Went to see Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction last night, both great performances. NIN was unexpectedly good. Trent Reznor has a strong stage presence. I guess it was a farewell tour. He’s all fleshy and sober-looking now, but still got that goth-vibe. I couldn’t quite believe that he managed to sing “Hurt” with a strait face, but it was actually awesome. The whole audience sang with him.
Jane’s Addiction just fucking kicked ass. As a band they are tight, tight, tight, and Dave Navarro was just stunningly good, a shredder, as they say. Perry Farrell came off as a spacey-dork-o-rama, but I guess that’s just the way it should be. And I guess I had forgotten just how sentimental many of their songs are. No matter. Rock-n-roll Love.
We got rained on, pavilion seats, just two rows away from the end of the pavilion. It didn’t matter; I was head bangin’. But, man! Recovering from the night-time rock out is a lot harder when you’re a little older and have to go to work the next morning.
