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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 12:34 pm
by Arkady
blindboy wrote:the word through the grapevine is there will be a large venue tour this fall.
Yeah, but I wanted to see him in a small venue for once. Fucking Ticket master can suck a cock.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:21 pm
by Thrall
Yeha Fuck Ticketmaster.
I miss the days when you had to skip school or call in sick to work and go stand in a line for hours if you wanted to get seats....
it was a better system. If you truly wanted tickets you had to prove it through action, not just have an internet connection and a credit card.
suck suck SUCK!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 3:09 pm
by blindboy
I miss the days when you had to skip school or call in sick to work and go stand in a line for hours if you wanted to get seats....
it was a better system. If you truly wanted tickets you had to prove it through action, not just have an internet connection and a credit card.
thats how we got our tickets. one of our friends went to atlanta and camped out at the box office.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:20 pm
by TiredUnhappy
I plan to see them perform at coachella. 81$ and you see them, as well as alot of other bands for one day. it's not really that bad of an idea...if you're willing to travel.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:14 pm
by karmakaze
TiredUnhappy wrote:I plan to see them perform at coachella. 81$ and you see them, as well as alot of other bands for one day. it's not really that bad of an idea...if you're willing to travel.
http://www.coachella.com/artists/
Bauhaus
Weezer
The Chemical Brothers
Nine Inch Nails
New Order
Bright Eyes
Fantomas
The Dresden Dolls
Wolf Eyes
plus a shitload of others.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:11 pm
by Jack
The thought of possibly being able to see DJ Krush, Sloan and Miss Kittin all on the same day is weird enough to make me wish I could go to Coachella. Other than that, the band list is surprisingly boring. Well, I guess Wolf Eyes would be "interesting" and the Arcade Fire might be alright, but other than that... a reunited Bauhaus is the last thing I need to see. But that's probably just because I hate Peter Murphy and the fact that anyone would prefer his solo stuff to Love and Rockets.
Oh but... maybe I'm missing the point here, but what's the big deal about seeing NIN at this point? I mean, OK, I liked Pretty Hate Machine a lot... FIFTEEN YEARS AGO! The Downward Spiral was OK for a while. But you know... I've moved on, he stopped making good music, and in retrospect, peaked with Broken. The Downward Spiral was an entirely too-accurate album name. When the remixes are more entertaining than the proper album, that's a sign.
And paying eBay prices for a ticket is just, to quote Ethyl Meatplow, "Smoking on the Devil's Johnson".
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:18 pm
by Zeo
Dude, I just got the promo with samples of all the tracks last night. I have 4 full songs at this point too.
This album really is going to stomp ass.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:04 pm
by karlaBOO
Jack wrote:
Oh but... maybe I'm missing the point here, but what's the big deal about seeing NIN at this point? I mean, OK, I liked Pretty Hate Machine a lot... FIFTEEN YEARS AGO! The Downward Spiral was OK for a while. But you know... I've moved on, he stopped making good music, and in retrospect, peaked with Broken. The Downward Spiral was an entirely too-accurate album name. When the remixes are more entertaining than the proper album, that's a sign.
And paying eBay prices for a ticket is just, to quote Ethyl Meatplow, "Smoking on the Devil's Johnson".
The point, for me, was not to miss The Dresden Dolls.........AGAIN. They were in Atlanta last October, but the bebe was brand new.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:23 pm
by Jack
Zeo wrote:Dude, I just got the promo with samples of all the tracks last night. I have 4 full songs at this point too.
This album really is going to stomp ass.
I'll believe it when I hear it... bring what ya got next time we hang out though.
Is it really monophonic like he said it was gonna be?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:16 pm
by Arkady
Jack wrote:Zeo wrote:Dude, I just got the promo with samples of all the tracks last night. I have 4 full songs at this point too.
This album really is going to stomp ass.
I'll believe it when I hear it... bring what ya got next time we hang out though.
Is it really monophonic like he said it was gonna be?
Reznor has yet to make a bad album. He may be an ass in RL but he's aces in the studio.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:23 pm
by Jack
Arkady wrote:Reznor has yet to make a bad album.
Well, he's only made three of them in 17 years. Given that fact, it logically follows he has worse stuff lying around his studio.
Oh yeah, like "The Perfect Drug". OK, I'll grant you that The Fragile was better than that song.
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:42 pm
by Zeo
The new single totally kicks the camel's ass. I listened to it last night while watching a guy get a nail driven through his scrotum on the TV over and over.
Oh, did Russo mention we got atl. tickets?
http://www.theninhotline.net/meatpers/mp_031005.html
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:00 pm
by Russo
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:26 pm
by Jack
OK. I'm listening to "The Hand That Feeds". Is it supposed to be a joke? Seriously, guys, it's like... the best thing he could come up with after this long is a played-out superfuzz bass line lifted straight off, oh, I don't know, ANY Girls Against Boys album and some strangely arena-pop-rock "singing" with lyrics that show absolutely no growth, either in terms of subject matter, talent, or even signs of age? Is that the whole point, to get that "new Trent buzz" that tastes just like the old one?
I'm really trying to understand. But I just can't. Being excited about this music makes as much sense to me as someone who grew up on Aerosmith being excited about a new Aerosmith album. Maybe it's harsh to say that this song is as much worse than Broken as "Honkin' on Bobo" was than "Toys in the Attic", but that's how it sounds to my ears. YMMV.
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:56 pm
by Russo
Jack wrote:OK. I'm listening to "The Hand That Feeds". Is it supposed to be a joke? Seriously, guys, it's like... the best thing he could come up with after this long is a played-out superfuzz bass line lifted straight off, oh, I don't know, ANY Girls Against Boys album and some strangely arena-pop-rock "singing" with lyrics that show absolutely no growth, either in terms of subject matter, talent, or even signs of age?
That doesn't mean it's not a good song. I could care less if the beat is stolen or if it's somewhat juvenile. A good song is a good song.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:00 am
by Zeo
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:03 am
by Zeo
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:06 am
by Jack
Fair point that derivative music isn't always bad.
But you would think that after 20 years in the music business (remember, Trent was in a band before NIN) someone would either find their own sound or unique blend of sounds.
Sure, I like some derivative music too. I know that The Real Tuesday Weld sounds like Serge Gainsborough. I know early Belle and Sebastian sounds like Nick Drake. Etc.
But I still think "The Hand That Feeds" is a really, really bad song. I honestly think it sounds like a joke.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:34 am
by blindboy
Im holding my oppinions on "The Hand That Feeds" until I hear the entire album.
And the comparision jack made about getting excited about new NIN being excited about new Aerosmith I have this to say. Im not an Aerosmith fan however if John Bonham were still alive and Zeppelin said they were releasing a new album or going on tour I would be crapping my pants with joy.
Yeah you have better taste in music than us Jack is that what you want to hear? Fuck man can't people be excited about bands they think are good?
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:29 am
by Jack
blindboy wrote:Yeah you have better taste in music than us Jack is that what you want to hear?
Not at all. I know my taste in music is weird.
I'm just sharing my opinion, like everyone else.