Comments on: Popdose Concert Flashback: David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails, 9/16/95 http://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: royale_64http://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-54652 royale_64 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:16:48 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-54652 I saw the show in St. Louis Mo. Bowie came on second and NIN opened the show. I'm a bit luckier than you because I truly appreciate NIN but had also been a Bowie fan all of my life. I agree 100% about the transition between bands. Hands down the best transition between bands I have ever seen. I was awe-struck when they did Scary Monsters together. I have been a NIN fan since Pretty Hate Machine. The interesting thing about the NIN stuff live was it was more rhythmic, and even danceable. Bowie did pretty much the entire Outside album and then played his most obscure tracks. Although he did Pressure (the song he did with Freddie Mercury) and it was actually amazing. He had some recorded sounds that were playing (from an Outside song) and the timing got off. All in all, the Bowie stuff was underwhelming. And there was no encore. I felt that I had seen some amazing stuff with NIN and then with Bowie and Trent together, but Bowie was a real disappointment. I saw the show in St. Louis Mo. Bowie came on second and NIN opened the show. I'm a bit luckier than you because I truly appreciate NIN but had also been a Bowie fan all of my life. I agree 100% about the transition between bands. Hands down the best transition between bands I have ever seen. I was awe-struck when they did Scary Monsters together. I have been a NIN fan since Pretty Hate Machine. The interesting thing about the NIN stuff live was it was more rhythmic, and even danceable. Bowie did pretty much the entire Outside album and then played his most obscure tracks. Although he did Pressure (the song he did with Freddie Mercury) and it was actually amazing. He had some recorded sounds that were playing (from an Outside song) and the timing got off. All in all, the Bowie stuff was underwhelming. And there was no encore. I felt that I had seen some amazing stuff with NIN and then with Bowie and Trent together, but Bowie was a real disappointment.

]]> By: jjhttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-52970 jj Thu, 14 May 2009 11:04:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-52970 huh as i remember it nin was first then bowie...many people left after bowie huh as i remember it nin was first then bowie…many people left after bowie

]]> By: jjhttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-39961 jj Thu, 14 May 2009 07:04:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-39961 huh as i remember it nin was first then bowie...many people left after bowie huh as i remember it nin was first then bowie…many people left after bowie

]]> By: jjhttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-29123 jj Thu, 14 May 2009 06:04:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-29123 huh as i remember it nin was first then bowie...many people left after bowie huh as i remember it nin was first then bowie…many people left after bowie

]]> By: Elainehttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-28908 Elaine Sat, 09 May 2009 01:23:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-28908 I saw this tour at a show in northern Virginia and I remember it made me feel really old. Most of the audience was sullen, cranky goth kids with black lipstick and nail polish, and they all looked about 15. I was 28 at the time, so maybe I was too old. It was an altogether lackluster concert experience, is all I can say. I saw this tour at a show in northern Virginia and I remember it made me feel really old. Most of the audience was sullen, cranky goth kids with black lipstick and nail polish, and they all looked about 15. I was 28 at the time, so maybe I was too old. It was an altogether lackluster concert experience, is all I can say.

]]> By: mojohttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-28670 mojo Mon, 04 May 2009 02:36:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-28670 People love him or hate him. I think he's brilliant. Maybe the particlars of why would make for a good throwdown with one of my peers here who thinks he sucks...and no I am not a scientologist (that's a serious black mark on his coolness) People love him or hate him. I think he's brilliant. Maybe the particlars of why would make for a good throwdown with one of my peers here who thinks he sucks…and no I am not a scientologist (that's a serious black mark on his coolness)

]]> By: Muggshttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-28140 Muggs Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:12:40 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-28140 I saw the show probably the night before yours, at the Meadows in Hartford. Nine Inch opened, they did the same transition from band to band until only Trent was with Bowie's band, and Nine Inch was awesome in Hartford, and Bowie was mediocre. A lot of people were ticked because, as you mentioned, he played almost nothing other than Outside (I had a promo, so I knew the songs.) I saw the show probably the night before yours, at the Meadows in Hartford. Nine Inch opened, they did the same transition from band to band until only Trent was with Bowie's band, and Nine Inch was awesome in Hartford, and Bowie was mediocre. A lot of people were ticked because, as you mentioned, he played almost nothing other than Outside (I had a promo, so I knew the songs.)

]]> By: Chris Xhttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-28124 Chris X Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:35:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-28124 did you seriously just mention BECK in the same breath as Bowie, McCartney, and Prince? You just gave me an aneurysm. did you seriously just mention BECK in the same breath as Bowie, McCartney, and Prince? You just gave me an aneurysm.

]]> By: cinically nutshttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-28094 cinically nuts Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:04:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-28094 I love NIN, but I agree about the online NIN sycophant-o-sphere. Their fans are rabid and love to pounce on the weakest members among them. I love NIN, but I agree about the online NIN sycophant-o-sphere. Their fans are rabid and love to pounce on the weakest members among them.

]]> By: slappyfroghttp://popdose.com/popdose-concert-flashback-david-bowie-and-nine-inch-nails-91695/comment-page-1/#comment-28082 slappyfrog Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:30:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=16807#comment-28082 *le sigh* Wikipedia is so wrong on this. The Bowie/nin tour was packaged as alternating headliners/co-headliners; the transition shtick was by design.<br><br>Bowie's performance at the Shoreline Amphitheater was very uneven, a couple of the songs were AMAZING....forget which one it was but went quiet while the lights were out and obnoxious, nearly metal while overhead fluorescents strobed. And the 'Under Pressure' with the female bass player, who I looked up as Gail Ann Dorsey, doing Freddy Mercury's part.<br><br>nin was also very uneven which can be there pattern, drummer at the time was way off beat, so Reznor turned and threw his mic stand at him, caught him in the head it seemed and he played the rest of the show with blood running down his face.<br><br>Anyway, just my memories of the show. *le sigh* Wikipedia is so wrong on this. The Bowie/nin tour was packaged as alternating headliners/co-headliners; the transition shtick was by design.

Bowie's performance at the Shoreline Amphitheater was very uneven, a couple of the songs were AMAZING….forget which one it was but went quiet while the lights were out and obnoxious, nearly metal while overhead fluorescents strobed. And the 'Under Pressure' with the female bass player, who I looked up as Gail Ann Dorsey, doing Freddy Mercury's part.

nin was also very uneven which can be there pattern, drummer at the time was way off beat, so Reznor turned and threw his mic stand at him, caught him in the head it seemed and he played the rest of the show with blood running down his face.

Anyway, just my memories of the show.

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