Trent Reznor of NIN with Slam Bamboo

[stayoutofafrica]

I just can't stop laughing at the idea of going back in time and trying to convince this audience that the keyboard player from from Slam Bamboo is going to go on to become a Rock God only a few short years later.

[misternipples100]

this is actually a pretty cool song

[briani4735263]

To be fair, everyone has to start somewhere, and it's always the ones you least expect :)

[DoomzdaySayer]

I don't know what the fuck everyone is talking about. This band is cool and Trent Reznor is an Industrial God! Maybe you had to grow up in the 1980's to "get this" scene.

This is coming from someone who live pretty close to the Cleveland, Ohio area. Trent hails from this area and during the 1980's, there were a lot fo different forms of Electro, New Wave, Industrial. Just check out THE FIXX if you have any doubts.

Image wise, it was a style of the times. Once again, the 1980's.

[TehImmzor]

Im sorry but as much as Trent Reznor is awesome, that lead singer has the energy and dance moves that make weird looking people like Mick Jagger and Freddy Mercury awesome. I wish there was more of this band.

[rahands]

Lol, defend Trent all you want. He still played keyboard.

[KIRKMAN91]

hard to see why they didnt get big........ lol

[J10musicnoir]

Is that Screech singing?

[DarthSeraphim]

@J10musicnoir No Dude it's George McFly look at the way he moves lol. 

[green11420]

Does ANYONE think Trent looks exactly like Bernard Black here??

[AstroAnt]

dylan moran?

[azurethom]

THE SINGER'S HAIRKUT LOOX LIKE SHIT!! I LOVE TRENT'S DARK MOOD..

[powersoftritone]

And to think how big trent would have been if he would have stayed with these guys

[nelson3300]

oh wow this is 80s

[StickyInADarkBlueCut]

Before Trent slammed Heroin...... He Slammed BAMBOO!

[flatulantbrothers]

it's funny cause everyone in the band looks typical 80's style...except for trenth hahah he's got his famous mop of hair and black clothes rofl i love it! 

[OfficialACFilms]

If only those geeks knew what was lurking behind the keyboard on the dark side of the stage...

[suenmike69]

Trent joined late in the project but did go onto great success. Funny thing is I heard Trent's first tracks to head like a hole and thought it sucked. Good thing I'm not in the record business

[toolbass24]

little do they know, they're keyboardist will go on to become the most successful industrial artist ever!

[hundhun17]

so funny trent was in a band called SLAM BAMBOO the lead singer is a dork. lol.

[MicrowaveJellyfish]

"Help me, I am in hell..."

[alfonsoskid]

LOL what a way to pay bills XD LOL!!!

[minkg88]

"Next, they'll be playing their hit song Hersey!"

....oh wait....

[S4B0T3ND3R]

Its like some people will do anything for money and that just really sucks man (just heard Garth Elgar in my head).

[U2Mel]

Thanks, internet!

[rationalmuscle]

There have been a hell of a lot worse from the 80s offerings than this... although it's strange to see Trent looking more like TR circa The Fragile... like a time warp.

[KurtCobainof21]

People are stupid. Of course they look and sound cheesy cause your watching them 20-25 years later. This was probably before many of you were born. CMON!

If you get over the cheesiness, you'll like the song. I think its awesome. And to all morons out there who think Trent doesnt like this band: Youre an idiot. You can see Trent singing and enjoying himself away

[mdctubbs]

Trent is a douche

[hideHYDEimcoming]

whats that weird scanning noise in the background?????

[Bunechunk]

@hideHYDEimcoming

bad sound quality

[Machine217]

@hideHYDEimcoming its called vhs tracking

[gzussturbo]

What was Trent thinking when he started NIN, Slam Bamboo would have been bigger than Michael Jackson!! The lyrics in Slam Bamboo are like the words of god himself!

[digitalenigma00]

lmao the only thing that makes this better than a rick roll is reznor

[dpowanator]

hey trent. your band mate walked out on his haircut halfway through.

[bongrocker]

@dpowanator He got as much cut as he could afford, man. Don't be rough on a fella.

[1919shay]

These guys are having WAY too much fun....Gay fun. Dammit Trent, water bill was due huh?

[ninmachine109]

Trent looks the exact same? theres nothing emberrasing about his look. Fragility style

[KuzumonoStory]

Trent: "Hey guys, I think I'm just gonna wear all black if that's okay..."

Rest of the band: "All right man, you're probably gonna look like a douche though!"

Trent: "Uhhh...yeah..."

[churchy99]

I love how the rest of them are in those cheesy suits and Trent's just looking cool in his jacket!

[raymondpearl]

trent reznor must feel mildly sick everytime he has a memory if this hellish experience. I'm curious of where the front man is now?

[YngwiesDaughter13]

l.o.l.

[thisisammunition]

Trent's thinking....man this job sucks....

[JCennamo1]

ronfl

[obscureface]

fucking lip sinker.

[thevoid99]

holy shit. look at the mullet on that drummer. the singer does look like andy samberg. poor trent. he looks so out of place in that video. everyone looks 80s except him.

[digthisholmes]

Singer looks like Andy Samberg From SNL

[jude101]

Trent had no money to buy his 80s wear here. He had to borrow this keyboard to be in the group.

[thatch19990]

is it me or does this singer sound like Davey from AFI?

[zurx93]

this is what it takes to get big? I really hope the lead singer is running a dance studio now cuz DAMN

[zurx93]

@zurx93 AND he's wearing a fucking BOLO TIE! A BOLO TIE!!!

[tribestros]

god trent is like "why am i here?" he looks so uninterested, dark, and depressed while everyone else is jumping around like dorks

[mikalshady]

Not only Trent, but Mel Gibson on drums!

[Gorwenth]

Am I the only one to be stunned by the singer's haircut ? Oh god

[cerebralpalsy123]

No, his hair is a beautiful atrocity. I want to chew on it...

[NINrandosity]

ther all rlly bright n nerdy then there trent is as his dark usual self. trent rulesss!!

[GlassInMyEyeGuy]

Trent is so out of place.

[cerebralpalsy123]

the guitarist reminds me of the pretzel in the music video at the beginning of the aqua teen hunger force movie. The permanent pissed off expression I guess. This is hilarious and embarrasing.

[pinneappledonkeyturd]

looks like they weren't even really playing that song. awsome.

[kraeckelium]

heil satan

[IDontDoDrumCovers]

y cant i hear anything?

[BrokenCondomComedy]

Trent looks fucking bored

[h3r35j0nnY]

The whole thing is synced!! Look at 2:16 to 2:24. The bassist stops but the bass keeps going XD

[88BeijingDoll88]

yeah I saw that! The bass is off.

probably why trent's bored. God he looks so handsome.

[Loonykillaz]

lip sync anyone?

[18daniel]

Haha, Trent is the only cool looking one in the band

[dannytabarez]

yeah dude... lol

[jontehgeek1]

Lol, it's kinda funny to look at him because he's still wearing all black and wearing leather. xD

[WildThornAndRoseFest]

bill murray on drums

[seinffeld]

This song is catchy. I don't care what anybody says. Listen to it like 2 times in a row, you will love it.

[gundambob646]

agree but trent dosent look like he fits in xD!

[positivesecret]

the only man in black, hell back then i was into vanilla ice, lol

[Freddie3113]

Haha cant believe Reznor was in something like this

[jeepman4life]

Ok i'm a huge NIN fan and at first I thought this was such a dumb song and band, but i'll admit this has really grown on me! I find myself singing the chorus to myself for no reason at all. You have to give credit where credit is due and these guys are great and I wasn't even alive when this came out.

[californication1992]

80's sucked.

only good things to come out of it was the creation of NIN, RHCP, Jane's Addicton, and Nirvana

[tgnar]

FALSE. This song singlehandedly proves the 80's as a decade was worth it. Also, 80's had Dinosaur Jr, which inspired nirvana AND were/are better

[bmventi]

do they have Dinosaur Jr. t-shirts @ hot topic? if so you just helped sell a few to a bunch of teens.

[WildThornAndRoseFest]

what about faith no more

[68cleveland68]

dont forget Faith No More

[loadedloadead]

U HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. LOL... HEY BUT LOOK AT HIM NOW... HE looks so sweet and so .....yummmy.. back there.... of-course we all know he always belonged right up front. ;) funny how you can tell some mannerisms are still stuck. lol

[MrPangwang2]

lol, this is hilarious, but they actually sound kinda good. And Trent is the only one that looks normal in this xD. How old was Trent in this?

[TrapezoidalDinosaur]

This guy sure does know a lot about burning houses... :D

[Ghat801]

He did well to hide his ass from the cameras. Still fuckin sexy though.

[AORCrazy]

God i hate those so called NIN fans who hide behind the sick lyrics that Trent did solo, i bet those kind of people are in fact full of complexes and didn't get much love from their mother. Yeah well i fuc***g love the '80's and you rest of the worms hide in your holes.

[73h1337kiwi]

I dunno, i bet Trent enjoyed this. he's got a really bizarre music taste.

[Noromongrel]

Hmm, I thought I just posted.

[differentfacets]

HILARIOUS

ELAINE

CLEVELAND

[doctorHOUSE]

this era of trent's life seems to be that cock you have to take in the ass when starting out to secure a few funds to work on your personal projects/artisitic ambitions . . .in his case NIN!

LOL

[theblacksickle]

I get the feeling trent was the mastermind behind this.

[TheNineinchsnails]

@theblacksickle hopefully not this is terrible

[Markohoppis]

If these guys got famous, whenever someone would mention the name Trent Reznor, someone would exclaim, "Oh yeah, isn't that the keyboard player for Slam Bamboo?"

[auslander1344]

lol

[3z3three]

HA!

[mercyf3ll2012]

jesus christ!

[mitchburkitt]

Check out the mullet-with-a-face on drums! haha

[yeahyeahyeahblah]

LMFAO...paying your dues?

[bexta555]

God was he ever shunned to the back

[FromTheFireWeReturn]

Everything about this is so ridiculous.

[ninefootnails]

HAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH I think trent made a good choice on going in nine inch nails

[griffithafrank]

trent is the coolest looking guy there

[MoochoMocho]

trent looks like hes there for the pay day

[ninmachine109]

ohhhh myyyyyy godddd

[sparkydeltorro]

poor trent..

[HDok]

aha best sync fail ever. Worst playback ever.

[GoldfenixYoshi]

Ha reminds me of when he did the keyboard for Exotic Birds, but back then he had crappy goofy 80s hair like the rest. Its funny though because after he left them some nerdy black dude replaced him haha

[freeman2228]

there is no way they are playing they had to lip syncing the whole time

[KWalsh554]

Haha... I guess everyone has to start somewhere.

[01Kore]

epic lyrics-As I fix up my hair,to be with you.

TR still looks fucking cool even in this band.

[Koulnis]

Ya know, when they were shooting it at the time, the video director probably thought, "He's just a keyboardist. Looks normal. Don't put too much emphasis on him as the lead singer." Boy... they didn't know what was brewing in the back.

[raanenbozzio]

the music is the only thing that changed.. he looks exactly the same

[balzac1x]

play that keyboard you sexy beast

[SouthernSky]

guy on drums was the first NIN tour drummer.

[turbotikigod]

That's what i thought. i saw them in '88 with Skinny Puppy and could never forget that powerful mullet! :)

[Jauly]

the song is quite ok for the shitty year 1987, but the singer and the drummer look really uncool. trent is ok, in black leather and on a prophet synth (I guess).

[snuffydoug]

"this band has everything it takes to make it big." haha

[raisin505]

OMFG!!

Trent is very hottie :D

[Melaisis]

PLEASE. MAKE IT STOP. :P

[VioletHate]

lol trent still rocks in this vid.

[BitchGirlStar]

This is funny, it's so obvious Trent doesn't fit there, the band is so dance, happy and colourful and TR is the only guy hidden behind dressed whole in black XD

[thimeradh]

omg...

[cyberpunk0110]

i cant beleive trent did this. this is all wrong.

[murcuryvapor]

What? He still does this as an encore.

[mattman337]

What year was this recorded?

[17TK]

I believe 1987.

[DagGirl]

Yup, Trunt is ghey xD WINS!

[peekaboo317]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....that was great.

Trent is the only sane looking person in that entire band.

Though, I have to admit, the singer was hot stuff. Got the moves, that one.

hahahahahahahahaha

[Russel4ever08]

that's! funny. even Trent's like "Uhhh, haha, Hhhheeeeyyyyyy.... :P :/"

on a diffrent note : the drummer! is awesome.

[abanesh]

80´s pop music sucked.

[Groovebug37]

wtf. What's up with the hair,what a nerd. He kind of reminds me of Screech on Save by the Bell. Poor Trent, but hey look where it got him.

[raspatism]

trent is even cooler now.

[hlokaty]

0:16 or so it doesnt even look like Trents fingers matches the music, he looks so bored

[squall600]

wow, everyone had shitty haristyles, but trent. even back then, trent has good hair.

[thegypsyprince]

Judging by the lead singer and the drummer, I'd say that the 80's weren't the best years for hair styles....But trent looks awesome. I'm glad these pop bands he was in during the 80's didn't scar him for life...then again, NIN is pretty dark...so...maybe it was a good thing? Either way, this isn't so good, but NIN is, no questions about that!

[d00derson]

that fucktard singing is just hillarious. trent still looks like a badass, even when he's playing with a shit band.

[rutacentroamerica]

trent is on keyboard

[areo13]

umm....

kinda drastic change in music right?

[justice8424]

HILARIOUS!!! I feel sorry for trent reznor,

that people actually found and uploaded this footage.

[Vindicut]

would be funny if trent started smashing shit up, ide take out that douchey drummer and singer other guys arent as bad. crabs burnin like a house on fire

[mrfudgeyhead]

wow, i mean whe n i thought trent was gonna be the singer i was like "Oh no" but at least he is on keyboard, so he can pretend he wasnt in this, he just has to stay in the back, wear normal clothes, and make sure no one notices him and he wont get crap for being in this...monstrosity.

[BenderBurgers]

lol me too, my heart sank for a min before i saw him on keys, ya got to start somewhere i guess, its hard to see him in this crappy band. |Who would have known a ledgend would come from the midst of a and of this crapitude

[dundeevial]

rest of the band must be soooooo fucking jealous of him nowadays

[kloipu]

Its' So nice...... waking up, to you! yes it is.....your bad breath is so exquisite

[jcrm05]

I actually like the damn song!

[Velvetgoldmine92]

Fuck some 80's music makes me want to blow my brains out.

[BassHarmonics112358]

LIP SYNC!!! and at first i was like wtf where is trent but sure enough he is on keyboard.

[moraldecay7]

what could possibly make the singer think that getting that haircut was ok...

[ShadoTheBrainTheif]

that is some seriously bad mime work by the singer

[brownseamus]

the lead singer is not BRIAN BOWLER

[BloodyHeckMan]

Wow...

[sparkydeltorro]

i'd do drugs too if i was in this band

[maximilian333]

... and somewhere there is a home movie of Lance Armstrong riding a Tricycle...

[mrselfdestruct11]

i want to punch the singer in the face.

[reznorswrath]

Trent looks like a black dirty spot here on a white screen...

[Trocom01]

Holy shit, that's embarrassing, lol!!! The most awesome part: Trent looks cool as hell, the others... Wow, what a bunch of pooters. Such a good thing Trent got the fuck right out of that shit, lol... Jeezus. No wonder Trent wrote the music he did. I'd be scarred for life too if I had to play that bullshit.

[LiamAJobey]

its sooooo bad hahaha... great miming skills whoever the lead singer is... but yeh whatever... ya have to start sumwhere eh

[snaapz]

I'm so F*&*$@G glad the 80's have passed .. I mean I like the music and all but ... heheh ...

[KUROGUY]

if AFI had formed this early...This is what they'd sound like.

[avelione]

another OMFG... this is more interesting than porn past of some movie stars ;)

[YeahYeahKoolAid]

Holy fuck look at the audience!

[Steve141986]

Just making those songs come out of a keyboard would make me wretch.

[paullyp1111]

Slam Bam Boo played our fraternity in the late 80s they were awesome! They had a lot of good songs , what ever happened to them?

[nutsack666]

theyve passed away...

--R.I.P. SLAM BAMBOO--

[ConnyThePy]

XD Trent doesn't really look happy does he?

"Help me...!"

[obscureface]

they dont even show trent that much!

they must think he is "creepy"

;)

[designmobel]

Eveybody has a dark past......

[rez12]

lmfao. ahahahahaha omfg, the singer's hair, the drummer's over enthusiasm, and the weak ass guitar solo; all fucken hilarious.

love how trent's all goth and in the back, cuz he's clearly better looking than the rest of the doucheboys. lmao. omfg the 80s.

i'm so glad he overcame this hurtle and released pretty hate machine; my desire for him def 'burns like a house on fire' ahahahahaha

[succubuswhore]

Trent is still prettier....

[leo3375]

Anyone else have the urge to take an electric hair clipper to the lead singer's head? Bzzzzzzzz...

[kanicdan]

Who cares who's happier? The lead singer is a douche. Trent is a genius.

[rjorst26]

The lead singer is my brother-in-law and I think by marrying my sister he's probably WAY more happy than Trent Reznor is with all of his depressive synthesizer shit...and yes my bro-in-law still has the same mustard 80s suit! he's awesome ppl..don't be haters!

[funlickr]

I like how TR is dressed all black contrast to the rest of the colorful band with an attitude like "Im just here to pay the bills but 1st chance I get Im taking music in a new direction"

[jayhho]

iunno how trent made his own style of music after this 80s shit haha

[Killaya]

Lol. XD Trent looks cute though.

[Knifymoloko]

Wow Trent REALLY came a long way. So glad TR is past these 80's bands!

[dragonessfire1]

This video made me LOL in my pants!!!! Look where Trent came from and how amazing his career is today.