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All That Could Have Been (Dlx)
Nine Inch Nails
All That Could Have Been (Dlx)
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
 
  •  Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (9) - Disc #2

The biggest difference between a kick-ass studio album and a kick-ass live album? Intensity. The live album And All That Could Have Been, recorded during Nine Inch Nails' Fragility 2.0 U.S. tour in 2000, provides that trai...  more »

     

CD Details

All Artists: Nine Inch Nails
Title: All That Could Have Been (Dlx)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Universal Int'l
Release Date: 3/5/2002
Album Type: Limited Edition, Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Styles: Goth & Industrial, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Alternative Metal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 762184931869

Synopsis

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The biggest difference between a kick-ass studio album and a kick-ass live album? Intensity. The live album And All That Could Have Been, recorded during Nine Inch Nails' Fragility 2.0 U.S. tour in 2000, provides that trait in abundance. It helps that Trent Reznor has a band, instead of just a battery of keyboards, to help him work through 16 tracks of the raging yet surprisingly listenable musical vitriol that made him a star. The live musicians, who allow him some freedom to play with tempo, help kick "Closer" up a notch and lend some atmospheric weight to a slow version of "The Frail." The band rips into older material with gusto; Reznor sounds just as pissed off performing "Head Like a Hole" as he did in 1989. The CD closes with "Hurt," which might seem like an odd choice, but somehow, after everything that's come before, it's like the denouement of a tragedy. While a CD can only capture a piece of NIN's onstage energy, their first live album is an intense, sometimes overwhelming recording, further vindication of NIN's continuing popularity and influence. --Genevieve Williams

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Brian L. Wilges | central florida | 04/03/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This halo stacks right up against a full length album. As many of the reviews I read suggested, I agree, it is truly the 2nd disc (the studio takes), still. that will capture your attention. "Adrift and at Peace" is reminiscent of "La Mer" from the fragile, a nice extension. "gone, still" another instrumental that stands out. But the final three tracks will capture you. The title track is lyrically charged emotion with minimalist layering that fits perfectly, a real throw back to _The Downward Spiral_ era. "The Persistence of Loss" is a lonely segue into perhaps the most depressing sound-scape ever conceived... "leaving hope". Trent served his publishing title well with a piece that defines melancholy. Again, for me it's a fresh reminder of how incredible the man who composed _The Downward Spiral_ truly is."