Before They Were Goth Stars
Hey, it's Trent Reznor covering Thompson Twins' "Lies."
OK, 18-year-old Trent Reznor.
It was his first band Option 30. More info and tunes at Passenger 86.
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That's one option I think we can all take a pass on.
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"lies lies lies....yeah...." Yeah, one more time with some more feeling!!!! Don't hate on the TR, man. He was rocking the hipster look in '83.
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that was painful... I LOVED IT!!!!
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Styles change and people experiment with many styles. This photo is rather surreal compared to his modern image but just imagine if some of our old photos came up! I was a complate gother with Cleopatra eyeliner and my Docs.In my Sisters of Mercy, Lords of Acid, Dying Swans, Cure and Rosetta Stone days.I can't imagine showing a photo of that to my students. LOL.
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The keyboards make me giggle, it's TERRIBLE, LIES that is...
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Somehow better than the Spinal Tap-skipple connection.
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funny shit- but even more entertaining is the cover of Der Kommissar- actually they did good covers as stupid as it sounds now.
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This is the Trent Reznor I love. This needs to come back. As much as I like NIN, this...this is gold!
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i still think "der kommissar" is one of the best songs ever written.
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i'm in tears this is PERFECT!!
and i'm not on drugs today
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trent reznor is the Anne RIce of the Goth movement- he is Gothic light
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awww!!! thats great! he looks sooo cute!... but seriously... i like him alot better in his pvc and fish nets just radiating sex. he's the greatest guy ever!!
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