I can now die happily
Two NIN shows in one week = hell yeah.
I can't even begin to describe how those shows make me feel. Its like no concert I've ever seen. I attribute some of this to the fact that I never actually thought that I would get to see them live. I really got into them after the fragility tour was over and I didn't figure that they would release many more albums or tour again, simply because they had been around since the late 80's/early 90's. Granted it took a while, but "With Teeth" is steadily becoming one of my favorite albums of all time. The tour also covers songs from all of the major albums. All the songs that I grew up listening to. The songs that narrated all the times of my life, good and bad. I know I probably look like an idiot dancing and singing to every song, but I can't help it. From the first strums of "Pinion" all the way until the last notes of "Head Like a Hole" I just lose control. It sounds cliche but being there is like watching my life flash before my eyes past, present, and future.
The show in South Carolina was good. I thought the set list in Richmond was better but the band's energy was 10 times what it was in Richmond. Highlights included opening with "Love is Not Enough" and then going straight into "Mr.Self Destruct", "Dead Souls" a song I never really listened to before but can't stop now, "The Hand That Feeds", and "Head Like A Hole". There wasn't any sound check but that just made the Richmond show all the more special. After the concert Derek and I hung out by the tour buses in hopes of getting some autographs. Saul Williams the opening act came out, but he only stayed long enough to wave his girlfriend in and then he went on the tour bus. We saw Trents dog being walked and some of the band as they exited, but it didn't seem like anyone was going to come over. Around 11:45 though Alessandro came over and talked to us and signed some autographs. After that he got back on the bus and all the buses headed out for the night so we left.
Other than that spring break was pretty tame. Got some more work done on my room, got some school work done, chilled a bit. Somewhere a while ago I realized that I was forcing myself to grow up way to fast and not enjoying life enough. I still want to get a job and make some money while I'm in school, but I don't think that I'm going to get an apartment or tie myself down with any big expenses/payments. Part of the problem I see in many young adults is that they either work too hard or don't work hard enough. I'm looking to find that balance where I'm not going to regret things I didn't do because I forced myself to grow up but at the same time get a degree and make good grades in school. So far I'm doing pretty well with that. I'm looking to take some summer courses but I think I'm going to do them at John Tyler if I can because the price is about half what it is at VCU.
I can't even begin to describe how those shows make me feel. Its like no concert I've ever seen. I attribute some of this to the fact that I never actually thought that I would get to see them live. I really got into them after the fragility tour was over and I didn't figure that they would release many more albums or tour again, simply because they had been around since the late 80's/early 90's. Granted it took a while, but "With Teeth" is steadily becoming one of my favorite albums of all time. The tour also covers songs from all of the major albums. All the songs that I grew up listening to. The songs that narrated all the times of my life, good and bad. I know I probably look like an idiot dancing and singing to every song, but I can't help it. From the first strums of "Pinion" all the way until the last notes of "Head Like a Hole" I just lose control. It sounds cliche but being there is like watching my life flash before my eyes past, present, and future.
The show in South Carolina was good. I thought the set list in Richmond was better but the band's energy was 10 times what it was in Richmond. Highlights included opening with "Love is Not Enough" and then going straight into "Mr.Self Destruct", "Dead Souls" a song I never really listened to before but can't stop now, "The Hand That Feeds", and "Head Like A Hole". There wasn't any sound check but that just made the Richmond show all the more special. After the concert Derek and I hung out by the tour buses in hopes of getting some autographs. Saul Williams the opening act came out, but he only stayed long enough to wave his girlfriend in and then he went on the tour bus. We saw Trents dog being walked and some of the band as they exited, but it didn't seem like anyone was going to come over. Around 11:45 though Alessandro came over and talked to us and signed some autographs. After that he got back on the bus and all the buses headed out for the night so we left.
Other than that spring break was pretty tame. Got some more work done on my room, got some school work done, chilled a bit. Somewhere a while ago I realized that I was forcing myself to grow up way to fast and not enjoying life enough. I still want to get a job and make some money while I'm in school, but I don't think that I'm going to get an apartment or tie myself down with any big expenses/payments. Part of the problem I see in many young adults is that they either work too hard or don't work hard enough. I'm looking to find that balance where I'm not going to regret things I didn't do because I forced myself to grow up but at the same time get a degree and make good grades in school. So far I'm doing pretty well with that. I'm looking to take some summer courses but I think I'm going to do them at John Tyler if I can because the price is about half what it is at VCU.