NINE INCH NAILS AND JANE'S ADDICTION, VERIZON WIRELESS AMPITHEATER, IRVINE, CA - MAY 20, 2009
First of all, I kind of love Trent Reznor. At the end of this post you will find the video of his Digg interview with Kevin Rose. He is totally buff, tanned and fit, in short, unrecognizable from his 90's self, and answers interesting questions, like my favorite: what's the most embarrassing song on your iPod? The fact that he answers CeCe Peniston's "Finally" warms the cockles of my industrial rock goddess heart.
Secondly, an incredibly 90's event is coming up in May for California residents, and elsewhere for all of the rest of you loyal readers: NIN and Jane's Addiction (original lineup!!) are playing a concert tour together!
FYI, for those who missed the "alternative nation" part of the 90's, Trent Reznor and his industrial/rock project Nine Inch Nails came to prominence with the 1989 album, "Pretty Hate Machine," but shot to superstardom with the 1994 sonic masterpiece/ concept album, "The Downward Spiral," which spawned one of the coolest videos ever made for "Closer" and was recently reissued in 2004 to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Trent followed it up in 1999 with another concept album, "The Fragile," which contains one of my favorite NIN songs ever, "We're In This Together."
Jane's started life in the mid-80's, but frontman Perry Farrell and his band of misfits (including both equally excellent guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins) left an indelible mark on music in the 90's, including their 1990 record "Ritual de lo Habitual," featuring the wondrous singles "Stop" and "Been Caught Stealing," and Perry Farrell's founding of the rock mega-tour Lollapalooza in 1991, initially as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction. That band gave birth to the successful band Porno for Pyros, whose first album I listened to on a daily basis back then.
You can grab unreleased tracks from both NIN and Jane's Addiction here.
In short, see these guys play together if you can. Rumor has it that Trent wants to take a sabbatical from NIN, and Jane's break up once every ten years,or at least it feels like it. See it.
Please enjoy some videos from both bands. If you are a Trent junkie, check out the Digg interview first!
"Closer" is NOT SAFE FOR WORK, kiddies! I want you to keep your job if you got one.
Nine Inch Nails - We're In This Together
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing (Live at The City Square, Milan,Italy, 1990)
Jane's Addiction - Stop (Live at The City Square, Milan,Italy, 1990)
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