Heartland

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 17:09**

2.16.09: A note from Trent and a wave goodbye

Towards the beginning of my career in Nine Inch Nails, our biggest break came in the form of an invitation to perform a series of shows with Jane's Addiction. These performances essentially created and defined the term "alternative" rock in the US, created an ongoing festival franchise that is still thriving (Lollapalooza), set the stage for Nirvana to shift popular taste a few months later, and were really f**king FUN to play and attend - truly the best times I've had. The shows were epic. So epic, they propelled NIN to the "next level" (whatever that means), but caused Jane's to implode. The band broke up at the end of that tour.

Fast forward to the present. Corporate rock STILL sucks. A friend tells me they saw the original Jane's lineup play a tiny show in LA that was unbelievable. I break out my Jane's records and am amazed by how vital they sound. These guys were the real deal and in this current climate mostly dominated by poseurs and pussies it was refreshing to hear something that sounded dangerous, volatile, beautiful and SINCERE.
Emails were sent, phone calls were made, dinner was arranged, ideas were discussed and the next thing I know we're in the studio experimenting. We laugh, we get to know each other, we cry, we yell, we almost quit, we record LOTS of guitar solos, we discuss, we actually begin to all communicate, we yell some more, we become FRIENDS, we laugh again and we do some great things. I get to see first hand why they broke up all those years ago but I also get the chance to see four distinct personalities that become an INCREDIBLE band when they're in the same room.

In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I've been thinking for some time now it's time to make NIN disappear for a while. Last year's "Lights in the Sky" tour was something I'm quite proud of and seems like the culmination of what I could pull off in terms of an elaborate production. It was also quite difficult to pull off technically and physically night after night and left us all a bit dazed. After some thought, we decided to book a last run of shows across the globe this year. The approach to these shows is quite different from last year - much more raw, spontaneous and less scripted. Fun for us and a different way for you to see us and wave goodbye. I reached out to Jane's to see if they'd want to join us across the US and we all felt it could be a great thing. Will it work? Will it resonate in the marketplace? Who knows. Are there big record label marketing dollars to convince you to attend? Nope.
Does it feel right to us and does it seem like it will be fun for us and you? Yes it does.
Look for tour dates soon and I hope to see you out there.

Trent

posted by trent reznor at 2:57pm

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 17:45**

Play Leeds Ya Cnut

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 17:51**

Jeez. I'm so glad that he got together with Perry Farrell and paved the way for the massive success of Nirvana! Without them--no Nirvana, no Hole, no Foo Fighters! Thanks Trent! If it weren't for you, we'd all still be listening to hair metal.

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 17:54**

sultan2075 wrote:Jeez. I'm so glad that he got together with Perry Farrell and paved the way for the massive success of Nirvana! Without them--no Nirvana, no Hole, no Foo Fighters! Thanks Trent! If it weren't for you, we'd all still be listening to hair metal.

I am still listening to hair metal.

I love the song The Perfect Drug & for that Trent I say thankyou & goodbye. And yeah, play Leeds!

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 17:59**

...and the wasteland that is CT, USA. Only they did that last year, and I couldn't go see 'em.

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 19:29**

But it says ON HOLD, not NO MORE NIN!

No more NIN would be impossible. The world ain't ready for a Reznor-less existence...

He's just off for a long holiday.

IZ.

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 19:35**

I can only remember them for "hurt", but not the original, Jonnys Cash version which is a million times better.

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 22:03**

Izzy HaveMercy wrote: No more NIN would be impossible. The world ain't ready for a Reznor-less existence...

IZ.

Seconded.

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 22:10**

Fragile is a work of art...but I have yet to hear With Teeth properly. Wants to go out on a high? I can respect that, hope I have a chance to see them before the end.

Posted: **17 Feb 2009, 23:33**

Not fussed about NIN but Perry, Dave, Stephen and Eric touring is something to get excited about.

Just come over to Europe.

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 00:11**

Silence is platinum wrote:I can only remember them for "hurt", but not the original, Jonnys Cash version which is a million times better.

...

IZ.

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 00:21**

now had it been No More Nails it might have been interesting

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 08:44**

Here's hoping summat comes along sometime.

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 12:28**

He's had a really busy few years so that's fair enough really. Guess he's getting to the stage where he just wants to enjoy himself and not take things so seriously.

Not sure them and Janes make a sensible lineup, but here's a massive early 90's vibe that I would enjoy and they both put on awesome shows. Here's hoping they do a couple of crossover songs.

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 12:56**

http://twitter.com/treznor

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 15:03**

Always preferred Swans. Though NIN were always Swans Lite a bit. There's still the Angel of Light.

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 19:10**

Am I the only one who thinks Trents' stuff has been going downhill for some time?

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 19:14**

abridged wrote:Always preferred Swans. Though NIN were always Swans Lite a bit. There's still the Angel of Light.

How can you compare Nine Inch Nails to the Swans ? NIN does not even exist compared to the Swans... it's like comparing Placebo to the Sisters Of Mercy...

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 19:16**

silentNate wrote:Am I the only one who thinks Trents' stuff has been going downhill for some time?

nope. Pretty Hate Machine was great. Broken was ok in parts, and everything after has been increasingly turgid, self-important whining.

like a teenager's livejournal scribblings, set to the sound of a bag of spanners falling down stairs

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 19:18**

Quiff Boy wrote:
nope. Pretty Hate Machine was great. Broken was ok in parts, and everything after has been increasingly turgid, self-important whining.

like a teenager's livejournal scribblings, set to the sound of a bag of spanners falling down stairs

Largely correct--though I think my judgment of Broken was harsher than yours.

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 20:00**

Yep. Swans were great. Burning World in particular.

Posted: **18 Feb 2009, 20:19**

JeffDub wrote:
abridged wrote:Always preferred Swans. Though NIN were always Swans Lite a bit. There's still the Angel of Light.
How can you compare Nine Inch Nails to the Swans ? NIN does not even exist compared to the Swans... it's like comparing Placebo to the Sisters Of Mercy...

Was thinking the same. Swans don't come even close to the sheer biting Americana angsty joyfullness that is Treznor...

IZ.

Posted: **19 Feb 2009, 08:57**

Well I love NIN so nerr!!!

Posted: **19 Feb 2009, 22:33**

JeffDub wrote:it's like comparing Placebo to the Sisters Of Mercy...

For the past year or so, I've become a much bigger fan of Placebo than of TSOM.

At least we're getting a new Placebo album this year.

Posted: **20 Feb 2009, 08:51**

Dark wrote:
JeffDub wrote:it's like comparing Placebo to the Sisters Of Mercy...
For the past year or so, I've become a much bigger fan of Placebo than of TSOM.
At least we're getting a new Placebo album this year.

My point.

Placebo and NIN do something new on a regular basis.

The only new thing we can expect from TSOM is an old song revisited and killed off live (apart from Burn, obviously

).

TSOM have come to a grinding halt since 15 years.

IZ.