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Jadedfox · 04-04-2005, 01:05 AM

OK, here's a late report from the London, Astoria, March 31st show.

Wow, is all I can say. The show was, as expected, awesome. It had a really old-school feel if you compare it to the "And all that could have been" dvd. Not much fancy lightning, effects or a huge stage to run around on. It was simply just a fat punch in the face. Brilliant.

The setlist for the show looked like this:

The Frail
The Wretched
You Know What You Are?
March of the Pigs
The Line Begins To Blur
Piggy
Terrible Lie
Burn
Closer
Reptile
The Big Comedown
Gave Up
The Day The Whole World Went Away
Suck
Even Deeper
Wish
Hurt
The Hand That Feeds
Starfuckers Inc.
Head Like A Hole

So just 3 new songs (but I guess they played more new material the previous night) but that didn't bother me at all since I've never seen NIN live before. The opener Frail/Wretched gave me goosebumps. The new guitarist Aaron North is fucking money. He has an amazing stage prescence and steals the spotlight from Trent on quite a few occasions. The new material works really well live. "Know what you are?" is awesome, very fast and a killer chorus. "The line begins to blur" is heavy and distorted and like "Know what you are" contains a chorus to die for.

My second favorite moment (Frail/Wretched being #1) was when they played "The big comedown". It is one of my favorite NIN tracks and I didn't think it could work live, but man was I wrong. Aaron destroyed his guitar playing it.

I spent a fortune on tickets for this show and I can happily say I would pay double for the same experience. If you're not a huge fan of NIN but a fan of music and live shows make sure you catch them touring this year. It's worth every cent. I promise.

--jaded

04-04-2005, 01:05 AM	#84 (permalink)
Jadedfox Egocentric Location: World of Warcraft	OK, here's a late report from the London, Astoria, March 31st show. Wow, is all I can say. The show was, as expected, awesome. It had a really old-school feel if you compare it to the "And all that could have been" dvd. Not much fancy lightning, effects or a huge stage to run around on. It was simply just a fat punch in the face. Brilliant. The setlist for the show looked like this: The Frail The Wretched You Know What You Are? March of the Pigs The Line Begins To Blur Piggy Terrible Lie Burn Closer Reptile The Big Comedown Gave Up The Day The Whole World Went Away Suck Even Deeper Wish Hurt The Hand That Feeds Starfuckers Inc. Head Like A Hole So just 3 new songs (but I guess they played more new material the previous night) but that didn't bother me at all since I've never seen NIN live before. The opener Frail/Wretched gave me goosebumps. The new guitarist Aaron North is fucking money. He has an amazing stage prescence and steals the spotlight from Trent on quite a few occasions. The new material works really well live. "Know what you are?" is awesome, very fast and a killer chorus. "The line begins to blur" is heavy and distorted and like "Know what you are" contains a chorus to die for. My second favorite moment (Frail/Wretched being #1) was when they played "The big comedown". It is one of my favorite NIN tracks and I didn't think it could work live, but man was I wrong. Aaron destroyed his guitar playing it. I spent a fortune on tickets for this show and I can happily say I would pay double for the same experience. If you're not a huge fan of NIN but a fan of music and live shows make sure you catch them touring this year. It's worth every cent. I promise. --jaded __________________ There is no fucking you, there is only me. Last edited by Jadedfox; 04-04-2005 at 02:26 AM..