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Finally! After being cheated out of a trip to Coachella, and having to hear about all the greatness of the european tour, and the scare of the show being cancelled, I saw Tool! Here in my own town, and it was glorious! Maynard, just as much as a secksi badass as I had imagined he would be in person, complete with cowboy hat and mohawk.
The visuals were amazing. I was almost regretting not taking any "visual aids," but I told myself I wanted to see my first show completely sober. Well, I chugged a concoction of lager, rum, and pinnaple juice, but that was all. Hardly enough to impare my experience.
I saw the ex there, nearly was shoved into him, and while retreating from being eight feet away from Maynard, they began to play push-it, I thought it was horribly appropriate. That was the song I ended up blasting over and over again when I was getting over the various emotions that come with ending a relationship. I screamed the lyrics up to the front as if he could hear me.
Tool opened with stinkfist; something has to change, undeniable dilema, boredomes not a burden any one should bare...contstant, over, stimulation numbs me...but I would not want you any other way.
The whole experience was just amazing, and I have this strange feeling, and maybe it's just a silly fantasy, but I do have this feeling I will meet Maynard. Eventually.

arrow What was your first Tool show like?

I love Tool and all, but when I saw the concert, which was my first I was blown away. They played a lot of the songs I liked so it was great, the only bad thing is that the music was sooo loud it started to sound bad and you could BARELY understand the words unless you knew the song by heart. And then just a week ago I saw Incubus and I'd have to say Incubus had a lot better stage presence and the music sounded really good.

I came redface

Was the 10,000 days tour, they played the whole of Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann) and Roseta Stoned, I had been drinking absynth and smoked lots of weed, and during the "overwhelmed as one would be..." bit I grabbed loads of people I didn't know and tried to get them to crowd surf me. We where in the seating area.

I've seen them twice now, and loved each time.

The first one, during Lateralus was really the first time I'd ever really listened to them, so yeeeah, it nearly blew my brains out. That was... '02, I think?

Saw them again this summer, and it was delightful.

I wouldn't want to get totally trashed for Tool. I mean, you're already kicking 60 bucks for a ticket. I think that the clarity that sobriety provides is necescary to truly appreciate them... but that's just my take.

seen them twice. first time at street scene SD..crowed sucked too many drunk frat boys...but loved the visuals that they had. simply amazing stuff. second time i saw them was at SDSU .was amazing and just unforgetable. definetly and experience i will have with me for the rest of my life. i felt bad about danny though. it was like..a couple of weeks after he had surgery on one of his arms..i think ..and he had too take a little break. but all in all, he did an amazing job.

My first show was ******** amazing. The lasers in the air, the guitars, Maynard's voice and kickass dancing, not to mention the crowdsurfing.