Thread: 07.30.09 - Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center
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apoollo13
07-31-2009, 07:41 AM
Hey guys, this is my first post and first tool show... very intelligent crowd, as Maynard put it. With the exception of a few assholes pushing to the front, the crowd was really great. At one point some girl was being carried out from the front of the floor area and a couple that was standing next to me helped the guy carry her out (he was a smaller guy who couldn't carry her on his shoulder). They lost their place on the floor, which happened to be dead center and about 30 feet back but it really was good to see people stepping up and helping each other out like that. I was looking for em to see if they needed an escort back to where we were, but if you're out there reading this, you guys were awesome.

As for the show, I had a blast. I knew the setlist going in and while I would have loved to hear parabola, the selections were great. Justin in particular impressed the hell out of me... I'm still new to the band, and parts that I thought were guitar turned out to actually be him wailing on the bass... in particular on schism, that interlude in the middle was amazing. Dannys drumming was sensational despite the Lakers jersey. Adam was completely expressionless, but you could tell he appreciated the crowds enthusiasm with his sheepish grin at the end and his slight wave to the crowd. He played great too, and I don't know Tool enough to say he hit every note like an earlier poster, but it sure did seem that way. Maynard was himself from what I've read on here. I noticed on stinkfist too him slamming down the equipment, which was hilarious. Very interesting quotes out of him, and that welcome home whisper thing and terrorist line was pretty fucking weird. Whoever said earlier that it seems he doesn't like touring has to be 100% right... he might as well have signed his time sheet at the end of the show. All in all though he seemed like he generally liked the crowd. It wouldn't hurt to come a little closer to the crowd, but I guess that's him.

The last two live acts I've seen are Metallica and Mastodon, and this was definitely the best show of all of them. That being said, if Metallica did a setlist with only pre black album music... then I'd think differently. But overall one helluva show, and a very unique experience.

I took four shots from the show, heres the link. Much like the earlier poster... no high res, sorry.

http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/apoollo13/
Old 07-31-2009, 07:41 AM   #29
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Re: 07.30.09 - Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center
Hey guys, this is my first post and first tool show... very intelligent crowd, as Maynard put it. With the exception of a few assholes pushing to the front, the crowd was really great. At one point some girl was being carried out from the front of the floor area and a couple that was standing next to me helped the guy carry her out (he was a smaller guy who couldn't carry her on his shoulder). They lost their place on the floor, which happened to be dead center and about 30 feet back but it really was good to see people stepping up and helping each other out like that. I was looking for em to see if they needed an escort back to where we were, but if you're out there reading this, you guys were awesome.

As for the show, I had a blast. I knew the setlist going in and while I would have loved to hear parabola, the selections were great. Justin in particular impressed the hell out of me... I'm still new to the band, and parts that I thought were guitar turned out to actually be him wailing on the bass... in particular on schism, that interlude in the middle was amazing. Dannys drumming was sensational despite the Lakers jersey. Adam was completely expressionless, but you could tell he appreciated the crowds enthusiasm with his sheepish grin at the end and his slight wave to the crowd. He played great too, and I don't know Tool enough to say he hit every note like an earlier poster, but it sure did seem that way. Maynard was himself from what I've read on here. I noticed on stinkfist too him slamming down the equipment, which was hilarious. Very interesting quotes out of him, and that welcome home whisper thing and terrorist line was pretty fucking weird. Whoever said earlier that it seems he doesn't like touring has to be 100% right... he might as well have signed his time sheet at the end of the show. All in all though he seemed like he generally liked the crowd. It wouldn't hurt to come a little closer to the crowd, but I guess that's him.

The last two live acts I've seen are Metallica and Mastodon, and this was definitely the best show of all of them. That being said, if Metallica did a setlist with only pre black album music... then I'd think differently. But overall one helluva show, and a very unique experience.

I took four shots from the show, heres the link. Much like the earlier poster... no high res, sorry.

http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/apoollo13/
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