yup. that's him. trent reznor. he cut off all his hair. and he apparently "works out"...see his scarey arms.i was less than impressed with the man himself, but the show was rather good. i was quite scared it would be a huge let down, but the quality of the music the showmanship and the lights were great.
mary and i arrived at the mullins center (after searching FOREVER for parking) during the first number. after a few songs i was beginning to think it was all pre-recorded. literally everything was PERFECT. so strange. i mean i've heard trent is anal, but this was a bit curious. eventually there were some differences from the albums and even a few mistakes! during "only" someone forgot to change keys something so they vamped for a bit....trent seriously looked like he was going to hit something.
"closer" was weird. there were all these added guitar parts and it took on more of an electric-pop sound. not bad....just different.
there was a video montage during a few songs. i was getting a little annoyed because the imagery was just *too* obvious...then the crowd started screaming and i was reminded that many people need imagery that is obvious and spells everything out. otherwise they won't get it.
oops. i mean...no offence....it is totally appropriate to scream and yell "fuck me trent" or "I want to have your baby" during "hurt". its not a serious song or anything. sorry.
a fun point of interest. the light guy back in the booth was adorable. he was SOO into the music, dancing a bit and bopping his head along to the music. its nice to know that his job is still fun for him and not just a job. especially lately, this is something i need to be reminded of....
so no encore. well kinda. he played hurt (often a song he closes with)...waited like 2 minutes on stage and then went into the next few songs. he played the encore set or whatever, but just didn't wait before doing so. what's up with that? did the mullins center want to get rid of them asap? mary and i were outside the venue by 10:35...on a friday night. ridiculous.
but then we found a secret way out of the parking lot and totally missed all the traffic. that was awesome.
overall, i really enjoyed it. i only got shoved a few times and spat on once. no bruises.
thanks trent. and i even forgive you for postponing the show.
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he looks younger when he has hair. did you know trent was born in the county next to me? yup.
yeah, this NO hair thing makes him look super creepy. i'm really not a fan.
and just think, if you were like 30 years older you could have known him in his youth!
oh trent. but it was entertaining...
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