Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

[andrewd]

Just recently the full album was posted for streaming from http://yearzero.nin.com

anyone else listen yet? I dig it a lot so far.

[Benjamin Strange]

I didn't care much for With Teeth, and haven't really dug the whole "garage industrial" thing Trent has been going for lately.

That said, there are some real standout moments on this. It seems that Trent is in a wannabe white boy Prince on this recording. Some of it sounds a bit too familiar, but overall I think it's kind of cool.

[nad]

With_Teeth was a definite letdown, other than the absolutely ASTONISHING Beside You In Time, but I'm still looking forward to this.

I won't bother with the streaming or Myspork stuff, just wait for the album like the good olde days of yore.

[Alan Vorse]

I am an admitted jazz-geek who spends most of his free time practicing upright. My fiancee on the other hand, is a HUGE fan of NIN. She played me a few tracks recently. I was surprised, I kind of liked it. There is some great guitar noise ala David Torn/Adrian Belew/Reeves Gabrels over some pretty crushing grooves. I'd be interested to see if they re-create the guitar noise live or just trigger samples.

[beyondhairy]

Originally Posted by Alan Vorse

I am an admitted jazz-geek who spends most of his free time practicing upright. My fiancee on the other hand, is a HUGE fan of NIN. She played me a few tracks recently. I was surprised, I kind of liked it. There is some great guitar noise ala David Torn/Adrian Belew/Reeves Gabrels over some pretty crushing grooves. I'd be interested to see if they re-create the guitar noise live or just trigger samples.

trent always recreates EVERYTHING perfectly live, even if they need to bring 3 keyboards ons tage heh. the main keyboard player even has some guitar pedals hooked into his chain on the way to teh PA.

and other times they even have 3 gutiars on stage, with no bass thoug

but its great how well trent picks his band mates cuz they are so versitle, the lead guitar player always stays on gutiar thoug heh



with that said, my favorite tracks are Captial G, the great destroyer, my violant heart, and survivalism

[andrewd]

Adrian Belew actually plays on a few tracks on "The Fragile":

'just like you imagined", "the great below", and "where is everybody?"

from watching the new live DVD, they do run a few loops, but 95% or more of everything is being performed live.

[velvetkevorkian]

He did a solo on a tune from The Downward Spiral as well, although I'm too lazy to look up which one.

[Alan Vorse]

Originally Posted by beyondhairy

trent always recreates EVERYTHING perfectly live, even if they need to bring 3 keyboards ons tage heh. the main keyboard player even has some guitar pedals hooked into his chain on the way to teh PA.

and other times they even have 3 gutiars on stage, with no bass thoug

but its great how well trent picks his band mates cuz they are so versitle, the lead guitar player always stays on gutiar thoug heh



with that said, my favorite tracks are Captial G, the great destroyer, my violant heart, and survivalism

If that's the case, cool. I remember seeing footage of Woodstock '94 where they did "Head Like A Hole." There was a lot of sound coming out of the band that sounded just like the recording (drum machine and synth bass).

[iamlowsound]

Originally Posted by beyondhairy

trent always recreates EVERYTHING perfectly live, even if they need to bring 3 keyboards ons tage heh. the main keyboard player even has some guitar pedals hooked into his chain on the way to teh PA.

and other times they even have 3 gutiars on stage, with no bass thoug

but its great how well trent picks his band mates cuz they are so versitle, the lead guitar player always stays on gutiar thoug heh



with that said, my favorite tracks are Captial G, the great destroyer, my violant heart, and survivalism

Funny, I saw them about a year and a half ago on the with teeth tour and Jordy White was playing bass.

lowsound

[beyondhairy]

Originally Posted by iamlowsound

Funny, I saw them about a year and a half ago on the with teeth tour and Jordy White was playing bass.

lowsound

yea i know (jeordie btw) i meant to say they have some songs where there is no bass guitar, and jeordie plays guitar (i was front row right infront of jeordie when i saw them in november of 05 at msg heh, plus i was a big fan ebfore that)

i took a boat load of pics, here are a couple, with jeordie on bass and also gutiar... i cant seem to find a pic in the set i took, but i also believe he played keyboards for a song two, i'll ask the friend i went with if he took some and post it too




edit: ok, here it is.. jeordie on keys also



and keep in mind, all tehse pics are from the same shot, another reason why trent is a smart guy, he thinks ahead, he doesnt want anything going on in his music that cant be recreated by actual people with something in their hands heh.

aside from pinion wich i think is played over the PA as they enter, and they too might be played by the lead keyboard player who is allesandro cortiene (i cant pronounce or spell his name for the life of me)

[chris_nairn]

I dig this new album. I will buy it when it comes out for sure.

[DaS HaaS]

I just borrowed the live DVD from a friend and I love the bass sound/growl Does anyone know what gear Jordie uses. I know he uses Deluxe P-Basses but beyond that I have no idea what amp he uses or what effects.

[beyondhairy]

Originally Posted by DaS HaaS

I just borrowed the live DVD from a friend and I love the bass sound/growl Does anyone know what gear Jordie uses. I know he uses Deluxe P-Basses but beyond that I have no idea what amp he uses or what effects.

i believe he used ampegs when he was in marilyn manson, but i think the stuff he uses now belongs to trent?

i know in an interview of sorts he said he switched from only useing thunderbirds (when he was in manson) to playing fenders in a perfect circle and NIN, is because he needed more low end since manson only had 1 guitar, so try to aim for something with out that heavy bottom end and ur good heh

but to get a run down of his gear...

http://www.basetendencies.com/Gear.html

[DaS HaaS]

Thanks, according to that site he does not use effects with NIN but i think he uses some sort of overdrive

[beyondhairy]

Originally Posted by DaS HaaS

Thanks, according to that site he does not use effects with NIN but i think he uses some sort of overdrive

yea, im more then sure he has some over drive going on also heh, but also i notice that when he jumps from guitar to bass and back, he uses the same cable, so either hes playing bass throug a guitar amp or a guitar throug a bass amp, or he has some dude back stage switching amps for him heh

[JanusZarate]

Just got the album yesterday... I'll write a review later (I've only been up to track 8), but so far, it's good

The CD label is pretty cool... it's all black except for a small "year zero" in fine white print. It's also heat-sensitive - when it warms up, a cool graphical design shows up.

[MarchingPig]

I´m a big fan of NIN, but not of Year Zero. A bit too produced and sterile. Hasn´t got that bite that The Downward Spiral and The Fragile has.