Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
OK, I just got confirmation that the gig STARTS at 8
__________________ Then the lights came on, it was all a scene
Bend back, give head it's not pornography
If you do it with lights then it's art you see
If you do it with a twist
Yes, artistically
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
I'm leaving for the city in 15mins so I'd just like to wish on everyone an awesome fucking tool experience...im sure it will be amazing. See you on the other side.
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
We got:
Swamp Song
Lost Keys / Rosetta Stoned
Wings For Marie
10k Days
in addition to the standards...
Stinkfist (standard live version with breakdown)
forty six & 2
Jambi
Schism (with fast breakdown middle bit thingo)
Lateralus
Aenima
Vicarious
of course not in that order, but this is what comes to mind. I think thats it.
Some nice spacey/soundscape seagues again. Big Danny solo leading into Swamp Song.
They didn't do "The Pot".
Maynard introduced Jambi with "peewee's playhouse word of the day is, one word - holyfuckingshit."
During the intro to Wings/10k Days, Maynard said something close to "as a favour, out of respect, please do not use flash cameras during this next song..."
We all know MJK hates flashes, but this is the first time I know of that he's asked for it to stop. Up until this point, there was quite a bit of camera action from the crowd.
The band came on at 8:45, probably after they realised at 8:30 there were more people outside than in. Show finished at 10:35.
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
"See you................at the......BEEEEE...DEEEEE.....OOOOH"
Yes, it was a fucking tight show. Everyone was at their best. The lighting spectacle was awesome as usual, but this time the 3 circle trusses above the stage came down and pointed at different angles during the show, mostly in the 2nd half. This doesn't happen at the BDO. It's a really brilliant effect, almost like UFO's coming down to check out the show.
The lasers are a really, really fucking great addition to Tool's show. At no point does it feel gimmicky or cheesy, which would be very easy to fuck up. The patterns and synchronisity of the lasers is very 'modern'. What I mean is, when I heard Tool now have lasers, I thought it could be a bit 80's, but they really pull it off well.
They look great at the BDO too, because they beam across the whole fucking venue.
2 nice huge big gigantic colourfully vibrant Alex Grey backdrops appear. After an initial black backdrop, it falls at the peak of Jambi to reveal the big eyes mural (like the background in the climax of the Parabola video). This later drops to show the 10k Days Alex Grey artwork, in full colour. Very nice.
These haven't appear at the BDO (yet) - I think they're too big!
The video is excellent as always too. I love the mix of older footage and newer CGI stuff. I have a gut feeling that they're using some shots from the AWOL Vicarious video?
It's a very nice effect how the video is split across 4 screens, as the screens can mirror in the middle, act as one giant screen, or each do their own thing. Quite a nice step forward from the previous tours. The video blends very nicely with the lighting too, neither upstaging each other.
Sound was fucking crisp too. Nice mix of everything. Personally, I think Maynard uses the megaphone a little too much during Rosetta Stoned, it's a bit hard to hear him with all the distorition. But it's a nice detail when he moves from megaphone to clean mic, as though he is mixing himself live. Good old 2 mic usage!
Pretty good crowd too, not too much thrashing around and they seemed quite captivated by Wings/10k Days and even the soundscapes. Very responsive crowd too. I just wish people would fuck off with their cell phones and cameras. I came to watch the band on stage, not through your 2 inch screen in my fucking face!
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
There are no words to explain the show I just saw.....
I think the only thing I can say is that, that was the best concert I have ever witnessed.... The use of the lasers during Lateralus was amazing for instance when Maynard sings the line "spiral" the laser draws a spiral on the stage then when he says "out!" the lasers run off everywhere and freeze.
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
Set(yes im a little stoned this is definitely wrong somehow):
Stinkfist (extended)
46&2
Jambi
Schism (extended)
Lostkeys
Rosetta
Swamp Song!
Wings
Wings2
Lateralus
Vicarious
Aenima
hmm pretty sure that was it?
Anyway
Arrived at 3pm and people were lining up, scouted the area with my girl for a bit then we went and ate and returned to line up at about 4:30pm. Got in at about 6:50 and they let us into the actual SEC at 7:15 in which i managed to score the fucken front row with justin right infront of me. Best fucken view ever, the concert was amazing. Sound could have been better but the gig was fucking unbelievable, too fucked up to write much now... Going to see them again tomorrow at BDO, will be crazy...
Maynardisms:
"The word of the night is goodnight, the word of the night is holyfuckingshit"
"C U @ B D O"
Cant rememeber anything else was too fucked getting crushed by cunts argh! my chest is swollen haha, fucken awesome.... so many people passed out and had to be carried out :s Did anyone see that guy who charged in and tried to tackle the seccas? crazy ha
JUSTIN IS NUTS! So is danny, adam moved around alot more then i expected he got into it a bit. Especially during Jambi and rosetta stoned? Song of the night LATERALUS, FUCK! Oh and wings, holy shit fucking amazing... Oh and danny played a fucking awesome drum solo which at first made me think they were playing Ticks and leeches!! Almost identical toms! Adam on the keyboard synth was fucken awesome, also his improvisation before 46&2 brilliant, fucking dannys solo was monsterous.. OH AND JAMBI ROCKSSSS live.. so good. All the 10k days shit is fucking awesome live.
Rahh anyway im rambling, fucken mate passed me a joint after the gig and well yeh the rest is history.. Spiral outtttttt.... *passes out*
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
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Originally Posted by trickma
...danny played a fucking awesome drum solo which at first made me think they were playing Ticks and leeches!!
Yeah it totally tricked me too, it was *VERY* Ticks & Leeches, I thought we were never going to hear that song live again, and turns out we didn't!
It felt a bit like Triad too...
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
I'm not a huge fan of Wings/10k Days on the album, but live it is pretty special. Very effective when the crowd just chill out for a while and stand and watch. It's also when the lasers first appear...
The only 10k Days song I have yet to see live, which I really really want to see is "Right In Two". "The Pot" doesn't quite work for me live, it feels a bit flat. Jambi and Vicarious are great rockin' live songs though...
Tonight was my 10th time seeing 'Lateralus' being played live, and it was definetly one of the top 3 best performances of that song. Not to say any of the others were bad.
Live, that song really does just build and build and build and then fuckin blows you off your feet.
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
show was great tonight (as expected) The lasers look way cooler inside a venue compared to outdoors. I'm guessing the sydney B D O will have a similar setlist to the Gold Coast one.
as for Myf, Jay and the Doctor they recorded an interview with Justin today - so I guess it will be probably be played tomorrow morning. is a pretty good interview. He also programmed an hour of music to be played next Saturday. Some interesting choices!
Re: 2007/01/24 - Sydney, AUS - Entertainment Centre
They intro'd many of the songs tonight with samples. Highlight was the disgustipated beat to Schism (correction? someone? it was the roll of disgust for sure but which song did it intro?) and the Triad pieces (right spot below?)
Stinkfist (extended)
46&2
Jambi
Schism (double time segway, disgustipated beats intro)
Lost Keys (Blame Hofman)
Rosetta Stoned
Triad (parts)
Swamp Song
[break/samples]
Wings for Marie (Part I)
10,000 Days (Wings Part II)
Lateralus
Vicarious
Aenima
If I need correcting post it here or PM me... the set rocked. Say no more. Melbourne - if 10,000 days comes your way you are in for it. Inspirational.
