All my fellow edgy 90s goth/headbanger friends: "He called it 'Nine Inch Nails' because that was the size of the nails that were used to nail Jesus to the cross"
Then watching an interview with Trent in a documentary 20 years later: "I just thought it sounded cool at the time".
actual nine inch nails are probably too big to nail someone to a cross with, they're huge!
The nails in the NIN branded nail gun ammo crates in Quake sure as fuck weren’t nine inch long.
But they still gave enemies a….
Head like a hole 😎
Lisan al Gaib?
We all know it's Johnny Cashs song now though.
His version is better yeah
And I am a NIN fan through and through, this isn't even a competition when Trent changes his version's lyrics to match Johnny's
Trent Reznor even said so.
Trent is wrong, the original is better. Johnny's is ok.
They are both great. Johnny's is definitely more than ok. Even subjectively speaking. You can say you dont like it, or it's not for you, but objectively, it hits many nails on many heads and is an excellent version. Im not a fan of either band/artist. NiN has some great songs that i have heard. Johnny cash does, too. Hurt is definitely one of the best from both (of what i have heard)
I fucking hate that it feels like JC "stole" the songs identity from NIN. IMO it sounds awful, there's so much more raw emotion in Trents voice. Ugh, give credit to the man who actually wrote it.
TR actually endorsed JC's performance.
They're both great. JC's needs the backstory to really feel the feels. But it's all there.
Being a huge NIN fan, I'm completely biased and agree that Trent's version has a bigger impact. But it's important to know that Trent is definitely a fan of Cash's cover.