1996.10.28 - San Francisco, CA, USA @ The Warfield Theatre

Source: DAT --- Sonic Studios DSM-6S > Sony-TCD-D8 (Front of Board)

Notes: Interesting recording. The setlist itself is enough to warrant a curious interest in this performance. The sound of this recording is very similar to the 11.03.96 show & is so unique in sound & the timing of the shows are quite close, it probably is the work of the same taper. Here, the sound seems like it is more behind you than in front of you for some reason. But, the quality of the recording as far as crispness, clearness & nice sounding is concerned is definitely positive. Sound is very good - but unique & may take a little while to get used to. Also, I detect a faint layer of fuzz underneath the sound which makes me think this was transferred from cassette to CD sometime down the line. The crowd at this show is a little...annoying but not the worst ever. Finally, this is one of the only times that Tool has ever played Stinkfist last....interesting, isn't it? Although not an amazingly rare or completely interesting gig, there is a place for it in the impressive library that Tool collector's have managed to scrounge together. If anything, the setlist is the most intriguing element of this nights performance. The recording could be considered the first of the real, real good sounding recordings from 1996 if you looked at it that way... it is very, very wacky. The order I mean...

Maynardism: "Here's another slow one for ya."

Setlist:

CD 1
Time: 47:43

Third Eye
46 & 2
Swamp Song
Eulogy
H.
Sweat

CD 2
Time: 40:48

Hooker With A Penis
Jimmy
Merkaba
Sober
Opiate
Ænema
Stinkfist