http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbb...b4c9a748a5bd70
Others described it better than I did. But the show itself was indeed awesome. There was some classic stuff done (Hurt, Head Like a Hole, Terrible Lie, Closer, even some stuff off Broken) a couple selections REALLY kicked ass -- for instance, Trent dropped Starfuckers from the lineup and instead went with Dead Souls, which was incredible live. The visuals were indeed awesome, utilizing both an LED background and the translucent projection screen -- complete with ants fighting, animals decaying, hungry monkeys chasing (and catching) birds in mid flight, and all sorts of war and devastation juxtaposed against quaint images of classic Americana, happy people dancing at a fancy ball, and Bush and his wife dancing (which didn't fail to provoke a thorough chorus of boos and middle fingers from just about all of us.)
As far as Trent's comments about the seating, he said some stuff to the tune of "I'm sorry, and I just want to say that this is a historic event tonight -- it's the last time I'll ever play in a fucking arena that has seats on the floor!" followed by some muttering on his part and a bunch of cursing and hollering from the audience. I've read that the TD Banknorth Garden was supposedly the only venue on the tour that did this.
At any rate, I'd still pay another $60 to see it again, in a heartbeat -- even if I had to put up with the Garden's bullshit. It's hard to describe just how much ass this show kicked -- I really think I've been spoiled for any other show now (at least a show that isn't NIN.)
Talk about a musical high. I wish I could turn the clock back to Tuesday evening at 9:30pm. I really do.