[[Image:Purest_feeling.jpg|framethumb|"Hawk CD release of the ''Purest Feeling" Bootleg'' bootleg]]'''''Purest Feeling''''' is a [[bootlegs|bootleg]] of an early live rehearsal session by [[Nine Inch Nails]], prior to ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' It was recorded at [[The Right Track]] studio in October 1988 while [[Trent Reznor]] was still working as a technician there. It was first released on cassette in 1993 by Dirt Road Tapes, then re-released on CD the following year by Italian label Hawk Records.
== About Track Listing == #"[[Intro]]" – 2:21#"[[Sanctified]]" – 5:31#"[[Maybe Just Once]]" – 5:16#"[[The Only Time]]" – 5:12#"[[Kinda I Want To]]" – 4:48#"[[That's What I Get]]" – 4:39#"[[Purest Feeling is a bootleg of the original demo version of Nine Inch Nails' debut album, (song)|Purest Feeling]]" – 2:57#"[[Pretty Hate MachineTwist]], that was recorded at the Right Track Studio in November 1988 by Trent Reznor, whilst he was still working as a cleaner there. " – 5:48#"[[Down In It (song)|Down In It was released as a CD in 1994 by Hawk Records.]]" – 6:20
The sound ==About==On some bootleg copies/clones, the first track is brighter (and in some cases happier) than that of given the final versions on Pretty Hate Machine; several songs feature more drumming and guitar work throughout, as well as a heavier use of samples from films. "[[Kinda I Want To]]fan-title" is reminiscent of early house music. "[[Twist]]Slate" is an early version of or "[[Ringfinger]]Theme from the Right Track", featuring different lyrics and less use of sample loops. The entire album has segues leading each track into the next.
Purest Feeling also features These recordings were long believed to be demos that were sent to record labels, but the full lyrics cut story has since become clearer and more detailed due to info from original NIN drummer [[Ron Musarra]], who shared the final versions of songs later released on Pretty Hate Machine; Reznor chose to print the full lyrics following in the Pretty Hate Machine booklet a comment to retain some a YouTube upload[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR26Fo1972c] of the original meanings of his songs.''Purest Feeling'':
Material off <blockquote>This is a recording of Purest Feeling was performed us live in 1988 on Nine Inch Nail's first shows opening the studio {Right Track} rehearsing for an [[VIVIsectVI Tour|upcoming tour]], I played drums, you can hear me count us in... Gretsch 14" chrome over wood snare, 20" kik/ Simmons pads triggering an Emax, Paiste cymbals, [[Skinny PuppySean Beavan]] on in the VIVIsect VI tourcontrol room engineering.</blockquote>
== Tracklisting == #"Slate The sound of the tracks on this recording represent the state of the songs as they existed in October 1988, and translated to a live performance setting with very little preparation (Introthey only had about four days to rehearse)" – 2:21#"Sanctified" – 5:31#"Maybe Just Once" – 5:16#"The Only Time" – 5:12#"Kinda I Want To" – 4:48#"That's What I Get" – 4:39#"Purest Feeling" – 2:57#"Twist" – 5:48#"Down In It" – 6:20. An 8-track reel to reel recorder provided much of the backing tracks, with Musarra playing most of the drum parts live. [[Chris Vrenna]] triggered segue noise and [[samples]], faked some keyboard parts that were tracked, and changed the tapes. Reznor provided vocals and guitar.
Comparing this rehearsal recording to the live performances in October and November 1988, during Nine Inch Nails' first shows opening for [[Category:NIN BootlegsSkinny Puppy]], shows the same running order (with excisions due to time constraints) and song performances. It is unknown if "Purest Feeling" was ever performed live, although it's possible it may have been at the [[TVT Records|TVT]] Showcase where Soft Cell's "[[Sex Dwarf]]" was performed, due to needing to fill out a longer performance slot.
#The overall feel of the songs at this stage is brighter (and in some cases happier) than that of the final versions on ''Pretty Hate Machine''. The live elements, namely drumming, guitar, and samples, give the songs different characteristics from the corresponding studio demo versions from the same period. "Kinda I Want To" is reminiscent of early house music. "Twist (Lyrics)"is an early version of "Ringfinger", featuring different lyrics and less use of sample loops. The entire session has segues leading each track into the next. The songs "Maybe Just Once" and "Purest Feeling" are not found on any Nine Inch Nails release.
#"Well youThese early versions of the tracks also feature the full lyrics cut from the final versions of songs later released on ''ve got me working so hard lately"#"Working my hands until they bleed"#"If I was twise Pretty Hate Machine''; Reznor chose to print the full lyrics in the man I could be"#"I'd still be half 'Pretty Hate Machine'' booklet to retain some of what you need"#"Still you lead me and I follow"#"The small of your back up to your chin"#"Over to the tip original meanings of your switchblade"#"As you pull it out as you stick it in"his songs.
#"(Twist, Twist, Twist) It can go The cover artwork for the 1994 Hawk release is a little deeper"#"(Twistportion of the fire background from the ''[[Broken]]'' cover art, Twist, Twist) I'm wearing these chains"#"(Twistwith three photos of Reznor performing live at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, TwistCalifornia, Twist) You make it hurt real good"#"(Twiston [[1991/07/26 Mountain View, TwistCA|July 26, Twist) I love the pain"1991]].
#"Well you just leave me nailed here"#"Hanging like jesus on this cross"#"I'm just dying for your sins"#"And aiding to the cause" #"(Twist, Twist, Twist) It can go a little deeper"#"(Twist, Twist, Twist) I'm wearing these chains"#"(Twist, Twist, Twist) You make it hurt real good"#"(Twist, Twist, Twist) I love the pain" #"Warp on my soul in bandages"#"I'm tried of this war"#"Go ahead and cut me"#"I can't even feel it anymore" #"(Twist, Twist, Twist) It can go a little deeper"#"(Twist, Twist, Twist) I'm wearing these chains"#"(Twist, Twist, Twist) You make it hurt real good"#"(Twist, Twist, Twist) I love the pain"#"Twist, Twist, Twist...[[Category:NIN Bootlegs]]