dragongrrl

fwiw, i think Yes and PF had much larger stage-show budgets. tool is "forced" to be more creative.

one could always point to the Stones stage extravaganzas. but they play football stadiums and charge huge dollars for tix. i'll take tool's kind of budget and creativity. i'm done with stadium shows and, frankly, it takes tool to get me into an arena show.

i'm not bagging on you, PatXMM -- just pointing out the spending limits tool has compared to some of the other bands you've cited. peace.