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January 8, 2009

Trent Reznor Is Giving Away Gigabytes Of HD Footage The holidays are over, but that doesn't mean Trent can't pass along 400+ free gigabytes of unedited HD footage from three December Lights In The Sky shows. He offers the background info and supplies the linkage along with caveats ("...don't expect any instant gratification -- the download may take days, even weeks...") at the official NIN forum. Needless to say, if you have dial-up, pretend this post never happened.

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trent reznor- the dirtiest fucking hippie of them all- expects his fans to do his tech work for him. well,fuck this guy, says i.

Posted by: pez at 01/08/09 1:05 PM | Reply
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if he provides a free macbook wheel would you rethink your position?

Posted by: you're an idiot in reply to pez's comment at 01/08/09 2:42 PM | Reply
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Fuck you, asshole. Reznor just gave away hours of material and you think that you have a right to be angry because it's not quite up to your standards? Sense of entitlement much?

Posted by: Ma at 01/08/09 1:59 PM | Reply
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For real. This is one of the most innovative fan-friendly gestures since Radiohead, and it's not good enough for you? Some people...

Posted by: Ray at 01/08/09 2:15 PM | Reply
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Sexual Robotics

I'm not a Nine Inch Nails fan but it seems like Trent Reznor is a pretty decent guy.

Posted by: Sexual Robotics profile link at 01/08/09 3:23 PM | Reply
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I neither like nor dislike Trent Reznor's music. But loudmouth detractors should take note of this non-fiction tale:

I used to know a woman who was mad about Nine Inch Nails. She dragged me out to see them in 1990 when they opened for Peter Murphy at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA; then again when The NIN headlined a show at the infamous City Gardens in Trenton, NJ.

Months went by and one day she sows me a handwritten letter she received from Mr. Reznor. Turns out she wrote him a letter, asking him to be her date to her senior high school prom. He wrote a very sweet and sincere letter, saying he was dumbfounded and flattered beyond words by her gesture, but that he was busy with business and touring obligations and wouldn't be able to join her. His words were gracious. And while, I wasn't into his music then (or now), I thought to myself, "That's fucking cool. What a decent guy."

Here we are 19 years later and he's treating his fans with loyalty, respect and gratitude with free downloads and the like.

Prince could learn a thing or two from such non-alienating gestures when he's not proselytizing Jehovah's Witness nonsense or suing his longtime fans for sharing unreleased live recordings.

Posted by: Sir Terrence Tuppins at 01/08/09 4:56 PM | Reply
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I think every corner of the music business could learn from this guy.

Posted by: Matt in reply to Sir Terrence Tuppins's comment at 01/09/09 10:44 AM | Reply
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Trent Reznor is immune to the downfall of the record industry because he embraces ideas like this. He gives his record away for free and he still gets the top selling download on Amazon for 2008. He trusts his audience and they'll go with him as far as he wants to go.

Posted by: Matt at 01/09/09 10:41 AM | Reply
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for real. Trent has rebounded in a major way since last year. this is less a matter of "letting fans do his tech work for him," moron.
he gave 400 gb of video to us for free, for some talented people to make into something, which will no doubt be available somewhere online in the future. that's amazingly cool.

a friend of mine has started the download, and he says it looks like footage they had filmed for what was to be the live DVD, but they couldn't go through cuz the old label wouldn't grant him the rights to the old songs.

it's both generous, and a brilliant F-you.

i agree with Matt -- every corner of the music industry should learn from this guy. but it helps that's he's already cultivated his following. but he's massively revolutionized the business, even if at this point, it seems to be just for himself.

Posted by: john at 01/09/09 12:57 PM | Reply
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