2006.09.25 - Cleveland, OH, USA @ Wolstein Center
Source A: DAT --- Danish Pro Audio 4061 > MPS6030 > Sony PCM-M1 (Oade Mod II) @ 48 kHz
Source A1: DAT / m
Transfer: DAT-M > Tascam DA-20 > UXL24/96 > Goldwave
Location: Main Floor, Section S, Row 18 (front of board, ~25)
Taper: Galen
Gen: collectiveunconscious.org Master Recording
2024 Notes: Completely retransferred with better cables and mixed correctly, this is a recording that was fun to attend and fun to pull. You will hear a few instances, particularly in Stinkfist, where there is some microphone phasing & otherwise weird occurrences. This is minimal & is primarily found on this song which is why it is the sample, since that has the most 'issues' so to speak. Also, I was near a fan that rotated - at some points, you can slightly hear some wind-noise or what sounds like very subtle static during very quiet parts. I am quite happy with the overall quality in sound of this show, I hope collectors & fans will find it to be a good addition to their collections & will burn to CD to listen to it other than have this sit on a hard drive.
Notes: Driving from outside the boundaries of upper-west metro Detroit, MI to Cleveland, OH (then back in one day/night) is not the most pleasant of occasions one can drive, especially solo in a Volkswagen with no CD player. Oh but we do get by, don't we? This performance took place in a venue that felt quite a bit more intimate than the Auburn Hills performance three nights prior & my own seats were closer to the stage. Having met up with another taper at the show, Smagmapig, to finding out that our taping positions were in the same row, dead-center, main floor as each other was rather interesting. Strange how things occur, isn't it? I found this performance to be solid, intense & definitely enjoyable... however, Rosetta Stoned is very much "f**k'd up... after the main scream at around 8:20 or so (CD time) the band appear to go in 2 directions at once. Adam is following Justin & Danny... MJK misses a verse. Instead of the "I-aaaaaaah can't remember what they said" part, MJK says "shit the bed" which apparently messed up the cues for the other band members and, just for a second, it sounds like the song is about to fall apart. However, as you may notice, the band is experimenting a little with this tune as there are some alternative/experimental aspects including a bass line w/no guitar but w/vocals. Definitely interesting, however, part of it fell apart. Rather than discuss the intricacies of this capture/source, I will let others be the judge & enjoy as you will. Hopefully the above sample will give an indication of the quality of this recording/source. There are a few instances of weird phasing (a strange mic connection or something), the worst of it is in the sample aforementioned in this paragraph.
Notes: I did ascertain a setlist.
Notes: The sound check consisted of: Stinkfist, Wings For Marie, 10,000 Days, Right In Two, Stinkfist (to second chorus); as heard outside venue.
CD1
Time: 77:23
<bass drone>
'Wake Up'
Stinkfist
'Not...just Ohio, but Cleveland Ohio'
The Pot
'You awake now?'
46 & 2
Jambi
Schism
Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman)
Rosetta Stoned
Wings for Marie
10,000 Days/Wings pt. 2
CD2
Time: 31:03
'Detroit was louder. Fuck, y'all, even Columbus was louder. I hate sayin' so. Out of pure pity, we'll play more.'
Lateralus
Vicarious
'Well alright. Peace out'
Ænema
Source B: Solid State Recorder --- Sound Professionals omni mono (line limiter) > Samsung I-730 Pocket PC Phone (using vito sound explorer software)
Location: Sec 225, Row G, Seat 5 / Stage Left, directly facing the mid-left stack
Taper: scorpiopulse
Notes - by Taper: Ok, so here it is...my virgin recording. I'll leave the title open for discussion.... it is multi-layered in meaning, and should be quite perfect to describe this recording. Due to the numerous glitches and distortions throughout, I'm going to have to label this one "Collectors Only" This release is merely for me to cross the threshhold from leecher to "Dude who taped" It may not qualify me as a taper, but it will not be my last. The equipment used is obviously not the standard type of recording gear, but at least I walked out with more than an overpriced T-shirt and ringing ears. Grand thank you to sixftunda for the equipment loan, and the place to crash while I was visiting Ohio. We saw Tool and Roger Waters that week, and it's an experience I'll never forget. Big thanks also to Tooligan for being objective enough to master this frankenstein of a recording. This wouldn't have been released without his work. Great job, T, given what you had to work with, man! (See tooligan's notes.txt for synopsis) Please, Blame me (Scorp) for the pre-existing and uncorrectable problems. I do plan to gather some appropriate equipment for upcoming shows. It is possible that I may take it upon myself to remaster this sometime in the future. Enjoy -Scorp / Tooligan: I removed most if not all of the clicks, pops, and drop outs from all of the songs. I enhanced the low end to give it more bass, then doubled the mono recording and adjusted the stereo field. On 46&2, there was a bit of a drop out @ 0:39.574, I tried correcting this by fading the cuts out and in. It makes for a smoother transition. Jambi is a bit over heavy, but may be due to the soundboard levels they were running for that song, but still sounds good. Rosetta Stoned has a bit of level/mic problems about 3:32-3:35 into the track. The is also a few minutes of crowd noise before Wings, if you plan on cutting making RS the last song on CD1 you could edit some of this out... just a thought. As you know, Lateralus, Vicarious, and Ænema suffer from some major problems. I believe I have corrected most of the clicks, pops, and drop outs that could be fixed. There are some that could not be repaired. The sound is still brickwalled at times and a bit distant sounding, but I think it is the best compromise I could make given the problems. There are some parts where the levels go up and down. Let me know what ya think, and feel free to make any further adjustments you want to make. Thanks for letting me help you with this project. - tooligan- grendelator@yahoo.com
Notes - by Galen: The taper labels this recording as for "collector's only"; honestly, I think that is being a bit hard on this recording. It may not be of excellent caliber &, yes, you can hear some microphone deficiencies however the end result is a completely listenable recording. Look at the source information, please explain to me how this recording is even remotely listenable... try. Well, I bet a lot has to do with the EQ by Tooligan. The end result is, at the very least, a decent recording. There are other better audio recordings of this show "out there", however, this is nothing to completely disregard. Props to the taper & Tooligan for the great EQ job…. Someone should email grendelator@yahoo.com and see if that is even a real thing in 2024.
CD 1
Time: 73:40
CD 2
Time: 29:52