1993.08.07 - Irwindale, CA, USA @ Santa Fe Dam (Lollapalooza)
Main Stage
Source A: Sound Board > Analog Cables > Cassette-M > DAT-2 @ 32 KHZ
Taper: Sound Engineer
Gen: DAT-2
Notes: Ah, the last date of Lollapalooza. After about 6 weeks of touring America in the Summer of 1993, Tool finally reached the last date. What did they learn about themselves, about American culture, about their relationship to music & nature as a whole? The world may never know but one thing that is evident is the prevalence of hats in Paul D'Amour's collection. This recording captures 3 guest stars: Brad Wilkes of Rage Against The Machine pretending to play bass guitar, the drummer from Love Jones on Opiate & Zack De LaRocha guest-vocals on Bottom. Not too shabby. This is without a doubt one of the best, most active, most illicit & fired-up performances. Period, this is not tossed around loosely! From this era, this performance would have to go down as being one of the best. Great setlist & a flawless, perfect capture of it. Now, this particularly recording is one of those that has been sort of floating around - chances are (ironically the same probability of catching the "clap") that you know someone in possession of this recording. Maybe, maybe not - suppose it depends on who 'you' are, eh? Classic capture of a somewhat legendary performance.
Time: 40:52
Setlist:
MJK: Keep it down out there, we're trying to make songs here.
Paul: I have plenty of hats already.
Intolerance
Paul: How you doing? You look like you are really fuckin' bored or something - it can't be that bad?
MJK: Hey! That's Adam.
Cold & Ugly
Paul: Ladies & gentlemen, the drummer from Rage Against the Machine, Brad Wilkes, on bass guitar.
MJK: But seriously, this song is called Sober.
Sober
Paul: A little rock n roll magic.
Swamp Song
Paul: Thank you very little.
MJK: A little special guest here.
Paul: From the greatest lounge band ever, the Love Jones.
Crowd: WATER! WATER! WATER!
MJK: For me? Thanks!
Opiate
(w/hand drum/bongo solo)
Bottom
(with Zack De La Rocha - spoken word):
I've grown to know you, you are too entangled within myself.
And you held my head straight to face shit,
so I twist with the wrist & try to tear you away
But you are not my eyes, and I've got your genes
I got your skin
And I voice your screams
Falling, falling in a dark room & I can't find the Bottom
I panic & mash my teeth & I flay - I can't find the Bottom
Somewhere air,
Someway to tell me where they need to run the streets
But you are not my eyes and
soon you will voice my screams((with MJK))
I'm shameless now, I'm nameless now, I'm no one now,
I'm nothing now
But my soul must be iron, cause my fear is naked
I'm naked & fearless now & my fear is naked.
Dead inside, dead inside
Jerk Off
Source B: Unknown Analog
Notes: Although it may appear to be a little harsh, especially compared to a SBD recording, this recording is very interesting & worth experiencing. If anything, the treble is a bit too high but other than that aspect, this is a fine recording. Strong performance & the band seems like they are not only having something to prove but also that they are having fun doing it. The taper has some microphone problems - the microphones click a little & a bit of crowd noise is apparent but, all in all, a decent enough taping. There is a skip & microphone mess-up during Jerk-Off. Seems like the taper is walking around the venue - change in sound is slight. Sounds to me like the taper was using some decent mics and a DAT recorder at a slight distant position. Then, that audio was extracted to a cassette tape then to CD. That's my guess. The performance is very cool - anything where RATM & Tool collaborate is a treat. The set is short, maybe this is slightly incomplete as well. Not as in this copy but that the taper simply missed something somehow. As Tool walks off stage, he says 'bye'...the taper himself says "bye Maynard". Which is kind of funny. There is also a very high loss of sound during Jerk Off. The microphones are loose from the tapers machine. After the song ends, you can hear the clasping of a case - a signal that the taper changed tapes.
Time: 42:37