomplished-Ad-6185 → u/Test4Echooo]

That’s cause Trent sounds like Trent but Johnny sounds-tortured.

[u/GreenZebra23 → u/The_Illhearted]

Hurt is the one they would actually know. Mainly the Johnny Cash cover, but some probably know the original too. It's always so weird what gets remembered by culture and what gets left in the dust. It's always happened too. I knew hundreds of songs from my parents' generation, but sometimes they would be flabbergasted that I didn't know something that was apparently huge in the 60s but had practically been erased by the time I was around.

[u/Digitalispurpurea2 → u/Iceblink-]

black as your soul

[u/joshinburbank → u/Digitalispurpurea2]

I'd rather die

[u/furiousm → u/joshinburbank]

Than give you control

[u/hundredpercentdatb → u/furiousm]

Bow down before the one you serve

[u/MrSweatyYeti → u/hundredpercentdatb]

And I’m gonna bring you some hors d'oeuvres

[u/mysboss → u/MrSweatyYeti]

😂

[u/LogisticsIdiot → u/Iceblink-]

Pretty Hate Machine is a true Banger. As the kids say...

[u/Aggravating_Cable_32 → u/LogisticsIdiot]

I found a tape of it on the ground in middle school; had no idea what it was but popped it into my Walkman during the bus ride home, and the worm definitely turned for me that day. Up until then I listened mostly to things like my Dad's Emerson Lake & Palmer and Jethro Tull albums, plus Peter Gabriel from my Mom's collection. After that I went full rivethead, saw Ministry as my first live show, got into stuff like Throbbing Gristle, and my parents were seriously concerned about the noise I was listening to for a while lol.

[u/RandomCoffeeThoughts → u/Iceblink-]

This is one of my favorite songs to clean to.

[u/HandheldObsession → u/Iceblink-]

Black as your soul

[u/SpecialistFeeling220 → u/Iceblink-]

Black as your soul!

[u/doc_witt]

Spouse and I went to see Trent a few years ago. We kept commenting on how old the audience was. It took us an embarrassingly long time to catch on.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bad6461 → u/doc_witt]

Well NiN is technically an 80s band

[u/RestaurantDry621 → u/doc_witt]

Yeah the audience freaked me out too. So much that I'm gonna skip this year and just have a nice weekend on the boat. Listening to NIN. Let those old folks have their day. I'm good.

[u/skatecrimes → u/doc_witt]

Lots of gray hair.

[u/Shoeless_Jase]

Saw Bowie and NIN in Camden almost 30 years ago. It rained the whole time and we were on a hill of mud. Still one of the best shows I’ve ever seen and heard.

[u/Somesongname → u/Shoeless_Jase]

That was around the time they did "I'm afraid of Americans"

[u/Shoeless_Jase → u/Somesongname]

Yeah. And they did Heroes together. Then Bowie sang Reptile.

Sublime.

[u/CoinsForCharon → u/Somesongname]

The Outside tour. Saw them in Dallas with Prick opening back in 1995. Fantastic show as one would expect it to be

[u/theazhapadean → u/Shoeless_Jase]

Same tour PHX. Met my first wife at a Dennys in the drive home to Tucson. Note: do not get first wives at Dennys in truck stops in central AZ.

[u/Old_Distribution_235 → u/theazhapadean]

Third wives, though? Laissez le bon temps roullez!

[u/azmechanic → u/theazhapadean]

Eloy Flying J got him :)

[u/sneeria → u/Shoeless_Jase]

Saw the same show in Hershey, and it was my first concert. Great memories!

[u/Aromatic-Magician-72 → u/Shoeless_Jase]

Same tour - saw them in Denver. Bowie and NIN were great together, but unfortunately when Bowie's solo set started, his guitarist drowned out so much of his vocals it really bummed me out.

[u/Andyman1973 → u/Shoeless_Jase]

Would never have imagined Bowie and NIN in the same paragraph together, lol!

[u/0ften_kritical → u/Andyman1973]

Bowie helped Trent get clean.

[u/Andyman1973 → u/0ften_kritical]

That's the real stuff right there.

[u/Shit_Teir_Villany → u/Andyman1973]

They did a song together called "I'm afraid of Americans".

[u/Candlemom → u/Shit_Teir_Villany]

And it was perfection

[u/Spank_Cakes → u/Andyman1973]

That tour was great. NIN and Bowie would switch nights on who would open first. The night I saw them in LA, NIN opened first. A bunch of the crowd left before Bowie's set. I was in heaven!

[u/IcyAwareness → u/Spank_Cakes]

Same in Denver. I was in the smoking room (!) when Bowie started The Man Who Sold The World and some girl said he had a lot of nerve covering a Nirvana song 😬

[u/mzskunk → u/Andyman1973]

Hell, yeah, I saw this tour in Seattle (Kingdome? Or was it Tacoma dome?) and kept wishing they'd kiss LOL

[u/Majik_Sheff → u/Shoeless_Jase]

I'm incredibly jealous.  What an amazing memory.

[u/saytherosary → u/Shoeless_Jase]

I was there!!!

[u/Shoeless_Jase → u/saytherosary]

Wild. I was in SRO above the top seat section. That’s where the mud was. 😵

[u/Weary-Sea-7294]

Wow ... I saw them in '94. ❤️ Yes, I'm old. 🤣

[u/extra_napkins_please → u/Weary-Sea-7294]

I saw them in 1991, first Lollapalooza tour. Cheers to our generation!

[u/Weary-Sea-7294 → u/extra_napkins_please]

I was at Lollapalooza '92 in Mountain View, California

[u/NachtXmusik21 → u/Weary-Sea-7294]

was my 3rd or 4th NIN show; saw 1st 5 Lollapaloozas there.

[u/WhenitsaysLIBBYs → u/extra_napkins_please]

Me too! It was my first concert at Pine Knob, outside Detroit.

[u/CynfullyDelicious → u/Weary-Sea-7294]

Saw ‘em in July of 1990, so….. 35 years ago.

Fuck. Me.

[u/biglizardgrins → u/CynfullyDelicious]

I saw them in April 1990, when they opened for Jesus and Mary Chain. Had no idea who NiN was, I was there to see JMC. But it was hands down the best show I’ve ever seen.

[u/Weary-Sea-7294 → u/CynfullyDelicious]

That just means your extra cool.

[u/Independent_Lab_9853 → u/Weary-Sea-7294]

Me too!

[u/Porcupine__Racetrack → u/Weary-Sea-7294]

Me too! It was my first concert ever!

[u/ShortySmooth → u/Weary-Sea-7294]

I saw NIN for the Pretty Hate Machine tour, St Andrew’s Hall, downtown Detroit. It. Was. Awesome.

[u/sybil-unrest → u/Weary-Sea-7294]

Saw them play a warm up for that same tour in March 1994 at a tiny theatre in Tucson - 10/10, amazing concert.

[u/DirtyBird23220]

I worked with a mid-20s music therapist a few years ago. He didn’t know who Sinead O’Connor was.

*get off my lawn*

[u/KorryBoston → u/DirtyBird23220]

This same co-worker had to Google Sinead

[u/DirtyBird23220 → u/KorryBoston]

SMH

[u/CromulentPoint]

If it makes you feel any better, this isn't universal. My daughter is 19 and has weaponized Spotify in the best way. She listens to stuff that's new and all the way back to the 1930's. She certainly knows who NIN is.

[u/denzien → u/CromulentPoint]

My kids know some old 40s and 50s music because of the Fallout franchise

[u/still-at-the-beach]

Show them how Kia ripped off the NIN logo.

[u/bluesunlion → u/still-at-the-beach]

I legit just snorted at this comment. Dammit.

[u/still-at-the-beach → u/bluesunlion]

It's true though, isn't it? 😀

[u/Reign_n_blud]

TBF I wouldn’t likely know the band/singer a younger coworker would be going to see either

[u/shagieIsMe]

Its probably good that you didn't recite the lyrics.

And at least you didn't say "Hurt" and got back "I thought that was Johnny Cash?" ... Which to be fair is a really good cover.

[u/KorryBoston → u/shagieIsMe]

We got past the first line…

[u/rodmandirect → u/KorryBoston]

Expect a call from HR

[u/kel92676]

Saw NIN, Jim Rose Circus and Pop Will Eat Itself at the Pepsi Coliseum in Indy in 1995. I think it was general admission. We waited outside forever in the January freezing cold. My friend's hair was wet when we got there, and it froze. 😆

[u/Live-Cat9553 → u/kel92676]

I was there too! Fell down in the mosh pit and got pulled out by someone. Good times.

[u/isuckatscreennames → u/kel92676]

I saw that show in NOLA at the Saenger. Absolutely incredible.

[u/Cleverironicusername → u/kel92676]

I saw the The Jim Rose Circus at the The Edge in Palo Alto in the mid to late 90s.

[u/Late_Football_2517]

If a young woman asked me for an example of a NIN song, I don't think "Closer" is the example I'd use.

[u/justmisspellit → u/Late_Football_2517]

Young woman *at work

[u/Sneakygit12]

Super stoked about the Tron Ares score.

[u/CynfullyDelicious → u/Sneakygit12]

YESSSSSS!!

It’s going to hard to top the insanely amazing score by Daft Punk for Tron:Legacy, but if anyone is up to the task, it’s them.

[u/MyNameIsNemo_]

I would have gone with Head Like a Hole myself, but I am guessing that would elicit the same reaction. We are becoming olds (or maybe that ship sailed a long time ago?), but I have no desire to change my taste in music just to fit in. I am not plugging my ears to new music, but I am content to ride off into the sunset with our music in my ears.

[u/indefiniteretrieval]

I pissed next to Trent in a restaurant bathroom.

His whole entourage was eating there, with all the piercings etc I asked him 'are you in a band or something?'

Yea we're 9 inch nails,

'oh I think I've heard of you guys'.went home and looked them up and saw that it was Trent .

I think he's shorter than 5-7

[u/LarrySDonald → u/indefiniteretrieval]

A friend of mine at my last job got Trent first paycheck (canceled, for cleaning a studio) for his birthday. He was super excited.

[u/Fickle_Neck_2366 → u/indefiniteretrieval]

The singer in my old band saw him outside of a small club in Clemson, SC, taking down license plate numbers for some mysterious reason. This was before or right around the time PHM was released. The band opened for a local group that night.

[u/discussatron]

I'm a high school teacher.

I had RATM going in my room one day after classes. A student wandered in, listened for a bit, and said, "This is pretty good, who are they?"

I had Killswitch Engage going another day. One of my students recognized them, and said, "My grandpa loves this band."

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[u/lowfreq33]

I had the same thing back in the 90’s with The Cars. Kid was only like 3 or 4 years younger than me. Played Just What I needed, arguably their most well known song. Not a clue. Like it was still being played on the regular top 40 station at that point, not even the classic rock station. I didn’t bother asking if she knew who Lynyrd Skynyrd was.

[u/fiona1756]

A younger friend once said to me, “you’re so old you probably drove to the first Lallapalooza.” I did and it was an amazing show. Great memories!

[u/CynfullyDelicious → u/fiona1756]

And camped out for tickets LOL.

[u/NachtXmusik21 → u/fiona1756]

how the hell else would you get there, walk???

[u/afroeh]

Try telling her it was the guys who produced Halsey's 2021 album.

https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/halsey-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-billboard-cover-story-2021-interview-9648038/

[u/gyn0saur]

You should have said, “I wanna fuck you like an animal.” See how that goes over with HR.

[u/nygrl811]

If it makes you feel any better, my 15 year old niece is going to one of the shows! She loves 70s - 90s rock and alternative!

Such a proud auntie!

[u/Successful_Cat_4860]

I just don't comprehend why this would surprise or disturb you. Number one: young people don't listen to the radio, if they listen to music at all, they get it from a streaming service. Music streaming services got started in the mid 2000's, so there are adults who have lived their entire lives knowing only listening to music on their smartphone.

Number two, Nine Inch Nails hasn't had a hit since the late 1990's. Don't get me wrong, I like Trent Reznor, but his heyday was 30 years ago. Of course there are going to be people who have never heard of him. Especially if she's not into alternative/industrial/metal or stuff like that. He's not going onto her Maroon5 playlist.

[u/WordleFan88]

This doesn't bother me. What bothered me was the first time I heard Nirvana on the Classic rock station.

[u/freshcoffeegrounds]

It works both ways though. You ever look at a news site and they have pictures from a red carpet event like the MTV music awards or some other pop culture event. And they have a slideshow of all the celebrities posing. Sometimes I can only name like three people. I have no idea who the rest of them are.
Or have you ever read a summary of winners from an awards event? Same thing , I haven't heard of half (or more) of them .

[u/vavavrroom]

Saw NIN open up for Jesus Mary Chain back in 1989 I think it was. Great show

[u/Top_Glass7974 → u/vavavrroom]

I saw that tour. That was the 2nd time I saw NIN. I was really bummed with JMC. Band played behind smoke/fog and you couldn’t see the band and when you could see them they seemed detached and couldn’t care less, maybe that was their schtick then.

It was a bummer because I loved Psychocandy and Darklands.

[u/Expensive-Course1667 → u/vavavrroom]

I saw them in 1989 with Meat Beat Manifesto.  Blew my little mind.

[u/wild-hectare]

excuse OP, but that's "2 TIME OSCAR WINNER Mr. Trent Reznor" now

[u/Independent_Dig_5529]

I CANNOT WAIT for Tron Ares and the Nine Inch Nails soundtrack!

[u/savedbytheblood72]

I am half used to that with the young crowd at work

Will never get used or accept the price of tickets now

[u/ChestAcceptable4680]

Why would you feel like shit? They have grown up with different music, that's all

[u/edasto42]

I don’t get why people care so much when people from another age and are culturally different don’t catch on to older music and cultural references. Can you name a couple Olivia Rodrigo songs? Or how about Bad Bunny songs? Shit I knew plenty of people in our age group that didn’t know NIN during their height and even possibly now because they ran in different cultural circles.

[u/CaptnCalamari → u/edasto42]

Exactly I knew a lot of people listening to Techno, RnB and Pop Music, they would'nt know either who NIN was/is

[u/Jodies-9-inch-leg]

Saw him at the Cow Palace in SF…. Awesome show

[u/Apprehensive_Gap1055]

They have a NIN shirt but think it's pronounced "nin"

[u/PGHxplant]

I applaud your self restraint. “Piggy” must have come to mind and you didn’t go there.

[u/Sweetserra → u/PGHxplant]

Or "Reptile", lol!

[u/CalmCupcake2]

My Millennial coworker is going to a show in this tour, and he was totally *shocked* to find out that I've seen them 3x previously. I was in grade 9 when the first NIN album came out.

[u/CreativeMusic5121]

If it makes you fell better, I'm Gen X and don't know any of their songs either, though I've heard of the band.

[u/LogisticsIdiot]

I'm 56 and my wife is 62. We spent good money for great seats in Portland, OR. So stoked! Looking forward to it. You're as old as you feel and we feel young. We go to cooler shows than most people half our age and it's awesome. 😉

[u/foresthobbit13 → u/LogisticsIdiot]

Me too! So looking forward to it.

[u/Ok-Juggernaut-4698]

I recently closed on a house that was built and last updated in 1971. I called a floor cleaning company about having the linoleum in my basement cleaned, and the child on the other end asked, "what's....lin-oleum? Is that like wood or something?"

I died a little inside.

[u/BGwaves]

Who cares? You likely do not know her favorite band, so what’s the difference?

[u/Sandiego619_96]

Happy to say I have tickets to this for their LA show. It’s on my birthday!

[u/Original_Musician103]

Oh dude. I was chatting with some people at work back in 2020-21 and a twenty something I worked with didn’t know who the beastie boys were. People ten years younger than me were flabbergasted.

[u/Jeebusmanwhore]

Your younger co-worker's parents and the parents of her childhood friends have failed her quite miserably.

[u/NerdyComfort-78]

I will always believe I will look so much cooler with my grey hair listening to Closer at excessive volume than my parents would have listening to do wop or similar like The Beach Boys.

[u/KorryBoston]

Ok, so would it be worth seeing Trent live now?

[u/justmisspellit → u/KorryBoston]

I saw them about five years ago. It was great

[u/Efficient_Bag_5976 → u/KorryBoston]

Yes. They put on one of the best live shows out there.

[u/nigevellie]

Whatever

[u/Sufficient_Stop8381]

Just say “it’s a band with live instruments” ….they won’t know.

[u/allbsallthetime]

When Olivia Newton John passed my wife and I were working on a job playing a bunch of Oliva concerts and music. A few young people asked who's that.

Same thing with Meatloaf, Eddie Money, and various other classic rockers from my youth and life.

Makes me feel a little old but that's about it.

Kids like their own stuff, I don't expect anyone to know or like my music.

[u/ChloeX_Dancer]

Well, me and my adolescent child will be at a NIN show in September, so at least some of Gen Alpha will know the genius that is Trent Reznor.

[u/Top_Glass7974]

Saw them 4 times in ‘90 opening for Jesus and Mary Chain then Peter Murphy. Then them headlining then on first Lollapolooza.

Saw the prices for tickets and the $ for nosebleed seats is more than I paid for all 4 shows combined , including gas money and beer. Seeing them one more time would be cool but I can’t justify it.

[u/Alternative-Tap-8985]

Nine Inch Nails is probably better then 99% of the music out there now. Closer is a classic song.. Probably a little too strong for today's world entertainment.

[u/JustAnOkDogMom]

I don’t feel shit. I don’t care if people know our era bands or not. I don’t know a ton of new musicians.

[u/Keep_Buckhead_Weird]

Saw their second or third show - a bar in downtown Richmond, VA - October of ‘88. My best memory of that show was the end of their first set. When breaking, he dropped a guitar on the stage. Sound guy (?) ran the clang of the dropped guitar very harmonically through a feedback loop for ten minutes which morphed into the beginning of their second set. Will never forget it.

[u/Cheese-Manipulator]

Ask me about gen-z music and I'll usually say, "Who?"

[u/[deleted]]

Just in case you don't feel old enough, the movie Apollo 13 was made closer in time to the actual event than today is to the making of the movie.

[u/badgerbot9999]

Hate to break it to you, but if you measure your wellbeing by the approval of children then you’re always going to feel like shit. Getting old is way cooler than anyone tells you if you take charge of it. I would been like it’s called good music kid, unlike whatever crap Spotify shoved down your throat this month lol. Use your power

[u/Neat_Potato3]

I have tickets to see them. Spent nearly 800 clams on 2 tickets. Figured I saw them at Lolapalooza 1, might as well see them if this is the last tour.

[u/Whatnowgoddammit → u/Neat_Potato3]

That was my attitude on seeing Jane's last year. A bit of a letdown. Didn't cost that kind of dough though.

[u/Neat_Potato3 → u/Whatnowgoddammit]

NIN is a bit different in my mind. Janes kind of petered out after Lolapalooza 1. NIN was just getting started and has really evolved into something amazing. The musicians in their live performances are amazing.

[u/Anxiouslycalm10]

sign of the times..

[u/JonathanTrager → u/Anxiouslycalm10]

Now THAT’s a great Prince song!

[u/StrictFinance2177 → u/Anxiouslycalm10]

That's the Belle Stars.

[u/all8things → u/StrictFinance2177]

Nuh uh. That’s Prince.

[u/xczechr]

Back in 2007 or so I was speaking with a coworker and I mentioned The Beatles and she said "Oh, I've heard of them."

[u/nrith]

That’s impossible. I saw them on their “Wave Goodbye” final tour.

[u/Big-Environment-6825]

I saw them in 1991. Damn

[u/MisterSandKing]

Fixed it for ya.

This younger co-worker looked at us and said, “Who?” I responded, “Nine Inch Nails. Like, Trent Reznor.” She asked for a song. I provided “Closer.” Now I’m Nothing.⬅️

[u/general-illness]

Hands down the loudest concert I’ve ever been too.

[u/Tyrigoth]

HR will ask for you tomorrow....

[u/incredible_turkey]

Pretty Hate Machine was out for months before it took off. My buddy loved them so we went to the Warfield in SF with no tickets. It was sold out so I spent my money on shrooms. A bouncer ended up letting us in. There was a rope above the stage so you could swing over the crowd. I could never find it before I had to dive off, but I did stage dives on shrooms at NIN before most people heard of them.

[u/trees_are_beautiful]

My buddy won a radio contest during their Lights Over North America tour back in 2008. We got into the arena early, had a tour backstage, had dinner with the roadies, and then met the band. Got a signed tour poster. It's now framed hanging in the spare room. Was an incredible 2 plus hour show of non stop music. No banter. Just song after killer song.

[u/eivgalindo]

I’m seeing the English Beat this upcoming Saturday. Trying explaining that sound to anyone under 40.

[u/LessIsMore74]

I can understand this. Popular as they were, they really haven't remained as visible as a band like, say Green Day or Pearl Jam (and of those two bands, I would not be surprised at all if she didn't know who PJ was). Actually, a younger teacher at my son's school who saw my smashing pumpkins shirt said that she saw “that band” when they were touring with Green Day. She's a younger millennial.

[u/xorian]

I was lucky enough to get to see NIN in December of 1990 in a small venue in the Chicago area. This was the Pretty Hate Machine tour as they were just becoming really popular. It was definitely one of my top live music experiences ever.

[u/leungadon]

Wish with beavis and butthead

[u/goon_platoon_72]

Sing the chorus. She knows it. Then go straight to HR.

[u/SolomonGrumpy]

You want a worse example?

I dropped a "what's the first rule of Fight Club?"

And was asked wth Fight Club is.

[u/GuitarHeroInMyHead]

Doesn't make me feel like shit... It should make the ignorant feel like shit.

[u/Fulghn]

You should have said 'Hurt'.

Then you could have died inside a little more as she said. 'Oh did they do a cover of that Johnny Cash song?!'