A Review of the Fall 1996 Tour

Date: December 19


From: QRYCHE3@aol.com Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 14:00:00 -0500 To: kabir@down.net Subject: Tool Dec. 19 Universal Amphitheater Ahhhhh. Saw Tool for the third time this tour last night, and at the biggest venue I think they've played thus far. They fuckin' rocked as usual. Maynard was very talkative throughout the show, even going so far as to explain the title "Aenima" and the song "Aenema"; he expounded on Jung's theories for a bit, but in the end the whole thing turned out to be a joke (that most of the people in the audience didn't get). A few changes, both good and bad at tonight's show. I was lucky enough to catch soundcheck (Maynard was in a bad fuckin' mood), so here's the setlist (in semi order) beginning with soundcheck: SC: Hush Jimmy Stinkfist Third Eye Die Eier Von Satan ACTUAL SHOW: Third Eye Stinkfist Forty Six & 2 H. Jimmy Eulogy Cold and Ugly Pushit Sober Die Eier Von Satan (the guy came out in chef's outfit holding a cookbook) Opiate Aenema The Nard came out half blue, half white with red dots all over him. Justin was brown, with red horns. Adam was all blue with a couple of red dots on his face and a red line down his chin. Danny was his natural color. There was also an added bonus: a little Christmas cartoon featuring, among other things, a physical fight between Jesus and Santa Claus. Quite interesting and humorous. Till the spring. Qryche 3