Now, I realise my MOG is beginning to look like a troubling shrine to Nine Inch Nails, but I promise, this will be the end of it for a while, anyway. But last night, I saw them live for the first time, at Luna Park in Sydney, and I simply couldn't let such a momentous occasion pass without MOG-ing on it. So, here goes.Frankly, I'm not too sure what to write, because they left me speechless, largely because I lost my voice singing along to all the songs, and screaming in admiration once they'd finished every tune. The band, and of course Trent Reznor, were breathtaking.I'd been told to expect something special by those alongside me who'd seen NiN last time around. I had no idea they could be this good, though. I mean, listening to their records, it's tough to imagine how some of it will translate live. But it all did - just about perfectly.The highlights, without going into too much detail, were the openers - Hyperpower and The Beginning Of The End, off Year Zero. That was probably because I hoped that would be the case, as I wrote a while back. It was like some beautiful, noisy dream coming true, and I leapt around madly to the quite superb beats of drummer Josh Freese from the opening beats. There was a stack of old stuff to enjoy, too, all of it so, so good. Hurt was so perfect it made me hurt inside, in a wonderful way, and the cover of Joy Division's Dead Souls just sent me into delirium. That was truly brilliant. They played for about 90 minutes, I think, which may not sound like a lot, but there was not a single break in play that I could remember. It was song after song, and all pretty up tempo. Annd best of all – no encore. I love that. Encores are stupid, I reckon, unless heartfelt, which they rarely are these days. Bands put encores on their setlists, for goodness sake. That's dumb. I mean in the time you're standing there cheering for "more, more, more", they could have played another song, and given you your money's worth, so kudos to NiN for the tactic.Individually, Reznor was superb up front, Freese we've mentioned, but in particular, Aaron North's guitar playing and general demeanour was almost a side show in itself. He was such fun to watch, swirling his guitar as if it were being animated to the sounds he was creating, and just playing so well, I was at times transfixed. He's a talent, for sure, and his use of feedback was so cool.So, that's it, until next time. I'd been looking forward to this show for so long – ask anyone that knows me, or just read through my MOG posts – and now it's over and gone, I'm a little sad, but so grateful to have experienced these guys live at last. I'll see them again anytime I can, and I suggest you do the same, no matter what your musical persuasion.