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Old 06-14-2006, 12:42 AM   #41
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Re: 2006/06/13 - Hammersmith, UK - Apollo

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Up until yesterday afternoon I was hoping for the Pot instead of Right In Two. But after last night Right In Tow is my new favourite Tool song. It was incredible live.

Was it me or did they cock up the ending to Rosetta Stoned?

Danny Carey is a Mountain of a man.

Great show.
Yep, Maynard missed the last few words.

We didn't bother queueing up early, we didn't get there until 7:40, stood in line for about 10 minutes before being ushered in.

It was a fantastic gig, the lads were bang on the money I thought. I did enjoy Maynard's "magic pony" dance.

I think for many Tool fans, myself included, I like to focus on the band rather than jump or bop around, which would explain the lack of movement IMO.

Oh, Danny Carey isn't human either.

That is all.

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Being at the front I had the luck of not having any fuckers annoying me all night, i mean, the crush is fine. I met a couple of sound guys from Northern Ireland. My only complaint would be when the drum stick was thrown out (the one that only made it down the front) some huge ginger F*ck nearly broke my ribs trying to squirm to get it. Like, it's a fucking drum stick. He was rude-pushing in between me and a freind. If your reading this - Ginger's not a hair colour, it's a disease.

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The show was amazing. The band were brutal, heavy, and loud, but elegant at the same time. The band definitely seems waaaaaay less solemn and serious than on the last tour. I noticed only a couple of tiny errors* which didn't affect the quality of the experience at all. Maynard's voice sounded fantastic, in fact I was surprised how good. Danny was on top of his game, I can't understand how he is just so awesome. Adam really looks like he's just chillin' the whole time, watching all the crazies jumping around and doing what he has to do. Justin was really rockin out last night, I think he's glad to be home. I was really impressed with the way he and Adam stareted Vicarious in perfect synch, even though they both had delay on. Also was interested to discover that Justin plays the 'solo' in Vicarious.

All the new material they played (Jambi, LK/RS, Right in Two, Vicarious) sounded amazing live. They started Right in Two with the eon blue apocalypse sound that's at the beginning and end of Intension, I was kinda hoping they'd play both.

Maynard made some jokes about the weather, and the defeat of the US football team in the world cup. The screens are cool, I like that they are directly behind the band on this tour instead of hanging around the stage, because now it's easier to just stand back and be awed by the whole experience. The band being so magnificently tight with their songs, jams, and transitions is, of course, the highlight.

Overall, a fantastic show, I'm just glad I get a double take tonight cos now I can really let it sink in.







*If you must know:

During the bass/drum quieter bit (around 1:40 on the CD) in Rossetta Stoned, Danny slightly flammed one of the beats he wasn't supposed to, but it still sounded cool.

And at the beginning of Vicarious, Maynard was playing the little chimes in the back, but had the wrong setting on his keyboard the first time. Then he twiddled a few knobs and everything was perfect after that.
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Old 06-14-2006, 02:11 AM   #44
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hey there - first time posting, now this is a bit of a gripe - i enjoyed last night - BUT: back to this 'ear ringing' thing - the sound sucked. sorry. lateralus at brixton was near perfect sound. hammersmith is notoriously bad anyway - but i expected a lot better. (NIN at astoria was perfect and astoria acoustics suck ass!) my ears haven't been this bad in years. anyway - the pit thing was funny near the end, and the dude with the beard - i couldnt figure if he was darkside of the force or not... but he seemed o.k to me. the set started late - fine. but it was going to be 8 - 10pm, and ended up being 90 mins instead? vocal levels were way off right through, you could hear danny and justin most of the time but that was it. i can only hope the next tour is an improvement. overall too loud and it hindered the clarity of most of the songs.
STILL - more or less a good night those things aside.
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I dont know where to start really. What i saw of my first ever Tool gig was mindblowing, no doubt. However, my friends Satnav that we used at the very beginning of our journey decided to take us somewhere that wasnt where we wanted to go and then we got stuck in traffic etc. In essence we missed the first four songs and a bit of Schism :(:(:( i am still very fucked off about that, but thats a personal anecdote. Anyway, we got in and had to make do with standing near the back, and from there the sound was perfect. Being a tall guy i also didnt have much problem seeing them from where i was and they looked like they were giving it everything they had. Danny is out of this world! Justin looked amaing on his home soil, getting really into it. Adam was playing superbly, didnt mis anything that i heard. And i was very impressed with MJK and think he nailed brilliantly everything, even some of the things i thought he may have difficulty doing live. They were overall amazingly tight and im so glad i saw what i saw compared to nothing. By the way, is it a bad sign that theyre doing this waving goodbye at the end of each show? I hope it doesnt mean anything bad or conclusive about the band touring again..........please come back Tool!! For me! I need to a full set! Im almost tempted to try pot luck if i can get a ticket for tonight, what do you reckon my chances are?
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Excellent gig. I was a little disappointed to see the same setlist, but by the time it was over, I couldn't care less - it was just too good.

I don't know when the doors opened, but I got there at about 7:15 and walked straight in with no queue, which was unexpected and cool, although there was a long wait for the band. With no support, they started at 8:40-45.

I didn't find it too loud, really, except in the hard parts of Merkaba (which I'd never heard before - very impressive!) and I think the end of Right In Two. I never noticed how amazing Danny's drumming is in that song. I was just watching him in awe for the majority of it.

I agree that the vocals could have been better. I could barely hear any of Maynard at the beginning, but it got better as the show went on.

I was near the front, just behind and to the right of the pit, in line with Justin. Everyone around me was relatively chilled, and it was a good spot.

Looks like they'll play The Pot and The Patient tonight. Also looks like they're saving the full two hour set until the American tour, which is okay, I guess, as long as they come back next year like they did for Lateralus.
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my ears are fuct today although it's worth it for tool. At the very begining when the curtian lifted and you could see the 4 screens of visuals i remember saying to my mate this is going to put me in a trance. Then Justin and Adam started jamming Lost Keys. I liked the feedback Chancellor was getting. Danny walked out and everyone cheered. I could see his huge grin. Then Maynard walked out (loving the mohawk, some old school shit right there) and walked up to the front of the stage and around. Then lauched into Rosetta Stonned. Fucking brilliant! "and it looked right through me" Then bang Stinkfist and an extended version! They started it with the usual feedback thing that that allways do when they play this song live but i remember after the breakdown when the music kind paused they put in a sample of the sounds at the begining of the track on the cd then kicked into the main riff again. Wow. I was really impressed by this. Forty six & 2 always a crowd pleaser. Jambi was fucking awesome live. So heavy. Favourite moment "shine on forever shine on benevolent sun" the visuals were really cool in this song. Schism, Justin is truley a genius on the bass. Loved his Wal. Has such a nice sound to it. I remember they extended this track aswell but i can't remember where?? Then they started jamming the intro for intension and i was so excited i yelled out "woooo intension'' Then they kicked into Right in Two and i felt like a bit of a dick, like i got the names mixed up. But i am positive the intro to this one was definitely intension. By this time i had lit up my second joint and was totally absorbed. Amazing song live. Very emotional. Then i heard a very familliar feedback sound that went on for a while but couldn't distinguish it and bam, Sober. Everyone cheered. This song rocked as if they had just written it. I remember maynard talking after Sober and what ever he was saying made me scream "spiral out!'' and knew exactly what to expect. Lateralus was even better then last time i saw it. I also loved the visuals in this song too. Vicarious sounded way tight live. Maynard using keyboards for the intro. I laughed when the visuals of tv noise came up at the begining. After Vicarious they all just sat down and chilled for a couple of minutes and waved goodbye before lauching into "hey hey hey hey" It was cool how the stayed onstage before the encore. The whole crowd excepted this as the last song. Overall the set blew me away and i didnt take notice of any faults they they may have had. Sounded perfect to me. I was just looking foward to eon blue/the patient as they did not play this on their Lateralus show that i went to and the pot. Also i would have loved to have heard the full thing of intension before right in two. Maynard cracked me up a few times, Danny's drum solo was out of this world, Justin had slyle rockin out on stage and i was equally impressed by Adam's guitar playing and the visualls added another dimension to the music. Always the best live show around.

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Re: 2006/06/13 - Hammersmith, UK - Apollo

One of the best Tool shows I've seen (my 12th since 1993).

Sound maybe wasn't as crystal clear as the Lateralus shows, but I thought their actual overall performance was better and they seemed much more into it.

I think Justin's Mum, Dad and brother Jim were all in the balcony about 4 rows from the front and loving it : )

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An amazing night, Right in Two was incredible, whole experience only slightly dampened my the bag situation. Met so many friendly people and yeah hey foamy was weired chatting before the gig, hope you got some good pics?
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To be honest.. i hate most of the rock scene.. so many retards there.. with their crazy gothic boots, or emo hair.... fuck you look stupid.
I really don't think it matters what people are wearing. Everyone's different, different taste, different style, but everyone there was there because they loved Tool.

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The thing that stood out for me tho was even when the popular songs came on a lot of people didn't even sway, nod or remotely look interested.
Again, people experienced the gig in different ways. Personally I was completely in awe, and could do nothing more than stand and stare. If you want to mosh or move around or whatever then go for it - enjoy them the way you want to, just do your best not to ruin it for others, as it sound like some people in the pit were.

With regards to the delay at the start - I think it was advertised that they would start at 8, and actually did so at around half past, perhaps a little later. Starting later than you advertise seems like a really good idea to me. If they had started at 8 there would have been a lot of people really upset at missing songs.

I had waited 4 years for last night, I was quite happy to wait another half hour.

I agree with Toolish about the ear plugs. They're not going to stop you hearing the band, or take any of the quality away from the sound but they will filter out the damaging frequencies. I wish I'd thought ahead and worn some last night. I'll make sure I remember for Pearl Jam in Paris...

I guess I'm going to have to get back to the real world - I have to write a presentation for tomorrow - the last thing of my degree and I'm absolutely shattered from the gig and the drive back this morning.

I'll never forget that night.
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Well All i can say is that was awsome. Tool are the best. Completely justified me paying £60 for me ticket.

Something funny that happed was my mate was styanding there watching and really enjoying the show and then some girl asked him to move, when he asked why she said "Your invaiding my space!". HA HA Did she not see how many people where there?!?!?!?!

Apart from that Fucking Wicked nite.

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Just got home to france after the gig, definately worth the trip + flights etc. Good gig. Sound a lot better than in grenoble, although they could still lift the vocals a tad more really. Highlights were aenima, lateralus, and the extra long scream on stinkfist. Manyanrd sang with more guts and power than a couple of weeks ago.
A big thanks to the fat girl in front of me who was fanning herself throughout the gig, that kept me cool, and a big thanks to the (probably) fat guy who dropped his brand new XL tool t-shirt for me to pick up. Nice. A big fuck you to the tool management for creating the mayhem of the "no bag" rule.
I was the guy with green dreads. Bottom line : great gig, but still not as good as the 2002 lateralus gigs. Perhaps next tour the full magic will be back.
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i love this band, this band changed my life in many ways, now-
yeah the venue isn't HUGE, but theres no way anyone could say that the sound was as good as it could've been. the band were perfect as ever - and mjk was 99% bang on, but those songs are so delicate/precise in places you need it to be a lot clearer than it was. hopefully if they do the 'bigger toyr' later in the year, they'll do brixton again... also - my hearing's slowly coming back!
it was a good night - liked the newer visuals too. crossed fingers for parabol/parabola next time too!
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Everyone's covered most things but this was way better than the glasgow gig and the glasgow previous tour. Sound quality seems a lot better than venues up north so maybe you lucky london people are just accustomed to better sound quality in general.
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http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/636/140620063fy.jpg

heres a pic of the setlist. I was stood in fornt of the mxing desk and my girlfirend got to watch the show from up on the mixing desk. She's only small so couldnt see anything so the sound guy let her up.
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Anyone see that guy dancing like a mad man in the middle of the Circle seating bit. Hehe
Is that the bald guy that stood up during aenima to point at everyone behind during the like 'it's a bullshit three ring circu side show of freaks'? I saw him too, I was just to left and slightly behind him (as you look at the stage). I had longish very curly hair and a light blue shirt on.

Justin was absolutely fantastic. Maynard was very enjoyable, with his frolics during instrumental sections. Adam was disappointedly un-animated, which was a bit of a shame I guess. Danny was on fire. Seeing the section of Rosetta Stoned, and seeing the moves his hands pull off, I think now, it is the hardest thing he's ever done.

A note about noise levels and hearing damage. Cath33 is right, 140decibels is enough to cause instant hearing damage. Most gigs, and most clubs, dish out about 110decibels on average, which can leads to hearing damage after just 5 minutes of exposure. Anything over 100 decibels is bad for your hearing. Hell, anything over 80 decibels isn't great, but your ears can recover from those levels.

I wear earplugs always. I was in the circle last night and I still had my ear plugs. I wear my earplugs at clubs too - they DO damage your hearing, it's not an urban myth, it's not scaremongery, nightclubs damage your hearing. I wear my earplugs at festivals too.

I have permenant tinnitus in both ears. I have a low 'wooh' sound in my right ear, and a very high pitch 'zing' in my left ear. This is because of gigs. They damage your hearing. Ringing ears is not 'normal' - it's a sign of damage to your cochlea. The ringing goes away, if you're lucky.

Porn, is this the first gig you've been too? Before I started wearing earplugs, my ringing usually cleared up by the next morning. however, in Dec 2004 I saw Kings of Leon, and my right ear was left ringing for 4 days. It eventually stopped overnight on the 4th night. It shit me up, badly. Wer earplugs, definately. You can pick them up at any music shop.

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That was my first Tool concert and first time in the moshpit. That was awesome, i got a little edgy at the start as they started 30 minutes later than stated, and i was already sweating before they started (i was 3rd row from teh front). When Justin's feedback came on, i screamed "Rosetta", and was right. That song was awesome. But i had some ass moshers behind me who were jumping into people, so i had to jump back into them as well. Just before lateralus me and my friends decided it was enough in the moshpit- we were dehydrated and quite tired- we'd been queing there for about 4 hours!

Then we stood on top of the bar (the drinks bar after it closed) at the back left of the venue, and Me and my friend Dan had the best view- we could see Tool perfectly and the whole crowd going crazy to the songs. I brought out a lighter for the softish interlude for aenima, but noone else followed so stopped =/ At times i thoguht i'd fall off the bar but i managed to keep my balance.

Oh yeah, if you take your phone/camera and are in the middle, noone will take you out of there. I stood on teh bar right at the back and took about 20-30 pictures quite obviously and noone noticed/said anything

As the lights went out and Justin's feedback kicked in, the whole crowd squished forward, and winded me for a second, and some people managed to get in front of me *shakes fist*. Me and my friends were eagerly wating for the verse in Rosetta, to go insane, with teh other moshers around us. Not too many people actually moshed to rosetta as expected, but when stinkfist came on, they went insane. I missed the beginning of lateralus as i had to get a drink- even though the security guards at teh front were handing out half glasses of water, it just wasnt enough, by teh end of Rosetta, my mouth was dry, and it was so hot in there.

They extended a couple of songs, like stinkfist and played a different interlude for schism as i remember.

A downside was that in the moshpit i had a really tall guy in front of me so i could only see justin and danny. Justin was really into the music and played amazingly. Danny was also awesome- he made it look so easy- even the 4/5/6 thing in Rosetta. Inbetween songs there was a little jam. They played the start of intension, then went into Right in Two, which was awesome. I was dissapointed that noone moshed to it, and looked like limp fish most of the time until near the end. Also Maynards vocals were quite distorted, but when i went to teh back for the better view, i could hear the music much more clearly.

Overall this gig was amazing, and I really want to see Tool again. The atmosphere was great where i was as everyone was so into the music, as well as moving (most of the time). I only went crazy in the heavy parts, and used the verses to recuperate. Tool were very tight and i dont think they had any major mistakes, and I'd easily pay to see them again live. 10/10
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Just got back to Harrogate now, and what an amazing fucking night! I enjoyed it much more than the Download show, mainly because this time I wasn't ill and managed to get much closer! I was about 2/3 people from the barrier on the left hand side (girl with bright pink hair, if anyone saw!), so I had a perfect view throughout. Got a bit violent in places though, during Stinkfist (I think) it felt like the entire left hand side of the pit might have collapsed...

The entire band were on top form - I noticed a little mistake during one of the songs, something with the timing being out, but it wasn't really significant enough to spoil anything.. cool visuals as always, and it was great to hear Right In Two this time! I think my highlights would be Lateralus, since it's my favourite song of theirs, Jambi, Stinkfist and the cool new version of Schism... liking that new fast bridge section..

Got talking to a couple of really cool Irish guys before the show about Download, so "hi" to them if they read this thingy! You kept me highly amused before the show! And I have to apologise for threatening the guy behind me... I don't do too well in crowds and it felt like he was elbowing me in the back purposefully (which he probably wasn't)... it was hot and I was cranky... so.. sorry *blush* and how the girl next to me wearing FLIP FLOPS survived I'll never know!!!

On that note, I think that the venue was FAR too full... I heard that people who went out for air couldn't even get back into the stalls.... it was much smaller than I expected it to be.. I didn't really appreciate the searches either... being frisked is not the most pleasant experience in the world... managed to keep my bag on me though, but I suppose it is very small...


and finally...
[pathetic girly groupie moment]
I don't care if he's 41 years old... I don't care that he stands pretty much motionless during the set... I don't care that in certain lights it looks like he might be going grey.. I don't care that he's not conventionally attractive.... but Adam Jones is easily the most incredibly stunningly attractive man I have ever seen... I could not take my eyes off of him for most of the set... he is GORGEOUS... especially when he smiles (which he should do more dammit)
[/pathetic girly groupie moment]

how sad I am...

nice to see all the Tool people in Lloyds/Spoons before and after the gig too...
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i went last night... hammersmith apollo... my bedroom has better acoustics.. the sound was total crud although the engineer did a good job and kept it at a decent level. shame that venue is total crap.

i was tool in 2002 i think at brixton, the show then was 20 times better, they played a lot more old stuff, sond was better, jst an over all more enjoyable show.

as usual tool totally delivered.. danny sure knows how to beat those drums!

unfortunatly i don't think the 10,000 days stuff sounds so good live... i was craving to hear hooker with a penis, parabola, prison sex, part of me or hush but it just didnt happen... i know the point of a tour is to push the new album but it was just a shame.

at brixton tool played for an hour, then had an interval then they played for another hour! hammersmith was about an hour and ten minutes i think :S


overall i enjoyed it, tool were fantastic i just think it didnt really compare to brixton regarding the set list...

those of you with ringing ears, you cilias are simply having a nap after getting a beating, were ear plugs at your next gig, you dont want tinitus later in life!


wow i sound like a right moody old man! dont get me wrong it was wicked! just not as good as last time!

and to give hammersmith a small break, the sound was good when i was dead in the centre of the crowd but after going to the gents i was at the side, when maynard was singing the refelctions of the left wall were just silly!
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who was the guy with the huge ginger afro, what a legend.

anyway that gig was amazing i was a bit further at the back but still perfect view, there were a few lively people but the rest sorta stood there to just watch, i felt a bit guilty for being a bit jumpy, jumped on this tiny girls foot (sorry!)

the cloakroom queue was insane, being 5ft5 it was rather scary, and my poster got a bit crumpled :/ wonder how many people missed the last train home to get their bags instead of just goin up to hammersmith next day and collecting it then?

I saw a girl in a green top with the third eye from lateralus tattood on her shoulderblade...im so getting that, if anyone has it how much did it cost them?
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Hi,

Third Tool show - great night.

I arrived about 1pm so was at the front of the queue. There was a nice guy called Dean there, and more I didn't get names of. There was a guy by me that looked and sounded like Pete, the tourettes guy in the current Big Brother. Chatting to a nice girl about graphic design and MA courses; but don't think her brother was happy with it - she was very pretty! Incidentally, he was next to me on the barrier at the front and had no problem getting footage on his phone. Every so often a guy would be walking along the the front trench shining a torch into the crowd: I recognised him, and I'm certain he's the Tool tour manager or someone - he took my camera off me two years ago at APC in Nottingham Rock City.

I thought the gig seemed really informal - and all the better for it!

Maynardisms:

1) Coming to the front of the stage, to the right, having a look into the audience, then going back. Pause. Then he did it again, this time it looked like he was counting the distance from his box to the stage-edge.

2) Making a gesture like he was revving a motorbike.

3) Making ''Squeal like a pig'' gesture with his hat.

4) Pretending to surf.

5) Some kind of funny dance movement with his elbows out. I like to think it ws his take on the Peter Crouch robo-dance celebration!

Danny - on fire! Justin - really played up to the home crowd. Adam - looks like a human/racoon hybrid!

I was dissapointed by the gig visuals. Aside from the video excerpts, it thought they were pretty crappy and came across like a first-year college production. Looks like an overuse of garrish Fractal Noise interspersed with poor 3D modelling. I put this down to the apparent Tool clique in LA - it's the same few people using the same tired ideas and executing them poorly each time. Just my opinion, but it's what I do for a living and I think the tour animations are naff!

Justin's got really wirey forearms...and if you look at his bass rack, each time he hits a root note his tuner kicks in sending a Knightrider-esque red flash across the display. Y'know, the light on the front of Kitt. Sorry :)

Maynard was pretty animated and comical, despite his deadpan appearance. Looking good for a guy in his forties, but I think he should hit the gym with me - I'll put 10lbs on him in no time and get him deadlifting his own bodyweight soon enough! :D

Would love to go tongiht, but I'm not paying upward of £65 for the privilege on general principle. That's the one dissapointment, actually, and it happened weeks brfore the gig. I can understand touts - they're just c*nts. But shame on the 'fans' who bought up extra tickets and then sold them on ebay for mega-profit. It's a disgraceful act of greed, and spoils it for the rest of the fans.

Cheers, more when I remember it....

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Finally managed to get an account here to talk about this gig...

Anyway, this was my first time seeing Tool live and it was absolutely incredible. The setlist was good, not completely perfect in my opinion but still a brilliant show.
I was the guy at the front that had to get pulled out because I almost passed out due to dehydration. I missed the first half of Right In Two :(
But props to the guys at Hammersmith for filling me up with water before letting me rush back in.

I agree with what some of you guys said about the sound though, the first few songs were a little hard to hear, especially Rosetta Stoned, I couldn't hear Maynard's vocals at all.

Danny Carey was amazing, loved his solo. Justin looked like he was having the time of his life, playing to a home crowd. Adam looked like he was in a completely other place, spiritual or otherwise during the show, almost bordering on disinterest. Still, an awesome show, and definitely my favourite gig I've been to so far.

Anyone got any photos?
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Yeah I felt Adam was playing with quite alot of disinterest too :(
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Awesome gig, first time i have seen Tool live and i'm so glad i got the chance. Me and my brother have listened to them since Undertow, and it was such a weird feeling to finally see them there in front of us. I thought the sound was a touch muddy, mostly for the first 2 songs then it seemed to improve after maynards vocals were turned up. Can't fault their performance though, they are so tight it's really amazing to watch. Only a few songs i would have liked to see them play, like Intolerance/Prison Sex/Parabola, but the set was incredible anyway.

My ears are still ringing today, very fucking loud show.
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Yeah my ears are still ringing like anything.
BTW, what time did everyone get there?

Me and my friend arrived at like quarter past three, which may have been a bit rash, looking back on it.
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what a superb gig...couldn't be bothered going down the front...i realised at download that other tool fans all seem to be taller than me. dannys drumming just blew me away...i just laughed in disbelief at the intro to sober...so damn good.

oh and thanks to the people that guided me to the gig when i got off the tube...sorry i just vanished but you met your friend and i thought i'd let yous be.

i'm glad they changed the setlist from download...but at the same time i wanted to see the pot again...rarr...maybe next time.
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we got there at 8.15 thinking support would be on round then, didnt it say 'plus guests' on the ticket? and a t-shirt seller lady said 'you'd better get in there - they're coming on'. so we made it with about 5 minutes to spare.
and to be honest - i got my ticket at face value the day they went on sale - £30 - but i couldn't afford 2 nights in a row either. also - yeah, guys in flip-flops... what WAS that about?
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I think for many Tool fans, myself included, I like to focus on the band rather than jump or bop around, which would explain the lack of movement IMO.
I'd agree with that. Dude if you want to mosh and bang your brains out go somewhere else, these 90 minutes are priceless.

Being a shortass I got very squashed and was two people from the front, which meant I got the worst combination of getting kicked by people, crushed and being so close yet so far [as in not really being able to see well due to people in front of me...]

It was my first Tool gig and it's something I'll never forget.

I was a 5'3" girl with a sewn-in Aenima eye Tool shirt.

Thanks to the very tall guy with dark curly hair and a few dreads who let us get a little in front of him, and the guy who put me on hhis shoulder for literally about 10 seconds before security made him put me down.

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Just about woken up now after a long night/morning out! I drove over from Bristol with a full car and having only just passed my test i was a bit intimidated by the prospect of driving into London, but in the end we parked in Ickenham tube station and went from there. It was a pleasure to be honest, i really have no idea why anyone would feel the need to take a car anywhere near the centre!
The show had its positive and negative points, but i think overall it was worth the effort.

pros.
-Maynard's stage antics - he definately didn't disappoint me, from the moment he emerged with his megaphone to the moments he walked off the stage, i got the exact same tingles down my spine i get looking at pictures of him in old slightly more extrovert gear.
-Danny's drumming - oh so aggressive and and the same time precise and complex. just amazing - unforgettable. Particularly in the intro to Sober.
-The extended versions of Stinkfist and Schism were intense and refreshing. The closest to aural sex i ever intend to go.
-The moment all four guys took a break and casually sat side by side on the edge of Maynard's platform. I don't think i've ever seen so many phones/cameras in the air at a show - it was a very special moment.
-The visuals were incredible. I thought the geometric 'spiralling' pattern that was projected across all four screens at the very climax of Lateralus was the high point.
- The underground <3

cons
- No 'special guests'. I would have LOVED to have seen Isis or Jesu as some people were rumouring a while back - but at the end of the day i wouldn't have cared about the absence of a warm up if Tool has played a longer set, OR AT LEAST played the time indicated on the signs posted around the venue (2hrs).
- The band came out a good 40 minutes after they were supposed to. I know Tool aren't a particularly fan orientated band and i think that's interesting in itself but with no one to clear up after i see no reason why they couldn't have made the effort to come out.
- Maynard's vocals were very muddy and completly failed to fill the hall like they fill my headphones on the studio albums. I know you can't replicate that sound live, and its the same with any heavy band, but it really was poor at times.
- The set list was more than a tad disappointing. I'd been told they'd mix it up a bit for the London show by someone ("they always do"), only to find the same painfully short setlist that they'd consistently played since the release of the album. Before i die, i NEED to see The Grudge, Pushit, and Third Eye live. i NEEd to!

Overall, despite the bitching, i really enjoyed the whole experience and would have loved to have seen them again this evening. If they play a bunch of different tracks i'm gonna cry my eyes out :p, but i hope they do for the sake of those that make the trip.

I can't understand people posting criticising the crowd for NOT moshing? I don't know for sure but i would think Tool would prefer a fairly stable crowd. They're proud of their music and clearly want people to appreciate it - something that is easier when you're not swinging your arms about and tasting other people's sweat.
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Last night was amazing, didn't sound as good as at Download, but visually it was far more interesting, I was totally blown away by Aenema, I just looked back and saw everyone out of their seats dancing to the second half of the song, and when the 'praying for rain..' bit happened I could feel the energy so much, the amount of shivers going down my spine was incredible.

Shame about the predictible set list and bad sound quality though.
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my second tool show, first seeing them indoors.

absolutely amazing gig, met some top people in 'wetherspoons' (which turned out not to be a wetherspoons after all), got right up front and caught one of maynard's bottles at the end.
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Fucking eh, where to begin.

Arrived at 10.30 with only 5 other people in the queue, who'd been there since 06.15 and 08:00; really just want to thank you guys for being properly good guys and girls. Ben, Jon and the rest of you guys.

Chilling out in the sun, then lighting a BBQ (with Axl Rose) before we'd even reached midday, "fuck tha security", . The helpful security guy: "excuse me, do you know where the queue OFFICIALLY starts?" "yes, round there" "I know that, but where round there?" "...round there"
Then the official queue being formed around us just prior to it absolutely pissing down with rain. Met some more awesome people, saw a police helicopter hover over us ("we've had reports of illegal street BBQs" or "Ah, I see Maynard's arrived"). Then they decided to let people in early, my ticket said doors 7.00 but they opened at about quarter past 6. Which meant that my friend was still trying to get to the loo, but the security were kind enough to wait for him. Well...we had been waiting most of the day.
My friend was the first in the auditorium, and we were front row centre. I think that very fact was what managed to keep us standing for what was a further two hour wait. I swear everyone to my left was canadian, but you were awesome. Loving the two girls who couldn't decide whether they had Maynard's Wine Gums in Canada.
The set, simply superb. Of course I would have loved for it to be longer, for them to play every song they had, but I knew that wouldn't happen, and I know this is a warm-up tour. Rosetta Stoned probably didn't get most of the crowd going, but at the front it was all action. Excellent, Maynard suprised everyone by starting at the front, it's always nice when he pretends he likes us. Stinkfist truly kicked everyone into the gig, and no song was less than superb. Right In Two, Sober, Lateralus, Ænema being the real stand outs for me right now.

Random things:

WE WERE THE PEOPLE HANDING OUT MAYNARD'S
Glad you enjoyed them, we bought enough that at one point 6 people on the front row were holding them up. Also managed to throw a pack onstage...stayed there for a whole song.

Maynard indicated during Rosetta Stoned for first Adam, and then himself to be turned up. I never had any trouble hearing Adam during the gig, Maynard noticeably improved in volume throughout the night, but was never clear at the front. He was still audible, in a way, it added to the songs.

Danny, as everyone knows, was superb, but Justin truly stole it for me. He did some incredible things with that bass, the solo in the Vicarious being just one. A really energetic performance from him too.

Maynard's dances were some good comic relief, but he has some other classic moments. We started doing a hands to one side, hands to the other movement, during Jambi? I think it was, but anyway, Maynard himself did the exact same thing very shortly afterwards. He also started clicking at one point, and seemed to find it very funny when people started joining in . In my opinion, he has undeniable contempt for the audience, but it does nothing to detract from the performance, it simply adds intrigue.

Crowdsurfing was pretty limited, but some fool rolled rather than surfed and smacked my friend in the back of the neck really hard. Security was also pretty tight at the front, they kept on standing on the barrier and shinging torches in, but it's not their fault, 'tis what the bands management (re: maynard) ordered.

Finally, at the end when they were throwing things out, the same friend who got nutted in the back of the head also got a drumstick. She damn well deserved it too, pretty much the perfect end to such a good gig. Most certainly not the last Tool gig I'll be at (if I never see Pushit live...I'll not be happy). I've missed out a lot but it'll come back to me.

oh yea, and the bag situation was indeed stupid.
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HAha! thanks for the Maynards! lol.

I was JUST to the left of the canadian girl with the fair hair. on the front row. I think her name was Gabrielle.

And I'm REAL glad I didn't have a bag, I would have missed the train for sure.


TOOL will be onstage now. ;)
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Damm that was so hot, i sweated all the b33r out and then they ran out. What the hell was up with the crowd we had shitty circle standing tickets, i swear i had peeps falling alseep in the seated section in front of me.
Sound levels wise it was on par with concorde at takeoff without ear defenders so good job it was a short set, ( no ringing though ) :p. I think the tool mangment was poor, i wanted to get some official merchandise on the way out so left 2-3 mins b4 the end but was usshed ed down and side exit and was FORCED to buy counterfit t-shirt outside. Till next time.... C0ws need Love T00
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oh ya, if anyone is interested, I heard some Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, Meshuggah and Autechre in the pre-show-wait-mix they played. Each song was separated by some series of saturated speeches.

Tool sure listen to great music!!!

(<3 Autechre)
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I gotta say, next time you see TOOL live, BRING EAR PLUGS - it's the way it's meant to be heard (Unless you're deaf already).
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Well, I sure had an awesome time. But I have to admit that my ears feel pretty bashed after Tuesday night. I was a bit freaked out that when I had breakfast this morning I would hear a ringing sound with each chew.

But I had an awesome time just the same.

To the guy I stood up in front of at the very start of the gig who told me "'would you mind sitting down...sorry about that. I haven't been to many gigs and even though I was in seating, people usually stand anyway. So thats what I did because I thought everyone was going to. '

Anyway, it was so amazing when the screens came up and everything was bathed in purple light. Lost Keys sounded beautiful. My favorite songs were the last three, which was surprising because I was most looking forward to Jambi. Not that Jambi wasn't awesome. I think the highlight for me was lateralus, everyone was really into it. I stood up during Aenima because the guys behind me were standing up by then anyway. I couldn't help myself. I had to move around. It was catharic.

Danny's drum solo was awesome (someone pls post that video!). Maynard said something like ''are you enjoying the sunshine? well its pissing down now."' '
I like rain...that was definetely NOT a benevolent sun...whew!

I know a lot of people are saying that people just wanted to sit down and watch the show, so fair enough if thats what you were doing, but I have to say I was pissed off sitting behind a guy and his teenage daughter. She was texting on her mobile throughout the ENTIRE show. You could tell the poor guy was wondering why he had shelled out tickets so his brat daughter could ignore the entire performence. They didn't even stay for the last two songs...good riddance!

That was the only bad thing about the gig. Well, that and I'm a bit freaked out about my ears. I'm definetely wearing earplugs at my next gig.,

-girl with glasses and bug necklace
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Justin's got really wirey forearms...and if you look at his bass rack, each time he hits a root note his tuner kicks in sending a Knightrider-esque red flash across the display. Y'know, the light on the front of Kitt. Sorry :)

Cheers, more when I remember it....

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Didn't you say you're a sound engineer? Surely that red line is a million times more likely to be his compressor rather than a tuner? His tuner was on the floor in front of him I'm pretty sure.
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Didn't you say you're a sound engineer? Surely that red line is a million times more likely to be his compressor rather than a tuner? His tuner was on the floor in front of him I'm pretty sure.
I know what he's on about, and it iIS a tuner. If i recall correctly, they cost at least £500 each. 100 times more accurate than any floor pedal. ;)
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Yeah I think it was a tuner :/

The more I think about it, the more pissed off I get that I let myself succumb to heat exhaustion and missed most of Right In Two.
Ah well. Next time.
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