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05/17/2002

Review written by: envenom (envenom@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 05/16/02 22:01:38 ET


This was this reviewer's - Tool show

  Am I the only one who is tired of having to read lyrics from 
Tool songs in every second review? Somne of you take them 
too literally...








Review written by: Siberian (dzor@mail.ru)
Review posted on: 05/18/02 06:25:41 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  Hi,

Here is the setlist (as far as i remember it):
1. Triad
2. (-) Ions
3. Stinkfist
4. The Grudge
5. Forty Six & 2
6. Parabola
7. Schism
8. Eon Blue Apocalypse
9. The Patient
10. Sober
11. Opiate
12. Aenema
13. Lateralus

Maybe i missed the order, but i'm sure about the content. 
Impressions to follow...









Review written by: Patrick (pwinsheimer@aol.com)
Review posted on: 05/18/02 07:31:06 ET


This was this reviewer's 17th Tool show

  Hi You people who read all the reviews,

i´m sitting here in an overheated tent together with Daiana, 
who is also totally crazy for Tool, on the 2nd day of the 
festival, sweating heavily.
Yesterday´s Tool - show was unbelieveable. I had not 
imagined such a long setlist at a festival show, and whats 
most important, i had not expected The Patient! Oh my god 
i can hardly believe they played it! What a wonderful 
experience that was. I will never forget this moment when 
Adam played the first chords of Eon ... .
Like last year, Tool´s festival shows seem to be different to 
their club shows, but not less touching at all.
Tool really rocked the Park!
For the first time since the 1997 Aenima tour i saw Maynard 
in body paint, he was blue from top to bottom, except for 
his black shorts, which were the only clothing he was wearing.
And it´s also five years ago that i saw him that active, like 
he was yesterday, in his reptile like way of moving his body.
Grandmaster Flash was in Stinkfist again. 
In the Soccer arena in which the mainstage is placed all hell 
broke loose during the show, i think there were a fiew bloody 
noses. The medical center and the security had a hard job to 
do, because of a bunch of idiots who are only at a show to 
push other people, and not because of the music.
But that´s what happens at such big festivals, and RAR is 
going to be even bigger on sunday, i hope i can make it 
there.
I just have to... there´s no other way... than to see Tool 
again as soon as possible.

CU

Patrick








Review written by: Kris (kjb1@ualberta.ca)
Review posted on: 05/18/02 17:57:30 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Here is the correct setlist for the show. Content was correct, 
heres the correct order.

Triad
(-) ions
Stinkfist (extended)
The Grudge
46 + 2
Schism (extended)
Parabola
Sober
Eon Blue Apocalypse
The Patient
Opiate
Aenima
Lateralus

Sound wasn't as good as most concerts, but then again it 
was in a stadium.









Review written by: Siberian (dzor@mail.ru)
Review posted on: 05/21/02 08:23:53 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  Kris thanks for correction. Back to impressions…

Having seen Tool two times last year and having read 
tons of reviews from other shows I started getting kind of 
annoyed with HOW they do it live: cd-like & ‘almost no 
improvisation’ performance, the same setlist / 
visuals / ‘positive feeling’ speech, etc. already more than 
for one year. I thought to myself that being brilliant 
musicians the guys are just too serious about what they’re 
doing. It’s understandable that having created a 
masterpiece it’s pretty difficult to fluctuate from it, but I 
also think that it’s great experience to hear your favorite 
band live playing something that you can’t listen on cd 
and just to get surprised by something. So, that is what I 
thought I would write here.

However the guys totally spoiled my preparations. There 
was no ‘positive feeling’ speech before Lateralus. :) 
Seriously speaking, the show was just absolutely 
amazingly brilliant. Being cheesy, I have to say ‘that it 
was definitely the best show of my life’. Danny was in top 
form. He played lots of interesting fills, put triplets and 
made pauses in new places. I read in his interview that he 
hates when his music is perceived more technically than 
emotionally, but still along with emotions I can’t help 
counting his polyrhythm on Lateralus. Thanks for 
inspiration. You are great player. Keep on going this way! 
Maynard was blue, with pink REFLECTING spots. It looked 
really great in violet/orange gamma of the stage. The 
show went really as smooth as it was one single song, 
though The Patient strafed a little from the emotion I was 
getting, which is strange, because this is on of my favorite 
tracks on Lateralus.

It was pity that they showed visuals, not the guys playing 
on the huge screens installed at the main stage. I would 
love to see some close-ups on Danny's play.

Anyway, impeccable performance, lots of emotions, great 
show. Thanks for surprising me.








Review written by: Siberian (dzor@mail.ru)
Review posted on: 05/23/02 09:39:34 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  Here you can find a couple of pictures from the concert:
http://www.rockimpark.de/bildergalerien2002/slideshowind
ex.html