Live: Nine Inch Nails - Page 2

*Potatojunkie* · 8th July 2005, 12:01am

Nice Inch Nails are really good. I’m fairly convinced of this fact, and I clung to it throughout the night. Like a raft, it bore me from island to island of great songs, scattered haphazardly in a sea of shitty tracks from With Teeth.

To be fair, this is the first time that I’d heard anything off the new album, so I hadn’t really had a chance to get to know any of these dreadful, dreadful songs. They are rubbish, though, when performed live. I can’t imagine that being on record helps them to suck any less.

Of course, no one was there to hear the band play stuff off of With Teeth. Contradict me all you want—you’re lying. About halfway through the set Ninchy Nails realised this and got on with their good songs. And how were they? Well, they were good.

Mostly good. Occasionally things got kicked up into fucking excellent, but never for very long. Somewhere along the way NIN seem to have forgotten how to rock, which is terribly...

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Syxx · 8th July 2005, 9:09am

Me too man, i just hit me when i woke up. My exact words to my mate - "Fuck! We saw/met Nine Inch Nails!"

SqueeTDM · 8th July 2005, 9:26am

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Originally Posted by Charlie Parker

10am? You obviously have no life

oh or maybe i love this band so much i wanted to make sure i got a good spot to see them.. And that was one of the most entertaining days of my life..its surprising how much fun you can have mocking drunks with NIN's guitar tech

blondie · 8th July 2005, 9:47am

Despite my complete apathy at the start of the night, I ended up having a brilliant time!

I'll agree with Idle here and say that 'Something I Can Never Have' was absolutely amazing! Probably my first favourite song of the night. In fact, I thought it was all good.

Connor O'Bain · 8th July 2005, 9:50am

Hurt was definatly the highlight for me but i was a bit disapointed they didnt do perfect drug

Syxx · 8th July 2005, 9:57am

Have they ever played The Perfect Drug live?

Connor O'Bain · 8th July 2005, 9:59am

since that was the first time for me seeing them, no idea, but i still hoped.

it was like Anthrax, i knew there was no chance of them doing "bring the noise" but i still hoped.

mysterio · 8th July 2005, 10:37am

I'm a huge NIN fan, and i found that gig pretty damn boring. What a rubbish choice of songs. I like the new album, don't get me wrong... but you just don't play a set full of them. Not even NIN can get away with that. Ok, 3 songs off of broken was cool, as were the 3 off of PHM.

Bit dissapointed, here.

Yeah, who was that guy with the long hair in the middle of the crowd who kept picking fights with anyone who so much as brushed by him? Fucking goth prick.

Wreakin_Havok · 8th July 2005, 10:41am

I agree the new songs are a bit pap but the old songs were brilliant. Thought they were outstanding. Goin to see them in London next week, lookin even more forward to it now after last night. Wish and Head Like A Hole were my highlights.

GeeDionysus · 8th July 2005, 10:42am

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Originally Posted by Connor O'Bain

since that was the first time for me seeing them, no idea, but i still hoped.

it was like Anthrax, i knew there was no chance of them doing "bring the noise" but i still hoped.

So Barry, You'll be annoyed then if I tell you that Anthrax played Bring the Noize at the Barras last year? It was before they got the original line-up back. 2 gigs in a few months, first at the barras, 2nd at the garage. Bring the Noize and I'm the man were rolled out.... Class!

P.S. I detest Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor's an emo-kid..... LOL!

lirazel · 8th July 2005, 10:46am

see being about a foot shorter than everyone else? ow. i have bruises on my arm from the guy behind me who kept knocking into me. was getting annoyed until i realised that he didn't have any room behind him at all, durr.

other than that, fucking immense. loved every minute.

Syxx · 8th July 2005, 10:48am

The new songs weren't that bad, granted 'Love Is Not Enough' wasn't too good, but you must admit that 'The Line Begins To Blur' was fucking excellent.

I thought they evened out the setlist quite well. PHM got 3 (and a bit), as did Broken, The Downward Spiral got 4, The Fragile got 3 i think, and With(ah) Teeth(ah) got 5*. Not bad, since as they're touring the album.

*probably wrong.

Robb · 8th July 2005, 10:56am

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Originally Posted by Rev Scapegoat

Great gig - Marred only by some gash interludes... And the FUCKING WANKER who insisted on flailing around, throwing punches into empty space ( Thank fuck ) and jumping up and down during March Of The Pigs.
Fuck off, you drugged-up piece of shit. And if you WEREN'T on something... All the worse.

Oh, and the girl stood in front of me - There's NEVER any need to screech at the top of your lungs, no matter how slippery Trent gets you!

LOL. WTF?

Syxx · 8th July 2005, 10:57am

Hey, i'd be pissed off if that happened to me as well.

Robb · 8th July 2005, 11:04am

It's a NIN gig, man. What do you expect?

"NO JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND SCREECHING" rule on the tickets?

I had people interrupting my dance-grooves every 2 minutes because they wanted to go speak to their pals or go to the toilet and decided to go the most awkwardly shite way, I'm not going to moan about it! It did not stain the night at all, I SAW NINE INCH NAILS.

Syxx · 8th July 2005, 11:09am

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Originally Posted by idle

It's a NIN gig, man. What do you expect?

"NO JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND SCREECHING" rule on the tickets?

I had people interrupting my dance-grooves every 2 minutes because they wanted to go speak to their pals or go to the toilet and decided to go the most awkwardly shite way, I'm not going to moan about it! It did not stain the night at all, I SAW NINE INCH NAILS.

There's nowt wrong with dancing, fuck, i was boogieing all freaking night. The screeching, however, i have a problem with. Especially if you can't actually hear the music you paid to hear.