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scorpiusdiamond
02-18-2013, 03:53 PM
As much as I deplore this kinda thread, the Aaron vs Robin thread and a post I just made made me think of this.
If you could choose anyone out of the NIN live line-up past/present/future (ha) who would it be? Bonus points for cool ideas for other musicians altogether though.

Personally?
Guitar: Aaron North
Bass: Danny Lohner
Keys etc: Charlie Clouser
Drums: Josh Freese

Purely because that would be so incredibly different and exciting to watch live.

SM Rollinger
02-18-2013, 03:59 PM
well, its already happened, sorta...

the rez - vox, keys, guitar
fink - guitar, vox
lohner - bass, vox, guitar, keys
clouser - keys, vox
vrenna - skins

and introducing...

christopher walken - guest vocals on suck and right where it belongs

fillow
02-18-2013, 04:18 PM
christopher walken - guest vocals on suck and right where it belongs cowbell.

Sorry but i had to.

SM Rollinger
02-18-2013, 04:45 PM
Sorry but i had to.
I got the fever!!

Halo Infinity
02-03-2014, 03:29 PM
Guitar: Robin Finck
Guitar: Danny Lohner
Bass: Jeordie White AKA Twiggy Ramirez
Drums: Chris Vrenna
Keyboards: Stephen Gregory Bier Jr. AKA Madonna Wayne Gacy

And well, as the thread title states, it really is merely a fantasy after all. :p

m15a
02-03-2014, 03:40 PM
Trent, 25-year-old Trent, 30-year-old Trent, 40-year-old Trent, and 80-year-old Trent.

They can switch off instruments and all sing on AtLitW.

(The 80-year-old Trent from the future confirms that NIN will be around for another 30+ years.)

Camille
02-03-2014, 04:06 PM
Ok, I'll play..

Bill Laswell - Bass
Buckethead - Guitar
Bryan 'Brain' Mantia - Drums
Alessandro Cortini - Keys
Trent - Whatever

ethan829
02-03-2014, 04:50 PM
I just want Josh Freese back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKKCyCIpJSo

theimage13
02-03-2014, 05:19 PM
Sorry but i had to.

You really didn't. That might be the single most tired joke in the history of television.

der_wahnsinn
02-03-2014, 05:56 PM
Alessandro Cortinin: Keys
Danny Lohner:Bass
Ilan Rubin: Drums
Robin Finck: Guitar

thevoid99
02-03-2014, 09:09 PM
Hmmm....OK then...

For my five-piece line-up:

Guitar/bass/keyboards: Danny Lohner
Keyboards/guitar: Alessandro Cortini
Drums: Josh Freese
Guitars/keyboards: Robin Finck

For the six/seven-piece line-up:

Drums: Bill Bruford
Guitars/keyboards: Adrian Belew & Robin Finck
Bass: Les Claypool
Keyboards: Alessandro Cortini & Bernie Worrell

nooneimportant
02-03-2014, 09:12 PM
Ilan Rubin, Danny Lohner, Alessandro Cortini, Robin Finck, and Justin Meldal-Johnsen

The goal is for there to be tons of energy in the show. Also yes, I'm aware this lineup basically happened for a few songs at the end of the Wave Goodbye Tour and it was great.

icecream
02-03-2014, 09:15 PM
Dave Grohl - Drums/ misc.
Josh Homme & Robin - Guitar
Les Claypool - Bass
Alessandro - keys/ misc.
Josh Eustis - shakers
Flavor Flav - hype man

Volband
02-03-2014, 09:22 PM
Guitar: Aaron North - his stage presence is 10/10 for NIN:live, and I don't talk about his sick episodes, but the overall energy and enthusiasm he brings and reflects. I adore Robin, but Aaron would be the only thing for us post-Fragility NIN fans to experience that certain NIN-vibe.
Bass: JMJ - A nice guy who also has a nice stage presence, and after the Tension tour, we know how much it matters. I'd like to check out a show with Pino, sure, but if I had to choose, I'd rather go crazy. Jeordie, I don't know. He certainly looks badass, but he looks like a bored zombie as well. Dunno, should've seen him live.
Drums: Joey Jordison - I just love it when he touches the drums, and I'm really digging his drum settings.
Synth: Klayton from Celldweller, basically Celldweller) - Cool guy, really easy to like, likes to experiment, knows how to act live, and handsome as fuck. Just like Aaron, he could definetly rewok elements of some songs into his own taste, that could blend well with NIN. He and Trent playing together is my gay fantasy.
Mandatory female backup-vocalist: Mariqueen Maandig - I know even Joey and Klayton would join the band sooner, than MQ, and I can see Trent's point on this (though devastated by it), but in my fantasy she's there (I mean, in the band, lol), and it works out quite nicely. Deep, Sin, Get Down Make Love, just to name a few songs they could rock together. <3 She and Trent rocking together is my hetero fantasy, and no, HTDA doesn't count, because I said "rocking".

Inb4 Jerome gets no love!

billpulsipher
02-03-2014, 09:38 PM
Trent and Mike Patton with Justin Broadrick on guitar...no bass. let machines handle drums...best lineup ever

Broadbent
02-03-2014, 10:09 PM
Previous Members
Pino
Freese
Clouser
Finck
T-Rez
Black chick backup singers

Dream lineup
Danny Carey - Drums
Dave Konopka - Bass
Rick Wakeman - Keys
Adrian Belew - Guitar
Robin Finck - Guitar
T-Rez
And the London Symphony Orchestra

Madmya
02-03-2014, 10:12 PM
Trent Reznor
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series Windows 8 x5

wizfan
02-04-2014, 12:28 AM
Trent - electronics, guitar, tambourine, xylophone, marimba, vox
Ally - electronics, acoustic guitar
Charlie - theremin, creepy ambient shit
Josh - drums
Danny - bass, guitar
Jerome - creepy ambient shit, percussion
Aaron - guitar
Eustis - sax
Lisa+Sharlotte - vox

Inkë
02-04-2014, 09:52 AM
Reznor + Finck + Cortini + Meldal-Johnsen + Rubin + Maandig Reznor.

katara
02-04-2014, 09:55 AM
The best would be just Trent. No other members.

He would be wearing Justin's 'fro.
He'd have Charlie's autotuned theremin.
Danny... I don't know... maybe he could be wearing an Underworld (movie) T-shirt.
He'd have Pino's neck.
Chris is a typewriter covered in meth.
Alessandro can hang some flashing LEDs around his neck or something.
Robin could be represented by really bad body odour.
Mariqueen would be strapped to his back.
He'd be wearing Jeordie's (Twiggy's) dress.
He'd have four extra arms so he'd be able to play drums just like Josh Freese. But they flip-flop a bit.
A red handkerchief would hang out of his back pocket. That's Aaron, in case you were wondering.
Obviously he'd have Maynard's dick.

Oh, and he'd be strung up like a marionette and controlled from above the stage. One-man band!

(I dare someone to draw this)

hologram parade
02-04-2014, 10:10 AM
T Reznor - A Cortini - R Finck - I Rubin - j Eustis - D Lohner & Meg White

gamecat235
02-04-2014, 01:25 PM
Trent
Alessandro & Charlie on keyboards
Robin and Josh on Guitar
Pino and Dean Garcia on bass (nothing wrong with two bassists)
Danny Carry and Ilan on drums (we can have two, and since I'm dreaming anyway, let's add Jeff Ward to the mix and make it three drummers).
Lisa, Sharlotte, Mariqueen and Toni Halliday (backup singers)

copy_of_b
02-04-2014, 01:34 PM
Sure, why not. Have yet to see them live unfortunately, so I can only speak from the dvds/videos etc, so besides TR I'd like to see...

Alessandro Cortini - Keys
Josh Freese - Drums (love Ilan too but come on, JOSH FREESE guys.)
Robin Finck - Guitar (Though not my personal favourite, he definitely is part of NIN and thus mandatory)
Jeordie White - Bass

PUNCHLINE
02-07-2014, 10:25 AM
Jerome
Danny
Trent
Charlie
Robin

The Fragile lineup was still for me the best in terms of the blend of musicianship and showmanship.

martin_b
02-10-2014, 02:41 AM
Well, one year ago I thought that the best line-up was:

Reznor,
Vrenna,
Lohner,
Finck,
Clouser

But after LITS Tour & Festivals/Tension 2013 Tour I think that my dream line-up could be:

Reznor,
Freese,
Eustis,
Finck,
Clouser

aggroculture
02-10-2014, 02:47 AM
Vocals: Nivek Ogre
Guitars: Page Hamilton
Keyboards: Martin Gore
Drums: Dale Crover
Bass: Charles Mingus
Production: Charlie Clouser

ParaGun
02-10-2014, 09:45 AM
josh freese on drums,
alan wilder on keyboards,
ogre and gahan for backing vocals /and ogre main vocals on "suck"/,
finck on guitar 1
robert smith on guitar 2
simon gallup on bass,
fletcher on waving to the crowd ;)

EndlessLoveless
02-10-2014, 03:45 PM
wow these are pretty funny to read- people love the manson band members for some reason- different strokes for different folks i guess. and danny lohner getting lots of love. im suprised im not seeing a bunch of "richard patrick RULES with his drone guitar!!!!!"
my dream lineup
vox-maynard james keenan
guitar-adam jones
bass- justin chancellor
drums-danny carrey

EndlessLoveless
02-10-2014, 03:49 PM
but really....
drums-grohl
guitar-finck
bass/2nd guitar- greg edwards from autolux/failure
keys-cortini
tambourine- Trez

because honestly, whats danny carrey gonna do for a nin song? other than TPD? Alot but it wont feel right.

TheRealNs1
02-10-2014, 04:44 PM
- vocals/stuff: 1994 trent
- guitar: finck (I like North's energy but Finck plays better guitar IMO)
- drums: freese
- keys: cortini
- bass: justin chancellor or JMJ. Imagine "the wretched" with JC's bass. my god.



because honestly, whats danny carrey gonna do for a nin song? other than TPD? Alot but it wont feel right.








agreed

butter_hole
02-10-2014, 07:37 PM
guitar: frusciante
bass: flea
drums: chad smith
vocals: anthony kiedis

pinata89
02-10-2014, 09:38 PM
Drums: Jimmy Chamberlin
Guitar 1: Stephen Carpenter
Guitar 2: Troy van Leeuwen
Bass: Melissa Auf der Maur
Synth/Keys: Alessandro Cortini

And, T-Rez, of course.

cashpiles (closed)
02-10-2014, 10:54 PM
Vocals/Guitars: Trent Reznor's protégé and Trent Reznor's protégé's super-talented male friend
Third Guitar: Tom Morello
Drums/Percussion: Danny Carey or Questlove
Bass Guitar: Eli Janney and Johnny Temple from GVSB
Keyboards/Synths: Trent Reznor

ultimatebdp
02-11-2014, 01:59 PM
Trent
Robin – I liked Aaron, but Robin is NIN’s guitarist. Aaron's "swing my guitar around" bit gets old fast.
Ilan – Watch his Guitar Center drum solo and then tell me how Freese is a better drummer.
Alessandro – Clouser’s good at theramin…Alessandro is better at everything else.
JMJ – Because he’s a better bassist than Lohner, Ramirez, Eustis…and doesn't just stand there like creepy Pino.

OR, just get the members of RUSH to be his backing band since Geddy Lee is the best bass player alive AND plays keyboards, Neil Peart is the best drummer alive, and Alex Lifeson can play anything. Problem solved!!

elevenism
02-11-2014, 02:26 PM
I hope that we someday get something along the lines of Still in a touring format. I really, really do.
I don't know the names of those kinds of musicians, but i'm waiting for the day we see trent at a piano, accompanied by an acoustic guitar, a string quartet, a percussionist and a few loops and samples. And he can let the Mrs. sing too.

that being said:

Trent-Vocals
David Bowie- Vocals
Brian Eno-Keyboards/electronic drums/electronic bass
Elevenism-Guitar

TheRealNs1
02-12-2014, 07:57 PM
Ilan – Watch his Guitar Center drum solo and then tell me how Freese is a better drummer.

I found Freese's rendition of "Piggy" far, far superior to Ilan's, and for me that is where the drums really come through.

m33k
02-15-2014, 02:55 PM
guitar - adam jones
guitar - robin finck
bass - tom jenkinson aka squarepusher
drums - josh freese
keys - herbie hancock

Halo Infinity
02-15-2014, 03:34 PM
I still remember thinking about this a while ago.

Guitar: Dino Cazares
Guitar: Wes Borland
Bass: Reginald Quincy "Fieldy" Arvizu
Drums: Dave Grohl
Keyboards: Dizzy Reed

PUNCHLINE
02-21-2014, 05:03 AM
wow these are pretty funny to read- people love the manson band members for some reason- different strokes for different folks i guess. and danny lohner getting lots of love. im suprised im not seeing a bunch of "richard patrick RULES with his drone guitar!!!!!"
my dream lineup
vox-maynard james keenan
guitar-adam jones
bass- justin chancellor
drums-danny carrey

Nearly as funny as your Fantasy NIN lineup not even containing any members of NIN in it, lol. Different strokes I guess...

nin5in
02-21-2014, 06:36 AM
Drums - Josh Freese
Bass - Danny Lohner
Guitar 1 - Robin Finck
Guitar 2 - Richard Patrick
Keys - Alessandro Cortini
Production - Charlie Clouser

and Trent, of course.

EndlessLoveless
02-24-2014, 11:21 AM
edit- double post

EndlessLoveless
02-24-2014, 11:22 AM
Nearly as funny as your Fantasy NIN lineup not even containing any members of NIN in it, lol. Different strokes I guess...


uh ok, captain obvious

Emil Dorbell
02-25-2014, 02:03 AM
I'm thinking heavy. And some shared vocal duties to change things up even more. Here goes:

Rhythm guitar: James Hetfield
Lead guitar: Brent Hinds (Mastodon)
Bass: Justin Chancellor
Drums: Mario Duplantier (Gojira)
Keys: Trent Reznor