From: Jode8u@aol.com

Atlanta- December 7th, 1996

In the most recent Rolling Stone article Danny compared Tool's music to 
childbirth, being brutal yet beautiful. The December 7th show at the 
International
Ballroom seemed simply an extension of that...the atmosphere brutal, the 
band beautiful. I have never felt so connected to a live experience...it 
was amazing. The Ballroom had a warehouse/hangar type feel to it. It was 
very dark, lights only emanating from the stage. The masses of people 
"pushin an shovin me" combined by the heat, smoke, and my own 
anticipation made for a very intense environment.
A very interesting/odd performance from Psychotica opened the show, then 
the Tool...Seeing those guys in person was so incredible...I mean I hear 
them everyday, to see them...leaves me speechless. 
Set list, Maynard's comments made before songs (that I remember) in 
quotation marks:

1. Third Eye
"At-lan-ta"
2. Stinkfist
3. Forty-six and 2
"This is...another song"
4. Swamp Song
5. Eulogy
"This is about all of us realizing our own connection to each other..." 
6. Hooker with a penis
7. Prison Sex (Different last verse, something about the serpent, father, 
my terror...it was insightful)
"Sometimes when you see a cartoon character who is faced with a decision, 
you see a little angel on one shoulder, and a little devil on the other. 
The devil trying to get you to do the bad thing, the angel trying to do 
the right thing. Well, unfortunately in life it isn't that simple, they 
seem to represent intentions for us, and we must decide who has the best 
intention...and that can be difficult to do This is a song about that. 
It's called H."
8. H.
"This song is about someone loving you so much that they wanna kill 
you...so you have to kill them"
9. Pushit
(musical interlude)
10. Sober
"This is the last song...off our fist album. A lot of people think this 
song is anti-religion or something, well that's not really the case. 
Sometimes we have moments of clarity...this is about those moments...this 
song is about those business men"
11. Opiate
"Well I suppose we will play one more, even though you don't deserve it. 

This is a more modern version of Carl Young's psychology...it is about 
unity"
12. �nema

There was also a Maynard comment regarding one of the guitar Tech's lack 
of a testicle...and taking up testicle donations in a drop box in the 
back...it was amusing. The film in the background, and Maynard's 
appearance/movement added greatly to the experience. They are so tight, 
so damn good. I am really too obsessed for my own good.
It was a life highlight, and should not be missed. Jody