Just back from Bridge School show

chiquimonkey wrote:

wow, i hadn't seen that version before. i am really hoping bridge makes his sets available, i liked saturday night's more for some reason...maybe because it took me so much by surprise

hehehehe........the 8,945,845 people i talked to before he took the stage all said to me....

"what the fuck is trent reznor gonna play???"

we all got a pretty good answer....

the most incredible fucking 45 minutes i have ever seen live...

What is your take on Trent?

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

and when Mr. Vedder sat backstage and listened to every other band perform saturday.....

the bands that took the time to arrange and rearrange their music ...so it would come off at a whole different level acoustically....

the bands that added back-up singers, violins, cellos, triangles,organs,pianos....

the bands that worked on their harmonizing....

i am sure Mr. Vedder realized they didn't deserve their spot on the bill....

pearl jam should have performed second or third at the bridge shows

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I'm just a little bit confused here...
Pearl Jam did what Pearl Jam always does... why change it? If it was a 'Battle Of The Bands'... then, yeah... flash it up. But, really... it wouldn't be Pearl Jam.
The Foo Fighters did a lot of work and put a lot of effort in their set. They just came off an all Acoustic Tour and replayed it in pieces over the two days. They have been running their show for a while. I had seen their full acoustic shows and they are amazing... brilliant isn't strong enough for them. I can see how someone who has seen the A-Foostic Fighters for the first time can be easily blown away... I know I was. (And you should see them fo 'Razor'... a fucking... well, you just have to see it.
Trent's arrangements were done by the guy playing the violin... and he did a stellar job with the arrangements. I'm pretty sure it is tough to translate NIN to Cellos and Violin. I have never seen acoustic Trent... no one has. That is part of the impact... the surprize element.
Dave Matthews Band... it's a piece of cake for them. Those fucking guys are musicians... like REAL musicians.
Gillian Welch is Bluegrass, which is what she does... Death Cab did an excellent job... but, they don't have to translate 'Lukin' from electric to acoustic.
Brian Wilson was basically Brian Wilson... not quite unplugged and Neil has been doing this for Decades... and he looks and does the same as he always does... except for the years we see on his face.
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And just to set the record straight... I'm not a Pearl Jam junkie, like the ones that are catagorized here. I love the band and their works. They looked like Pearl Jam... they always look like that. It works, why change it?

Cosmo wrote:

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I'm just a little bit confused here...
Pearl Jam did what Pearl Jam always does... why change it? If it was a 'Battle Of The Bands'... then, yeah... flash it up. But, really... it wouldn't be Pearl Jam.
The Foo Fighters did a lot of work and put a lot of effort in their set. They just came off an all Acoustic Tour and replayed it in pieces over the two days. They have been running their show for a while. I had seen their full acoustic shows and they are amazing... brilliant isn't strong enough for them. I can see how someone who has seen the A-Foostic Fighters for the first time can be easily blown away... I know I was. (And you should see them fo 'Razor'... a fucking... well, you just have to see it.
Trent's arrangements were done by the guy playing the violin... and he did a stellar job with the arrangements. I'm pretty sure it is tough to translate NIN to Cellos and Violin. I have never seen acoustic Trent... no one has. That is part of the impact... the surprize element.
Dave Matthews Band... it's a piece of cake for them. Those fucking guys are musicians... like REAL musicians.
Gillian Welch is Bluegrass, which is what she does... Death Cab did an excellent job... but, they don't have to translate 'Lukin' from electric to acoustic.
Brian Wilson was basically Brian Wilson... not quite unplugged and Neil has been doing this for Decades... and he looks and does the same as he always does... except for the years we see on his face.
...
And just to set the record straight... I'm not a Pearl Jam junkie, like the ones that are catagorized here. I love the band and their works. They looked like Pearl Jam... they always look like that. It works, why change it?

you and i have 16,000 posts between us......

we are WAY TO FUCKING COOL to debate pearl jam at the bridge...

hehehehehehe..............

they did look like pearl jam....
they did what pearl jam does....
they did it very fucking well..................

i guess i was just impressed with the other bands.......

16,000 posts between us...
i am pretty sure that is the first time we ever acknowledged each other....


pleasure to meet ya COSMO....

hehehe........

chiquimonkey wrote:

that's pretty much my feeling too. they didn't have to go crazy and do every song with kazoos or anything (though that could be interesting for a couple of songs).

but its ok for you to prance around the lawn with my thong on your head playing the fucking kazoo?????

chiquimonkey wrote:

that's pretty much my feeling too. they didn't have to go crazy and do every song with kazoos or anything (though that could be interesting for a couple of songs).

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Remember when Ed was on the ukulele kick? Remember the fits that were thrown because of that? I bet if Mike and Stone switched sides... some people's worlds would be turned upside down.

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

i bet the trent fans loved it.....

yes. yes. and yes! Wasn't there but have seen the clips - I think Non-Entity may have been my favorite of what I got to hear. Or Something I can Never have, segued into by The Frail. There really isn't anyone else like him.

lol re Mike and Stone changing sides. PJ sounded good too - loved Throw Your Hatred Down.

Just waiting for all (I hope!) of this to come up as good quality on itunes.

liesandsays wrote:

yeah I agree that PJ may have lost a few..Trent was amazing... I wonder what NIN fans would say about the show? that is not the Trent they know and love.....I am still in shock over how many people left after PJ on Sunday...

That is the Trent we know and love. Trent is a multifaceted artist and has done this kind of thing before.

I would strongly suggest that you buy the Still CD. It is truly one of the most heart wrenching albums I have ever heard and, I believe, many NIN fans would say it's some of Trent Reznor's best work. It is truly beautiful and different than what you might be used to.

You can purchase it here:

http://www.merch.com/nineinchnails/products.asp?dept=559

If you liked what he did at the Bridge School show you will love this. Unfortunately it's not available for purchase anywhere else. I personally defy anyone to not feel something when they hear this CD.

Hey folks,

So I am late to this thread, but I was at the second night of Bridge this year and have finally unearthed some good-quality audio from Trent's amaaaaazing set (to tide you over until Tuesday when we get to see what tracks are offered up on iTunes):

http://fuelfriends.blogspot.com/2006/10/hot-dang-audio-from-trent-reznors.html


Have fun,