concert reviews firsthand, immediate, from the heart

05/16/2002

Review written by: Master Reviewer (fuckuall@fuckuall.com)
Review posted on: 05/15/02 12:35:22 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  can i just say FUCK YOU TOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

who the fuck wants to hear parabola and disposition and 
reflection? theyre great songs but anyone would rather hear 
H, 46 & 2, Ticks And Leeches, Sober, Jimmy, Eulogy, more 
from undertow and opiate live.

ESPECIALLY AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND FANS WHO GOT 
THE LAMEST SETLISTS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!








Review written by: Jason (LilMac0025@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 05/15/02 17:25:21 ET


This was this reviewer's N/A Tool show

  QUIT YOUR FUCKING BITCHING! JESUS CHRIST! If you don't 
like what Tool plays, don't go to their shows then and quit 
fucking bitching. Me along with many other people enjoy 
seeing them play what they play so quit your fucking whining 
and go fuck yourself. I HOPE! I HOPE! I HOPE! YOU CHOKE!








Review written by: Master Reviewer (fuckuall@fuckuall.com)
Review posted on: 05/15/02 23:55:46 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  im gonna bitch all i want. Tool have sold right the fuck out 
and they dont care about their fans like they never did 
anyway. they clearly favour american audiences over 
everyone and favour european audiences over anyone else.

so FUCK YOU AGAIN TOOL, they keep losing fans and if 
they're wondering why its cuz they dont care about them. 
that goes both ways too.








Review written by: King Cumquat (eatmyflesh@uranus.com)
Review posted on: 05/16/02 08:17:42 ET


This was this reviewer's 9th Tool show

  I know you're not supposed to do this but I just wanted to 
say that Master Reviewer is a DOUCHEBAG.  To claim that 
Tool is losing fans is so absurd.  They've only grown in 
popularity over the years.  As a devout Tool fan, I feel that 
losing fans isn't such a bad thing if they're losing the fucked 
up meathead muttonheads who mosh to Disposition and 
Reflection - and for that matter, ANY TOOL SONG - and 
douchebags like the aforementionted idiot. Tooldom will be 
a much better place if you're not listening anymore.  That's 
why you buy CD's, so you can listen to whatever you want.  
Go to a Tool show, soak it in, QUIT FUCKING COMPLAING, 
I'M MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!








Review written by: BlakNo1 (BlakNo1@aol.com)
Review posted on: 05/16/02 10:14:13 ET


This was this reviewer's 666 Tool show

  How can ANYONE possibly say that those Aussie setlsts were 
bad? They played songs that us so-called lucky American 
audiences haven't seen in years such as JIMMY, 4 
DEGREES,H etc. There's just no pleasing some people. By 
the way, they're playing out a new CD, with NEW songs. Like 
others have said, if you don't like the setlists, don't go. That 
makes it easier for us REAL Tool fans to get tix. Twit.








Review written by: Un Lapin (zeitgeist@starplace.com)
Review posted on: 05/16/02 10:47:59 ET

  it's very simple.

you pay for a tool, show.
tool puts on a tool show.
if you don't want a tool show, don't pay for a tool show.

any questions?








Review written by: hooker with extra's (thenyouboughtone@asshole.com)
Review posted on: 05/16/02 11:04:19 ET


This was this reviewer's 69th Tool show

  All you know about me is what I've sold you,
DUMB FUCK.
I SOLD OUT long before you ever heard my name.

I sold my soul to make a record,
Dip shit,
And you bought one.

All you read and
Wear or see and
Hear on TV
Is a product
Begging for your
Fatass dirty
Dollar

So...Shut up and

Buy my new record
Send more money
FUCK YOU, BUDDY










Review written by: Big P Pompansaro (nursethisman@needsoxygen.com)
Review posted on: 05/16/02 11:21:50 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  King Cumquat has choda lika a brillo pad.  His breath is Mike Pham-ish.  His 
parachute is huge and stinky.  His nausiating flaws aside, he's right - that first guy is 
a douchebag.  Tool is not a jukebox








Review written by: aenema41 (lordvenom@gmx.at)
Review posted on: 05/16/02 17:54:17 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  hey guys...tool did an incredible job tonight...the sound was 
great and the visual effects were fucking awesome...i tried to 
figure out a setlist and that's the result ;)...no warranties on 
this one

tricks and leeches (heavily disorted voice)
the grudge
a small part of ions leading into
stinkfist extended
4 degrees
parabola
reflection
jimmy
schism
video of parabol/parabola
triad
opiate
lateralus

the postitons of the songs may be incorrect but i guess 
that's all they played...but don't crucify me if i missed one ;)

maynard had something to say before playing opiate :
   maynard told the audience to repeat what he's saying
   
   think for yourself
   question authority
   dare to be different
   strife to be unique
   NEVER REPEAT SOMETHING SOMBODY ELSE SAYS ;)

enough for now...good night everybody

maynar










Review written by: R
Review posted on: 05/16/02 19:01:15 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  This was an awesome show. Tool played the second concert 
here in Vienna a few hours ago.

And you know what. This was the PERFECT extention to 
concert number 1 !

IT was simple AWESOME. Much more quitly...much more 
experimental. New Graphics....New Video...New Structer.

And Maynard making everybody say

thing for yourself

question aut.

don't repeat what other people are saying.....

was great !

Tool has done it again, but in a totally different way.

Am I the only one who heared more electronic distoriotion ?

All in all this was part 2 of my tool concert and it was GREAT









Review written by: flickering (junk@yahoo.com)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 04:26:57 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  The show was absolutely amazing...
I will not put the setlist again, i just want to say how tool 
changed some of my points of views.
Art, is really "Art" when its original,as criativity, touch people 
and make us think in something that really put our brain in 
locomotion.
Thank you guys (TOOL) for make last night a peace of art.










Review written by: Peter (graceland@freemail.hu)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 08:24:37 ET


This was this reviewer's 2st? Tool show

  it was f***ng amazing!!!
actually, when i saw the set of the stage i thought it's gonna 
be the same show as the last year's. but i was disappointed 
in a positiv way when the show was over. it wasn't the same!
it was cool. they cared about us! last time they played 
aenima, sober, prison sex, push it... but we didn't get 
opiate, jimmy, 4 degrees, triad, a bit of ions. now we got it! 
so i was satisfied. next time (i hope next year) we gonna 
get eulogy, h... 












Review written by: dreadis (dreadis@excite.com)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 09:38:24 ET


This was this reviewer's ! Tool show

  Well, this was suppost to be my 4th Tool concert, but it 
didn't happen......higher power, you know!

Anyways, since I was unable to attend, eventhough I bought 
the ticket, I would really like to get a hold of the recording of 
the show? Anybody taped it........anybody????

Please, drop me a line if you can help.....

ed

p.s. special greetings to Tool freakazoids....Mobly and Ian!








Review written by: quazar (goran.gacesa@zg.hinet.hr)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 09:49:52 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  the show was great.instrumental and vocal masterpiece.it 
was little shorter than last year but the setlist contained 
some songs that i didnt dream of hearing - jimmy, triad 
(fabulous play with drummer from pablo).projections were 
fantastic.
i have one question: did anyone noticed lower sound quality 
than the one last year?maybe i was in wrong 
place....whatever.it was fantastic and i hope they will come 
soon.thank you guys for doing great job...








Review written by: igor & marinka (igor.vukotic@vz.tel.hr)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 11:10:15 ET


This was this reviewer's 2 Tool show

  The show was really great, a bit shorter than the last time 
they played in Vienna. Visuals were also much better. 
Thanks to Camella, TOOL and the crew for letting us hang 
out with them backstage all the time.
mar & igor
www.toology.com








Review written by: Max (ihopmpax@gmx.net)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 12:35:49 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Very good show.. playlist seems pretty accurate.. although 
as far as I recall we did get Opiate last year.. but this year it 
was played differently .. not as angry as last year I feel
sound quality was maybe really not as good but it was much 
louder .. and Maynard was painted blue (i think).. triad was 
really awesome.. as was the whole concert.. Max








Review written by: Jaka Jože Gale (jajccynaok@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 13:39:43 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  Was thrilled to see meshuggah, but guess what? There was 
this band Pablo playing insted of Meshuggah. They weren t 
bad, but hey, i came all the way from Ljubljana to Vienna 
also to see Meshuggah... Anyways, after pablo finished 
(they sound a lot like Alice in chains), we had to wait for 
quite some time to get tool. Danny came onto stage, when 
ligst were still on, so it wasnt some big suprise big BANG!!!, 
as i expected. He slowly got behind the kit, started playing 
around with his kit, than suddenly started playing Ticks & 
liches. The rest u can imagine what it was like :)









Review written by: kasunta (mario@monitor.hr)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 14:41:37 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  hey, i am really surprised that everyone is sooo enthustiastic 
about last night performance...in my opinion it was 
NOWHERE near last year's show, i can't say i am 
dissapointed, but hey, i expected more...maybe last eyar's 
show was total perfection?
anyways, pablo were really , really bad, bands like that 
exsist in every garage in every town of every damn country 
in the world...and when i think that they replaced the mighty 
meshuggah?!?!? damn...
tool started really great, ticks, and them the grudge were 
both phenomenal...things started going wrong during 
stinkfist, anyone could notice that maynard was not really 
into it last night..the sound was also not that geat, as well 
as light show..but screens were great again...in my opinion it 
all fell apart during reflection; maynard didn't sing like 80% 
of the song, he only did a little in the beginning and the last 
part (before we pine away)...you could see sumthin was 
wrong cause adam ran off the stage immidietly after the 
song, no riff was played...they returned with triad, which was 
the best song of the night, then opiate and lateralus...no 
positive feeling speech this time, and maynard also didn't 
join the rest of them at the beginning of lateralus around 
the drum kit...the 3 of them were there, he stayed 
aside...for the first time on this tour...the hug at the end 
was beautiful...i think it spoke for itself...the end of tool is 
near, i think they are gettin through this harder and harder 
and that maynard is distancing himself more and more...but 
hey, that'o only my view...mail me if anyone saw the show 
and thinks differently...









Review written by: yes (t00l@net.hr)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 16:26:32 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st Tool show

  So, it was my first time and I got nothing to compare it with 
(thank Jesus!).
I loved it, them, loved the setlist, visuals, music. And, yes, 
Triad sounded quite amazing.

The one downside for me was hoping the moshy metalheads 
would figure out TOOL isn't that kind of a band, while being 
pushed and shoved all over the place (which was ok during 
most of Ticks or Grudge or Stinkfist etc.) during the likes of 
Jimmy, Reflection...

But never mind that, the whole show was great, they seemed 
into it enough to me. After all, they've been on this tour for 
quite a while now. Wish could've lasted longer, though. Still 
definitely something to never forget. At least for us with a 
freshly popped cherry.

Thank you, TooL








Review written by: mario (grancaricm@icqmail.com)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 20:01:04 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  ticks & leeches,the grudge,-ions(short),stinkfist
(extended),4*,parabola,schism,jimmy,disposition/reflection,p
arabol/parabola video,triad,opiate,lateralus.........perfect 
show.








Review written by: Scott (jimmy@jimmy.com)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 21:01:22 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  i cant believe u say tool sucks and they have sold out...i 
cant believe it..OMG...AHHHHHHHHHHH...WHAT AN 
ASSHOLE....AHHHHHH TOOL KICKS ASS!!!!!....and by the 
way...TOOL is gaining fans asshole, not losing 
fans...everytime they lose one fan...they gain ten 
more...they sold over 1 millions copies of lateralus in 3 
weeks..FUCKFACE!!!!








Review written by: toolfreak (toolfreak04009@askdfj.net)
Review posted on: 05/17/02 23:12:44 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  1. This is a venue for tool fans to read reactions and setlists to shows that they haven't attended. It is not a 
place to bitch.

2. Please don't recite tool lyrics. We all know them.

3. We all have ideal setlists but this is not the time or the place. Find a message board or a chat.

4. Fuck you "master reviewer". Everone who sees tool wants them to play certain songs but it's impossible for 
them to please everyone. Don't Bitch you asshole!!








Review written by: DJ BACOZZA (FILIPPO.FABBRI9@TIN.IT)
Review posted on: 05/19/02 07:22:18 ET

                                  ANGUILLE
ICONA DOLCE E NOVELLA DI AMPOLLA,
CORRI , POI FUGGI D'UN CANTO SOAVE CHE CON UNGHIE 
FELINE VEDO SCALFIRE LA VERNICE DEL MIO MASCHIO; 
RICORDO.
ORA RICORDO PER SFUGGIRE AL LAMENTO,
L'AURORA NEL TUO VOLTO CHE FULGIDO BRILLA,
POI CELA MESTIZIA.
E' ARDUO COMBATTERE I RUSCELLI DI NOTE DI UN FLAUTO 
CHE ALTRO NON SUONA SE NON LA POCHEZZA DELLA VITA 
FUNESTA, E POI A TERRA STRAMAZZA.
ASCOLTATE IL MIO TACITURNO CANTO, O ANGUILLE, NON SI 
CORICA MAI;  MISERRIMO ME, SCHIAVO DEL CANTO!
E OSCILLA, E ONDEGGIA, E RISTAGNA SALMASTRO E POI, 
PLUMBEO COME IL PIU' AMABILE DEGLI AUGELLI, AVVOLGE 
LA VITA IN UN VORTICE FITTIZIO DI SOSPIRI, TRASUDANDO 
TEPORE ED AMOR PERFETTO....IL GIUSTO SAPORE DELLA 
VITA,  O ANGUILLE.











Review written by: jAcKz (jackz@overclockers.at)
Review posted on: 05/19/02 07:23:18 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  Well, after reading all the other reviews and quite a couple 
of complaints I'd like to contribute my impression of the 
show. First of all I have to admit that I wasn't actually doing 
good, moreover, I was in some kind of a little down which, to 
my own horror, didn't allow me to sink into the situation 
completely. Hence, I didn't like this show as good as I liked 
the last one in Vienna, but to be honest, I think this wasn't 
only due to my inner state.

At first, I was totally thrilled when Danny started playing 
ticks, but frankly, I was somewhat dissapointed by 
Maynard's vocals, which was maybe because of the special 
mic he used that produced a heavily distorted sound which 
didn't bear much resemblance to a human voice at all - to 
me it just didn't sound too interesting.

Concerning the extended version of Stinkfist, I'd like to say 
that I'm not quite sure about it, allthough I found the point 
where they jumped back into the original song totally 
amazing.

What I noticed was that some songs where splointed with 
mistakes - 4° sounded strange in a way, Parabola was 
REALLY messed up... Adam once dropped out of the rhytm 
too...

Just like the last time, I didn't like the Parabola video - in 
my opinion this procedure of playing a clip plainly rips the 
show apart and threatens the contiguety of your 
impressioon... 

Anyway: what I totally loved was Maynards little speech, 
because he absolutely got me. Yes, I was one of the 
dumbfucks who participated in this play of bitter ironic, and - 
rest assured - it had a good, cleaining aenima effect upon 
me...

I am, however, glad that I will see tool in Lisbon again - a 
chance for them to give a better performance and for me 
too feel better...

 








Review written by: Aleš (ales.gangl@guest.arnes.si)
Review posted on: 05/19/02 15:57:45 ET


This was this reviewer's 1st? Tool show

  HY.My name is aleš.I am 15 and i respect tool s work.
I think they do something new and that they realy work a lot 
to do this.
i Saw that what i am saying is true when i saw and hear them 
live in Vienna.

When i came to the place Pepsi club i go straight in hall .
I saw big monster Soround sistem and some projector for 
movies  like in cinema.They use it for backround for picture  
image of the song.Every song has their own video.My 
favourite  was tick &leeches.IT made me STRONG.i was 
nervous when i was waiting for Tool.They made us waiting for 
them.Finaly Dany Came out and the croud get nuts .he 
started to play drum intro for TICK and leeches.After him all 
other memmbers came out.Maynard was standing before 
the big screen so we didn se him we se his shadow.His voice 
efect was AMAZING and it KICK ASS.
First three songs were very wild and crowd was nuts.Grudge 
was LIKE we were soldier and stinkfist was LIke we were 
winers.they play it like machines.At parabol and opiate folk 
were jumping and disspostion reflection we were in heaven.It 
was beautiful.But final was when they played 
Lateralus.Maynard was showing a train in intro and it was 
amazing.ANd his speach when we were saying what  was he 
said was EDUCATING.BE DARE TO BE DIFFERENT BE UNIK (Or 
unid )ANd when he said don t ever said what other people 
said PEOPLE SAID FUCK YOU.But all the time maynard was 
only a shadow on a screen.He made some strange moves at 
schism and 40(deegres) .Adam was all the time cool he didn 
t move he was  100% concentrate on his job.Setlist was 
great.all the songs were great  and something 
special.maybe they could play aenema BUt it was cool.when 
it was over they made a perfect circle threw some water to 
crowd and we could saw maynard s eyes and his blue 
painted bosy.








Review written by: betwixt (betwixt@gmx.net)
Review posted on: 05/19/02 22:22:08 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  well...

in my opinion pablo was great. i really liked them. kind of a 
mixture between grunge/(stoner)rock.

between pablo and tool they played really much from the 
melvins. seems like a substitute for not supporting in 
europe.

the show was good. it was more a rock concert than last 
year. last year was unique... it was a tool-concert, not a rock 
concert. this year there were more people (which i didn't like 
really) and it was much louder. the show was shorter i 
suppose. but never the less it was an total overload. pure 
mindjam afterwards. the visuals... the music... GREAT!

i still don't know whether i liked it more than last year. last 
year was more contemplative.

last year was the best concert i've ever been to. and this 
year has been the best ordinary rock concert i've ever been 
to. (and i've seen fantômas and other gread bands like this)

reflection was fantastic... the drummer from pablo joined 
danny. this perfect drumsound... the complete band made 
such an amazing "sound carpet"...

the concert was great. i hope they'll come again soon. they 
seemed to have fun with the viennese audience. 

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO A TOOL CONCERT: GO THERE AND 
SEE IT








Review written by: Mario (the_maverick_@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 05/20/02 16:35:59 ET


This was this reviewer's 2nd Tool show

  hey!
nothing more to say about tool. everyone should know. 
thanks for playing 4° and jimmy with that... well.. not 
conventional extro/fadeout... liked it very much (though 
time flew by immensely fast). a shortcoming was the sound 
at the beginning, i must admit. t&l was rather exhausting - 
but big compliments for even playing it! together with last 
year's gig this forms a harmonic work of art... and damn - i 
still didn't catch the drumstick
thankx for the show, thanx for the audience - hope 
everyone enjoyed it as much as i did...

best wishes to that american student, who asked me for the 
way at praterstern, and whom i've (unbelievably) met again 
later when the gig was over - have a good time in vienna!