2001.11.08 - Tacoma, WA, USA @ Tacoma Dome

Source A: Mini DV --- Sony ECM 909 > JVC GR-DVM70U
Source A: Audio is taken from the DV master, not VCD
Taper:        Concertvidz
Gen:           1st from Master

Notes / Audio: The audio is a little bit overloaded -if you strain your ears- & has a bit of high end distortion but is, all in all, rather nice. MJK's vocals are rather clear as is the kick of Danny's drums. Very nice. A bit of crowd noise, cheering, but that is to be expected & is hardly a negative thing. Nothing you can do about it. This is a complete recording of the show, many copies floating around of this source are  incomplete or are sourced from the VCD (audio). One thing about this is, during the Grudge, you can hear someone say "who's got the pipe?" I love stuff like that. I wonder what they could possibly be talking about? There are better audio recordings out there but as far as I was told, there are not any straight from the DV master. Audio is not split up into tracks, is one big track per disc. Notes / VCD: Now, imagine this. You go to a Tool show, you are in the crowd, on the floor & you are a rather tall dude. You have a pretty good vantage point where you can see, sometimes, members of Tool in surprisingly candid angles. Such as, Adam in the closest view, then Maynard behind, then the screen with the images projecting all the information to the other concert attendees. Well, this taper pulled it off. Most, almost all, Tool live recordings like this one are filmed from far back in the stands. This taper took balls & filmed from a very, IMO, risky location - the floor. Although there are a few instances of sudden ducks & camera moving (shoved by people), this is truly a joy to watch. I do not say this lightly, either. This is, I think, the best Tool filming of 2001 to 2002. The only problem is, there are no known DVD or even non-compressed VHS versions out there. Bummer.

  CD / VCD 1
Time: 59:44                                                                                

CD / VCD 2
Time: 74:01


Tuva
The Grudge
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
Ticks & Leeches
Parabola
Pushit
Schism 
Disposition
Reflection
Intermission
Triad
Eon Blue Apocalypse
The Patient
Ænema
Lateralus

Source B: Mini Disc --- Core Sound Cardioids > Sharp MD-MT77

Notes: For a recording that has the first two major songs completely missing, this is still, regardless, an awesome recording to listen to. And, it is a Mini Disc recording at that. Go figure. Vocals are clean, guitars are crisp, the drums have a great kick & the bass is spot-on. There really are not many negative issues with this recording. There was talk once that the rationale for the missing songs was due to a problem with the Mini Disc itself as the first two songs are -there- but are so scrambled for whatever reason that the taper simply left them off. Can't say I blame him but there will hopefully be a time when the more-complete recording makes it's way to the surface.

 CD  1
Time: 71:49

Tuva
The Grudge
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
<MISSING>                                                                           

CD  2
Time: 54:50

Source C: DAT --- Sanken COS-11sPT Red Marks/120 > Sony PCM-M1
Taper:        CatalystX
Gen:           1st from Master

Notes:
The audio is exceptionally clear although there is mild high level distortion which is most prominent on The Grudge. This issue is much better by the time Ticks & Leeches kicks in. There is a slight issue with the microphones, they seem to have been acting up in some way. The end of Stinkfist has a rather odd shifting & loss of signal in the right channel, this is minimal. There are a couple instances where the 'channel-issue' repeats, such as at the beginning of Reflection - but not nasty, maybe slightly odd. Not sure if noted before, but this recording is one of the best sources for Pushit I've yet heard. All in all, this is one of the better 2001 recordings if you do not mind a few issues. It is. There are some minor talking, crowd issues & all that but if you listen from start to finish, the reflection, feeling and energy of the concert is captured better than most.

Maynardism:
"Thank you Tricky. And thank your entire crew, it's been a pleasure. Thank you very much for making this last show special. Hopefully, we have been a catalyst for some kind of inspiration for healing. Hopefully, you will hang onto these feelings you are having & in the coming weeks, use these feelings to create something positive 

 CD  1
Time: 71:49

CD  2
Time: 72:20