A Review of the Fall 1996 Tour

Date: December 7


From: Shabba2@aol.com I saw the show in Atlanta at the Ballroom and let me just say that Maynard and the boys put on one of the best shows I have ever seen. Psychotica sucked very badly. By the time the first song was over, people all around me were yelling at them. Some chick was singing with them that sounded like a chicken on steroids. Aside from that and getting pneumonia from walking back to my car, Tool was in good form. They played mainly from Aenima, but a few undertow songs got and they played Opiate as an encore, which is absolutely the best encore I have heard from any show! The showed started out with 3rd eye, a very appropriate song . Maynard was covered in blue paint on his entire right side and the effect was incredible. The show got started and of course there were the everpresent fraternity boys in the pit in front of my friends and I. I'm sure they got a lot of blood stains in their BMW's and will hopefully think twice before coming to another show at the Ballroom. The show was great, lasted about 2 hours( which is perfect!) and the guys really sounded great.