North was on vox. Not sure who that guitarist was. Josh Fresse was on drums.
North was on vox. Not sure who that guitarist was. Josh Fresse was on drums.
Thank you. He was definitely the worst.
I couldn’t get through 60 seconds…
North was on vox. Not sure who that guitarist was. Josh Fresse was on drums.
That’s Twiggy Ramirez on guitar. Aaron North is a twat. According to Wikipedia “Due to mental illness and health issues, North has ceased involvement with music since 2008”. What a loss to the world of music.
“Reznor described the first time North “jammed” with Nine Inch Nails by saying:
“He shows up, he looks shitty, he’s got junk equipment, he looks like he’s just got up and I want to punch him. And then Aaron starts playing and on the first note it’s like, ‘You’re the guy’. He wasn’t trying to be me, and play like I play. He played and chaos came out. It immediately made the band turn into something else.”” Yeah, it made the band turn to shit when he played live. The guy is a useless cunt. Everyone backstage in that video needs a damned good thrashing.
Hahaha! Thanks, Jay!
I didn’t think I could hate him more but now I detest him. Words fail me. How can those “antics” at the end pass for anything other than unchecked, loser, brainless, childish, boring, nothingness. So so bad. If you’re going to make a mess it has to mean something or produce something good. My guess is this Aaron North guy is probably unliked by the smarter types who move in these circles.
Never really trusted APC anyway.
I love the genius behind their audition process.
- Late to his audition.
- Dirty and dissheveled.
- Can’t play music.
- Sounds horrible.
- Doesn’t care.
HOLY CRAP!!! This guy is PERFECT!!!
Note to Self: Apply for job with NIN.
[reply]I saw NIN back in 2008. They were okay. I’ll always think Ministry is way better.
I can tell you that NIN in '08 was way better than Ministry that year.[/reply]
I was comparing early Ministry with recent NIN actually, but I would agree with you there.
Makes me think of a thread I’ve been thinking of writing… What’s better, Year Zero or the Ministry Bush trilogy??? Both were anti-Bush which is kinda trippy to point that out.
I think personally I like Year Zero way better than alot of recent Ministry stuff.
I love the genius behind their audition process.
- Late to his audition.
- Dirty and dissheveled.
- Can’t play music.
- Sounds horrible.
- Doesn’t care.
HOLY CRAP!!! This guy is PERFECT!!!
Note to Self: Apply for job with NIN.
Hahaha, yeah, just be badly dressed and nonchalant to make sure you get the job. The worst thing was that he was basically filling Robin Finck’s spot in the band, but with none of the talent or charisma of that amazing player. I’ve seen him with NIN and Gn’R and he is really fantastic. Polar opposite of Peter North or whatever the wee prick’s called [;)]
APC always did some great covers, like this one with Twiggy singing about Fred’s Slacks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qfn45e1H24
When I saw them live James Iha sang a Backstreet Boys song. It was a very touching moment.
And look how they play hard at backstage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5TPPSoVhNKE#t=621s
[reply][reply]I saw NIN back in 2008. They were okay. I’ll always think Ministry is way better.
I can tell you that NIN in '08 was way better than Ministry that year.[/reply]
I was comparing early Ministry with recent NIN actually, but I would agree with you there.
Makes me think of a thread I’ve been thinking of writing… What’s better, Year Zero or the Ministry Bush trilogy??? Both were anti-Bush which is kinda trippy to point that out.
I think personally I like Year Zero way better than alot of recent Ministry stuff.[/reply]
When I initially did my greatest albums of the 00’s I had Year Zero at no. 2
Yeah, that guitar player, Aaron North i think he was called, was a pathetic little turd. He thought he was amazing, a real pompous, arrogant fuck. I could have got up onstage and played every one of the songs better than he did, i’m not even joking or being bigheaded either. He was that fucking bad. He made a mess of everything he attempted to play. I saw them in 2005 and it put me off them for good pretty much. I saw them in 94 and it blew my tiny mind, so to see that crappy show in 05 was a real kick in the balls.
To his credit, Aaron was in rock-star mode way before that. He’s not arrogant, he’s like a lot of rock stars - insecure, addicted and totally unsure of himself. He’s had a rough few years. Even those close to him these days do not know what he’s up to. Exactly how should a rock star act? Like the guy from Maroon 5? Or Michael Bolton? pompous acts be DAMNED.
He is a damn good guitar player. I just don’t think it works in the confines of NIN. Icarus Line was a great band though.
And not that it is a shocker but, Jeordie/Twig really loves to play metal. It must kill him to be in MM - MM is not exactly heavy metal, it’s no Metallica or Anthrax or Oasis even, which he loves. poor guy.
And not that it is a shocker but, Jeordie/Twig really loves to play metal. It must kill him to be in MM - MM is not exactly heavy metal, it’s no Metallica or Anthrax or Oasis even, which he loves. poor guy.
I know one of the conditions of him rejoining was that he would be playing guitar and the main songwriter.
His contributions to the new album were all pretty metal. Unfortunately, they are only playing the singles live which were all really simplistic.
Manson is more of a Glam guy than Metal, I think. And he doesn’t seem to care that most people just want him to be a Metal singer…
And look how they play hard at backstage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5TPPSoVhNKE#t=621s
Holy crap these guys are dull! I’ve never seen anyone make being in a rock band look even half as boring as these guys. Phil Collins looks like GG Allin when compared to these mossgrowers.
Holy crap these guys are dull! I’ve never seen anyone make being in a rock band look even half as boring as these guys. Phil Collins looks like GG Allin when compared to these mossgrowers.
What? Being in a rock band and play air guitar in backstage is awesome!
And not that it is a shocker but, Jeordie/Twig really loves to play metal. It must kill him to be in MM - MM is not exactly heavy metal, it’s no Metallica or Anthrax or Oasis even, which he loves. poor guy.
Too bad he sucked so hard when he auditioned for Metallica.
[reply]And not that it is a shocker but, Jeordie/Twig really loves to play metal. It must kill him to be in MM - MM is not exactly heavy metal, it’s no Metallica or Anthrax or Oasis even, which he loves. poor guy.
Too bad he sucked so hard when he auditioned for Metallica.[/reply]
Yeah, and how! I’m assuming you’re referring to the scene in “Some Kind of Monster”. Apart from anyone else, his spot stood out for me with the greatest “why the heck is he even there?” impact. He seemed like such a fish out of water and incongruent with the metal style, attitude, and proficiency. I just got the feeling he heard about the auditions at the last minute and showed up on a lark chasing a buck.
I’m actually quite surprised to hear that he’s “the metal guy” of MM. He certainly didn’t convey that in the film.
to be fair to the current metallica crab on the bass guitar, he has the chops and at those auditions (that are shown in the film) he played for whom the bell tolls closer to how it should be played than anyone else… they were just either sounding weird or playing wrong shit
and ye, jeordie seemed so out of place there
That movie brings a tear to my eye in the parts where they go from Trujillo practicing to auditioning to getting the gig. The juxtoposition of him practicing in the world’s smallest bedroom to being offered a million dollars up front as a good faith offering. Holy crap. I try to wrap my head around it and think about being in his position and it’s just crazy.
You know he was used to working his ass off for rent money in ST, then being yanked around by Sharon and having some crappy contract. I’m sure he was expecting Metallica to offer him chicken scratch for a chance to “see if it’ll work out”, but when they just laid out the red carpet for him and asked him to join the family right away. Damn. Just too awesome. That’s the stuff every hard working rocker DREAMS of.