Oh god I love you right now, thank you so much.

I'm seeing the fall tour in Toronto in like 2 months, saw the LitS back in Kelowna. It's gonna be a great set as always.
posted by Lemurrhea at 6:46 AM on August 10, 2013

Stop Making Sense!

Can't wait to watch the rest!
posted by The Deej at 7:02 AM on August 10, 2013

My god, look at those... arms.

Seriously though, dude knows how to put on a show. Thanks for this.
posted by gwint at 7:08 AM on August 10, 2013 [1 favorite]

Jesus fuck this is good shit. Fold up your laptops punk kiddies, THIS is how you make electronic dance music.

Bedankt.
posted by humboldt32 at 7:10 AM on August 10, 2013 [1 favorite]

Feeling very, very tingly about this -- they are really my favorite band ever. I've been going to see them for close to 20 years now, in anywhere from mid-size clubs to arenas to massive outdoor festivals, and they have never once been anything less than breathtaking. Just peerless.

I can't put my finger on why or how it feels like they're playing just for me even when I'm watching them play to a crowd of 30,000 people. So many lifelong anthems in this set; I love that they've never abandoned or disowned their older material. The synth line in "Terrible Lie" still makes me get all verklempt.

Thanks so much for the link, I never would have seen this otherwise!
posted by divined by radio at 7:30 AM on August 10, 2013

So does anyone know what the heck happened with Belew or what?
posted by mintcake! at 7:49 AM on August 10, 2013

I'm big fan of Trent's musical grimacing; he may be the finest grimacer of our generation.
posted by entropicamericana at 8:12 AM on August 10, 2013 [3 favorites]

I'm only 5 minutes in, but I've got chills and stuff. It would basically take a court order to get me to something like Lollapalooza anymore, so thank you hippybear for this.

I don't think it's much of a secret that working for Trent, particularly in the context of a tour, is not the easiest job in the music business, and probably far from the most fulfilling. When the lights go on, the band isn't there for their creative input. It always seemed like a weird use of Belew to me; something that maybe seemed like a great idea to both of them, right up until rehearsals started.
posted by Lyn Never at 8:13 AM on August 10, 2013

It always seemed like a weird use of Belew to me; something that maybe seemed like a great idea to both of them, right up until rehearsals started.

I'd guess as much, Belew being an inspiring and otherwise unlikely partner. Young TR was in a bar band with my guitar teacher, when I was a teenager. The conjecture even then was that he would be oriented toward much bigger things.
posted by methinks at 8:30 AM on August 10, 2013

It's amazing "Head Like a Hole" has been paying the bills for 20 years.
posted by four panels at 8:31 AM on August 10, 2013 [1 favorite]

The light show has a simple but brilliant execution.
posted by triceryclops at 8:41 AM on August 10, 2013

It looks like half the folks in the audience have their phones out. I hope the quality of their recordings makes up for the fact that they're basically missing the show.
posted by vanar sena at 9:14 AM on August 10, 2013 [7 favorites]

I'm with the deej here. Lets see Trent do the final number in a big white suit!
posted by JoeZydeco at 9:21 AM on August 10, 2013 [1 favorite]

Who is that beefcake on the stage. Oh wait he's singing, it's Trent Reznor.
posted by saber_taylor at 9:45 AM on August 10, 2013

Great, great show, thank you! Also, I think that Trent Reznor and Mark Cuban are secretly the same person. FWIW I like both of them, but for completely different reasons.
posted by NoRelation at 9:54 AM on August 10, 2013

You know the guy in that band? Trent Reznor. He has a degree in computer science.
posted by Ad hominem at 10:08 AM on August 10, 2013

Frankly, I was hoping for Volvos of Despair in the lighting rig like U2 did with the Trebant.
posted by entropicamericana at 11:26 AM on August 10, 2013 [1 favorite]

Glad to see the black t-shirt/cargo shorts/black boots aesthetic never goes away. Could use more floppy/shaved haircuts though.
posted by nev at 11:30 AM on August 10, 2013 [1 favorite]

I will be seeing NIN in Montreal in October. I won tickets super randomly and I'm so excited :)
posted by Strass at 11:36 AM on August 10, 2013

Am I seeing things or is there a sign language translator in front of the stage off to the side? Rad.
posted by Drumhellz at 12:12 PM on August 10, 2013

It looks like half the folks in the audience have their phones out. I hope the quality of their recordings makes up for the fact that they're basically missing the show.

Some of us were using our phones so that our best friends--who introduced us to NIN a billion years ago, but were still in the hospital after giving birth--could watch the show on facetime :)
posted by like_a_friend at 2:45 PM on August 10, 2013 [7 favorites]

It looks like half the folks in the audience have their phones out. I hope the quality of their recordings makes up for the fact that they're basically missing the show.

Given past history, I can accept it.
posted by Lemurrhea at 4:29 PM on August 10, 2013

Impressive show, though when I heard Trent was dong a Stop Making Sense-inspired stage show, I expected a slower build.

I think, however, I'm the one guy who loves Pretty Hate Machine and could kind of not give a crap about the stuff after The Downward Spiral. (Though I did pre-order Hesitation Marks on the strength of "Came Back Haunted" which was pretty awesome.)
posted by SansPoint at 5:12 PM on August 10, 2013

I was only dimly aware that Trent had restarted the band, so this makes me happy.

(The Downward Spiral is, for my money, the worst NIN album, but I like pretty much most of everything else, but this live concert - which is about as close as I'll ever get to seeing them live - makes me happy).
posted by Mezentian at 10:32 PM on August 10, 2013

Ad hominem: You know the guy in that band? Trent Reznor. He has a degree in computer science.

He studied computer engineering for a year, but dropped out. (Wikipedia, Pennsylvania Center for the Book)
posted by knile at 3:55 AM on August 12, 2013

Thanks!
posted by panaceanot at 1:54 AM on August 17, 2013

If you want this show to go/ off-line, here's a bunch of recordings of the show, from various forms of the pro video and audio, plus two audience recordings.

And a bonus set: June xx, 2013, Los Angeles, CA, Rehearsals (soundboard)

All this and more from Reflecting the Chrome, a "NIN drive" archive of live show recordings, maintained by dedicated fans.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:06 PM on August 26, 2013

Begun, the Loudness Wars have....
posted by Mezentian at 3:16 AM on September 4, 2013

Always two there are, a master and a remix...
posted by entropicamericana at 7:35 AM on September 4, 2013