TRENT! TRENT! TRENT!
image courtesy of www.mtv.com
am no longer a rock concert virgin. last night's at Rod Laver Arena was fan-freaking-tastic! ok. rule #1: cool fans don't gush. but now i understand why people pay exorbitant prices for concert tickets, and why CDs are just not good enough sometimes. the massive pit of gyrating bodies, the beat that reverberates in your ribs, the suspense of waiting for the next song, the screaming at a particular favourite, the unstoppable waving of arms, the lighters, the chorus of synchronised shouting-out of the words of each song.
the opening act was baaad. felt a bit sorry for them as the crowd hurled expletives at them from all sides, but once Trent and friends got on stage, you knew the energy was different. electrifying! can't remember the set list. but it definitely included Head Like A Hole, Something I Can Never Have, Starfucker Inc., Reptile, The Day The World Went Away, Hurt! whee!
how does one write such tortured songs? what goes through one's mind as these words, chords, rhythms and timbres are combined? amazing how one creates each instrumental layer, records, then superimposes. narcissistic mao just told me that he plays all the instruments himself. so talented. the voice becomes but another part of the tapestry of woven sounds. it reminds me of mike oldfield's tubular bells.
some acts sound better left to be sampled on CDs, like say, avril lavigne. but nine inch nails. is best heard live.
you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
-trent reznor, nine inch nails, hurt
posted by limegreenspyda at 11:49:00 pm
7 Comments:
you got to see nine inch nails live? lucky you, congrats.
kitty: he's having a series of concerts in the US too. check it out! it was... indescribably GOOD!
so you went to the concert? i couldn't get tickets but i'm going for the michael buble concert later this sem.....melbourne has so many of these gigs happening man...unlike sg.
adinahaes: yeah! guess the fanbase in singas is kinda small. but it's growing... gaiman's visit (which catered for nearly the whole SEAsian community of fans) is testament to that.
look out for the arts fest over here in oct! there'll be some pretty good performances then too!
I hear the Sydney show 2nd night (which had leftover tickets >_<'') was AWESOME and also that Trent said he'll be back for an Australia tour in April.
April! Lucky you! Poor me! *sobs*
(And I wish I was a hot girl because apparently it isn't all that hard to score backstage passes if you are. *face is green* Meew.)
maoie: well, you wouldn't have known what to do with yourself backstage wat! you can come in april!! :D we'll LOVE having you over again!!!
Woh, Im still waiting for NIN in Chile. Im from Chile and I love Nine inch Nails.
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