So last night, I was lucky enough to go to see Tool in concert. Who would believe they were playing in Nampa, ID. Nampa is better known as the home of the Snake River Sugar Co's Sugar Beet factory than for their rock music, but I'll take what I can get. At any rate, the show was amazing. All of the visuals on all of the screens, as well as all of the lighting and laser effects were totally revamped. More importantly, nearly every song they played incorporated a new segue, solo section or groove. Some parts were a little bit loose; you could tell that everyone was improvising more than normal, which is understandable considering they've been playing basically the same songs for the last 2 years. The setlist is below, and it was the only real disappointment of the night - they just didn't play enough songs for my liking. They spend too long wasting time between songs with atmospheric effects and long transitions, and not enough time playing actual music. Oh, I just remembered - the most disappointing part of the night was actually the opening band, TransAm. Terrible. I've never understood why Tool insists on having such terrible bands play like it's amateur hour to open up the show. It would literally be more entertaining to just sit there and stare at the stage. Oh, I just remembered - the actual most disappointing part was when they brought some idiot from Isis on to "play drums" to accompany Danny Carey's drum solo. He literally looked like he'd never held a pair of drums sticks in his life. Fortunately, they had him turned way down so he didn't totally ruin the solo. Actually, the sound was great in general. They were all clearly on top of their game, though Maynard still wasn't feeling well after his viral infection.
I was able to go to this concert with my cousin Amy, and her bf (the) Jimmy. It was way fun because this was their first real concert. We got to see fist fights, people getting kicked out, and drunk people yelling at each other. All in all, pretty sweet. Here's the setlist, nerds...
JAMBI
STINKFIST [extended]
46 & 2
SCHISM
ROSETTA STONED
FLOOD
[intermission light show]
WINGS FOR MARIE
10K DAYS [WINGS II]
LATERALUS
VICARIOUS
2 comments:
You are a Tool convert. I take full credit for that. Only took like nine years. Without me, you are only you.
just say tool in vegas ( last 2 shows of the tour ). i also am a tool convert. funny thing is that, i've seen them before, on thier pre-arena us tour in chicago..
but the 7 semi's full of gear and bru- ha- ha, really set the ambiance of the show.
i enjoyed the time between songs.
sometimes you have to read between the lines to understand the importance of the message.
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