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Faceplams: The Finckster! And he looks so thrilled to be there. :P
I love Raw-bin. I'm so happy he's back! I missed his singing... and I hate his singing.
YAY!!!
Now bring back Lohner and Jay-rome.
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The Finckster! And he looks so thrilled to be there. :P
I love Raw-bin. I'm so happy he's back! I missed his singing... and I hate his singing.
YAY!!!
Now bring back Lohner and Jay-rome.
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anyone who disses this is insane...this is great news...be thankful fucking Aaron North isn't coming back
Josh Wink was on HLAH
Man, they should get rid of that Trent dude, he's the oldest NIN member ya knowOriginally Posted by screwdriver
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its refreshing that he's no longer the old man in the band, though
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Imaginary love cake for everyone!
i'm too thin
I love Robin, but I also love Josh Eustis. Does this mean he got reappropriated from synths to bass? That's unfortunate.
At least we still have Alessandro...
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Ralf Dietel was is name and he apparently was in the band for apporx. 30 days. It's hard to come by any info, but I remember a quite lenghty interview with him. Don't know if he would have been a good fit, but there must have been something about him to have taken that spot and being in talks with TR.
And yay for Robin! This is always good news!
Squeal like a pig.
Yeah, one guitar virtuoso is enough.
*narrows eyes*
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Have to say, whichever way you spin it, Robin would not have been back in the band if Eric hadn't left, so I dont buy the 'didn't feel like NIN' line. Even so, delighted he's back.
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If that photo is anything to go by, it looks like Eustis is playing bass.
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Yayy Robin is back!!!!
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I don't think Eric leaving has anything to do with Robin...Robin isn't playing bass.....
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I'm amazed I didn't realize Eric Avery had already left... suprised they got Robin rearranged after such a short time.
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I think Josh Eustis was meant to play second guitar to Belew, and now that Eric left Josh moved to bass and Robin is playing the second guitar
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Are you for real here? Trent would be completely stupid to have Robin on anything besides guitar, so Josh gets bumped to bass.
It's not like they're going to be playing these instruments for the entire show anyway. There'll hopefully be a lot of instrument-switching throughout the set.
she/her/hers
josh is an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist. from what i have gathered being a TTA fan, most of the actual bass on the records was him playing.
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I think most fans are glad with the news but not really surprised. I used to think robin would join the band after the american leg. Actually, I think Robin is always considered by trent as a good replacement to join the band anytime
The Virus Inside
You guys were saying...
Starting to look like "old" nails, rather than a "reinvented" nails.
Either way...
it's not Danny Lohner, but it's the next best thing. I'm happy with this news. I love Robin Finck, and it's gonna make this tour that much more exciting to attend.
I'd personally rather have an older member of NIN join again rather than a fresh face. I know these guys are all just hired hands, but I still feel Robin can bring more to NIN than Eric would havec
Eric doesn't seem like he was a good fit for NIN. Just the guys attitude and previous estranged history with Jane's Addiction. Nothing against the guy, he's a great bass player. I just didn't see him as a good fit, and he probably realized that himself after a week of rehearsals.
As Trent said, better now than midway through the tour. He's been down that road of troubling musicians half way through his tour before, this is not a tour where he's gonna want to go down that road again. Robin is a good choice as he is reliable among an amazing musician and a classic member of NIN.
Those are my thoughts anyway, and like I said, I embrace this change very openly and excitingly!
Last edited by ManBurning; 05-17-2013 at 01:51 PM.
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Saw the news and the pictures after I got off work today, I'm just as excited as all of you!
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I guess this means... guitar duel-off between Robin and Adrian!!!! Oh, that's going to be... sweet!!!!!!
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He never said anything about reinventing NIN. That's taking the quote too far.
vvv I was thinking of the NME quote. Thanks for that!
Last edited by jessamineny; 05-17-2013 at 02:19 PM.
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huh?
http://pitchfork.com/news/49681-tren...2013-and-2014/"The band is reinventing itself from scratch"
desperately chilled
i mentioned this before: the members involved do not necessarily dictate that this tour is reverting to the same classic live show we've seen a million times. a versatile musician can reinvent a song based on his/her own talents and limitations. robin was playing pedal steels on the final tours, as JMJ was often playing contrabass during 'lights in the sky' and of course, all the ghosts material in 2008. never saw anything like that before at a NIN gig, appreciated it greatly.
i'm not sure what everyone's expecting, though. there's been talks of remixes, acoustic renditions, etc. it could be as simple or drastic or that or perhaps it's a new series of songs that require more challenging live interpretations while some of the classics (burn, as discussed, wish, etc.) stay virtually the same. i know TR had to say something and take some initiative to mix it up in order to justify NIN's return only a few years after retiring (mind you the length of time between wave goodbye and this tour is standard if you check the band's past history), but i wouldn't go crazy thinking it's going to be either this or that. it could be all or none of the above.
long story short, just because you have a lot of the old hands on deck doesn't mean it can't be something new and exciting. it's not like any of these guys are one trick ponies. i'd reserve judgement on the old guys being back in the fold until we hear a rehearsal clip or see footage of a show, and at this point, i think it's a disservice to everyone (and your own sanity) to overthink stuff like this anyway.
also, i wouldn't underestimate adrian belew...
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I am so confused. Is Robin on Bass or is it Josh? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
Fucking Eric Avery leaves the bass position open and suddenly Robin is back with two people playing Bass with Trent on a 6 string.
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one evening Adrian handles guitar, another evening Robin, then Joshua picks up...
desperately chilled
uh, what? guitars have six strings. trent plays guitars. robin seems to be playing guitar. josh is definitely holding a bass.
http://nin.com/ninrobin.jpg
this means three potential guitarists- but trent doesn't always play guitar on every song. and three guitarists in a band isn't unheard of. and who knows, as above, if everyone is going to stick to standard roles. may be a few multi-instrument swapping moments.
stop driving yourselves crazy!
Last edited by frankie teardrop; 05-17-2013 at 02:46 PM.
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Avery was the NIN bassist right?
So they lose a bassist and add a guitarist? I see Eustis in the background with a bass...a little confused as to why they added Finck when they needed a bass player...
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Awesome news! But Finck's hair looks TOO normal.
Add me to the list of Lohner lovers. I'd love to see him back in NIN, I'd even forgive him for working with Hollywood Undead for that to happen.
desperately chilled
maybe it was more prudent to swap roles to accomodate for someone who's already familiar with the music and gets on well with everyone than risk bringing someone new in at this point in the game. eustis being a multi-instrumentalist means he's easily swappable if he's game for it, which he obviously was.
Squeal like a pig.
Ally has played guitar on a couple of songs before as well, maybe it means he can focus on getting all robotronic.
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