AND ALL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN

'''And All That Could Have Been''' (also known as '''Halo 17''') is a live album set and double DVD released by Nine Inch Nails in 2002. ''And All That Could Have Been'' is the seventeenth official Nine Inch Nails release. The live album contains music recorded during the ''Fragility 2.0'' US tour in 2000; a limited edition set added a second disc titled '''Still''' containing "deconstructed" versions of previous NIN songs and some new material. The double DVD set, sold separately, also documented the ''Fragility 2.0'' tour.

Contents

CD Version

DVD Version

Personnel

Message

Track listing

CD version

DVD/VHS version

Easter Eggs

Disc 1

Disc 2

Releases

External links

CD Version

There are two retail versions of the CD set: a 'deluxe' limited edition, packaged in a gray cloth case that contains both the ''Live'' and ''Still'' CDs together in a fold-out digipak, and the standard edition that contains only the ''Live'' disc in a single digipak. However, the ''Still'' disc is also available separately, originally via mail order from the official nin.com website.
''Live'' contains performances from the ''Fragility 2.0'' tour. Some of the lyrics in the songs featured on the album are different from the studio releases as Reznor is notorious for changing lyrics during live shows.
''Still'' contains somber renditions of older songs and fresh material including a title track, "And All That Could Have Been", the debut of Reznor's lyrics after the single "Deep". All of the songs on ''Still'' were performed on piano, acoustic guitar, electric piano, or other 'real' instruments backed by computer-generated synth textures. Of note is the title "Leaving Hope", which is also the publisher name under which Reznor has copyrighted music since the beginning of his songwriting career. Reznor stated in 2005 on the official nin.com website that he was very depressed during the recording of the album, as was suspected by fans for years. "Adrift and at Peace" was La Mer's conclusion. "Gone, Still" and "The Persistence of Loss" were originally composed for the movie ''One Hour Photo'', but rejected by director Mark Romanek (who notably directed videos for "Closer" and "The Perfect Drug"). The latter track is almost unique in the Nine Inch Nails catalogue ("Pilgrimage" and "Capital G" aside), as it features a live horn section. Videos for three songs from ''Still'' ("Something I Can Never Have", "The Becoming", and "Gone, Still") were released on the official NIN website.
Reznor also performed an intimate acoustic set at the Chicago Recording Company during the ''Fragility 2.0'' tour, which is available online and bootleg CDs, as ''The CRC Sessions''; it includes arrangements of "Something I Can Never Have" and "The Day the World Went Away" that prefigure their ''Still'' recordings, as well as two versions of "Hurt" and full band performances of "The Fragile", "Even Deeper", and "The Big Come Down".

DVD Version

There are also two different versions of the DVD set: one with a 5.1 Dolby Digital surround soundtrack and the other with a 5.1 DTS surround soundtrack. The DTS version does not allow on-the-fly alternate angle switching. Other than this, both sets are identical. The DVD set comprises video footage from the 2000 Fragility 2.0 Tour. The band filmed the tour themselves using DV cameras and created the DVD themselves, editing it on a Mac using Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro. [1] This video was also released on one VHS tape.

Personnel

★ Trent Reznor -- Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar, Prophet VS synthesizer

★ Danny Lohner -- Bass Guitar, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals

★ Robin Finck -- Guitar, Synthesizer, E-bow, Vocals

★ Charlie Clouser -- Synthesizer, Theremin, Vocoder, Vocals

★ Jerome Dillon -- Drums, Samples

Message

The DVD edition includes a clear, plastic slip with a message from Trent Reznor written on it. It reads:
:just a glimpse
:just a little reminder
:of a time and place we
:used to live in
:this dvd attempts to
:document the
:experience of
:nine inch nails live,
:as we were in the
:summer of 2000
:we filmed and recorded
:most of the dates of
:the north american
:fragility 2.0 tour
:with home video cameras
:then assembled
:mixed and edited this
:ourselves with our
:home computers
:in my eyes
:fragility 2.0
:was a summation of
:what we had
:accomplished up to
:that time so this dvd
:serves as a reminder
:of achievement
:as well as
:a departure point
:this is almost what
:it felt like being there
:trent reznor

Track listing

CD version

Disc 1: ''Live'' [Halo 17a]

#"Terrible Lie" – 4:59
#"Sin" – 4:15
#"March of the Pigs" – 4:13
#"Piggy" – 4:51
#"The Frail" – 1:41
#"The Wretched" – 5:24
#"Gave Up" – 4:14
#"The Great Below" – 5:07
#"The Mark Has Been Made" – 3:45
#"Wish" – 3:40
#"Suck" – 4:13
#"Closer" – 5:38
#"Head Like a Hole" – 4:54
#"The Day the World Went Away" – 6:29
#"Starfuckers, Inc." – 5:30
#"Hurt" – 4:59

Disc 2: ''Still'' [Halo 17b]

#"Something I Can Never Have" – 6:39
#"Adrift and At Peace" – 2:52
#"The Fragile" – 5:12
#"The Becoming" – 4:30
#"Gone, Still" – 2:36
#"The Day the World Went Away" – 5:17
#"And All that Could Have Been" – 6:14
#"The Persistence of Loss" – 4:03
#"Leaving Hope" – 5:57

DVD/VHS version

#"Terrible Lie" – 5:07
#"Sin" – 4:15
#"March of the Pigs" – 4:07
#"Piggy" – 4:57
#"The Frail" – 1:45
#"The Wretched" – 5:33
#"Gave Up" – 4:25
#"La Mer" – 4:46
#"The Great Below" – 5:07
#"The Mark Has Been Made" – 3:45
#"Wish" – 3:41
#"Complication" – 1:59
#"Suck" – 4:10
#"Closer" – 6:08
#"Head Like a Hole" – 5:51
#"Just Like You Imagined" – 3:52
#"Starfuckers, Inc." – 5:42
#"Hurt" – 4:31
There is also unlisted intro before "Terrible Lie" - a mix of instrumental studio version of "The New Flesh" and live recording of "Pinion". The DVD version is split into two discs: songs 1-12 on disc 1 and songs 13-18 on disc 2.
DVD version has a number of bonus features and hidden materials:

Disc 1

Stationary camera angles for "La Mer", "The Great Below" and "The Mark Has Been Made", as well as a hidden alternate angle for "Gave Up" (see below).

Disc 2

The second disc includes a photo gallery an audio commentary by director-artist Bill Viola discussing his video effects for the songs "La Mer", "The Great Below" and "The Mark Has Been Made", as well as several hidden materials (see below).

Easter Eggs

''And All That Could Have Been'' has some secret videos and features hidden on the discs. They can be accessed via the DVD remote control:

Disc 1

'"Gave Up" Hidden Angle:'
During "Gave Up", at 26:58 hit ENTER on your remote, and it will jump to a single angle performance of "Gave Up" from a straight on vantage point in the crowd.
''(NOTE: This easter egg does not work on the DTS version of ''And All That Could Have Been'', because the stationary angles are only accessible from a "supplemental content" menu. The stationary angle of "Gave Up" can be found there.)''

Disc 2

'NinetyNine Commercial:' (duration: 0:30)
In the "supplemental content" menu, highlight "Main Menu", then press LEFT, UP, then ENTER.
'Reptile:' (duration: 6:24)
During "Suck", at 1:06 press UP, then ENTER.
'The Day the World Went Away Video:' (duration: 6:36)
In between "Head Like A Hole" and "Just Like You Imagined", at 16:10, press quickly LEFT, RIGHT, DOWN, UP and then press ENTER.
'"Marilyn Manson With Nine Inch Nails At Madison Square Garden":' (duration: 6:24)
During "Starfuckers, Inc.", at 24:15 hit ENTER, and it will jump to a video where Marilyn Manson finishes out the song, and then Manson and Reznor perform The Beautiful People (from the Madison Square Garden show).
'"Beneath The Surface" Menu:'
During "Head Like A Hole" on Disc 2, at 11:19, press "7" ("6" on some versions) and then ENTER to access a secret menu, called "Beneath The Surface". It contains the aforementioned live performances of "Reptile", "The Day the World Went Away", the "Starfuckers, Inc./The Beautiful People" video with Marilyn Manson, the aforementioned "NinetyNine" commercial, as well as promo spots for the album The Fragile (0:30) and the remix album Things Falling Apart (1:02).

Releases

★ Nothing Records / Interscope Records 0694931862 - Double CD

★ Nothing Records / Interscope Records 0694931852 - ''Live'' CD

★ Nothing Records / Interscope Records 0694931842 - ''Still'' CD

★ Nothing Records / Interscope Records 4400609659 - Dolby Digital DVD

★ Nothing Records / Interscope Records 4400609829 - DTS DVD

External links

★ nin.com

★ ''Halo 17'' at the Nine Inch Nails Wiki

★ ''Halo 17'' Lyrics

★ ''Halo 17'' at NINCollector.com

★ And All that Could Have Been -- Info at IMDB

★ discogs.com: ''And All that Could Have Been'' (Limited Edition) (US 2xCD)

★ discogs.com: ''And All that Could Have Been'' (''Live'') (US CD)

★ discogs.com: ''And All that Could Have Been'' (US 2xDVD)

★ discogs.com: ''And All that Could Have Been'' (EU VHS)