NIN Spotting 2018

[sheepdean]

You never saw the 2008 LITS tour in person, did you?

or Tension

[Krazy]

or Tension

I think SarahS saw Tension, IIRC from previous posts.

LITS was a whole nother level back in 2008. Not many bands were doing what NIN did a decade ago, and certainly not a band like NIN that has a budget to keep in mind. Add in the fact that Trent and company has a big part of what’s going on production wise and LITS is a bit more “special” and doesn’t feel forced.

[WorzelG]

Jean Michel Jarre was at the Paris show
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkiPN-6h...d=o5mgdbil2vs4

[FULLMETAL]

NIN re-tweeted a BBC Radio6 tweet that BW is their album of the day. What's weird is that they used the variant album cover art.

[StockAvuryah]

Jean Michel Jarre was at the Paris show
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkiPN-6h...d=o5mgdbil2vs4

@Neon Well there you go, there was someone

[millertd0513]

You never saw the 2008 LITS tour in person, did you?

Clearly not, because nothing, not even Tension, beat that tour. It was insane.

[cdm]

Note to self: self, don’t link to CoS.

[bobbie solo]

The lyrics he cites there are fine to me, but I do not like how Trent sings them...part. how his voice comes up higher on "enlightenment".

[BRoswell]

Bad: "Reznor’s lyrics are easily the weakest aspect of the album...Lines like “With illusions of enlightenment/.With our snouts in the dirt,” from the pummeling “Ahead of Ourselves”, scan as rehashes of ragers past (in this case, The Downward Spiral standout “March of the Pigs”).

You mean...Trent repeats himself? Nonsense! He would NEVER do that!

[cdm]

You mean...Trent repeats himself? Nonsense! He would NEVER do that!

"I really like that part where he relates back to previous album themes except for that one time where he relates back to that previous album theme..."

[zecho]

I don't get how anyone can compare Over And Out to Pretty Hate Machine. Like, in what way? That they both have keyboards? And are we really gonna say that the word "snout" equates rehashing because he's said "pigs" in another song? I mean, NIN repeats a lot of lyrics, this is not one of them.

[Leviathant]

Funny to me the reviewer notes:

Good: "Bad Witch traces Reznor’s 30-year oeuvre in its entirety — from the twisted synth-pop of Pretty Hate Machine (“Over and Out”) to the pummeling industrial metal of The Downward Spiral (“Ahead of Ourselves”) to the seething ambient of Ghosts I-IV (“I’m Not from This World”). "

And then:

Bad: "Reznor’s lyrics are easily the weakest aspect of the album...Lines like “With illusions of enlightenment/.With our snouts in the dirt,” from the pummeling “Ahead of Ourselves”, scan as rehashes of ragers past (in this case, The Downward Spiral standout “March of the Pigs”).

Ummmmm....

What did we say about Consequence of Sound?

[cdm]

What did we say about Consequence of Sound?

HA! I missed the embargo. My apologies.

[Dryalex12]

What did we say about Consequence of Sound?

I'll bite, there a reason why we can't? first time ive heard of this

[sonic_discord]

I'll bite, there a reason why we can't? first time ive heard of this

I was pretty sure it was all in jest and Levi basically just thinks CoS sucks and isn't a reputable source for music news, but I don't want to speak for him, either.

[sweeterthan]

I was pretty sure it was all in jest and Levi basically just thinks CoS sucks and isn't a reputable source for music news, but I don't want to speak for him, either.

It is not in jest.

[sheepdean]

Maybe this was already spotted, but there's an addition to Saul Williams' kickstarter: a Trent and Saul signed NiggyTardust

Plus side: that album is amazing!
Downside: it's the $5000 tier ... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...f=thanks_tweet

[Krazy]

I too am curious- what’s the deal with CoS and ETS?...

[zecho]

Maybe this was already spotted, but there's an addition to Saul Williams' kickstarter: a Trent and Saul signed NiggyTardust

Plus side: that album is amazing!
Downside: it's the $5000 tier ... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...f=thanks_tweet

I like Saul, but I'm immediately skeptical of any narrative that centers around hacking. Every time someone "hacks" in a movie it makes me cringe. Hopefully this project isn't too out there.

[BRoswell]

Hopefully this project isn't too out there.

It's Saul Williams, so...

[Krazy]

Hey @sheepdean - why the facepalm? It’s a pretty straightforward question. If there’s some bad history between NIN or ETS and CoS, I either don’t know or don’t remember it because it was so petty...

[sheepdean]

Hey @sheepdean - why the facepalm? It’s a pretty straightforward question. If there’s some bad history between NIN or ETS and CoS, I either don’t know or don’t remember it because it was so petty...

CoS is a laughable imitation of journalism that does "gotcha" headlines, steals from other sources and posts speculation as fact. It shouldn't be on any site

[zecho]

It's Saul Williams, so...

I meant like "Oh no, they're hacking the airplanes!" type of out there. Like, "I have no understanding of computers so I'll just assume they're magic" out there.

[BRoswell]

I doubt it'll be like that crappy 90s movie "Hackers". I think he's probably smart enough to present hacking in a way that's not so cliche.

[cheddamash]

No context, but I like it...

[neorev]

I like Saul, but I'm immediately skeptical of any narrative that centers around hacking. Every time someone "hacks" in a movie it makes me cringe. Hopefully this project isn't too out there.

You should watch Mr. Robot. It is done much better and has a little inside joke/knock against Hackers in it.

[sheepdean]

No context, but I like it...

What is this, some kind of bad witch?

[Krazy]

What is this, some kind of bad witch?

ARG, duh.

[eversonpoe]

I doubt it'll be like that crappy 90s movie "Hackers". I think he's probably smart enough to present hacking in a way that's not so cliche.

...i love that movie...don't hate me :P

[cheddamash]

i doubt it'll be like that crappy 90s movie "hackers". I think he's probably smart enough to present hacking in a way that's not so cliche.

...i love that movie...don't hate me

hack the planet!!!11