Izuno Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 Last night my cousin and I went to the Hollywood Bowl to see Nine Inch Nails. By far this was the best live entertainment I've ever been do. I've never seen NIN in concert before, and this was a real treat. You could feel the buzz in the air. The set design was pretty amazing. They opened with this screen in front of the stage that was see-through and backlit so you could see the band's outlines from the lighting. Then it came up and I was just blown away. They played most of With Teeth, but threw in a lot from past albums. Just about every song kicked ass...and people were grooving, dancing, singing along. Seeing NIN in concert was pure joy. Highights of the songs the played: Opened with Pinion from Broken (and the following is not really in order and I am certainly missing some): You Know What You are / With Teeth The Hand that Feeds / With Teeth Only / With Teeth Reptile / Downward Spiral Hurt / Downward Spiral Head Like a Hole / Pretty Hate Machine Beside You in Time / With Teeth Closer / Downward Spiral Terrible Lie / Pretty Hate Machine March of the Pigs / Downward Spiral Eraser / Downward Spiral Sin / Pretty Hate Machine Only / With Teeth Wish / Broken There were more songs...it was just a blur and I had so much fun I'm still thinking about it. One thing I must say is that while any NIN fan knows Trent Reznor has some very deep, interesting thoughts about relationships, culture etc...I'm finding that I hear each song on multiple levels. If you listen from a perspective about relationships and women you hear one thing. If you from a perspective of culture, capitalism, corporate America (like me) you hear some other things. Seeing him perform live gave me new energy about his music and how far reaching his ideas stretch. He has never publicly discussed politics or anything, but I interpret him as someone who is deeply pained and saddened by the state of the world and wants to do something about it, but doesn't neccessarily know what to do. I think a lot of people identify with that and find self expression through his music. Kinda rambling, but I'm really glad I went to the show (not I had ever inteded not to once I bought the tix). Quote
Evert Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 I'd really like to see Nin aswell, I've heard lots of good stuff about it live. I haven't heard too much tho, but downward spiral is a great album. Quote
TomWithTheWeather Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 I saw them a couple fo years ago during the Fragility 2.0 tour. A perfect Circle openned and they were great but NIN was probably one of the best performances I've ever seen. The energy from the band was amazing. Quote
Lurker Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 I saw Pearl Jam the other week. Best concert I've ever seen. Quote
Minos Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 All the bands I really wanted to see in concert dont exist anymore (alice in chains, rage against the machine, prodigy) Quote
Izuno Posted October 3, 2005 Author Report Posted October 3, 2005 All the bands I really wanted to see in concert dont exist anymore (alice in chains, rage against the machine, prodigy) indeed. Hence, you can understand how glad I am to have finally seen probably my favorite modern musical group of all time. Quote
kleinluka Posted October 4, 2005 Report Posted October 4, 2005 Saw Lifehouse on May 31. Was awesome! Quote
Izuno Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Posted October 4, 2005 Saw Lifehouse on May 31. Was awesome! Who? Quote
skdr Posted October 4, 2005 Report Posted October 4, 2005 Saw Lifehouse on May 31. Was awesome! Who? Lifehouse Quote
D3ads Posted October 4, 2005 Report Posted October 4, 2005 Popular opinion of NIN's show is that it is among the best, I don't know myself as I've never seen them live, probably because I'm not a massive fan of them. I would certainly see them if it wasn't so much effort to make the venue. Quote
Izuno Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Posted October 4, 2005 Saw Lifehouse on May 31. Was awesome! Who? Lifehouse Who? Quote
Minos Posted October 4, 2005 Report Posted October 4, 2005 Saw Lifehouse on May 31. Was awesome! Who? Lifehouse Who? Some emo band. Yes, klein is a fucking emo. But I still pet him anyways! Quote
kleinluka Posted October 4, 2005 Report Posted October 4, 2005 i love how people have made up all these cool words to call other people whose musical tastes they dont agree with. gj minos........ and yeah. it's actually good music. if its your thing that is. Quote
Minos Posted October 4, 2005 Report Posted October 4, 2005 i love how people have made up all these cool words to call other people whose musical tastes they dont agree with. gj minos........ and yeah. it's actually good music. if its your thing that is. plz klein, I was kidding. I know lifehouse aint emo. And if it was, whats the problem. Quote
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