concert reviews firsthand, immediate, from the heart

08/20/2002

Review written by: ZEN (zen@zso.com)
Review posted on: 08/20/02 22:31:06 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

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Review written by: Aiddust39 (congoshow@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/20/02 23:48:54 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  The show was awesome. I just got home and all I have to 
say is that Tomahawk fucking rules, and Mike Patton has 
got one of the best senses of humor out there. It was the 
last concert for the New Haven Coliseum and definitely a 
memorable one. 
So I want you to go home, snuggle up by the fire and watch 
Caligula. 

Kevin Rutmanis kicks ass.  








Review written by: Kris G. (chacmool06@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/20/02 23:58:26 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Theres no way i could remember the set list but someone 
else is bound to post it. Anyways the show was great, they 
opened with Sober which was very well done and i was happy 
to see it since last year they didnt play it :P.  I noticed that 
in the early stages of the tour they didnt play Parabol but 
New Haven was lucky enough to hear Parabol and Parabola. 
The only bad part was Tomohawk which i thought seriously 
sucked ass, it was just like fantomas last year except 
different musicians. Their music is good but Mike Patton 
sounds like an angry monkey most of the time. Alot of the 
fans expressed their feelings about Tomohawk ;). Other 
than that the show was spectacular, the art by Alex Gray in 
the backround was beautiful.








Review written by: Thom (sect. 2, row 20, seat 2) (faaip@cshore.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 00:01:13 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  I'll let someone else post the setlist but what a fucking great 
show.  I missed most of the visual from my angle but I sat 
right on top of Danny.  What a solo lead into Triad, 
unfucking believable.  John and Troy joined Danny and they 
blew the roof off.  Opiate and the extended version of 
Stinkfist were also highlights for me.  Can't wait for show 
#5.  


Thanks Danny, Maynard, Justin and Adam for another great 
show.


Spiral Out








Review written by: Morgan (boingobat@msn.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 00:01:14 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  that was... beautiful. there simply aren't words to describe 
what i just felt for two hours.


this may be slightly out of order, but:

sober
the grudge
stinkfist
h.
schism
parabol
parabola
opiate
the patient
*********
disposition
reflection
triad
lateralus


adam, danny, justin, maynard.... thank you. you are my 
muses, incarnate.








Review written by: Gary (Nah)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 00:04:26 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  Hey, the show was great, tool was excellent of course, and 
tomahawk wasn't bad. A great show to have as the final 
played at the New Haven Coluseum.

The Setlist (may not be in order)

Sober
The Grudge
Stinkfist (extra)
(-)Ions
H.
Schism
Parabol/Parabola
The Patient
Opiate

Intermission

Disposition
Reflection
Triad
Lateralus

that should be it, sorry if i missed some.

the show itself was amazing.  the lighting was great, the 
artwork was really awesome.  the sound quality was perfect.  
everything sounded great, and the setlist was really good. if 
you can, then go see them.








Review written by: Ryan Pape (aenima_13_tool@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 00:24:30 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Absolutely awesome show. Tomahawk was better than I thought 
they'd be.  Tool Freakin' kicked ass as usual.  I have the setlist 
but I'm not sure if I got everything.

Sober
Grudge
Stinkfist (extended)
(-)ions 
H.
Sort of jammed for 5 minutes
Schism
Parabol
Parabola
Opiate
Eon Blue Apocolypse
The Patient
INTERMISSION
Disposition
Reflection
Amazing Danny Carey Solo
Solo Triad
Lateralis

They had these really cool things light up during (-)ions that 
looked like bolts of electricity.  Shiny Confetti stuff during a song, 
I'm not sure which one.  They solo-ed through most of Triad.  
Maynard's stage started spinning at "ride the spiral to its end" in 
Lateralis.  Adam and Justin whipped water bottles into the crowd 
at the end and Danney through his sticks.  Banners rolled down 
from the rafters and were used as projection screens at the end.  
The stuff on the screens was mostly new.  Some of it was used in 
2001. Thank You Tool for playing a completely flawless show, and 
having really cool tour shirts.








Review written by: Brian (brakarson@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 00:30:51 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Great show again! Tomahawk wasn't as bad as Fantomas 
last year. Mike Patton had a good sense of humor towards 
the crowd. He even introduced a new memeber of Tool, 
Goldilocks. who played guitar during one of the songs. 

We saw Tool last year and it was amazing. This show was no 
different. It started strong and continued throughout. The 
highlights of the show for me were Opiate, Triad, and The 
Grudge. Tool is definitely the best live show I have been to. 
Thanks to the band for the wonderful evening. 









Review written by: Chris (sljmp2@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 00:51:59 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  The order may not be exact, but the setlist went something 
like this:

Sober
Grudge
Stinkfist (extended version)
- ions
H
Parabol
Parabola
Schism
Eon Blue Apocalypse
The Patient
Opiate

Intermission

Disposition
Reflection (extended)
Triad
Lateralus

Great performance by TOOL as always.  Maynard seemed to 
be a little on the shy side tonight.  It seemed as though he 
wasn't feeling the crowd as much.  He had his back turned to 
the audience for nearly the entire concert and he chose not 
to strip down to the black speedo tonight.  
The New Haven Coliseum is the biggest shit hole.  Thank 
God they are tearing that place down soon.  They are 
clueless when it comes to hosting a big event.  
Overall, TOOL sounded great.  Its amazing how good they 
sound live.  Thank you Maynard, Danny, Adam, and Justin 
for yet another incredible experience.  Good luck with the 
rest of the tour.  








Review written by: Dan Sullivan (newmorality2@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 01:01:45 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  what a great show.  good setlist, except it wouldve been nice 
to hear another song off of undertow, but thats not really a 
complaint.  I sat on the floor(wearing my cro-mags age of 
quarrel shirt) by the mixing board, and had a really great 
view of the stage. i could see everyone in the band well.  I 
missed tomahawk, and it sucked cause it  took a while to 
get in.  there was just a mass of people going into the door 
for the floors seats, and it wasnt really moving.  it was like a 
stagnant pond slowly flowing into a small stream. hopefully 
theyll tour by themselves sometime and ill get to see them.  
overall i had a real good time, and hope it isnt too long 
before they tour again.  by the way the gold confetti came 
down during the patient. 








Review written by: Dissapointed (hedonist912@cs.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 01:25:41 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Well, I am not going to put in my dream setlist, but I feel 
that there were a lot of crucial Tool songs that I love, and 
others around me would have liked to hear that they didn't 
play. Instead, they played only about 3 songs that weren't 
off of Lateralus, which I do enjoy, but not for 3 hours when I 
can hear the songs in my room all on the same CD. 

Another annoyance was the time they took between songs to 
make droning noise. One such instance had to be at least 3 
or 4 minutes long, on the inside. 

The abundance of "mellow" songs left the crowd very un-
energetic when they tried to build up energy again, with 
other songs. 

I love Tool, but the show was dissapointing because I didn't 
hear half of the songs I expected to hear. If you ask people 
what their favorite Tool songs are, they would tell you at 
least 7 songs that weren't played tonight. 

On a positive note, the set looked really cool, and the 
lighting was well done. The songs they did play they 
performed tight and nicely.









Review written by: Ted (shockwavespirit@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 03:20:03 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  I'm pretty sure the setlist was...

Sober
The Grudge
- ions
Stinkfist (extended version, 
but without the 'Suspicious Minds' lyrics)
H
Parabol
Parabola
Schism
Eon Blue Apocalypse
The Patient (with the red confetti)
Opiate
(Intermission)
Disposition
Reflection (extended)
Triad
Lateralus

After the Boston show on Friday, I was really psyched to be 
down on the floor instead of section 306, but I have to say 
that overall the Boston show was better. We got 46 & 2 in 
place of H and Aenema instead of Opiate, but there's 
nothing wrong with that. The downer tonight was the crowd, 
who just wasn't as receptive to Tool as Boston was. Just a 
much more negative vibe this time around, with all the 
fratboys moshing and crowd surfing just for the fuck of it. I 
won't sit here and tell everyone what they can and can't do, 
but seriously there's a time and a place. Maynard seemed a 
little pissed as he definitely wasn't as open as he was on 
Friday. I think he addressed the crowd all of twice tonight. 

In any event, the show was still great. Tool is hands down 
one of the best live bands out there. Every song they play 
sounds better live and they really do keep progressing with 
every tour. Last year it was "Pre-Seminal 2001" and now 
it's "Inside the Outside 2002". It's the small things that 
make the difference, like the new intro to Schism, or 
watching everyone rock out on Triad. I would seriously 
advise any Tool fan that's never seen them live to go check 
them out at the first opportunity because you really have to 
see them playing to "feel" their music. All in all, it was a 
great way to say goodbye to the New Haven Coliseum. 
Thanks to Tool and everyone that really does appreciate 
them for what they are.








Review written by: dorothy (eonblue)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 03:22:03 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  where do i ****ing begin. where do i begin. second row at the concert on the floor. it 
was the best two  hours of my life. let's start there. i mean, after The Essence of 
Ducks AKA Tomahawk finished quacking away and screeching and killing my 
eardrums, the first chords of Sober were orgasmic. and i lost my best friend at that 
point, so i was sorta freaking out, sorta trying to stop fretting and just enjoy it. found 
her finally. and then the grudge which was beautiful just like it was at the other 3 
concerts i went on this tour (trenton, radio city, and continental airlines arena). and 
then raging stinkfist which shut me up. and then H. which was completely 
breathtaking and dizzying with Maynard's incredible "over-aaaanalyzing" (the new 
twist he put on it this tour). it was parabola that did it for me though. i had just had 
my first cigarette and my heart was burning and i was shaking and sweating and 
loving it----i'd close my eyes and feel eternal and then open my eyes and 
understand why i was alive. it was a ****ing blur of color and Space and beautiful 
beautiful beautiful. and i was spinning---Maynard was spinning---i lost myself----
spiritually i lost everything---it was just my eyes. and during The Patient i felt nothing 
ive ever felt before and i even managed to catch some red sparklies falling from the 
ceiling. lucky me. it was when Opiate came on, that The Great Wave of nausea hit 
me. yes ladies and gentlemen the girl throwing up in the second row on the left side 
was me. aint that lovely.i just couldnt handle the nicotine combined with the 
overwhelming toolness of it all. it was too much. so after that, it was during the trilogy 
that me and my best friend decided that for my last concert out of the four, we were 
going to put a nice dosage of the Flower into our systems. yes we got some nice 
greenness and man---being high at a tool concert is a life-changing experience. it's a 
life changing experience. i won't share what i Saw on here---doesn't seem the right 
place....but i'll tell you---it was something incredible. and during triad i saw the whole 
world revolving as what it is. not in any insane dramatic-ness, but it was surreal. tool 
just did something that nothing in this world could possibly do. if you ever read this 
tool----you are more than music, more than a holy experience---you're religiously 
cleansing---don't know if there's a better way to put it than that. during lateralis i lost 
it all. i didn't see me. i saw maynard. i felt my spine somewhere but then i lost that 
too. jesus christ it was the most beautiful experience of my life. tool thank you so 
much. and to you all----there's nothing in the world that i can recommend for your 
hollowness than a tool concert. one of the best days of my life today. and i'm still 
spiralling. 









Review written by: dorothy (eonblue@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 03:26:13 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  where do i ****ing begin. where do i begin. second row at the concert on the floor. it 
was the best two  hours of my life. let's start there. i mean, after The Essence of 
Ducks AKA Tomahawk finished quacking away and screeching and killing my 
eardrums, the first chords of Sober were orgasmic. and i lost my best friend at that 
point, so i was sorta freaking out, sorta trying to stop fretting and just enjoy it. found 
her finally. and then the grudge which was beautiful just like it was at the other 3 
concerts i went on this tour (trenton, radio city, and continental airlines arena). and 
then raging stinkfist which shut me up. and then H. which was completely 
breathtaking and dizzying with Maynard's incredible "over-aaaanalyzing" (the new 
twist he put on it this tour). it was parabola that did it for me though. i had just had 
my first cigarette and my heart was burning and i was shaking and sweating and 
loving it----i'd close my eyes and feel eternal and then open my eyes and 
understand why i was alive. it was a ****ing blur of color and Space and beautiful 
beautiful beautiful. and i was spinning---Maynard was spinning---i lost myself----
spiritually i lost everything---it was just my eyes. and during The Patient i felt nothing 
ive ever felt before and i even managed to catch some red sparklies falling from the 
ceiling. lucky me. it was when Opiate came on, that The Great Wave of nausea hit 
me. yes ladies and gentlemen the girl throwing up in the second row on the left side 
was me. aint that lovely.i just couldnt handle the nicotine combined with the 
overwhelming toolness of it all. it was too much. so after that, it was during the trilogy 
that me and my best friend decided that for my last concert out of the four, we were 
going to put a nice dosage of the Flower into our systems. yes we got some nice 
greenness and man---being high at a tool concert is a life-changing experience. it's a 
life changing experience. i won't share what i Saw on here---doesn't seem the right 
place....but i'll tell you---it was something incredible. and during triad i saw the whole 
world revolving as what it is. not in any insane dramatic-ness, but it was surreal. tool 
just did something that nothing in this world could possibly do. if you ever read this 
tool----you are more than music, more than a holy experience---you're religiously 
cleansing---don't know if there's a better way to put it than that. during lateralis i lost 
it all. i didn't see me. i saw maynard. i felt my spine somewhere but then i lost that 
too. jesus christ it was the most beautiful experience of my life. tool thank you so 
much. and to you all----there's nothing in the world that i can recommend for your 
hollowness than a tool concert. one of the best days of my life today. and i'm still 
spiralling. 













Review written by: JD (james.dannucci@pb.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 08:08:02 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  Overall a great show, but the sound setup was way too loud 
and cloudy. I was sittiing on the side near the corner of the 
stage and was just obliterated by a wall of fuzzy sound. The 
sound was so bad that you lost all the little creepy sounds 
that make Tool so incredible.

I think that Tool strayed away from their strong suit and 
played an arena rock show as loud and lopsided(bass and 
drums) as possible.

Danny Carey stole the show. he was absolutley amazing.








Review written by: Seth (SPSheades@AOL.Com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 08:27:23 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  First with the negatives... 

1.  New Haven Coliseum is a pit and I want to be the one 
who pushes the button.
2. The crowd was dead, hell 1/2 my section was sitting on 
their hands by the end of H.
3. For all of you 15 year old pubescent pukes who insisted 
on jumping like orangutans in the aisles and steps between 
sections 16 and 17...  Grow the hell up, or go to the floor.
4. Finally, was it just me or was Maynard a little off his game 
last night?  I had heard he might have blown his voice out a 
little bit, but he seemed fine in Manchester.

Now...  As usual they visuals and misicianship was amazing, 
and Triad killed as always.  Adam seemed a little more into 
it than normal tonight, which was a very pleasant suprise.  
And H. was a killer.  I love that song and had never heard it 
live.

All in all a good show, but I think the venue and fans may 
have hurt my vibe a little bit.  Thanks for listening...








Review written by: Rich Frauham (whattayouknow@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 08:38:55 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

  What a spectacular show!  From what friends of mine tell me who saw 5 shows this season, the setlist was 
pretty standard.  However getting to hear songs like H and Sober along with Triad (wow . . . just fuckin wow), 
made the show entirely different than the tour last year.

Did anyone else notice that Maynard gave the middle finger to the whole state of Connecticut after the set was 
done?  Shit I sure as hell did.  You would think that if they knew this was the last concert ever at the New 
Haven Coliseum that something special would have been done.  Well, guess not.  Guess we're just 
another city.  Didnt seem like the band even wanted to be there.  I understand everyone has bad days, no 
one is an exception.  But just because you didnt think they crowd gave enough love doesnt mean that we all 
deserve to be flipped the bird.  Almost made me want to go Toe to Toe with Maynard right there.  Sure I don't 
know the reasons behind his actions, but it seemed kinda childish, unless he is doing it to everyone.  Fuck it.

I noticed that a couple people posting setlists missed Eon Blue Apocalypse right before The Patient.

Peace









Review written by: Person (king_til@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 08:48:16 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  Very fun, enjoyed the show immensely, didn't like Tomohawk, too much from 
Lateralus (everything but "Ticks and Leeches"), dead crowd (at least in my side of the 
venue), good bye Colliseum.








Review written by: Tool Martyr (Secludedsoul06@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 10:06:19 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Tool was amazing... They truly are one of the best, if not 
the best modern rock bands out there. The setlist is as 
follows...

Sober
The Grudge
(.) ions
Stinkfist
h.
Schism
Parabol
Parabola
Eon Blue Apocalypse
The Patient
Opiate
____________________________

Reflection
Disposition
Triad
Lateralus

14 or 15 amazing songs (counting (.) ions or not) The show 
started off with Sober, which was amazing, the sound for the 
first song wasnt as good as I exected though, it got better 
by "The Grudge." The highlights of the show for me were 
probably The Grudge, h., Schism, Disposition, and Triad. All 
the songs were so amazingly well done its hard to pick just 
one highlight song. Tomahawk wasn't what I expeted, I had 
never heard them before. I thought they were wicked 
creative and talented though. So anyone who was dissing 
Tomhawk just cuz you couldn't sing along like some sell out 
popular band obviously you don't know much about real 
talent, genius, and expeimental bands. Tool had them open 
up for them because they're a good band, not cuz 
they "suck ass" or whatever some people said. Anyway, 
thankyou Tool for another amazing show, I can't wait until I 
see you again.










Review written by: djen (djen@snet.net)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 11:02:09 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  I agree with Maynard...

 - here's a middle finger to you all - 

Sorry folks but Tool "fans" really suck... if you want to mosh 
like violent idiots go to a Korn concert.

...and people wonder why Maynard stands with his back to 
the crowd... 

So many people were there for the show... it is just 
unfortunate that more of them weren’t there to listen...

Think.








Review written by: Christian Baumbach (BChristian00@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 11:47:49 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  before I bombard you with all the celebrating adjectives of 
last nights show i have o few negative points.
1.  I looked at my ticket stub and thanked God that 
phantomas wasn't playing...and when i heard the same lead 
singer from phantomas.....i wanted to shoot myself.
2.  half of the crowd were idiots and justwanted to freaking 
mosh.   they have no idea how to just feel the music and 
become apart of the show....so they can all shove it too.


ok on to the positives:
when i heard the bass line for sober i almost got a chubby.
and the rest of the show was a just like an amazing array of 
visuals and sound. both myself and my two friends walked 
out of the concert  like we just had a massage for two hours 
after we left we were so relaxed it was like an experience 
you can only get at a live tool show. yeah their albums are 
amazing but after last night i truly believe that no other 
band can EVER touch tool.








Review written by: Brian (Bri4287660@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 12:28:14 ET


This was this reviewer's 6th Tool show

  The setlists above are accurate, so I won’t waste time re-
typing them.
The crowd sucked for the most part.  Most of the floor just 
wanted to act like a bunch of toughguys, really dampened 
the mood. I’m glad they didn’t play Aenema or 46&2, just to 
piss them off.  I was however very excited to hear H, and 
Opiate, which most people had no clue as to which song it 
was.
 It was obvious the band wasn’t into the crowd at all.  
Maynard only spoke twice; we didn’t get the “remind us why 
we are here speech” or the “new haven, eh”, and he didn’t 
tell us to go home and have sex. He sang and played with 
his back to the crowd for most of the night, and didn’t get 
too crazy with his dancing; he kept the leather on all night 
too. And yes, he flipped off a section of the floor when the 
lights came on. 
Despite all that negative energy, the show was still amazing 
as usual.  The visuals, the lighting, the sound, everything 
was great.  I love the new visuals, and the Alex Grey 
artwork.  
The highlights for me were H, and the “trilogy”-Disposition, 
Reflection, Triad.  They could’ve jammed on Triad for the 
whole show, and that would’ve been perfect for me.  It is 
absolutely amazing to experience live.
All in all, it was a great experience, left me emotionally 
drained.  I just pray that TOOL do not hold a grudge against 
all of fans in Connecticut, there are some of us who were 
there for the experience, and took it all in, and are not 
concerned about seeing tits or crowd-surfing.

Note to anyone who has not seen TOOL and they are coming 
to your area:   Buy a ticket, and go.  It will be worth it, I 
guarantee.
Note to the “schoolgirls” who were about 5 feet away from 
me all night-get some self respect.
Note to the asshole who spent 3 hours standing right in front 
of me waving for his friend to jump the gate like he did—
next time buy floor seats, so you don’t fuck with my 
experience, or stay in your own seats.
Note to the meatheads—if TOOL doesn’t come to 
Connecticut again, you have only yourselves to blame.
Note to Adam, Danny, Justin and Maynard James: Thank 
you from the bottom of my heart for 2 more amazing and 
memorable experiences.  Keep doing what you are doing, 
and I’ll see you again along the way.  And next time you’re 
in Connecticut, play at the Oakdale—its perfect for your 
artistic vision.









Review written by: Jon (Jondude11@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 12:53:24 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  this was my first tool show and i have to say they definitly 
put on an incredible show. 

the bad part of the evening was getting inside. it was a 
longer line to get inside and get checked than ozzfest, it was 
rediculous. i missed most of tomahawk due to it, but for 
what i saw, they kicked ass. they were selling their 
infamous "put on a mask and do a dance for daddy" shirt. i 
really dig them, i listened to their cd the night before the 
concert.

then came tool. i was absolutely stunned by 99% of their 
show. everything was incredible - the art, videos, backdrops, 
the lighting (especially during (-) ions) and danny carrey just 
flat out impressed me.

i know what maynard james keenan does by not facing the 
audience and really not moving much is his style and all and 
i do find it extremely interesting and i respect it a lot - 
unfortunately it came off self-indulgent. im sure that was not 
the intent of tool or maynard, but, it really did seem that 
way. i love tool with all my heart but i came to the show to 
see maynard, and i really didnt get to - although danny's 
drum solo's and fills blew me away. 

i found it a little weird how little they moved around and how 
they didnt connect with the audience but the art did, because 
it was my first tool show. however, it didnt leave me feeling 
disatisfied in the least - no matter what i love their work, it 
was gorgeous, and they are truly fabulous musicians. all i 
have to see now is a perfect circle and i can die a happy 
man. it was definitly a memorable last concert for the 
coliseum and im glad that i was a part of it. definitly one of 
the best concerts ive ever been to.








Review written by: Jon (Jondude11@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 12:58:35 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  and yes, maynard did seem a little pissed. at the end of the 
show everyone was hugging each other, which was beautiful, 
but he skipped off really fast.

he didnt turn much, no.








Review written by: WoooDy (Toolfan5435435@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 13:24:23 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  Well i woke up this morning after the show feeling great. The setlist had some surprises but i welcomed them. I was hoping for 46n2 but i guess it is something i can wait for the next show. The crowd did seem angry at most times. I was on the floor, stage center about 3 rows back and before the show started there was already a fight cause some 6'7" huge dude was pushing his way through, This one dude jumped him and did like an eyeball crush move on him and took him to the floor. This got the big guy out of there and everyone cheered cause he dont like them pushers. The crowd just kinda stood there for tomahawk, sometimes yelling at patton. Overall they were cool and gave it there all, i just wish i could hear myself think when they play. When tool came out the crowd came alive. seemed like everyone rushed the stage, trying to get closer. THis really pissed me off cause i was there to enjoy the music and watch 4 gods at work. Again Tool was awesom. The crowd sucked. On lateralus they band got around the drum set and played really close until the end. Maynard did not give the finger, he put up his hand with the back facing the crowd with his index finder down, then it seemed like he blessed us. Justin and Adam waved to the crowd and threw bottles of water and their picks. Danny threw this sticks while smiling. It was great and cant wait for my next show.









Review written by: weasuL (weasul@softhome.net)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 13:27:31 ET


This was this reviewer's 12th Tool show

  Well, at least one of the setlist's is correct.  Anywho, i 
couldn't have asked for a better set - Sober, H., Opiate - It 
was like a dream.  The venue and the crowd really sucked 
ass.  Everyone decided it would be fun to try and be violent.  
A lot of fights everywhere including a bunch right next to me 
involving the same guy.  Hell, i almost got into a fight trying 
to push someone who had kicked me in the eye away.  But, 
other than the violence the show was excellent.  The artwork 
was better than i expected and the air blown spheroids were 
just plain awesome.  The glitter was a great effect and 
lighting was very good as usual.  I could understand 
Maynard turning away from the crowd, though it may not be 
for the same reason, I think he hated them as much as 
me.  By the way, how's the tattoo's Scott?








Review written by: Orlac (nairda882@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 13:56:32 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  I can’t really think of anything to say that hasn’t been said 
already, so I’ll just say this. If you have not seen Tool live 
yet, stop whatever you are doing and a find a way to no 
matter what the cost.








Review written by: Spookydogman (spookydogman@attbi.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 14:00:29 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Where to being? It was an evening full of odd vibes, most of 
which didn't sit too well with me. New Haven is a cesspool, 
and I think that the Coliseum alone hurt the show. It's an 
evil building, most likely built by architects practicing dark 
arts. However, I can't state that for sure since I don't 
practice occult rituals.

The crowd was mixed, a cross between TOOL fans and the 
Yale kids who were there merely to see 'the last show at the 
Coliseum'. So, while I was trying to find my part in the 
experience, I had to expend energy fending off people 
jumping around me or spilling beer on my wife's leg, things 
like that.

I didn't see Tomahawk, so I can't say anything about them. 
I miss Faith No More.

Well, all other points aside, on to the actual performance by 
our beloved band. Their choice of Sober for an opener totally 
took me by surprise. It was a pleasant change though, since 
they didn't play it last year when I saw them. Hearing H. and 
Opiate was also very refreshing, two songs I didn't expect to 
ever see live. There was no Pushit again, which left me 
feeling a bit empty. I fear I'll never see that one performed. 
All in all, as much as I love every song ever done by these 
guys, I did feel that the setlist was too 'Lateralus heavy'. 
Some other tracks off of Aenema would have been good. 
Going through track 10, 11, 12 and then 9 off of Lateralus 
was a hard transition for me to make. Another song after 
Triad and before Lateralus would have made the end of the 
show stronger.

Maynard did keep his back to us almost the entire show. He 
did the same in Hartford last year, though he did turn to 
face the crowd a bit more than he did last night. I don't 
know him, so I can't say why he chose to do as he did. 
Neither will I try to speculate. I do know that I've seen plenty 
of shots of old shows from the early and mid 90's, and I'm 
sorry I didn't get a chance to see them when Maynard was 
more involved and approaching the front of the stage. I 
understand that TOOL is about forming your own thoughts 
and experiencing their music on your level while they are 
experiencing it on theirs, but I also believe the artists have 
a certain responsibility to their fans, and when Maynard turns 
away from us, it's felt by anyone in the crowd who is a true 
fan.

Maynard, Adam, Danny, Justin - Thank you for another 
show, I'll definitely see you when you come my way again. 
Love your music!

Spooky








Review written by: Billy GreenJeans (budahbilly@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 14:03:13 ET


This was this reviewer's 8th Tool show

  Yes, TOOL fans really do suck don't they? 

Or do they?

What they say about the band is true; they just keep getting 
better with every show you go to see. Tonight was no 
exception. The sound and feel was extremely raw on this 
particular evening. They seemed like they were in a mood to 
kick some serious ass. 

We got a treat too, or was it? These guys never play the 
same show twice in a row, it's almost like one of their trade 
marks yet tonight we got a carbon copy of Sunday nights 
show ... interesting. 

They took the stage a little before 9, the crowd was pretty 
juiced to see them and everyone went nuts when Justin 
dropped the opening riff's to Sober on us. Danny seemed on 
a mission from the get go and it was nice to see the 
Reverend take his time coming to the pulpit, we were all 
eagerly anticipating the arrival of the greatest front man of 
our Generation and he did not disappoint.

The Grudge followed Sober, and I still couldn't believe the 
power and energy that was pouring off of these guys, you 
could sense a definite edge to the sound tonight. The bass 
was a little blown out but I'm guessing they were afraid 
Danny might drown it out; did I mention he seemed 
possessed this show? It didn't take them long to dial it in 
though and by Stinkfist (which was preceded by (-) ions they 
were firing on all cylinders. 

Maynard stuck it out there, standing on the podium, defiant, 
looking over the crowd, no suspicious minds lyrics this 
evening, (just like the show before) but the musician ship 
was awesome and the crowd ate it up. 

On my 3 hour ride down to the coliseum I thought we may 
get Eulogy tonight, whether we got it or not I didn't really 
care I just thought, you know, maybe ... Next was H ... 
interesting, it seemed unusual at the time but hey this song 
is so moving I'm not one to complain, I got my dose of 
46&2 in Boston. Third night in a row is even tighter than the 
first two it seems and everyone's blown away by the solo 
towards the end. Awesome. 

Danny started messing around on the left side of his kit 
after that, I don't know if he was playing the new electronic 
drum set up he had shipped in a while back but I'm 
guessing that that was it. It was tough to hear because it 
was very subtle and everyone was anxious for them to 
continue on with the show, cheers erupted here and there 
making it difficult to make everything out. There isn't a 
moment that goes by during the show that one of the band 
members isn't trying to entertain us in some way ... it would 
probably be cool if we all just listened, these guys know you 
love them. It soon turns into Schism and the band rocks on, 
as much as this song has been over killed I can't stop 
clapping when they're done, it's like a compulsive reaction, 
they've brought it to a higher level once again. 

Parabol/a is next and I'm thankful to see this one in its 
entirety, what a masterpiece this is. Something's off though, 
the Reverend's not ditching his Elvis suit. Is it the cat calls 
from the crowd demanding he get naked that's making him 
shy? Who knows but there will be no Maynard light show for 
us this evening. We'll live because tonight TOOL is here to 
rock us, nothing fancy, just an old school ass kickin'. I can 
live with that. ....this body holding me....

Adam fires up Aeon Blue Apocalypse after that and the 
stage goes red for the Patient. Maynard has seemed a little 
bit more inanimate than usual this show, more so than he 
has the previous few nights but when he has been dancing 
he's been wild, it's sweet. They nail this one and the crowd 
gives them some love after the crescendo towards the end, 
what a song! So powerful.

Maynard kicks in with "think for yourself, question authority" 
after things die down and I know right away we've been 
toyed with. Opiate. Opiate two shows in a row! Gimme some 
of what Maynard's on, please. This crafty devil, always finds 
a way to mix things up a bit. It's riveting to watch, I'm 
speechless and overjoyed. The intensity of this performance 
is incredible, Danny's swinging the sticks so hard tonight. 
When they finish, the crowd gives them the best cheer yet 
and it's time for intermission. We chill for a bit, get blinded 
by the lights and then 'boom' TOOL's back on stage and 
we're underway again.

Disposition flows smoothly over the crowd, mellowing us out 
and providing a peaceful state of mind for everyone. It 
winds down and the crowd shows some love. Everything gets 
pretty quiet as Danny kicks of Reflection. For the second 
time seeing them the drumming is so hypnotizing that I 
don't even notice the Alex Grey tapestries unfurling above 
me. I feel silly when I finally look up and notice them, where 
the hell was I? Anyways, upon further inspection I noticed 
that one half of the setup, the left side, seems kind of like 
modern day sciences view of the human body where as the 
right side of the setup seems like a spiritual more ancient 
take on the human form replete with the colors of the 
Chakra and energy lines, I ponder the significance of this for 
a bit. ..... crucify the ego, before it's far too late ... sounds 
awfully personal this evening, and they brought the place 
down with the ending, the wailing riff that Adam plays for his 
solo here sounds so forlorn, it's extremely touching. 

Triad's up. Danny's unstoppable this evening. Unstoppable. 
We're crushed by a wall of sound. He's joined by John and 
Troy tonight and they all rip it up. This jam lasted just shy of 
15 minutes and it was pure bliss the whole way. Danny threw 
a cute little roll in during the breakdown right before the 
end, glanced over at Maynard and smiled. He seemed pretty 
pleased in general. 

These guys can't play their whole catalog in one night so 
they had to end at some point. Lateralis, us, the printing got 
messed up when they were originally released and now I'm 
all confused. Maynard thanks us for our support and says we 
may see him again soon. He hopes we take something 
positive from the evening are feeling maybe just a little 
horny, if so we should curl up by the fire a little later and 
check out Caligula ... what a card.

Lateralis rocks like no other. Is this song about the show? 
Kabir hasn't opened up the opinions section yet and for that 
I'm kind of thankful, I'd say it takes a minimum of a year of 
solid listening before you can even begin to understand this 
album. A perfect end to another moving performance. 
Maynards pose on his spinning pulpit at the end is striking, 
swayed back motionless with one arm slightly raised looking 
up spinning motionless, cool as anything I've ever seen at a 
show. Was that the finger he threw us at the end or was it 
his blessing? It was a read between the lines type gesture 
he held up to us but it made me think of a similar pose that 
Christ was often painted in. That and he made a sign with it, 
it wasn't the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ... kind of more 
like an L......

Come agin boyzzz, please.

BGJ










Review written by: bob chisholm (cmuppet24@msn.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 14:11:45 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

  First of all the concert last night was great, the band was into 
it. I have been on a fantastic journey since friday the 16th in 
boston.At the last minute I bought one ticket for the 
fleetcenter, anyway the show floored me. I got home 
saturday morning and all I could think about was the show.I 
got tickets and went to providence, even though I had 
already bought a ticket for the slayer show that night I said 
fuck it I need more TOOL. Saturday turned into sunday and 
I found myself in manchester for another great TOOL show. 
I had a great weekend up til monday when I had to go to 
work all I could think about was the show.So I went to the 
new haven show on tuesday to get my mind blown one last 
time.These were the best concerts I have ever seen and I 
have been to many.I even seen TOOL in 93 at lollapalooza 
but that doesnt even compare to the band now. TOOL has 
changed my life.While I write this I am greatly saddened 
that I wont be able to make anymore shows on this leg of 
the tour. It will take a little bit to come down and face reality 
and get back to work and family.I recomend this tour to 
anyone who wants to see something fresh and new
(AMAZING).THERE IS NO BETTER SHOW OUT THERE! I would 
just like to thank my wife and kids for understanding how 
much this meant to me and allowing me to go on this ride. 
Hope to see you in the fall.      THANKS, 
TOOL                                                                              
                                                                                      
                                            








Review written by: aaron (amvega00@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 14:14:02 ET


This was this reviewer's 10th Tool show

  not to defend the mosh pit but...
not everyone in the pit is frat boy assh..e, some us have followed tool since they hit 
the main stage at 93 Lollapalooza.  it seemed the new haven crowd was fairly laim 
except for those of us on the floor.  sometimes it is good to be released through the 
music to let your guard down and get a bit crazy.  yes there were a bunch of male 
inflated egos and at times it was like an alpha male battled but parts were beautiful 
and parts were harmonious.  the show was great and who knows why maynrad was 
"distant".  people expecting to hear older songs are not realizing where tool is at and 
that they are interested in playing and refining their new songs.  they played opiate 
and it was amazing.  danny is always in the zone and it seems justin relly has a good 
time.  being within twenty feet of the stage for the whole show allowed me to see as i 
never had before, adams fingers hitting each note and danny playing the drums in an 
almost spiritual way.  the stage and visuals are amazing.  thanks to tool for being 
around, if they weren't here the music scene would be a bunch of korn wanna bes and 
peal jam rip offs.  looking forward to the next tour.








Review written by: isis (zegun@optonline.net)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 14:31:28 ET


This was this reviewer's 666 Tool show

  H.

amazing. it was a momemt when you realise all those altered states 
are so easy to reconnect to.

triad.

double woohoo!

the pt.
ah bask in the metal leaf. quite invigorating

i brought a friend with me, it was her first tool show. she was 
utterly astounded.



the background tapestry with the fetuses (oh them fetuses are so 
cute...them precious fetuses), skulls (fitting for Yaleville) and 
triad face  was grand








Review written by: tim (abovemyfeet@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 14:49:45 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

  thank you tool and tomahawk.

this was my 3rd time i saw tool during their summer 2002 US 
tour, and it was just as inspiring as the first.

tomahawk was excellent as usual, they played all my 
favorites off their album, and thrillingly even 2 new songs 
(one of which they didnt play at boston or new jersey. my 
only complaint was that patton's vocals often drowned out 
the instruments, and although i enjoy patton's work 
immensely i found that disruptive to the integrity of the 
music. the musicianship was excellent of course, and the few 
changes they made to their album songs i thought made 
them better (i would love to hear a live tomahawk album). 
mike was as energetic and entertaining as ever. good show.

tool's set was incredible. the setlist was the same as every 
other show with the exception of h and opiate. i was thrilled 
to hear h, since before the show i forced myself not to 
think "god i hope they play h" in fear of disapointment. 
opiate was awesome, it's obvious that they've been playing 
that song live for 10 years because they've tweaked it to 
perfection. this time around i let myself ignore the visuals 
(however creative and meaningful) and would often sit down 
or close my eyes and let the music create a landscape in my 
mind. just like the other shows, sober, grudge, stinkfist, 
schism, parabola, patient, disposition, reflection, triad, and 
lateralus were performed magnificently, and the extended 
(and all new) parts enhanced them beautifully. and 
maynard, the show did inspire and heal me. made me horny 
too of course. thank you tool, i'll see you next time around.








Review written by: intuitive (mcyayo@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 14:54:19 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  ya it was my first tool show and it obviusley kicked alot of 
ass and left me inspired,the set and projection screens and 
lighting were amazing bugged out shit, as i expected, H was 
the highlight for me i think , and the only downfall was not 
hearing Aenema or 46&2 or Prison Sex, i mean yeah they 
are popular and kind of overplayed songs by alot of rock 
stations, but still all are classic and i think one of them 
shouldve been played, probly aenema cuz the opening riff 
would be ill to hear live, oh well, those setlists are 
accurate,peace tool








Review written by: Dale (gonzoink)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 15:02:11 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. 









Review written by: Andrew (anc22@cornell.edu)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 15:09:32 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  TOOL was amazing.  
        I had seen them for the first time Saturday night in RI 
and was blown away.  The show in New Haven (despite not 
having the initial shock value that my first experience had) 
was even better.  Maynard appeared to be vocally on target 
more than he was in RI although he didn't seem to be into it 
as much as he was days earlier (he did not strip down; bare-
chested and donning the black speedo).  Danny was a blur 
as usual.  Justin and Adam were phenomenal, lifting me with 
every note.  
        The setlist was masterfully put together, jumping 
headlong into mayhem with sober and coming up to 
intermission with some much needed guidance ("Think for 
yourself...Question authority....Think for 
yourself.....Question Authority....In these trying political 
times it is essential that we remember this, as a community 
of artists and global community") and a hair-raising 
performance of Opiate.  Intermission provided some down 
time to slow down a bit, sway back and forth slowly in the 
darkness, and watch the monitors, picking up on the 
syncronization between the music and the visuals.  The 
Disposition, Reflection, Triad sequence (which I wish the 
crowd wouldn't break apart with cheers) was just as powerful 
as it was in RI.  The banners, back drop and seven-pointed 
star that descended during Reflection completed the 
ultimate visual scene, setting the stage for an amazing 
finish.  Maynard's "thanks for sharing this with us" added a 
personal level to the show that was not present in RI.  His 
remarks about the experience "inspiring, healing in some 
way, or just making you horny" were also comforting.  
Lateralus was a perfect ending to the perfect show and left 
me floating for the rest of the night.
        All in all, I was able to engross myself in the music 
more because I knew what to expect as far as visuals and 
the setlist.  The energy the band put out from the second 
the circle of flaming eyes appeared on the monitors was 
absolutely captivating, allthough much of the crowd did not 
recieve and embrace this energy as well as the RI audience.  
About halfway through the set I noticed that most of the 
crowd was sitting back down into their seats.  The response 
of others had no effect on myself, as I shrugged it of and 
turned back to the music.  I only wish that the music would 
touch fans in the same way it does my friend and I.  We find 
it impossible to sit still while the band is on stage and 
simply allow the rythmn to flow through us and move us in 
any way that seems fit.  I genuinely want everyone I know to 
have the same beautiful experience that seeing  TOOL live 
brings to me.  
      I recommend seeing TOOL live highly to anyone who 
has every held an interest in the band or anyone who enjoys 
music and is looking for "some kind of psychedelic 
experience" for all six senses.
      I want to thank Maynard, Danny, Adam, and Justin for 
creating hours of beautiful music and art that keep myself 
and so many other sane and hopeful in this frightening 
world.  Keep doing what you're doing and I will hopefully see 
you again in a few months.








Review written by: Brent (theglowingpickle@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 15:10:08 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  I saw Tool last night, and I have to say it was awesome, with the
exception of a few things.

Tomahawk came on first,, and I can plainly say that I can see why
they've been booed off of the stage. I think the singer was the same
guy in the band who opened for Tool their last tour. I couldn't tell
the difference. They seemed too radio-ish for me. Nothing was written
in convoluted time signatures like the almighty Tool have mastered
doing. And whoever the fucking singer was, all he did was shriek and
scream into the microphone. Probably drown out the terrible music.
And he kept being a dick and making fun of the fans. Hey pal, if you
don't like New Haven, don't fucking play here. Tool, next time
around, PLEASE pick a good opening band.

Anyway, on to Tool. They were, of course, amazing. They opened with
Sober, which ruled. It was the first Tool song I ever heard on the
radio, and you can bet that I was belting the chorus along with
Maynard. Then came The Grudge, which was perfect. This song is
God-like on CD, and was no different live. They played H., which is a
great surprise, but me and my friends missed a lot of the song
laughing at the faggot in front of us. He was closing his eyes and
just sitting there completely still. How the hell can you NOT mosh to
this stuff? To these fans who think Tool is a spiritual and deep
band, shut the fuck up. They're played on the radio. They are a ROCK
band. An amazing one, but it's all they are. Anyway, they played
Schism after that, which was cool, since most of my friends at the
show knew Tool by that song. After that. they played Parabola along
with the video. I don't like the video that much. It seems like they
try too hard to be "deep" or whatever. The same thing with all of
their visuals. They showed a fucking STAR OF DAVID during one song.
But still cool nonetheless. After The Patient, they played some song
I'd never heard before. It seemed radio-ish, so me and my friends had
a good time moshing, though.

Anyway, the part I didn't like about the show came now. They just
played some weird noise for like ten minutes. We came to hear music,
not fucking feedback. Me and my friend used this time to get some
pretzels and sodas. 

After the noise came the Disposition/Reflection/Triad, which
disappointed me. What is with this mellow shit they call music?
Reflection consists of ONE BASSLINE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. Definitely
would've preferred some older stuff like Eulogy or Prison Sex. Danny
Carey did a monster drum solo into Triad, and he's really an awesome
drummer. His doulbe bass skills are amazing. They finished with
Lateralus and that was it. 

Overall, it was a very good show. My girlfriend thinks Maynard is hot
for some reason and she was upset that he didn't strip down to his
black speedos like he did at a lot of earlier shows. Sorry, Melissa. :(

Anyway, I saw Ozzfest this summer, and this show was probably just as
good. But I'd rather have substituted Drowning Pool for Tomahawk,
because they would've been a better opener.

THANK YOU TOOL!!!!!!! MAYNARD IS GOD!!!! 








Review written by: Gina (Gamodio1@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 15:20:22 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  Another truly great show! We didn't get to see Tomahawk 
but from seeing Mike Patton's band last year in hartford we 
had no high expectations for this band this year. Tool as 
usual never makes you regret being a fan. Thanks you 
guys! Look forward to the next show! Peace and much love!








Review written by: Dale (gonzoink@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 15:22:34 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

   What an amazing, awe-inspiring experience. Compared to 
last years concert, this was like meeting my maker face to 
face. In my opinion Tool is not meant to be heard sitting in 
the nosebleeds. In order for me to really feel the music, I 
need the band fifteen feet from my face, and the hot, 
sweaty, pushing, loving, bumping insanity of hundreds of 
Tool fans. Although I am not going to try to say that 
Maynard was disdant or not into the crowd, but if he was, I 
wouldnt blame it on the moshing. Tool preaches freedom of 
expression, why then would they discourage their fans from 
doing what makes them happy. Yeah, I dont think pits are 
cool, but I stood two feet away from one all night and my 
experience was not diminished. The only let down of the 
concert was when it ended. The multi-dimensional colliage of 
emotion that spewed from the minds of the band, srayed 
my mind with psychotic rebirth and left me sad and lonely.
I am here now, trying to figure out, wether my everyday 
existence deserves the time I give it. Should I just drop it all
and give my existence back to my creator. I just want to live 
my life within the force of Merkabah.
  Thank you TOOL for the experience you have given me, 
and thanks alot for the inspirations you have been, thank 
you even more, for doing what you love and then selling it 
to me.










Review written by: pauly b. (skully@)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 15:54:38 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. 









Review written by: Seth (Spsheades@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 16:37:42 ET


This was this reviewer's 4th Tool show

  This is to->

Brent (theglowingpickle@yahoo.com)

<-

You are the reason Maynard flipped off the New Haven crowd 
last night.  Thank you for probably ensuring that Tool never 
play Connecticut again.   I hope you enjoyed your mosh pit, 
because you certainly didn't get the message and meanings 
of the Tool songs.








Review written by: wubble (wubble2420@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 17:05:54 ET


This was this reviewer's 6th Tool show

  im so going to fucking move. I hate this state, the crowd 
tonight sucked. Im so glad i went to boston too. There was 
so much energy there, it was such a better show, Everytime i 
see tool, they seem to feed off the crowd, but new haven 
fucking sucks. i missed fucking tomahawk thanks to the 
asses who were in charge of letting people in,which realy 
pissed me off,  Want to mosh, go see hatebreed, fuckers








Review written by: aurora (aurorah@snet.net)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 17:09:43 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Hey you!  Read reviews already posted for your show to see 
if somebody already posted the setlist. 
I just want to say,WOW!!!!I have never seen anything like 
this in my life.I was entranced by the music,it was so 
healing,and clarifying.I had tears in my eyes,for the feeling 
of everyone coming together was intense.Watching the 
screens,and listening to the music,I could almost feel a 
sense of  self-appreciation like ive never felt before.After 
the show,the band indulged themselves into a group hug 
that left me breathless.Now,you have to realize,Ive never 
seen this before.........the love,and appreciation for one 
another.Im truly addicted,this show has changed my life.








Review written by: I hate Brent the glowing dumbass (fuck you you dumb fuck piece of shit)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 17:47:25 ET


This was this reviewer's 666 Tool show

  To the person that hates Tool and Tomahawk. You need to 
go kill yourself. Brent the glowing piece of shit. First of all 
the lead singer of Tomahawk is Mike Patton. He has more 
talent than you could ever dream of you stupid fuckin loser. 
Thats why he's in  so many different bands, thats why he 
has appeared on over forty different musicans albums, Yes 
forty, he's that good and that devoted to music. You called 
their music terrible!! Are you fuckin deaf, do you even know 
who they are? Melvins, Helmet, Jesus Lizards, Faith No More, 
Fantomas, Mr. bungle...etc. You don't deserve to breathe 
the same air that Tool  does you don't deserve to ever see 
them again. You called their music NOISE!!!!! You went and 
got pretzles in the middle of their show!! How fuckin 
disrespectful. You said that Disposition, Reflection, Triad 
were mellow SHIT!!! Man you need to die. Do you realize 
that those four people are pouring their soul into that music 
and your calling it shit. Who are you to complain about 
TOOL? You say Maynard is God, well I hope he srikes you 
down. 
Drowning Pool for Tomawak!!!!!! Your a waist of life. Go kill 
yourself dumbfuck.









Review written by: sirabooza (skully3993@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 18:31:06 ET


This was this reviewer's 10th Tool show

  SETLIST*SAME AS MANCHESTER                                         -
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 THINK FOR YOURSELF  ? AUTHORITY    BEFORE OPIATE       
NO WARDROBE CHANGE THIS SHOW *MAYNARD SPEEDO'S     
IN NOVEMER SHOULD BE BACK IN THE NORTHEAST.              
MAINE,IN MA(WORCESTER,LOWELL OR AMHERST) OAKDALE 
IN CT.                                                                             
SPIRAL OUT........








Review written by: FDeuce (epowers@brooklaw.edu)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 19:19:34 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

  There's not too much left to say, but I'd like to share a fun 
moment for me.  The crowd was pretty poor last night, but it 
made me so happy to see the disappointed looks on the 
meatheads' faces as they left the front area of the floor as 
the Trilogy started.  Nothing to mosh to and no excuse to 
assault any more concert-goers, they looked so lost.  Maybe 
if they stopped acting like a jackass for once and actually 
paid attention to the show, they would have learned 
something.   

...think for yourself.  Question authority.








Review written by: Jeremy  (apex_3)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 19:25:48 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. 









Review written by: Master Reviewer (fuckbrent)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 20:18:00 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  
brent fuck you, and your slut girlfriend you are the type of guy i look for in shows to bitch smack 

you want "old" tool? why dont you stay home and listen to the old cd's


how can you call someone feeling H  a "faggot" he paid for his ticket so he can do what ever the fuck he wants with his 
time.

youre a piece of shit, trash talking the trilogy are you fucking mad?  next time i hope a true tool fan gets your place in 
the venue.

it seems that you and your boyfriend, were to busy paying attention to the true fans around you instead of the music

go eat a bull dick you turd!









Review written by: Harry Manbeck (Nope)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 20:27:50 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  I say Tool last in Pheonix Arizona with Tricky and the show 
was awesome, the only thing i had to say about it is i wished 
they would have played sober, and what do you know, they 
start out with one of my all time favorites, just for me.  I 
missed eulogy and the pushit, but the show was done to 
perfection for the third time having seen my favorite band.  
I wasn't terribly impressed with Tomahawk, but that's mainly 
because of how the relationship with the crowd was going. I 
do very much respect Mike Patton as a musician, but he 
didn't do well with the crowd at all.  ( that happens when you 
claim to be able to kick everyone's ass in the stadium, right 
after you buy them pizza)  As far as The "weak mellow shit" 
goes, Tool playes the intense music first they start you out 
with somthing to get you going, (sober, the grudge) and it 
winds you down, its all phsychological, enjoy the 
ride... "spiral out"  I left feeling inspired and no matter how 
hard or fast the music was, it always shows you how versitle 
the band is, they're one of few that have the ability to do 
that, and you'll never see bands like drowning pool or 
slipknot come anywhere near it. and yes I was one of 
the "apes" in the mosh pit, sorry if i ruined anyone's show, i 
geus domebody forgot they were at a rock concert...  (funny 
how the same people that call it "mellow shit" hate physical 
content... sounds like you've got your own issues to deal 
with buddy) anyways, good show, and a shoot out to all the 
other apes with me at the concert....

The tall ape in the torn up wife beater....








Review written by: stacey (insomniakgrrlie@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 20:49:17 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  tool are so fucking unreal. holy fucking shit. i'm still in a 
complete state of awe. a complete state. everything was 
perfect. everything. every-fucking-thing. this is the first time 
i've seen tool but i can definitely say i will go every chance 
that occurs. 

ohhh fuck me. 9:10 or so tool went on. fuck me twice. 
*orgasm* fucking shit. three people told me they could not 
under any circumstances explain the visuals that tool have 
for their show, and for a person who picks apart every detail 
[me], i can say the same thing. it was so unreal. maynard 
james keenan is so under-estimated for his talent. he is 
AMAZING. no, tool are amazing. i love how tool take their 
band as a project, and as a piece of art, and create each 
song like they were making portraits for a gallery. they're so 
damn inspirational. a few people have told me that i would 
appreciate tool so much more when i'd seen them perform, 
and you bet your bottom dollar that i do. holy shit, holy shit. 
*rips hair out* someone also said if i heard lateralus 
material live that i might get into it more, and oh man... 
there was so much in the atmosphere. watching their films 
and seeing the art and having that blend with the music was 
sooo god damned bizarre. they are truly artists. the lights, 
the effects, the videos, the music, the passion, the art, the 
drive. oh my god. i am absolutely in awe. how unreal. 
seriously... for a band that i don't even regard as one of my 
favourites. shitshitshit. they should be. they are so 
underrated. they really are. i know a lot of people who aren't 
so familiar with them claim how "overrated" they are- but 
once you experience something like this... shit. i bet it's like 
christians seeing the damn light or hearing god speak to 
them. oh my god.... 

another thing that i also liked was the stage setup with 
maynard in the back as opposed to the traditional 
performance set up with the singer up front. i think with 
maynard in back it gave the fans a look of the BAND rather 
than a look of maynard. like if he was up front i bet more 
people would be paying attention to just him, but with him in 
the back it gives you a full look on the whole band... i doubt 
maynard would be as good without the rest of them.

that's all i have to say. overall, it was fucking bliss. 








Review written by: tiki (need it not.)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 20:51:34 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  star of david? brent you fucking idiot... it's called  a 
pleiadean star... and it symbolizes something you clearly will 
never understand nor appreciate. 

fuck all you dense, unenlightened assholes.









Review written by: Brent (theglowingpickle@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 21:39:00 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  all your guys' grammar sucks.

btw my  gf is super-hot and she loves my mastadonean cock

ahhhhhh!









Review written by: chemicahalo (dmcenery@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 22:41:37 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Drowning Pool for Tomahawk!!!!!!  too bad the loser died on 
a tourbus last week or maybe tool wouldve had them 
open!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck yea!!!! 








Review written by: Paul Croteau (Croteau99@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/21/02 23:06:42 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  First of all, let me start by saying i know there were true tool 
fans there, and some maybe not so much fans as much as 
people who might have heard a few tool songs on the radio 
and think there metal...Unfortunatley, i think i had one of 
the latter people with me last evening..I must apologize for 
his drunken berating of other concert goers. The above 
setlists were correct, and i loved it when they brought out 
opiate and three quarters of my sectin asked if it was a new 
song that they wrote for the next album....Tool fans huh? 
Anyhow, i was quite content in my section 12  seats soaking 
up all the energy coming from the band , definetly worth my 
forty bucks..Hopefully they will come back to connecticut, but 
if not, i think i can understand why...People need to get 
more into the show, let the energy rool off of you and back 
to them..Tool makes music for a reason, and they definetly 
feed off of us as fans to keep them going. All in all a great 
show, i was not dissapointed, and i am not going to 
complain about not hearing any certain song that 
they "should've" played. They dont have to play at all. Enjoy 
what they do, Thanx Tool, see you the next time you come 
back.








Review written by: jimmy (just dial the l.a.m.c. instead of email)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 01:34:00 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  To the guy who didnt get the "melllow shit" and only went to 
mosh...

I'll quote some of the "old tool" to sum you 
up...BAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!  And as from that "radio-ish" 
song you mentioned, which happens to be Opiate, i'll go 
ahead and say you are "deaf and blind and dumb and born 
to follow."

Why are you suprised to hear your own (anti)eulogy?

Wake up...spiral out, and maybe enjoy music on the level of 
the artists making it rather than on the level you would 
appreciate drowning pool








Review written by: sEmagaN KorEL (jjynxk22@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 01:57:54 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  Show = Best thing I have ever had the privlage to witness.


      Moshers are         worthless       

            no wonder Maynard flicked you fucks off.





     during  opiate - "what song is this? is it new?" 




                        .....call your self fans.....


the man was right.....



                    Think. 








Review written by: Master Reviewer (fuckyou@moshingisgay.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 09:00:28 ET


This was this reviewer's 5th Tool show

  I just want to say that the show was incredible as usual..The 
fans in CT suck!!!  First off was the venue...it fucking 
blows...i urge anyone reading this to NEVER see a show in 
CT..everyone was being assholes outside and no one could 
figure out how to fucking get inside...once inside..there was 
a massive amounts of dickheads everywhere..i never seen 
anything like it..i went and took my seat and wait for the 
show after feeling really annoied about finding my way 
there..Tomahawk was already done their set so they were 
setting up the stage for TOOL...my seats were left stage on 
the second level so there were landings where the steps 
came up in which during the show 20 + assholes were 
standing there blocking the view for everyone in the lower 
part of my section including me and my friends...how stupid 
can you be!! nobody was into the show at all..if you are 
reading this and you had floor tickets...KILL 
YOURSELF..cause nobody fucking moved during TOOL 
except for the die-hard CT fans who were beating eachothers 
asses in the really really cool mosh pits that were all over 
the fucking place during DIS/REF...what monkeys..they 
should already know that the band HATES THAT SHIT!..after 
each song was over it was so quite that if you were close 
enough you could probably hear them talking to 
eachother...what the fuck is that about..show some 
respect..since all you fucks were too stupid to realize that 
TOOL wasnt even feelin the show at all...Maynard was fully 
dressed in his leather gear all show never revealing the 
spedo with the paint..that should have been your first 
indication that there was something wrong...justin and adam 
were facing danny for awhile rather than the crowd..maynard 
had his back to the crowd most of the time and he didnt say 
much like he did at every other show i have seen..some 
drunkin pig came and sat infront of us and almost fell over 
the side rail and busted her head..why would you come to a 
TOOL show like that?!?..then i realized that the entire 
section i was sitting in was full of people who just sat down 
tapping their feet and loungein.  what the fuck show the 
band your into it and stand the fuck up!!..i stood up for the 
most part but not the whole time cause everytime i did i felt 
like the people behind me were gonna yell at me to sit 
down...what the hell..it came time for the closing song and 
still nobody was energetic at all up where i was..i got some 
pictures off from wherei was so i was happy about that at 
least..TOOL was done the show and i couldnt help but feel 
sorry for them cause every "FAN" they have in CT are 
helmets..I dont know what these people think they saw at 
this Coliseum saying shit like " they rocked" or "the show 
was awesome" or some shit like that cause the show was 
nothing like what i have seen before...TOOL was always 
more animated and enjoied the shows more at other venues 
i've seen them at ...even though I will never again even go 
to a show at the New Haven Coliseum or to CT to see a show 
for that matter..the people who were there that came out-of-
state and have seen TOOL before somewheres else than CT 
know that the show all you people a raving about in CT was 
nothing even close to the experience somewheres else.  I've 
seen TOOL in NY (2), PA (1), NJ (1), and this one in CT... 
this was the absolute worst....I am really angry about this so 
if you are reading this take this as a warning...avoid CT at 
all costs..go the extra couple miles to Boston or 
something..Sorry to TOOL who despite these antics, were 
amazing.








Review written by: kit fisto (kitfisto96@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 10:38:37 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  tool definetly puts on the best live performance of any band 
around. clearly, every die-hard tool fan such as myself would 
like to hear alot less off of lateralus. the fact that they 
played opiate blew my mind. h. was a huge wonderful 
surprise as well. the fact that they opened with sober left me 
astonished.  but i cant say i really cared all that much that 
they played alot off of lateralus. as many off you know, they 
stop playing songs when they lose their meaning to tool. the 
songs in lateralus are very new, and therefore have the 
most meaning to the band members.

as for connecticuts behavoir at the concert.... i will be frank, i 
live in connecticut and can honestly say that a solid 85% of 
the inhabitants are...well...dipshits. last year i didnt notice 
how many of these dipshits showed up to this concert. well, 
this time around it was quite clear to me. hell, i heard them 
giving away floor seats and i special sound check and the 
only thing the girl who won said was "o man, i won 
something, you made my day"...MADE YOUR DAY!!! GETTING 
A SPECIAL SOUNDCHEKC FROM TOOL WOULD MAKE MY 
LIFE!!!  your could tell the connecticut natives when opiate 
played...just look for the people shrugging their shoulders, 
and saying. "whats this, i never heard this on the radio" 
same thing happened with h.  while i am sitting their hoping 
they would play jerkoff, hush, or cold & ugly. the fact of the 
matter was that not enough people were there for the 
music.  god damn those assholes in the pit making out with 
their girlfriends, while tool plays one of the last concerts they 
will probably play in connecticut for a long time. then after 
the concert some jackass on some stupid radio station says 
that he was "disapointed", the maynard wasnt "feeling" the 
crowd.  who can blame him. look at all the time and effort 
tool puts into every show, and they have to play for a bunch 
of jackasses who were sitting for most of the show and were  
more into tomahawk that tool. send these jackasses to a 
linkin park concert, they dont deserve the experiece that is 
tool live.

so to all out of towner who had the unfortunate experience 
of going to tool concert in the constitution state, i am sorry.








Review written by: david r (drnet1@attglobal.net)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 13:05:56 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  I’m a Connecticut native. This was the last show at the new 
haven coliseum (thank god) the place is a real shit hole. 
They’re knocking it down by the end of the year. (I think?)  
In my opinion the show was jaw dropping. The images 
around the stage and on the screen really went well with 
each song. I loved the sounds during the intermission that 
made my whole body shake. The best part  (for me anyway) 
was the Disposition/Reflection/Triad – Lateralus sequence. 
Danny’s drumming is out of this world. I’ve been a tool fan 
for 10 years now and it was finally great to seem them live. 
And even though I live in Connecticut, not all people in 
Connecticut are jerks. I really want to thank TOOL for 
coming to Connecticut. 









Review written by: Allison (facade00@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 13:42:12 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  this being my first tool show, i have to say it was great---
though i do agree that maynard did seem a little off tonight 
if anything.  i'm a connecticut native and i must say new 
haven coliseum sucks and i'm glad they're knocking it 
down.  

i spent half an hour in the WRONG freakin line before i 
finally decided to go and ASK the guy if i was in the right 
line.  they should at least announce it.  anyway, i was pissed 
and i knew we had already missed the opening band and 
didn't want to miss any tool.  luckily, we did not.

i had a great time, i can't believe they opened with sober 
and played h. & stinkfist!  opiate also rocked tonight.  what 
was unfortunate was the people i went with.  it was obvious 
they were not into tool as much as i was and they sat down 
the whole time...as to not feel stupid being the only person 
in my row standing up and pissing off the people behind 
me, neither did i...though i was getting very into it in my 
seat.  blah.

the mosh pit really blowed...i was upset but hey what can 
you do?  i was 23 seats up from it and it's not like i could've 
stopped it.

i left the show feeling 100x better than i did when i entered.  
let's just say i had a shite day and tool made my day so 
much better.  i'll definately go to the next tool show in 
nyc/ct/boston.  thanks tool!








Review written by: me (onthewingg@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 13:45:19 ET


This was this reviewer's 12th Tool show

  Ok. So This was my Last show of the tour unless the fall tour comes anywhere near 
the pennsylvania area. this is truely sad.. But the most terrible thing is that...... On 
the way out of the show I was leaning on the wall outside of the venue and came 
across an Aftershow backstage pass.. It was just stuck to the wall. So i freak. I put it 
on and re-enter the building.. I ask security what to do.. They turned me away. I ask 
another security person and they proceed to lead me to the 'pick-up' point.. 
Unfortunately i was a minute or two too late and they couldn't get me backstage, 
apparently.. This was the single most disappointing moment of my Tool years.. The 
worst thing is that i was only delayed while contemplating buying tickets for the next 
nights show in Syracuse.. That is something, i did not end up doing.. So anyway, it 
was terribly frustrating. Finally i walked to the tour bus area and asked the security 
guy there if there was anything he could do. He was very kind but also very sure that i 
was not allowed in through that entrance.. He said 'Don't worry.. Maynard is a stable 
guy in good health. He'll be back again..'  This may or may not be true but the one in 
a million chance of randomly coming across a backstage pass to the band that has 
four-handedly (five if you count paul)  brought awareness to what i've been missing, 
saved my mind from giving up, inspired me to be a better musician, and all that 
other gooey stuff... well let's just say, i'm not going to be counting on it.. I suppose 
meeting them in such an environment as backstage after a show, really wouldn't give 
me the gratification anyway.. They are mentors to me, not just some hot hard rocking 
stars.. Being treated as one of the herd would probably make me depressed in the 
long run.. well anyway.. See you...








Review written by: me (onthewingg@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 13:45:37 ET


This was this reviewer's 12th Tool show

  Ok. So This was my Last show of the tour unless the fall tour comes anywhere near 
the pennsylvania area. this is truely sad.. But the most terrible thing is that...... On 
the way out of the show I was leaning on the wall outside of the venue and came 
across an Aftershow backstage pass.. It was just stuck to the wall. So i freak. I put it 
on and re-enter the building.. I ask security what to do.. They turned me away. I ask 
another security person and they proceed to lead me to the 'pick-up' point.. 
Unfortunately i was a minute or two too late and they couldn't get me backstage, 
apparently.. This was the single most disappointing moment of my Tool years.. The 
worst thing is that i was only delayed while contemplating buying tickets for the next 
nights show in Syracuse.. That is something, i did not end up doing.. So anyway, it 
was terribly frustrating. Finally i walked to the tour bus area and asked the security 
guy there if there was anything he could do. He was very kind but also very sure that i 
was not allowed in through that entrance.. He said 'Don't worry.. Maynard is a stable 
guy in good health. He'll be back again..'  This may or may not be true but the one in 
a million chance of randomly coming across a backstage pass to the band that has 
four-handedly (five if you count paul)  brought awareness to what i've been missing, 
saved my mind from giving up, inspired me to be a better musician, and all that 
other gooey stuff... well let's just say, i'm not going to be counting on it.. I suppose 
meeting them in such an environment as backstage after a show, really wouldn't give 
me the gratification anyway.. They are mentors to me, not just some hot hard rocking 
stars.. Being treated as one of the herd would probably make me depressed in the 
long run.. well anyway.. See you...








Review written by: ^gcarn^ (gcarn@rogers.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 14:17:17 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  Just thought id like to tell everyone ive comprised a 
spreadsheet of the exact setlists of every show this tour, 
and with it you can easilt tell what they play, and what they 
dont in each show.. If you want a copy e-mail me at 
gcarn@rogers.com
Ps- Im goin to the show on the 25th!!!








Review written by: jane (neonpotatoe@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/02 18:38:49 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  i went to the tool show, but  i wasnt really there. id seen 
them just last year in hartford, and from what i can tell, they 
were much more responsive to the crowd--a friendlier 
environment. so this show i decided to enhance with some 
acid... Tool+Drugs=enlightenment... or so i thought.

i pushed my way into the crowd (floor tickets), but the closer 
i got to the stage, the worse i felt. the vibes from the 
audience were too negative, so i went towards the sound 
booth and sat down... for the entire show. i couldnt move 
without feeling pain. 

this is not my first time getting fucked up at concerts, and 
with tool i thought of it as a religious experience, a 
reconciliation of the senses into... One. didnt work. 
environment is the most important thing when tripping, and i 
was not in a safe environment. i found it ironic that they 
opened with sober. and then i couldnt move or listen or 
open my eyes without feeling shear pain in every nerve cell. 

i apologize to anyone around me on the floor because im 
sure i ruined their experience as much as i ruined it for 
myself. and from the sounds of things, tool will not wanna 
return to the CT crowds. all i know is im impressed with the 
set list, and when i heard the "think for yourself..." opening, 
i thought i would DIE, knowing they'd go into "Third Eye" and 
i was too zonked to enjoy it. but then they wet into opiate 
instead, which was too loud to comprehend, yet its one of 
my favorite songs... sensory overload!

if anyone happened to bring recording devices into the show, 
id be interested in getting a copy, so email me. i missed an 
irreplacable moment in time and an *incrediable* set.. and 
all i sacrificed was my mind.....









Review written by: rainman (mrbaboo@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/23/02 00:07:11 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  only my second time seeing these gentlemen. thanx for the 
setlists, accurate historical records are important. this band 
performing is a religous experience, they are without a 
doubt one of  the most creative and energetic bands that i 
have seen or heard in my 25 years of concert goin. it was 
otherworldly. my only other show was at hartford last year, 
which i remember being more intense, probably because it 
was my first show and i was on the floor. these guys are 
right up there with king crimson, roxy music, genesis, yes , 
rush and zep and floyd. ct is lame sometimes brothers and 
sisters but be careful of what you wish for, the new haven 
coliseum was probably the best place to see a large show in 
the state, yes it is a "shithole" sonically. but i will take it 
anyday over the moneygrubbing, security obsessed venues. 
the history in that concrete and steel hole make it a temple.
where are you goin to see the band. in the new yuppie den 
at the casino. come on, these guys deserve better. it was 
good enough for the who, tull, queen, van halen, bowie and 
the dead. its all about the music. thank you tool. until we 
meet again........rainman









Review written by: Useful_xxx_Idiot (useful_xxx_idiot@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/23/02 11:41:22 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  This was my first concert ever...and from that i think other 
bands I will eventully see have high standards to look up 
too.
Let me start off with the show. My friend and I got there 
around 7:00. We took our seats and waited for Tomahawk 
to begin. Around 7:30 Tomahawk got on stage and started 
to play..Tomahawk is a great band and Mike Patton is a 
great singer but there sound quality was nothing compared 
to the almighty Tool. They played 5 or 6 songs then 
departed from stage...(Does anyone know there setlist?)
Then there was a intermission while they set up all of Tool's 
equipment. When they revealed Danny's drum set it was 
amazing. He is such a good drummer. Well around 9:00
Tool took the stage and from the first few notes of Sober I 
knew it would be a great show. There sound quality was 
perfect but the bass could have been turned down a little bit.
The visuals were mindblowing and Maynard seemed very 
quiet tonight..though he did speak a couple of times and 
thanked us for coming out to see them. The highlight of the 
show for me was Triad and Parabola, though all the songs 
blew my mind away..I would like to thank Danny, Adam, 
Justin, and Maynard for coming to Connecticut to make my 
dream come true...seeing u guys live made my day. I will 
gladly attend the next Tool concert that rolls my way..Those 
guys inspire me so much.
Well guys be patient..they will be back soon.
For now spirlal out......
Useful_xxx_Idiot








Review written by: pricklechick (rjrushlow@msn.com)
Review posted on: 08/23/02 14:31:22 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  The show was absolutely incredible, loved the set list even 
though I would've liked to hear "Eulogy" but whatever. 
Everything locked in beautifully from lighting to awesome 
backdrops to the actual music itself. It was an amazing 
experience.
   ONE COMPLAINT , THOUGH!
This has nothing to do with the band (Maynard, Adam, 
Justin, Danny...you guys were flawless) but with the people 
who got floor seats. I was totally disgusted with them.  First 
of all, half the people down there weren't even there to see 
Tool. They were there simply because it was "the last concert 
at the Coliseum"(damn Yale frat boys). That irritated me. 
Second of all, most people down there were either moshing 
like total idiots or crowdsurfing. 

  What was that, people?! How incredibly disrespectful. I 
applaud Maynard for flipping them off, they deserved it. I'm 
actually surprised he didn't mention anything about it during 
the actual show. So thank you Maynard, you did the right 
thing. 
   If you're going to go to a concert, go for the music. Don't 
go to kick eachother in the head. That's not the point of 
concerts, and I hope it never becomes the point, either.  
People like that are totally rude and insulting to the band, 
and to the real fans themselves. 








Review written by: Valerie (mzmagoo49651)
Review posted on: 08/23/02 20:04:35 ET


This was this reviewer's 2 Tool show

  well i just wanted to say that that brent asshole deserves to 
be kicked in the nuts. I can't wait to see Tool on the 26th in 
detroit.      spiral out.








Review written by: BRENT SUCKS  (hahahahahaha)
Review posted on: 08/23/02 21:56:44 ET


This was this reviewer's 666 Tool show

  YEAH what Valerie said. Brent deserves to have his nuts 
ripped off and fed  to his  girlfriend.

 On a different note, I Love you Danny, Adam. Maynard and 
Justin! You mean everything to me. Thank you for your love 
and devotion, and thank you for your guidance to a better 
world.      Peace









Review written by: Hi (hi@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 08/24/02 16:25:58 ET


This was this reviewer's 6th Tool show

  Brent, you are a complete moron and you give Tool a bad 
name.  Drowning Pool?  Star of David???

Have you even heard of Mike Patton?  He has been a music 
legend since the 80s and just seeing him was an 
experience.  And you suggest some conformist MTV pop 
rock lame talentless non artistic band like Drowning Pool to 
open for Tool?  Not to mention that Mike Patton and Kevin 
Rutamanis (Is bass player for the Melvins which have 
opened for Tool more than any other band ever) have been 
good friends with Tool since they started.

Brent, you are a fool.  Don't go anymore Tool concerts, 
instead go see Blink 182 and Drowning Pool.








Review written by: Dave (devo@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/24/02 16:30:06 ET


This was this reviewer's 3rd Tool show

  Brent is one of the drunk jock retards who mosh at Tool 
concerts.  Thats all there is that is needed to be said.








Review written by: Rob Frawley (a_lateral_tool@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/24/02 18:40:04 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Wow!  The show was absolutly amazing even with the crowd 
totaly weak.  As I sang and got into the music, other people 
sat and drank beer while taking to their friends.  Most of the 
selists above look right.  No need to repost it.

TOMAHALK'S NEGATIVES:

Tomahalk...worthy of opening for tool?  No.  Tomahalk is a 
good band to listen to once and a while, but the first thing I 
noticed when they started the second song was that EVERY 
SONG SOUND THE SAME!  With tool you can listen to a whole 
CD and every song has a different appeal...this was 
definately not the case with tomahalk.  I also don't like 
Mikes screachy screams.

TOOL'S NEGATIVES:

Not to much to say here.  Only one thing caught my 
attention: Maynard didn't put his voice to the extreme.  He 
layed low, not putting all that much effort or enthuseasum in 
the songs.

TOMAHALK'S POSATIVES:

They were descent...thats all.  Oh!  They sucked...(that 
should be in NEGATIVES shouldn't it..?

TOOL'S POSATIVES:

Danny: He was excellent tonight!  His solo was great!  He 
started out with a different fill to start sober.  He was 
deffinetly up to par!

Adam: He got into Triad and the other songs more than 
others said at other shows, which I was happy about.  
Messed up once durring the interlude on schism, which made 
me happy: it was live - not CD!

Justin: Powerful as ever.  He was great durring reflection.

Maynard: He was into opiate (one of the few songs he was) 
and the crowd enjoyed that oldy...

OVERALL:

SEE THE SHOW!  NO BAND CAN OR WILL EVER TOP TOOL.

CAN'T WAIT UNTILL THE NEXT CD AND TOUR...

-Rob








Review written by: Jim (jim75@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 08/25/02 17:01:28 ET


This was this reviewer's 6th Tool show

  You think tomahawk isn't worthy for opening for Tool?  
Tomahawk isn't full of some no name members.. Just Mike 
Patton alone is worthy for opening for Tool. I don't blame 
you though, your narrow minded taste in music isn't your 
fault.  Well actually it is.  Fuck you.

Do you know who the Melvins are?  Their bass player is in 
Tomahawk and the Melvins have opened for tool about 15 
different tours.  Mike Patton also has opened for Tool 
several tours with different bands. 








Review written by: Mark (facoid@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 08/25/02 18:00:51 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Best time of my life.  Awesome setlist...very suprised at 
some songs.  This was a big step up from last years 
Hartford show for me...i had rather bad seats and this time i 
was right in front of them....amazing.  Everything was tight 
except for the fact that my right ear was numb from 
Tomahawk.  Not that tomahawk was bad, but my ears are 
just a little fresh...








Review written by: rick (ret1122@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/27/02 09:14:44 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  saw tool last year in hartford and was blown away by the sound and 
the visual presentation. no band comes close to their musical and 
visual talent.
once again the sound and presentation was outstanding, but i have one 
major gripe that took away a lot of the experience for a lot of the 
fans seated along the sides close to the stage... the placement of 
the video screens. the screens were placed at the front of the stage 
instead of the back of the stage making it impossible to view.any 
body close couldnt see shit.... i was surprised that the band and 
stage crew didnt take that into consideration. too bad because the 
combination of the sound and sights can really transport you to 
another level. 
overall tho,  tool is a amazing band and i would look forward to 
seeing again









Review written by: hooker with a penis (shutthefuckupandlisten@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/27/02 21:15:17 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Ok, first of all, Tool has played better shows, but dont take 
for granted you saw the best fucking band in our 
generation.  Even their bad shows kick the shit out of most 
bands very best.  To everyone that can do nothing but bitch 
about how "everyone else watched the show", Fuck yourself, 
you peice of shit, why don't you go kill yourself?  People 
enjoy music in different ways, some get up, some mosh, 
and some just listen.  I was one of the people just listening, 
so i could give a fuck about the majority of anyone else 
there.  Originally im from Colorado, but I joined the military 
and seeing as though the last thing i did before selling my 
life away was see tool, i took the chance to try to capture 
what the shackles of conformity have kept away, i wasnt 
disapointed.  However, its hilarious to me to read how many 
people claim to be "hardcore tool fans" that can do nothing 
but bitch about the show.  dont take a great band like tool 
for granted, everyone in the band is a person like you and 
me, and for as hard as they work to make the music they 
do, i honestly don't believe they play any of it for people 
that leave the show pissed off.  If you went to mosh, get it 
out of your system, if you went to listen, then absolutely, 
listen, but if you came so you could bitch and try to sell how 
hard of a fan you are by talking shit to everyone else at the 
show, dont go, i dont want you at MY fucking concert. take 
another sip of coke, fuck you buddy