Providing inspiration for the title of this DVD Lou Reeds 5th solo album split opinion dramatically upon its release in 1975 but while many saw it as a contractual obligation designed to shock the listener its long term influence has been nothing short of startling. The likes of Genesis P.Orridge and Throbbing Gristle in London Cabaret Voltaire in Sheffield however were concurrently performing a UK brand of what would soon be termed industrial and these seeds collectively not only assisted and influenced the rapid rise of that periods Punk assault they also moved electronic... music into a new era. A new era that would run its own course and influence greatly an American drift in the mid-1980s towards a home-grown danceable variety of electro-industrial rock with the remarkable Nine Inch Nails at its heart and soul. This film traces fascinating and reviews the fascinating history of industrial music via its 1970s origins through its enormous rise to prominence in America in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s with NIN as the focal point to culminate with the current activities of Trent Reznor as he uses marketing and promotional initiatives in a manner just as creative as the music he continues to compose. [show more]
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Documentary about the influence of Lou Reed's experimental fifth album 'Metal Machine Music', released in 1975 and widely considered to mark the beginning of industrial rock music, of which the band Nine Inch Nails have been leading proponents.
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