The real question on my mind is how nuch does Atticus get to contribute now on the setlist??
ATTICUS PLAY ALL THE BOOPY BEEPY STUFF!!!
The real question on my mind is how nuch does Atticus get to contribute now on the setlist??
ATTICUS PLAY ALL THE BOOPY BEEPY STUFF!!!
Alessandro has said before that setlists are entirely up to Trent although I’m sure everyone probably offers suggestions early on.
I actually see This Isn't the Place working really well. I think the hardest songs to transition would've been The Lovers and The Background World, which have weirdly been staples in the past year of shows, and Dear World. TITP would slide right into that slot for longer atmospheric songs mid-set or early in the encore.
I think my main wishlist item is probably an extended version of The Background World to include some live version of the outro, at the end of the main set or the encore (or even before Hurt). The live version of Black Noise was one of the coolest fucking things Trent's ever put together and I'd love to see something like that here.
And generally speaking, something different to close out the set. It doesn't even have to be anything new, a return of the In This Twilight/Zero Sum coda would be awesome.
As for shit that almost certainly ain't happening... In Two, Demon Seed, Ghosts Piggy, What Comes Back, anything resembling the Ghosts interludes from LITS, Head Down, Vessel, The Four of Us Are Dying..
I was lucky though. Saw the "aggressive" set in Camden for NIN/Soundgarden. I was bullshitting with some friends expecting an intro/ copy of a to get me to move to my seat then I just hear "so impressed with all you dooooooo" and immediately panicked and ditched everyone and ran to my seat.
Yeah, usually an Australian leg happens just after/before SE Asian leg. I know a guy who's traveling from Australia to Japan to see NIN this tour. Too bad nothing's been announced yet.
For me, I was going to attend just two shows in Japan but I'm now changing my plans to go visit Korea too. August's going to be great!
MBV + NIN in one stage.. it doesn't get any better.
It's so hard to pick a favorite opener, I've seen some amazing ones. Mr. Self Destruct at my very first show stands out for sure, as did Now I'm Nothing into Terrible Lie on the Wave Goodbye tour. Copy of a at Made In America, after going to the show without having heard it was a great experience, but I don't know if it's because of the song or just everything. Don't get me started on Pinion > Wish > Last in Chicago when I thought we were getting Broken all the way through.
Now best CLOSING song? Easy, In This Twilight.
It's got me convinced we won't be getting a lot of NIN shows for a while again after this. He's already back to saying things like "if we tour again" and is talking about touring like he hates it. The original plan of doing less shows but more frequently is disappearing quickly.
ANYTHING but Hurt! It's fine if he still wants to play that song in his set. But maybe playing it before going "off stage" and coming back for an Encore would be a better placement of that song. I'd rather end the night on a high note. Hurt seems like such a downer ending. I'd even take closing with HLAH over Hurt.
I know. Which frightens me to be honest. I don't want him burning out and "taking NIN away" for 3-5 years again. I was digging this "new and improved" touring schedule playing a few gigs here and there every 4-6 months. So much for that idea. Seems like he started booking a few shows and then it just snowballed into 1 big giant goddamn tour as usual.
I guess it's never been played but Underneath It All would make a great, intense, brief closing song that could mirror the short possible opening song Branches/Bones.
As far as a downtempo, downbeat closer, what about Right Where It Belongs?
Give me "Closer to God" on this tour, please...
I wanna hear them bust out the Alt. mix of "Hearts Filthy Lesson" (originally by TR and Dave Ogilvie with Vrenna et cetera).
Do you expect a new mix song as In this twilight with zero sum, closer/only time , Sanctified/sunspots in this tour?
I'd like it if they did no covers, they have so many original songs that never get live play or don't get enough of it that to take up a slot in what are typically only 90 minute slots with someone else's song can feel like a lost opportunity. The I Can't Give Everything Away cover was a special thing and beautiful, but that's a rare exception. Unless if it's some special tribute along those lines or having a guest appearance like Gary Numan, I'll always prefer they stick to original material.
All I hope for realistically is that they are looser with setlists this year (as opposed to how rigid they got in 2014 once they came back from Europe) and that we see a few surprises/rarities or debuts pop up. They have such an extensive back catalog and so many songs that fans love, since they won't have to cater to the festival market and these shows will be more diehard affairs than big arena crowds I don't see why they wouldn't change things up a bit. I can't imagine that it's fun to have to do the same set every single night.
If we're talking about things we really hope to see that are totally unrealistic, I know it'll never happen but if they busted out Demon Seed, 10 Miles High or Underneath It All, my head would explode.
If they use any song from With Teeth to end a show I want it to be Right Where It Belongs, a song that really, really needs to make a comeback this year, preferably at a show I'm going to.
I think this tour is going to be like wave goodbye tour from 2009
Every night a different setlist, rare songs, and for me this is perfect, i really want to see Nin with a super production as Lights in the sky, Fragile, Tension tour, but wave goodbye tour had really great things and if this tour is similar for me is perfect , Nin has so many songs that need to be played more
What about end a show with leaving hope?