From: "Gary M. Gettier" (gmg@mtolympus.ari.net)

Tool	December 3, 1996 Capital Ballroom Washington D.C.


The Tool show was nothing short of awesome. Here's the setlist in 
somewhat order:

Third Eye
Stinkfist
Undertow
Forty Six & 2
Eulogy
Prison Sex
Pushit
Long instrumental, lots of drums (parts of H. thrown in?) Sober
Opiate
Aenema

The sound was superb! At too many concerts, the sound is way too loud. 
Tool's sound was great - not too loud, and I could actually hear what 
Maynard was singing. The band was all business, no posing, no BS, just 
great music. Maynard spoke a few times, and was doing his thing to 
various songs, but Adam and Justin kind of just stood there and played. 
Others may not, but I really appreciate this. They didn't feel it 
necessary to draw attention to themselves, and let the music speak for 
them. The video images they had on two screens behind them were a nice 
touch. Maynard had the right side of his body, bald head and all, painted 
blue. 

Just about everything went right with this show. The opening act actually 
started on time, and Tool was done by 11:00 in time for fans to make the 
metro, though I didn't take it this time. The crowd was very cool, and 
really got into it. 


Small complaints:

The show was sold out - cool. The opening act was not delayed to sell 
more liquor - cool. But, too many tickets were sold. There were so many 
people, they could not all fit in the rectangular area in front of the 
stage. Many were around to the side and probably had trouble seeing the 
entire stage. I was about one third of the way back from the stage.

I could have done without one of the 2 long songs, "Pushit" and "Third 
Eye". In the time it took to play one of those songs, they could have 
played "Hush", "Cold and Ugly", "Part Of Me" and "Jerk-off" (which 
everyone was yelling for).

But what a great show. I'll surely check them out on the spring tour. 
Hopefully, they'll play Baltimore this time around. 

Gary

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