Towards the beginning of my career in Nine Inch Nails, our biggest break came in the form of an invitation to perform a series of shows with Jane's Addiction. These performances essentially created and defined the term "alternative" rock in the US, created an ongoing festival franchise that is still thriving (Lollapalooza), set the stage for Nirvana to shift popular taste a few months later, and were really fucking FUN to play and attend - truly the best times I've had. The shows were epic. So epic, they propelled NIN to the "next level" (whatever that means), but caused Jane's to implode. The band broke up at the end of that tour.

Fast forward to the present. Corporate rock STILL sucks. A friend tells me they saw the original Jane's lineup play a tiny show in LA that was unbelievable. I break out my Jane's records and am amazed by how vital they sound. These guys were the real deal and in this current climate mostly dominated by poseurs and pussies it was refreshing to hear something that sounded dangerous, volatile, beautiful and SINCERE.
Emails were sent, phone calls were made, dinner was arranged, ideas were discussed and the next thing I know we're in the studio experimenting. We laugh, we get to know each other, we cry, we yell, we almost quit, we record LOTS of guitar solos, we discuss, we actually begin to all communicate, we yell some more, we become FRIENDS, we laugh again and we do some great things. I get to see first hand why they broke up all those years ago but I also get the chance to see four distinct personalities that become an INCREDIBLE band when they're in the same room.

In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I've been thinking for some time now it's time to make NIN disappear for a while. Last year's "Lights in the Sky" tour was something I'm quite proud of and seems like the culmination of what I could pull off in terms of an elaborate production. It was also quite difficult to pull off technically and physically night after night and left us all a bit dazed. After some thought, we decided to book a last run of shows across the globe this year. The approach to these shows is quite different from last year - much more raw, spontaneous and less scripted. Fun for us and a different way for you to see us and wave goodbye. I reached out to Jane's to see if they'd want to join us across the US and we all felt it could be a great thing. Will it work? Will it resonate in the marketplace? Who knows. Are there big record label marketing dollars to convince you to attend? Nope.
Does it feel right to us and does it seem like it will be fun for us and you? Yes it does.
Look for tour dates soon and I hope to see you out there.

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Woah, how'd you do that backwards n?

Woah, how'd you do that backwards n?

picked it up in 'Nam

Who cares...Trent Reznor is a queer.

Who cares...Trent Reznor is a queer.

Not getting enough sleep these days?

Not really...but that's not the point. Stop going off topic...the topic is Trent Reznor's faggottry.

I've heard the rumors that he's gay, but I tend to attribute that more towards him not being married at his age (I guess some of his lyrics don't help either). Perhaps you've heard more concrete news within your inner circle of "friends"?

Yes, I heard that he had to go to the hospital to get 10oz. of Perry Farrell's semen pumped out of his stomach during that tour.

That tour hasn't started yet. Also, I believe that Perry Farrell is married to a woman.

Towards the beginning of my career in Nine Inch Nails, our biggest break came in the form of an invitation to perform a series of shows with Jane's Addiction. These performances essentially created and defined the term "alternative" rock in the US, created an ongoing festival franchise that is still thriving (Lollapalooza), set the stage for Nirvana to shift popular taste a few months later, and were really fucking FUN to play and attend - truly the best times I've had. The shows were epic. So epic, they propelled NIN to the "next level" (whatever that means), but caused Jane's to implode. The band broke up at the end of that tour.wut?

haha.... my mistake. I was thinking about the upcoming tour, not the one where they started out.

if a tree falls in the woods, does anyone care? :)

I suppose tree huggers might. What an odd question.

The only thing gayer than Trent Reznor is Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime".

...you're an angry little loser
What a gay retort.

you call everything gay, wonner, who cares what you say about anything, seriously...you're an angry little loser

LOL at teh short 41 year old single guy...


Trent better not hang it up....I'll guess hes a little tired, hes done a lot in the last 2 years.

LOL at teh short 41 year old single guy...



He's not short...his arms are just extra long. :roll:

Trent better not hang it up....I'll guess hes a little tired, hes done a lot in the last 2 years.

Yeah, the guy has been going at a Beatles pace since 2007. Regardless of what some agitators may say, the music industry really needs Trent Reznor right now.

Yeah, the guy has been going at a Beatles pace since 2007. Regardless of what some agitators may say, the music industry really needs Trent Reznor right now.

True, he's shown that a person can make money without a record company.

Eat your heart out Stevie.

the music industry needs real music right now...artists who actually play instruments with skill (not program computers) and can carry a note in a bag(not rap, scream, yell, whisper, or all the above)

The whole business model needs to be changed. No offense, but people like you, who churn out the above comments without a thought are the problem. You lack imagination and foresight. As for playing his own instruments, he released a 36 track instrumental album in which, he and a couple of other artists played their own instruments. Go to a concert of their's and they play their own instruments.

I suppose tree huggers might. What an odd question.

90% of your posts are geared towards reminding people that you consider yourself a "smart/bright fella"

So, I'm having trouble understanding why you're pretending not to understand what YZF's meaning was behind his post.

It's a euphemism for: Nobody gives a shit if NIN breaks up.

Are you pretending to be above this sort of thing? You're not. You participate in it all the time.

Or, are you just not familiar with his twist on that well known expression because you're canadian?

I have abundant imagination and foresight, and musical taste, I just don't recognize any of the above in Trent Reznor.

If you lined up all the greats through history, from Mozart to Beethoven to Pachelbel...how would they judge NIN? I can tell you, it would not even register...how would God judge NIN? what is the ultimate definition of musical? that vision is hopelessly warped in 2009


IS there ever a time where you will just STFU.
Trent has incredible talent, marketing skills, and the ability to perform.

As for your taste, you can just keep on listening to that FAG band Honeymoon Suite....are they even around after 20 years?
Probably died of AIDS like the rest of your butt buddies.

What a joke!

You guys need to chill out.


There's so little for a mod to do around here I'm sure someones gonna start handing out infractions just to pass the time......

Aww... does this mean I missed the bus?

no big loss. NiN overly rated. especially in this forum.

lol at the :owned: post to ark i saw here

Markie, your musical taste is "Iron Maiden and Testament are awesome. Everything else sucks and god will hate you for it..because it doesn't appeal to me"

Stop spending money on going to the gym and come help me with concrete work.

I don't have a mixer so we do it by hand . . .

Well I <3 classical.. i grew up on it. My favorite being baroque written for the pipe organ. Toccata and Fugue of course being insanely awesome.

amen

played well (and they can be played very poorly) pipe organ music is very moving and powerful

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb218/commentsjunkie/gaymix/better-gay-than-grumpy.gif

Dude. pipe organs are the dogs balls. Organ music was the metal back in the day cause it's loud and has a huge range of sound. And the ones who can play them are stupid crazy awesome too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pY08e_tdtA

It helps if you have a subwoofer to get the full effect. No point in listening to this through laptop speakers.

amen

played well (and they can be played very poorly) pipe organ music is very moving and powerful

I'm sure you've had plenty of experience playing your pipe organ....:smacktalk:

Dude. pipe organs are the dogs balls. Organ music was the metal back in the day cause it's loud and has a huge range of sound. And the ones who can play them are stupid crazy awesome too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pY08e_tdtA

It helps if you have a subwoofer to get the full effect. No point in listening to this through laptop speakers.


inagadadavida

90% of your posts are geared towards reminding people that you consider yourself a "smart/bright fella"

So, I'm having trouble understanding why you're pretending not to understand what YZF's meaning was behind his post.

It's a euphemism for: Nobody gives a shit if NIN breaks up.

Are you pretending to be above this sort of thing? You're not. You participate in it all the time.

Or, are you just not familiar with his twist on that well known expression because you're canadian?

I believe the expression is "playing coy", but thanks for breaking down the play-by-play for me, skydivr.

I have abundant imagination and foresight, and musical taste

I doubt that this is the case, as you have never displayed either here. If I'm understanding you correctly, the only music you appreciate is classical, which would be a vary narrow view.

I just don't recognize any of the above in Trent Reznor.

This speaks towards you not knowing anything about the topic (the topic being Nine Inch Nails).

If you lined up all the greats through history, from Mozart to Beethoven to Pachelbel...how would they judge NIN? I can tell you, it would not even register...how would God judge NIN? what is the ultimate definition of musical? that vision is hopelessly warped in 2009

What relevance does that have here?