concert reviews firsthand, immediate, from the heart

10/20/2001

Review written by: Liam (liam@sendmetenbucks.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 01:22:24 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Setlist:(not sure on the order)
Mantra
Grudge
Ions
Stinkfist
Sober
Pushit(original)
Schism
Parabol/a
Disposition
Reflection
Triad
Patient
Opiate
Lateralus


I cannot begin to describe just how amazing this show 
was.....highlights: stinkfist was altered, Tricky's drummer helped out on 
Triad, Tricky himself came out to add to Opiate....the band huddled 
after their set and threw water bottles into the audience.  It was an 
intense show, a very positive experience.








Review written by: xTool462x (cenglish50@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 02:20:10 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Wow.  I wasn't expecting the show I got tonite at all. 
(Especially for being in IOWA!)  Of course Tool is the 
greatest band you will ever have the opportunity to see in 
your life.  I've now had 2 opportunities, the first being in 
Chicago where I lost my live-Tool-virginity.  But I do have to 
say that tonite's show was MUCH better.  First of all, 
Tricky...way unappreciated.  If I didn't have people bitching 
at me to sit down I woulda' been up and jumping b/c they 
kicked ass.  More on them in a sec...
Maynard came out in like "people-clothes" as I called it 
wearing something that wasn't Granny Panties w/ bra or full 
300 degree leather suit.  Adam was Adam, straightforward 
and I wouldn't have that any other way.  ALMOST thot he 
was pissed b/c my fellow Iowans felt the need to share their 
beer w/ the band, if u know wut i'm sayin.  Justin kicked ass 
tonite.  Clearly focused, and still giving everyone a show.  
Last but NOT least is Danny, who was of course the man of 
the night.  Not to sound like i know shit about drums, I 
leave that up to my friend Nate, but Danny was just 
incredible.
I'm not gonna say anything about set lists b/c there is 
already 300 wrong ones already on here so I dont wanna 
bother trying to remember.  But I can say that the set list 
was great!  It spread out more throughout their albums 
instead of just focusing on Lateralus.  (Yes, that means 
Opiate was played!)
I guess my favorite part of the nite was when the Tricky 
drummer came out and played w/ Danny on Triad...I was 
blown away.  Opiate had a small feat. w/ the lead singer of 
Tricky, which was equally as sweet.
As for the Maynardisms of the nite, I think he was more 
relaxed, in both appearance, movement, and of course 
music.  He always impresses me w/ what he does w/ his 
music, that it goes unspoken that he is one of the greatest 
of all time.  He also took a moment to say how it would be 
an unfortunate thing if we couldn't open our hearts to 
Tricky...something like that, but absolutely true, I'm a fan 
now.
I thot the sound was ok.  I think Adam's distortion kinda 
crapped out on him on some parts, but it coulda just been 
him throwing out a new idea.  Iowa should be known for its 
crowd tho.  We were nuts!  And the toppless chicks doin their 
business (Y'all there know wut i'm talking about) was a great 
time killer in between sets.
To wrap up I guess I should just should feel thankful for 
bands like Tool that can take a moment in our lives like 
tonite, and make you think about nothing but the music and 
the feeling that they have devoted their lives to trying to 
reach us with.








Review written by: Sarcoptic Mange (sarcoptic@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 02:52:48 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Show was incredible to start here is the setlist minus the 
interludes into the songs such as - ions
1. The Grudge
2. Stinkfist(extended)
3. Sober
4. Parabol
5. Parabola
6. Pushit(original)
7. Schism
8. Reflection
9. Disposition
10. Triad(w/Tricky)
11. Eon Blue
12. The Patient
13. Opiate(w/Tricky)
14. Lateralus
As you can see from the set list Iowa got an awesome kick 
ass major show.  The extended version of Stinkfist was 
incredible, nice added bridge by Adam, probably around 2 
minutes longer than normal.  I was very happy to see they 
played The Patient, was expecting Aenema but no dice.  
Anyways great show overall, and yes the lesiban action 
between sets was nice.








Review written by: Mike Mullins (michaelamullins@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 03:38:55 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  Just got back from Cedar Rapids, which actually turned out to be a 
pretty nice place, despite its reputation as being the "city of five 
smells".  Can't begin to tell you what a FANTASTIC show I thought this 
was, the best of the three I've seen (St. Paul and Madison were the 
others).  The crowd was really friendly overall and none too crushing, 
allowing me and my friend to stay about 15 feet from the stage for the 
whole evening, directly in front of Adam Jones.  A couple of close-
minded people were rude to Tricky, the opening act, but MJK chastised 
them later, so there.  Just my opinion, but I thought they did a good 
job, and were much better-suited for the opening slot than Meshuggah.  
Just my opinion though.


Tool played "The Patient" and "Opiate", which made me very very happy, 
but no "46 and 2" (can't have it all, and that's ok).  It was cool to 

see them almost five weeks after the St. Paul and Madison shows, 
because the set has evolved quite a bit (the first two shows were 
pretty much identical, with Patient at St. Paul but not Madison).  One 
of the singers from Tricky helped out on Opiate, and their drummer 
played a long solo with Danny on another song (forget which one at the 
moment...); both were very cool additions.  There was a little too 
much mic on Danny's bass drums at times, muddling the sound a bit, but 
other than that I thought the sound was good and everyone was on top 
of things musically.  They all hugged at the end and waved to the 
crowd a lot (more than I'd seen at the other two shows), so I thought 
they seemed pretty happy about the show.  I know I was.


Other tidbits: as I had read in other reviews, there was again a 
keyboard or something similar to Adam's right, but I don't remember 
seeing him use it at any point (maybe I missed it).  If anyone saw him 
use it, please post it here (what song, what he did, etc).  If anyone 
knows what it is, and what it does/is supposed to do (synthesizer, 
effects controls?), could you please email me?  Just curious, thanks!


On kind of a scary note, right before Tricky started a girl behind us 
on the floor passed out or had a seizure.  The crowd was very helpful 
and let security/police/paramedics get to her right away (again big 
thanks), and I'm sure she's ok, but if anyone knows for sure it'd be 
good to hear.


All in all, a pretty wonderful evening.  I guess that's the last time 
I'll see them live for a while, but I have lots of good memories to 
tide me over until next time, along with a large number of ankle/arm 
bruises and a really sore ass (from sitting in the cage they use to 
line everyone up in all day).  Take care.


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Review written by: iowan (planeswalker@myself.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 04:01:06 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  Well, to start off about five feet away from me on my left 
some females started having a breast contest and then 
proceeded to make out. So the evening started out pretty 
good. It made the time before the music fly by. 
Tricky was amazing. I have never heard anything like them 
before. There music was like a reggae rock. It was heavy 
and full of lyrics. 
About 3 minutes before Tool came on, the crowd began to 
sway. It then lurched forward and then backward really hard. 
I had about ten women in front of me. All of them fell to the 
ground. Some other guys and I did the best we could to get 
them up and out of there before it got really wicked. About 2 
minutes later I found myself alomst front and center 
surrounded by a hundred rabid Tool fans thirsty for a 
glimpse of their o so elusive and brilliant gods. 
Maynard made coment to how crazy the crowd was when he 
said. "Are you all taking care of each other out there?" 
and, "you all want to make it home alive right?"
Tool... My god Tool was in my state. That is the most 
fucking amazing thing ever. NO bands ever make it to iowa. 
If you want to see someone good you usually have to go to 
either Chicago or Omaha. They played an amazing set 
including sober. There was an incredible ten minute 
intermission type phase when the thing from the cover of 
undertow started to fly around the screen to some strange 
sounds. 
The contortionists hung high above the stage for about 12 
minutes and did some amazing things to a very heavy 
composition that I didn't quite recognize. The most 
remarkable part was when they began to walk upside down. 
I was wondering if anyone knows whether or not they were 
actually completely naked or not. Were they wearing paint or 
a skin suit? This sparked quite an argument on the way 
home. 
I think that the cops and security guards at this concert were 
the rudest I have ever encountered. They wouldn't even give 
you an inch. They were mean, cruel, and unforgiving.


Finally, If anyone ever for a second believes Tool just might 
be selling out. I want you to take out your holy book and 
tune it to 3:7. Even if you don't think tool is selling out do 
this anyway. It is always a good time to hear what the 
Reverend Maynard has to say.


Novus Opiate Seclorum








Review written by: Debby (deborah-andersen@uiowa.edu)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 04:13:50 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  I would have to say that tonight's show was rather 
disappointing. The music kicked ass, of course. I'm not very 
familiar with Tricky, but I was impressed by their unique 
sound and integration of different genres of music. Tool was 
awesome, as always. But the crowd tonight...come on 
people. This was the worst Tool crowd I've ever been in. 
They were downright violent. It just didn't feel like people 
were there to come together and hear the music. They were 
too busy moshing and yelling stupid shit and (sadly) booing 
Tricky. I know everyone was there to see Tool, but they do 
an awesome job in choosing very unique opening acts, and 

people need to keep an open mind. I was very embarassed 
that this happened during their Iowa debut, and I felt like 
personally apologizing. I think the Tool was rather upset by 
this, too, cause it took them a long time to warm up to the 
crowd, and also Maynard commented that "...it's unfortunate 
if some of you couldn't open your minds and your hearts to 
fully experiencing Tricky..." (something like that). 


But, enough of that, overall I still enjoyed the show. The 
Osseus Labyrint performers were there again, this time 
performing to Triad, along with Tricky's drummer. Those two 
blow me away. I think it's awesome that Tool supports so 
many different art forms and includes performers like that in 
their live show. Being a dancer myself, it's good to see that 
it is an art form that is being recognized (by Tool, anyway) 
in this context.  


Some of the artwork was different during this show, too. I 
noticed it especially during Parabola. 








Review written by: Kirk (n1pbushido@netscape.net)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 04:49:05 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

       First of all I would like to thank Tool for coming to Iowa. 
I don't think they have been in the state since 1993 when 
they were touring with the second Lollapolooza.  I was 
amazed and gratified that for the first time I wouldn't have 
to drive hours to see them. I doubt if the band is going to 
read this, but I just wanted to say thanks once more for 
playing here. 
     It goes without saying that the show was a work of art.  
The music, the  backround screen, Osseus Labyrinth, all 
added up to make for an, engageing, surreal, wonderful 
experiance.  I doubt if I will ever see a show like this again.  
Tool unlike other bands doesn't get up on stage and rip 
though there hits, they attempt, and succeed if you let 
them, expand your mind to new ways of seeing things.  
     A few thoughts on the show,  Tool sounded great, Tricky 
although I like there music, didn't , not to imply that Tricky 
didn't put on a great show, they did, but I could hardly make 
out all of the differant instraments being played it was very 
muffled.  I was sitting in the stands for Tricky and I went on 
the floor for Tool to better see the backround screen and 
Osseus Labyrinth. I think that made a large differance in the 
sound quality.  The setlist was great, of course everyone has 
a wist list of songs they want to hear, but hey, all of Tool's 
songs are good.  Musical highlights for me anyway was 
Pushit and Lateralus.  Both send chills down my spine.  The 
only gripes I have are all crowd related.  Any quiet reflective 
moments the the band was trying to create in the show while 
not ruined, were greatly hampered by constant screams and 
whistles.  I am not sure what the point of this is but 
aparently many people see some logic in filling up quite 
moments with ear peirceing whistles. Two of them were 
directly to the right and behind me. Ok enough bitching and 
moaning. All in all one of the best shows I have ever seen.
     







































































































Review written by: Derek (derek@symbiophrenia.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 04:58:01 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  THEY PLAYED TRIAD!


Wahoo!


I think highlights of the night were the two girls showing their 
tits, making out, and then going on to suck on eachother's 
tits.


Well, kidding, of course.


I liked this show better than the Minneapolis show I went to 
last month, for a few reasons:


1.  I had general admission this time.
2.  I met a shitload of people I knew
3.  They played Triad
4.  It was a smaller venue


Yeah, so basically I had nothing really to contribute except 
for my own subjective observations.


Fuck, I'm tired.


Well, I'm off to bed (That's going to feel good!), so I'll 
leave you nerds with this:


Go to the Tool BBS.  http://toolbbs.freemagix.com


and when you're finished there, head on over to 
http://www.symbiophrenia.com.


That is all.








Review written by: todd (apc417@msn.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 05:55:33 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

  im so tired of crowd's interfering with my good time at a 
show anymore i could destroy someone.  tool was excellent 
as usual though i must say.  one of my favorites thus far no 
doubt.  i wish i had the ability to block it all out like tool did 
last night.  they did an excellent job staying focused.  
weather they had a good time or not i dont really know, i 
hope so.  you fuckin idiots out there, and i know you dont 
know that you're an idiot or you wouldnt be doin the stupid 
shit you do, you waste way too much of decent peoples 
fuckin time and money.  im from iowa and iowa isnt that 
bad.  its a pretty nice place to live actually.  i hope these 
people at that show werent from iowa but maybe they were.  
its fuckin saddening man.  people tryin to kill each other.  is 
this what tool is about?  i dont think it is.  you fuckin 
morons, you throw shit at each other and the band, you 
make a complete fuckin ass of yourself.  i dont get it.  is 
that what you paid 40 bucks to do?  why dont you do 
everyone else a fuckin favor and stay home and throw shit 
at yer mommy instead. i hate to have to harp on this man i 
really do but as an iowan i am ashamed.  i sure as hell 
wouldnt wanna come back if i was them.  tool is good, you 
fucks are bad, stay home.








Review written by: claudia (domestikated@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 06:11:45 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  this review is going to be "hostile" as well so if you don't 
want to hear it, then skip. this was the worst crowd i've ever 
witnessed, and i really do like iowa. to you bimbo cunts (and 
that's what you are), if i would've flashed my tits, no one 
would flash after me. sorry to say, but that's the truth, i'm a 
pretty busty girl, and i'm short, and some guys like that. but 
i have class and respect and only let my boyfriend see my 
tits, but that's just me. and to you fuckheads who spent the 
entire concert bodysurfing and getting carried out by the 
security guards, thanks for embarassing me and all the 

other folks who were trying to enjoy the show 100%. what 
were you trying to accomplish? trying to be tough? did you 
ever consider tool? how do you think they felt playing their 
hearts out and seeing a bunch of fucking idiots shouting shit 
and throwing shit at the stage (including a shoe, which 
could've seriously hurt one of the band members)? and i 
can't believe how rude some people were to tricky. sorry that 
limp bizkit couldn't make it. tricky's different and he likes 
distoring his voice, at least appreciate someone else in the 
music industry who is different. i had the pleasure of 
meeting him in the hotel bar after the concert and he is a 
real sweet, down to earth guy. so i hope you macho 
meatheads and bimbo average-tittied cunts are happy that 
ooooh someone saw you get carried off my a security guard 
or oooh we saw your tits. big fucking deal. thanks to you, 
tool wont' have fond memories of this show. i will, because 
the music was incredible as always, and the contortionists 
were beautiful, and the images were beautiful, but i had a 
very excellent view of the floor and i was thouroughly 
disgusted. to see people shout "yeah!!!!!!!!!" after they got 
pulled out by a security guard was a disappointing and sick 
sight. so why don't you do us all the favor of staying home 
and mosh and throw your shoes for free?  you'll be saving 
40 bucks, and you can buy a new limp bizkit t-shirt with that 
money. so fuck all you meatheads and cunts, and peace to 
all my fellow concert goers who are about peace and 
appreciation and open-mindedness.









Review written by: NM15 (chewdog@home.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 09:09:21 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  This was the 3rd time I've had a chance to see TOOL (this 
year).  I was one of the extremely lucky few in iowa to get 
tix for the May show at the Riviera in Chicago.  THERE IS NO 
CONCERT EVER THAT WILL COMPARE TO THAT.  The next 
time I saw them was at the Allstate Arena show in Chicago.  
I really thought this CR show was way better than that  show 
at Allstate.  The sound was 10 times better, and the opening 
band was way more suited to be a TOOL opening band.  It 
pretty awesome, that I have seen them 3 times this year 
and every show has been different.  Some of the visuals 
change, the set lists change.  Maynard hardly even said a 
word to the audience, except when he asked the people on 
the floor to watch out for each other.  I was glad I finally got 
to hear sober.  That was the first time I heard that song 
played live since Ozzfest/Warp tour in 98.  The Triad jam 
w/Tricky was a kewl touch.  I just hope TOOL doesn't think 
all people in iowa are as stupid as those idiots on the floor.  
All that pushing and shoving, moshing, throwing shit onto 
the stage.  Come on people, TOOL came to iowa for the first 
time since 92 Lallapalosa to give us a show and this is the 
respect you show them.  I happened to be sitting up in 
some really good seats, because I didn't want to be in the 
middle of all that shit. Tell me one thing (mosh people)  
how do you mosh to Disposition/Reflection? As for the 
people in the seats (were you alive)  I was the only one for 
3 or 4 sections that was standing up.  I've seen hundreds of 
concerts and TOOL is by far the best show you will ever see.  
We have to appreciate this music and moments while they 

are here.  All in all I just zoned out all the idiots and had a 
fantastic time.  TOOL is the real deal, see them often, and 
you will truely appreciate how good they are.








Review written by: Justin Kelso (kelso44@mail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 11:15:36 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  Like many other Tool fans here in Iowa, I greatly appreciate 
the opportunity that was given to us.  I was lucky enough to 
see Tool in St. Paul, and because of being on the floor, I 
had a very disappointing experience.  


This time I wasn't going to set foot on the floor unless it was 
to buy a beer.  My plan paid off, and I had one of the most 
exhilarating experiences of my life.  Much of the positive 
listed in the above reviews is what I am reminiscing about, 
so I won't repeat.  


Just my opinion, If you want to enjoy a Tool show on this 
tour, sit as close to the stage as you can, but stay off of the 
floor.  


Tool, thank you for the memories.  They will forever be 
embedded in my soul amongst the many other occasions 
that you four have enhanced my life. 








Review written by: FallChild (kwindhe@iastate.edu)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 12:56:24 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  I was incredibly excited when I found out Tool was coming to 
Iowa.  I live over in Ames, IA, so it was a fairly decent drive, 
but well worth the 35 + dollars I paid for my ticket.  


My friends and I camped out in the line starting at about 

12:30 in the afternoon, and started out in the front.   Bad 
stuff began to happen right before Tricky (who was...thought 
provoking, I'll say that for him) when someone had a 
seizure a few rows behind me.  Then, still before Tricky 
played, some drunken asshole decided that he'd throw 
elbows to get right behind my friends and I and threaten us 
with bodily harm if he didn't get to the rail.  Nice guy.  We 
went nowhere, and he eventually got ejected.  


The crowd was positively EVIL.  It wasn't so bad during 
Tricky, but during the lull between the two, the crowd started 
getting stupid.  I've never understood the point of showing 
off one's tits at a concert.  I'm a chick, but I don't want to 
advertise "Hi, I'm a whore..." to the world.  



When Tool started, even my toughest friends got out before 
me.  I think I made it through Parabola before I got kicked 
in the head so hard by a crowdsurfer that I almost passed 
out, and they pulled me out of there.  The thing I remember 
best about being down in that mess was being able to see 
Adam's face...nothing seemed to faze him.  He seemed 
disappointed in us.  


I finally got up to the balcony and had a good view for the 
rest of the concert.  One thing I realized was that Tool is not 
about the people in the band.  It's about the whole 
experience.  The music.  The lights.  The feelings that those 
things create in you.  It's not about getting drunk and 
bashing your way to the front.  It's not about fighting your 
way up to get as close to the band as you can.  It's them 
making you FEEL a certain way.  Forcing you to grasp on to 
what you're feeling.  


It was an incredible show.  In Iowa, no less.  








Review written by: Mario (salival420@aol.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 13:25:38 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th? Tool show

  Hey you!  Read reviews already posted for your show to see 
if somebody already posted the setlist. 
This was probably the best of the four shows I saw this tour.  
I was very excited to see Tool actually come within a 100 
miles of my house.  Tricky put on a nice set.  I dont think its 
something Most of the people liked.  After Tricky all the 
drunk people who showed up late decided it was time to 
push there way to the front.  Even before Tools intro music 
people were swaying and getting pushed.  I could tell it was 
going to be a pretty hostile night.  When the lights finally 
went down then the major crush happened. Finally the boys 
came on one by one and started the show with the grudge.  
People were going absolutely apeshit.  maynard wasnt 
wearing the "Pudgy" suit he'd been wearing at the two 
previous shows I saw.  he was wearing the girsl t-shirt with 
the eye in the center and a pair of leather paints.  Adam 
and justin have worn the same shit the past three times Ive 
seen them.  As usual danny had his pentagram star symbol 
thing set up on the right side of the stage but there was also 
a new symbol to the left side of the stage that appeared to 
have some asian letters amongst some other stuff on it. 
After the grudge they went on to ions and during ions I saw 
adam and maynard looking out into the crowd kind of 
bewildered like cause people were still killing each other. 
Maynard said "Were all going to take care of each other 
right, and make sure nooone gets hurt.."  Next was the 
extended Stinkfist with new Elvis lyrics.  I like when they bust 
out that extension right before the 'Ill keep digging" part 
cause it throws the whole crowd off.  After Stinkfist they 
started playing parabol/parabola, I was very gratefull 
because only two songs into it and I needed a little brake.  I 
was confused though cause the previous shows hadnt been 
this way. After parabol/parabola came sober, another 
suprise. The rest of the show went like this
Pushit, Schism, Reflection, Disposition, intermission with 
osseus lybrinth. While osseus lybrynth were hanging from 
there chains I saw the rodies bringing out what we called in 
marching band the quads, but with like three more drums.  
Againd i was stumped. Danny came on and started playing 
some beats and the next thing i know theres some little 
black guy coming on stage and him and Danny start jamin.  
The others come out and started jaming Triad.  I couldnt tell 
if Maynard was playing a bass or a guitar for this one.  
usually its difficult to tell if hes really playing but he was 
really kickin ass on whatever instrument he was 
playing.Moving up and down the frets with some hammer 
ons and what not.  This version of triad was truly very 
heavy.  After the song maynard said thanks to "Perry" I 
believe but it could have been any name that ends 
in "erry".  Next Eon blue/Patient, and then Opiate.  Halfway 
through opiate Tricky came out and sang something 
unintelligeble but it was cool cause Ive alway read about 
other bands coming onstage with other people but id never 
seen it before and tonight I saw it twice.  They closed the 
show with My personal favorite lateralus and then the lihgts 
came on and everyone went home.











Review written by: ghayduke (riverrat4679@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 13:56:01 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  First off, let me just say that I can't imagine Tool coming 
back Iowa.  At least I wouldn't.  I mean gez, you don't throw 
your $20 teva sandals up on the stage, or your empty water 
bottle or whatever.  Its not a Warrant concert.  Fans at this 
show for the most part were great, but it's the few fans that 
think its cool tho do some crank before the show and act 
like complete assholes that can really ruin the moment for 
for most.  okay, i think thats enough about the crowd.


The performance was tremedous.  Better than what I saw in 
St. Paul.  I think Tool played harder and stronger as the 
show went on.  Like it was there last.  The Triad and Opiate 
performances were my favs of the show.  I really wanted to 
hear Prison Sex...no, I really didn't care what I heard.  I also 
had the pleasure of taking one of my best friends along.  
He listens to Tool, but is not like a huge fan or anything.  
He saw the show and was changed.  The whole ride home all 
I heard was him going on and on about how awesome the 
show was.  First thing this morning he calls me and starts up 
again.  This guy is absolutely retarded over Tool now.  That 
to me is what made it a great show and a great time.








Review written by: Tool (the man, not the band) (tool1033@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 15:05:31 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  Well, the setlist has already been posted, but I just wanna 
say a few things about some of the songs


1. The Grudge-what a great way to open the show
2. Stinkfist (extended)-nice to get the special version
3. Sober (!!!!!)-don't we feel special?
4. Parabol-people get their lighters out...
5. Parabola-AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!
6. Pushit (original)-amazing how well they do this live
7. Schism-crowd really popped for this one
8. Reflection-before they started this one, they all kneeled 
down and played some sort of rolling noise intro. very cool
9. Disposition-crowd didn't seem to be quite as into this one 
as I was. oh well


-Intermission w/ those naked french people hanging upside 
down. just too cool.


10. Triad (w/ percussionist from Tricky)-all I can say is WOW
11. The Patient-one of my favs of the night
12. Opiate (w/ Tricky)-First of all, when they started this one, 
I nearly crapped my pants. I couldn't believe it. Then they 
broke it down and did this extended part in the middle with 
Tricky guesting on vocals. I was blown away
13. Lateralus-I didn't want it to be over, but you can't ask 
for much more after this one.


Other thoughts...


-People throwing cups and shit at the stage? What the fuck? 
This doesn't help the perception that all Iowans are stupid 
Slipknkot-crazed hicks


-I saw the St. Paul show, so the fact that they didn't do 
Aenema or 46 & 2 didn't really phase me. Besides, we got 
Sober and Opiate instead. 


-For the first half of the show we were sitting up high on the 
right hand side, basically looking down at the band. It was 
during this time that I was often mesmerized by Danny 
Carey's drumming (especially on Parabola)


-I had read in a few recent reviews that they were doing 
Triad more often. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it if they 
did it tonight, but they pulled it off superbly. And for the 
record, Tricky's percussionist (Lenny I think) is just fuckin' 
insane!


-Tricky was good, but not exactly spectacular. I am curious 
to check out some of his CD's now though


-All in all the concert was amazing, although I enjoyed the 
St. Paul show more (probably due to certain illegal narcotics 
I was on at the time)


What else can I say? Tool rocked my world, and I've never 
been more proud to share my name with these guys. 










Review written by: John Kieran (thenapalm@home.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 15:30:45 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Yeah, this was my first Tool show. It definatly won't be my 
last.


Before Tricky opened up, someone had a seizure or 
something and they had to make room in the crowd..not 
sure what happened with that, but the show did go on.  
Maybe it was just because there was wayyy too much bass in 
the building, but Tricky sounded terrible.  Some rude people 
gave the finger and turned their backs to the stage, but 
some people were enjoying them.


After the Tricky set, it was calm for a while, then some 
brainless morons decided they were going to push their way 
up to the front.  Ok, we had no where to go, and they were 
going to go past us? No, I don't think so.  It got pretty 
chaotic, the entire crowd was moving back and forth like an 
ocean (flood).  I almost fell down a few times and Tool 
hadn't even come out yet. It was ridiculous!  Anyway, I got 
pused to about 10 feet from the stage when Tool finally did 
come out.  The crowd went nuts.  Maynard was in the leather 
outfit of previous concerts, Adam was in a sort of ordinary 
red shirt, and Justin was also in street clothes.  I couldn't 
really see Danny behind his enormous (sweet) drumset.  
The other reviews have the setlist, so I won't post it.  The 
crowd was insane during The Grudge.  I got spun around and 
almost lost each of my shoes before I was able to retreat 
back to safe grounds.  I think Maynard could realize the 
crowd was getting a little out of hand because after The 
Grudge, he said to the crowd "Let's all try to have fun 
tonight...look out for your fellow brothers and sisters...we 
don't want anyone to die."


The highlights of the night for me was when they played 
Pushit, which is one of my top 3 favorite songs.  I was a little 
surprised  that they played Sober.  I thought they were 
shying away from their big radio singles. They did play 
Opiate for me and that was incredible.  I was surprised at 
how many people didn't know the lyrics.  I think the only 
person within a 15 feet radius from me that knew the lyrics 
was a Jerry Lawler look-alike.  They finished with Lateralus, 
which had the best "video backdrop" of any of the songs in 
my opinion.


It was a great night and well worth the 250 miles that we 
drove from Omaha to get to Cedar Rapids, but the crowd 
was undoubtedly the worst I've ever seen at a concert.  I 
mean, what kind of morons mosh to Disposition/Reflection?  
If you want to mosh, go beat your head against a wall 
listening to Limp biskit. Ugh.


Some other notes about the night:
- Stinkfist had the extra breakdown in the middle.
- Before Opiate, Maynard said to the crowd: "I'm really 
saddened about the way some of you treated Tricky.  It 
would be a real shame if you didn't get to experience them." 
(I'm still not sure if this was a joke or he was being serious.)
- Before Lateralus, Maynard thanked the crowd for coming 
and then said: "I hope you take the experience for tonight, 
whether it be negative, whether it be positive, or whether it 
be very neutral...just take that feeling and in the coming 
weeks..turn it into something postitive."
- Driving back to Omaha today (10/21) we stopped at a 
truckstop and Tricky was there fueling up their bus and 
some of the band was walking around buying food.


I will definatly be seeing Tool again, hopefully under more 
sane conditions.


(If those two girls, the blonde with the rose tattooed on her 
neck, and the brunette she was with would contact me, I'd 
be most grateful)








Review written by: claudia (domestikated@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 16:04:39 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  yeah, man, i'm sure maynard was in a real joking mood 
when he told the crowd how disappointed he was in how 
many people treated tricky and his band. i've seen tool two 
other times and you can truly tell he appreciated the crowd 
and its reception, but this was a new maynard tonight.








Review written by: Master Reviewer (---)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 16:27:30 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

  Hey you!  Read reviews already posted for your show to see 
if somebody already posted the setlist. 


My fifth tool show, most of them (the shows) that i've seen 
were in Canada.  This show rocked like every other tool show 
i went to.  There were just some things that kind of annoyed 
me in this particular show. 


1)  disrespecting the opening acts. Disrespecting a guy like 
Tricky.  He sounded great. some people enjoyed it, but it 
was only the booing cunts in the crowd that were heard.  


2)  There are differences between Tool fans and Slipknot 
fans in Canada.  Slipknot fans are loser nerds who are 
willing to pay upwards of $40 to try and kill each other 
because they are pimply faced teens with no friends.
There was no difference in this show.


3)   Tool fans who cry because they cannot believe that they 
are actually meeting their favourite band are actually 
Backstreet Boys fans because they are the only band with 
that kind of fan commitment.


I'm sorry if i offended any tool fans in writing this but it was 
just something that had to be said.


Show rocked!  Crowd sucked.








Review written by: iosif (y948@truman.edu)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 18:33:40 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  i would think that if something is important to you, you 
wouldn't be a fuck.


i don't think it is appropriate to mosh while a live band is 
trying to play for you, and you're off thinking about the taste 
of a little blood in you mouth, paying little attention to the 
reason of your attendance.


i don't think it's polite to throw things.


seats on the side were very close, and when the bands 
weren't turned to the floor, they were playing to us.


i enjoyed danny's new set.
i enjoyed the fact that adam hardly moved.


many thanks to tool for coming and filling us with joy.
many thanks to tricky for sharing.
many thanks to osseus labyrint, and their upper body 
strength.


thanks to my newly acquired friends.


no thanks to the maledicts.
because i wasted time on this review, you had better shape 
up for next time.








Review written by: Jason (toes21@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 18:56:24 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  They played Merkaba as well, but everyone seems to be 
leaving it out of their setlists for this show.








Review written by: eric (ddwagner@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 19:18:24 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

  I was lucky enough to see Tool 4 times on their North 
American Tour: Red Rocks, Minneapolis, Chicago, and now 
CR. To be honest, I wasn't even sure if I wanted to go to 
this show, since the three shows before it were almost 
identical. I ended up going because it was only 20 minutes 
away from where I go to school, and a fraction of the price I 
paid to see them at Red Rocks. Unfortunately, their show is 
becoming entirely too predictable for one of the most 
unpredictable bands around. Don't get me wrong, the show 
was still INCREDIBLE, but the setlist only included two 
different songs from the last few times I saw them.  I love 
Tool, but I love ALL of Tool's catalog as well. Why are they 
ignoring their older music? Are they just sick of playing it 
and are now taking a break? I hope so because I want to 
see them play their old shit too. Yeah they played Opiate, 
and it was cool, but the first time I saw them on Ozzfest 
they split their set evenly between Opiate, Undertow, and 
Aenima (3 songs each). Why did they stop doing this? 
Lateralus is a great album, but that doesn't mean I want to 
hear 10 songs from it, 2 from Aenima and just 1 from each 
of Opiate and Undertow. Is it just me? Doesn't this seem 
ridiculous? Maybe it's only ridiculous because I saw them so 
many times this tour. I'm hoping they mix it up in the 
future, as I plan to see them many times more. 
All in all, I had pretty amzing time moving throught the 
crowd to rhythym of the music. I held my place at the 3rd to 
5th 'row' in the crowd through most of the show. During 
Opiate I was able to move up until there was only 1 person 
between me and Tool (not counting the fucking security 
guards). I didn't think the show was as violent as it was 
overpacked. It's a small venue, and it was all general 
admission. I was a little surprised when I found out that they 
were going to play there.  Of course, I was surprised that 
people actually sat in the second balcony for a general 
admission Tool show. Top row even. What's going through 
their heads? I thought the show in Minneapolis was much 
more violent than this one, especially toward the front of the 
crowd. I never could have held my ground at 2nd 'row' during 
that show!
I missed Tricky, but I'm sure they were better than most 
people have been reviewing. I wish I could have seen 
Fantomas open for Tool, Mike Patton is fucking awesome. I 
can't believe how close-minded some Tool fans are about 
other music, especially if it's experimental. How the hell did 
you get into Tool with an attitude like that? Don't boo the 
opening band, smoke a bowl and shut your mouth.
Awesome show. If you missed it, I hope for your sake you 
caught another one. Tool is the most amzing band out 
there, whether on CD or live. Their live show is an artistic 
experience. They rouse the crowd with intense music instead 
yelling "get up" or whatever, like every other band out there. 
They don't lie to us and say "you're the best crowd we've 
seen all tour." They just get on stage and play their shit. 
Instead of putting on a fake 'show', they play artistic 
representations of their songs in the background. They don't 
miss any opportunity to give you more of their art and talent 
than you paid for. Maynard tries his best to stay out of any 
spotlights, and lets the music take center stage. This band 
is incredible. I hope they never quit making great music, 
and I also hope they play some older music in the future.








Review written by: ryan (spankgoat@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 19:33:02 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Me and my girlfriend drove all the way from omaha to cedar 
rapids, and it was well worth it


we were a little worried at first because, well...cedar rapids 
smells like rotting peanut butter and meat smeared with 
feces...but once we got to the show, everything was better...


there were quite a few stupid people at this concert who i'm 
pretty sure must not have even known who tool was...there 
were some nasty girls flashing their nasty tits and kissing 
eachother's nasty mouths...great...we moved away from 
them...


tricky came on stage and they were great, i was very 
impressed.  there were some dumb assholes standing 
around me with their stupid comments such as "what the hell 
is this shit?" blah blah blah...nice godsmack shirt 
asshole...anyway, tricky was great...


tool came out and we had to move up to the seats because 
all the assholes that were drinking their beer a few minutes 
earlier decided to go crazy and shit their pants because they 
lost all control of their movement...


well, the view was much better from the stands...we didn't 
actually sit in the seats, we just stood dead center on the 
balcony, we had a perfect view of everything...


tool played perfectly, the visuals were amazing, osseus 
labyrint was amazing, one of the highlights of the show was 
triad performed with tricky's drummer...very very powerful, 
and the naked, hanging, squirming bodies made it even 
better...all the songs were great and i was in awe the entire 
time...opiate with tricky was incredible as well, especially the 
unbelievable yell maynard pulled off at the end...


maynard seemed very relaxed and peaceful and his voice 
sounded wonderful, he even played guitar on a few songs


this was by far the most amazing concert i've ever been to 
and i feel bad for tool for having to deal with such a shitty 

shitty crowd full of morons...









Review written by: adam~ (lj92@qwest.net)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 20:05:07 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  I arrived with my friends at the venue about 6pm. The Cellular biuilding looks way 
small from the outside. We chatted with a couple of people that had backstage 
passes, (staff, roadies, A&R managers?) some were very well dressed. Security wasn't 
that tight (if you call a person looking at you as you pass through the gates). We got 
our brews and headed for a seat. By this time the floor was covered with people 
satting down. So we perched ourselves right above the stage on the south side 3rd 
row. There were alot of older people, mothers, fathers, young teenagers, it was an 
amazing diversity of ages. 


Tricky took stage and put his groove on. I remember him being in the movie The 
Fifth Element but I never really listened to him even though my old roommate did. 
He was amazing. And of course there were those "fans" that  boo'd and yelled 
obcenities such as,"Tricky sucks my cock". That just made me sick. Those ignorant 
self minded dellusionalist. The first third of the people on the floor should have been 
shot . Talk about disrespect. Anyway Tricky was awesome (even though me and my 
friends wanted Fantomas). So good i am going to buy some tricky albums.


After tricky came intermission. The floor was anxious by now. Chicks were flashing 
their tits and whatnot. They cleared Tricky's gear and Tool's set was soundchecked. 
The lights went out and the audience went wild. One by one they came on stage. 
Everyone stood up, even in the seats. We thrashed our bodys and sang along. It was 
great hearing a mix of songs from Opiate, Undertow, Ænima. It was one of the 
greatest times in my life. The visuals were great (though looped backwards and 
fowards most of the time). 


But then there were a couple of people throwing shit at the stage. 2 beer cups nailed 
Mr. Jones. The first one he ignored and the second fucked him up so he backed up 
turned his back and then started playing again. THIS IS TOOL- NOT PANTERA, SO 
FUCKIN DRINK YOUR BEER!!!!


We could see everything. The pedal boards, extra guitars, basses, Danny, Adam, 
Justin (Though Maynard was not very visable).  It was Great. 


(directions ie: to the left, ect. are to the band members perspective).


Adam had a synth to the right of him which was midi'd to a foot pedal board above 
his other pedal board. He didn't touch it, it was midi'd foot controler (pedal board).


Danny had an awesome drum set. And a Sampler of some sort to the left of him at 
shoulders length. It was used a bit.


Justin had no noticable samplers/synths extra. Though he did have one huge pedal 
board. Lots of displays lit up so it was very hard to distinguish what was what. So i am 
probably wrong on this. 


Maynard had a bass/guitar possible both. He was very hard to see to the right of 
Danny's monstrous kettles of bangage.


I WAS LEFT MESMERIZED AND IN AWE. IT LEFT ME BOTH MENTALLY DRAINED AS WELL 
AS PHYSICALLY. AT THAT POINT I HAD NO WORRIES OR PROBLEMS. IT WAS PURE 
BLISS AND I NEVER WANTED IT TO STOP.


MAYNARD DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY BESIDES WHAT WAS ALLREADY SAID IN OTHER 
POST. BUT WITH A BAND LIKE TOOL. THE MUSIC AND THE VISUALS SPEAK FOR 
THEMSELVES.


I wait 4 years for a tool show to be close to home. I hope they come back.


If only they would of dedicated Hooker with a penis to those disrespectful "fans".


later, and be safe
adam~











Review written by: qoncept (qoncept@thenewrage.net)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 20:24:45 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  I haven't had the opportunity to see a band I was really in 
to live before, especially here in Cedar Rapids, and I 
couldn't have been mroe pleased.


I'm totally unsure what I think about Tricky. While they 
sounded like they might have been a good band, I just 
don't really think they are that great live. The mic on the 
bass drum was a bit too much, and muffled out everything 
else so I wasn't sure what I was hearing.


After Tricky, we moved up to the balcony, and while I wasn't 
so sure at the time, I'm very glad we did. The crowd was 
pretty rough and at any other concert, I would've been there, 
but Tool is just too much. At times I was totally lost in the 
music, and I couldn't have had the same experience if while 
concentrating on pushing back and staying on my feet.


The tracklist and visuals, while outstanding, weren't 
important. Tool could've played any of their songs, could've 
played without any visuals and would've been just as great. 
The feeling comes from the sounds the band themselves 
are able to create -- everything else is icing on the cake.


I've read through the reviews of the show and no one seems 
to think much of the crowd. I didn't really think it was so 
bad, but then again, I was in the balcony. I think you'll be 
doing yourself a favor if you choose to do the same at your 
next Tool concert. People need to keep in mind that the 
problem isn't the crowd, its a very small number of people in 
the crowd, and also remember that it's not your place to 
decide how people should behave during the concert. Sure, 
pushing and throwing things beyond a certain point is too 
much, but you can always go elsewhere.








Review written by: julie m. w. (soopercute212@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 20:56:22 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  the tool show with tricky has really given me a great show.  it 
was more than i expected, especially when they actually 
brought out the two people from the "schism" video to do 
preformance art.  some people didnt understand the show 
when tricky was playing, and complained or mocked that the 
music wasnt right for the show.  i think it was just them 
being "iowan metal-heads".   i thought the music from tricky 
eminated the mood for the rest of the show and they were 
just as brilliant as tool, especially for not being metal.  tool 
was, of course, amazing, no rock-n-roll concert cliches like 
playing guitar with teeth and gyrating or whatnot... they were 
stationary and powerful.  the artwork on screen was 
inspirational and deep, and it all had underlying messages 
that anyone can interpret as good.  it's the most well-
thought out and most entertaining concert i have ever 
attended.  anyone could tell that they really really cared 
about what they were doing:)









Review written by: Jayson Love (Saito_1@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 21:17:34 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  Ah, yes.  Having waited so long to see Tool in concert I still 
can not believe what I experienced last night.  I think 
everyone in their previous reviews put it quite well enough, 
so I won't waste your time with all that.
... there is one personal experience that I would like to 
share with all of you.  ...I met Adam Jones at Taco Bell 
before the show!
... it was fucking incredible.  It lasted for maybe like 30 
seconds, but I tell you, I've never felt my heart beating so 
hard.  I just said something like "you're the greatest guitar 
player on earth, man.  would it be too much if I asked to 
shake your hand?"
...no reply, he just calmly extended his hand, which I quickly 
grasped. I told him how I had drove all the way from 
Moorhead, MN to see the show.
"Oh, really..."
That was really all he said to me.  But just seeing him in 
person... I'm speechless.  I don't know what I was thinking 
when I sat down to write this "review."  I just can't even 
begin to put into words the feeling I got from just seeing 
him...
  








Review written by: Tool Chick (Sunfirea4@aol.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 21:21:20 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Set list was given, need not say more. I left home around 
4:30 and picked up my two friends, Itzel and Arielle. Im 
from Moline, IL so it was road trip for me. It was fun on the 
highway heading west and then making that turn north 
heading to Cedar Rapids and seeing cars full of Tool fans 
heading for the show. So we got there, i had a purse with me 
and they made me take it back so i had to walk all the way 
up to level 9 where we had to park and then back down 
again which pissed me off. So we were in line which was long 
but moving fast. We got to the security guards and they 

dont even tap u down, i was mad since i wanted to take my 
camera with but i didnt want to walk the distance again. Lazy 
ass me, i regret my decision!!!


It was GA floor and seats, after reading past reviews on this 
site i decided it was best to get seats. And boy it was the 
perfect decision. One thing, didnt u people that fucked 
around read your tickets? It clearly said No moshing/No 
Bodysurfing. U sick fucks, thanks for ruining the audience 
part of the show. U can tell the band was dissapointed. Well, 
we got some damn good seats. Front row lower bowel seats 
next to and just above the stage. First off i hope the girl 
that fainted or whatever right b4 the show started is alright, i 
saw her being carried away and sorry to all those on the floor 
not expecting what came to u the rest of the night. Tricky 
came on and at first i wasnt into them, for one thing their 
sound is way different, kinda like a reggae rock with some 
rappish vocal thing once in a while. Not stupid gangsta rap 

but reggae/rap kinda like Wyclef Jean. They were booed by 
stupid ignorant fuckers right after their first song but after 
the second song the crowd realized they werent as bad as i 
did also and cheered them on song after song. At one point 
one kid actually bodysurfed. The guy from Tricky kept 
saying "Thank u very much" after they would finish their 
songs, all in all Tricky is pretty good.


Right when Tricky was getting off stage and the lights came 
on i noticed this tall slim guy wearing black, loose (not 
baggy or wide leg but just loose) pants and a sweatshirt with 
a hood he had over his head coming down the side of the 
stage right below in front of us. As he was walking down the 
steps he started taking his hood off and u can see his face 
and his shiny black/brown hair and it was Adam!!!! I can tell 
cuz of his lips, his lips just give it away. But stupid me was in 
shock and no words came out. I regretted that point up until 
they were gonna go on stage. So they were getting 
everything set and the lights went low. Everyone in my 
section, or at least i thought, stood up and started yelling. 
The crowd went crazy. I looked down below and there was 
Maynard, Adam, Danny, and Justin. I went balistic and 
started yelling out Adams name, he turned around looked 
up,smiled, and waved and that just made my night. Then 
they headed on stage.


They started off with The Grudge, the crowd went wild. I was 
standing headbanging and dancing to the beat (mostly at 
the end tho). The girl next to me was going crazy, i give 
props to her for making the most out of the experience that 
night. I just didnt have the guts to go that crazy. So they 
continued on with the show and tho i didnt pay attention to 
the crowd on the floor much i did catch a few glimpses of 
them being stupid and moshing and bodysurfing to Tool. 
Cmon now, wtf is up with that? Oh and what really got me 
pissed was the throwing of shoes and cups and other shit at 
the band, that is definitely not cool. Dont u all have respect? 
They are up there playing and singing their asses off to 
please us in every way (and Tool, if u read this, i was more 
than pleased with your performance) and all u can do is 
throw shit at them?


Their performance was awesome, Danny playing his drums 
with such precisement as if its no challenge and Justin and 
Adam playing away and Maynard doing his what i like to 
call "indian dancing". They were great. Adam just stood right 
there in his corner with not much movement and Justin 
moved every so often. I noticed that Maynard and Justin 
kept facing mostly to the back of the stage. I also noticed 
people in their seats frozen. I would look all over and once 
in a while u'd see some headbaning dancing bodies but what 
sucked more is that most people were sitting down. i stood 
up the whole time and moved to the beat as best as i could 
if only everyone could really get into it. The band got off 
stage one time as the cortortionist did their act and like 
always i would call out their names but no one would look 
up, which kinda dissapointed me. But at the end Danny and 
Justin finally looked our way and waved hi. Maynard was the 
only one not to to wave at us. Seriously, as mentioned b4, 
they played as if this was their last show.


Highligts of the night: 
Tricky coming out and singing with Tool during Opiate
Tricky's drummer doing some drumming along with Danny to 
Triad (he was crazy!)
Tool seeming to enjoy the show (at least to me)
Opiate played!!!!!!!


Personal Highlights:
Danny, Justin, and Adam waving hi
Lateralus being the last song played cuz its a fave


Dissapointments:
Lesbian/titty action (its a rock concert and its expected to 
happen but cmon that really shows how much respect these 
girls have for their bodies, save it for Fred Durst or Jonathan 
Davis, would u please?)
No 46&2 or Aenema
The "big scandal" of the night, moshing and bodysurfing to 
Tool
Throwing shit on stage
To sum it up, the fucks in the audience
No camera :(
A few notes missed here and there (no biggie but they were 
missed in noticeable parts of songs especially during sober)


All in all this is definitely the best show ive seen. I know i 
wasnt specific on the songs and the stage show but hey a 
quick run through:
Maynard stands on a raised spot with a screen behind him
2 huge screens in the back displaying the same images on 
Maynards screen
The 2 cortortionists coming out during schism and doing that 
bent body head swinging thing they do in the video and later 
on hanging off ropes doing weird body movements
Maynard plays guitar during three songs








Review written by: GINA (AWESOMESHOW@BLEWMYMIND.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 21:32:24 ET


This was this reviewer's 1+1 Tool show

  alright, wow, what a night
we get their, find our VIP seats, yea ha, V I P.  We get 
situated in our nice comfy chairs and waited for tricky.  
personally, i really enjoyed it, maybe its because i used to 
really like rap or somethin but i thought it was really cool.  
SO FUCK THE CLOSED MINDED BASTARDS WHO DIDNT LIKE 
TRICKY, AND FUCK THE GUY WHO LEFT IN FRONT OF ME 

BECAUSE HE COULDNT LITE UP.
   now, to TOOL.  FUCKING AMAZING, i thought madison was 
going to be the best thing that had ever happened to me 
but no, this kicked way more ass x 10.  i would of liked 
another t shirt but they must of run out of t shirt ideas cause 
they all sucked, well at least all the ones with dates on the 
back.  anyways, to the show.  i was with a good 6-10 people 
who had never seen TOOL or even a concert before, what an 
oppertunity for them. set list rocked, they mixed it up a bit 
throwin parabol/a in the first half, i liked it.  Took stinkfist a 
bit long with tons more lyrics, some elvis stuf and some 
white rabbit action.  pushit, cant get enough of it, thank you 
guys for playin it.  reflection i missed some, the hot chick 
next to me lost her seat cause 2 jack asses snuck into our 
little box area and slid the seats over so they could sit. thus 
i was left the only one standing in the box, not a bad thing, 
but it would of been nice to sit down and watch the magic.  
sober?! never ever heard that before live, kicked ass.  FINAL 
WARNING.   never mind that.  the patient, we missed that 
too in madison, deffinitly awesome, one of my favorite new 
tracks, it kicked.  TRIAD WITH TRICKY, ONE OF THE BETTER 
JAMS OF THE NIGHT, TRICKYS DRUMMER CAN WAIL.  OPIATE 
WITH TRICKY,  ALSO KICKED.  maynard didnt hold the RAPE 
YOU as long as up in madison but did not have any 
negative impact on me at all.  tricky rocked in that as well.  
Lateralus, deffinitly the best new song. best damn concert  i 
will ever witness.




dont worry, i was among the many who dislike the white 
trash throwing shit on the stage, what hte fuck is this, 
slipknot, come on they were here on thursday, you could of 
fucked around then.  TOOL is to be experienced, not used 
as a target range.


maunard was much more motionful and talkitive, very nice, 
he had his face painted all pretty too, black.


come back soon if you can
KEEP IT GOOD AND FINE
TO ALL GINAS GOOD NIGHT


royce the hot lindale ebys gina
happy trails









Review written by: Nick (Kikflp720@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 21:36:04 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Last Nights show was incredible. The crowed really sucked. I 
went with my mom and my friend my mom almost died. 
people were ignorant. Tricky was amazing aside from the 
fact that most of there songs were about suicide. to 
everyone that was booing FUCK YOU, you are ignorant 
assholes. you give Iowa an extremely bad reputation. But 
anyway Tool was great. After i got off the floor and went to 
the balacony I could see the band perfectly. Higlight of the 
night would have to be either Pushit  (almost started to cry) 
or the Disposition/reflection/triad combo. the visuals were 
kind of ackward. But it made the concert that much better. 








Review written by: Tori Anus (butahkup@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 22:31:13 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  .. i'm finding a difficult time finding words to describe last 
night.  if you were there.. and felt it.. then you know what i 
mean.


.. i orginally wanted to see them from the floor.. and then 
my husband found great seats right after tricky's set (about 
a 1/4 way up, dead center).. it couldn't have been more 
perfect  


.. after reading some other reviews, i'm glad we went with 
seats.  overall i think it made for a much better show 
(visually. anyway)  i'd recommend it to anyone.  unless 
you're in the first few rows.. it doesn't make sense to watch 
the show from the floor.  if the band wanted you to focus on 
them, they would be plastered on the screens 


...stinkfist.. elvis lyrics  oOoOOoooOO


..um.. i especially enjoyed members from tricky playing with 
tool.  the band (maynard specifically) seemed to be really 
caught up in just making music.... i think the mutual respect 
the bands seem to share *really* showed in this version of 
opiate.  it made cry.  i'm such a sap.  it's usually my least 
favorite song to hear live (because of the maroons who 
cheer for anything they've heard on the radio).. but holy 
schmidt


.. i had hope to keep this short.  i knew i couldn't possibly 
put those feelings into words.  i could go on forever, but i 

won't








Review written by: Mike Smith (mikinator2001@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 22:35:12 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Im very tired but I had to say something about my experience at the TOOL concert in 
Cedar Rapids, IA.  Anyway, I checked into the Five Season Hotel in Cedar Rapids 
which happens to be connected to the US Cellular Center where TOOL was performing.    
As I checked in, my sister happen to notice a bald man sitting on the plush couch in 
the Hotel lobby, and yes it was Maynerd.  The man himself.  I did not think I would 
be star struck but, I could not bring myself to approach him.  My sister and I kindly 
went to are Hotel room....with are mouths dropped to the floor.  
This is my first report so please bare with me if I bore you.  Im a big fan of TOOL's 
not the biggest perhaps but I decided to drive from Minneapolis to IA to see them.  
IA is  not to far, but far enough.  So yes I did witness the show in St Paul.  I was in 
the nose bleeds so it was excellent to see them in my hometown.  I just wish I was 
on the floor for the St. Paul, MN event.  This is not much of a review.  but lets just say 
I was on the floor at the IA show.  And it was fantastic!  I even enjoyed Tricky's set.  
Which I actually got to meet after the show.  And I felt comfortable enought to 
approach him and say "Good show".  I did not want to take to much up of his time so 
left him and went the bar.  Anyway back to the show.  I was so happy to hear SOBER 
be performed at the IA show.  They did not  perform that song in MN.  But, they did 
not perform Aeniama in IA.  So between the two concerts my TOOL Tour fantasy has 
been fullfiled.  Highlights to the MN show for me was that they kicked off the Arena 
tour in MN.  But the highlight to the IA show was when Tricky got on stage and sang a 
little different version of Opiate with the band.  All I can say is DAMN!!  What a show.  
What a weekend.  I still have a little regret not saying anything to Maynerd but, oh 
well.  He did look very tired.  So, Maynerd if you read this; which I doubt you 
will...anyway..... TOOL is the band, and Maynerd is the man.







Review written by: Rick (xxthirdeye133xx@aol.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 22:49:41 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  well about 2 minutes into Tricky's set, my friend and i got 
kicked out for smokin pot (were lucky we didnt get charged), 
so we were pretty much standing outside in an emotional 
wreck, becuz sumthing as stupid as weed took away our 
oppritunity to see sumthing as great as Tool... anywayz... we 
had $75 between the 2 of us, so we shelled out $72 for 2 
tickets, and we went inside with hopes that the cop wouldnt 
see us, cuz if he did, id be in big trouble with the law, so we 
arrived on the floor right before the grudge started and it 
was a damn fine show... i was disapponted not to see Tricky, 
and Maynard reminded me, he also said "i want everyone to 
be safe when going home and look out for one another... 
pour me another beer" i guess the drunks were so out of it 
that they didnt realize that he was blattantly critizing them... 
they just responed with a "YEEEEEEAHHH!! WHOOOOO!!!!" so 
all in all it turned from an incredibly bad nite into one of the 
best in my life... i also have to thank a band like tool 
actually considered stopping in... wha? iowa??... good times 
with Tool








Review written by: Tori Anus (butahkup@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 22:55:13 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  .. i'm finding a difficult time finding words to describe last 
night.  if you were there.. and felt it.. then you know what i 
mean.


.. i orginally wanted to see them from the floor.. and then 
my husband found great seats right after tricky's set (about 
a 1/4 way up, dead center).. it couldn't have been more 
perfect  


.. after reading some other reviews, i'm glad we went with 
seats.  overall i think it made for a much better show 
(visually. anyway)  i'd recommend it to anyone.  unless 
you're in the first few rows.. it doesn't make sense to watch 
the show from the floor.  if the band wanted you to focus on 
them, they would be plastered on the screens 


...stinkfist.. elvis lyrics  oOoOOoooOO


..um.. i especially enjoyed members from tricky playing with 
tool.  the band (maynard specifically) seemed to be really 
caught up in just making music.... i think the mutual respect 
the bands seem to share *really* showed in this version of 
opiate.  it made cry.  i'm such a sap.  it's usually my least 
favorite song to hear live (because of the maroons who 
cheer for anything they've heard on the radio).. but holy 
schmidt


.. i've seen other shows.. were they didn't look this happy to 
be on stage.  i honestly thought they were enjoying 
themselves.  i think people on the floor were more affected 
by the assholes, than the band.  i think maynard 'thanking' 
pepole (twice) for sharing in the moment  and the group hug 
was a pretty good indication they weren't totally disgusted by 
morons


.. i had hope to keep this short.  i knew i couldn't possibly 
put those feelings into words.  i could go on forever, but i 
won't









Review written by: NateDogg (ToolTOOLFAN1@aol.com)
Review posted on: 10/21/01 23:53:01 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  This show absolutely fucking rocked!!!  I went to the Indy 
show last month, and in my opinion this show was better.  
Unfortunately, the crowd sucked.  I'm clueless as to why 
idiots feel the need to throw shit at the band, show tits 
(sluts), and boo a fucking excellet opening act.
     TRICKY FUCKING RULES!!  I've been a fan of Tricky for 
years and it blew my mind when I found out that they were 
opening for TOOL.  Tricky is a perfect for an opening act, full 
of energy and creative just like TOOL.
     The setlist absolutely kicked ass!!!  Sober and Opiate, 
what more could you ask for??  Oh yeah, Berry(?) Tricky's 
drummer on Triad and Tricky himself on Opiate.......simply 
fucking amazing.
     Thank you for a wonderful experience guys,  and keep 
being creative and expanding our minds.













Review written by: nb (nealus@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/22/01 01:17:23 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  I've been a Tool fan ever since Sober came out, and I've never gotten a chance to see them until this 
weekend....we got there early enough to be about in the middle of the floor area with a reasonable amount 
of space. (We were about ten feet from the girls making out and flashing initially.) I have no idea how many 
people showed up, but there were a lot of them....Tricky's set was great--I think his records are okay but his 
live show is much more energetic and gripping. (P.S. Tricky was the little guy in the yellow shirt--Tricky isn't the 
band.) Tricky was very loud but the sound wasn't terribly clear (Tricky usually kind of growls and whispers most 
of the time anyway, he doesn't sing much). Their set was nicely paced, building from very chill triphop to some 
pretty intense heavy ragga-rock. As a major King Crimson fanatic, I was apprehensive of the crowd's reaction 
to Tricky, which like KC is not terribly accessible music. KC got booed and cheered equally, from what I 
understand. Tricky's reception was mostly indifferent. This was a very young crowd chock full of alpha males 
who didn't care about anything but Tool. (Aside: hearing Soundscapes on the way in was gratifying.)


Suddenly in between sets, there were a LOT more people coming in, and they were rowdy fuckers. Kids, you 
want to mosh, go see Pantera. Tool is mind-expanding music. I knew this going in but I had no idea how 
explicitly psychedelic Tool is live. If you're running around in a pit looking for somebody to hit and people are 
jumping up and down on your back, how the fuck can you possibly even pay attention to music when survival is 
a more pressing issue? That's fucking ridiculous. We went upstairs to get away from the dipshits downstairs. 
Upstairs there was no energy from the crowd at all, hardly. (More on that later.) It might have had something 
to do with the fact that were even with the stage and pretty high up--the sound was weird and the view of the 
stage was skewed. 


As for the exhibitionism stuff, well, let's just say I've spent some strange nights on Bourbon St. and as far as 
I'm concerned, as long as you're not hurting anyone, you're alright with me.


I didn't think Tool sounded all that different from their records (I usually prefer bands with very loose 
arrangements, like Crimson or jazz); what made this one of the most amazing show I've ever been to were 
the visuals. The music sounds totally different when you're looking at these mind-bending things they have 
going on stage. I was practically having a flashback just watching some of those things. The screen images for 
Sober I thought were pretty subpar for that group; two naked girls in agony while some tentacle tortures them? 
I don't see how that plays into Tool's otherwise positive/spiritual/inspirational atmosphere. Other than that, 
some of the other naked people images were fascinating. I was just stunned when the performance artists 
from the video for Schism came out. That was bizarre and very cool. And the thing with hanging upside down 
for easily fifteen minutes or more was just mesmerizing. Tricky's drummer coming out and playing on Triad, 
Tricky himself adding something or other to Opiate--wow.


I had heard Tool had finally done Ticks & Leeches, and I very much wanted to hear that. A friend of mine 
pointed out that the band seemed concerned about moshing, so they played a very mellow setlist--no 46 & 2, 
Aenema, Prison Sex, Hooker, or god forbid Ticks. Instead they played more contemplative material, like the 
entire Triad monster, Pushit, The Patient, and Parabola. The downside to the quieter stuff was that it 
seemed to take the energy out of the crowd, which is why it was so sedate upstairs. Anyway, The Grudge 
makes a perfect opener and Lateralus makes a perfect closer. 


Maynard was dressed in what looked like typical clothing--I always hear about the weird costumes (or lack 
thereof) he's got. Danny looked like he was pretty into it, but the front line seemed kind of like they weren't 
really there. Not bored, exactly, maybe just irritated with the moshing cretins. The "take this moment" speech 
was amazing. The visuals and dancers were beyond words. And the band huddled and hugged at the end of 
the show--this is moshing music? Give me a break. Anyway, a very enjoyable concert and one which I will 
definitely catch again the next time they roll around. As a musician, I tend to get involved in technical details 
at concerts, but tonight I couldn't have cared less about two songs in--I was just pulled into Tool's alien, 
foreign universe, where maybe something got added to my mind/soul/whatever instead of taken away.


Last thing: I guess the band doesn't read these things and I guess it doesn't matter. But for what it's worth, I 
felt pretty damn inspired by Maynard's words. It's amazing how difficult it is to create compared to the ease of 
destruction. For example--it's so easy to run in to a mosh pit with the express purpose of punching and 
elbowing as many people as possible, but how easy is it to make friends with any of those people (even if 
they weren't violent apes)? How easy is it to (re)discover communication and leave the world better than the 
way you found it? In these increasingly violent times, we need to remember how to peaceful as well. Selah.


 








Review written by: salival- (rellikx187@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/22/01 01:20:16 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  I would like to try to not patronize the band by reviewing 
their performance, I find that to be rude and it removes the 
point of the art from their , both audible and visible from the 
experience. I would just like to say that if there is any 
person reading this who has not experienced Tool's art in it's 
live form please for your own sake do whatever it takes 
(within reason, that is) to go to one at some point in your 
life. I loved the show and I left it in a much more clear state 
of mind than I came in (not because of any form of 
unnatural, chemically induced innebriation). The fact is that 
somewhere amongst the chaos reaped from the actions of 
the belidgerant idiots that made up at least 80% of the 
crowd, the emotionally charged crests and troughs of the 
music helped me to clear my thoughts and rationally-yet-
viscerally think about what is important in my life, some of it 
made me happy, some of it made me shed tears (I haven't 
done that because of any mental distress in almost 5 years) 
but all in all I really couldn't have enjoyed my time spent in 
the U.S. Cellular Center more. 


As for those among us who didn't appreciate the musical 
stylings of Tricky, or thought TOOL was the greatest show 
since Limp Bizket and Eminem, on the Anger Management 
Tour in '00 and decided to voice your opinion in lucidious un-
called for acts of degenerate, beer swilling, drunken rage(?
(against what?, I ask you). I really did not enjoy your 
meaningless, self absorbed; screaming, booing and item 
throwing. I am quite sure the members of Tricky didn't and 
as far as I could tell through his passive stage talk Maynard 
didn't either. If I were a member of the Tool band I would 
probably not want to return to perform for the same 
unapreciative crowd, so keep that in mind the next time you 
see Tool in Iowa, which I hope is not a lost cause waiting for. 
If there is any chance any Tool band member might be 
reading this I apologize for the crowd members who haven't 
the decency to do it themselves, or lack the ability to do 
anyting but fret for their late'. 






P.S. I would also like to apologize for my lyric dropping there 
but I felt it was appropriate.
          









Review written by: c. (swarthyduck@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/22/01 03:13:42 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  My car ride to iowa was late and i sadly could not attend tricky. I had heard, though, 
that the crowd was rather rude, anyway. TOOL--nothing can really compare--Started 
off with the grudge and from there it was a sojourn into rapture and the moment of 
time. The sound was clear but a little muffled, with all the bass, compared to highend 
audio systems-- though it was live and i am not complaining, for everything was a 
wonderful experience except for the crowd. From beerguzzling fuckheads to 
dumbwomen flashing their breasts i got a real mean and infantile picture of iowa. 
Maynard even commented on their inability to get with the fluentness of the situation. 
Something along the lines of "if you cant open your hearts to tricky..." and "do you 
people want to go home alive today?", responding to the harsh and inebriated 
behavior of the countless people i doubt extricate any meaning from the band's lyrics 
at all. The aesthetics of the concert were marvelous, something someone can only 
experience live. Adam and the rest were also fantastic, especially when into the 
intensive instrumentals with the tricky drummer--it must have been 15 minutes of 
simply guitarbdrums and moving pictures as the band deconstructed itself and then 
came back out for more. The best parts, by my opinion, were the parabol/a combo, 
the trickyandtool sounds, and lateralis. I do know my lateralus material well but into 
the intermission i was submerged and coudnt tell this from that. I know opiate was 
played and i am sure i heard triad; who cares, though, it's all great.  Sober was 
played but i think it was the wrong place to grind that one; people were simply to 
angry.  A complete setlist will ruin the future concerts, as will this review most likely, 
but the contortionists have to be mentioned. All i will say is get ready for artrock at its 
extreme and most beautiful. If only the crowd would be less bellicose i and many 
others could have been concentic with the sound and the atmosphere to unlimited 
heights. I firmly believe acts like tool need to  play in an operastyle setting with 
people sitting in concert, not waving around crazyhazy like a pack of wolves. All in all 
it was a harrowing feeling in the dirt and grime of liverock and i will remember it as 
maynard said to. The moment was lurid and uncommunicably sprititual, it was 
something i will look back upon. Nineinchnails will probably be the only other to rival 
tool in concert. Go to see this show. if it does not change your perception of music, 
you are dumb, simply ignorant to theways of complexity and hurt and compassion of 
the art. Please see this band, read the lyrics- immerse yourself, let the grudges








Review written by: Charlie' Nicole (mouth1613)
Review posted on: 10/22/01 10:35:26 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Oh my god I don't think words can describe the experience 
of that show! It was my first TOOL concert but I've been 
waiting for it since before most Iowains even heard of them. 
I'm not going to bother with the set list because tons of you 
have already got it down wrong and a few of you got it right. 
I was down in the pits between shows (and those girls doing 
the boob show are my friends so watch what you say :} ) but 
once TOOL came on I headed to a seat because I didn't 
want to miss any of it. The lights and screens were 
unbelieveable, as was all of it. The contortionist (or however 
it's spelled ) that came on stage and down from the cieling 
were mesmerizing and I was completely sober! TOOL poured 
their hearts and souls out up on that stage and I liked to 
take a moment to remind all the people of Iowa about that.  
To all you people throwing your beer to them, I don't think 
they wanted any! Y'all need to learn that if you love the 
band that much show them some respect. Okay now that 
I'm done with that : ) Tricky came on stage twice and did 
drums with the band and sang with them which was an 
awesome experience, sadly I missed Tricky's set though.I 
had been waiting years for the chance to see them live and I 
thought I had myself half way prepared for the impact it 
would leave but it still just blew me away. Anyone who 
missed this show I seriously suggest going to the next one. 
Just to see them in front of you will make you shiver. I'd like 
to finish by saying this is an experience I know I will never 
forget and tell my grandchildren about when I'm 80 and 
wrinkled.









Review written by: Shelley (shelley-squier@uiowa.edu)
Review posted on: 10/22/01 14:31:27 ET


This was this reviewer's 16 Tool show

  
I've travelled from LA to Maine and everywhere in between to see Tool, so it was  very special to see them in 
my home state of Iowa!!  It was nice to be home an hour after the show. Thanks Tool & Tricky! Tricky was the 
best opening act I've seen for Tool yet.  It's always cool to experience either version of Pushit-I love them 
both.  I've seen the performance artists three times now and each time they amaze me.  It's a great addition 
to the tour. I appreciated the long set list.  I was hoping to hear Ticks & Leeches, but maybe next time.  
Overall, it was a great show, as always!








Review written by: Kyle (kylesievert@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/22/01 20:00:50 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Tool was amazing.  I have been to many concerts in my life 
but never Tool.  This concert was by far the best concert I 
have ever attended, but the worst crowd I have ever seen.  
First of all the headlining bands don't just hire opening 
bands as someone to pass the time.  They hire the bands 
because they like their music and want other people to hear 
them too.  Tool hired Tricky because they thought Tricky was 
very musically talented and because they can go somewhere 
in the music industry.  I can tell ya that Tool didnt hire Tricky 
so that all the jackass fans can boo them and turn their 
backs to them.  The people who disrespected Tricky also 
disrespected Tool by doing that.  The concert would have 
been a lot better without you people there.  Just because of 
that I wouldn't be surprised if Tool never shows their face in 
Iowa again.  I know if I were part of the band I would never 
come here again.  These 100 or 200 people gave the whole 
state a bad name.  What the fuck is a matter with you?  It is 
because of you people that whenever we get a good band in 
the state, they don't want to come back.  And what a band 
to decide to be a dickhead.  Why do you people even attend 
concerts if this is what you do.  But back to the concert.  Tool 
is the most amazing band I have ever seen in my life.  The 
timing of all their songs were awesome.  Maynard's vocals 
are the best I have ever heard.  All of their songs left me in 
awe.  I was in the front row on the left side and had a clear 
veiw of everthing that was happening.  I have never seen a 
concert as good as this one, and i think the only was i ever 
will again is if I see Tool again, and that is probably going to 
have to be outside the state.  But I think I speak for the 
entire state when I say we owe Tool a huge apology.  It 
would be nice to see that band tour smaller venues more 
often.  But, thank you Tool for coming, from all I have 
heard, everyone enjoyed the concert as much as I did.  








Review written by: toolchick (tool_chick462@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 10/22/01 23:17:03 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  The 7 hour drive to Cedar Rapids was well worth it!!!  Of all 
Tool shows i've been to this one was one of the best....


Tool was just amazing.  They always are.  After getting my 
ass kicked several times on the floor from previous shows i 
thought it would be best to have a seat.  I knew maynard 
would be on the left side so i sat on the right side of the 
arena...i had such a perfect view (3rd row).  I could see 
maynard, adam, justin, and danny w/out worrying about 
getting stomped on or some smuck standing in my way.


Maynard was wearing a black tee w/ the flamming eye on 
it..it had a glow to it.  It also look like he had part of his 
face painted blue.  it was hard to tell cuz he was in the dark. 


I was a little dissapointed that they didn't play 46&2, prison 
sex, or Aenima.  i thought they might replace them w/ some 
other songs but Triad was the only new one.  and let me tell 
you, they rocked on that song.  tricky's drummer and danny 
were just awesome. oh and maynard was on the guitar for 
quite awhile. 


Tricky was interesting.  i really didn't know what to expect.  I 
really couldn't understand much of the lyrics though.  they 
didn't get the respect they deserved.  i mean any band that 
tool thinks is good enough to open for them automatically 
gains my respect....wether i go out and buy their cd the next 
day or not.  tricky came out and sang during Opiate.  once 
again i couldn't quite understand what he said.  i have some 
theories but nothing concrete.  if anyone knows what he was 
saying please email me and fill me in.


anyways, the show rocked and  i can't wait til another 
opportunity comes along for me to  see them again.








Review written by: K (pbvina@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 10/23/01 01:29:41 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  Hey you!  Read reviews already posted for your show to see 
if somebody already posted the setlist. 


I got tickets from a person who won them at work and didn't 
know who Tool is.  Anyway, I went because I heard a few of 
their songs on the radio over the years and they were free 
VIP tickets.  So, I got a pretty good view.  Before Tool was 
on stage, there were several attractive women lifting their 
shirts showing their breasts.  As mentioned, there were two 
hot women making out and showing their breasts for all to 
see (several times).  There was even a spot light on one 
blonde babe to show her breast, which in turn she did.  Since 
this was my first time seeing Tool live, all I can say is the 
big screen videos can only be described as one of two 
things:  Either the videos are suppose to represent someone 
going insane or else a bad drug trip (I mean really bad drug 
trip).  The videos just kept repeating the same bizarre 
scenes over and over.  Some people had no faces in the 
videos.  I was actually glad I hadn't taken any drugs before 
the show, because I probably would have checked myself 
into the psych ward afterwards.  The person I was with found 
the videos interesting to say the least.  She thought maybe 
they are suppose to give the apperaance of brain washing 
one's mind.  I don't know Tool well enough to know what 
they are all about, but the videos were just plain bizarre to 
say the least.  
Someone asked if the two "painted people" were naked or 
wearing skin suits, I can tell you they were indeed naked.  I 
could see the woman's puss in plain view as she walked 
around on her hand's and knees.  At first I thought both 
were women (I thought the one had an ugly but, which turns 
out was a guy). When the two were hanging from the ceiling 
later on, you could see the guy's dick flopping around as 
well.  I was suprised to see naked people on stage.  
As far as the audience goes, there was the usual slam 
dancing.  But I didn't see a single fight break out.  One 

thing I will hand to that type of dancing is they do follow 
rules.  I didn't see anyone throw an arm above shoulder 
height.  The view I had of the slam dancing was almost 
more fun to watch than the band.  I was up and could see all 
the people on the floor break into little groups to slam.  It 
was intense on the floor, but I didn't see any fights.  There 
were a few times when the audience was pushed and it 
literally looked like watching water ripple on the main floor.  
I was expecting to hear that people got hurt, but I guess 
they didn't.  
The one song that I wanted to hear was the one they didn't 
play.  I wanted to hear Prison Sex, but that was left out.  
Also, Tool didn't do any encores.  They played for 2 1/2 
hours straight and then quit.  Another thing I found 
interesting is they didn't introduce the individual members 
as most bands do.  So, they finished, threw water bottles 
and frisbies to the audience, then left.  Then the lights came 
up and I was suprised there was no encore.  Anyway, I don't 
know Tool well enough to know if this is how they normally 
end a show.  Also, the set up was different from other bands 
I've seen.  The guitarist and bassist were in the front on 
each side fo the stage while the lead singer was "hiding"  
towards the back of the stage.  He spent a lot of time 
singing with his back to the audience watching the videos on 
a mini screen.  I never was able to get a good look at his 
face.  Despite all the negative things I've said, it was a great 
concert.  Again, I'm not a huge fan so I don't know enough 
about the band to review their performance.  I decided to 
find out more about Tool after the concert (such as visiting 
this website).








Review written by: Eric (ers2@uwm.edu)
Review posted on: 10/23/01 14:18:47 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  As you can see for yourself, this was the 2nd tool show I've 
seen (both from this tour).  The first was in Madison, a mere 
hour and a half from my home in Milwaukee.  Needless to 
say, it was amazing and life-changing enough for me to 
make the 8 hour trek to Iowa to see them again.  I've 
learned that Iowa is a strange place, but that's besides the 
point.
This concert was outstanding.  I might even say it topped 
the Madison show.  Triad was one of those great surprises 
that make going to concerts worthwhile, what with the sheer 
intensity of the audio and video and the great interaction 
between Danny and Tricky's drummer.  And I was definitely 
captivated by Tricky.  It was different than most of the stuff 
I listen to, but I'm constantly trying to expand my music 

collection and will be giving Tricky's CD's a serious look in 
the near future.  By the way, did anyone else happen to 
think that Tricky's guitar player looked like Billy's right-hand 
man from A Perfect Circle?  I can't think of his name off of 
the top of my head, but he looked familiar.
OK, besides all of this I must get negative.  If I only had 
positive things to say about the concert I wouldn't even have 
bothered to write this review because you don't need me to 
tell you how much of an experience Tool is live.  This concert 
has left an extremely bad taste in my mouth.  I question 
now whether I will even bother going to many concerts 
anymore.  If I do, I will head straight to the seats from now 
on.  This was not the most intense crowd I've ever been in (I 
would have to give that honor to the Deftones show I saw in 
Milwaukee - it was a GOOD intense, though).  It was, 
however, certainly the most sickening.  Tricky was greeted 
with a large number of boo's and chants from the crowd 
of "TOOL, TOOL, TOOL!".  I might be able to let that slide 
as some people might have been drinking a little too much 
and really didn't like that kind of music.  I however, was 
dancing and shouting my full approval to Tricky.  The real 
horror bagan when the lights came back up and NO ONE 
WAS ON STAGE!  Immediately my lungs were crushed and I 
was fighting to breathe.  Several guys BIGGER than me (I'm 
a runt) were asking to be pulled out long before Tool even 
hit the stage.  There was a fight off to the side that a 
security guard went to check out.  He came back saying that 
both guys were on the groud (by the way, I was only 1 body 
back from the rail to give you an idea of how close I was).  
Now, I've heard that someone had a seizure, so I may be 
confusing some of this with that incident, but that was an 
isolated thing.  There was plenty of other stuff going on that 
I'm concerned with.
I like boobies as much as the next guy, and I must admit 
that some of the first concerts I went to I oogled plenty.  But 
it really does get old.  ESPECIALLY when you're at a 
Tricky/Tool concert.  Pointless nudity shouldn't even enter 
into the equation.  Shoot, even if I WANTED to check the 
action out, I wouldn't have been able to twist myself around 
far enough to take a peek.  I was too smooshed!
When the concert began, I found myself eating the back of 
some guy's neck and in constant fear of falling over.  After 
the second song (Stinkfist) I'd had enough.  I jumped as 
high as I could manage and pushed off of the bodies 
around me in order to get out of there.  I headed up to the 
balcony, got a clear view of the stage, and enjoyed the rest 
of the show by myself in safety (obviously I got separated 
from my concert-going companions).  As great as it was 
from up there, I felt CHEATED that I couldn't have a closer 
spot to watch from.  No matter how great a band plays, you 
will never feel as connected to them from a distance as you 
are when you can actually see their faces.  The Madison 
show I saw had a much more even-tempered crowd, and 
being closer at that show left me so astonished that I spent 
the first half of the set with my jaw on the floor (I was 
probably drooling, too).  I was hoping to recreate that 
experience, but was disappointed.  I'm not asking everyone 
to change their habits at a concert, I'm just hoping that 
those who DO like to go hog-wild (even at a Tool concert) 
can be a little more considerate of everyone else who paid 
$40 for the same show.  This is not YOUR show, guys.  It is 
ALL of ours.  We all paid the same amount and some of us 
even drove great distances to be there.  The arena is ours 
to SHARE, and therefore there should be some sort of 
compromise.  It is not a competition, or survival-of-the-
fittest.  Well, at least it SHOULDN'T be.  Maybe I just need 
to get in better shape to be able to withstand that 
environment, but I think it sounds pretty silly if I said my 
only reason for pumping iron was to be able to enjoy the 
concerts I go to.  If anything, all of you who like to beat the 
shit out of each other should do so in the back of the place.  
You're not watching what's going on on-stage anyway.  
Myself and many others, on the other hand, are trying 
DESPERATELY to do so.  I saw the Pledge of Allegiance show 
a little while ago in Madison, and was going only to see 
Mudvayne and System of a Down (too bad Mudvayne 
dropped off...).  I would have to liken what I saw from the 
balcony at the Iowa Tool show to what I saw at the POA show 
when Slipknot was on stage.  Utter insanity.  No offense to 
Slipknot or anything (who I really don't care much for, but 
God bless 'em anyway), but I really didn't expect the same 
people at their shows to be at a Tool concert.  Maybe it's just 
an Iowa thing...
I'm sorry if I sound like I'm on a soapbox, but I had to 
vent.  People are being physically hurt at a concert where 
open hearts and minds should be the priority.  Shoot, Tool 
even posted signs around the venue that said they 
discourage moshing.  But  even without those, I think 
they've made their stance on the subject pretty clear.  I 
guess some people just aren't listening.  Tell me, if all of 
you guys are such big Tool fans, then why don't you respect 
their ideas and wishes?    








Review written by: Eric (ers2@uwm.edu)
Review posted on: 10/23/01 14:25:11 ET


This was this reviewer's  Tool show

  Sorry, me again.  Just wanted to apologize for the fact that 
my last post was more rant than review (OK, MUCH more 
rant).  However, I feel it was just as important as another 
set-list or stream of "TOOL FUCKING RULES!!!" sentences.  
Peace.








Review written by: Tommy (thnk4urslf@aol.com)
Review posted on: 10/23/01 15:29:58 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  My friend Tony and I drove to Cedar Rapids from Omaha, 
NE. We woke up pretty early on Saturday and spent some 
time getting ready and waiting and things like that...finally 
departing around 1:00. The drive was alright, although I felt 
pretty restless driving most of the way. I was really eager to 
see Tool and my body didn't want to sit in a car driving for 
four hours, especially without cruise control. We didn't really 
have any trouble finding our way there, and when we finally 
got to the Super 8 Motel I'd reserved for us (about 5:30 
PM) , we were very happy. We hurried up and unpacked and 
gathered all the things we might need: lsd, marijuana, 
binoculars, visine, chapstick, etc. I changed from my long 
sleeve shirt to my "Bob" shirt thinking it would be too hot in 
the arena (which it was once everything got going). We 
made our way to the Cellular Center, looking at all of the 
other Tool fans driving in the same direction. Upon arrival to 
the parking lot we dosed and went to the line, which lasted 
kinda long but not even a fraction of the Red Rocks line. 
After we finally made it up there to get searched, the 
security guards told me i had to put my wallet chain away 
(which I thought was so short it wouldn't matter) and I went 
all the way back up the parking lot to put it away. When I 
got back, Tony and I got some water and found some seats. 
They were damn good seats too, I could see the band great 
and there weren't any huge assholes too close to us. We 
waited for what seemed like hours and hours while really 
annoying slow heavy metal with growling vocals played over 
the PA and people occasionally cheered, getting our hopes 
up that someone would get on stage. FINALLY Tricky made it 
on stage, and I must say I was blown away. I was expecting 
a tolerable performance...pretty good at best, but they 
completely blew those expectations away. Between their 
songs I could hear drunk idiots booing Tricky, but luckily 
their voices were quickly drowned out by the music, which 
was awesome. After their set, I realized I really had to piss, 
and made the journey to the bathroom. I damn near 
couldn't find our seats again, they make those auditoriums 
so confusing and it was hard navigating through all those 
people. Just as I was about to give up, I somehow wandered 
back to an area where I could see our seats, and returned. 
Along the way I saw people getting busted and things like 
that, which always brings the experience down. We waited for 
another eternity for Tool, and when they finally came on,  
and it was just plain orgasmic. They opened with the Grudge 
as usual, then went to ions then stinkfist with the elvis lyrics 
and extended drum part, then Parabol and Parabola. This 
time I was able to hear parabol easily without any drunk 
bitches screaming in my ear. Definately a plus. Next was 
sober, then disposition/reflection/osseus labyrint/triad. 
Tricky's drummer I think played drums for Triad, which was a 
wonderful surprise. They played all of the songs great and 
added a lot of extra little bits and pieces that really put a lot 
of spice in the music. Maynard said some inspirational 
things, talking about how we're all here to help each other 
out and things like that. Most of the show in the back of my 
mind I was thinking "how the fuck am I going to drive home 
like this?" (tripping too hard). When Maynard said 
something about getting home safely and how important it 
was that we help each other, etc. it really made me feel 
more comfortable. Next was the Patient, then Opiate with 
Tricky. Tricky sang some new lines on the part where it 
builds up to the climax at the end ("I believe in myself"?). 
Finally they all got in a circle around danny's drums, 
Maynard recited his usual speech about creating something 
positive, and they played Lateralus. The whole show was a 
very beautiful thing, and much less of the drunk 
obnoxiousness came into my field of perception, probably 
because my eyes were glued to the stage/screens most of 
the time and my ears/body to the music. Even hearing 
songs of theirs that I've thought about all the time, seeing 
them live would make me think about their meanings and 
reinterpret them again. Well after the show we made our way 
up to the car, and once in the car did not really know what to 
do. We knew it would take forever to pull out and also kinda 
wanted to hang around and talk to people so we decided to 
wander around a little bit, and while in the middle of that, 
someone from a car called to me asking for a drink of my 
water. I gave him some and he told me he recognized "bob" 
and we got into a good conversation. It felt good to meet a 
cool guy like that at a concert out in the middle of nowhere 
when most of the people seemed like typical obnoxious 
metal heads. Coincidentally he had friends in Omaha and 
he even knew the area. Eventually we went back to the car 
and decided to try making a move. Everything was going OK 
until we left the parking lot, we got completely mixed up. We 
were tripping balls in the middle of nowhere, with our minds 
blown by an amazing show, trying to read some directions to 
a motel in the dark and drive at the same time. We 
eventually pulled over, thought about it, drove around some 
more, had some close calls, and eventually found our way 
back to the interstate and back to the motel. Upon returning 
I felt we had really accomplished something. We really had 
to put our heads together and think. We spent the rest of 
the night listening to music, eating snacks, looking at art in 
books (tim leary/subgenius stuff), and watching music 
synchronize with TV (mostly secret chiefs 3 with cartoons). 
The next morning we got up, ate, and left and the car ride 
was much more relaxing than on the way there. 
Unfortunately, or maybe more ironically, I got a flat about 
20 minutes walking distance from my house. We walked 
home and my dad called my brother and he showed me how 
to change tires. Overall it was a damn amazing trip and it 
makes me incredibly eager to travel to see shows again. 








Review written by: loki (like2playwithyou@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 10/24/01 15:29:04 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  I just wanted to make a few comments concerning some (well, a lot) of
the reviews that have been posted so far. Reading those, you didn't
have to be at the show to realize that there were quite a few
assholes in the crowd. I personally didn't appreciate some fucko
slamming into me every 30 seconds from a mosh pit, nor did I
appreciate the girls flashing their boobs, which in turn made some
teenage boy horny and decide that he could grab my ass and crotch
when Tool came on (by the way, I hope that you enjoyed the elbow to
your ribs). But despite all the unnecessary shit going down, I hope
that it didn't ruin your experience of Tool. And instead of focusing
on all of the negative things, like "someone in the crowd did this"
or "Tool didn't play this song", we should all appreciate the great
experiences from this show. Tool was simply AMAZING...this is the 3rd
time I have seen them this year. The first time that I saw them was
during the Chicago pre-tour. It was my first Tool experience, and my
life was forever changed. I was so in awe for the first time, I could
barely do anything but stand there with my mouth open. The venue was
so cool, it was really small and personal. If you've seen the set
list for that show, you know that is was an unbelievable show. It was
only 2 days after the realease of Lateralus, so I didn't know the new
songs too well, but that was a fickle matter. By the way, big props
to the people doing the lights and the graphics, it completely blew
my mind. The next show I saw was in Indianapolis, and I must say that
an 8 hour drive has never been so deserved. We had great seats,
directly behind the sound/light/visual crew, so it was really cool to
watch them go to work and put the show together, while at the same
time taking in the music, and then add the performance by Osseus
Labyrint...again, it was a mind blowing experience. So now Tool comes
and visits my home state, I was so excited to get the opportunity to
see them again. I really appreciate Tool stopping through Iowa, it
really means a lot when a band is willing to stop somewhere besides
Chicago or some other huge city. The show was amazing. I regretfully
only caught the last part of Tricky, but from what I heard, I was
very impressed. They have a really unique style, and sometimes unique
isn't good, but in this case, it was awesome. As for Tool, the third
time was the charm. There were some new graphics, which were
incredible. I felt like the band was really into the music,
especially Danny and Maynard. You could almost feel the music from
the way Maynard was moving his body, it was just an incredible
experience and the drumming was so energetic, especially during
Triad. Thanks to TOOL and all their crew for putting together an
amazing show that will never be forgotten.