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Recordings of this song have been played as the introduction as the band takes the stage, sometimes with live vocals "FLUSH! FLUSH! FLUSH! FLUSH!" It was combined with the beat of "[[Terrible Lie]]" to open [[Woodstock '94]]. It was combined with "[[The New Flesh]]" to open [[Fragility]] shows. A very short version began [[KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas]], presumably because they were behind schedule in setting up the stage. | Recordings of this song have been played as the introduction as the band takes the stage, sometimes with live vocals "FLUSH! FLUSH! FLUSH! FLUSH!" It was combined with the beat of "[[Terrible Lie]]" to open [[Woodstock '94]]. It was combined with "[[The New Flesh]]" to open [[Fragility]] shows. A very short version began [[KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas]], presumably because they were behind schedule in setting up the stage. | ||
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Revision as of 13:20, 2 December 2008
"Pinion" is a very simplistic track that begins the Broken EP. This track is notable for being the shortest in length of all of Nine Inch Nails' catalog, along with "A Violet Fluid" being a mere two seconds longer. It features a pulsing series of chords which eventually picks up and leads into "Wish."
A pinion is a gear with a small number of teeth, often engaging a larger gear. It's also a bird's wing or flight feathers. To pinion someone is to bind their hands and feet in such a manner that they cannot be used. An example of this last definition can be seen in the music video to the song.
Contents
Song Credits
- Production: Trent Reznor
Appearances
Halos
- Broken
- Closure
Seeds
Versions
Pinion
This is the only version presently available.
Music Video
The video for "Pinion," released in 1992, was directed by Eric Goode and Serge Becker, who also directed "Help Me I Am In Hell."
The video was filmed entirely in black-and-white and starts in a restroom. The camera focuses on a toilet containing a dark substance, typically assumed to be blood. The water and the substance are flushed down as the camera follows. As the viewer is led through the pipes to see where the water is going, the camera cuts between exterior views and interior views of the pipes. As the music crescendos, the water pressure increases. Finally the camera comes to a white room as water is pumped through a pressurized machine, which is forcing the water into the mouth of a figure that is blindfolded, bound completely in vinyl (or patent leather) and strapped to the wall.
Because of the disturbing nature of the video, MTV would only play it late at night before removing it altogether. However, part of the video's finale became an integral part of the opening sequence for the network's Alternative Nation.
The video is feature on both Closure and the Broken Movie.
Live
Recordings of this song have been played as the introduction as the band takes the stage, sometimes with live vocals "FLUSH! FLUSH! FLUSH! FLUSH!" It was combined with the beat of "Terrible Lie" to open Woodstock '94. It was combined with "The New Flesh" to open Fragility shows. A very short version began KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, presumably because they were behind schedule in setting up the stage.