From: LD77 (jimmorey@eden.rutgers.edu)
Subject: tool at convention hall, asbury park, n.j. on thu., 2/27/97


kabir, my pal,
  good work on the page, as always.  on to the review: the show put on by 

tool the evening of thu., 2/27/97 was similar to when i saw them on
11/22/96 at the roseland in nyc, and they were equally as excellent.  i
don't even know the name of the first band, as they were going off as i
was walking in.  the melvins were nothing spectacular, their last song
being the only one i recognized from some radio airplay in the past. 
tool's first u.s. stop on their spring tour picked up right where the fall
tour left off, projection screens and blue maynard included.  the set
began identically to the last time, with third eye kicking it off,
followed by stinkfist.  cries of chickenweasel were filling the air before
the guys even came on.  after that i lose track of order, but the other
songs performed were: opiate, intolerance, prison sex(with "jimmy" 
interlude), sober, eulogy, h., forty-six & 2, and aenema to end the show. 
mayard was not very talkative on this eve, saving his breath for his
flawless execution of the entire night.  he did ask the crowd if they
could identify what he was about to do, and then proceeded to begin
aenema.  he stopped after two breaths, prompting roars from the gathering. 
but, as usual, maynard left them all guessing incorrectly.  sure, they
proceeded to finish the show with aenema, but what maynard had given them
was not the beginning of the song, but a pair of pants.  get it?  anyway,
crafty old maynard and crew pur on a show quite worthy of their following,
and i would recommend that all who have the opportunity to see them do so. 
later. 

                  jim morey

anyone wishing to engage in stimulating discussion of the mystery that is

known as tool feel free to contact me at jimmorey@eden.rutgers.edu