2001.06.11 - London, England @ Brixton Academy

Source A: Mini Disc --- Core Sound Binaurals > Sharp MT77
Taper: Duncan
Gen:  1st from Master

Notes: Great recording; exceptionally clear. A rock-solid. No changes, no nuances, nothing. Hearing this recording is one of the reasons I decided to purchase CSB's myself. Taped from the floor, near the stack, the crowd is low & the instruments are very, very tight. This is, most likely, the best source for this particular gig. Even little guitar light touches are heard &, man, MJK's vocals are very clear. All in all, yet another excellent product of one of England's best Tool taper's. Although the setlist is the same, basically, as the majority of other performances this leg of the tour, the next night proves to be an interesting change...
Notes: If you notice upon reflection of Tool's pattern of performance-setlists, you will notice that Tool does not perform the same setlist at one place, two nights in a row. Would be a good bet to do what you can to see them upon one of these occasions.

CD 1
Time: 71:52

CD 2
Time: 39:50

Tuva
The Grudge
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
46 & 2
Prison Sex (OTRM)
Schism
Pushit
Disposition
Reflection
Sober
Parabol
Parabola
Ænema
Lateralus

Source B: Unspecified MiniDV Recording Equipment
Source B: 1G VHS > DVD (transfer by Ricky R. in 2004)
Taper: Master8UK
Gen:  1st from Master

Notes: Filmed from the back-right mosh pit, floor area of the venue, this is an interesting capture of the band - as far as videos go. The primary focus of the taper is on Maynard with little focus on the other band members. There are a few shots of the screens but those are few & far in-between. There are numerous instances of the stage being obscured by the back of people's heads. As far as audio quality goes, the music is audible but the threshold has been passed. There is a brick-wall that coats the complete recording. This is especially evident when the bass hits as well.  To boot, there are many instances of microphone-drops or audio-drops where the sound just stops.  This is not a problem with the DVD, the VHS is like that as well. Performance was standard fair for this leg of the tour. I think it is evident that the next night's performance is rather interesting. For all of the flaws of this video, this is still worth the time to track down. I do think that many people would perceive this to be best left for collectors though. And, to top it all off, only the first half was recorded. This is still the only known video recording + videos from this leg of the tour are not plentiful.

Maynardism: "We hope to see some of you tomorrow”

DVD
Time: 61:52

Tuva
The Grudge
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
46 & 2
Prison Sex (OTRM)
Schism
Pushit
Disposition
Reflection
Sober #
Parabol #
Parabola #
Ænema #
Lateralus #

# = performed but missing from the video