2007.05.12 - Council Bluffs, IA, USA @ Mid America Center

Source A: Solid State Recorder --- SP-CMC-10 > SP-SPSB-1 (w/bass roll-off) set @107Hz> Edirol R-09 (line in, 24bit/48KHz wav)
Transfer: USB > T-Racks 24 > CDWave > Satan's little helper > FLAC
Location: Floor on the left side of stage, 40 feet back form the stage
Taper: 4intool

Notes - Taper:
"Injoy this one fo shoow" (sic)  I got hit with a shoe during Stinkfest, Right on the smaker. "i went down" and picked up the shoe and threw it back. so a little drop out around 13mins into the show. I did not throw a tong (sic) @ MJK
Notes - Galen:
A relatively nice, live-sounding recording. There is, to my ears, a layer of crowd noise that is more noticeable than other recordings from this leg. Perhaps it is the type of microphones or just loud crowds. This is not necessarily a bad thing of course as for those individuals who enjoy a recording that sounds like you are surrounded by thousands of people then this is something you will enjoy. Vocals are surprisingly crisp, guitar is crunchy like Frosted Flakes, the bass is smooth like Samuel L. Jackson reciting passages of redemption but, I found, the cymbals to sort of swish like certain men at a Morrissey concert. Anyway. At the culmination of this performance Tool, apparently practicing for future dates during this leg dropped the coveted Ænema from the setlist; this is important as this was first found in the prophecies of Nostradamous.

Maynardism: "Holy fucking shit" 

Time: 1:58:23

<bass drone>
Jambi
Stinkfist
46 and 2
Schism
Lost Keys
Rosetta Stoned
Right in Two
Wings For Marie
10,000 Days
Lateralus
Vicarious

Source B: Hi-Mini Disc --- Core Sound Binaurals > Core Sound Battery Box > Sony MZ-M100
Transfer: Unknown transfer > WAV > FLAC
Taper: J. Shovlain
Notes (from someone): There is a disc switch right before Lateralus, so a few seconds are missing. Very nice recording for being the taper's first attempt.

Notes: Well if it is true that this source is the first audio recording by the taper then he should be very, very pleased with it. And rightly so. Although there is a decent layer of crowd noise & the basic limitations of the mics are evident (if one were a live recording snob that is) the overall result is a pretty good capture. Unlike many sources the vocals are very high up in the mix, a nice change. It is unclear to me which source is the better capture (between A + B). The clarity of source A is pleasant whereas the loudness of the vocals on this source is a welcome change. That said, there seems to be some weird phasing throughout this source meaning when the bass gets really deep it eats away at a mid level frequency or vice versa. Just my two cents.

Time: 1:56:22