05.30.06
Source A:
DAT ---- Soundman OKM-II
Rock Studio > Sony TCD-D8 / 32 kHz
Dissemination:
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Location:
Front of Stack - Right
Taper:
Bazille (FBZ)
Gen:
DAT-0 > DAT-1 from Master
MP3 Sample:
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Notes
- by: Taper: Great
show with some nice versions of Schism, Ænema, Right in Two .... A small
place Le Summum, so great for taping !! I taped just FOS on right side on
the room floor, NO screaming, talkative people around me, no movements, so
you can imagine the pleasure for taping :-) Sound was very loud in the place
& I was afraid to have a bad result on my taping, BUT nice taping I did !!
Sound is powerful, very dynamic, well balanced may be a little bit bass-y
but I like this kind of sound !! During calm parts of song, no shouting so
great to listen to !! Drums is solid, Voices may be not enough present but
it turns fine .... So I am proud of my taping :-) My best TOOL taping ever ?
may be ... TOOL always at his best, very happy to have seen them live once
again :-))))))))Hi my friend ! So I went to see & tape TOOL yesterday in
Grenoble. Great place, as it is a small one, I mean 2500 seats as the room
wasn't sold out ..... So, I taped front of stack (right side) on the room
floor ... sweet spot for me as no crowd noise, no screaming people near me :
perfect for taping !!!! Sound wasn't the best during the show as it was very
high & loud, very impressive but lost of precision for my poor ears .... I
found that bass was too present, voices not enough ... !!! I was afraid for
my recording BUT sound is pretty good on my taping, certainly my best
capture of TOOL live. I recognize that ears saturate very fast when sound is
to high during a show ... SO what a difference between what I heard
yesterday evening during the show & the capture of my taping .... I taped
with TCD-D8 + OKMIIR Studio, & sound is sweet, powerful, dynamic !!! Great I
mean, I am really proud of it 
No
parasites noises during the low part of songs, what a pleasure to tape with
these conditions. Tool is always so brilliant on stage, amazing & real
enjoyment to see them once again ! A classic set list for the show ! Schism
& Ænema were my favorite songs yesterday.
Notes
- by: Galen: Although
it is just my oversimplified & subjective opinion, but, this recording is
superb. It is clean, clear, concise & extremely well balanced. This sounds
better than 99% of the US Mini Tour recordings. MJK's elusive vocals are
clear & in-your face (as they should be) instead of being buried in the mix.
Wonderful recording from a taper + fan from the very beginning of Tool; Mr.
Bazille (and his very understanding wife, Karine ;o). You could say I am a
bit biased as Franck & I are friends but I stand by my word that this
recording is superb. Evoking a bit of the overwhelmed, frustrated & albeit
downright intensity of what, exactly, Stinkfist's message is about... the
scream of "what" is insane. This recording picks the urgency of this
performance of Tool not only concretely but without pause, without
hesitation. As a note, MJK also, at the very end of Stinkfist whispers "take
my hand" as he did in the latter 2002 performances. There are a couple
instances, at the very beginning, where the microphones are messed with but
that is more of an OCD thing to mention. The very end of Rosetta Stoned - I
wonder if Tool, themselves, were stoned as it basically falls apart. All in
all, as clear a capture of this performance as could be hoped for. Highly
recommended recording. As a note, I do not have this on CD but on DAT. If
you do want this, contact the taper as I will not be trading it nor ripping
it to CD.
Maynardism:
"Have we ever
been here? I can't remember - brain damage. Nice to meet you."
Maynardism:
"We had a new album come
out - apparently it was huge in Belgium & a superb of Checkoslovakia. New
album, new tunes... this being one."