2001.05.18 - Detroit, MI, USA @ The State Theatre
4-Date Pre-Seminal Mini-Tour: Detroit, MI

Transfer: MD-M > Tascam MD 301 MK-II > UXL24/96 > Goldwave
Taping Position: Dead Center Mezzanine
Taper: Galen
Gen: collectiveunconscious.org Master Recording

Notes 2024:  Did a fresh transfer with new cables on my Tascam MD 301 and spent some time trying to make a pig look like a Playboy model. The sound of this source is not audiophile but it is a capture. MJK’s vocals are present but certainly not high in the mix and the truth is the speakers were too much for these poor microphones - too high of SPL levels. But for the time, one could argue, this was more or less somewhat average or less thereof. As it is, for this final iteration of this source, this should be the final/definitive version. On this source, the following songs are missing: Parabola (cut)
Ænema 
Opiate
but does come back for Lateralus as the microphone was jostled out of the input and the taper did not notice until later.

Notes 2001:  Tickets for this show sold out in under 20 seconds. I was in line & received none...actually, the Ticketmaster outlet did a lottery & I ended up 3rd in line but only the first person could purchase 2 tickets. Then the show was sold out.  On to the black market of scalpers.  My buddy & I bought two tickets for a combined total of $390 ($195 each). Ordered them & received the day before the show. We drove a round trip of 744 miles & spent way too much money. There were signs up on the entranceway saying 'we will take your cameras & recorders' so I was getting a little nervous. Just told the X-Men security (these guys are assholes) a legal situation to deal with the metal detector & made it in. However, the battery I used was weak & my recording stops after 'parabola' but I took that, AEnima & Opiate off of the alternate source to make this recording complete. I realized what happened right as Lateralus started, so that was recorded in it's entirety. The sound on this is decent, not brick walled but a little muddy as the microphones I used were not amazing in any way. They did get the trick done though. But, don't expect an entirely professional recording here. There is a bit of crowd noise &, during the Grudge, the taper screams - very annoying. Tool was absolutely amazing. This was, IMO, the best of the 4 Pre-Seminal performances in the States but I am quite biased. The band was slightly rusty but, I assure you, no one noticed. Also, as we were waiting to get into the venue, along the side of the venue, I heard the sound-check though the opened window: Schism, Stinkfist & The Patient, none played entirely (that I remember) & Schism was w/o Maynard. It would've been nice to tape that but with security walking around & Tool crew & the fact that my taping stuff was crotched, there was no way.
Note 2: There are  many copies of this source out there as some people converted this show to MP3 and/or mislabeled the source information. Although I would not recommend this version over others, I would think that the complete-collector would find interest in this recording  -at least the source information will be correct ;o) Those versions were traded out to a total of 5 traders, originally. All versions after the initial 5 have no errors that I am aware of; they are mastered smoothly but who knows where they ended up now after all this time.

2024 Time: 1:42:41
(w/o P/A/O)

2001 CD 1
Time: 65:17

2001 CD 2
Time: 55:59


The Grudge
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
46 & 2
Prison Sex (OTRM)
Schism
Swamp Song
Disposition
Reflection
Intermission
(Schism Video)
Sober
Parabol
Parabola
Ænema
Opiate
Lateralus

Source B: Unverified DAT Recording
Source B: Common + Unverified Source Information: DAT --- Neumann KM-140s > Sony TCD-D8/Unknown DAT

Notes: Apparently, only my recording & this unknown DAT source have shown up as audio recordings. Security was very tight as the X-Men security (no joke on the name) are a bunch of assholes but, come on, only two sources for Tool this night? No, the answer is no - there is at least one more, a video source. After the show, my buddy Ryan & I walked out of the balcony & saw a bearded, fat guy with a Hi-8mm camera shove it in his pants, look around, and then take-off. Retrospectively, I wish I would have made some contact with this film recorder! Damn. However, that video has not surfaced -- I doubt he was with Tool's crew. I am assuming that the video was either pretty bad or it has not been released or the dude was snubbed by Tool's security. I don't know. Anyway, this particular recording is pretty darn good quality. However, no one has any idea what the source info is nor who the taper is. In fact, I had to purchase this from a guy on eBay in order to even attain it. The kicker is, all copies of this source are TAO (2 sec gaps). Unfortunate, I know. There is a fixed version in which someone did their best to splice out the mini-gaps floating around but none which are actually totally smooth in track-transitions - what a sense of irritation. And, to boot, no one has the source information. Am confident that one day the complete & accurate source information & DAT copy will make the light of day.

Maynardism: "Here's what you want to do. So, uh, let's catch up. What you been up to? One at a time. Down on the floor, starting with the 'J's"
Maybardism: "I'd just like to take this time to say-nice tits. No, not her. The guy down in front with no shirt"
Maynardism: "Just so you know what this is all about; with everything going on in the world, legal & whatnot, we haven't had a chance to concentrate on what really matters, which is the music. So a lot of these songs haven't been played for three years. So, what these four shows are all about is about us remembering what we did, remembering who we are to each other & remembering why it is we are actually here. See, we are very paranoid. That's why all these  places are so small - we don't want to play in front of a bunch of people, just you. Because we know you'll forgive us"

CD 1
Time: 62:41

CD 2
Time: 40:33