I was way into "Earthling" back when it first came out. I also saw him on that tour at the Aragon here in Chicago. It was GA so I ended up about third or fourth row, centerstage. One of the most memorable concert experiences of my life. The setlist was awesome- "Quicksand", "The Supermen", "Always Crashing In The Same Car", "Panic In Detroit", "Look Back In Anger", "Jean Genie", "I Can't Read", "Fame", "Stay", "Fashion" etc. etc. And the "Earthling" tunes like "Little Wonder" and all the others more than held their own in the company of such classics.
As far as the remixes go, I would say the Trent Reznor mix of "I'm Afraid Of Americans" is most definitely the definitive version of that particular song and it was actually that arrangement I saw him do live. The single came out not long after that....
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