Nice to hear an instrumental from 3 skilled vocalists

What's amazing about this isn't that it's some SUPER complicated piece, it's that it's done so technically flawlessly by each musician. A masterclass of talent in that room, pretty incredible.

It's crazy that all three play/sound exactly like their respective bands, but they all work so well together. Trent's keyboard has that future tech rock sound like NIN. Josh has that perfect QOTSA sound. and Dave as always is a monster on drums.

I love how the mixing engineer gets some of the spotlight too. People underappreciate them just 'cos it's hard to see the part they play.

Favorite part is at 5:09, when the sound engineer realizes he achieved his life's dream.

5:03 Trent like, 5:13 Trent no like

That smile from Trent at the end, priceless.

Grohl can really hold the tempo without a click track, it's such a valuable thing. He is really amazing.

Why cant we have music like this when we get put on hold with Customer Service ?

Garage band forms. Lead singer: "We still need a drummer, though." Dave Grohl materializes out of thin air.

Dave's in another universe when he's behind those drums

This is what i call a quality jam. Look a Trents face, almost a tiny smile there😃

One of my favorite rock instrumentals. If there's ever a new Them Crooked Vultures album, Trent should be added to the line-up.

It's crazy, here's 3 of my favorite rock vocalists and.... They're not singing. Love it.

Trent is so intense. Love how Dave Grohl and Josh Homme were part of this. NIN always mesmerized me. Dave adds to the mystery of Trent's music.

Some of the best musicians of a generation all in the same room making magic.

Josh Homme, not known as a bass player, nails it for over 7 minutes on bass.

This is a fine example of a collaboration of respect. They have all contained themselves and offered enough to contribute to one another without over-stepping. Forsaking the self to contribute to the whole.

Anything Trent writes is HYPNOTIC

Wow. The whole thing is flawless. Dave doesn’t “play” drums. He attacks them.

I love how Dave loses himself and just starts channeling Animal. He even looks like a Muppet. It's amazing. Transcendent.

I'd love a whole album of these three working together, sheer bliss

I love Trent's smile at the end, I like to imagine him thinking 'yeah, I definitely picked the right guys for this' but also when he's watching Dave he subtly shakes his head and you just got to know he's thinking, HOW? Such an amazing performance by three GOATS 🤘

I love how this pops back into my feed every now and then... We need to keep music like this alive. Says so much with so little. Amazing

I am living under a rock. Never heard this before today.

The face of Reznor at the end he knew what was just played was perfect!!! It's got that escape from New York vibe.

Let’s all just appreciate Dave’s solid drumming the man is like a human metronome

Wow…only 11 years late to this fkn party lol! Why do I think I’m going to end up falling asleep to this tonight, or it ending up in my dream? Swoooooon TRENT!

God I love Grohl on drums. Putting him on Songs for the Deaf was just a brilliant move.

Thank you Trent Josh Dave Mantra got me thru one of the darkest times of my life.

I never noticed Reznor playing ghost notes above the keyboard during that break. That's cool that even an experienced performer like him does that.

When everyone in that room recognizes the other guys talent.

You know satisfaction when you smile like Trent did after playing. That’s quality, guys.

I do like this better than the finished version. This one is pure and crisp and doesn't need any vocals/lyrics. The drumming is so good, and the bass and piano harmonize perfectly.

All 3 frontmen in their respective bands. All 3 never singing a word and yet, make such a beauty of a song.

Musical minimalism at it's finest. The simplicity and precision is what I love about this. Nothing extra

That smile Trent gave at the end was like him saying "Aw, that was nice, wasn't it fellas?" Meanwhile I'm like this is fuckin GOLD!!!

Absolutely transcendental , even without the vocals , one of my all time favorites 🧘🏻‍♂️

4:03 this part is fkin amazing, each of their signature styles just bleeds into this and it fits perfectly, grohls nirvana-esque drumming patterns, homme's qotsa style bass guitar riffs and tabs and reznor's nine inch nailsy melodies

Trent Reznor always brings the chords back around in a really interesting way.

Queen Foo Nails of the Inch Age Stone Fighters.

Stuff like this reminds me why being human can be beautiful. Creativity is the biggest gift we get. I love seeing people take that to the highest level. 🎉

I play drums but let me tell you. This bass line is throbbing. Subtle. Smooth. Driving. I love it. Back to drums. Dave keeps sneaking bass notes as this thing progresses and it’s what drives the song from the slow piece it starts as to the fist down your throat it Ends as. Great track.

If you listen to Dave's drumming with Nirvana, early foo fighters, and even with qotsa, it's always perfectly matched to the song's composition. Perfect pop, rock, drummer. He's a modern day Ringo Starr that hits hard like John Bonham without the over use of triplets.

Josh’s bass playing is amazing

Man, it would be great if these fellows did a full album. Utterly unlike the music each, respectively, makes; yet, completely impeccable. Reznor is the only modern musician in America who understands how to create a simple fugue on piano.

Internet: "Dave Grohl is one of the nicest guys ever!" Dave's Splash Cymbal: "We need to talk..."

The way Grohl progresses the drum beat is just brilliant. So deliberate and effective.

This is what being on top of the game, sounds like.

When Trent started playing that piano line from school of rock, I felt that, and the producer smiled because he probably knew.

i had no idea these three collaborated, first i'm hearing this song. WOW, what a great synergy they have together. so glad i found this!

These guys defined an ERA of American music, living legends...

I want this played at my funeral..my re-birth..and most definitely at my next dental appt.

Dave's playing is solid as a rock. Steady, consistent. Awesome

Dave's roll @ 6:45 is so well placed & executed, I listened to it 5 times in a row.

Major MAJOR props to Dave Grohl for still playing the drums with persistent energy... Skill

I love the lack of eye contact between them. They know what to do and do it so well. Pure class.

10 years later and this still gives me chills. It's made it onto every playlist I've had since. All hail these rock gods!! Especially Josh 🥰

Fuggin L E G E N D S!!!! More musical talent in that room than in the entire Billboard Top 100 of the past three years.

My niece has autism and she cant get enough of this track. It calms her almost as much as Beethoven.

For people who say this is boring : man·tra ˈmantrə/Submit noun (originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation. a Vedic hymn. a statement or slogan repeated frequently. "the environmental mantra that energy has for too long been too cheap" synonyms: slogan, motto, maxim, catchphrase, catchword, watchword, byword, buzzword, tag (line) "their newest mantra is "stay connected"" It's not boring, it's quite lovely, and lives up to it's title.

This really conjures what it's like to play with other musicians. The dynamics are everything. All three players are capable of cutting loose (and all excellent vocalists) so it's nice to see the kind of restraint and discipline that one doesnt see in live performance but which is essential for recording. It's so beautiful. I like the version with vocals fine buy this version gives goosebumps.

Epic. Just imagine Thom Yorke rounding it up with his spheric vocals.

Man, I love when the engineer is just grinning at 5:10. Anybody's who's been on that side of the glass has probably worn that grin at some point. That's the face you make when you're witnessing magic, and you know how privileged you are to play a small part in capturing it.

the fact that that bass looks like a normal sized electric guitar next to josh honestly frightens me

4:06 the extra build that comes with Dave Grohl increasing the intensity on the hi-hats is simply incredible. Flawlessly played beat that builds and builds. That can only truly be learned from years and years of consistent playing.

This is still one of my all time favourites, these guy need to do more together.

It's cool how musicians speak this subtle language, where you can learn to anticipate each other's moves just by the nuances in their playing.

I think a loop of this could play forever and I'd be OK with that...

I can't believe this is already 10 years old. Ik keep coming back to this track every few months or so and it never ceases to amaze me.

so many charismatic personalities on one meter [_] to record one song... a song where no one rules in it - a masterpiece

Imagine if these guy were stranded in a studio for a month........fuck.

Such a big fan of these guys. Trent, I feel, is a true example of a person who can absolutely and whole heartedly use a musical instrument to portray his emotions. His music has always stood out to me, in that, theres no feeling of doubt or compromise when you listen to it. A true genius and brilliance of our time.

I seriously do not think I will ever hear anything more perfect than this .....its beyond beautifull

If you get here you know it’s time to go to bed

It gets better with each listening. Fuck, I'm so happy this exists.

Love how people keep commenting how great this would be with a lead vocal. I say BS love the instrumental sound way better. This song don't need shit to make it better..

Trent smiling at the end is my new religion.

I hear the NIN influence the most.

This has to be the greatest piece of music I've ever experienced. Absolutely mesmerizing and I cannot believe I found out about this just now.

i absolutely love Trent's smile at the end

Wish there was a whole album of these three together, this is so effortlessly beautiful.

God I love this record. Josh playing absolutely sublimely 👌🏻

This song has quite literally been lifeline for me some days. Over the last year I've been purging pretty much everything in life that just wasn't working anymore. It was needed but often has been painful and hard, and because I have an anxiety disorder there's been lots of fear and doubt, and trusting myself in situations is a struggle. But this song reminds me why I'm doing any of this. I tell myself that I'm different, so my life is going to be different. (And all of this will never be the same again) And there are days when I listen to it on repeat. If any of you ever wonder if the music you make makes a difference, it absolutely does! Music and art have the ability to heal and unite souls and it matters. Thank you. ❤️‍🔥

Dave’s timing must be some kind of benchmark for computers.

With that much kick ass in one room.. surprised the whole thing didn't explode.

It's so pleasing to hear Homme and Grohl so locked in on bass and drums. Like it's puzzles fitting perfectly together.

Awesome!!!! Love Trent's grin at the end, they were in the zone and he knew it!

Is this... A Perfect Triangle??

Totally forgot how professional and solid Dave Grohl is as drummer. Damn.

Amazing. Hope these three do more like this. Trent creates the most haunting tones. Love it.

To this day one of my favourite videos of all time. I watch this to feel better

I’ve listened to both this and the final version. With a name like “mantra “, this one is mesmerizing, the way a mantra should be. Slow crescendo, lots of repetition. Love it.

Trent amazing on keyboard, Dave rocking on drums, Josh killing it on bass....three guys that shake music with tons of experience coming together for almost 8 minutes..

I found this 2 days ago and today alone I have listened to this 8 times and I found the version where they are singing in. I actually prefer this one to the other. Brilliant so mellow powerful and perfect from 3 MASTERS

The drumming on this track is phenomenal. Well done Dave, John Bonham and Keith Moon would be very proud of this performance.

Me at the beginning : All 3 are singers... Me at the end: Nobody sings.

The guy at the desk is like "ready guys, tape is running, really...really...whenever you want...". Fine song.

i just love music like this, a gradual build with ever instrument feeding off of each other. it's not overly complex but absolutely powerful. love it.

I can't count how many times I thought Trent was going to start singing.