right then...NIN
not being the biggest Nine Inch Nails fan in the world, when i was asked if i wanted to go and see them i said yeah, of course i said yeah, i meanwho's going to turn down a chance to see one of the most influencial and well known bands of the last decade?
and i really enjoyed it
i wasn't sure it was going to be the best idea to go considering my recent injury, but i decided to go anyway, i was still intwo minds even at the station waiting for the train though...and in true Luton lass style we arrivedabout 2 hours late for the doors, but we were never going to make it for 7 anyway, but we missed SAUL WILLIAMS, whoever the fuck he is, i've heard some of his stuff from when i was in germany because french played it a lot, but i never really found much out about him, and i don't think we really missed much anyway.
by the time we got there NIN were already on stage and about 15 minutes into their set, which was fine beause they played for another 90 minutes anyway.
ok
now i know that NIN is basically TRENT REZNOR in a studio playing everything himself either live or via a synthesiser type thing, and a touring band when he wants to hit the road, and i'm cool with that, but it became oh so obvious that it was all about him on tour as well when you stand at the back of brixton and either side of the stage is flanked by 40ft shadows of the bloke because there are 2 strategically placed spotlights either side of his mic and none really on the rest of the band, well not in the same way anyway. but that didn't detract from the awesome some that they put on.
the guitarist was mental, it's always good to see somone running around stage like a lunatic. even if everyone on stage looked the same...in black clothing an with black hair...he even took some of the emphasis off of mr reznor! (shockingly)
must say though that the light show going on around the band and at the back of the stage was very cool, lots of colour, red, blue and green (yeah i know these are the scientific prime colours)
anyway the gig was wicked though, they played the last single, the hand that feeds, and the played the other two big songs, head like a hole and fuck you like an animal, and a couple of other songs that i half recognised, but i've no idea what they were...
some of the songs were too bass heavy, and the vibrations hurt my chest, not sure wh, i'm sure there's someone out there who can give a medical reason as to why bass-y songs hurt when you've got a cracked sternum, or probably ribs for that matter, but anyway they do hurt, and it wasn't comfortable, even though the song was awesome
would've gone to the front it i'd not got a cracked sternum too, but there wasn't really anyone crowd-surfing, bit of a disappointment, that's the sort of thing i'd do given the chance
anyway, that's all there is to say about the gig i guess...
laters peeps
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