10.000 days
Who: Tool
Where: GM Place
When: Aug 22, 2006 (Tuesday)
How much: ~$80
My seat: Sec 103, Row 14, Seat 3 (Behind stage left)
After a concert, my hearing usually returns to normal in 20 minutes or so. However, for Tool, my hearing wasn’t normal until the next day. Maybe it was due to my proximity to the stage, but this concert was LOUD.
I couldn’t see the stage from my vantage point, but I think there was 4 foot high LCD screen behind the band. During the entire show, there were non stop trippy light effects on the stage floor; I thought the lighting effects were pretty cool, but I wonder if the people on the floor were able to see them.
Some of the reviews on tool fan page are over dramatic and heavy on the dick riding. It’s almost as if they were expecting dramatic music and a collective “awwww” from the studio audience. These fanboys would’ve given a great review even if the band just jerked off on stage for a couple of hours.
1) Stinkfist
Extended guitar solo. not as great as I hoped. Maybe I wasn’t into it at this point.
2) The Pot
The garage now reeked of weed.
3) Fourty six and 2
This came off real well.
4) Jambi
5) Schism
This got a big pop from the audience. I don’t quite understand the popularity of this song compared to other songs on the same album (Lateralus)
6) Rosetta Stoned
Long and intense. This really came off well. You couldn’t understand a word Maynard was saying when he was using that voice modifier device because of the slightly muddle sound.
7) Sober
The lone track selection from Undertow. Personally I’d prefer Prison Sex over Sober.
8) Right in Two
9) Lateralus
Very intense. The best song of the night. Around this time, I really started to get into the concert.
After the song, the band just sat in the middle of the stage for a few minutes while to soak up the atmosphere as the fans went berserk.
10) Vicarious
This song would be better if the meaning wasn’t so literal but instead more metaphorical ala stinkfist. Good performance though.
11) Ænema
Solid concert closer.
Maynardisms:
“Fan-fucking-tastic”
"It is an honour, and a pleasure to be in our favorite English speaking country in
"Congradulations on your high dollar. You'd better buy our country before we invade yours."
“I apologize for our president”
Gripes:
- No general admission. Instead seats on the floor. Head banging in place. Yippee.
- Somewhat short set list given their discography (4 albums, various covers, 1 EP).
- Slightly muddled sound.
- The band mostly stood in place during the show.
- No Eulogy, Parbol/Parbola, Hooker with a Penis and Pushit. Especially Pushit.
- Two words about the general Tool audience: uglier and meaner.
Overall:
The slight brevity was balanced out by the intense nature of the show. The muddled sound was only a slight annoyance in the end.
I can understand Justin and Adam standing around, but Maynard could do more than his exaggerated stomping act since he does go for long stretches without singing. Ultimately, it’s forgiven because they played so damn well. The intensity is what I’ll always remember about this show and hence, this is now my third favorite concert of all time.
posted by Edward @ 1:04 AM
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