2006.11.19- Vienna, Austria @ Stadhalle
Source A: Solid State Recorder --- Sony DS70P > iRiver h120p / w/ Rockbox wave 1411kbit/s, 44.1khz,
Location: About 10 meters in front of the mixing desk, dead center
Transfer: line in > Soundforge 7 > flac > you(11/2006)
Taper: Mr. Ruin
Gen: 0
Notes - by Taper: This was Justin's birthday which lead to a very "special" version of Ænema. Listen closely to MJK during that song. During Stinkfist MJK goes to the front of the stage pointing at someone and making a "cut throat" motion, apparently because said person either smoked or took a picture (couldn't see that from my position). But in any case it was surprising to see MJK actually leave his podium...Just before Vicarious he decided to start wearing his gas mask because "people love their cigarettes but I love my throat". The sound in the venue was excellent, in fact this may have been the best sounding show I ever attended. Very very transparent and just the right volume. With conditions like this it is easy to make a good sounding recording of a great band. Rosetta Stoned unfortunately has a (very) small skip. Sorry bout that. Enjoy. Please do not distribute MP3s of this recording.
Notes - by Galen: There is a cool Merkaba-like intro (only slightly) before Swamp Song; something that is nice to hear. This recording, by the source information alone, should not sound all that great. There are deficits such as the overall quasi-transparency of the sound as a whole (i.e.: tinny, unbalanced towards the high end) with not a lot of bass which can cause wincing at times. That said, this recording manages to capture the performance rather well. As of this date, 11/22/2006, this would definitely be the best sounding recording with this source info yours truly has heard. With a setlist that is not, exactly, the same as the previous warm-up leg, the attendees ascertained their money's worth. That is sure. All in all, this recording is surprisingly above average for the time.
Maynardism:
"We'll see you...next summer. Hopefully somewhere outside with fresh air, so I don't have to wear this fuckin' mask"
Time: 1:45:00
<bass drone>
Stinkfist
46 & 2
Jambi
Schism
Lost Keys
Rosetta Stoned
Swamp Song
Wings for Marie (Part 1)
10,000 Days (Wings Part 2)
Lateralus
Vicarious
Ænema
Source B: Mini Disc --- Vivanco EM-216 > Sharp MT-180H
Transfer: line in > flac > you(11/2006)
Notes - by Galen: Surprisingly, this recording is actually pretty good. The bass sort of, in the wise-words of US rapper 'Lil' Jon', sounds "crunky" when a deep note is hit. The mid range of the sound spectrum is apparent as well as MJK's vocals being rather clean. For technology that was the standard in 2001, 2002 era of Tool (mini disc) this source at the very minimal delivers a solid capture of the performance. Having not heard of this particular kind of microphone, I did a google search; a simple battery-powered omni microphone. For the source information, you would presume that this recording may simply suck but it does not. At the very least, this source is a little below average in quality for the 2006/2007 era.
Time: 1:43:50
Source C: Unknown Video Recording
Notes - on txt file: Taper 'guffler' was busted during Stinkfist. He posted this, which was all he taped, on dimeadozen. I don't remember what the source info was, maybe not even worth the trouble listing, just thought it was a rather 'unique' recording...
Notes - Galen: Essentially, this is a recording of Tool from the bass drone/intro to midway through Stinkfist. The final 5 seconds you can vaguely hear security talk to the taper. Not sure what he was doing for the recording but it must have been fairly obvious? Too bad, the sound is pretty good all things considered. However, it is what it is. So take it for what it is.
Time: 3:29
<bass drone>
Stinkfist
<incomplete>
Source D: Unknown Sony Recording
Notes: Decent video. It is more or less complete, more than what could be said for Source C taper. Like real estate; location, location, location. Relatively steady filming however there are some instances of security checks/swoops. Audio is at best ok.
Time: 1:43:50