You thought this needed repeating obviously.

Trent always did have a peculiar relationship with the government.
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Dither posted:

Awesome bit over at wired! Thanx for posting the link Rob. I'm sure lots of us have been wondering about technical side regarding the visuals on this tour. I unfortunately couldn't see much due to my height and having rear standing tickets. The parts that I was able to catch blew me away.. far beyond what I had ever expected.

To read that a good chunk of the show is not pre-rendered is astonishing! Jazzmutant kicks butt!! Interactive lasers-who knew..pure genius! The Grand Ma running off windows, wow accident waiting to happen.. though the F.O.H lighting tech is brilliant and a hoot to watch do his thing. One of my fav views was the band between the 2 screens..very cool effect. I had seats directly to the side of stage for one show and was able to view the show from a different perspective. All the set changes and the madness going on backstage which I throughly appreciated. Now I know what I was staring at was called "the brains" The article also cleared up what the heck the antenna looking thing with 3 objects perched atop plopped next to the Grand Ma was! Moment factory did an outstanding job!

Can't wait to see what will happen on the next leg. I thought it would be impossible to outdo what has been done..now I'm curious. Thanks a ton for taking the time to make the show as visually appealing as it is audibly appealing. Something none of us in attendance will soon forget!

I agree. Thanks for posting the article Rob. I was blown away with the whole production and visual in TO and have been raving about it ever since. Now to find that it's "interactive, live and rendered on the fly inside the 3d scene" is amazing! I liked the fact that it's interactive for all the band members, like Josh on Echoplex. Maybe Rob, you need to invent something to replace the Hippotizer?

My favorite parts of the show were Only, Echoplex (nice to read how that occurred) and the whole Ghost's 3D experience. How beautiful to watch and listen too. You could do a whole show on the Ghosts bit!

God I wish I could see the next leg of the tour, my life sucks sometimes, but at least I saw the first incarnation of Lights in the Sky.

Bravo To Rob, Trent and Moment Factory.

That's what interests me about NIN.



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I just read the article about the special effects and machines. You could never go broke because every time you purchase the latest technology, think of it as an investment. You know you will always book sold out shows...silly! Also about the blue screen of death, that's funny they brought that up because at the Philly show it popped up for a split second and me and my husband caught it and I was like "omg, that's totally like a clue or something..." and my husband was like, "yeah babe, not really, it was the blue screen of death...like what always happens to my xbox when it gets the red ring of death." heh! LOL!

The special effects are mind blowing, not much can be said about them in words because they are so cutting edge and just awesome! They need to be seen. NIN is known for bending reality and being leagues ahead of everyone. Who else do you know can create music like you guys do and then create a visual and physical space for it to live in, inviting thousands to partake in the performance art and space. I'm just so happy my sister and brother in law are coming to the a.c. show with me to finally see what the hell I am always talking about. They make fun of me for being such a nerd about it all! LOL! They listen to NIN and love the music but have never been to a concert and I get that this time!



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Great article, this tour deserves to be captured on HD cameras. Tell me there's going to be a LITS Blu-Ray and I'll go buy a player right now.

bat21 posted:

Trent always did have a peculiar relationship with the government.
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I haven't laughed like that in ages!!! Read the comments too XD bwahahahaaa!

nested comments - sorry, giving me eyeache. so, just A quote:
blacklightfreakout commented:
You are right, it is their perogative to read whatever. I am just saying, it is my perogative to not care about book bans of books I don't seem important. So yeah, if someone wants to protest...all power to them.

I am just saying, I will get personally get involved and protest with books bans when it comes to intellectual material. Not books on fairy tales.

No, I don't have kids and if I did, "Harry Potter" wouldn't be on their reading material list. Nor my kids will be watching television, except for news. Than again, I am more concerned with creating smart kids that is so brilliant of the mind that they finish high school at age 12 or something than them reading Lords of the Rings. Another book on my crap list.

I apologise for being a bit harsh in my comment last night - that came off a bit shitty. But I still disagree about any type of books being banned for political/ religious reasons. it's a slippery slope. let people (or parents) decide what they are prepared to read/ have their kids read, even though, with kids you may find it difficult to restrict their access to books their friends may recommend. and they won't thank you for it.

the no TV/ no "crap fiction" (my inverted commas) thing is, in my experience (yup, tried, tested, failed - happily) not going to make your kids super intelligent or well-rounded individuals. we all want to do our best for our kids, but if you ban everything fun/ fantasy/ trash, you'll have a socially gauche individual however smart they are. intellectual prowess is overrated if it's at the expense of emotional development. how many child prodigies have you read about that become well-balanced adults? or is that not important for your future children, just so long as they are "smart"? good luck with that one.

the wired article is incredible. that's some package they're putting on, really envious of anyone who's seen the show. if it comes across the pond, would they be able to transport all of that gubbins? it'd cost a fortune in freight alone. touring abroad won't be cheap for any band. just pleased the dollar has strengthened against the pound, may improve our chances in the UK of seeing this live! assuming there's no technical difficulties, that is.

OH!!!! I so want to see a Year Zero Mini Series! I'm getting that deep down tickle just thinking about it. I've been creating a series of pictures revolving around the "Year Zero" album.
Where does he find the time?

The Wired article was awesome. I had no idea so many of the effects were "live." Knowing that certainly makes me want to go back and watch a little more closely...

Tulsa here I come?

silent posted:

I just read the article about the special effects and machines. You could never go broke because every time you purchase the latest technology, think of it as an investment.

An investment for a short amount of time. Since technology is so ever rapidly changing, the next tour that rig would be useless.I would think he's currently renting that lighting material.
Other than that, very good article on the inside depth of Led & laser's .. etc for the show.

I like a lot of new direct this tour especially as the audio-visual, but I'm hoping that NIN come to europe this year or at 2009.
And he brings the same show that in U.S.A



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Article was exceptionally good. Answered a lot of the production questions I had lingering in the back of my mind. The quote from you at the end was interesting to say the least Trent,,,

"Next time might just be white lights in a club and it's about the music," he says. "Because I'll be broke and that's all I'll have."

You name the club and I'll bring the white lights,,and I would still give you my money to see just that. Just to see someone that is real and doing what makes them happy. Thats enough. Thats all I have ever really wanted at any of your shows. To know that the person behind the words that has given me so much strength over the years truly is real.

WOW!!!!!!!!! I would LOVE to have been at one of the big US gigs!!!!!! It would have been MIND-BLOWING!!!!!! Any chance of doing something like that here in Australia??? Please????