Review written by: Edd Lerner (TiclMeEdd@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/22/97 02:32:42

Lollapalooza was a put down for most of the time.  Korn didn't show
because Munky got Viral Menengitis and the other bands blew. After a
snooze in Devo came TOOL!!!\ Now THAT was some great shit.  Adam Jones was
all painted green and shit and Maynard was half red half black with fake
titties to boot!  The effects and everything were great!  I snuck up to
the 8th row with my buds for this one!  WELL WORTH IT!!  *****






Review written by: Joel Ansier (jansier@sun.iwu.edu)
Review posted on: 08/07/97 22:52:32

Here's a review I wrote for the Open Up And Say... zine (current issue on
my website at: http://www.iwu.edu/~jansier/). 


TOOL at Lollapalooza '97 

Friday, July 25th at New World Music Theatre in Tinley Park, IL


The New World Music Theatre is a terrible venue. For one thing, it's
outdoor, so the acoustics are terrible. For a festival like Lollapalooza,
the World works fairly well, with plenty of room for vendors and different
displays. Exhibits of this sort were on full display at this year's
Lollapalooza, the theme of which was saving the environment, as Perry
Farrell tried diligently to explain in the free Lollapalooza magazine.

There were a few exhibits that were kind of cool, such as The Greenhouse,
The Temple, and The Brainforest, which served as more of a rave tent than
an educational exhibit. Still, I didn't come to view museum exhibits
designed for twelve-year-olds, I came to see Tool. But before I examine
their set, I'll spend a little time highlighting the other performers at
the second leg of this year's Lollapalooza. 


SECOND STAGE:

MAIN STAGE:

[Note from Kabir -- Uh, this isn't keeping down to a sentence or two.
 Snipped a couple of pages.]

TOOL - 

Hooker With A Penis / Stinkfist / Forty-Six And 2 / Crawl Away / Eulogy /
Sober / H. / Pushit / Opiate / Aenima


Tool was simply incredible. I've been a big fan of this band for the past
eight months, and I was not disappointed by their performance, not one
tiny bit. They could have played any ten songs in any order and I would
have loved it. Now that my obvious bias is out of the way, I'll examine
their set in more detail. 

The band casually took the stage to the deafening roar of the crowd, as
the swirling smoke-box front cover of AENIMA came to life on the screen at
the back of the stage. Vocalist Maynard James Keenan was decked out in
high heels, a bra, and speedos colored to match the rest of his body,
which was painted completely red on one half, and completely blue on the
other longitudinal half. Bassist Justin Chancellor's torso and face were
painted dark green. I am assuming that guitarist Adam Jones had his "war
pai nt" on, but I couldn't tell from my seats in the second pavilion.
Drummer Danny Carey appeared to be attired in a normal fashion. The stage
was stark, just a couple of monitors and Carey's big-ass drum kit. There
were no TV monitors, just the movie screen (which displayed different
images for most of the songs). Tool played a set consisting of seven songs
off their masterful album AENIMA, two off UNDERTOW and the title track
from the debut EP OPIATE. 

The band furiously established their presence with the uncompromisingly
heavy track "Hooker With A Penis." This song was the perfect way to open a
set at Lollapalooza, as it points a laughing finger at the typical
alternative fan. "Stinkfist" and "Forty-Six and 2" came next, followed by
"Crawl Away." Maynard's vocals were incredible throughout the entire show.
I couldn't believe some of the stuff he was doing up there. On the record,
"Crawl Away" ends with a six second bloodcurdling scream from Maynard (" 
stick - a - knife - IN!"). Not only did he hold that "IN!" just as well as
on the record, but he managed to make it sound even more menacing than
usual. I expected his throat to split open at any moment, but he just kept
going and going. He is easily the best live rock vocalist I have ever
heard in my life. That man sang, whispered, and screamed for an entire
hour and fifteen minute set, reproducing everything as faithfully as the
day it was recorded. The rest of the band was just as good. Danny Carey's
p erformance was especially noteworthy. He reproduced every subtle rhythm
on songs like "Eulogy" and "H." with a similar level of brilliance. In
between songs, Jones and Chancellor knelt down in front of their monitors
and screwed around, emitting cool melo dies that Carey fed off of in what
is probably the closest thing to a jam you'll ever hear from Tool. I kept
hoping to hear the muted strains of the "Prison Sex" intro during one of
these jams, but oh well. Of the ten songs played, "Sober" and "Stinkfist"
got the biggest reaction from the crowd. Most of the people around me had
no idea what was going on when the band played "Opiate." Besides myself
and my three friends, I think there were maybe ten OGTs ("Original
Gangster Tool") in my entire section. That was quite a disappointment. Why
somebody would spend thirty dollars and not even watch these bands is
beyond me. While I was rocking to "Pushit," these hosers were chatting,
probably about how cool their friends all looked. The final song in the
set, "Aenema," was accompanied on the movie screen with the new music
video. If you haven't seen it yet, it was a Tool video, cool and
confusing. Nothing more to really say about that. 

All told, Tool put on one of the three best performances I have ever seen
in my life, and I cannot wait until they go on their fall tour so I can
see them in a more intimate setting. Easily the most intense performance
I've ever witnessed, I was able to get rid of what little aggression I had
within me and then some fake aggression as well! Make sure you check them
out if they swing by your neck of the woods. And if you haven't bought
AENIMA yet, then get with the program and find out what you've been mis
sing. 







Review written by: TopHat (TOPHAT16@aol.com)
Review posted on: 08/04/97 15:39:53

   On the way to my second tool show and second lollapalooza I smoked 
three joints so I could stand the begining bands. The whole festival 
started out like shit; the first thing you hear after you enter the 
gate after driving out the middle of nowhere is that KORn is not 
playing because MUnky is sick.(I personally think he smoked too much 
crack and couldn't get out of bed) That was a bummer cause I enjoy 
the energy KoRn puts out. SKipping the other shit: altera-teens, poop 
 a fat log, and especialy devo(gag!!!)

Then the moment I came for: TOOL!!!!!
Maynard and the gang opened up with hooker wtih a penis making laugh 
because I saw about 3,000 kids that looked like they could star in 
the yet-to-be-made video.
Playing mostly recent tracks, TOOL forgot to play prison sex, swamp 
song, and Jerk Off. That was alright for me and everyone else around 
me just because I kept screaming OPIATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! between every 
song. When they finally played it I busted 2 nuts and everybody 
patted me on the back.
The show was not as exciting and violent as my first experience and 
the ARAGON BALLROOM in chicago but TOOL was still able too kick my 
ass at the World music theater.  And it has seats!!!!






Review written by: Bill Hicks (I don't have one)
Review posted on: 08/04/97 01:26:17

Marely Bros: O.K.
James: Call me gay, or diverse, but I liked them.
Tricky: Next please. He's the most over-rated under-rated piece of 
shit on the scene, write about THE CHEMICAL BROS. or Prodigy insted.
Snop Doggy Dog: " Let the motion of your body be the key cuz we      
be tha mother fuckin' G-funk family, now I'll be the G in this 
deadly game Snoop Dogg is the name Dogg pound's the game"
Yes, I liked him; but on the contray I am black and I was there.
Devo: The were damned good.
Tool: The were fucking adrenilized!!! I fucking loved them.
I was upset that Maynard had to come out dressed like an asshole
I always was proud of the fact that the never had to resort to 
that Marilyn Manson shit. But I think the have a long way to go 
before they sell out that unabashedly. They played from thier 
hearts and tapped directly to mine. Four goddamned stars!!!!






Review written by: RGS (gkscalf@dcache.net)
Review posted on: 08/02/97 01:26:16


This was my second Lollapalooza show. I also went to one in Michigan.
Since I already had seen the other main acts I spent most of my time at
the second stage. All the bands back there were good.  I liked Skeleton
Key best, my friend liked Agnes Gooch best. The Rap act was the Lost Boyz
and they were better than Snoop. 

Korn didn't play and I thought there would be a riot when their fans found
out. They did some protesting, but were pretty much under control. 

Tool put on another awsome show. However I liked Maynard's getup in
Michigan better. The theatrical white mask has better effect I think than
the half and half look. 

The best song they played was Eulogy at this concert. Stinkfist is
Michigan. Bummer, no No Quarter this time and no Prison Sex. 

If you think you like Tool now, wait until after you see them !

RGS






Review written by: Jon Carlile (BigCat71@AOL.COM)
Review posted on: 08/01/97 14:11:37

Well, I alomost got lost because Alex Mendregal(my concert buddy)was
constantly rubbing my crotch. 

[Note from Kabir - Now, honestly, I know we all wanted to know this.]

                               However, the powers that be let us get 
there safely. Alex and I loved the marley band because Alex has a 
crush on them. James was especially delightfull because they were in
drag. I too was in drag so I felt a special connection. Korn 
couldn't make it, so me and alex orally stimulated each other and 
the die hard Korn fans next to us, to pass the time. Then came snoop.
 I did not enjoy snoop cause he was always yelling about girls,
 me and alex have not liked the opposite sex since we discovered our
sexuality together.  Tool was the WORST. Of course that stud Maynard
was wearing nothing but body pain and a bikini. I wish I was that
thong. Maynards package was so visible I was becoming aroused. I
wonder if he painted his penis too. Alex wants Maynard's phone 
number, and hey Kabir, you sound pretty sexy, I love middle eastern 
men. Of course I am jewish, but that shouldn't be a problem.



[I suppos thanks are in order.  Though it might disappoint you to know
 that I have no accent.]






Review written by: Rob NAIL Allin (thejack45@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 08/01/97 00:53:12


Tool put on the kind concert that I can easily say was the best I've seen
in my life.  From getting everybody pumpin' with "Hooker With a Penis" to
a thunderous finale on "AEnema", they didn't slow down for a second. 
Other concerts I've seen have had dul l periods, but at Tool, my friends
and I were screaming and head-banging to every song.  And I mean we were
SCREAMING.  People looked at us like we were nuts, but that just added to
the thrill of being there.  We could all safely say that we were the BEST
Tool fans at the World Music Theatre that night; from being the only ones
in the stadium singing along to the Vegas version of "Hooker" to constant
screams of "TOOOOOOOLLLL!!!!" as we headed to Tommy Pfeief's Turtle. 
Ricky may have told you he had a hard on, but I had some MAJOR WOOD from
that concert.  As Rick pointed out during the show, it was better than
sex.  Believe me, no band has ever come close to getting that distinction
from myself. Toll is THE MOST ROCKIN, KICK-ASS BAND THERE IS, plain and
simple.  The next time Tool's in town, I'm there, or else someone send a
search party for me, cuz I'm fricking dead.  TOOL ROCKS!!!!!! 






Review written by: Anthony C. (capri@flash.net)
Review posted on: 07/31/97 23:30:59

The first thing I did before I got ready to go to Lolla, was go to 
this very web page while listening to all three Tool cd's.  When I 
got in the car to go to the New World Music Theater I couldn't stop 
thinking about how great Tool would be, since I read in other reviews 
that they were great.
    When I got to the venue, I first noticed all the trendy 
alterna-shit type boothes around.  Trendy shit. Stuff that people 
that want to be different wear, when they are actually wearing 
jewelry that thousands of kids wear, too.  Some of the stuff was cool 
but most of stuff was just trendy b.s.  After I got past the crap, I 
sat in my seat and to my surprise, we had great seats.  Eighth row, 
center.  Now for the reviews.
Marley- Great.  Good reggae.  Played some Bob Marley.
Tricky- O.K.  If you like that kind of stuff, it's cool- if you 
don't, it's 45 minutes of hell.

Korn didn't play because supposedly, Munky got sick(what Maynard said 
onstage)

James- complete shit. That's all I could say.
Snoop- also complete shit, nothing but a bunch of gun-totin' hip 
gangster wannabees that were also by the way white.  I don't think I 
saw one african-american present at the whole show.  This gangster 
rapper was performing to a bunch of white suburban white kids.

Devo- really cool.  I wasn't into all of their music, but the show 
itself was really cool.  Great entertainers.

Tool-  Words cannot describe the show that Tool put on.  I was 
mesmerized when the smoke box first appeared on the screen.  I had 
come to see Tool, and at one point had to sit through snoop doggy dog 
for God's sake, so when they came on, I was in seventh heaven.  The 
music sounded great.  They could have played more from Undertow or 
Opiate, but I'm not complaining. Also, No Quarter would have been 
cool to hear because I've never heard it before.  It seemed as though 
Adam was just staring straight into my eyes at one point. His dark 
eyes just peered straight at me and I just stared right back.  MJK 
could have been naked, since he was barely wearing anything.  Danny 
was great.  He is now definitely my favorite drummer ever.  His fills 
were just so fast and accurate at the same time.  If I go on, I 
won't stop, so all I could say is go see Tool even if you have to sit 
through Snoop Doggy Dog, it's worth it!!!!!


And if you get the chance take the time to see Molly Maguire on the 
2nd stage, they're cool.






Review written by: Rick the Dick (I don't have one)
Review posted on: 07/28/97 18:54:57

Tool gave me a big giant HARD ON!







Review written by: Tommy Pfeif (eaglescout@aol.com)
Review posted on: 07/28/97 18:52:19

I love Tool.  They are the best band in the world.  However, I think 
that Tricky gave a much more uninhibited and triumphant performance. 
The vocal stylings of Tricky was nevertheless superb and 
heartwarming, compared to the Cold Irony of Tool's Eulogy.  So here's 
my Eulogy to all of you Tool fans, the earth is a sacred place which 
must be treated with respect and must not be polluted by uncaring 
humans. So in conclusion, Tool was a fair band which gave a very 
mentally damaging performance, however the true damage is to the 
environment and is caused by careless concert goers who care little 
about Mother Earth and only care about their own leasure and 
frugalties, and this must be stopped right here, right now, no more 
excueses people, this is are time to shine!!!  Oh yeah, and Manyard 
had tits.







Review written by: Stephen Vanderbilt (drinkboy@aol.com)
Review posted on: 07/28/97 18:13:18

Tool was a very strange experience for me.  Manyard was very sexually 
attractive and so where the other members of the band.  I had a 
drinky in one hand and my cock in the other throughout the whole 
show.  I experienced the greatest orgasm of my life from those tool 
boys, but I can't say that I really enjoyed their music too much.  
But Manyard's breast and his tight G-string really got me off in a 
hurry.







Review written by: Marty B. (euphoria22@hotmail.com)
Review posted on: 07/28/97 14:18:08

After almost getting lost on my way to Lollapalooza, I finally 
managed to navigate my way to the New World Music Theater.  
When I got there, the place was nearly empty, but I wasn't 
complaining.
  I went to check out my seat.  Eight row back from the stage, dead 
center.  Now the show.

     MARLEY'S - not bad, but not my kind of music.
     JAMES - ditto.
     KORN - although I'm not a big Korn fan, I was kinda 
disappointed by them not being there.  Oh well.
     TRICKY - pleasantly surprised.  loved the woman's voice.
     SNOOP - Fair.  too much having the crowd yell crap and not
enough songs.
     DEVO - not bad, but sub-par.  Wasn't into their music.

     TOOL - you probably already know the set list, so i won't 
tell you it again.  Maynard came out in a bikini? or bra?  half blue
 and half red.  His voice sounded much better than the last show I
 saw (Nov. 14).  Since I was so close, I could see every expression
 on Maynard's face.  It was amazing.  It seemed like he was staring 
right at me.  (but he stares at everyone, right?)  Adam and Danny 
were spectacular.  Maynard was intense and his voice sounded great. 
 Justin was pretty good, but not his best.  The only disappointments
 I had were:  I wanted to hear No Quarter bad.  I wanted to hear 
Third Eye almost as bad.  Dumbasses in front of me blocked my view.

   All in all, Lollapalooza was not worth forty bucks.  I wanted to 
see Orbital but I found out a couple days prior to Lolla. that they
 had left.  I knew I'd be disappointed.  But, I saw Tool so all was
 not lost.
       
                                                Marty B.  
 

  






Review written by: Craig Enstad (enst0005@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Review posted on: 07/28/97 09:50:49

JAMES: not bad; lead singer emulates Bono
TRICKY: great drummer; the woman's voice is incredible, sang two PE 
songs
KORN: still not playing
SNOOP: underrated (at Lolla); got the crowd going; high intensity
DEVO: energetic; some complex music
TOOL: hooker
      stinkfist
      46 & 2
      crawl away
      eulogy
      H
      sober
      pushit
      opiate
      aenema
HIGHLIGHTS: Maynard dressed in a bra and high heels; wished James 
(Korn) the best of luck; after "hooker", maynard says, "there's 
T-shirts for sale after the concert"; entrancing images on three 
screens
LOLLAPALOOZA (OVERALL): the same festival vendors selling hemp 
trinkets and hacky sacks; expensive beer; trendy folks; intellectual 
tents--not much different than previous lolla's, not the rebirth that 
Perry Farrell was hoping for






Review written by: Phil Schneider (daves49@msn.com)
Review posted on: 07/28/97 03:44:28

I haven't seen many concerts, actually only one before Lollapalooza, but
after seeing Lollapalooza (TOOL, cuz that is basically all that was worth
seeing) I was left with the distinct feeling that I would never see a
better show in my entire life.  God, w as that one of the better
experiences of my life.  I sang along with every word, headbanged along
with every song, and screamed in between every break.  I will try and
clarify what everybody else who has left a message has mixed up.  Maynard
clearly had a bra type thing which gave him the appearance of having some
Tig Ole Bitties (breasts).  I also noticed his crotch getting larger
during the show, but maybe that was just my imagination.  His whole right
side was definitely blue but the other side seemed red at the beginning of
the show, but then it sweated off and he was his normal white self towards
the end.  The movie clips going on during the show were fucking cool as
hell . . .  Amazing.  They added an extension to STINKFIST right after
"Desensitized to everything.  What became of subtlety?".  They had a huge
gong with a pentagram on it, but it was just a prop, as in, not used
physically, only aestheticly.  Everything else the other guys who saw the
concert said seems pretty much true, except they left out that the camels
were also fucking and there was this nude african tribe jumping up and
down, but that was in this weird, flashy negative color so I could see how
some people could miss that.  All and all, this was the greatest event in
my short life.  I believe this is an experience everyone should be try to
witness, because this was truly a spectacle. 






Review written by: Master Reviewer (mancow@imaxx.net)
Review posted on: 07/26/97 02:09:46

Korn didn't play and the rest of the show sucked except for Tool who 
closed and rocked the joint down.  Here's the set list(slightly 
jumbled):
1. Hooker w/a Penis
2. Stinkfist
3. 46&2
4. Crawl Away
5. Eulogy
6. Sober
7. H
8. Pushit
9. Opiate
10. Aenema

Maynard came out half red/half blue.  They showed the usual Aenema 
video and the caveman one.  I also remember seeing two elephants 
having sex, a camel screaming, and what looked like Jews walking into 
a concentration camp.  At one point Maynard told everyone to scream 
on the count of three to remember the sick Korn member.  He also said 
before Aenema that this song was about getting back to what really 
matters.  I was kind of disappointed they didn't play No Quarter, but 
overall I think that was the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life. 

By the way, Maynard's voice sounded so beautiful, as usual.






Review written by: Furball The Ringfigure (furball@pla-net.net)
Review posted on: 07/26/97 02:00:54

OK, I'm going to make a general review of the concert, since it was
quite an experience. However I will focus on Tool's performance in 
detail...

The Marleys: Great, if you appreciate good reggae, I suppose...
James: No thanks.
Korn: Munky had menengitis, oh well...
Tricky: Most underrated performer at Lolla. WAY too many people were 
just sitting through his set like fools. Get up and DANCE!!!
Snoop: Didn't watch him, instead...

FAILURE: Incredible!!! I like Failure, this may be a bit partial, but 
they were the second best band at Lolla. PLEASE do not miss them, 
make sure you get to the second stage while Snoop is clowning around.
Justin and Danny were watching them from backstage on 2nd stage while 
Snoop/Devo were playing, and one of the crowd people had the 
discontinued shirt sold through TDN (The Opiate-quoting one) :)

Devo: Are we not human? We are devo!!! Actually, they may not be for 
everyone, but their sound has changed significantly since the Whip It 
days, it's much more aggressive, with more guitar. They didn't cover 
NIN's Head Like A Hole though. :(

Finally...Tool...

Me and my friend Alex had moved from the far right section, row L to 
the centermost section, row H via careful and crafty seat-jumping 
(and careless security). They played the Third Eye 
dance/techno/trip-hop track, and also played Sunic by Download (very 
good Skinny Puppy side-project) as well as bits of Bill Hicks, monks, 
and televangelist soundbytes...finally, Tool hits the stage. Maynard 
is black and orange with the bikini and G-string, Justin is green, 
Adam and Danny are normal (albeit Danny has shorter hair). The set 
list as far as I remember...

1. Hooker
2. Stinkfist
3. 46&2
4. Crawl Away
5. Sober
6. Eulogy
7. H.
8. Pushit
9. Opiate (with intro)
10. �nema (with video)

Notes: Maynard did the pause in Hooker to promote Tool shirts. 
Stinkfist had the new section, if you haven't heard it, the closest 
thing would be the beginning of Convulsion by Skinny Puppy. Maynard 
was quiet until the rally cry for Munky at the beginning of H. Quick 
note that while I sang (screamed was more like it, the 2 kids 
next to me though I was fucking nuts) along to all the songs, all the 
alternateens only sang along to Stinkfist, Sober and select �nima 
songs. There was quite a bit of energy in the crowd, even the band 
was more festive as Justin and even Adam were grooving to the beat of 
their music. As I watched the screen above during Sober, I noticed a 
film of people walking in a row, to the music, almost sheep-like. I 
started to think about the Lolla crowd and how they resemble the 
sullen figures marching in the display. Most of the kids thought 
Opiate was a new song. Nevertheless, it was a mellow crowd, with 
little fighting, hostility, or even moshing (although I got a few 
people pogoing to Tool ;P) And, as always, Tool were excellent. One 
more tip: Get ready to bring LOTS of money. Nothing is cheap. :)

Ta-ta, until later....

Furball







Review written by: Andy Reitz (ajr9@po.cwru.edu)
Review posted on: 07/26/97 01:55:07

Tool at the New World Music Theater, Tinley Park, IL.
July 25, 1997.

This was my first lollapalooza, and i have to say that it was a 
decent experience. made better, of course, because i didn't have to 
sit through korn, and that i didn't miss any of tool's set due to 
watching failure (they moved devo ahead of tool, so i missed 'whip 
it' instead).

without further ado, here's the rather 'standard' setlist:

Aural                   Visual
=====                   ======
 1. Hooker With A Penis
 2. Stinkfist+          'tear drops'
 3. Forty Six & 2       'gears'
 4. Crawl Away          'brick tunnels'
 5. Eulogy              'cromag-man + camels'
 6. half empty          'mists'
 7. Sober               'man inside and out'
 8. Pushit
 9. Opiate              'fractals?'
10. �nema               the vid.


while the stage was being setup, quite a variety of 'stuff' was 
played. my hearing was kinda shot at this point (failure + devo), but 
i did manage to pick out a kinda vegas/lounge version of 'hooker with 
a penis'. wacky, but terribly cool. then there was a bill hicks 
snippet, badmouthing people who appear in advertisements. it was 
something along the lines of that as soon as you appear in one 
advertisement - you've sold out. this is because from then on, the 
advertiser basically owns you, you have to watch what you say in 
public, etc. at least, that's what i remember...

they did the standard 'low rumble + smokebox' before taking the 
stage. justin's upper half was painted green flourescent, and looked 
really cool when combined with the proper lighting. adam & danny were 
shirtless and in pants. maynard was in full body paint, painted blue 
on his right side and orange on his left. he looked really incredible 
when in the proper lighting. now, i didn't have my glasses on (which 
tend to 'focus' my distance vision), but his chest did seem 'lumpier' 
than usual. i think you can figure the rest out...

hooker was a great way to open the show. noteable: the lights went 
completely out, and there was the briefest-of-pauses before the 'buy, 
buy...' stanza. wicked. stinkfist was also very well done. they 
extended the end somewhat. before the final stanza, it dropped back 
into what sounded like the beginning of the song, and then adam, 
justin, and danny played around a bit.

i was very surprised by the ferocity with which they played crawl
away. their performance made me appreciate that song a lot more 
(which isn't to say that i didn't in the first place...). i would 
have rather been treated to undertow, or 4 degrees, but i guess 
beggers can't be choosers...

eulogy was of course excellent. they were showing the cro-magnum man 
clip, except it cut to two camels fucking during the middle of the 
song. where oh where do they find these wonderful clips?!?!?

half empty was probably the best song of the set. (of course i'm 
biased - it's also my favorite song off of �nima). the band was 
really putting a lot into it. mjk slowed down & extended the 'i don't 
mind...' part, repeating the phrase until he was almost at a whisper 
- then blasting it out & holding it for practically forever. wow. 
then we went back and through a couple more 'i don't mind'-s in there 
for good measure. this one sent chills down my spine, it was _that_ 
good!

they didn't show any of the sober vid. instead they showed some folks
'marching', some sperm, and what looked like a wireframe journey 
through the inside of the human body.

pushit was spiffy. not too much of note, except that mjk slowed it 
down a bit at the end, and sung the 'staring down the hole again' 
part an octave lower than usual.

this was the first time i got to see �nema all the way through. that 
song has a lot of power to it, and the crowd was really into it.

mjk was very 'untalkative'. he really only talked twice:
        1) after forty six & 2, he said:
                "Korn didn't make it today. James is sick - he's in
                 the hospital. What I want to do now is make a
                 candle. At the count of three, what I want you
                 to do is yell 'yes' for James..."
        2) before �nema, he mentioned that this song has a 'movie'
           attached to it, and that it was about "getting back
           to what matters..."

myself and several others around me kept yelling for 'no quarter' in
between songs. i guess they were ignoring us. ;)

i was hoping that since they were the last act, that they would play
an extended set... i guess they're getting tired, or something, 
because they came on at 9:00 p.m. CST, and left at about 10:15.

after �nema, the house lights came on right away (no hope for an 
encore...). justin & mjk through out bottles of water into the crowd. 
danny tossed some drumsticks too. then itchy & scratchy started - and 
they were out of there!

finally, i'll try and send a review of failure to steve reed @ 
www.failure.org and i might even write more about lolla itself (the 
pugs - oy.), and post it to my own page, jawz.aads.net/~andyr.







Review written by: Mike (roman719@mail.idt.net)
Review posted on: 07/26/97 01:54:04

Okay, let me first say that the only thing that I didn't like about 
TOOL's performance was that it was too short.  I was a bit scared for 
a bit sunce TOOL was slated to be 2nd to last, and Devo closing, and 
Devo came on instead of TOOL.  The rest of Lollapalooza was kind of 
bad, but I still managed to have a good time.  My friends and I snuck 
up to the pavilion seats to get a better view, and we did.  Maynard 
came on stage as with the Novemember show, half blue half white and 
in only his underwear I believe, except he also had fake breasts and 
a fake pony tail.  The opened up with 'Hooker w/a Penis', and the 
about 7 hour wait for TOOL to play was all well worth it.  The next 
song was an extended version of 'Stinkfist', then 'Forty-six&Two', 
followed by 'Crawl Away', 'Eulogy', 'H.', 'Pushit', 'Opiate', and 
'AEnema'.  Don't quote me on that order, but I think that's accurate. 
This show was a bit different from when I saw them in November, 
because I was more familiar w/the band and their songs.  By the end 
of TOOL's 1:20 or so set, I had no voice left and was pretty tired 
singing and dancing around to music.  As for the rest of 
Lollapalooza, it wasn't that great, Snoop was decent, and Devo was a 
nice little comedic act.  The other artists were sub-par.  It was 
quite unfortunate about Munky getting viral meningitis, but the show 
had to go on, and I think Maynard did a nice thing with asking for a 
big "Yeah" for Munky in the hospital.  Well, that's about it, I can't 
wait for TOOL to come to Chicago again.







Review written by: GoD (GoD2332@aol.com)
Review posted on: 07/26/97 00:48:27


There is no doubt about it.........TOOL KIX ASS!!!!!
i just got back from it five minutes ago~..it majorly rocked.....
if you ever(ever ever) get a chance to go to any "tool" concert....GO!!!

they played a 30 min to 40 min set...im not sure how long it was...i was
enjoying it way too much...  I was sitting in the 25th row..dead
center.....the best seats in the house! 

if you wanna know more about how awesome TooL was at Lolla... email me at
GoD2332@aol.com