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[[Trent Reznor|Trent Reznor's]] possible contribution to "Supernaut" (see below) is uncredited. However, many speculate that the Temple of Drool Choir credited on ''Supernaut'''s [[b-side]], "Hey Asshole", refers to Reznor because of the parenthetical qualifier, "You Know Who You Are" ([[cf.]] track 5 on ''[[Head Like a Hole]]'').
[[Trent Reznor|Trent Reznor's]] possible contribution to "Supernaut" (see below) is uncredited.


==Origin of name==
==Origin of name==
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| accessdate = 2007-08-13 }}</ref> Reznor's version would ultimately be released by TVT four years later on the retrospective ''[[Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years]]'' after TVT's purchase of Wax Trax!.
| accessdate = 2007-08-13 }}</ref> Reznor's version would ultimately be released as "Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version)" by TVT four years later on the retrospective ''[[Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years]]'' after TVT's purchase of Wax Trax!.


Jourgensen's immediate response to TVT's ultimatum is uncertain. An oft-repeated story tells that instead of recording new vocals, Jourgensen merely ran Reznor's performance through a [[Distortion#Audio distortion|distortion]] effect to mask its identity.<ref>{{cite web
Jourgensen's immediate response to TVT's ultimatum is uncertain. An oft-repeated story tells that instead of recording new vocals, Jourgensen merely ran Reznor's performance through a [[Distortion#Audio distortion|distortion]] effect to mask its identity.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = No matter what you hear, Trent sings on all the versions of Supernaut out there. … Al went back into the studios and just distorted Trent's vocals to confuse the lawyers, label and so on... }}</ref> According to this story, every WaxTrax! recording of "Supernaut" contains Reznor's vocals. However, a dissenting group claims this is an [[urban legend]], and that Jourgensen did record new vocals for the EP—albeit in a very similar style to Reznor's initial performance.
| quote = No matter what you hear, Trent sings on all the versions of Supernaut out there. … Al went back into the studios and just distorted Trent's vocals to confuse the lawyers, label and so on... }}</ref> According to this story, every WaxTrax! recording of "Supernaut" contains Reznor's vocals. However, a dissenting group claims this is an [[urban legend]], and that Jourgensen did record new vocals for the EP—albeit in a similar style to Reznor's initial performance.


Statements made by both Reznor and Jourgensen seem to confirm the latter view. In a 1992 [[Prodigy (ISP)|Prodigy]] post regarding "Supernaut," Reznor said, <blockquote>[I] finally told Al to redo it without me. The version that Wax Trax put out is Al, the version on the NIN (bootleg, i might add) single is me.<ref>{{cite web
Statements made by both Reznor and Jourgensen seem to confirm the latter view. In a 1992 [[Prodigy (ISP)|Prodigy]] post regarding "Supernaut," Reznor said, <blockquote>[I] finally told Al to redo it without me. The version that Wax Trax put out is Al, the version on the NIN (bootleg, i might add) single is me.<ref>{{cite web
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| accessdate = 2007-08-13 }}</ref></blockquote> referring to the WaxTrax! EP, ''Black Box'', and ''[[Greatest Fits]]'' versions, respectively. This corroborates that Reznor's vocals only appear on the ''Black Box'' set and Jourgensen in fact sings on most versions of the song.
| accessdate = 2007-08-13 }}</ref></blockquote> referring to the WaxTrax! EP, ''Black Box'', and ''[[Greatest Fits]]'' versions, respectively. This corroborates that only the Trent Reznor Vocal Version contains Reznor's performance, and Jourgensen in fact sings on most versions of the song.


==Discography==
==Discography==

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1000 Homo DJs

1000 Homo DJs is a side project band of industrial musician Al Jourgensen. It is best known for its cover of Black Sabbath's "Supernaut." The band recorded on famous industrial label Wax Trax! Records.

1000 Homo DJs began as a side project to release outtakes from Ministry's The Land of Rape and Honey.[1]

Members

The members of 1000 Homo DJs are identified by pseudonyms in the CD liner notes. However, the identities of most members are fairly certain.

Trent Reznor's possible contribution to "Supernaut" (see below) is uncredited.

Origin of name

In a 2004 interview,[5] Jorgensen explained that when he played demos (presumably those which became Apathy) for Wax Trax! co-owner Jim Nash, Nash replied, "No one's gonna play this, it's gonna take a thousand homo DJs to play this for anyone to buy it."

Trent Reznor's involvement

The nature of Trent Reznor's contribution to 1000 Homo DJs' records has been debated. What is certain is that Reznor recorded the original vocals for "Supernaut." This performance was not officially used because Reznor's label TVT Records refused to allow his appearance on the release.[6] Reznor's version would ultimately be released as "Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version)" by TVT four years later on the retrospective Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years after TVT's purchase of Wax Trax!.

Jourgensen's immediate response to TVT's ultimatum is uncertain. An oft-repeated story tells that instead of recording new vocals, Jourgensen merely ran Reznor's performance through a distortion effect to mask its identity.[7][8] According to this story, every WaxTrax! recording of "Supernaut" contains Reznor's vocals. However, a dissenting group claims this is an urban legend, and that Jourgensen did record new vocals for the EP—albeit in a similar style to Reznor's initial performance.

Statements made by both Reznor and Jourgensen seem to confirm the latter view. In a 1992 Prodigy post regarding "Supernaut," Reznor said,

[I] finally told Al to redo it without me. The version that Wax Trax put out is Al, the version on the NIN (bootleg, i might add) single is me.[9]

Reznor refers to the two-track Suck bootleg, which contains the recording of "Supernaut" that later appeared on Black Box. Jourgensen made a similar statement in a 2003 interview. When asked whose vocals appear on "Supernaut," Jourgensen replied,

That would be me on the original, on WaxTrax! The later version released on TVT was Trent Reznor... then the remixed version had my vocals on it[10]

referring to the WaxTrax! EP, Black Box, and Greatest Fits versions, respectively. This corroborates that only the Trent Reznor Vocal Version contains Reznor's performance, and Jourgensen in fact sings on most versions of the song.

Discography

Releases

Compilation appearances

References

  1. ^ Greene, Jo-Ann (1993-04-02). "Ministry". Goldmine. Retrieved 2007-08-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "1000 Homo DJs". Retrieved 2007-08-13. Cite error: The named reference "prongs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "1000 Homo DJs: The Players". Retrieved 2007-08-13. Cite error: The named reference "nodevotion" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Myspace.com - Vivanovachicago". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  5. ^ "Concert Review: Ministry". Orlando CityBeat reprinted in Pollstar. 1993-04-02. Retrieved 2007-08-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Bains, Jon. "Nine Inch Nails". Convulsion. Retrieved 2007-08-13. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Nine Inch Nails Biography". music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22. TVT ordered Reznor's vocals removed from ["Supernaut"], but Jourgensen actually just altered them slightly and said he'd re-recorded it.
  8. ^ "Ministry FAQ: 1000 Homo DJs". Retrieved 2007-10-22. No matter what you hear, Trent sings on all the versions of Supernaut out there. … Al went back into the studios and just distorted Trent's vocals to confuse the lawyers, label and so on...
  9. ^ "Trent Reznor's Posts on Prodigy". The Nine Inch Nails Article Archive. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
  10. ^ Warren, James (2003-05-21). "Ministry Interview: 20 Questions with Al Jourgensen". ministrymusic.org (official Ministry website) via Internet Archive. Retrieved 2007-08-13.

See also

Revolting Cocks, Lard, Acid Horse, PTP, Pailhead

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