Difference between revisions of "The CRC Sessions"

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On April 27, 2000, Nine Inch Nails performed a special studio session at the Chicago Recording Company as part of the Live 101 series by Q101, a Chicago alternative rock radio station. About 40-50 Q101 radio contest winners were allowed to attend.

Some of the songs (specifically "Something I Can Never Have", "The Day The World Went Away", and "Hurt") were performed in new, stripped-down form, considered acoustic, and Trent Reznor stated that the performances inspired Still, part of the And All That Could Have Been release.

Lineup

Charlie Clouser: Keyboards, programming, backing vocals
Keith Hillebrandt: Keyboards, programming, backing vocals
Jerome Dillon: Drums, percussion
Robin Finck: Guitar, backing vocals
Danny Lohner: Bass, guitar, backing vocals
Trent Reznor: Vocals, piano

Setlist

"Something I Can Never Have"
"The Day The World Went Away"
"Hurt" (Take one)
"Even Deeper"
"The Big Come Down"
"The Fragile"
"Hurt" (Take two)

Bootlegs

An image of the eBay listing of the supposed officially mastered CD-R that was mailed to attendees of the show.

The soundboard quality audio bootleg of this performance is known as The CRC Sessions, Acoustic in Chicago, or Live and Deconstructed in Chicago.

In 2025, an eBay listing appeared for a CD-R that was supposedly officially mastered and mailed to the attendees. Differences to the tracklist include the CD having only one take of "Hurt", omitting "The Big Come Down", and featuring an as-of-yet unknown intro.

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-On April 27, 2000, [[Nine Inch Nails]] played a special show at the Chicago Recording Company, broadcast on Chicago alternative rock radio station, Q101. Some of the songs (specifically "[[Something I Can Never Have]]", "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]", and "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]") were performed in new, stripped-down form, considered acoustic, and [[Trent Reznor]] [[Still#About|stated]] that the performances inspired ''[[Still]]'', part of the ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' release.
+On April 27, 2000, [[Nine Inch Nails]] performed a special studio session at the Chicago Recording Company as part of the Live 101 series by Q101, a Chicago alternative rock radio station.  About 40-50 Q101 radio contest winners were allowed to attend.
+Some of the songs (specifically "[[Something I Can Never Have]]", "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]", and "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]") were performed in new, stripped-down form, considered acoustic, and [[Trent Reznor]] [[Still#About|stated]] that the performances inspired ''[[Still]]'', part of the ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' release.
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