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Trent Talk Episode Directory

Piggyback Playlist 2: 1992

Clare unveils her piggyback playlist - a contemporary compilation of amazing tunes from 1992 (the VERY YEAR Broken was released.) Cheya as usual reveals his lack of basic musical knowledge.

Tune in to hear Clare's top 5 albums from 1992!

Find the playlist on Spotify or stream it below:

Clare's Top 5 from 1992:

A lot of the same artists were making music in 1992 that we discussed in the 1989 episodes, so this week’s episode isn’t too crazy. 

  • TLC - Oooooh… On the TLC Tip
    The first studio album by TLC, this album talks a lot about sexual themes, safe sex and other socially conscious themes. This album was released in February & reached quadrupal platinum by May. TLC & other R&B music made a pretty large impression on me in the 90s. The sexual themes may have played a large role in how I turned out as an adult… 
     
  • Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
    The third studio album by Beastie Boys, this album is more stylistically like their punk rock roots. When I found them in college, this album joined Paul’s Boutique as an album I had on rotation often. 
     
  • Madonna - Erotica
    The fifth studio album by Madonna, she talks about AIDS and taboos in this more serious album than previous releases. This album is also accompanied by her book Sex. Another very sexual production that my father attempted to keep me from enjoying. I enjoyed it very much. 
     
  • The Cure - Wish
    The ninth studio album by The Cure, more poppy than previous albums, but still pretty dark at times, similar to Disintegration. I put off listening to this album in full until about college (because I assumed it all sounded like Friday I’m In Love) but it quickly became a favorite. 
     
  • Alice in Chains - Sap/Dirt
    Sap was an EP of 5 acoustic songs that came out before Dirt, their second studio album. Dirt discusses substance abuse in many of the songs. I found these albums in a high school dark room boom box & spent a lot of time developing photos alone and getting engulfed by the angst and self hatred. High school was rough. 
     

Honorable Mentions: 

Meantime by Helmet, Dirty by Sonic Youth, Spooky by Lush, Hit to Death in the Future Head by The Flaming Lips, New Miserable Experience by The Gin Blossoms, Blind Melon by Blind Melon, Funky Divas by En Vogue, La Sexersisto: Devil Music Volume 1 by White Zombie, Countdown to Distruction by Megadeath Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine, opiate by Tool… and many more!

Find a complete list of releases & other musical facts from 1992 on Wikipedia.

You can tune into Trent Talk on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, & Stitcher, and you can find more Trent Talk on Twitter and Facebook, and get weird on Twitter with Clare, Cheya. If you love this show & wanna get more content, or just show some support, visit us on Patreon! Oh, and check out all of the other shows we do! 

Broken (Halo 05)

In this episode, Clare and Cheya discuss the most aggressive album by NIN. We introduce new characters, develop an unfounded grudge, and get duped into watching a snuff film. We also check in with our favorite Icelander. How exciting!

Music videos of songs from this album:

Links to things mentioned in the video:

Below: Oliver hangs out while we finish up recording.

You can tune into Trent Talk on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, & Stitcher, and you can find more Trent Talk on Twitter and Facebook, and get weird on Twitter with Clare, Cheya. If you love this show & wanna get more content, or just show some support, visit us on Patreon! Oh, and check out all of the other shows we do! 

Head Like a Hole (Halo 03) & Sin (Halo 04)

On tonight's episode we discuss TWO halos, for the price of one: Head Like a Hole & Sin. 

We also bring up a new idea for the fans to be called (RezNerds?!), we have a new Imprezion & a Super Mario Bros villain gets a little shout out!

Music videos of songs from this album:

Links to things mentioned in this episode:

Below: Clare dances Oliver. Doesn't he look THRILLED?

You can tune into Trent Talk on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, & Stitcher, and you can find more Trent Talk on Twitter and Facebook, and get weird on Twitter with Clare, Cheya. If you love this show & wanna get more content, or just show some support, visit us on Patreon! Oh, and check out all of the other shows we do! 

Piggyback Playlist 1: 1989

Clare unveils her piggyback playlist - a contemporary compilation of amazing tunes from 1989... the very year Pretty Hate Machine was released! As usual, Cheya reveals his general lack of basic musical knowledge.

Tune in to hear about Clare's top 5 favorite albums from 1989!

Listen to the playlist on Spotify, or stream it below:

Clare's Top 5 albums from 1989:

I was surprised by how many albums from 1989 were pretty important to me during various stages of my life. Here are the top 5 albums that I listened to at some point in my life, or continue to play today:

  • Madonna - Like a Prayer
    The second studio album by Madonna, she told Warner Bros. that she was ready to produce her own album, but they weren’t ready to give her that freedom & hired Nile Rogers, who had previously worked with David Bowie.When I was old enough to start listening to pop music, my mom made sure I had some Madonna in my arsenal. She started by getting me a greatest hits album, but once I took to it, she got me others. This one included. This was also one of the albums that I revisited after she passed away, because there were some really good memories connected to several of the songs. I don’t listen to it much anymore, but there’s definitely a lot of nostalgia attached to it.
     
  • Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814
    The fourth studio album by Janet Jackson, she wanted this album to talk more about social issues than her previous releases. This was another one of the albums I was given as a kid, sometime in the early 90s. I listened to it a lot, and still get super excited when it comes on. Miss You Much is a classic.
     
  • Pixies - Doolittle
    The second studio album by Pixies, which contains offbeat & dark subject material, including references to death, torture, and drug use, but contrasts with the clean production & upbeat sound. I continue to play the shit out of this album, because duh. It’s perfect. I didn’t get into Pixies until college, but once I did, I fell pretty hard. I have always loved how this album delves into some dark, weird places, but contains music that is so fun that it lures you in, unexpectedly.
     
  • Disintegration - The Cure
    The eighth studio album by The Cure, a lot of the sound is a result of Robert Smith getting back into hallucinogenic drugs as a way to cope with the band’s new found success. Although several of the hits on this album were played throughout my childhood on the radio, it wasn’t until high school that I revisited some of the darker songs by The Cure. This album has been with me through some pretty deep shit, and continues to hold a very special place in my heart.
     
  • Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
    The second studio album by Beastie Boys, this album is almost completely composed of samples, including vocal output of the band members. A lot of great hip hop was coming up around this time, and Beastie Boys is no exception. This album came into my life as a kid, but it wasn’t until college that I started to go back and delve deep into the Beastie Boys repertoire. This is one album that I can put on during the darkest times & instantly feel happy and ready for anything.

Honorable Mentions: 

Bleach by Nirvana, Technique by New Order, Regina by The Sugar Cubes, Violator by Depeche Mode, The Biz Never Sleeps by Biz Markie, Stone Cold Rhymin’ by Young MC, Automatic by The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses, The Real Thing by Faith No More, Louder than Love by Soundgarden, Operation Ivy by Operation Ivy… and many more!

Find a complete list of releases & other musical facts from 1989 on Wikipedia.

You can tune into Trent Talk on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, & Stitcher, and you can find more Trent Talk on Twitter and Facebook, and get weird on Twitter with Clare, Cheya. If you love this show & wanna get more content, or just show some support, visit us on Patreon! Oh, and check out all of the other shows we do! 

Pretty Hate Machine (Halo 02)

This week we get into a full length album & discuss Pretty Hate Machine! We also hear Imprezions, How Much Angst and a new segment... (which is a surprise!) Cheya even cooked up a couple new sound drops for your listening pleasure. 

Learn a little bit about who Trent recorded with in the early days, and about him going on tour to promote this album & how the first taste of fame felt "overwhelming." Also hear excerpts from Louder Than Hell and an early interview Trent did with (some idiot on) MTV to promote his album. 

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Music videos of songs from this album:

Links to things mentioned in the video:

Below: Oli sleeps on Cheya's guitar case & we drink our liquid courage out of a cup that seems a little in line with the theme of the album we discuss. 

And! As mentioned, here is the photo of Bowie & Björk, along with a photo of Bowie and Trent (from a video that we'll discuss further down the road), because why not? They're all adorable and Bowie deserves a mention all the time!

If you're asking yourself why we included a photo of Björk to this week's blog post then you'll have to give this episode a listen to find out.

You can tune into Trent Talk on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, & Stitcher, and you can find more Trent Talk on Twitter and Facebook, and get weird on Twitter with Clare, Cheya. If you love this show & wanna get more content, or just show some support, visit us on Patreon! Oh, and check out all of the other shows we do! 

Down In It (Halo 01)

In the first episode of Trent Talk, we delve into the first Halo, which is a single for Down in It. We also get a taste of a couple of our favorite segments, including Imprezions & How Much Angst.

Learn a little bit about what got Cheya & Clare into NIN in the first place, and get some info on the man of the hour, Trent Reznor, as we briefly describe his life before he became the front man of one of the most influential bands of all time. 

Music videos of songs from this album:

Links to things mentioned in this episode:

Below: Oliver gets ready to record & we show the Bowie mug that's mentioned in the episode. 

You can tune into Trent Talk on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, & Stitcher, and you can find more Trent Talk on Twitter and Facebook, and get weird on Twitter with Clare, Cheya. If you love this show & wanna get more content, or just show some support, visit us on Patreon! Oh, and check out all of the other shows we do! 

Trent Talk Episode Directory

Below is every episode of Trent Talk, in a more orderly fashion for all of your perusing & listening needs. 

Halos:

Down In It (Halo 01)
Pretty Hate Machine (Halo 02)
Head Like a Hole (Halo 03)
Sin (Halo 04)
Broken (Halo 05)
Fixed (Halo 06)
March of the Pigs (Halo 07)
The Downward Spiral (Halo 08)
The Downward Spiral Deluxe Edition (Halo 08DE)
Closer to God (Halo 09)
Further Down the Spiral (Halo 10)
The Perfect Drug (Halo 11)
Closure (Halo 12)
The Day The World Went Away (Halo 13)
The Fragile, Left (Halo 14)
The Fragile, Right (Halo 14) 
We're In This Together (Halo 15)
Things Falling Apart (Halo 16)
And All That Could Have Been, live (Halo 17) 
And All That Could Have Been, Still (Halo 17) 
The Hand That Feeds (Halo 18)
With Teeth (Halo 19)
Only (Halo 20)
Everyday Is Exactly The Same (Halo 21)
Beside You In Time, DVD (Halo 22)
Survivalism (Halo 23)
Year Zero (Halo 24)
Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (Halo 25)
Ghosts, I & II (Halo 26)
Ghosts, III & IV (Halo 26)
The Slip (Halo 27)
Hesitation Marks (Halo 28)
Not The Actual Events (Halo 29)
The Fragile Deviations (Halo 30) - coming soon!
Add Violence (Halo 31) - coming soon!

Nulls/Soundtracks:

Quake
The Social Network (Null 1)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Null 2)
Gone Girl

Sigils:

A Drowning (Sigil 1)
How To Destroy Angels (Sigil 2)
An Omen (Sigil 3)
Welcome Oblivion (Sigil 4) - coming soon!

Other:

Deep
Juno (Video)
Convo with Brandon Dusseau of NIN Wiki
The Inevitable Rise & Liberation of NiggyTardust

Misc. Episodes:

Piggyback Playlist 1: 1989
Piggyback Playlist 2: 1992
Piggyback Playlist 3: 1994
All Up In Your Grill (Memorial Day 2016 Special)
Tribute to David Bowie
Cornell Chat: A Goodbye To Grunge Dad Chris Cornell
FYF & Panorama Discussion with Jesse Sielhan

You can tune into Trent Talk on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, & Stitcher, and you can find more Trent Talk on Twitter and Facebook, and get weird on Twitter with Clare, Cheya. If you love this show & wanna get more content, or just show some support, visit us on Patreon! Oh, and check out all of the other shows we do! 

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