NIN: The Becoming live at Sasquatch Festival 5.24.09 [HD]

[mlpDreamer]

((NIN, approved by ponies too everywhere.))

[RockstarBurnzy]

This is bullshit.

I did not see one sasquatch in this video.

Shenanigans.

[hurricanehghighway]

my 2nd fav nin song ever.

[ghostinthemachine68]

Wow.....

[nthusiastt]

I was there. Who wants to touch me!?!?!

[SerjTankianek]

@nthusiastt I want to blow your...you know.

[blakcat08]

fucking awesome, fuck!

[paulisallbadass]

Great fucking great!

[maynardfangirl]

His voice got fuuuuuuuuucked.

[MariaMariini]

Great... Just great...

[safhalo]

The noise, the noise, the noise....screaming slaves....and it's me....it comes from within, and I want to destroy it....it consumes my thought and it makes no sense....please, God, please, damn that voice....take it away before I consume myself....suicide....damn that voice, God, condemn the screaming slaves back to the Hell they came from....God, save me.

[iceonaboy]

I love this so much cos its taken from the bands perspective but still keeps a crystal clear sound, fuckin magic!

[JezBezNez]

Im so fucking pissed i didnt get to see them live.

[jimbolimbo72]

Trent is by far the greatest songwriter and performer of our times! No one else comes close.

[maynardfangirl]

@jimbolimbo72 idk I think Maynard James Keenan comes close.

[Questingknight247]

Sometimes this video is the only thing that gets me through my work day

[briani4735263]

So, SO glad this was played when I saw them. Simply one of the best things I have ever seen live EVER.

[msglimmertwin52]

Trent Reznor is a legendary composer. Trust me on this.

[jimbolimbo72]

This is what perfection sounds like.

[AnarchistOverman]

Sick drummer.

[jumeau1]

this is one of the greatest live videos ever. I have to come back to it every once in a while and be cleansed.

[malphator01]

@jumeau1 Totally. This one and the Burn video from the same tour. So badass.

[konkelberryfinn]

@jumeau1 Compare this to the Woodstock performance -94, im not saying this is great show, because it really is, im just really concerned in retrospective about Mr Reznor's health back then.

He must've been down a shitty road writing The Downward Spiral.

Still he goes up there, performing his old songs like it was yesterday. The difference is that he looks like the married man and father he has finally become. Life can be quite a stroll :)

[0Microbia0]

Wtf is that flag being waved at 5:10 lol

[Captainplayemkrashy]

@0Microbia0 Canada

[0Microbia0]

@Captainplayemkrashy Hell I know i'm not stupid I live in Québec. It's a mari leaf instead of maple leaf.

[mafarricken]

Wasn't there a 1080p version of this? I can only watch this on 720p. I thought this was filmed on a 5d Mk. II?

[JamesCmuse]

@mafarricken Youtube's compression sometimes fucks people over

[DDevilized]

every version of this song rocks. especially the one on Still.

[MrValzen]

The album version imo sucked so bad

But this is just amazing

[Gonko100]

@MrValzen

wtf are you talking about the album version is just mindblowing.

[Codwino]

@MrValzen  Yeah, seriously, the album version was fucking amazing, best version out there.

[musashidtr]

@MrValzen I like the album version but this one is so much more modern and in a way simpler because its not so heavy on electronics and sampling. This one is straight up ROCK!! I do wish there was a professional recording of this version that would make my day.

[BackwardsT]

@musashidtr Well, there is the still version...

[badquackbad]

:( closer...not loud enough, morer bleedin please trent

[Postapocalypse666]

2:40 air Five in the mosh pit XP

[pierrevalois00]

don't you love how he stop to play some instruments..GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!­NIN IS DEAD

[pierrevalois00]

trent reznor looks retired fat boring whit some high school kids that can play instruments well

[th30k]

i was there in front ,,, what a good time it was

[cchar1es]

Trent is siiiiiiickk.

[autoclavesterilizer]

Brilliant. All of it.

[aoneeyednemesis]

Fucking amazing :D

[gryphonheart14]

That guy in 2:16 xDD

[KradProductions]

I bet someone who watched this video is extremely proud that their Canada / marijuana flag was displayed in this video at the end. ;-)

[xXSythenXx]

I don't see a lot of compliments here for the people who helped make this video. Rob Sheridan and Blumpy you guys are absolutely amazing!

[debfrometown]

One of the best performances on the history of the planet!! I could/have watch this over and over again....truly blows my mind

[HugedongLongrod]

this music is just pure art. Is trent a genius or what? this changed my perception on music permanently.

[momashley123]

Woe has Trent changed Soo much

[jagofasaur]

I fucking missed them last year because i was in fucking rehab too



[jagofasaur]

this, march of the pigs and into the void are definitely my favorite NIN songs



[massivebig1]

wow they r hella fucking good live

[county365]

This drummer is pretty good, but can't anything to Josh Freese in my opinion only. That said, still fuckin awesome!

[rob5000x1]

the snare on this sounds sooooooo fucking good

[skateNappreciate]

you guys should google interpretations of The Downward Spiral, it's very interesting what people can have discovered about that album, it's much deeper and sophisticated than people think

[Questingknight247]

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%. 

[EDAIRIE]

vó com vó.....=p

[endfm]

this is fucking amazing.

to the top comment +10

[AttilatheThrilla]

It wont give up! It wants me Dead! Goddam this voice inside my Head!!

[PalleSchultz]

bad ass drummer :)

[jumeau1]

no one else but Robin rocks that hard on an acoustic guitar.....

[DesolateMinds]

Trent Reznor always brings the show when he is at the Gorge Amphitheater!! He personally said he love's the area to put on a event!

[Lunathekat]

This is the BEST. I know this is sooo corny but He says everything that I want to say...through his music =) HEY!...Did they ever have the baby??

[revmcrhim1]

fukn love this song... wish he'd playd it when i saw him live

[466tex]

Hands Down The BEST SHIT OUT THERE! This one is rockin

[ToddDtown25]

Reznor is the man, but he looks like an angry midget in this video... it's the big head on a little body lol

[benberisha]

@ToddDtown25 lol have you seen how fucking built trent is? :D

[wadochick]

The drummer (Ilan Ruben) has his own band now called "The New Regime". Check him out..he's something of a prodigy. Youngest drummer to be on the Woodstock stage (he was 11) and is a classically trained pianist, plays guitars, and vocals too. Craziness..

[pos6666666]

2:48.....and that drummer is rocking the fuck out.

[jumeau1]

@pos6666666 yeah, Ilan Rubin is the shit, and he's just about young enough to be any of the rest of the band's son. ha.

[pos6666666]

@jumeau1 Right, that's what I was thinkin.

[cfsvillanueva]

FUCKING BASS LINE!

[damnation9]

loved them from when I first heard them in 88-89 seen them four times,met them all once, have a drumskin and signed photos framed and on my wall.two words.fuckin genius.love them

[eraseme666]

I add at least 1 to the view count, if not more everyday. Just sayin'.

[royalnaz1]

they werent bland at woodstock 94. legendary performance

[trashistrashy]

whats up with trents faux hawk



[trashistrashy]

whats up with trents faux hawk

[slowfuse]

nin are bland as shit live NIN is a studio project only

[austinv785]

@slowfuse lol wut?

[CrossOfLorraine]

@slowfuse = just another funny guy

[hoeraufist]

This is the song that probably affected me the most growing up. At least my angsty adolescent years, but there really isn't anything better for that.

[DlABL0GlCAL]

it won't give-up, it wants me dead goddamn this noise inside my head

[dylanjstafford]

seriously the best band ever. Nine Inch Nails will forever be the driving point behind the blood that boils in me

[slowfuse]

why is everyone going on about how great the mix is, all i hear is fucking drums...

[unrealworld82]

@slowfuse I would recommend some better speakers/headphones.

[hatfisc]

@slowfuse ARe you having a hard time deciding what is manufactured and what is organic?

[psychofunksoldier02]

One of the coolest sings ever! Playing guitar or drums on a NIN tour is my dream job. The energy is just intense!!

[Vai789]

To say I want to see Nine Inch Nails perform live would be the biggest understatement in human history.

[oneznzeroz]

I struggle to play the guitar, Trent could play a car bumper

[awilsonator]

nice mic catch at 4:27



[Bunnyxdsingh]

I found a deep secret about Trent reznor and im going to share it with you, he is GOD

[Kirbystar100]

@Bunnyxdsingh Didn't you listen to The Downward Spiral at all? He killed God, remember? ;)

[Bunnyxdsingh]

@Kirbystar100 yeah, that's why he is not making music like that these days

[parentaladvisory66]

@Bunnyxdsingh that means Fink is Jesus

[ZZqezza]

Please please Trent, go on tour with NIN again. I still have got wet dreams about the Prague concert in 2009

[SteveDutchy]

no band like this one

[jimbolimbo72]

I could be wrong, but I do believe we just witnessed perfection. Wow.

[JFLD02186]

2:15...I guess he's pissed....big clam

[gavsky23]

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.

[IodineSky17]

Awesome performance - was never a big fan of this song until I saw it live

[maxex111]

Just excellent!

[Rejito]

FUck what a great performance. The drums are great. I`m so proud of him for wining an oscar, he totaly deserves it.

[TheNineinchsnails]

@Rejito I remeber getting a text from a friend telling him me he won, I literally started doing the berries and cream dance.

[TacVideosTac]

@JohnDalton4 That is an amazing catch :D

[anubisgothlord]

anybody else notice the guy with the canadian pot leaf flag?

[2nDoppelganger]

awesome performance but lol.... looks silly rocking out with an acoustic

[americandodgeball]

This sounds way better than the album version, but I miss the screams loop.

[blursx]

Fave song on TDS... awesome.

[ummjustchillin]

fuckin luv this song. I'd like to hear the double kick at @ 4:10 cranked up.

[KombinoHun]

omg they can make such amazing live performances

[mnyman1965]

What can I say except this is badass!! Like this song so much I did a cover on my YouTube...check it out!! Have all Trent's albums my favorite artist ever!! My current favorite song is "The Wretched", probably do a cover of that soon...thanks for this post!!

[mannyfromccs]

Great song would have liked for then to play it when I saw then in Caracas

[toolbass24]

I remember covering this song a year ago. Listen to last vocal part on the actual song and listen to trents voice n how he edits it all. It's pretty industrial

[Y34RZ3R0NIN]

Is it me or does the sun go down when the song starts and up again wjen it ends?

[jcrm05]

This is.... do not have words. Saint Trent Reznor.

[robpitman11]

Watching this video makes me sad that I may never see Nine Inch Nails live.

[FreestylePhenoms]

@robpitman11 I know! Me Too

[Itt04]

@robpitman11 i hear that..

[johnroiberts]

reznor presents the boy of his music,where's the soul

[Sthrudel]

Here's proof acoustic guitar can rock you out just as much as an electric guitar.

[Mertule93]

the people don't seem to be very pumped.... :)

[Castigvsfilms]

QUE XUXA HA PASADO ???

[Fleddarmaus]

God damnit... 2 weeks ago I went on youtube to check on an acoustic version of Hurt... I knew that Trent Reznor had written & composed some cool songs, incl. Hurt, Closer etc. But since that day (I think I spent all the afternoon on this website) I have bought 2 NIN albums, watched tons of pro-shot live videos, listened to NIN´s music on my way to the supermarket, the bus station, the university - and I could watch the video of this amazing performance over and over and over again!

[UlrikBay]

@Fleddarmaus Ísnt it funny how NIN can make you do that.

I have been listening to NIN since the summer 2009, where I saw them at Roskilde Festival. They just blew me the fuck away. My new favorite.

[sexyhandmodel]

@UlrikBay similar story. I saw nine inch nails during the With Teeth tour when i was fifteen. I didn't even like nine inch nails at the time, didn't wanna go but i did and it was one of the greatest things ive ever seen. im really glad i went to that concert.

[Fleddarmaus]

@UlrikBay By now I´ve made it and got almost every NIN LP (except Year Zero + remix album). I love it and I´m still amazed by the variety and complexity of this music. Different style for every time of the day. Though I still have to get used to the synthesizer noise of the Year Zero live performances (coming from the guitar rock side of music it was a long way to appreciate synthesizers in the first place) - but sooner or later I´ll probably buy that album, too.

[mdfodor91]

thanks for all the thumbs up everyone. apparently I am not the only one one who sees this vid for what it is,,,something that can change ur life. I havent been on in a while, but to see that many thumbs up...thats a testament to trent and his band, not me. As I said, I wish I could run sound for this guy. but I am now and old drunk loser. i would sleep under his bus to mix for him. I am glad that there are people in the world who know art when they see it. We are a dying breed aren't we.

[Lemure333]

@mdfodor91 Keep hope alive by creating more art so the "breed of us" does not have to die off...

[meginis8]

@mdfodor91 There are plenty of us out there dude, NIN fans just arnt the gaudy, trite people who show up to listen to the bullshit music that's on t.v. or the radio. Fans of NIN know the value of having a heart and feeling something real when they listen to music.

[gacktxrawr]

@mdfodor91 that is for sure.

[cannibalwhale69]

im i the only one that gets high listening to this song??

[Madness2802]

The DRUMMER is dream! WOW! Very great!!!

[JFLD02186]

mdfodor91...played live,recorded w/a person that was very good...did it.....this is kinda insane....for live....insane...way way off the wall....awesome.simple....I dont own any NIN records....insane...I agree mdfodor91

[Exclamation]

Only Trent Reznor can look bad ass playing a tambourine while creating synchronized clapping from the audience.

[FUSELFTWICE]

3:22

Love it when Trent totally goes insane.

[SBettle]

Absolutely Amazing

[Rambo29]

Justin Mendal is my dude, he is versatile as hell!

[projectorange114]

wow they sound amazing live

[funkvdub]

the gorge right? in george?

[ElvisDelvisPelvis]

I was peaking on 4 dried grams of psilocybin mushrooms when this song came on. brings back great memories. :) great set. i'm sure i'm running around somewhere out there like a fucking mad man

[mrschneepflug]

Great performance, i love the piano part at the end.

[roorowler]

nin is the sin jig

[ganesha4444]

I beat my machine

Its a part of me

Its inside of me

[sheva202003]

Absolutely friggin incredible

[sexmybutton]

lol... 2:43, the sucessful high 5 in the mosh pit. Almost missed it

[spinecraft]

ilan's kicks at 4:08 are so cool!

[wigglethemiddle]

@spinecraft just noticed that this time through! - and with the te te te te, - awesome!

[sazeracnoles]

genius

[basstard013]

Great. Now I want a BB2024X now. goddamn you Trent and your expensive gear...

[wigglethemiddle]

its 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 the blood has stopped pumping and he is left to decay the me that you know is now made up of wires even when Im right with you im so far away i could try to get away but ill strap myself in i can try to scratch away the sound in my ears i can feel it killing away all of my bad parts i dont want a listen but its all to clear

[Wartooth6]

Is it just me or has all the main NIN videos on YouTube been getting far more views than before? It used to be around 50,000 views on each video and now many of them are passing the half a million mark.

[martinirwin]

Awesome ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

[BinaryAudio1]

Incredible sound...amazing performance. I love this!

[Deadonbass]

awesome......

[1LTD1]

Nin's last live incarnation was so fucking amazing. Shame it was born so close to the end..... but then, maybe end being so dear*gasp* contributed in chemistry somehow.

TR sounded WAY better in 09 than during WT era..

Wish we'll get to see him live again in close future.

[mogiczar]

1234 likes =P

[blaeks]

after YEARS of in-depth nin consuming I can personally guarantee that this IS the most dense, intense and energy packed performance which changes the world.

[prussianblue88]

He is NIN.I could never immagine working with him.But i would love to.

[misfitfiend3717]

does anyone know what kind of Synth that is? the one that falls @ 4:09?

[obiez]

@misfitfiend3717 yup, and I ain't tellin ya.

[misfitfiend3717]

does anyone know what kind of Synth it was that fell @ 4:09?

[jazztickets]

Trent clearly has no regard for his equipment.

[tbwannab]

hahaha great catch at 4:30

[allyoucanjcam]

Wow that is an amazing performance!!

[LilTike123]

This is music.

[wojtek0000]

genius.

[FinalConflict99]

The Best....

[americandodgeball]

This song sounds like Mortal Kombat

[Sean19a7x2]

@americandodgeball LOL how? In what way cause I honestly can't hear it...

[americandodgeball]

@Sean19a7x2 Dan Forden used a lot of asymmetrical time signatures and exotic scales (e.g. heptatonic) in the soundtracks to Mortal Kombat 1 & 2. This song has both. Plus it's badass.

[abdkdl]

como empindonga el culo cuando coge el microfono !!!!!!! aaaaaaaaajajaja esta way l video

[royalnash]

the bass riff on this song is bad ass 

[TheLosthigh]

THEY NEED A 6TH STAR FOR NIN VIDS.5 IS NOT ENOUGH

[TheNineinchsnails]

@TheLosthigh 4eon you hack