THE NIN HOTLINE

The latest review to hit the media comes from the Omaha World-Herald, in an article penned by Niz Proskocil. Amongst interviews with exuberant fans at the show, Proskocil proclaimed "The band, especially the drumming of newest Nails member Jerome Dillon, was impeccable, and Reznor was a razor-sharp inferno."Apparently, 'The Fragile' made its way into the encore again. (static is a lucky mofo)Also in the news, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch did a write up about the rainy St. Louis show, where special to The Post-Dispatch Cory Blackwood writes:A dizzying barrage of lights popped and exploded in time with the machine gun fire of Jerome Dillon's drums. The first sign of color in the stage presentation wasn't until Nine Inch Nails first tread on new musical ground with "The Wretched." Guitarist Robin Finck and bassist Danny Lohner put their instruments at war as a wash of sickly blue and green lights glimmered overhead.Thank you Dawn for sending that link in. Next up, the Kansas City Star breaks down the Kansas show on their site in an article subtitled "Nine Inch Nails rocks the phonies out of Kemper". Again praising a good show, this one including Somewhat Damaged at the start, Derek Donovan writes;Even though Nine Inch Nails is primarily known for the bombast and raw power of its most brutal moments, the concert proved that much of that power comes from its creator's keen sense of contrast. When Reznor held the audience rapt throughout "The Frail," a quiet instrumental that recalls Erik Satie at his most minimal and sedate, it became clear that his music is very different from the bluster of Slipknot or Rammstein. The mood then morphed into the relentless, rolling gait of "The Wretched," one of Reznor's most subtly hard-edged songs, and the definite musical highlight of the concert.Derek's written about NIN before in the KC Star, he's the fellow from Love Among Puppets who wrote a real nice review of the Fragile before :) Thanks to sarah for transcribing the article, and to UrbanLegend for forking over a link. On a personal note: those of you trying to get in touch with me and who haven't heard back from me - I was in New Orleans for a couple days, I came back to several hundred emails. I -will- get back to you, I just need to play catch up first.